, 1859-04-11

Leaving tue Iaclilc hQ1ifOad I'll jefferson lily
on board thc steamer Ainnehaha, on the night
Of Thursday, the cath ult, after somewhat
tedious trip of four days, landed 1T
KANSAS CITY.
Is this place has now become point Of con.
siderable commercial importance, and is more
over the rival Of Leavenworth as IN outitting
post and point Of departure for the Peak, few
words in regard thereto, in passing, may not be
out Of place. First, Us regards the city itself
aud its prospects for the future: Kansas City
las shot ahead wonderfully during the past year.
The enterprise and capital Of the young corpo-
ration, backed by the bone and sinew Of few
score Of sturdy patlanders, are fast overcoming
the obstacles which nature has thrown III the
way Of good town site. The work Of cutting
down these hills or "natural excrescences," US
tic immortal jenkins would cull them, and fill
ing up tho Lcsce and grading the streets and
suburban roads to level suitable to the de-
ulands ofcommcrce and traffic, is going forward
SO steadily aud with such evilcnt success that
by the c'ose Of the present year it is confident
ly expected that in the more immediate vicinity
Of the rirer this work will be accomplished, and
+''e H'J"" AA0 - M VI lAlS CAr "
brought to proper level.
Large ind valuable additions have also been
made to tue city in the way If buildings MI
lnerous fine brick business blocks, and tasteful
well-furnishcd residences have been erected.
McGce's Addition is brought within fifteen
nihlutcs walk Of the Leyee br the continuation
and filling Of Main street, and the general clar-
ucter and inspect Of men and things generally
much improved Far from having had any oc-
casion to change the opinion which formed Of
the prospects Of Kansas City on my last trip in
March '5s. am now even more strongly i'm
pressed with the importance Of the position
whcl, IT occupies in regard to the vast country
tributary to it. It only needs little more Of
the Young America progressive spirit to sue
cessfully countcract the old-foEyism which at
present controls the real estate and corporate
interests Of the place, to place it where it legti
nlutely belongs, next to st. Louis, the most i'm.
portunt river town in the State. Of its advau-
taycs rs Pixies Peak outfstins and c1nigrant
punt, by-and-by.
Lcaying Kansas City On the clst, on board
the Platte Valley. and passing Wyandot1e,
growing city Of about o,th" inhabitants, pleas
antly and advantageous y situated at the mouth
Of Kansas City, and steaniug On slowly against
the swift current uf the river Of mud, after nu-
rncrous delays occasioned by the uncertainties
uf navigation and the numerous stopnuges to
put of passengers, slip freight, wood up, and
50 forth, shortly before noon Of the following
| day, the steamer landed at the 1eyee Of
LEAvKSwoR1u CITY.
This is the present commercial metropolis Of
Kansas, a4a the principal point of departure for
the mines. Here VIC bid goodbye to majority Of
the "lealers" F" on board, and learning that scv-
| eraE hours would be occupied in transferring the
passengers aud freight, | wandered ashore to
| sec the sights.
| Leavenworth is the Chicago Of Kansas, and in
the busy, animated appearance which II presents
t" the stranger, bears . striking resemblance to
"ur Western Gotham. Its growth has indeed
been surprising, equaling The most fabulous
| statements yet made Of the wonderful growth of
Western cities. 1t is little more than four years
old, and already numbers between ninc aud ten
| thousand inhabitants. Thus much believe to be
| i tact. Sanguine census makers and real estate
| spectators boast population Of l5.Na. But
the truth is surely marvellous enough, without
| the aid Of romance.
From the fact Of being lncated ut one of the
safest and most accessible landings on the river,
but three mics below the Fort, and IN attrac-
| tive surrounding country, the site carly drew
the attention Of specuators and in spite of tile
lac. tha' % ne iahd @as Tue properly o' the peia-
ware lndians, settlement was made - hcFe rs
!i,: n"a - tns iel1not. nas - iEaul1:u; Ane HIS'
| ls.4. Tile city is luid ont in blocks of thirty
two lots each, with streets running III parallel
lines sixty feet wide aud presents cu11pact,
regular appearance, notwithstanding the some
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