Freeman's champion., 1858-02-25
RAIRlE CITY,
KANZAS TERRITORY,

TN he settlement Of Kanzas will be read in
IL thefuture with great interest. The ter.
rors Of her political history for the first two
wears will not astonish the future much
more than her material prosperity and rapid
settlement that 80 Immediately succeeded
the restoration of peace The period of
ner fraternal civil war, for two years, was
marked with greater brutality and danger
than any other period siace the formation of
the Federal Government determination of
the Free State settlers by death, or removal
from the country was fully determined upon
by the men abelling and leading this unnat-
urul warfare against their brothers, who had
attempted to carve home from this wild
but beautiful country, Their expressions
have enlisted the sympathy, the talent, and
the purse of the free North in behalf of
their suffering brothers in the midst of
Of these occidental regions. The tongues
Of old defenders Of the cause Of Freedom,
united with many new ones--have been
heard in our national councils, in warning
and denunciaton against the wrongs com.
mitted upon the rights of their countrymen
The immigration into the Territory this
spring with 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 on paper, with perhaps location
None, however, are to be covered by
swamps, or lakes, as in many of the new
States of the 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-
tined to yield most bountiful return.
These towns are located in different parts
Of the territory, and the eye of the saga
cious speculator will soon discover them
With the map of Kanzas in his hand, he
will readily decide III his mind the liues that
are TO be the great commercial arteries of the
country, through which are to ebb and flow
the business of the country, and carry to The
still farther west, the civilization and set
lement that is now flowing in here,
PRAIRIE CITY
Is situated on the new Santa Fe road for.
ty-hve miles west of Kanzas City, and fif'
teen miles south OF Lawrence. The com
merce of New Mexico will soon be carried
through this town, in wagons, each drawn
by five or six pair of oxen or mules, carrying
from four to six thousand pounds, aud il
trains OF from ten to fifty wagons; making
the distance of Line hundred miles II
drives of from ten 10 twenty miles eacl
day. Passing through the town are roads
running from Lawrence to 0sawatomie
Peoria, Paola, Ohio City, Stanton, and al
points IN the Neosho and Pottawatomi,
country, which have immense travel,
The location Of PRAIRIE Cry is not equal
led certainly not surpassed--by any poin
on this road, at all suitable for town. |
lies on beautiful piece Of land gent,
sloping to the South, with prominent blul
on the northern extremity, from which cal
be seen for distance Of thirty miles, tn
most enchanting scenery of the Italy 0
America in speaking of which, the Rev
John PierpoBt said "God MIGHT make
loyeler country, but it is very certain tha
he never HAS" The Lawrence Herald o
; Freedom, of Aug. 29th, 1857, says
"PRAmlE CITY,-We passed through thi
thriving town last week, and pronounce |
one Of the most beautifultown sites in Kan
zas, IN country like this, where ever,
man thinks his claim handsome enough 70
a town and every town sees beauties in it
{ own location, which no extravaganza ca
over state, it is no little credit to the odgi
nators to say and to feel, that the natula
beauties of scenery which surround then
arc equal to the first in Kanzas, The pee
pie, too, have the true pioneer grit ston
buildings, frame buildings, log buildings
shanties apd cloth houses, all indicat
thrift and courage, On tn. summit Of th
hill, which overlooks the country far an
; wide, is now being erected substantial
stone building for seminary Of learning.
Bordering on the northern and souther
extremities of the town are branches of tn
Ottawa creek, thus supplying it with a
abundance Of wholesome water.
| Both Of these streams are lined with tin
ber, from quarter toa mile in breadth, Til
r black walnut and the burr oak are the pr,
vailng varieties, interspersed with hOol
berry, hickory; etc there is no pine {
| hemlock in Eastern Kanzas. This timbt
is all taken by actual settlers, whoreside Q
the ground, Claims with timber can /
bought at this time, from five to fifteen hui
dred dollars.
PRAIRIE.
As fine prairie as there is in this countl
, lies round about in this region.
TIMBER. >
There is sufficient quantity of timb,
to supply the reasonable wants of the farl
ers, aud for town purposes. And timb
D grows very fast in this country; the Locu
can bo grown from the seed in three or 70,
years, sufficiently large for fence posts,
' FENCING.
A claim can hardly DO found witho
sufficient stone on the same TO fen
: IL, and build all that is desred---Wire fen
: can be made nj cost Of about forty cents
rod. This kind of fence would be, v
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