Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-11-19
Az OLD TEACHER
For The Ell,a birth American
Indians in Kans;ls.
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Indians III II anS;lS.
Ma EDITOR i have thought that per-
baps it might not be without soma interest
to your readers, the younger class particu
larly, to herr something of the "rel men of
the West suppos. it Is generally known
that Kansas, and that territory lying south
of it, AMI between that and Texas, is the
spot to which the Indians were removed some
years since, by oar government from their
respective homes on this side the Mississippi.
Their lands in the several states where
tltey formerly resided were bon sht up by the
sosernne mt. and the money due them for
the same, is plil to them by annuities, an
nually, or semi-annually as s,ens best for
their interest
Gzrtan tracts oil land, called "lniian re.
serves, were assigned to them as their
ado pied Rome in the far west,a greater or
! less in extcnt,in proportion to the number of
the tribes.
OF these tribes there are not a few within
the territory of Kansas will name few
of them, and refer briefly to their locality,
habits, character &c. In approaching the
territory by the Missouri river, (the most
common routc,) the first t.'ibe YOU meet
with is the Wyandotts, Their reserve is a
small one. it's exact dimensions am not able
to state. They are small tribe. Their
former home, think was in Ohio. In Ran
sas they are located on a point of land. in
the form OF a heater, lying at the junction,
and between the Missouri and the Kansas
rivers. II is excellent laud--among the best
in the territory. 1t is mostly timberea land,
which in country mostly prairie, is of great
value, especially to Indians, who are di~pos
ed TO use j; az hunting ground, rather than
for agricultural purposes.
Four lonrshing cities are rising within
their borders, mostly by the enterprise and
efforts of the whites, who within the two
years past have purchased the town sites and
are building the cities with surprising "a
pidisy.
One Of them, Wyaniott City, is directly
upon the point of land formed by the rivers
referred to, and r. very iavorably situated
FIR steamboat navigation, and is a convenient
landing place for ctnisrants going UP the
Miss ,uri. and bound 10 the territory.
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