New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-08
Fh7OM KANSAS.
TIE CONDITION or THE CROPS EMIGRATION
THE LAND BALES, 'rKE's PEAK ROAD, &c.

ton ekewhere az well in Kansas md that various
cor fleeing stories have found their way into The COL
npDs of The TRIBUNE. IL is probable sha> all parties
wrots with perfect sincerity.
Having inst Travelled over stretch Of Kansss nosry
two handred miles east and west, aud being pretty wen
posted "a TO The various local. les aod the condition Of
The crops therein do not besitsts 70 say that 10 tho
nair, the Kansas crops failure this year. Some
localities here and there, have very good crop. Over
considerable stretches there about half crop ano IN
# the central and thcky sstted portions crops
4 of all kinds are q total failure.
What IL worthy of note Is that strip on the Eastern
border has very good crops while the Western portion
OF Eastern settled Kansas has also, partial crop
and plenty Of grass while the intermeda n counties OF
those only fifty or SIXTY miles from the stern border,
Douglas, Shawnee, OSsge Allen, AndeI VOC, rr1nk-
lin and Coffee counties, have Suffered NJ sss. Iw ,
HUNDRED miles west of the Missouri on the aoky Tin
river there IL fine grass while in of thu counties
enumerated above the gr,ss is parched and ore ana
TOO bare TO make good hay. Even IN the dry region
tn re are spots here and there of good In the
total, AID resulted much from the dry black iSosx
OF he Winters, a. from the drouh Of the Sdmm srs-
In The Western organized counties bat little wheat hss
been yet the settlements are new but that liz
tie made at least bafa crop aud with older laod would
have done still better TIE fact IT, that the Western
| courties are higher. Saline County on the Smoky
Bill River, $50 miles from the mouth of the Kansas
River is 700 feet higher, above the sea level oonse-
duently although colder 30 far observation goes
there az snow ten inches deep In that region last
March, which went off with .wo-days rain, cir
cumstauce with which the Eastern region is not
visited az there wss scarcely inch of here al
last Win err cite this to sho that the occasion Of
TIE drouth YVES not from the plains, those nsgin
airy ceserts Wet but simply such an occurrence "a
hes from time TO time, visited all OF the Western,
| well ar the Eastern States
| The calamity would by no means wear 30 imposing
front if people had been in condition 70 90 better
prt pared for Il Most of the farmers here have DOLLY
small farm under cultivation ct, and depend on one.
or at most two kinds Of crops. pe settler hts
| small field, and perhaps anticipates gaming
bis support yesr from his corn crop Last year
corn grew nsgnifcen almost without an effort
Under the careless culture the coil grosned uoder
its burdens. Doubtless many Of our farmers thought
that tle c. real IN the language Of the esmaole Mr
Ste. le crew spoafuuctiousy in Kansas. aud was
en- ulnus Of thousapdfold whether or not the piow
dug a, It's roots or the hoe cked its eears Had the
crop that rased last year been carefully saved ana
taken care Of there would have been enough raised
there have done this year too but there is so
urgent necessity the part of poor squatter to sso
| whsteyer he may have for present wants, 80 away
Mt the at light prices, or 10 iced nog stoeh
| bought at heavy prices.
have not been active they might have been TO gee
| a large farm under CROP The uon-crop raiser WIZ
erowl at this and say that the lees land the better
when 1t does not raise any thiog but then it lies here
had there been under crop last gear corn wouio
have been abundant and the Localities that nave
raised corn would have rai.ed enough to DO all mrs
year. and besides, large farm is apt to be better
| stocked ard worked than patch.
