The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-04-19
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Particularly young men OF mederass
means. without families. who want I lo-
cal hsbi.aiioH and place for >. fdtaFe
home: e.es " :-ss..s:.ss ss..,::ss -.siiiss. --.s.iissss.-
New comers. on arriving al Lawrence,
expect to End men who can give definite
iaformatidn Of suitable places Tor settle.
.ment. But they1aress generally disap-
pointed. I'VE have NO agent as se
ought to have, toloeate settlers. sHd con
duet them to the most favorable places.
To supply this omission. n..sesilI do the
next best thing; we will tell what We
know. and We know. it-by experience,
too. : Ricsn people. with plenty Of means.
can go where they please. and make q
splendid farm any where in the State soi
Kansas. The best openings noH fer
timber claims are south and southwest.
The land is richest there also, but more
liable to fever and ague. On alF the
streams coming into the Kansas river
from the north or northwest, will be
found timber claims. And generally,
the farther you go up. the streams, the
more the timber spreads: a person may
often be within half mile of q hundred
acres of good timber. and not see it
the timber being hidden by the bluffs.
There is an abundance of timber ON fhe
vermilion, Rock Geek, Big Blue, Re-
publican, and many other small streams
between them. = ~
In the back numbers of the HERALD
OF FREEDoM, will be found: the particu4
lars of many localities. =. ...... .....z =. :
!" Starting from Lawrence. the question
is. how are you to get to any. desirable
place tina. you know nothing about: j. ~
the first place, one. or two, or, more
young men of moderate means -sheald
join and buy an OK team. Two yoke of
large. good oxen, No I, will break praih
rie with twelve inch ,plow. They viii
break about forty acres BY the time it Is
too late to plant corn. YOU can pkans
till the 18th of june. A'.wagoh with a
good double cover. to sleep in haul pro-
visions, &c. issnecessary; provisions for
four or six months; four bushels seed
corn, and ten of potatoes blanket OF
two apiece. and soms ''and so-forths. 2
and then start for a claim. The 'cosl
will b. as follows: S@
Two yoke of best oxen, S2oC
Twelve inch prairie plow, ~: .=21
Second hand wagon. ''yooda new" rs
Provisions, so
Seeds bushels of corn, s.-ss. 4
Ten bushels potatoes, l0
Blankets, axes, cross cut saws. dc. g
e -.
Total. e.. :. 1880
These things can be bought in Missou-
ri. so miles back from che river, at s5
per cent. cheaper than at the river. Cat
tie can also be bought much cheaper.
The first experiment which young men
make at housekeeping. when living in
a wagon, are generally very amusing
Kitchen. the side of a log, with a big
fire. Dining room a little further back.
Bed room in the wagon OF under it.
Cooking utensils. bake oven, a frying
pan, and tea-kettle. Dining room
furniture, a tin plate, on your knees, a
tin cup on the ground, a knife, with your
ten 'digits. make up the eating apparatus.
Hard work, blankets wagon, and a
tired man, make irst-rate sleeping ma
Nov. you are perfectly independent, ]
go where you please. THE :=grassaxill
keep your cattle till winter, aud you will
have nothing to do but find placeyplow
fence ahd build. If your oxen should
not like nes country, and trouble you
about running off nights, you can pre-
vent item by yoking them head and
points. e::-take the near OK utand
change him end for end. evoke
them SO sha. one OF vii! go one way. and
one the other, and SO travel ina circle
all night. and not get off of q hall acre
Of ground. i. It. is. perfeotfy safe, We
have tried ii. :. a'2@
One more suggestion. and we have
done. "a.
Make good preparations for the e'ague
in the. fall Build aa,ight cabina g
= good bed Of poles and prairie hay Ia: mp
of of the grouad. and prepare, for a.
good. time generally. The prebabilisiss
are that you will have, e,its and If yDu.de.
do not work. nor attempt to WORK tin you
get well. II you heed this. it will save.
you months Of discouragement and com
planning. Don't go out IN tbs dews
mornings. and get wet on any considera-
ton. Be. little more .s,hodshtfnl
about the causes of disease than COM
mon. and avoid them where, yoa can