Freeman's champion., 1858-09-16
PRAIRIE CITY!
KANZAS TERRITORY.

II
Il the future with great interest. The ter.
rors ol her political history for the first two
years will not aslonish the future much
more tnan her material prosperity and rapid
settlement that 50 Immediately Succeeded
the restoration Of peace. The period Of
ner fralernll civil war, for two years, war
marked with greater brutality aud DANCES
than any other period sisce The formation of
the Federal Government: exlerminaliOn of
the Free STATE settlers by death, or removal
from the country was fully determined upon
by The uen abelting and leading this unilat-
uI8l warlale against their brothers, who had
attempted to carve a home from this wild
but beautiful country. Their expressions
have e"listed the sympathy, the talent, and
HE purse Of the free North in behalf Of
their suffering brothers in the midst o.
Vi these occidental re- sions. The tongues
: VI old defenders Of the cause of Freedo u,
uni,ed with many new ones--haye been
heard III our national councils, in warning
and denunciation against the wrongs com.
| nitted upon The rights Of their countrymen.
The immigration into the Territory this
spring witn the large amount Of capital,
and the consequent rise Of property, the
founding and building up of new towns is
as natural as the former period was unnat.
ural.
All the lands Of Eastern Kanzas, for 100
miles back, is soon to be occupied, not ex.
cepting many of the Indian Reservations
The mania for town property, like prai-
rie fire, is now sweeping over The land.
Many Of these towns are only to have an
existence Oh paper, with perhaps location.
None, however, are " be covered by
Swamps, Or lakes, as in many Of the new
States Of lhe West; for swamps and lakes
do not exist in kanzas.
Many Of these towns are to possess real
life, and investments made in them are des-
lined to yield most bounliful return.
These towns are located Ia different parts
Of the territory, and the eye Of the saga
cious speculalor will soon discover them
Nhh the map Of Kanzas in his hand, he
will readily decide l., hi, mind The liues that
are 10 be The great commercial arteries Of The
country, through which are To ebb and flow
The bu intss ol The country, aid carry to he
still farther west, tue civilization and sel-
lenent that is now flowing in here.
PRAIRIE CITY
Is situated on the new Santa Fe road for.
'y'tive miles west Of Kanzs, City, aud fif-
leen miles south Of Laurence. The CO IL
ulerce Of New Mexico will soon be carried
through this town, in wagons, each drawn
by live or six pair IF oxen or mules, carrying
: from four to six thousand ponnds, Al in
| a. o. "a ,,nl
the distance Of line hundred miles in
; drives Of from ten to twenty miles each
day. Passing through the town are roads
running from Lawrence to OSawatomie,
Peoria, Paola, Ohio City, Stanton, and all
POINTS IN the Neosho and Pouawatomie
country, which have immense travel.
The location Of PRAIRIE CRY is not equal.
led certainly not surpassed--by any point
IN Ihis road, AT all suitable for town. 1t
lies on a beautiful piece of land gently
sloping to the South, with Il prominent blulf
OH the nor,hern extremity, from which can
: be seen for distance Of thirty miles, the
most enchanting scenery Of the Italy of
America IN speaking Of which, The hev.
: John Picrpont said God MIGHT make n
|, loveler country, but tio very certain that
] he never HAS" The Lawrence Herald of
/, Freedom, Of Aug, 29thj 1857, says:
\, "PRAIRE OlTY,--We passed through this
: hriving town last week, and pronounce il
one of HE most beaulifultown sites in Kan
zas, In country like this, where every
}, manthinkS his claim handsome enoueh for
= q town and every town sees beauties in its
T. own location, which no exhavagance can
over state, it is no little credit to the origi.
nators TO say and to feel, that the natural
beauties Of scenery which surround them
! are equal to the first in kanzas. The peo.
= pie, Too, have the true pioneer grit stone
buildings, frame buildings, log buildings
shantes aud cloth houses, all indicate
= thrift and courage, On tn. summit Of the
hill, which oyerlVoks the country far and
wide, is now being erected n substantial
II stone building for seminary Of learning
!. Bordering on The northern and southern
/. eStremities Of the town are branches of the
+ Ottawa creek, thus supplying it with al
:. abundance OF Wholesome water.
+. Both Of these streams are lined with tim
Is Der, frou quarter To mills IN breadth, tn,
o black walhuV and the burr oak are the pre-
vailing varieties, interspetsed with hack
berry, hickory; etc there is no pine o
d hemlock in Eastern Kanzas. This timbe
:. Is all taken by actual settlers, who reside OF
the ground. Claims with timber can b,
I bought at this time, from five to fifteen hun
:, dred dollars.
l. PRAIRIE.
! AS fine prairie as there is IN this country
- lies round about IN this region.
/. TIMBER.
'r There is n sufficient quantity of timbc
TO supply tho reasonable wonts Of the farm
vrs, aud for town purposes. And timbe
q grows very fast In this country; the Locus
'' can be grown from the seed in three or fou
y years, sufficiently large for fence posts.
I. FENCING.
A claim can hardly be found withou
~ sufficient stone Oh the same TO fenc
l. 1t, and build all that Is desired fenc
can be made at cost of about forty cents
-, rod. This kind Of fence would be, W
u think, the most availableto start " it'll tn
0sage Orange will give protection to crop
In about four years from the seed.
. STONE.
We have the best Of building stone ol
q the town site In great abundance. Tn