New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-10
KANSAS.
First Impressions Of the Wcst-Lenven-
worth ind its Future-TLo Pacific
RuilrOod.
RuiirOad.


Core. pondenos Of The n. Y Tribune
LEAygywoKru, Kansas, July &c, 1853.
New-Iorker away out bere IN the vast, iliimit-
abe West, sees msDy new aud strange things. TO
such, about everything seems changef-old things
have passed away, ana all thipgs have become new.
ii. Leho!js Il new country, meets new men, en-
counters ideas and modes Of expression. II, Ike
your correspondent, comfortably doniciod at Lsav-
eswortb, with mine hosts Of the Planters. he iDds
tbst the daly arrivals entered in the register of
The hotel, from strange plsces-irom places still
fnr'her West-from NewMe xico, Colorado, the
Cherokee Nation, and Nebraska; while those from
the Eas,-Asw-Yorx, Boston, and other principal
cites-are few and far between; the names, als1,
# tho yuefts show "siHart sprnkling" Of MeAi-
cans. Fr.uchmon, and hal.-bieeds; al this 10 new,
and proyokes thought.
Tie Missouri ID Likewise strange, 80 unlike in sn
respects the large rivers at TIE East. lts great
hnadtl; re boiling, surgiug, muGdy waters; IT'S
,nncs M ,nnd. rrs it, want OF life and .ucoesriu
iu .baniry hOng It's tanks-ail these are strangely
new and yet, Ia tie Iu,in full o sbbOTbng ihteieri
H. bas taken tour of observation through the
basiners ike stre.i- # The citya city struck nO
&, .t.uce ~ u were bv the hand Of tue magician ia
!, .uJie day-he still ibds himself surrounded by
much tAgt u Lew ana strange On The icree. Ia The
str.,ts l.. btaoids scores Of strong I)n0erOhs
wa1Ons with liyh canvas covered iops, WHOLLY IN
lac anything # the kind at The Ear, and 10 Which
.rc .eth.re1 from iOur 10 eight yoke 81 oxen, or
like ruiAber Of hardy mules. ton inquiry no bnes
al these formidable yehioles, with oxen, mules ana
human attendant, IRE all tie way froin Acw.NeN-
co. Colorado aud other piares III the great uhImita-
Ole West. From some o. there " usons laFse bales
vi wool are being iunbled, from others Euil'lo
rotes hdct, 81. Others are beng heghted via
goods Lidts AID merchandise, for transportation Il
tLou,.nd niles or more Soath or Wet. lie viii
notice iLat TIE packing and slowing is made III
reieGeBce 10 meet II IOas ana hazardous journey
inst me-, % the freight Is contained IN large
squai. tan bCxc securely sold.rod, thus reudcred IN
l.rvous to wet aud dus.; and sAat several oi them
placed together are scared ana protected ~ u 's
work " wood around them. lie will not fail 10
uciics aso that tie employees oil theso Trains nie
very slans~ IN their pnsioZuomy, oostuins ana
Language. lLese "a lew II i.e striking features
OF tie lar We, and lts great commercial eufo'uNH
viiel Gfc q uisonlsD interest ~ We -~S'"ih
enlgrant or Traveller.
Kansas l. now prosperous. Toe State has not
suffered by the Irosebs var. lie day oi her trial
!, over and the future II iull vi prouiiee AID VI
hope While Der slsi.r State OF Missouri Las Wei
a!gl become a te-OiAiIou, her villages Destroyed
or IsrIaiiy 90 and her population IN exile hAhaAs
H., ed o. the even tenor 81 Der way, ard largely
increased her wealth aud population. Tie presens
yr.f tie crups are magnificent and Of double breadth
/ ,avonworth, the grrAt commercial point Of The
state an. al iced, 81 tie Far Wet, las now more
tn. d. 40 ilhall.Au.s. which j, largely on TIE
lt,f.A~. New Aad really 81, gsn, blocks Of stores
nui c'uli, AR fFe1 p.Yae frslusnc,s sie being
rfcrfsf in syery direction. which - only limited
lv she wait of proper labor and building materials.
A., vet tai. lut tie CAV Of email .LINgs for Ieav
euNlrfh. When The PsciGc Railway shall be GO
p,i.d or even - ended 10 Denver &c, the growth
nd urssper y o. ttis cify will be- inmrssgrhbly
HANGED IwiIl uOg stoy At thls Iuc 10 pIe,onI tie
pto,is on winch ths JeLrf is based but merely STAKE
he :aci.
Oue word abou, the Pa-ih; Railway and will
clorc. need not s.a.e, that winch you well
.wafs ", ttai tie EAt,em Dy,sion OF tbs road Is
10 be immediately e0unenced and pressed forward
Asioody COM icliou. Year own able editorials
y.ow this, winch have Leen ropubl4hst aud
read throughout kaDsa- with n satisfaction COM
uensurlte WIKI the magnitude AID importance Il
ll. area, Salio3gl Improvement, Tor -ucL, indeed,
il 10. Several gyntea.sA tOn Nc"-lork, and coz
nerted wIiu the foGd are low here awaiting he AZ
rival ofIis President. Gen. Jo.u {. Fremont, and
IL financial a.eni Samuel llali-u, c.q., who VIII
inn c4ia civ settle Divers matters connected with
me entoafis. and thoL lie wOlA val - commented
~ once and win tie Created energy: and who
d ubt, from tue well known financial talents of the
one aud the ndomitAbls energy Of the other, that
tue Iac.Lc hallway und r theis SUPERVISION wli be
fully completed, aud lecomc bot only great inter
communication Tor own couutrymsn, but IN fact
one Tor IA world. IL.