The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-05

pushing they would certainly have attained Let these
ride OF twenty five miles among the bluffs which line
The western shore OF the Missouri brought Atchi
With ,hc ADDITIONAL weight Of The Great ssn ISSs s
II consisted OF eighteen heavy sacks, which we're placed
under the body Of the coach and In the boot causing
the vehicle 10 drag heavily behind. Our thence
due vest through the most beautiful and fertile
prairies In the whole Usion.
nsa singular fact that 80 little Of The Territory Of
Kansas has ~ yet been cultivated All who have Armed
there for Eve have made money poass excel
lent improvements There has been failure IN crops
~ IN Iowa, wisconsin and Illinois, and he soil Ne easily
TILED and wonderfully productive Bat three fourths OF
the population or Kansas drag out miserable exntenos
and mus. Of nso.y un.s ,hs rss
country developed reeu In disastrous failures
IL city population and therefore the Territory 10
poor and the credit Of he merchants very limited.
A the residents In this region must always be- 10
great extent, dependent upon other for their
tupity 70 asrcunurs 70 make fortunes ,hsn sny osner
section Of country In the United States For l7b miles
west Of the Missouri the land can Be tled with profit
while for 4to miles further west. with the exception of
few spots barren plain, and almost unable 70 sup
port the small population which the discovery of gold In
be purchased the Missouri river tor thirty cents psr
bushel, while s Fort kearny less than my miles from
rory where can be raised 70 quite ~ much advantage
ri that price, One hundred miles further wcs d worth
from four 70 I've dolars and the express company are
now hauling from Neeraska City TO supply their own
stations with feed along the ioute
Al there now be no doub, about the exsfenos Of
gold In TINS reRon IN nexhausfblr quantities. and there
must be continuous and increasing demand for cereals
well worth the while Of epterprisiug farmers 10 con
sder tneso facts and oct upon them But little Of the
land entered and good farms therefore be obtained
at the government prices and most advantageous
terms.
We reached the valley q the Platte about twenty.
ave miles east Of Fort Rearney, and then struck
the Goest natural road that ever travelled.
Tie country perfectly hst and the road sod The so
sandy with slight mixture Of clay, which renders
firm II s OF the year The valley OF the Platte
extends from me 10 ncen miles tn wdt IN, and lined on
both sides with sand hills which rising IN oouicsl mounds
niervperse the balance OF the c3upy When the winds
are high ssnd from these hills sweeps acros the val
ley rendering journey acroes the Plains very dsaercca
be, Tho Plains are covered with buffalo grassa short
sturdy grsss, somewhat resembling blus erass and very
nuritve. II IL tad 10 afford almost e. mu 81 nournh
mepi oats. There NO timber be found along the
entire but nature has furnished wopderfui prov
for fuel in the shape Of buo chips which the
desert and burn easily.
Between The Missouri and Blue rivers me sysss has
fairly started, and would, even now, unless checked By
frcst during the past week support But wsst Of
the Hue vegetation has rcs commenced and most
Of oo grass has been destroyed by prar ascs for
miles back Of the road old grnn be fouod
sufficient Quantities 70 sustain them viii therefore
he impossible 70 advance vss a Fort Kearpcy before the
is Of Nay, unless smxrsnn carry Their own feed win
hem.
When We esmc within hsK . mile Of KearDey nns