Freeman's champion., 1857-07-09

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We extract the following from q
communication to tho Aurora (Ill.)
Daily Beacon, written by gentlemen
residing in Lawrence, who had re-
Gently paid our city a visit:
Prairie City, as I had supposed, Is
not place Of very considerable size,
being only about one year old, and
like all other Kanzas towns, the result
of energy and labor instead of capi-
tai and wealth. The site is a delight
full one, upon smooth plat Of prairie,
sloping gently to the south, with clear
streams Of never-failing water at a
short distance on either side, the
banks of which are skirted with the
choicest of timber, The scenery
from the high ground at the north
end Of the town is the most enchant-
ing ever beheld. For twenty miles
away the eye caR survey in alternate
succession, prairies and groxe,-here
q gentle undulation, and there a
meadow with a spring at its base,
which is ever marked by q clump of
trees and bushes, as if they had been
planted by mans special agency
And here I might add, that the most
gracious gift to man, water, is most
bOuntifully supplied hardly quar-
ter section being without spot some
where upon it where water can be
found in a few minntes' time by the
use of the spade. For one, too, l
have learned to appreciate this gift,
when, after long march under a hot
sun l have suddenly come upon one
of these springs, whose waters seemed
more exhilarating even than those
imbibed from the "old oaken bucket. "
Arriving at the "City," l had the
pleasure Of taking by the hand my
old acquaintance and friend from
Aurora, H. Clifford, Esq, and also
DR.. Canniff, of Plano, and Evan M.
! Waterman, Henry h. Evans, S. E,
Childs, of Aurora. There were sew
eral others whom l knew on, claims
near town, but from the shortness Of
my stay was unable to see them
Mr.. S, S. Prouty, one of the Oldest
residents of the place, 1 also found,
busy at work writing editorials and
setting type preparatory for issuing
the first number Of the FREEMEN's 8
CHAMPIoN," which will make its ap-
pearancc in about week, The office
is under canvas tent, with holes
cut in at the side for windows, and
the ground for q Aoor,--yet I could
but admire the arrangement Of his
plans, and particularly the GOODNESS
and determination with which he la-
bors to overcome obstacles in the ac-
complishment of his enterprise.
doubt not he will succeed in getting
out paper that will be sxtETed. +
interesting TO Aurora people, and On.
ers who desire to learn more about
Kanzas.
Prairie City now contains about q
dozen hoses that are finished and ten
able, with about the same number 0,
new ones under way--one large new
stone hotel about half completed, and
foundations for church. seminary
and other public and private build
ings. The progress of the town has
been considerably retarded by the
burning of steam saw-mill, which
happened recently. But this incon
venience will soon be overcome by
the erection of a much larger one
when lumber can be procured to sc
on with. There is plenty of timber
near by to supply ali demands in thiI
line. At present the only hotel &C
comodations is o two.story log house
which l found pretty full, though th'
table was bountifully supplied will
enough substantials requisite for tn,
elmer man" Indeed nowhere il
Kanzas is there scarcity of food
as has been represented by some il
the States.
ESA The citizens of Prairie Git,
and surrounding country held eel
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