Freeman's champion., 1858-06-10

KANZAS TERRITORY.

hANAA6 IEhh1IUk1,
IHNHE settlement Of Kanzas will be read II
l. the future With great interest The tel
rors OF her political history for the first tw
years will not astonish the future mucl
more than her material prosperity and rapic
settlement that SO Immediately succeeded
the restoration Of peace. The period 0
ner fraternal civil war, for two years, wa
marked with greater brutality and DANCE
than any other period since the formation o
the Federal Government: determination O
the Free State settlers by death, or renlova
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 tongue.
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 pra-
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 a most bountful return.
These towns are located in different parts
Of the territory, and the eye of the saga
cious speculator will s66n discover them,
With the map Of KanSas 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
tlement that is now flowing in here.
PRAIRIE CITY
Is situated OIL the new Santa Fe road for
ty-fve miles west of Kanzas City, and fif-
teen miles south OF Lawrence. The COM
merce Of New Mexicowill 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, aud in
trains of from ten to fifty wagons; making
the distance Of lime hundred miles in
drives Of from ten to twenty miles each
day. Passing through the town are roads
running from Lawrence to 0sawatomie,
Peoria, Paola, Ohio City, Stanton, and ali
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 a 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 Pierpont said God MIGHT make
lcvelier country, but it 10 very certain that
he never HAS" The Lawrence Herald of
Freedom, of Aug. 10Th, 1857, says
"PRAlRIE ClTY,-Wc passed through this
thriving town last week, and pronounce il
one OF The most beautiful town sites in Kan.
zas. In u country like this, where every
man thinks his claim handsome enough for
town and every town sees beauties in its
own location, which no extravaganza can
over state, it is no little credit to the orig-
nators TO say and to feel, that the natural
beauties of scenery which surround them
are equal to the first In Kanzls. The peo.
pie, 100, have the true pioneer grit stone
buildings, frame buildings, log buildings,
shantes and cloth houses, all indicate
thrift and courage. On tn. submit of the
hill, which overlocks the country far and
wide, is now being erected substantial
stone building for d 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.
ber, from quarter to mile in breadth. The
black walnut aud the burr oak are the pre-
vaillng 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 five to fifteen hun.
dred dollars.
PRAIRIE.
As fine prairie as there is in this country
lies round about in this region,
TIMBER.