New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-12
FACTS FOR EMIGRANTs TO KANSAS.

/. Kansas has an area Of one hundred and fourteen
thousand seven hundred and ninety eight square miles
o tia fourte en- times as large as Massachusetts,.
g. II is az large as Maine, Vermont, New-IFamp.
shire Rhode Island, Connecticut, New-Jersey, Mas
.achu.etts, Mary land and South Carolina combined.
l. The land at present open to presumption is large
enough 10 accommodate seventy-fve thousand fami-
lies OF bali million Of individuals exclusive Of the
popula ion Of ctes towns and villages.
3. WHEN Kansas is as densely populated as En-
gland it viii contain population Of thirtyeght mil
lion one hundred and twelve thousand, nine hundred
and thirty xix FOULS.
6. Kama, rs The garden Of The United States.
:. It's climate is genial and healthy and its soil Of
unsurp ssed fertility.
s. 1t has wood enough for all practicable purposes.
q Cosl-L spkr have been discovered in several dis
Iicts OF the Territory.
TO- II is intersected in every direction by running
streams pure water is found, at moderate depth in
every district Of the Territory
II. There are innuinerable sslt-sprpgs few miles
we.tward of Fort Riley.
10 Tie land will be Oold to actual settlers al dollar
and quarter per acre.
10. Every man has the power, if not the legal right,
TO sell his claim before lie pays for it, and be locates
judeiousy, he will find difficulty in dispOsing Of
IT, good dc al OF money can be made in this way by
Young men Of limited means, who have the courage TO
rough IT," and the industry to improve their claims
A. Every male adult or widow Is entitled, under the
law. Of Congress- to preempt one hundred and siAty
sores and they not required to pay for It until the
day of the public land sale.
49, Land. wansnts-those issued in 1850 excepted
will be taken in payment Of presumption claims.
l6. Those msn-Free. State men-who cannot raise
$500 when their land falls due VIII find no difficulty In
borrowing it, or in mortgaging their farm.
L.. All the Indian tribes are friendly TO the Free
State men.
Is. Ther. are at present, at the lowest calculation,
six FrssSate men Kansas for every friend OF the do
m, site iniquity Of the Southern States.
49, From present indications, in consequence OF the
large Northern emigration that will flow into Kansas
next Spripg there Is no doubt that before next Az
tunn there vii be twenty to one in favor OF free labor
ard ee soil.
90. Stone -mason., carpenters, blscksniths, plas-
terers, wagon makers, gun-sniths, cabmet-maker',
t.amster. brick-rnakers, brlcksyers, shoe-naksrs,
,aors painters, peddlers, men willing to WORK al any
msuusl sber, may emigrate TO the Territory as soon
a. navigation opens, and find little difheu4iy pf0
currg steady work and remuneratve wages
Il. Physicians, lawyers, CIeisIhAen i'N-
broken and the Ike had better stay at home Tor the
Territory i. already bountifuny suPpied-rith them
-. For the services Of respectable young women as
.each n. domestic helps and seamstresses there Is
reat demand in every new country, and especially SO
in Kansas.
%. Willie Kansss is the country for the poor man,
II holds ont advantages equally encouraging for the
man of limited fortune. While a man without dol
lar can 6nd remunerstive work, the small capitalist
or ,or.ke.per viii increase his fortune more rapidly
there than IN any other Territory Of the United States
a He can DO it by buying trust4nnd', to WIS, ct'
clains, or BY leaning money on good security at a
heavy1ste Of interest.
o. He can do IT, more rapidly It'll, by establishing
workshops or stores. By building end renting out
houses; By keeping hotel or erecting si~-lnll
There are opt nings enough FOX al these enteprses-
and very variety Of them-in every town and eoiaty
Of Kansas.
%. Claims can be purchased around al the inland
towns in Kansas. ,The price depends very much Oh
The circumstances Of the settler the shrewdness OF the
buyer. the character If the cod and the oeahon OF
the claim.
u. A loe hut can be buil on claim for ifom my
10 one hundred dollars.
e. tent, costing ON 8 to sl5 provided the set
.ler OF his family Hyes IN (which i 10 srea' He"n