New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-12
Cou..,opdencs OF The N. Y. Tribune.

WyANDoT CRY, X. r., March 81, 1851.
landed at this point on Saturday evening-the
first landing in the Territory situated
at the confluence Of the Kansas or kaw River OF
the Missouri.
A word upon the geography of Kansas. The
Kansas River flows due east, lntersecting the Ter
rtory. On its left bank, as you ascend, le all the
historic towns in the Territory-Lawrence, Frank
lin, Lecompton, Topeka and Fort Riley. On It's
right, at the mouth, lies the City ct Wyandot,
aud near its head the town Manhattan. glance
at the map will show you curious thing in the
geography Of the country. The tributaries to the
Kansas from the north the Stranger the Gtasshop-
per. the Vermon and the Big Blue dow due south,
while those from the south flows for long way al
most parallel with the Kansas TILL within ftw
miles Of their mouths, when they turn 'uort tne
north. This is accounted for seoioglcaly by the
fact that the Territory has strong southern dip.
The left bank of the Kansas (ascendlng) and of oil
lis southern tributaries is consequently bold and
blufy. the river wearing upon that side, while the
right bank il fine bottom-land. The road from
Kansas CITY 10 Lawrence is obliged TO make con-
siderable detour south 10 avoid the raVnrs IOrIied
by these bluffs; from Wya1dot It runs direct ana
is eleven miles shorter. railroad, Therefore VIII
III all probability take Inc hiisas Ds"H VI vi"
Ii will run in less distance cost less money and Dr.
kept in repair AT much smaller outlay
This town is destined 10 be the chief port oil the
Territory II lies commaniingly on the Missouri
and on the Kansas. On the Missouri they have sui
fcient depth Of water for landing at all seasons-ln
the Kansas the water is al least twenty eet deeP'
On landing there is the ordinary eyee sloplng 10 the
river, and left unoccuped to suit the various stages
of the water: then comes gradual s0pihg Dana
ascending to a hight Of about hundred ahd hIly
feet. Avenues one hundred feet are lad out run
ming back from the rver-and cross streets OF eighty
feet-al a. be- graded At the expense Of the COMPANY
Had this location fallen into the hands OF an East
ern company, great advances would dreaas nave
been made in building. But here hes the dfhculty.
! There are two or three Wyandots the SITE was
| bought Of them) in the cOmpany-lntellgenl' edu-
| Gated men, but lacking that energy oi the lahkee
blood. Contracts. however, will De- closed IN lew
days for grading the town at an expense OF Ooo'
The company will soon after dissolve, and the town
be left 10 its own resources, when, II there Is an!
thing in location. il must advance with RAPID strides
rode over Yesterday TO Qundaro. human en-
ergy can do much, and the Quindaro company nave
an unusual infusion of ii; but il had been asked 10
select site upon the river where town would mol
BE- built | should have selected this. Imagine a
deep ravine extending back mile from the nver-
its sides abrupt and rocky-here and there lateral
gorge; and the whole covered Win dense FOREST
Wood may be cut and rolled down the steep sides
Of the rsvine, but in most places teams cannot ap