New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-09
KANSAS.
EMIGRATION-LAND SPECULATIONS AND
PUBLIC LAND SALES-POLITICS, &C.
Correspondence Of The ". Y. Tribune.

EMIGRATION-LAND SPECULATIONS AND
PUBLIC LAND SALES-POLITICS, &C.
Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
LAWRENCE, Kansas, June ~, 1cJI.
As an instance of the rapidity with which this
country is filling up, let me relate the following:
Just north Of the North Fork of the POtawaamle
where the South and North Forks unite lies love-
" stretch of country. Standing at this point you
perceive directly in front Of you, at no great DIS
lance beyond the North Branch, ''Haryey's Mound,
a very remarkable and beautiful tumulus rising from
the fiat face Of The prairie. Beyondi on the higher
prairie, lies region extending for miles in all d.
rectons, Of unsurpassed fertility and beauty. -Four
weeks AGO, 30 said my informant, DR.. Blunt, who
lives at this point not one claim in all this vast ex
tent was preempted; now every claim is taken.
few days since Pennsylvania farmer passing along
there had his fancy 80 fired by the exceeding beauty
Of one of the newly occupied Claims that he offered
the holder of it 81 600 for his bargain. And yet
to-day thousands and thousands of equally beautiful
and valuable claims are still unOccuped, for, ac-
cOrding to my notion prairie claim is more valu-
able than one all timber; of course proper proper
ton of both is most desirable. But some squatters
are such fools and so greedy for timber, that they
pitch in and get all timber when they might as WELL
and better, divide with others.
The Iowa Reserve lands have been Sold The
Commissioner, DR.. Edie, informed me that OF 637
parce sold, 1917 were transferred without the par
ties leaving the Offices and OF the remainder, prOba-
bly one half were mOrtgagcd on halves by the poor
settlers to secure the rest What dsgraceful
commentary on the public policy of the nation
TIE whole Of these Indian Reserve lands, the finest
and most beautiful in Kansas are by Government
eambled away to spectators. Tomorrow com.
mences the sale Of the Kaskias, Peorias Weas and
Pankishaws. / need not say to you that not one
fourth of these lands will be purchased by actual
settlers, nor will any of them be sold to the highest
bidder according to the terms of the treaty with the
Indians. The way the thing managed is as follows;
Any number Of gangs Of spectators appOrtion the
land among themselves and place squatters, nominal
or real, on the land. The arrangements are so per-
feet and well organized that these clques, through
some Peter Funk on the ground, just cry out
"clalm" whenever quarter section is put up, and
nobody bids against him; of course the land goes at
IFS appraised value and no more. The Indians are
thus deirauded and the speculator makes his profits
II were totell you Of the amounts of money real
Hed IN this way, it would amaze you. This is the
source aud the supply Of the Specializing mania that
t. day RACES IN Kansas. Such lands and such guam
titles were never before offered for sale. They
turn mems brains. After disposng of those now
being offered in the south, 100000 acres more are
te lie put up, being the balance Of the Delaware
Truf. lands. ] am told that nearly or quite all OF
these are claimed; good portion by spectators,
but larger proportion than common by actual
squat.em.
To prevent as far as possible the forestaing
proce,s Of the SPECTATORS Government has had a
new advertisement. Of these lands; and DR.. Edie is
IN horce that power VII &c conferred on him to