New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-23
VISIT TO KANSAS AND MIS-
SOURI,.
From Our srtcisl Correspondent

From Our Special Correspondent
| DoycoLA H., March 10. leGS
| Many of your readers want TO know what
chances there are of getting cheap aads and farms in
Kansas and Missouri. They also want to know about
the soil about timber and about many other things !
have inst visited these States and give the infor
nation.
DISTANCES -FAREs-RhILRoADs.
The distance from st. Louis, by the North Missouri
Railroad to ST. Joseph 800 miles the fare IL So From
ST. oseph runs the Platte Country Railroad to point
opposite A.chison n miles, thence IL miles 10 Weston
where one takes steamboat TO Leuvenv ORTIZ miles.
and 10 Wyandoi and Kansas City ut the mouth oil th'
Kansas or Kaw. as the people call it, :s miles. Al
Wyandot commences Che great Pacific Railroad
completed 10 Lawrence. 40 miles, 20 miles beyond Is
Topeka the capital Of the State From Leavenworth
70 Lawrence Is - miles, fare by stage 81 90 70 Topeka
g. Prom Leavenworth 10 Atchison. - miles; fare
g. 80. From Atchison TO ToIt Kearney, 800 miles to
Denver City, 653 miles; faro 81 30 The Platte County
road extends from 81. Joseph TO Savannah. 10 miles
and is TO be completed 10 the Iowa line.
The Missouri Legislature passed an act this Winter 10
retrieve the North Missouri road. by which II Is en-
powered to Issue FIRST mortgage bonds secured on the
road completed 10 Macon lbj mics, to The amount OF
six millions OF dollars; lst for the purpose Of building
q bridge across the Missouri at ST. Charles 20 miles
from 81. Louis I'd, extending the track to the Iowa
State line and 3d. of constructing and equ'ppng track
| from Mobery, in Randolph County, TO some point on
the Missouri River below st. Joseph. which probably
will be Atchson. During the war this road has met
with serious losses but il is now in fire order ana IL
doing good business. IT tbroughthe west part Of
the State.
| The Hannibal and St. Joseph road is empowered TO
strengthen its road the western DIVISION and prob
ably will have an additional terminus south OF St. DO
seph which naturally will be Atchison. This ROAD
has been unable carry all the freight heted this Id
ter and is working 10 its utmost capacity.
! The Pacific road running on the south side OF the
river is completed 10 Warrensburg. 10 miles from Wy
andot and if guerrilla troubles not too great 1t
will be extended TO wyandct Ills year thus placing
Lawrence in connection with the railroad world. !
will reserve what else have TO say of Missouri aha'
Tor another letter which will be o. interest
| KANSAS CITIES.
One naturally s ,track With ibe fact Of many cities
in Eastern Kansas and 20 near each other StJoseph
hand town OF obou,2 OOO iuhahitsnts There one
secs thousands OF wagons resdy for the Plains. mostly
made in Chicago droyes OF mules being .hod at many
extensive blacksmith shops and immense Warehouses
and trading establishments. ali connected With The
Rocky Mountain end Caiforni, trade.
Atchison has q population Of about CO., and = gu
quite rough ground still The ste is good Here starr
daily the overland stages Tho office Of the Stage Com
nauv i. in one end of two story brick building ana
docs not look imposing; the stable whence their teams
stan IS rot extensive. The warehouses ale large, ana
6lied with good, marked for Denver and Salt Lake
noticed many goods foT b. Yong. Outside a. m'eh ~
An ACRE Of ground 70 covered with steam engines anu
niece. OF mining MACHINERY some Of winch viii Sogh
three ,un, Here are innunerabe wagons and mulcs
npl was told tisi when the grass starts he cTv"d
teams is 80 great one scarcely can GROSS the sdce''
Most olthe heavy wagons are drawn by oIen, ihes'
are tov bein. wtercd on III. Plains frvm - to 90
milo, Wet. mostly q, the Sac 81 10 mountains. where
they have become f,t on the buffalo grass. Aichnon
soon, 10 be m important POM, railroad hiss ceei
comnene.e leading hence TO connect with Tho Souih
Pacific on the Republican FoTi AID II the Aoith Mi
sou,i comes 70 ibis place Middle roehc road MI 'e'
sut The Moth Branch starts from Omaha Neli'sL-'
and Is 70 nave eastern connection through Iowa.
Weston. Mo. ha, aboui 1000 inhabitants. andLe be
tween very high hills. Much q: the en.sfapoa ION
M..ouii crosses ne iiver here. SnUnor wa town
tire mile. below Atchsou. and I'D promise something
but the = md blew II down. sud Lille remains but ~
ruins.
1eavsnv,rih 3 no largest city 10 kansas. ard has
ST le,s - 900 ,nhssuie II il busy. Pso'p-rous ana
hnnd.onc ,l,ce Tie fogt j. tbreo miles above, Snd
looks ~ nest =. s.er sllsss LeAYenworth has many
eterni.isx ani ycllbv business Dcn' bui u las D"
m,u road correction except nv boat to Weston II
t.kes oyes 2 hour scr leaving 10 set started east
fo,n =, Jo,epb ~ cOu.re /; La, river nasie aou last
ve,r had noEr on accoua, o; tlc trogDes. ms year
fri ve,i, racket, run iromS Louis ~ this p.aoc and
! 10 ADDISON.
! Wr,uoo, Is IL Kansas Kansas City = across The
Eav in Nsiouti Wysndoi has ebOg' 3cJl people,
k,nsa, Guy sbo9, o. ard is point " ogthi iof
tas sante to irede. 49,
! lawrence 10, .boaf 4.Oo0 Inhabitants Tie par
bnrof b, the Peboi. has been rebuilt with handsome
horse- ra, oit, likely 70 h,ye The trade cf SOUTH
a., Kansas and on I'll. account " IL be .npo' ant.
Yhs popoistons or,hesc tovHs, aogeaer. is NJ lea"
sooo. qt., hs,c been bait up cad supported by
the overland isd. TIL, trade i, shout to leave them
1 or Il, conce nj ate grs.i struggle "a goiDg on 81 10
which sha secure hi, conconra;.nn. Al present 1t
lo.k, q, II Wyaadot Wit. 30 uils % tao Pacific
mo-, .,,e,I, Quit. ana OILS 20 miles remaining 70 con
urc: with ~ Louis his tho oaYsn,age. Bns A,cnson
ss, ,,r, o. eastern connection, whon II s. gets =
western Que a. soon y. Wyando, gets an eastern one.
the chance, will be equsl Ls.y-aeorth is len ont, 80
no olneciior scems near. bat u, pope aie aor ."
build one a, isss, they can 10 MICH Government may
be under TIE necc.s.v o! dong sonlothne. az sA 10
Train, star, tbsnoe One tias MAJ bs considered cei-
4 ta.n--ihl, pAca which hrsi can hf.iTs 10 hs'''n
v, b,y, IA. advantage 10 eerIy scioss rsluir's a,
q an hour zee pfesvnis cN>''n. ~ si'
br,d.s will COS, hsr million Of dollars A ,be case
4 ssud, ,he struggle 10 aa.Os Interesting a4! MOI
enough so,4aintoi to ,nJcsts how 1t vii trnino;o.
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