The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-18
For tie Herald Of Freedom.
Notice Of olathe.
OLATHE, johnson County, !
K T. Sent. 18th. 1858. {


advantages of liue town in johnson
County, Kansas Territory. By reference
to the map of johnson County, you will
perceive that Olathe, the subject of my
letter, is situated on the great Santa Fe
road leading from Independence, No,
to New Mexico, over which hundreds
and thousands of teams pass annually. 1t
is sixteen miles from Westport, No, and
twenty from Kansas City, and about
thirty miles south of Leavenworth City,
and twenty-five miles east of Lawrence.
It will also be seen by the map that Ola
the is in the exact centre of the County
making it very favorable location for
the County seat. With the finest coun-
try surrounding it, of any other part of
the Territory, the creek bottoms in the vi
cinity of the town are covered with
most luxuriant growth of timber, consist
ing principally of black walnut and oak
of the best quality. Cedar and Mill
creeks head just south of the town, one
on the east and the other on thewest, run
ming north parallel with the town, which
affords an abundance of the best running
water in the dryest times, for stock &c.
There are also three good, living springs
of never failing water on the town site,
which affords thousands of water of the
purest kind for family use.
There is also an immense quantity Of
sand and limestone rock on the town
site, for building purposes; sand bank
has also been discovered close by, whic h
affords great facilities for building stone
buildings; four good, large stone build
ings are now in course of erection, and it
is generally conceded that they can be
put up cheaper than frame. The outlet
to and from the town is unsurpassed by
any town in the County. We have all
the advantages of the great Santa Fe road,
and we have a road leading direct
from Leavenworth City, ria Monticello,
through Olathe via Spring Hill, Osawato-
mie and to Fort Scott. This road is des-
tined soon to be the great thoroughfare
upon which the government teams will
pass and transport all their munitions, &C.,
from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Scott.
Another road has also been laid out, con-
Meeting with road leading from Pleas
ant Hill, Mo-, through the beautiful vii
lage of Aubry, running due north west
through Olathe to Lexington, thence on
to Lawrence. This road will soon be
numbered among the best in Eastern Kan
sas. l have been very credibly inform
ed that there will be line of four-horse
coaches running upon this road on and af.
ter the first of November, from Pleasant
Hill, No., to Lawrence via Aubry, Olathe
Lexington, &C., Another road has beer
laid out and opened from this place tc
Oxford or New Santa Fe, Mo.
People travelling west will find it much
to their advantage to come to Olathe
and take the direct road TO Oxford; the
rav;nes and creeks are all bridged, so thai
the traveller will find no difficulty in trav.
cling it. Olathe was laid out abou
eighteen months since, and now contains
ten hundred and fifty inhabitants. 1t ha.
three dry goods and grocery stores, two
hotels, wagon-maker's shop is about
completed, and a good, comp etent work
man will soon be in it, to accommodate tn,
public. The blacksmithing is carried OIL
by man who throughly understands hi:
business, and will always be found ready
at his post, and willing to toaccommodate hi
customers. A bakery has been establish
ed in the place, which is doing yer,
thriving business. There are also tw,
shoemaker's shops in the place, wher
work can be had as cheap as in Kansa
City. A harness maker and cabine
maker would do well to locate here. 4
paper is also needed very much. Lib
eral inducements are held out to mechan
les or merchants to settle. With US lot
can be had on the most reasonable terms
and to any one who will start a pspe
in our place, 1 would say, they can ge
large subscriptions and alarge donation o
town lots for the support of the same
Measures have been taken by prominen
men to erect a steam four-mill TIL
building is to be a stone one, and bull
in the best manner; there will be sui
ficient number of burrs to grind all tn,
grain that may be brought. This is goo'
enterprise, and one that have every as
surance will succeed. Taking every thin
into consideration, l think that there ar,
but few places that present such induce
ments as the town of Olathe. The mel
chant, the mechanic, the laborer, can a
find business, and good society, schools t
send their children to, and Ssbbatl
schools to attend on the Sabbath. a.
persons wishing to locate in to,0n, or t
purchase land, will do well to visit Ola
the ere they purchase elsewhere. For fur
ther information, address l. T. Barton
President of the Company, or S. F. Hill
Postmaster, or the initials of the commu
nication.
: County Convention of the Free Stat
party met at Princeton, pursuant to cal
on the 4th of September. The Conven
ton was called to order and committe,
appointed on credentials, and perma
nent organization formed. The Conven
tion then adjourned to meet at Olathe. a