Freeman's champion., 1858-03-18
PR AIRIF CITY.
yKANZAS TERRIT0RY.

uoyKANZAS TERRITORY. iaj
TN he settlement Of Kanzas will be read in
H. 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 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
tine 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-
urpl 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 onos--have been
heard in our national councils, in warning
and denunciation against the wrongs com
mitted upon the rights Of their countrymen'
Y 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 aprai-
rie fire, is now sweeping over the land.
Many Of these towns are only to have an
existence on paper, with perhaps q 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. p" .
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 specuator 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
tlement that is now flowing in here.
PRAIRIE CITY r.
Is situated on the new Santa Fe road, for
ty five 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 Ave or six pair Of oxen or mules, carrying
from four to six thousand pounds, and il
trains of from ten to fifty wagons; making
the distance of Line hundred miles IL
drives of from ten to twenty miles eacl
day. Passing through the town are road
running from Lawrence to 0sawatomle
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 moi surpassed--by any pom
on this road, at all suitable for town. l
lies on beautiful piece Of land gent,
sloping to the South, with prominent blul
on the northern extremity, from which caI
be seen for distance of thirty miles, tn,
most enchanting scenery Of the : Italy o
America !" in speaking Of which, the Rev
John PierpoAt said "God MIGHT make |
lovelier country, but it is very certain tha
he never HAS" The Lawrence Herald o.
Freedom of Aug. Goth, 1857, says:
"PRAIRIE CIrY.-We passed through thi'
thriving town last week, and pronounce i
one Of the most beautiful town sites in Kan
zas. In a country like this, where ever.
man thinks his claim handsome enough 70
a town and every town sees beauties in 1t
own location, which no extrayagance cal
over state, it is no little credit to tho orgi
nators to say and to feel, that the natuia
beauties of scenery which surround then
are equal to the first in Kanzas. The pee
pie, loo, have the true pioneer grit ston
buildings, frame buildings, log buildings
shanties and cloth houses, all indcat
thrift and courage On tn summit Of th
hill, which overlooks the country far an
wide, is now being erected substantiu
stone building for seminary Of learning.
Bordering on the northern and souther
extremities Of the town are branches of Ii
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. IL
black walnut and the burr oak are the pr
vailing varieties, interspersed with hOcl
berry, hickory; etc there is no pine {
hemlock in Eastern Kanzas. This timb,
is all taken by actual settlers, who reside 9
the ground. Claims with timber can |
bought at this time, from Aye to fifteen hui
dred dollars. aI
PRAIRIE. ...l
AS fine prairie as there is in this count
lies round about IN this region.
TIMBER.
There is sufficient quantity of timb
I TO supply the reasonable wants of the fart
ers, and for town purposes. And timb
grows very fast in this country; the Locu
can be grown from the seed In three or TO
years, sufficiently large for fence posts.
E 81" FENCING.
"A claim can hardly be found witho
sufficient stone on the same TO fen
, it, and build all that Is desred--Wire fen
can be made nj A cost of about forty centy