The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-04-11

"Kickapoo Ranger" hail from thi
, place.
ATcMsoS, twenty-five miles belol
st. Joseph, has population of abou
three hundred inhabitants. tn
I Squatter Sovereign is published here
and here, also, the Rev. Pardee Butte
was tied to log and set adrift on tn
Missouri river by pro-slavery mob
DoEArHoN, is eighteen miles below
st. Joseph. Has 900 inhabitants
Has good saw-mil which belonged
to Samuel Collins who was killed b.
| Pat Laughlin during the disturbance
of last year. 1t has good ferry.
| PALERMO, is seven miles below st
Joseph, has about two hundred inhab'
itants, a good saw mill, good ferry.
a school-house, large hotel, and in
tends to be the starting point for the
Pacific Railroad next after crossing
the Missouri river.
| COLUMBUS Cry is twelve miles
above st. Joseph. It has fifty inhab.
iitants, has church, parsonage and
hotel.
| Iowa PoINT is twenty-four miles
above st. Joseph, has two hundred
inhabitants, ferry, two hotels, a saw
and grlst-mill.
WHITE CLOUD is small town five
miles above Iowa point, with fifty in
habitants, a hotel. ferry and steam mill.
Towns ON THE SANTA FE ROAD.
PALMYRA is near the line of the
Shawnee reserve, and ten miles south
of Lawrence. Tt has twenty inhabi-
tents, steam mill, and is the propos-
ed seat of a Methodist Seminary. 1t
is surrounded by a beautiful country
with considerable timber.
PRAIRIE CRY is two miles south
west of Palmyra, has twenty inhabi.
tants and steam mill.
Willow SPRINGS is six miles west
Of Prairie city.
One HUNDRED AND Ten is twenty
miles west of Willow Springs, has
twenty inhabitants and horse mill.
COUNCIL CRY is ten miles.west of
ITO. There are no people living on
the town plat, but about two hundred
and fifty in the vicinity. They have
two steam mills and intend going for
ward with the town.
WILMINGTON is about six miles far
ther west.
COUNCIL GROVE is about sixteen
miles west of this, and is the capitol
of the Kaw Indians.
EMPoRIA is new town on the Neo-
sho river, above the meuth of the
Cottonwood Greek. 1t lies on direct
line of the Santa Fe road, and ex-
poets to absorb that trade at no dis
tant day.
Towns ON THE FIT. LEAvENwoRTH
AND FT. RILEY ROAD.
EAsToN, twelve miles west of Leav-
enworth, has fifty inhabitants. 1t is
pleasantly situated on the banks of
the Big Stranger creek at the cross
ing of the Ft. Riley road. It has a
horse mill.
HARTvILLE is ten miles west of
Easton, and has one family.
OsAwKEE one and half miles west
of this has thirty inhabitants and
steam saw mill. 1t is situated on the
east side OF the Grasshopper Greek.
Pleasant HILL on the west side of
the same creek, has thirty inhabitants.
INDIANoLA is on the Soldier Greek,
twenty miles west of the latter place,
and three miles north of Topeka. It
has about fifty inhabitants and steam
mill.
KANsAsopoL1s has about fifteen in
habitants, and is near Indianolia.
SILVER LAKE is trading post and
the residence of the Chief of the Poto-
watomie Indians. It is beautifully
situated in the open prairie, on the
banks of Silver Lake, and is about ten
miles west of Indianolia.
ST. MARY's MISSION is about ten
miles west of Silver Lake, and is a
thriving, moral. industrious village of
the Potowatomies, and has a prosper
Gus school and church belonging to the
Catholics.
TowNs SOUTH.
OsAwAToaE is forty miles south
of Lawrence, and was located about
the first of the year 1856 by s. C.
Pomeroy, o. G. Brown and others.
The Emigrant Aid Company put up
mill in the town. This place was
destroyed by the Missouriaas under
Gen. Reid on the 10Th of August.
1856. It has since been rebuilt.
MosEKA is beautifully situated on
the Little Sugar Greek, twenty miles
south of 0sawatomie. John o. Wat.
ties and Others, proprietors. 1t is in
tended to make an educational and In
dustrial town of it. They have an