Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-06-13

we are allowed to copy the following letter
from a Kansas settler. to one Of our townt-
MADISON GREER,
Twelve miles west Of Fort Riley, K.T.i

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Twelve milos yas, t
May 10th Is;
Dsar SIR .-Agreeably TO the nroni.o 7 mad. b.,
some seven weeks since, I seat myself bv a ,rroL i,
our little tent. while the rain pours in torrents mt
side, to pen YOU a few lines about this little Ksrs,,
over whose destiny Won watch with anxiops .vo
and well You NAV too. for here the great bot,Ie i,
going on-bloodles. though it NAV bo-wbicb will
roll back the tide If slnverv. and SO, b,rds o,er
which it .b,1l mot nass mr. brooL d,wn Pho t,st bor
rior fr,cl,m bos oroo,oi ., i,ua.aL T..
nearly r,ur vcoIy h,.. tn r.
have ira YELLED tbo yvlo,o ,orc,h ~ ,to ,i.orar ~,
same name. mn far hovorl ,bo u,,,,b -, ,ho r..,,
which unit, to farm 3, and 90. l,ua .....
ont o n the yerv b,rlcr ~ o;rfii-a.i.
bufllocs RANGED n voar o,o ond d ..r.,.
wolves come round M daoiiin. -. ~
sight Of man. But il. will M, lon, ho .bn. nh
emigration i. pouring in bv tbous,nd.. e.a, uarn
quarter thcv come in. and liko n, ,rnns i,o,.-
20. lighting bv every creek and rivor yhoro ,o,,
and timer can be r,und-for ,e soil :, a,r,r.
rood. and tho omi,rants r of ,bo -;,b, s,,ru
New ENGLAND cn.orpri.o tolo, tho 1ood and vou
York. pennsvlvani, and oI Tho ro,,b ves,ern .to.,,
are sending in Iorgo numbors &c ,rro oouboo q.
hound To stand shouIdor n sborldo- roi,od 81, .ni
the great question Of our dov will bo deo;dod bo-o
This is truly a fine copntrv and ali thu
fabul7ns stories Tint bavo boop told ~ ira so;I ,rd
fertility are true. A finer soil !. not 10 be fopnd on
the globe. purer water 7 never saw aov from III.
Green Mountain Snrin,s than nour, in abundance
from beneath the rocky blpfs hare. Stone abound,
everywhere. few claims are vi,bou, il. no, sent.
tered all over the ground to impede the nIov and
daIl tho scvthe. hut in all tho bluss in lavor,tvo
or three feet thick. scanned and brokcn. 40 thew
quarry out with ease, and in fine shane for wall. and
ccsv to dress out for builIinr. Tbi, i, limestone.
and there is none other Of any amount in the conn.
try, and it will eventually be the great building
material, cbeaper and better than wood and "a,
more beautiful. Timber is scarce. so much 81 a A., n
forbid the formation of thickly settled comnupitio,
in many places where it would be desirable, henc,
the necessity Of spreading over a largo norton Of
country while much left behind il not taken. vet
there are a hundred of good claims taken around
central points, without a stick of wood. or perbaps
a spring or stream on them. Besides, a large nor
ton Of the best, and best timbered land in the ter
ritory is covered as vet by Indian reservations and
much of this will ere long be brought into market
and make desirable homes for thousands Of families.
As vet no western State has been settled bv so spo
a BODY of men. "a the majority that come hero. man
Of education. talent and enterprise are eyervwbere.
professional gentlemen dron their books and guids
,ho .bi,ir, .boro ,t-.,-h ,Lo .i ui.o,- =.
- 80 80 y W.
~ ''' ~ - p.'''C'' - ~ all nm - 'ooh
~ u ~ ~ VI d" y y 'o0' III Il u''hAnu
at good wages they cannot ial to command twice
the wages they get in Vermont. The great draw
boct boveyor :, Tho ro,id c-ow+h oe o,mn,r;.io.