, 1860-02-17
SOUTHERN KANSAS.
Observation-Disclosures, etc,

Aorsn C1r1. Linn Co., Feb. 9Th, 1sto
having been looker.on in Kansas for some
ume past, propose with your permission to
oaes 'e" observations concerning the South.
| efo poft'on OF this Territory, through the col
omns OF the PREss AND TR1arxE-that journal
having large acquaintance in this section as
we'll Us III the whole West. Your correspondent
mas recently trarersed that portion Of Southern
| Kansas embraced within the counties Of John.
| son. L5klnf, Ling and Bourbon, and noted with
aAVe'Y interest the rapid settlement and deyel.
opnent Of the beautiful aud fertile country w.
ing within tue bounds Of these counties. It ia
no1ooie TACT that emigranss from the Northern
States n1e, BY one common impulse, seeking
more Southern latitudes for their future homes
Perhaps this fact may be accounted for in con.
sequence Of tue unusual severity Of the late
wlnters IN such attitudes as Sew York, Penn.
sF'sanla, Ohio, Northern Indians, Illinois. Wis.
cons'n, Minnesota aad Iowa, :.
Another reason may be Tint all the best lands
ot these Western and Northern States and Ter.
r'tor1es are already occupied. Whatever the
cause may be,it is certain that Southern Kansas
Ii 'tiln. up with Northern settlers with an ru-
| "eeeaensed rapldity. The counties Of Linn
| f'o.' 'on ase thc most sontherIy that en-
o ..e surveyed lands now open for claim
and settlement, aud this borders on the Chero-
kse Neutral Lands that occupy the extreme
u 'as Aef1nory, ana not
1,,a oanan. h.," ,pe" - se1''e"ens or Claim.
49,. e'p observing IN travelling through
no..s n.;,. ~ ~ 3. '1a. almost every one he
- 11'na lilao's ond generally two
T,:. 4'1l sne eoun''ea northwest Of Chicago
1A1s ''ass o. people, Us you are aware, make the
n.s. - % 'I. INDUSTRIOUS and Intelligent citi-
.,ne 80 49, 49, - 'uA po'''1cal acton are Aeputll
t,'.., s .'sa' eof'' nor can 1t be denied
=" - s'u'"eFn hansas IS deeper and
s'. ree1s =. 'aap taa' OF the more North
Dss 11enee ',s 'ois portion is settling up
~" - '.p'o!J" inefc Is Jet government land
inv .ton >, .a a';.a or saua''ea on but it is be.
- nass; ~ i- '"s' ~ persons VINO intend
tho rar-;,..- NJ re1 %. "1a oeeone residents OF
..a. s'n'a'e u southern han
. |As oes' W tue american continent, with
C.1,r,rn;, sn. Toe ptuaps ~. u some portion OF
,1.r,t;,. ,,.;.s ,:.., 4"e "in'es Is OF Short
,r..,,,'s. .'@''e sne" or extreme cold
cauntrv 4 - ~ do,t. ,.s,a, ana la''-sFo",os
wa1t a;an,.d - - ~ ~. "ou0' o"tlua''eo' and aiso
..,.... .. s'o"'" a"o cultivation Of
,rn,..,; .,.s.: ~, oas'e,' CO. &c. Wool
ns ,,,a G'-a,;S:1. ~ Ut ~ Important branch
r,a,. ..n..* se VI taFse eonn'1es' Ihis
-. - ' - wei. "a'efed " numerous
~. r 1Ao springs o. pure water. The alarias
LES ]3eoes or dreat Usage is the priucipa.
wa1er course through some Of these co,r,;as
This and its tr;b,t,r;o, .,.,
with o,,nd nda.a - supply Kim eoaats
" '"a1eF power lor mills ant:
slo:S a'so. Inc valleys produce abundance of
tin,1,. for fence anil .,,;fd;no ,,rnoso. =. 49,.
tt,. ,-,,,e ~ III PA'Poses ~ nee9
s' r4sn houses, cot.
sas,,es aHa caGfns dot the praliie ut every stem.
aud the march Of progress nni ;o,,roro,,oa,;'
everywhere discerno,,1. 4,,.o,,.,...s.
no,t;on ~ -. 'u'"us'u0us 'h's Whole
,-.,, 'N"Asas'
s'lages are being built up, and busy nartx of
trade established wherc Int VI
mr., Tho ..1o,a 1,,,:.. e'.ott years
:, ''Ae 1uo'an' Inc buiia'o, and the Wild
horse were "Monarchs Of the pIaip.'
proof OF what l have said ol,ore r ,,;,,
nraear+ -,,- ""'s' VIII
'@Hoe'a = case II point as to the
'"p.o sfo"tn OF Kansas village.
