Freeman's champion., 1858-07-15

KANZAS TERRITORY.

A4ANAZAO \ AGIhAbAAONA
HNHE settlement Of Kanzas will be read III
Il thefuture with great interest The ter
rors Of her political history for the first two
years will not astonish the future much
more than her material prosperity and rapid
settlement that so Immediately succeeded
the restoration Of peace. The period OF
ner fraterhal civil war, for two years, was
marked with greater brutality aud danger
than any other period siSce 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 abetting 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 denunciation against the wrongs COM
mitted upon the rights Of their counTymen,
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. 4..l.
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 perhapsa 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 bouhtful return
These towns are located in different parts
Of tile territory, and the eye Of the saga
couS specuIator will soon discover them
With-the map of Kanzas in his hand, he
will readily decide in his mind the lines 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
uement thatis now flowing in here,
PRAIRIE CITY
Is situated on the new Santa Fe road for.
ty-tive 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 fourto six thousand pounds, and in
trains of from ten to fifty wagons; making
the distance of line hundred miles in
drives of from ten TO twenty miles each
day. Passing through the town are roads
running from Lawrence to 0sawatomie,
Peoria, Paola, Ohio City, Stanton, and all
points IN the Neosho and Pottawatomie
country, which have immense travel.
The location Of PRAIRIE Cry is not equal
led certainly not surpasscd--by any point
on this road, at all suitable for a town. Ii
lies ON beautiful piece of land gently
sloping to the South, with prominent bluff
on the northern extremity, from which can
be seen for distance Of thirty miles, the
most enchanting scenery Of the Italy Of
Americaj' in speaaing Of which, the Rev
John Pierpont said God MIGHT make a
lovelier country, but itisvery certain that
he never HAS" The LaWfchce' Herald Of
Freedom, Of Aug. 10Th, 1851, says:
"PRAlRlE CITY.-Wc passed through this
thriving town last week, and pronounce i,
one of the most beautilultown sites in Kan.
zas. In country like this, where every
man thinks his claim handsome enough fol
a town and every town sees beauties in it'
own location, which no extravaganza car
over state, it is no little credit to the orjgi
nators TO say and to feel, that the natua
beauties of scenery which surround then
are equal to the first in Kangas. The peo
pie, 100, have the true pioneer grit stono
buildings, frame buildings, log buildings
shantes and cloth houses, all indicate
thrift and courage, On tn; summit of tn,
hill, which overlooks the country far anC
wide, is now being erected a substantial
stone building for a seminary of learning.
Bordering on the northern and southern
extremities of the town are branches of tn
Ottawa creek, thus supplying il with al
abundance OF wholesome water.
Both of these streams are lined with tim
Der, from quarter to mile in breadth. TIL
black walnut and the burr oak are the pre-
vailing varieties, interspersed with hack
berry, hickory; etc there is no pine o
hemlock in Eastern Ranzas. This timbe
is all taken by actual settlers, who reside Oh
the ground. Claims with timber can b.
bought ut this time, from fyeto fifteen hun
dred dollars
PRAIRIE.
AS fine prairie as there Is IN this countr'