Freeman's champion., 1858-08-12
The LeavenWorth & IT. Gibson r.
R,-(he survey Commenced.

p lhe surveyors commenced opera
tions on this road this morning be-
tween Lawrence and Prairie City,
and soon, probably, the entire route
will be surveyed. All that is expec-
ted to be accomplished this season is
to designate and prepare chart OF
the route and file plat of the same
in the land offices oil the Districts
through which it will run. This is
to be done for the purpose Of keeping
Government lands Withheld from mar
ket until Congress decides on the
Company's petition for a grant of
land tor purposes OF the roal, which
will be done ut the next session. If
their petition is granted, the road will
be built Immediately. DR.. CHAPMAN,
President, Of the Company and an
old and experienced man in the rail-
road business, has the most Sanguine
confidence that the action of Con-
gress on this matter will be agreeable
to the Company.
This road, when completed, will be
very important one Tor kanzas.
Commencing at Leavenworth City,
the commercial metrop,. lis Of Kanzas,
it is to run through Delaware, Law
renee, Prairie City, and directly south
to some point in Anderson county,
where it will cross the Jefferson City
IL Neosho valley R. r. now being con-
structed, thence still Southward into
the Indian Territory to Fort Gibson,
at the head of navigation on the Ar
kansas river. Thus Southern and
Central Kanzas will have a direct
steam communication with the cotton
growing and Sugar-producing States,
and also placed within few hours
distance OF our commercial towns Of
the North. Cotton, Sugar, Molas-
ses-all of the southern staples OF
produce will flow in here in abundance
and the best Of pine lumber, which is
said is now furnished in Arkansas at
ive and six dollars per thousand,
will then be supplied us al as low fg =
ures as the walnut and oak lum Der
which we are now using, is held at.
AS FIT. Gibson is only about five hun
dred miles from the Gulf Of Mexico,
the next move will be TO run a road
through to the Gulf, which will be
done within the next ten years at the
IartheSt. This will bring us within
eight or nine hundred miles Of the
sea coasts, and less than two days
travel.
In this age Of steam and progress
projects like the present contemplated
one are pushed through with scarcely
no wonder or doubt, and simply a
talk Of such an enterprise is almost
an insurance of its being executed !!
DR.. j. B. CHAPMAN, the father OF
this movement, is man of indefati-
gable energy anu perseverance, and
is devoting nearly his entire time to
the prosecution OF this road. The
Board OF Directors is also composed
of an energetic and stirring class Of
men, and if the. petition for grant
Of land is favorably received by Con
gress, work will be at once com
menced, and the entire road pushed
ahead with all possible vigor. Dr.
CANNIFr, Commissioner for this sec.
tion Of the route, is faithfully exer
cising his duties, and no doubt tn,
other Commissioners of the Company
are doing the same. ""0>
The next meeting Of the r. R, Com
pany is to be held at Garnett, Ander'
son county, on next Wednesday,
We shall publish its proceedings
The President Of the Company has
agreed to furnish us with a complete
statement Of the present condition
Of the Company, feasibility Of the
project, description Of the route, ant
everything appcrtaining to the pro
.ject, which will be Of much value ant
interest to our readers, and to whom
we intend to furnish an account, o.
soon as given us.