New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-20
THE ROAD FROM SPRINGFIELD TO RoLLA

From The Chicago Post, AsguH Is.
A former citizen Of Chicago, but more recently =
resident OF Southwestern Missouri, furnishes with
the following descri, iion of Springfield, Mo-.
Springfield is probably the most beautifully situated
inland city OF Missouri IL is built upon nonht"ln
prifie--lpoD the highest Poiot Of the Oak range
The dividing .minence OF the northern ana touthern
slore about 800 feet above the Missouri liver at ST.
Loui-. Adjoining aud to the southwest lies Grern :
,rarie which is the Dame given to that portion OF
and prairie in it's INN, diate Vi NIFTY. The coaDry
round about is beautifully rolling, diversified with
ravines, valleys, springs and gro'es-bnn'iP ny
self contains about % Inhabitants, aud Is be ten.
ter at very large irade throughout Soni err M'tonri
and Northern Alkansa- IL l. gu sianiialy builI OF
hi k AID truly bpas of good bci OJls, LOyd hUirs,
Fl, chur he's and wealthy and intelligent pec lie. lhe
Nor ern element has had marked iuhuen,e upon its
property. Its splendid bank, hotel aud eoar-!onse
NOW III process al cOn,rnciiOn would do erecit to
any city Of Eastern CIVILIZATION aud many OF It's
lriyste r. silences are cost, and magIino MT.
Among ilr mot oted citizens the lion. John ).
Pl elps Colonel in the Home ds who has faith
fully eseutcd Soniw, II Missouri 10 Congress ever
since war OF age flor twenty yeara snd mo'r) who
REUSED 10 oip tle Golden CT clio vi Rebels in ,he lat
.e, lion and trinmphably carried the maj a vi his
drtr for tie Hon. Sei ben A. DonIlf, sd WHO now
is duing 70 much IL the Organization o troops Nc Tor
the support of our Co situIon, unit and our
fap; he Hon. Sample Orr, Lite Bell-Eyeiet noui ec
fo Governor w. Cl 10. Fox Jackson; the Hon. Nor
aec1 Oliver, late member OF Cong esr from Northern
Missouri, and press Mt Secretary OF State ~ the no
sonsl Government; Judge Meddlehery iendii X 4,
al ,tbCrs-all good Union meh ana 'rue are Al real
den of :, IN. h..
springfield has her Knights Of the Golden Cir,le-
among whom, aud probably at toe head Ii the II n.
iii M Price lie u tied States lG Treg-urri, VINO
il mole tainilirly known "Nild Bill lie "OiIed
teams" with Gen. kaius of Larcoxe, TO heat the II IN.
John ;. Phelps Tor Congress IL the ld,t election, qua
tined 20 do II by Ibytitl arguments. which lie under
to- TO apply at Mount Vernon, H. JmTer County, but
the iiou. ar. Pelps quietly aud gently k"ocS' hi
down, and 70 Wi ii Bill sthdrew iiOm the canvass.
SpIingft vi il also Of TIE principal hepDis OF the
laie Ddiierheld a. Co.'S OvrIlud California Unei
States NJ il Stages 20 tie Pacific, The road ran by
i- company from liIioD. On the main branch OF the
Pacific road, pasring directly through tat city 10 Fort
Smith, Arkansas, g. ehce OIL TO III Pro AID u" Pacific.
Il also The diverging point To tbs suthwet-SuIa
Re, AlOuquercu SoutneTn kan-as and tie luiiin Nj
lion. As strategic point fr tie center of southern
Mi.-Ouli Arkansas, the Iudian Nsii'n, uhd even
TexAs II is Of vast Importance 70 the 'oyefnincI,.
For yeas it has been the site OF the unied States
Land Office for that frontier district. IL is within
days Journey Of the splendid lead mines OF Gnuby;
in lat il is business enter OF wba Is termed by
pr,de ssOr Swallow, State &c logiot vi Missouri the
most podnctve mineral country dead and zrcl M the
world IL Ia probably this knpwl-ng' that hos caSed
20 la W an army OF Keiels from Lo Lana T.noe,ts,
IeAas Missouri, aud kusAs, 10 conccnt'aie u this
border country, and probably II was this which In
duced General Lyon, With q at remark tle foresight.
,dness for which he noted, 10 taAe ross-SiOn OF
hi ii y and defend 1t with bic life. From n ring
held 10 Roa, the country !. more rough, aud ia places
trOuB1 which the rad ssssl, nIol u icui-"airrs
II The Ga'conade, The sce,sq il grand and terrible
u OF n ain forte all he'll ain 10 10 els let loose cant
TO i'm in his mastery retreat, which la history
viii vie with that OF Zcnophon and tho Ten
thousand Grceks.