Freeman's champion., 1858-03-04
PR AIRlE CITY
KANZAS TERRTTORY.

kANZAo TEkhITOh4,
TT he settlement Of Kanzas will be read in
j. thefuture with great interest. The ter.
rors of her political history for the first two
wears will not astonish the future much
more than her material prosperity and rapid
settlement that so 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 since the formation of
the Federal Government determination of
the Free State settlers by death, or removal
from the country was fully determined upon
by the men abetting and leading this unnat-
urul warfare against their brothers, who had
attempted to carve home from this wild
but beautiful country. Their expressions
have enlisted the sympathy, the talent, and
the purse of the free North in behalf OF
their suffering brothers in the midst of
Of these occidental regions. The tongues
of old defenders of the cause of Freedom,
united with many new ones--have been
heard in our national councils, in warning
and denunciation against the wrongs com.
mitted upon the rights Of their countrymen.
The immigration into the Territory this
spring with the large amount of capital,
and the consequent rise of property, the
founding and building up of new towns is
as natural as the former period was unnat-
ural.
All the lands of Eastern Kanzas, for 100
miles back, is soon to be occupied, not ex.
cepting many of the Indian Reservations
The mania for town property, like 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 to be covered by
swamps, or lakes, as in many of the new
States of the West; for swamps and lakes
do not exist in Kanzas.
Many of these towns are to possess real
life, and investments made in them are des-
tined to yield most bountiful return.
These towns are located in different parts
of the territory, and the eye of the saga
cous speculator will soon discover them.
With the map of Kanzas in his hand, he
will readily decide in his mind the lines that
are TO be the great commercial arteries of the
country, through which are to ebb and flow
the business OF the country, and carry to the
still farther west, the civilization and set
tlcment that is now flowing in here.
PRAIRIE CITY
Is situated on the new Santa Fe road for
ty-6ve miles west Of Kanzas City, and fif-
teen miles south Of Lawrence. The COM
merce of New Mexico will soon be carried
through this town, in wagons, each drawn
by five or six pair of oxen or mules, carrying
from four to six thousand pounds, and in
trains Of from ten to fifty wagons; making
the distance of nine hundred miles in
drives Of from ten to twenty miles each
day. Passing through the town are roads
running from Lawrence to Osawatomie,
Peoria, Paola, Ohio City, Stanton, and all
points IN the Neosho and Pottawatomie
country, which have immense travel.
The location Of PRAIRIE CRY is not equal
led-certainly not surpassed-by any point
on this road, at all suitable for town. 1t
lies on beautiful piece of land gently
sloping to the South, with prominent 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 speaking Of which, The Rev.
John Pierpost said "God MIGHT make a
lovelier country, but it is very certain that
he never HAS" The Lawrence Herald Of
Freedom of Aug. Doth, 1857, says
"PRAIRIE CiTY.-We passed through this
thriving town last week, and pronounce il
one Of the most beautiful town sites in Kan
zas. In country like this, where every
manthinks his claim handsome enough for
town and every town sees beauties in its
own location, which no extravagance can
over state, it is no little credit to the origi-
nators to say and to feel, that the natural
beauties of scenery which surround them
are equal to the first in Kanzas, The peo.
pie, too, have the true pioneer grit stone
buildings, frame buildings, log buildings,
sbanties and cloth houses, all indicate
thrift and courage. On tbs summit of the
hill, which overlooks the country far and
wide, is now being erected substantial
stone building for a seminary of learning"
: Bordering on the northern and southern
! eStremities Of the town are branches of the
Ottawa creek, thus supplying it with an
abundance of wholesome water.
Both of these streams are lined with tim.
Der, from quarter to mile in breadth, The
DlaCK walnut ana the Durr oak are tne pre-
vailing varieties, interspersed with hack
berry, hickory etc there is no pine or
hemlock in Eastern Kanzas. This timber
is all taken by actual settlers, who reside on
the ground Claims with timber can be
! bought at this time, from fvet to fifteen hun
dred dollars.
PRAIRIE.
As fine prairie as there is in this country
lies round about in this region.
} TIMBER.
There is sufficient quantity of timber
. to supply the reasonable wants of the farm
ers, and for town purposes. And timber
grows very fast in this country the Locust
can bo grown from the seed in three or four
, years, sufficiently large for fence posts.
' FENCING.
. A claim can hardly be found withou,
{ sufficient stone on the same TO fence
. 1t, and build all that is deshed--Wire fence
can be made at acost Of about forty cents 0
rod. This kind of fence would be, We
: think, the most available to start with the
4 nao,,a nronoa will eyivp nrntaotion In cronI