, 1865-05-31
From 4tchfx.,n tn Fort Kearney-In.
c1dtntA oy Ilo kAy-A GerrlAu Hail
Alof IA, DC.

Font hrAhSEf. may ~. lsas
There are many things which can be prop
er1y Appreciated only by seeing them.
Among these Is the starting o. the daily
Overland Mall Tor Cailioina. lnls VIC saw
three times NJ Atcntson, ano "ltnIns .alFo
We have now made o''r way Two hundred and
forty six miles from the Missouri rlycE, to-
vntds the Pacific. We have. from boyhood.
49,, storoo s+srt for no,rt. al most *wo ~
seeh S,ases .ssst1 ,o' . pun. ., noat '"o u
tnfee a"noteo mics u.otan', WV W see
stage stattfo q trip OF TWO thonsana miles 10
something we never witnessed TIL last Satur-
day. And vet. TIL the Indian troubles of
49, al H. ,fao ~ ond f1o,, an ~
.ass "teA' 'ns tns " "uu ..om gay L.Ae'
as 1t once did between Chicago and GAlcna.
It only shows thu. men who liye in the G ;eat
weet rnow bou n arcomn,{;}, ornat th.nua
n,-. 11o,,,a.S .nd Ne afsc,snt saa,t. r.
nsn .'o..'e"1 "no uiv e1 a'o
ahundant'y equal TO the laak they nave un-
deItnken. They. are beuelActors not only Of
the West, but Of the milton, for the facilities
,bn, n{7,ra for +ba mil er;7 travail md hrs{.
'ne9 "ne'r ..N,,N ~. r1a ..D' ~
u's., a.e o!'o'ne ~. ~ eno'.. y |ue ~
pubic tosctneE, ano hAse paved tnc way ior
th~ rapid and easly construction Of the Pacific
r.ilrood.
.rrE.p.scy mp rry carsrnv
an,,
,tor moro thah handlcd and ntty miles,
after leaving Atcblson,, the country Is most
beautiful, and the soil appears to be rich aud
n,odnct;ve in Tho b,ehest derree. tt nrcls
a,1,. ,,o,,,,t;on erc1, a.. ara nv ~, ttornd T.,
ohl3 Popu'"t'on' eueu ~ ~ ~" e...t1e1eo III
Little groups tnfnuSn lhe oLate nt hansas, 10
mase : pe'sct salutsa. a'.houSa Q.
e~oEtas ~ "c ..s ans.su tuo asu. 1uao, 1ucle Nslo
en!J cJe a!e" <et ~ ~ .as n1;soan sS 5sS.us
nr,n ,,cre ,or;+in, f.,aa ~ ~ ~,
3 y. ~ e,,in u;as - - euo ta. , 1an ~
,Me l.sn .onhs paausa tsa " naasa1 aau ~
a. ns2i1y COUPE ~ e. Cn1eaSo W Pres, oy the MIN
,pe IL, ~ n,, ~ y, M.ssour sns ~ Go'
Lo.uas, " .ue -Itsso.., t "a "ot54' ~ .ue W.
ss ba,fWhat + iii hrInr II GE,ca"n ."' Tha T
lumber or trains We have nasstd SINCE 1cay-
irE Atchison. loaJed principally with corn
aud older firm products. bound for the cuid
bearip9 regions. is ttul1 nmlzipg. Col. Lty-
ingetoa-e at Fort k:arncy, in
(oius me that six thous Ind teams have al
ready 1nzsed Tits point, nearly all Of th.m
within the last four weeks, and nine huudred
bave gone by within The last three Iays.
Never hare I been 80 thoroughly Impres;cd
with the Importance OF completing. during
tie present year, one or both of our Chicago
railways across Iowa. Our city could we'll
il, were that necessary, In order to comm Ind
this magnificent trade. Its extent Is ns,so-
:uttly inctncit yuole til one sees. .ths long in.
te,ntnHhlc ines Of four and Six OF aud mnla
tca,ns, winding along over tic. prailies to-
wards the setting sun. This trade, except of
sotn rs cur roads rea?h ths Mssourl.
VALLEY OF THE PLATTE.
Well here We gre In the valley Of the Platte.
on the line of the great Union Pacific Rail
way. For the eighteen miles We have t.ay.
tled in this valley, the road can be bull With
all the case ths: we expected. But the
branch fcm here to Atchison will require
yc1y considerable for grading, for the country
Ia very rollf6g. The iocal trade, however, ns
soon Us lbs county Is developed, will sus-
tainit.
TIiB INDIANS,
Inst ntpht we came through tho couutry
along ,he Rlue ard west Of II, where The ID.
dan massecres cf last week occurred. We
vere all Thoroughly armed. besides having a
the y}ilap{pus rcd skins g yery warm reception
had thry InaI]e thrir aoDearance. ThnT Ger
tafnly kent out or The Tay. at least We did
not sec OF hcar anything Of them.
4na CAVALRY
Aud here NAV IA we'll sav that tho cava1.
auate for the service, Tho horsss I learn are
moor and broken down crabe- fr5m which In.
Aians ran rr,n ny,v wi,h fhe nren:rat eas.
1ha strcjment We hive seen mrs cer.ain}y
poor nonph. We lean Tint two new cayai.
r. rcrimr It's are ordered out. and II il to be
Eoned thew Viii he abnndan,fv ah1e IN cone
win and fhrnsh tbe Mred feviis,, sonndirs
II ia he onIy s.f; tT for our ereat WesteMin-
terests. And here I NAV add that If The STA.
tIorE bu,ntd d last summer could be seen by
our readers, and the hor11d murders then
COMMITTEES. and arain coa,rucnccd last week.
rnnld h. known tf,Tnnrhuut The conntrr ali
siclcnirr sympathv for these: drtesta5le enc
1nies Of mankind Eonld eeaso forever. Most
Extensive blood.lettlug and large t1tesm;n ;na.
ticn ure the only effective remedies to appty
to their chronic and feU6}sh Nlcktdness.