New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-30
KANSAS.
JOTTINGS By THE WAYSIDE IN KANSAS.
From Our Special Cores ondent.

From Our Special Correspondent
LAWRENCE X. T., May 90, 1857.
A modern Israelite takes to lending money!
Dutchman from the Kingdom of Hanover, to sell
ing whisky, and genuine sprig of would-be upper
ten chiyalry, to keeping slaves, Us inevitably as
points the needle TO the pole. These Characters
tics are developed under difficulties. "MOshes,
who advances dime on a seedy garment, is not
less type than ROthschid, who lendsa million.
was forcby impressed with this when on my recent
journey, | found young Virginlan, who had rude
cabin away on the wds of the Blue, and III it Il
Pawnee Indian, his slave or body servant.
had travelled many miles without seeing a symp-
tom of human habitatiOn had stopped here and
there to note the magnificent groves of timber or
the meadow-like bottoms, or 10 scan the rppes on
the clear and rapid Blue. Up against the face of
the sky the rocky hills thrown, where the bold
bald points uted out 10 hem in the valley. Freshly
green cedars were among the rocks. At the base OF
these hills and where the long prairie meadow that
slopcd or rolled toward the river began. springs
were here and there bursting out. At times the
river was only fTnged with narrow belt chiefly
of cottonwood and willows, and again there was a
dense grove containing some thousands OF acres
chiefly of bur-Oak and walnut. The valley oi the
Blue is from two TO four miles wide. The soil Is OF
the richest description. The water IS clear, and Il
is no doubt as healthy location IA could be found
in the West But few settlers are there yet. There
are many breaks in the bluffs and some small tribu
taries meander in These widen sthey recede from
the riyers are often well tmbered, and have the
elements of natural wealth in each for large neigh
borhoOd. The valley of the Blue is peculiarly
adapted to those who wish to raise stock. The
bluffs are the highest and bO!dcst, and most rocky
where they iut on the valley, but the grass grows
most uXurantly, even where there are many irag
ments of rock. This land Immediately adjoining the
valley viii remain for pasturage. The valley itself
is well supplied with timber and water, and Is adj
miraby adapted for agriculture. The valley of the
Blue, is capable of sustainuga population Of twenty
or thirty thousand, but | digrcsS from my Nir-
gnian.
had startled magnificent elk from near the
forks Of the Blue and had watched it as it skinned
away ill il disappeared IN forest mile of. had
not met human being since early dawn, and would
amC st have been glad 10 an Indian, when, after
some miles of travel, became aware that | ap
preached "cNilizatl0n. '-Girdled trees; Il field
being made in the forest Now, by al the saints in
the Border Ruffan calendar, it WAS too bad. | had
seen thousands of acres of as rich prairie as "eyer
Law out doors, and there fine one not more
than three hundred gard, OIL but here was some
fellow or fellows. girdlng the timber like a Van
DIAL and clearing farm in the forest. l knew II
was a PrO-Slavery man establishment before |
even saw the house. That is the way they make
farms where most of them come from, and they
seem TO know no about the advantages OF SIM
plv blowing up prairie, than Mongol does about
shaving As approached the log shanty. | saw il
was a miserable hoyel. Some three or four half
starved dogs greeted my advent with a wOlt-llhe
howl as il they would have made OF me the dinner
they seemed 10 need aud something dirty III an in-
dcscribably dirty blanket raised itself up ami
looked, only TO lie phcidly down again. Il was
Pawnee Indian boy; he might be- twelve, perhaps
fourteen. | Intercepted him about the inmates OF
the house, but he only gave me that stolid, silent
stare, with which an INDIAN most cunningly knows
how 10 disguise his face when be- wants To pretend
nc is unable 10 say that which he does not want to
say.
Strange 10 observe, there were four White mon IA
the house They invited ne 10 come IN grliiy ana
sat down on the doorstep, in the bottom oi which
loo WAS left and surveyed the premises and rs &C.
cupauts. | suppose they had witnessed my APP
preach from of the numerous cracks, and TINS
apathy in not coming out attributed Ia tlelr hav-
ing sci me down as belonging to the other SIDE.
Tie house was a small. rough log cabin with clap
board roof IL had no floor, but the earth had been
trodden smooth. The occupants were young men.
The red WOODEN shirts that most ot them wore re-
csued to NY mind renlinsceucc OF the Buiord
regiment. ENeD thing about them and the establish
ncnt was insuicgby dirty. Outsde at hire, near
where the Indian boy aud the dogs lay was skillet
aud kettle, which appeared 20 do general and mis-
caneous services in the cooking line; inside there
was neither chair nor table, nor the apology for
either Some dirty blankets we're stretched
boards ON the ground, and on these the occupants
we're reclining. These latter seemed 10 eschew
combs as they would AboLtlonlsm, and water as
they would 4 yindication Of icLte labor. They were
engaged in lingering a dirty puck Of cards, ard in
The intervals OF the study Of chances would subtract
certain quds from Ondry plugs of tobacco with mos.