Mound City, Linn County. the Conntr Sao+
lust declared so he w,,o - A.,
l,;d o,t .,,o.,. 49,, ~ '"e people, was
H o"N "'ou' t"o years ago BY Or. Il. Danford
anu some twenty other residents Of the country
near. The town Mat embraces some an .,x,.
IF cbo;oa 1,.,5 80: eoA'e -4o acses
= ,3 'oiA'''s 'eFel plain or plat.
'eau1' anu the site IS universally admired as
we'll for its locality Us its adant,b;;,v ~ .,,,
puruoscs Of trade md ,,.,,,s,;-, -"
The extent Of tLc te11;,o.~ eaIas na'I's pursuits
tue town plat Of Mound III; ;s ana,a1 Isa "nAi"
sounded 6y wooded Hills nr hes5i."ds ea , " sur
found The surar man'c j., ah',nJl ap IN "n,ch arr
w.aut Navln. onre ,sai,;sJ tse Inc
uolals or bcal1ant1s eom ,ra ~. sul1 o. ines"
luz presented to ruur ,,,zn oro ~ ,s'a " 4no"
tarc.que and beautiful views nt iardsaa aos. p,c
whole Territory. From thesa ha,.h.. hpG III me
surveys Ut one glance The countrS e., 'es te w
(ifircn miles in Ex,ant ,.,,, @ ;ou9! ior Ten to
Ieaduuds. roI1;n.. nrair;ss s eat!sa'ea he'ds
picturesque rroyes of ,;n,hor 0ons - E;; Streams,
Ibis itnmediate ric;n;,r Wa,, "nSn t": abound jill
Lains about ser.nt: ho,rnsWn", nu ~, 10" con.
bes, class-aud haze mn.1IT haea ~! ol the
course Of the last year an3 conta;ns ee.ea IN 'hc
Linn If about four hundred .ons .nd III, R1Pula-
have visited in Snuthern X .n.a. ."aA a"} town
The best kind Of b tum1uo,,s co,, ~, IT,
in uny ouantitv FIR tbn rnn,,'.atS o' W. oe nae
;or dumes,lc Or manufacturing asos. e U! a'sglng;
.ren within the town lin,its 2h auu
aere is q great f,..ur. oT Tho ae ~! ots1flc'
qualities existin., nrar +,,n s .o"utt. many
'try hest aual;tr. Am slu,,;.n. 49, apo o. thf
,cst guilty O! building s,onc - aiepa % VI 1ne
most IN tue yery mn3.t NJ ths - a'so . 1oo9n a.
hese numerous. 1aturai ndrantaaas so"G, w. WIN %
ay that Mound City is not destined 10 bccoms
md that speedily, ono of thc most n,nsna.a.,
md aourishing towns in Soutl, E.nsoss D."
taps the most desirable considerat;on nf III
he fact that the county IL far nhn,% ~ ~, is
o~n in population, weaiih. and nh1s;oe1 ~ 1 .nc
21nent, thus rcnderipor Il aGn,dan,,~ s., SI'ei
usta,u ten times the nonnl,t;on ~ ao,c ~
Thich Mound City now conta;ns. sa ~. ,.;,1
hc rapitlity which The LAMBS in ~ 81 ."a. "4to
eing entered and occunjej thara !. o..y ~. Ut
,o1est probabity thut this ,i,rn Iii ~. toe re-
ent the unaleasant Jilcmm. ~ hs;na s'et pre-
one to.rn, in either business or ;ni,..;.a ~ oto
mother fact, which redo,nds rraa.t.. ~ ~:
redit and iiaersl;tr us n 10 ns.5 g:eau5 10 ths
own property Is. hat thev ~ p,t oI 'ne
I'd reasonable nr;ra 49, n',G !ue moderate
.ercby insurinc ran;d sa,es and .m1 a1 LOWE iots,
,rtubie Homestead Willis Iuu placing COM
oorcst mud most imnoycr;shad an,;"l. cn " .he
ay choose to seek home IN Nn.,.I ~: r;. VINO
clnity. The town is heamt;fnIr III ~ NY or
road and handsome strcess .nd s,ia" iau ou', WIN
~ reserved ground tor educational PURPOSES. |
Auoansf very Important consideration ior this
"t eoay ne 1he iact ot the immediate
al1-v Rs;1ro.d ',s ns. 1enerson Clty anu Neosho
co;nnenr;n'1 a, Io~ r;e untles contract IN Nilsson