Freeman's champion., 1858-05-13
PRAIRIE CITY (!
KANZAS TERRITORY.

AhNAhO Gnu4 O@Is
THE settlementuf Kanzas will be read II
j. the future with great interest. The ter
rors Of her political history for the first tN {
years will not astonish the future much
more than her material prosperity and rapid
,ethement that SO 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 olher period since the formation Of
the Federal Government: extermination ol
the Free State settlers by death, OF. removal
from the country was fully determined upon
by the men abettingald leading this unnat'
ursl 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 ol
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,
mtted 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 a most bountiful return,
These towns are located in different parts
of the territory, and the eye of the saga
cous speculator will soon discover them
With the map of Kanzas in his hand, he
will readily decide j hi+mind the lines that
are 10 be the great commercial arteries of the
country, through which are to ebb and flow
tile BUSINESS Of the country, and carry to the
still farther west, the civilization and set
tlement that is now flowing in here.
PRAIRIE CITY
Is situated Oh the new Santa Fe road for
ty.fve miles west of Kanzas City, and tif-
teen miles south Of Lawrlnce. 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, 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 Osawatomie,
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 surpassed by any point
on this road, at all suitable for a town. 1t
lies on beautiful piece of land gently
sloping tcthe South, with prominent bluff
on the northern extremity, from which can
be seen for a distance of thirty miles, the
most enchanting scenery of the Italy of
America in speaking Of which, the Rev.
John PierpoHt said "God MIGHT make n
loveler country, but it is very certain that
he never HAS" The Lawrence Herald of
Freedom, of Aug, 29th, 1857, says:
"PRAIRIE ClTY-We passed through this
hriving town last week, and pronounce il
one of The most beautifultown sites in Kan
zas. In country like this, where every
man thinks his claim handsome enough for
a town and every town sees beauties in its
own location, which no extravaganza can
over state, it is no little credit to the origi-
majors to say and to feel, that the natural
beauties of scenery which surro md them
are equal to the first in Kauzls. The peo-
pie, 100, have the true pioneer grit; stone
buildings, frame buildings, log buildings
shanties and cloth houses, all indicate
thrift and courage. On tn summit of the
hill, which overlooks the country far and
wide, is now being erected asubstantial
stone building for seminary of learning"
Bordering on the northern and southern
extremities Of the town are branches Of the
Ottawa creek. thus supplying it with an
abundance Of wholesome water.
Both Of these streams are lined with tim
UCit llOln HudiuVi lOb lnllV DICuulu' uC
black walnut, and the burr oak are the pre-
vailing varieties, interspersed with hack
berry, hickory; etc there is no pine or
homlock in Eastern Kanzas. This timber
is all taken by actual settlers, who reside on
the ground, Claims with timber can be
bought at this time, from five to fifteen hun
dred dollars.
PRAIRIE.
AS fine prairie as there is in. this country
lies round about III this region.
TIMBER.
There is a sufficient quantity Of timber
to supply the reasonable wants Of the farm
tfs, aud for town purposes. And timber
grows very fast in this country; the Locust
can be grown from the seed in three or foul
years; sufficiently large for fence posts.
FENCING.
"A claim can hardly be found without
sufficient stone on the same 10 fenc,
1t, and build all that.is desired-Wire fenc,
can be made at a cost of about forty cents {
rod. This kind Of fence would be, W,
think, the most available to start With /; th,
Usage Orange will give protection to crops
in about four years from tae seed.
STONE.
We have the best of building stone or