| The mischief is done for this year, however. Inc
Question is how to REMEDY il. Some are enraged at
| those who esk ass's ance from the East, aud Ike
their pluck, and others poorer, with perhaos more
empty crib, snd f,rlorn prospect not DOLLY wouh
like but med aid. Breaking in a wild country is worse
than breaking in wild colt. Men constantly UNDER
take to make farm, when they have not the means TO
stock or crop one properly if they had l. made; Ano
they succeed generally too; in fact dDdys II they
work They not only live, but have TO bull up
| commonwealth. Beside that, Kansas has had 70 hget
constant political battle and this hss not only cost
money al time but has unsteadis I'd her nerves. e,
terefor4 possible nsy cer,aio that there local.
ties that would roay need aid to keep
| them from suffering
number of emgrants have left the Territory in the
last two months, but Dine-ienths of the N new
comers, who had not taken root, and, getting iato
dry region, did not like the sample aud backed out
Still, the population will increase this season. Tbs
col Of Eastern Kansas is nearly taken, and viii
average 100 600, independent OF Pixies Peak TIVE
counties douglas and Leaveu worth have p pulason
of q 600. There some so or so organized couates
in the Territory, more or less settled. The census,
! however, has been very imperfectly taken. M,uy
aTge settlements have been totally neglected think
Il is probable that upward of 20 coo viii not be emu
rperaed Still do not see how the is TO fall
short of 100 Co., udg Dg from the returns that are ln
| Tie Kansas land SAILS are Just about over. Inc
whole amount taken will not pay for the advertising
o veio the Homestead bill cannot be said to have
been done to raise money for Uncle SAM II possible
warrant holders for whose benefit both the sales
end the must have been designed intend lo'sttng
|
market up to the 9th principal meridian or 70 point
west Of the Goth degree of longitude west of Washing
ton At the Fort Scott sales only S0acres of land we're
sCd. Those Who intel buying, doubtless thought 1t
| was cheaper buying for warrants than for cash.
One very important item Of Kansas affairs is the
otenipg of the Smoky Hill road TO the gold mines Ia
| this mn, eeedened dry season the expedition has
! proved complete triumph, aud MARKS an Important
era in Western commerce. 1t has fer many years beea
believed by thoee familiar with the upper waters ol
the Kansas rivers that the valley OF the Snok' HIM
had larger body Of country capable OF 30 tie
meut further est than and other route and as Is tue
most direct it also free from Sal d. and hsd plenty
of grass and water Govern mept patronage the ma IL,
&c stuck to the Platte and tia Arkansas but little
| was known of the central region which was even
more upexplored than " Great Coram strset BY the
enterprise of Leaven worth and other conuuoues Ia
Eastern Ksn,as an expedition wss hired undsf ssees
Russell the Georgia miner TO explore the vsny ana
discover whether it practicable. ibis be cid ana
| succeeded but his report was very meager. gooV
route could be obsiped about $50 miles shorter, thar
was al: ard the exploring Georgian went TO explore
for n ore gold in the mountains, aud len those VINO
were TO come after him to find il out, as ne had done.
Aro,btr expedition of forty men and ten wagons was
then outfted by public subscription OF our people 70
open W rk and struct road. Mr. Green OF Lsa'
enworth gentleman of considerable Intelligence ano
tsrscer was placed at the head OF the expei,uon'
| with Mr. Tenny mot the laureatsl as enSiueei.
They started ON their expedition in June, aud rs TINS
Tear has been DRYER than any for twenty years accord
no 10 he experience of the old settlers and traders OF
the mir sions considerable anxiety was entertained tof
the fate Of the enterprise Happily II mas posea 9ute
suocessfu frst-eass road has been constructed me
country beirR easy Of access The road folfows Toe
Son, XIV Hill River to point within one hanaieo mn,
Of the NH es and thence crosses TO SAND Creek Wheo
follows ap to its head or rather BLACK M
Wafer has been four at distances OF ana mules All
the way with the excepin Of one stretch OF 10 miles.
| There are longer stretches either OF the otaer
roads There is tmber all the way except for % miles,
| and cooS grass ali the way. The measured distance
j. 6l5 miles from Leaveuworth to Denver and 6oi to
| Colorado CIV At least $50 miles shorter than any