The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-03-20


While speaking of Emporia. va .
as well add that a serious drawbael.
been experienced for the want Of =.
Four wells have been sunk at an imm.
ecst-three Of them by the Town C
pany Of which is about 50 s..t
depth. another 81, and the Others a. a.
half this depth, each without p,oc,. &
water Two or three other Well,
been sunk near the steam saw mill-xn,
is supplied with water from from on.
them-on the north part of the tow, :.
with an abundance of water at .l.
twenty feet. On farm claims adio;,:.
the town, and all over that region s,l1
|fysqft water is obtained at "a mode.
depth. The four wells first nentio,.,
have been sunk on an area Of E
hundred feet. 1t is probable tb,.
change Of twenty Or thirty rods Won.
have changed the prospects for water, S
We. remember that the Emigran: a.
Company sunk well just east of Asss
ehusetts street, in Lawrence, at dep.b
55 feet, and walled it up, but they b
only foot of water, and that wasofs
account, because of its mineral qualt.
A dozen rods east of this Mr.. KnLASb.
one of the finest wells in the coupt,
supplying several large families with
abundance, of water during the dryz
season of the year, at q less depth; VII.
Mr.. Kimball, but few rods further Ese
has good supply at some thirty-fveiss
the Emporia Town Company, we unis. J
stand. have resolved at any cost tOFA
cure water in the town. and hare nor
operation an, arfesian borer. With Is
they viii be able to perforate the earth
any depth. With il. they are cOnfaz
they will procure an abundant SIMPLY
living water. Should they fail, hos,
eyer-if that were possible-they han
resolved to make a large reservoir on tia
elevation commanding the town, and vii
force pump and suitable machinerysV,
ply the toRn, at their own expeHS
through iron pipes, with water from Ii s
Cottonwood, which is living streaa
rising from springs, and surpassed by
water in Kansas in purity, as it fiowsoFsT )
agrayelly bed. With this guaranty to /
realized in few months at farthercss ts .
town can have no rival in southern Er
sas, though many have been projectefh
that region, but they lack the essential d
desirable location.
After remaining a week we determinsi /
to visit Lecompton and prove UP oureldA
1t had been our purpose to have retunk
by way of Council Grove and, Agnes Ctr /
but the heavy rain of Friday night mla
the travelling hard, hence we took The
shortest route. We were the more aII
ious to make. this trip, because Of ta
favorable acquaintancss we had made d
persons residing there and on the rCge,
particularly of Messrs. GenDARp, Colts.
BIA, BAKER, EsPY, &c. With the exceF
ton Of the cali on Mr.. MIcKLE, at Watg-
loo, and the interesting acquaintance mad;
with his family, nothing worthy of Obss
vation occurred until. we left the Sam
Fe road, some twelve miles this side d
Burlingame, as our route to this point ws
the same which we had passed over q
our downward trip.
,, We observed that many choice claims
had been taken and impreyed since vi
passed over this region a year ago. Partsl
ilarly7 in the vicinity of Camp and Ell
creeks. Atthat time but few claims hsi
been taken, now they are nearly all Oc'U
pied with families, and they show gsEl
progress. A town has been laid out s
Twin Mounds some eighteen miles fI0n|
Lawrence, which has taken the name d
those beautiful elninences, rising, as il !!
the hand of man, and overlooking is|
many miles this whole country. On th'
topof them are some three acres Of lsvs
land, on one of which it is the purposei
erect building for FIRST class pubs
school, as also for an observatory.
Several families have already locsts'
on the town site, and cur fsiend II. HIAfi
has built fine dwelling, costing nsE
three thousand dollars (which be ha
kindly opened for the accommodation d
travellers. The town site. though elr
waited, ensurins it to be healthy loestioi
is supplied with water by wells at mo-
I:erate depth. We stopped here for is
night, receiving every attention, and :
the Haernings on calling for cur bill, W.
modestly informed that our hes s.tcas esalh
ed. w no wouldn't wear sehalked hsi
in these hard times On Tuesday molT
ing we passed Clinton on eur way OLas'
renee, and were agreeably disappointed t
see such progress in town-makiDg in 4
single year.mT The black injustice done >
some graceless seaznps N that vicinity, IS
summer, to gentleman snd bis wiz
viii cast a reproaeh upon thai town unl
the citizens take occasion to publicly dS
claim an indersensnto of the act. Bloon
ingteu, It's next door neighbor. seems D
to be favored with thespirit of progress
so full an extent as does itsriyal.
Lest we weary sur readers we sh'-
close, not, howsyez. until We assure thss
that from the character Of the iufeETnsha
which reached Us from ali saaEters, .
response to inquiries, aEd frem our O1'
observation, theEe IS q country lying at ID
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