Freeman's champion., 1857-08-27
i awr enceand Hum b lit Mail
Stage Line. 'I..l

IN anothercolumn, II VIII be seen that
work has commenced in the right
way to secure stage and mail route.
This will DO the longest route in the
Territory, and at no distant day will
be the most extensively travelled
one. Almost the entire emigration
to the NeoSho and Pottawatomie
country will pass over this road, and
consequently through Prairie City,
For a distance Of nearly one hundred
miles theroad is in q direct line, and
when railroads begin to be the order
ol the day in Kanzas, we may con-
fdently expect to look for one in this
direction. On the line of this route
are Lawrence, Blanton, Brooklyn,
Prairie City, Ottawa Creek. Ohio
City, Fairview, Liberty, Hyatt, Deer
Creek and Humbolt-all having post
offices. 1A
Mr.. Army stated at the Convention
that movement was on foot, with
unmistakable evidences Of succeed
ing, among the citizens of the towns
in Missouri and Kanzas, from Jeller-
son City ina direct line west to EN-
poria, Kanzas, to establish a mail
route between the two latter points,
and that convention was soon to
be held at some point in Western
Missouri, to consider the subject of
establishing q railroad over tho said
route. 1t has been ascertained that
a road can be built through this sec
tion of country at a trilling expense
in comparison to the cost Of con-
structing one up the Kaw Valley, and
that the distance from Jefferson City
to Lawrence is much less 0ia. Hyatt,
than by the established mail routes.
Mr.. Army is confident that the con-
templated railroad will be established
and probably completed as soon as
any IN the Territory, and the matter
of having line Of mail stages over
that route will be attended to and
necessary arrangements perfected i'm
mediately, The Lawrence and Hum
bolt mail will connect with this at,
Hyatt, and thus int short time, when
the fact Of its despatchness is seher-
ally'ascertained, the entire mail Of the
Kaw Valley and Northern Kanzas,
will unquestionably pass over these
routes. ''i W
We trust that the citizens Of
the towns on the line Of the pro-
posed Lawrence and Humboldt route,
will consider the matter with that
importance which it deserves, and
act in accordance. 1t behooves the
citizens and those interested in the
growth of Prairie City to be ardent
in their efforts to push forward this
matter, and they must not be back
ward in furnishing material aid for
the desired object. A committee was
appointed at the convention, consist
ing Of one representative from each
town Interested, to solicit subScrip-
tion for the purpose, which committee
are to assemble at Ohio City on the
25th September to report and "com-
pare notes" Mr.. H. GIFFoRD is the
Prairie City representative of that
committee, and he will shortly call
upon our citizens to ascertain what
they propose to do. Hyatt has gone
to work in the matter ia good earn
est, and has already raised over two
hundred dollars. Shall Prairie City
be backward?
OF course Lawrence will do a.
handsome thing for this enterprise.
She will derive thrice more benefit
from it than any other town on the
line. BY the means Of it she will be
enabled to secure the principal whole
sale trade of the Neosho Valley, the
Cottonwood regions and tho Potta-
watomie country, which is now done
at the Missouri river towns. The
citizens of Lawrence--the merchants
and hotel-keepers, in particular,-
must readily see what incalculable
odvantnues this road will afford thano