The Kanzas news., 1858-11-27
From the kansas City Metropolitan,
Letter From the Territory.
EMPoRrA. Kansas. Nov

Arrived here from your goodly citys af-
/ ter three days journey, in rather pnm-
! iced condition. The starch had been con-
pletely taken out of me- was thoroughly
wilted. But weeks rusticating-faeing
the praiRie winds, swinging an axe, and
/ feeding on the mammoth vegetable Pro-
ductions of the s<great Neosho Valley" has
quite set on my (long) legs again. 1 had
I the pleasure of finding old friends in the
enjoyment of that good health and fortune
which they SO richly deserve. Emporia
has improved much since / was last here,
as also the country roundabout. The crops
/ have been excellent this season, and most
/ of the farmers have surplus OF corn,
wheat, potatoes, etc., on hand. Winter
wheat has succeeded, as a crop, muehrbet-
/ ter than spring wheat, aud the climate and
/ soil are undoubtedly perfectly adapted to
! its culture Some of the farmers in this Vi
cinity have raised fifty bushels of winter
wheat 10 the. acre the past season. Lime1s
one of the chief constituents of a5wheat
growing soil. Whenever this; becomes ex-
| hausted the soil is worthless for wheat cul-
ture. Lime exists in the Kansas soil to
remarkable extent-is seemingly inexhaust-
ible. The sub-stratum, too, Is invariably
imestone-so that the exhaustiop,of this
necessary ingredient here is not likely 10
take place soon. 1t has thus been wisely
ordered by Providence that the country
which, from its natural position, commands
/ all the avenues of approach to the mineral
regions of the west should be best adapted
to the production of the great staple which
| the necessity of those regions demands.
The bulk of this years emigration to
Kansas has sought the Valleys of the Nee-
III Vel
.--or, in other words, Central, Southern and
Southwestern Kansas. There is reason
| for this. The inducements offered to emf
grants by this region are efar superior to
those of the more northern portions of. the
Territory. Timber is more plenty, the soil
is warmer and better adapted to the growth
| of grain, the streams are larger, and water
power more abundant Coal and fine bnild-
! ing stone are found in abundance every
where. The Neosho Valley viii undoubt-
edly be the center of wealth in the Terrific
ry before the expiration of FIVE years. It
is emphatically the "Garden of Kansas
! am told that an effort is now beng made
10 secure the immediate establishments Of
mail route between this place and Kansas
! City, the mail to be conveyed by q lineof
stages-thus making Kansas City the point
of disem mbarkation for the travel to the Cen
iral and Southwestern portions of Kansas.
The opening of this route would do much
TO center the trade of this region at Kansas
| City. and would also be a great advantage
to this end of the route. Those who never
visited this portion of the country cannot
form any idea of the resources which are
being developed by the trained industry of
the free North. The difference between
| Kansas settlements one year oldand Missou-
ri settlements twenty years old, is very
great, and entirely in favor of the former
| The fact oft is, that the sight of These
broad pralries so lately consecrated to frees
dom, and the scent of the mountain breezes
sweeping over them, bearing the fragrance
of flowers, is of Itself enough to infuse new
life and energy into any person not entirely
lost TO the grand and glorious in natafe.--
Highly cultivated fields, covered with q
wealth of grain. the fruits of industry,
| snug farm houses, the picture OF happy. con-
tentment, are TO be seen on every hand,
around whose hearthstones smile again
/ ss.,1bs h.,r,li4-------- =
/ The rapid settlement of Kansas, and the.
| quick growth here of all the distinguishing
| features and elements of the highest order
tof civilization, is one of the problems of
! this generation and time. ~
I have been pleased to observe that the
people generally begin to look with more
favor upon Kansas City, and the result will
be that. with proper effort, the whole Of the
trade of this portion of the Territory,
enough of itself to build upa city of no or
binary magnitude. can be centered at Kan;
sas City. OF course, the people feel that
it would be more to their pecuuiary advan-
tage TO build up such city within their
own borders. But they contrastthe energy
3 and enterprise of your Kansas City Iner-s
chants with the inertia of those of Leayen7
] worth and Wyandott, and draw their own
conclusions therefore let Kansas City move
Tia the n1atterlof roads. It should be their
i Kansas at once With good road. A good,
direct road from Kansas City TO Emporia
J, would secure the trade of the whole South
. west also, which is obliged to come through
4 this place in going to and returning from
{ the mines. And while the future of Kan
. sas City by these means, Is made glorious
largest inland city IN Kansas 7 his viii be
) the result. in part. of its central aud COM
8 man ling position geographically 1t silf.
-l therefore, be more to the interest Of Kan
/. sas City to connect herself with this place
e than with any other point IN the interior. :
!. Political matters are very dull Just at
5 present I have Just learned that the Con-
4 fyention which was called 20 meet on the
10th inst, at Lawrence; TO consldef The pro-
et priety of a Reorganization. was 50 slimly
{ attended that It was deemed unadyIsahle 10
+ take any. action whatever. and accordingly
adiouraed sise de. Il is quite probable
that another Free State ConT enfiona viii
= / nev;er be held. The party viii be supplant-
: ed by other organizations. -. :
The late stormy and disagreesble weather
i has apparently given way s.for good TO
: clear and frosty but pleasant days. The