Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-01-29

forty consecutive miies oi mo RAILWAY
this side the one hundredtn meridian
The valley of the Kansas river is adop-
ted for the road-bed as far west as Fort
Riley, and is it necessary to say to New
England man, that the Kansas is the
richest valley in the world ? or is it sufii-
cient to say that the soil averages from
three to six feet in depth, and will pro-
duce anything you choose to cultivate
except tropical fruits? All kinds OF
grains, grasses and root vegetables are
produced in great perfection, while APP
Piles, pears, peaches and all kinds OF
plums, and every variety of grapes seem
an almost spontaneous production OF the
soil Vast quantities Of this land is still
held by Indians who will never cultivate
but are desiring to sell and emigrate
south to the Indian territories, and, OF
course, it can be obtained for very low
prices, say from two to ten dollat,s per
acre.
True, this is a new state, but with our
railway advantages we shall soon possess
all the comforts and elegancies of older
states, with the advantages Of an equal
chance OF progress with the older states
We have the most desirable climate on
the whole earth, avoiding the extremes
either way, we have temperate and in
viting climate. Indeed, l doubt il any
other part of the globe has a climate
more conducive to animal life and health
than the climate of central Kansas.
The institutions Of civilization and re.
fnement are not to be expected, but the
inducements are sufficient to invite emf
grants who will bring with them these
blessings and establish them here in Kan
sas. Kansas wants an intelligent, enter
prising people to take the place of the
INDECENT, worthless Indians, whose i'm
provement, as race, is doubtful under
any circumstances.
The connection of tho Union Pacific
Railway, Eastern Division, with the
Missouri River is fixed in Wyaudot.e
city, on the north bank Of Kansas river
at its confluence With the Missouri. This
is the eastern terminus of a railway from
the golden coast of the Pacific ocean.
At some future period, when the Missou-
ri Pacific R. r. is completed, the Union
Pacific Railway, Eastern Division, will
form G connection with that road whose
eartern terminus is St. Louie. But for
the present, of all events, the Union Pa
eifc Railway, Eastern Division, will
have q connection east With Chicago byI
the ParkvilIe and Grand River railroad,
extended to opposite Wyandotte city and
connected by ferry. This road connects
with the Hannibal & ST. Jasepb, Palmy-
ra & Quincy and Chicago & Quincy
Railroads, giving q direct continuous
railroad line from the north or east bank
of the Missouri river, opposite Of Wy
aDdotte city to Chicago and the east, and
making Wyandotte city the point of ship.
nsnt and shipping for all the vast trade
of southern Kansas, New Mexico, Colo
RADIO, California, Nevada and even Of
China.
1t is by no means chimerical to sup
pose, that in due time, this point will be
a great centre, or otherwise the centrop-
oils of America.
The growth and importance of Wyan-
dotte as a point, is not imaginary, but a
matter of manifest destiny, not to be con
troled by any event unless it is a failure
to construct the Union Pacific Railway,
and to the construction Of this Railway
The faith of the nation is pledged, and
nothing bat the absolute overthrow Of
the United States government will defeat
It.
Now is the time for emigration. Men
Of New England can change their local
ty now for their own advantage. All
kinds of property in Kansas can be bot
now comparatively low, especially at the
eastern terminus and along the line of
the Railway, and those who now at once
purchase their homes here will make a
wise choice and judicous investment, and
after generations will bless their ancestors
for having sagacity enough to discern the
difference between the ice bound regions
Of New England, and the garden of the
west.
There is room for all New England
Ten acres of land here will yield grea-
Ter profit TO the cultivator than any farm
in Orleans County, aud | think than any
IN Vermont, considering outlay and in
Vestment.
Here is an opening for all kinds of