Freeman's champion., 1857-08-13

KANZAS TERRTTORY.eO a

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FTNhe settlement Of Kanzas will beread In,
H. the future with great interest. 2Theter-
rors Of her political history for the first two
years, will not astonish the future much
more. than her material prosperity and rapid
sethemeht 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 siRce 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
but 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-havc been
heard in. our national councils, in warning
and denunciation against the wrongs COM
mitted upou the rights Of their countrynen.
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. ioa' . jpQ ..' 'a'1Sm4 I
All the lands Of Eastern Kanzas, for 100
miles back, is 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 q Location.
None, however, are to be covered by
swamps, or lakes, asin many of the new
States of the West for swamps and lakes
do not exist in Kanzas. fi'
Many of these towns are to possess real
life, and Investments made in them are des
tined to yield a most bountiful return.
These towns are located in different parts
of the territory, and the eye of the saga
cious speculator win soon discover them.
With the map of Kanzas in his hand, ne
will readily decide in his mind the lines that
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 the
still farther west, the civilization and set
tlement that is,now flowing in here. o.e
PRAIRIE CITY. aa. o.
Is situated in the new Santa Fe road, for
ty-fve miles west of Kanzas City, and tif-
teen miles south OF Lawrence The com,
merce of New Mexico will soon be carried
through this city, in wagons, each drawn
by Ave orsix pair of oxen or mules, carrying
from four to six thousand pounds, and IN
trains of from ten to fifty wagons; making
the distance Of nine hundred miles IN
drives Of from ten to twenty miles each
day. Passing through the town are roads
running from Lawrence to Osawatomiee,
Peoria, Paola, Ohio City, Stanton, and all
points In the Neosho and Pottawattomie
country, which have an immense travel
The location of PRAIRIE City is not equal
led-cerlainly moi surpassed-by any point
on this road, ut all suitable for town. II
lies on beautiful piece Of land gently
sloping to the South, with prominent blufl
ON the northern extremity, from which can
be seen for distance Of thirty miles, the
most enchanting scenery Of the /" Italy Of
America" in speaking of which, the Rev
John PierpoHt said GOOD MIGHT make a
lovelier country, but it is very certain that
he never HAS" t.a
Bordering on the northern and southern
extremities of the town are branches of the
Ottawa creek, thus supplying it with an
abundance of wholesome water.
Both Of these streams are lined with tim
Der, from a quarter to a mile in breadth. The
black walnut and the burr oak are the pre-
vailing varieties, interspersed with black
berry, hickory; etc there is no pine or
hemlock in Eastern Kanzas. This timber
is all taken by actual settlers, who reside on
the ground. Claims with timber can be
bought at this time, from five to fifteen hun
dred dollars. .....
PRAIRIE. ..i
As fine prairie MS there is in this country
lies round about in this region. And many
claims can yet be had within three, or foul
miles Of the town. t.AU'.'
TIMBER. .g
There is a sufficient quantity of timbe
to supply the reasonable wants of the farm
ers, and for town purposes And timber
grows very fast In this country the Locust
can be grown from the seed in three or foul
years, sufficiently large for fence posts
u9 yam FENCING tg29 Aaa
A claim cun hardly be found without
sufficient stone on the same 10 fence
it, and build all that is desred--Wire fence
can be made at cost of about forty cents q
rod. This kind Of fence would be, We
think, the most available to start with; the
osage Orange will give protection to crops
in about four years from tho seed ' 'N
''''aA STONE. .y''
We have the best Of building stone on
the town site in greaI abundance. The
cost Of quarrying and hauling is about three
dollars cord, Lime and sand can ehad
at cheap rates, aud in any quantities. .,aa
WATER.
In this respect, We think, Prairie City has
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