The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1858-11-27
From the Emporid Neses.
News from the Upper Neosho-

HE hAws.-Charles Wilmington in
forms US that he is now building, and has
nearly completed, a large building, to be
used as the agency for the Kaws. 1t is
situated at the mouth of Big John creek,
on the road to Council Grove, and is built
from money appropriated some two or
three years ago. We fear this indicates
determination on the part of the Admin
istration, to retain the Kaws in their pres
ent location, in disregard OF the best
interest of the Indians, as we'll as the
vested rights of our citizens, who settled
upon the lands when they were open for
settlement, and before such thing as
Kaw reservation in that locality had been
dreamed of by anybody.
We learn that the payment of the Kaw
annuities came off last week, when they
received about $1,000, which they imme-
diately expended, of course, for whisky,
tobacco, and afew other necessaries.
Meantime settlers are daily making
claims upon their ESQ., called) Reserve, and
settling down with their families, with q
full determination to see the business
through. If anybody expects them to
leave on short notice, under any circum-
stances, they will probably be disap-
pointed.
OF Emigrants are still coming in, and
inquiring for claims. They generally find
locations near, but we regret that some
few feel disappointed on arriving here, to
learn that the best lands are taken up in
| this immediats vicinity. Farms, espe-
cially improved ones, are valued high
around Emporia, but that should be an
inducement for others to seek the lands
adjacent, as they also will become valu-
able soon. For instance, say lands within
three miles of town, which are now worth
ten dollars per acre, should increase in
value another year to twenty, then those
six miles off, which now remain untaken,
would be worth ten. So it will be; and
those who settle up the lands at that dis
lance will find out, too, at some future
time, that they are far better off than if
they had located elsewhere, even on a
town site.
We stated few weeks ago that
some workmen, engaged in digging well
on Commercial street, north of Seventh
avenue, had struck vein of water at a
distance of "a feet from the surface
Just as the workmen were commencing
to wall up the well, the recent heavy
storm came on, and it "caved in" to such
an extent as to render it entirely useless
to do anything further with it. Accord
ingly, the workmen were set to work to
dig another we'll, few feet north of the
former one, and we are happy to state
that on Thursday they struck vein of
water, much stronger than the one before
referred to. AS consequence, we expect
to see new buildings springing up in that
part of our village.
BUFFALO Hunt Messrs. Goodwill,
Van Horn, Hunter and others, from the
neighborhood Of the Junction, returned
last Sunday from buffalo hunt, on which
they had been absent from home nearly
three weeks. They found plenty of buff
falo on the Big Arkansas, and killed as
many as they wanted, or could haul home.
They found them very fat. Like every
body else, they represent that the country
in the valleys of the Walnut, Whitewater
and their tributaries, is exceedingly fine.
That on the Arkansas is also good, but
lacks timber. We learn that buffaloes have
made their appearance in big droves q
short distance above Diamond Springs
within days ride of Emporia.
OF We learn that the Santa Fe mail
train, on its way out in October, was
attacked by party of about 1900 Ca
msnche Indians, and robbed of their
blankets, provisions, etc.
The same party attacked one of Majors
& Russell's trains, and after compelling
the men-about thirty in number-to
cook dinner for the whole company, drove
off one of their latest oxen, and then
permitted them to pass on without fur
Their molestation. These redskins will
have to be looked after.
SHELLRocK FALLs.-From Mr.. John j
Delashmutt, who lives in this township
which lies upon the Verdigris, below Mad.
ison, we learn that from lack of organi.
cation no polls were opened there at the
October election, though there are not Less
than sixty-fve voters in the township
There has been large emigration to thai
nelSnDornooo the past season, ana Tine
"cry is still they come"-there being abou
dozen families, mostly of the Norton
, connection, now on the road.
GA company Of men, bound fol
Pixies Peak, have taken up winter quar-
tiers in this vicinity, intending to take ar
early start in the spring. They did not
feel inclined to risk their lives on the
plains this winter. Sensible men. VIZ
understand that other companies will fol.
low suit.
OF We understand that preliminary
steps are being taken to organize lodge
of Good Templars in Emporia. Although
Emporia is one of the most temporal,
/ towns in Kansas, we hope that this com
, meEdable object viii meet with the sue
j cess it deserves.
OF The dry goods trade in Empori'
for the last week has been quite brisk
All our merchants have been busy, and WI
venture the assertion that more dry good
have been sold in this place than in any
other town in Southern Kansas.