Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-06-14

H1AwATHA, Brown COUNTY, KANzAs. J
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numerous friends and acquaintances in Worces-
ter county, many Of whom are writing to me- in
quring in regard to Kanzas, its soil, climate,
timber, stone, coal, water, and other advantages
permit me to answer these questions through the
columns of your widely circulated paper.
The soil Of the Eastern portion is OF a very SUI
perior character, consisting Of a black loan from
two to six feet in thickness. The prairie resem-
bles those of Northern Illinois, with very little
swampy prairie in Kanzas In all my travels,
have not seen five acres. One hundred and sixty
acres of this land, taken body, as rich as
any in the world, lies at the option of any per-
son who chooses to make it his home, at 81 25
per acre, in some districts with upwards of two
years for pay day, in all probability, during
which time the purchase money can be made
from the land itself, by making improvements the
first year. ANY person can secure himself
small farm without a single dollar, by giving one
half of his quarter section, eighty acres,) or
a land warrant to pre-empt with I hear men
make these offers, nearly every day. and some
have got land warrants to pre-empt with, BY Civ
ing only forty acres of their land. Many of YOU,
no doubt, are working lands at the East, on
rental of from three to five dollars per acres
amount of labors, bestowed upon the lands in
Kanzas for two years only Let US see. We
will set down the breaking of twenty acres of
prairie at three dollars per acre This, planted
with corn, costs nothing but the planting, as it
is not customary to tend corn on sod ground 1t
generally produces about twenty bushels to the
acre, say twelve for an average. At fifty cents
per bushel, and it will not soon be less, it would
leave balance. the first year. OF three dollars per
acre for planting and harvesting, after deducting
the breaking up. The second year, the land will
be in condition to bring good crops from forty to
one hundred bushels per acre, say forty for safe
estimate. Twenty acres, at forty bushels per
acre, would be eight hundred, which, at fifty cents
per bushel, would be four hundred dollars Half
of this four hundred dollars will more than nav
for one hundred and sixty acres, as land warrants
can be obtained at one dollar per acre. If you
we're working land on shares, this one-half would
go to the land owners. One crop more will pay
for fencing. Thus, in three pears time, you have
farm improved and paid for, out of what YOU
would pay for rent of land of much poorer quail
ity.
Here we can see one great fundamental in
ducement for all those who have no FARMS but
desire them, and willing to York them, to
come to Kanzas. But, some may say our esti-
nation of the price ofgrain is too high, and this
leads to the consideration of the prospects of the
markets for some time to c@ne. can see moth
ing but what is cheering and promising. For Ave
years, al least, the emigration LlaE Will be
ing into Kanzas will make lively home market
for all that the older settlers can supply, and as
soon as the Eastern portion OF Kanzas can raise
more than enough for home use, there will be a
demand for it in the new States that are destined
to grow up West of Kanzas, on and near the
route Of the great Pacific Railroad, and Kanzas
must be the leader in the prosecution of that
great work, and whenever the work is finished the
West will we'll he to Kanzas what the East is to
the Western States in the matter of markets.
Kanzas occupies the geographical centre Of North
America, it is two hundred miles in breadth
North and South, and seven hundred and fifty
long. Nearly one half of its Eastern border is
washed by the Missouri river
Beside settlers that will be continually pouring
into Kanzas, are the military roads that cross
kanzas in all directions, to Santa Fe California,
Oregon, Washington Territory, Salt Lake CITY
and numerous forts. The Santa Fe road, the
greatest natural highway in the world passes
through Kanzas These roads are traversed by
thousands Of trains each season. The grain and
stock are now purchased in Missouri, Arkansas,
and Ferax, and most of the grain has been ship.
ped up the Missouri river from Illinois, One
company alone, Mayors & Russell, bought nine.
teen thousand head of oxen. which they drove
| from Missouri, Arkanzas, and Texas. They give
| employment to more than two thousand hands
| and require two thousand wagons, which they
| had to ship from St. Louis, four hundred and fifty
| FIVE miles, It's those military roads that have
| wealth in that State, but, in a few years. they
must look in another direction for market, for.
| instead of government trains purchasing of them
and transporting to Kanzas, they will buy in
| Kanzas as soon as the settlers can supply them.
| None that are looking Westward for homes need
fear that the Titles of the soil in Kanzas will not
| be generously rewarded. The climate is milder
than in the same latitudes East of the Mississip-
| pi, the Winters being less severe and the Au.
tumns longer. The river does not close until
about the middle Of January, and opens as early
/ as the midde.of February. This Winter boats
have been running all the time. The month of
January was as balmy as May. The seasons are
some weeks earlier than those of New England
and New York. Farmers have been breaking
prairie all Winter, except few days in February.
The climate is we'll adapted to the cultivation to
all the different grains and fruit raised in Nilsson.
II, Southern Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Virgin
ia.
Much has been said in regard to the scarcity
| oil timber in hanzas, and enough to lead many to
suppose that there was SO great a scarcity that
prairie farms would be OF scarcely any value The
timber lands are nearly all claimed in the Eastern
portion Of Kanzas, but timber can be obtained
reasonably, and there is yet much timber land in
the Western and Southern parts Of Kanzas un.
claimed. Nature has provided for the deficiency
OF timber, BY storing beneath the surface an un.
limited supply of coal. There is plenty of good
stone for building purposes, and with coal for
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enough timber, for years to come, until settlers
can raise their timber. which grows with great ra.
pldlty and luxurance, upon our rich prairie soil
Water in kanzas is everywhere good Nearly
every section Of land has clear springs of water
gushing out from the top Of the ground, aad
forming clear creeks. A better watered conntry
cannot be found In point of health, Kanzas
will compare favoraby with any State o + Terrific.
ny in the Union, as it has no swampy lands. bn,
plenty Of good spring water. 1t is not subject d
the epidemic Of fever and ague in the Autumn
that most OF the Western States are The gen
eral appearance OF the country is beautiful in.
deed. The broad prairies, covered with luxuri
ant growth of grass, dotted here and there with
small groves and belts Of timber, which is found
everywhere along the streams, form a scene a.
once striking and beautiful.
There is as yet plenty Of choice prairie that /,
awaiting to welcome the new conner, presenting
everywhere, cheerful face and ready TO yield n,
rich harvests to the enterprisng farmer. There
is room enough for all. Thousands and tens Of
thousands may all be suited, but they SHOULD
come soon, for no man ever made anything b,
delay in settling in a new country Persons o
all classes from the day laborer to the capitalist
may be looking kanzaaward, and all anxious L
know what their chance would be. | would saw
II you are able and willing to work, you ma,
safely come. Though you have not single dol
lar when you arriye,tyou can lay foundation fol
competency But dry goods store clerks Ant
ppe-stem legged handles, fit only to handle rib
bons and exchange nonsense in parlors with
young ladies. should never come to Kanzas
| There are no pale faces here. have seen man,
OF those feather-bed nursings leaving KAMA,
the same day or the day after their arrival, saw
ing, "kanzas was no place for them they had L
sleep on the floor the first night and thew wer,
off" No one should come to Kanzas expecting
to find everything as It Is in the older countries
But the man who will take hold Of the pillow, or