Freeman's champion., 1858-07-22

KANZAS TERRITORY

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KANZAS TERRITORY.
TNHE settlement Of Kanzas will be read IN
IL the future 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 fraternal civil war, for two years, was
marked with greater brutality and danger
than any other period siace 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.
urvl warfare against their brothers, who had
attempted to carve a 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 denunciaton against the wrongs COM
mitted upon the rights of their counwymen,
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-
eepting 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 most bountiful return.
These towns are located in different parts
of the territory, and the eye of the saga
cious speculator will soon discover them.
With the map of Kanzas in his hand, he
willreadily 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 that is now flowing in here.
PRAIRIE CITY
Is situated on the new Santa Fe road for
ty-hve miles west of Kanzas City, and tif-
teen miles south OF Lawrence. The COM
merce of New Mexicowil soon be carried
through this town, in wagons, each drawn
by five or six pair of oxen or ormules, carrying
from four to six thousand pounds, and in
trains Of from ten to fifty wagons; making
the distance of nine 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
certainly not surpassed-by any point
on this road, at all suitable for a town. 1t
lies on q 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
America in speaking Of which, The Rev.
John PierHt,c>,SssTidr, 5 God MIGHT make a
lovelier coulhly,but is very certain that
he never HAS" The Lawrence Herald of
Freedom of Aug. 29lh, 1857, says
"PRAmlE ClTY,-Wc passed through this
thriving town last week, and pronounce il
one of the most beaut ifultown sites in Kan
zas. In country like this, where every
man thinks his claim handsome enough for
town and every town sees beauties in its
own location, which no extravaganza can
over state, it is no little credit to the origi-
nators to say and to feel, that the natu' al
beauties of scenery which surround tl,em
are equal to the first n Kanzas, the peo.
pie, 100, have the troe pioneer grit stone
buildings, frame buildings log buildings
shanties and cloth ,.SSdses, all indicate
thrift aud COURAGE On ths summit of the
hp5 which Terlooks the country far and
wide, is now being erected a substantial
stone building for seminary of learning
Bordering on the northern and southern
eStrcmities Of the town are branches of tn,
Ottawa creek, thus supplying it with al
abundance Of wholesome water.
Both Of these streams are lined with tim
ber from q quarter toa mile in breadth. Tn,
black walnut and the burr oak are the pre-
vaillng varieties, ipterspersed with hack
berry, hickory; etc; there is no pine O
hemlock in Eastern Kanzas. This timbe
is all taken by actual settlers, who reside Oh
the ground. Claims with timber can b,
bought at this time, rom FIVE to fifteen hun
dred dollars.
PRAIRIE.
As fine praine as here is In this country
lies round about in this region.
TIMBER.
There is sufficient quantity of timbe
TO supply the reasonable wants of the farm
ers, aud for town purposes. And timbe
grows very fast in this country the Locus
eau be grown from the seed ia three or iou
years, sufficiently large for fence posts.
FENCING.
A claim can hardly be found withou
sufficient stone on the same to ienc
it, and build all that is desied--Wire fenc
can be made at cost Of about forty cents
rod. This kind OF fence would be, w
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