Freeman's champion., 1857-07-16
Questions Answered.


hoping that the information may be
of interest TO our eastern readers
especially those contemplating on
emigrating to Kanzas:
LIST. What is the number of in
habitants in your nearest town?
I'd. Is there much vacant lands il,
your vicinity and what does prairie
and timber generally sell at?
In reply to these two questions, we
would refer the querist, and all others
interested, to the advertisement Of the
Prairie City Association, on our
fourth page, where they will be found
fully and explicitly answered.
Sd. Your general view of the
country for health, agriculture, &c.
There is no country in the world
more healthy. This fact is admitted
by every body who is acquainted
with Kanzas climate. Intermittent
fevers and the ague, diseases which
exist in all new prairie countries, pre-
vail here to some extent among the
timber and bottom prairies, but on
table lands, and even in the bottom
prairies, where wholesome water can
be procured, diseases of this nature
are rare. The climate is mild and
agreeable, especially in the summer
season. Cool, bracing, and refresh
ing breezes, made fragrant and salu-
brious by the aromatic prairie flowers
through which they sweep along,
continually prevail. During the
present hot weather, when mercury
stands in the nineties, there is such
stiff and cool breeze, that people
can work out Of doors with nearly
as much comfort as in the spring Oh
fall. In the particular vicinity Of
Prairie City, there has never been o
case of sickness Of any kind what
ever, since its settlement. . .
In regard to agriculture, we have
to say that it is the safest and the best
business followed here, as well as
elsewhere. The soil is similar to
that of Missouri and Illinois, and the
same articles of produce Of these
States are equally as we'll adapted tc
Kanzas soil, and can be produced in
| as great abundance. We think in one
respect Kanzas soil exceeds that oi
Illinois. 1t certainly can stand tho
drouth better. This season has beer
an unusually dry one, six weeks hav'
ing elapsed since We were favoret
with rain, and yet corn and 9th
crops look as fresh and promising al
one can desire. We are assured by
farmers of three years experience il
Kanzas farming, that no soil in th'
States can stand the drouth as wei
as that Of Kanzas,
4th What opinion have you il
reference to the future political pros
poets of the Tcrritory-will Freedom
or Slavery ultimately prevail? so
Oh, Freedom! There is no longe
any doubt about that That question
is eAectually settled now. The Dem
ocratic party, the National Admins
tration, the "chivalry of the sum!
South" the Missouri Border Ruff
ans, and all other parties, clans
cliqueS and people Of like ilk, hav'
, utterly despairod Of establishing tn
peculiar institution of the South
in Kanzas, and are shrinking from
their nefarious schemes in disgust
What we are fighting about now, is
to see who shall have the honor 0
making this free State---the peopl
! who endeavored to establish SLAYER,
here but failed, or tho people VIII,
frustrated their design. Kansas is il
, no more danger of being cursed wit
} slavery than Massachusetts.
, 9th What distance are you fron
the Missouri river; and what is you
nearest point ?
The nearest point on the river
Kansas City, in Missouri, which
!, about forty.five miles from here
Our means of getting there is by tn
Santa Fe road, which is the larges
: and best in the Territory.