Freeman's champion., 1857-09-03
PRAIRI E CITY,
. 9KANZAH TERRITORY.

rors Of her political history for the first two
wears will not ustonisl the future much
more than her material prosperity and rapid
settlement that 80 Immediately succeeded
the restoration Of peace. The period Of
ner fraternal civil war, for two years. was
marked With greater brutality and danger
than any other period siAce the formation Of
the Federal Government; determination OF
the Free State settlers by death, or removal
from the country was fully determined upon
ny the men abetting and l,ading this unnat-
ural warfaye against their brothers, who mad
attempted 70 carve a hone from this wild
but beautiful country, Their expressions
have 3, listed thesyhpathy, the talent, and
The, purse Of the free North in behalf o.
their suffering brothers in the midst Of
Of these occidental re, ions The Tongues
of old defenders Of the cause Of Freedo n,
united with miny new ones--have been
heard in ournational councils, in warn ny
and denpnciatiop against the wrongs COM
mitled upon lhe rights Of their ,couplrymen,
The immigration into the T,rritoy this
spring vita the large amount Of capital,
and the CONSEQUENT riee of property the
founding and building up Of new towns is
asnatural as the former period was pnnat-
ural. r q .ll.o ..t...
All tie lands Of Eastern Kanzas, for 100
miles back, Is soon 10 be occupied, not ex-
cepting many of The Indian Reservations.
The mania for town properly, Ikea prai-
rie fire, Is now sweeping over the land
Many Of these towns are only to have an
existence on paper, With perhaps location.
None, however, are 10 be covered by
swamps, or lakes, AZ IN maiN of the new
States of The West /; for swamps and lakes
do not exist in Kanzis.
Many of these towns are to possess real
life, and inv esnents made in them are des
tined to Wild a most bountiful return.
These towns are located in different parts
Of the territory, and the eye OF the saga
cuus speculator will BOON discover them.
With the map of Kanzas in his hand, he
will readily decide i. hismind the lines thai
are to be The great commercial arteries Of the
country, through which are to ebb and flow
the bu.in ,ss Of the coun ry, aid carry to tb G
still farther west, tie civilization and SCI.
llement that / n,w flowing in here.
PRAIRIE CITY
Il situated on the new SAINT, Fe road for
ty.fve mile, west of Kanzas City aud fif-
teen miles south Of Lawrence The con!
,lnerce of New Mexico will soon be carried
through this town, in wagons, each drawn
by i've or six pair Of oxen or mules, carrying
from four 10 six thousand pounds, ii d in
trains of from ten to fifty wagons making
the distance Of hine hundred miles in
drives of from ten to twenty miles each
day. Passing through the town are roads
running from Lawrence to 0sawaIolnie,
Peoria, Paola, Ohio City, Stanton, and ali
points III the NeoSho and Po lawatomie
country. which have immense travel
The location Of l'RAlRlE CRY is hot equa..
led--cerlsinly not surpassed--by any plint
oh this road, AZ all suitable for town. IL
lies on beautiful piece Of land gently
sloping to the South, with promineuJ bluff
on the northern extremity, from which can
be seen for distance Of thirty miles, the
most enchanting scenery Of the Italy of
America : in spsa ing Of which, ihe rev
John PierpoAt said "God MIGHT make n
lovelier country, but itis Very cerlain that
he never HAS" The Lawrence Herald of
Freedom of Aug. 2Jlh, 1857, says:
"PRAiRlE CITY,-We passed through this
thriving town last week, and prollounce IL
one Of the most beautiful town 81 Us in Kan
zas. In country like This, where every
man thinks his claim hand some enough for
a town and every town sees beauties in its
own location, which no extravaganza can
over state, il is no little credit to The ofig-
nators 10 say and to feel, that the natural
beauties Of scenery which surro.nd them
are equal to the first in Ranz,s. The peo-
pie, 100, have the true pioneer grit slone
buildings, frame buildings, log buildings,
shanties aud cloth houses, all indlcate
thrift and courage. On th. summit Of the
hill, which overlooks the country far and
wide, is now being erected ubstanLial
stone building for seminary Of flearuiug."
Bordering on the northern aud soutiern
Q tremities Of the town are branches Of the
Ottawa creek, thus supplying it with all
abundance OF wholesome water.
Both Of these streams are lined with tim.
Der, fro Il quarter ,oa mile in breadth The
black walpuO aud the burr oak ARE ths pre-.
vaiing varieties, ilterspersed with h,ck.
berry, hickory; etc there Is no p.ne or
lopilOck in Eastern KauEa,. This timber
is all taken by actual settlers, whoreside on
the ground. claims with timber can be
bought at this time, from five to fifteen hun
Jrod dollars. t1 tN
no. PRAIRIE. f
As fine prairie a' there Is in this country,
lies round about IL thi, region. And many
claim, can yeL bU had wiLhin three, or four
miles OF tbs iowa,
y TIMBER.
Wy There Is sufficient quantity Of timber
to supply the reabo able wants of The farm.
Srs, and for town purposes. And timber.
grows very fast in this country; ,he Locust
can be grown from The seed in lh 90 or four
years, sufficiently large for fence posts.
FENCING,
A claim eau hardly b. found without
sufficient stone On tho same TO fence
il, aud build all that IL deslred--Wire fence
eau be made at a cost Of about forty cents a
rod, This kind Of fence would be, we
think, the most available to start y it'll the
Usage Orange will give projection 70 crops
in about four years from tle seed. y t'e
sa at H.I STONE. ll.i LllH
We have tho, best of building stone on
tho town site In great abundance. The
cost OF quarrying and hau lug is about three
dollars cord, ,lime mud sand, can be had
AT cheap rates, andia any quantities.
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