Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-10-22
EHide with Gen. Lane to Nebraska
and Back.

4 Ride with Gen. Lane to Nebrask;
and Back.
sac cf Coz 7eqnonden ee of the Missouri Democrat
l4EAvENwoRTH, Sept. %, 1857.
mentioned in my last communication
that had intended to accompany Genera
Lane to Nebraska, on business connectet
with the organization.
The TOWN OF DoNIPHAN.
Donptan hitherto has supported onll
one, ana that Pro-Slavery paPer--tht
Kansas Constitufionalist. Arrangement
are being made to establish a Free State
journal-ihe Crusader of Freedom-on the
first of December or January next. 1t vii
be first class paper, and aim TO be the or
gan Of the party. An ably conducted Free
State Journal is greatly needed at that point
for it is the outlet of an immense, fertile
anG thi, KY settled region, which at presen
has no efficient organ.
The population of the town proper is es
timated at fifteen hundred. There is meet
OF churches. The Catholics alone have
place of worship. although lots have Ieen
donated to Protestant sects
THE COUNTRY.
The country around Doniphan is more
diversified than in the Southern part O
Kansas. It's surface is more irres ular.-
Wood and water ale as abundant as else
where Coal is found within the city Limits
Brick clay is "as common as dirt" aEl
bricks OF Il superior quality are manufactured
from it. aa'
PAFER TOWNS.
We passed several towns which looked
grandly-en paper. For example:
IKpEPEKDENcE is-a little log hut, un.
chincked, valued, or not valued, at twenty
FIVE or thirty dollars. Its site is irregular
and broken. There is no prospect of town
there at present.
SAcRAMENTo--ditto, only more SO.
MoUsT VEREoN-There is hotel quite
q good ene) in course of erection. 1t is
nearly finished. But other prospects of "a
town, on the ground, as yet there are none
whatever 1t may be village yet, and then
again i may not.
RsTEEsgURG in the same county, although
dtasss rit.sd ia Is plat, mot 10 be one of those
paper humbugs gotten up by speculators, -
IS, unfortunately ly, just one of the same sort.
Aftet travelling twelve or fourteen miles
through beautiful and fertile country, the
rain descended--and the highland we
agreed to put W at the next claim cabin
We soon came to one. The man was sick
of a bilious fever. There is very little sick
ness, find, in the Northern part of Kansas.
1t is decidedly the most healthy region; and
after what have witnessed during this trip,
| am inclined to think the most fertile also.
My recent trip down South greatly disap-
pointed me. The rumors | had heard of
its unparalleled. beauty and fertility were
greatly calculated to mislead me. found,
indeed, country beautiful and rich, but not
more SO, and less salubrious, than the splen-
did region North of the Kaw.
THE CABINS.
There were two cabins on the claim. We
took our supper in one, which was sing ls
room OF ten by twelve. There were two
beds in it-one of which vas curtainsd off
As we were partaking of supper the squatter
asked US if 'the old General'-the peoples S
pet name for Lane-wHs at DOniphan yet.
Lane die rot want to be known on the trip,
and answered for him.
"He was in Doniphan before we left to-
day"
81 should like to see the old General"
said the squatter, in utter Inconsistencies
that he was talking tC him; "l've heard so
much about him that | should like to see
him."
| politely intimated that he wasn't much
TO look at; in fact, like great many celeb
rites, was as homely as sin.
The General looked as if he didn't be-
lieve it.
Our little Sue," said the squatter, with
a grin, "she came in crying the other day
and when we axed her what was the mat
ter, she said:
"'Jm Lane is dead"
The General gave the little girl a most
,sffetionate look.
-eWell, continued the squatter, eve axed
her how she knew. and says she I've seed
nm dead, and been burying him J"
The General stared.
"Come to find it out," said the squatter,
putting the clincher % the story, "fou see
our old cat had young ones, and she kept
one, and LEARN us often talk about the old
General, called it Jim LaEe!'
wENoYA AND PEDoNA.
We took breakfast at Wenona, village
twenty miles from Doniphan-a county seat
ander the State organization. Wenona
means "Seek no further" Mr.. Burbank
Of the Indiana Battle Axe. has located here
| noticed that tavern is in course OF erec'
ron. Ten miles further on we halted ior
dinner at Pedena, which is near the Ne
braska Iine-eight miles, or thereabouts
from Fall Guy Pedona has lew improve
ments vet: bu' it is in the hands OF capital
lists, who will build up town this fall
Extensive preparations are being made 'ol
it. Like Wenona, Pedona lies in the cen
re of fertile country, where there ara
numbers of unsettled and fertile claims.
TALL CITY-A NEW POLITICAL MOVEMENT
Fall City is located near the Nemaha' ant
is intended as center OF manufactures. -
The Falls of Nemaha are capable of driving
hundred mills. The town was laid gu
by Free State men from Kansas. The firs
house was erected on the fourth OF July
last; now fourteen large buildings are Gem
peted, and in course OF erection are large
hotel, saw and grist mills, and other cen
tres of population. The country around II
truly glorious on every side, and the land
scape embraces twenty miles; on every sld'