The Kanzas news., 1858-11-06
Tie Future of wyandotte.

Without laying claim to prophetic pow
er we predict for our city an increase in
population and wealth, for the next ten
years, unparalleled in the history of West
ern towns. This may seem. like an idle
boast to those familiar with the rapid growth
of Cincinnati and Chicago, Milwaukee. Du-
buque and St. Paul. The knowing ones
may smile in their wisdom at the thought
that another city should be built to rival or
eclipse these in nagnifcence and CONNER
cial greatness; they imagine that. all the
large cities that are to be are already In ex-
istence. We say to such. look at the caus-
es which operated to give importance to
the localities above named, and then con-
slider whether we have not just reason for
believing that the superior advantages we
possess guarantee to US. the same glorious
result. ii#' - -
The West is yet in its infancy. The
man is yet living who first crossed the up
per Mississippi: And but a very few years
since, the explorer who travelled on the
Missouri river as far as Kansas was looked
upon as great adventurer. The educated
farmers, merchants and artisans Of the
East are just becoming acquainted with
the fact that the. Kansas lands bordering
on the Missouri river and for FIVE hundred
miles west of it., are the best in the Union.
They are now giving substantial evidence Of
their appreciation of. this fact, by coming
by thousands to make their homes among us.
The country tributary to Wyandotte is
vaster In extent, three fold. richer in the
quality of the soil, and possesses more
mineral wealth than any other Western
city can honestly lay claim to. We have
as noble a position fol commercial empo-
rum as can be wished. Beautifully loca-
ted on the Missouri and Kansas rivers, with
a broad. levee, and channel twenty feet
deep close to the shore-the numerous ay-
enues, one hundred feet wide, and well
graded, gradually rising from the river for
the distance of four blocks and then tray
ersing a level space of the same extent;
and beyond this fine elevations for residen-
Ices.. But very little grading is necessary.
a fine forest of oak. black walnut and cot
tonwood, skirts the town. Broad turn
pixies, almost equal to macadamized roads.
run from Wyandotte to Lawrence, Leeomp-
ton, Topeka, Manhattan, and Fort Riley;
TO Leavenworth, Sumner. and Atchison;
10 Shawnee, Olathe. Paoli and Osawatomie;
TO Gardner, Macamish. Superior, Palmyra,
Arizona. ahd Council Grove; to ParkyiIle
and Platte City; and via Missouri State
road. to connection with the Hannibal and
st. Joseph railroad. We also have road
from Wyandotte, through Independence,
Lexington and Marshall, to Round Hill.
|the present terminus of che Pacific railroad,
over which runs daily line, of stages, Civ
ing as an Eastern mail every evening. One
hundred magnificent steamers navigate the
missouri. most of them from ST. Louis,
but some from Cincinnati, Pittsburg aud
New Orleans Frequently from eight. to
ten boats unload their passengers, and
freight at our levee. and We have counted
Eas many as fifteen, in one day. By the
Fiver We also receive q sri-WeeEIy Eastern
mail Thus We are provided with ten
mails every week. Within . few weeks
khe telegraphic Communication viii be com
Hplete between Wyandotte and Washington,
Philadelphia, New York and Boston.
Thus. It viii be seen. that in one year
and half from the time the town site. WAS
Ifrst laid out, We have arisen to an import
knce that many an old city would be glad
But our main main dspendsaese for sasase