Freeman's champion., 1857-06-25
PR AIRIE CITY,
KANZAS TERRIT0RY

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more than her material prosperity and rapid
settlement that so Immediately succeeded
the restoration Of peace. The period Of
her fraternal civil war, for two years, was
marked with greater brutality and danger
than any other period since the formation Of
the Federal Government: determination OF
the Free State settlers by death, or removal
from the country was fully determined upon
by the men abetting and leading this unnat.
ural warfare against their brothers, who had
attempted to carve a home from this wild
bat beautiful country Their expressions
have enlisted the sympathy, the talent, and
the purse Of the free North in behalf Of
their suffering brothers in the midst Of
of these occidental regions The tongues
of old defenders of the cause of Freedom,
united with many new ones--have been
heard in our national councils, in warning
and denunciation against the wrongs COM
mitted upon the rights Of their counlrymen.
The immigration into the Territory this
spring with the large amount of capital,
and the consequent rise of property, the
founding and building up of new towns, is
as natural as the former period was unnat-
ural.
All the land Of Eastern Kanzas, for 100
miles back, IL soon to. be occupied, not ex-
cepting many of the Indian Reservations.
The mania for town property. like prai-
rie. fire, is now sweeping over the land.
Many of these towns are only to have an
existence on paper, with perhaps location
None, however, are to be covered by
swamps, or lakes, as in many Of the new
States of the West; for swamps and lakes
do not exist in Kansas
Many of these towns are to possess real
lifa, and investments made IN them are des
tined to yield most bountiful return
These towns are located in different parts
Of the territory, and the eye of the saga
cious Speculation will soon discover them
With the map of Kansas in his hand, he
will readily decide in his mind the lines tha
are to be the great commercial arteries Of the
country, through which are to ebb and flow
the business of the country, and carry to tb'
still farther west, the civilization and set
tlement that 10 now flowing in here.
u PRAIRIE CITY
Is situated in the new Santa Fe road, for
ty-fvc miles west of Kanzas City, and fiji
teen miles south Of Lawrence. The com
merce of New Mexico will soon be carried
through this city, in wagons, each draw
by five or six pair of oxen or mules, carrying
from four to six thousand pounds, aud il
trains of from ten to fifty wagons making
the distance of nine hundred miles il
drives Of from ten to twenty miles eacl
day. Passing through the town are road
running from Lawrence to Osawatomie
Peoria, Paola, Ohio City, Stanton, and al
points In the Neosho and Pottawatomi
country, which have an immense travel.
The location of PRAIRIE City is not equa
led--cerainly not surpassed-by any poin
on this road, at all suitable for town. ]
lies on beautiful piece of land gentl
sloping TO the South, with prominent blu
on the northern extremity, from which ca
be seen for distance Of thirty miles, th
most enchanting scenery of the Italy .
America J" in speaking Of which, tisc New
John Pierpont said 7God MIGHT make
lovelier country, but til very certain tha
he never HAs."
Bordering on the northern and southern
extremites of the town are branches Of tn
Ottawa creek, thus supplying it with al
abundance OF wholesome water.
Both of these streams are lined with tim
Der, from quarter toa mile in breadth. Th
black walnut and the burr oak are the pre-
vailing varieties, interspersed with black
berry, hickory; etc there is no pine o
hemlock in Eastern Kansas. This timbe
is all taken by actual settlers, who reside o.
the ground. Claims with timber can b
bought at this time, from five to fifteen hun
dred dollars.
PRAIRIE.
As fine prairie as there is in this country
lies round about in this region. And man
claims can yet be had within three, or fou
miles Of the town.
TIMBER.
There is a sufficient quantity of timbc
to supply the reasonable wants Of the farm
ers, aud for town purposes. And timbe
grows very fast in this country the Locus
can be grown from the seed in three or fou
years, sufficiently large for fence posts.
fGNOlNG.
A claim can hardly be found witho,
sufficient stone on the same TO fenC
it, and build all that is desired--Wire fenC
can be made at cost of about forty cents
rod. This kind Of fence would be, "
t think, the most available to start with IL
, Usage Orange will give protection to croI
in about four years from the seed
STONE.
| We have the best of building stone
the town site In greaI abundance. I'll
cost Of quarying and hauling is about thr,
dollars cord. Lime and sand can be ha
at cheap rates, and in any quantities.
, WATER.
In this respect, we think, Prairie City hi
, the advantage over many other towns in Il
: country. While water, as rule, is abun,
, ant, and Of good quality in the Territor
| still II is Of better quality and more eas
!. ly obtained in some localities than other
We think every citizen can have good WI
ter in his yard at an expense Of from ten
twenty dollars. This, it will be acknow
edged, is desideratum Of greater walt
I than almost any thing else. II must be
Q great drawback to town, where all IL
q water is brought from aspiring, or haule
from the river, or obtained by digging fro
fifty to eighty fSet to obtain IL. ~
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