The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-05-01
p we publish the following letter by

81 We publish the following letter BY
permission Of Mrs. Lampbar..ED.
Hov our young iornsmen VIM. v. Lamphsr
and Scion X. Clark. got to Kansas, and
wha, they haze seen and done.
KANSAS TERRITORY, April IL, 1857.
DEAR MoruER I now improve my 6rst
opportunity to write you. We hurried
through On our journey so that I did not
have u moment 70 write. We started from
Boston Tuesday 3lst Of March. at 3 O'Clock
p. NJ. and passing through Albany across
tne Suspension Bridge ut Niagara Falls,
through Detroit, Chicago and st. Louis, ar.
rived ut Jefferson city IN No., on Saturday
in the cars. Thence We took the boat To
wyandotte, which place We reached on
Tuesday, making just week from Boston
to Kansas Territory, going night and day.
stopping only for our meals. From Wy.
andOtte VIC started for Lawrence, IS miles
distant, In company with 80 others from
New York and Vermont, who came up with
US in the boat, and walked Is miles that
day. The next day We hired IN old negro
to carry us in his cart. We reached Law
renee ut o'clock p. ~, and found John
Pike without trouble. stopped with him that
night, and made up our min Is to 60 next
day and find good claim. Mr.. Pike told
us where to 60. So, in the morning. as We
were locking about the great city Of Lac.
renee, we came across an old man with q
cart, going just where We wanted to CO.
We started with him and after riding IS
miles over the rolling prairie and through
woods of black walnut, We camo to the
place of his abode, a log cabin, rough, bu,
comfortable, in kind Of valley between the
waves of the beautiful praliies, 1t being
dark when we arrived. Being hungry u,
sharks, his wife soon prepared supper OF
biscuit. fried pork, and fritters-good in
quality and quantity. Then came bed time
We had comfortable bed on the cabin
floor, and good nights rest. Next lay,
(Frday,) we went out TO find us claim
and succeeded well. We found a pretty
place near by town, called Stanton, OF
the road from Kansas city to all the south
western towns. On our claim is a first rat
spriny of water, q little timber and som'
FIRST rate stone for building. The settler
think we have got good claim, and lIk'
, it well. 1t is upon the rolling prairie, anC
has valley on it, where we calculate Il
, make, in time, rs pretty an orchard Us Their
is out, for it lays right for it. Then on tn
hirh land we can sec all over the prairie
, There are also lots of wild game here, prai
, rie hens and deer, and fish in abundance
8 have passed over enough OF the western
, country to get pretty good idea Of it, anC
. think this Us good q spot rs | can find
, Passing over the Illinois pralries, it is 81
level that it looks like the ocean in q calm
, There you can look of in every direction
3 many miles, to where the surface Of tn
!. earth seems to meet the sky. Not 50 here
( You can stand on tho top of wave her
!. and see on each side Of you gentle slop
b. reaching perhaps milo or more and all a
. smooth and nice as if some one had made !
4 to suit his taste. like the looks of th
!. country much. and think when the gris
a comes out green and the flowers spring up
/. must be Paradise. We laid out on
claims Friday, and on Saturday, went +
work blowing for q man who wants me 4
a 20 to work for him ut 800, per month an
!. boarded lean get plenty chances u wor
q and better pay than at the east. There
j no chance to spend money foolishls here il
!. the prairics, and think it is the place 70
young man. was astonishcd to see ho'
|. they were pouring into the Territory fror
every State. There are hundreds coming
! in every day, and all to take land. 1t beat
. the world. The land is all take
up in thi. section. Men pass here every da
+ with long faces, saying they can't find AZ
inch Of land not taken. We were lucky T.
r ret here just rs W, did. Our calm is o
the Peoria rrus, Lands, about IS miles sout
of Lawrence and will BE- sold the 18th q
|, May next. We want To keep 1t If VIC can
for il will be worth so, an acre as soon u,
, We buy il, and We shall not have to pay bu
, 81, 25 an acre Tor it, and as We have got th
first claim on il, we can hold ii unit III
sale, and have tho first chance to buy it,
=
The farm we have got, will next sprin,
he worth from $500 To $1,000 You ma
think this loud talk, hut | can see it al
round.
Yours &C.,
Wu,t.uV .upu.p