The Kanzas news., 1858-02-06
no Persons in the East who intend EN-
igrating to the West.


igrating to the West.
We venture to address few words to-
those who are looking westward from the
crowded East, and intending to emigrate
during the coming spring. We shall speak
more particularly of Kanzas and its advan-
tages over other portions of the Great West,
that are now open for settlement; and also
Of the advantage which the cause of Free
Labor will derive from an immediate pos
session of the new Territories by the labor
ing classes of the North.
The battle between free and slave labor
has been fought and won in Kanzas, and
although the victory has not yet been de-
clared. it cannot long be delayed. All but
the Administration at Washington have
giyen ND the contest for slavery, and they,
too, viii be obliged to suceumb to the pop
ular viii. s...-tez ,..F-.s...-
THE SOIL.
The soil of Kanzas is of very superior
character, consisting of a black loan from
two to six feet in thickness-in some places
slightly mixed with sand-and is well cal
culated to Withstand drouth, and is also very
fertile. This is equally true of both bot
toms and uplands. During the last summer
there was drouth of some six weeks dura
ton, yet corn and other crops that were
planted on ground broken the season pre-
viously, suffered comparatively little.
THE CLIMATE
The climate of Kanzas, as is pronounced
by persons who have visited the various
portions of our country, to be the finest to
be found anywhere on this Continent-that
of California not excepted. In the sum-
mer the mercury frequently rises to 100 in
the shade; but it is not sultry, as there are
almost constant breezes stirring, which
make it comparatively comfortable in the
hottest of weather We are informed by
persons who have lived here for the past
fifteen or twenty years, that drouths are
very rare. The climate is well adapted to
the raising of all kinds of grain and fruit
no damage scarcely ever being expe-
rienced from frost, and both maturing with
great rapidity. The winters are usually
very dry and mild. The present one is
said to be fair specimen of those expe-
rienced here for the past twenty years. At
this writing (Jan. 95) the weather is mild,
and the air as balmy as that of a spring
morning. There has been no weather since
the first of December so cold that carpenters
and masons have not been able to follow
their occupations out of doors with comfort,
while cattle find their subsistence in the
woods and on the prairies. The cold wea-
ther of Kanzas winters usually commences
about the first of February, and continues
exceeding two months in length-and even
then not being SO severe as those east of the
Mississippi. During this time high winds
are generally experienced, which, to new
comers, are usually quite as disagreeable as
the severe cold of the East, but the expe-
rience of one winter usually diyests these
winds of their disagreeableness. The sea-
sons are some weeks earlier than those of
Ohio, New York, and the States farther
east, and the climate much milder than any
of those lying east of the Mississippi, and
also than that of Nebraska Very little
snow ever falls here; in fact, the whole in
fuence of the climate is invigorating.
TIMBER, STONE AND COAL.
Much has been said in regard to the
scarcity of timber in Kanzas, and enough
to lead many persons to suppose that there
was so great scarcity that prairie farms
would be of scarcely any value. Although
timber is, to certain extent, scarce, yet
with prudence and economy there is suff-
eent in kanzas to supply all necessary de
mands. The scarcity of timber is made UP
to great extent by the presence of stone
and coal. The former is found in great
quantities in all portions of the Territory,
frequently outcropping from the soil on the
hills and bluffs. 1t is of character well
adapted to erecting what are called soon
erete' houses. and of which great numbers
are being built, being preferable for cheap
ness and durability to frame houses. Coal
has been found in many portions of the
Territory, and it is believed win be found
TO exist in quantities sufficient for supplying
all the demand Good brick clay is also
iound in all parts. as also good sand for
plastering, etc.
WATER
The Territory is traversed by streams in
all directions of them. however, with
'he exception of the Kaw. Usage and Neo-
sho rivers. being comparatively small. and
irequehtly going dry during the hot summer