Freeman's champion., 1858-04-08
e CITY,
KANZAS TERRITORY,

rTNhe settlement If Kanzas will be read III
Il thefuture with great interest. The ter.
rors Of her political history for the first two O
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
her fraternal civil war, for two years, was
marked with greater brutality and danger
than any other period sisce 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 hone 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 o.
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 warn ng
and denunciation against the wrongs com
milted upon the rights of their countlymen
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 il
as natural as the former period was unnat
ural. .,. o
All the lands of Eastern Kanzas, for l0C
miles back, is soon to be occupied, not ex'
cepting many Of the Indian Reservations
The mdnia for town property, like a 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, asin many Of the new
States of the West for swamps ard lakes
do not exist in Kanzas. 0.,. ,uIt
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.
cious speculation will soon discover them
With the map of Kanzas in his hand, ht
will readily decide in his mind the lines thai
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 tbc
still farther west, the civilization and set
llement thatis now flowing in here.
.,. PRAIRIE CITY ,lyr
Is situated on the new Santa Fc road for
ty.fve 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 fourto six thousand pounds, Al d il
trains Of from ten to fifty wagons; making
the distance of Line hundred miles il
drives Of from ten TO twenty miles eacl
day. Passing through the town are road
running from Lawrence to 0sawatomie
Peoria, Paola, Ohio City, Stanton, and al
POINTS III the Neosho and Pouawatomi,
country, which have immense travel.
The location of PRAIRIE CRY is not equal
led cerlainly not surpassed--by any poln
on this road, At all suitable for n town. !
lies on a beautiful piece of land gently
sloping to the South, with prominent bIul
on the Lorhelu extremity, from which car
be seen for distance OF thirty, miles, tn,
most enchanting scenery of ihe Italy o
America in speaking Of which, the Rev
John Perpont said "God MIGHT make {
lovelier country, but it is very certain tina
he never HAS" The Lawrence Herald o.
Freedom of Aug. Goth, 1857, says;
"PRAtRlE ClTY,-We passed through thi:
thriving town last week, and pronounce il
one of the most beautiful town sites in Kan
zas. In country like this, where every
manthnks his claim handsome enough fol
a town and every town sees beauties in it,
own location, which no extravaganza car
over state, it is no little credit to tho origi
nators to say and to feel, that the natma
beauties of scenery which surround then
are equal to the first in Kanzis. The peo
pie, 100, have the true pioneer grit stone
buildings, frame buildings, log buildings
shanties and cloth houses, all indicate
thrift and courage, On tn summit of tho
hill, which overooks the country far ant
wide, is now being erected n substantial
stone building for seminary of learning,
Bordering on the northern and southern
cStremities of the town are branches of tn,
Ottawa creek thus supplying it with al
abundance OF wholesome water, "
Both of these streams are lined with tim
Der, froma quartertoa mile in breadth. TIL,
black walnut aud the burr oak are the pre-
vailing varieties, i'tersperScd with hack
berry, hickory; etc there is no pine o.
hemlock in Eastern Kanzas. This timber
is all taken by actual settlers, who reside ol
the ground. Claims with timber can b.
bought ut this time, from fivoto fifteen hun
dred dollars.
PRAIRIE.
AS fine prairie as there is in this country
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