, 1865-07-26

LAwRxNcE, Kans5*, July u, 1855.
One of the wants OF the State 10 the iupor-
+,t1on of seyeral thousand head OF good
Mr.sno aheep. The farners are anxious 10
rct them. some prog1e9s has already been
made in wool growing, enough to demon
strate the adaptanility OF: The soil and eli
7n.,e of Kansas to sheep raIssng. This Ia
a..tsned To- become the 1ead1ug interest OF
the Safe.
sheep grow and thrive admirably upon |
these rolling prai1its and productive valleys.
The 11ch and uutsitlous prairie grasses arc
well euIted to the fastes and REQUIREMENTS o.
thia animal. / know Of no place where
sheen can be raised at greater advantage
(-thnn here. Thousands OF acres q the best
| n,stnfare. we'll watered, c2n be had gra,a
! itoueiy. With 500 sbtep to start on, ona
TO gut ha{ an e e! watS9
snTe Of moderate fortune in few years.
The frescht on wool Ia but trife. 70 that
tne Fas1e.u wool-groWer. upon h'p.1csa
1sndt and ec4nt pakturage, cannot compete
with the Kansas wool growers. me lnqai-
Taent1 thousand bead shipped to this local
IT, could be let ont upon very advantageous
fs,ns to the owners, in leRs than tHo NeeKs'
This can be relied upon az fact, and know
i 10 be fact that the oVerslocksd Mtmefs
nf Michigan, Ohio, and I presume some parts
n gnn.hetu Illinois will be glad to leatn.' {
PETROLEUM N KANSAS.
! Considerable excitement exists IN this
l | State in regard to Indications Of petroleum
7 which have been discovered II varloas iocali,
;+sS1f had not oil speculatora quietly lessed
nretty much al the oil lands, aud then ustd
fhefr exerttons to prevent any general pub
!Jcitr Of the facts ii regard to the c1traor>
dinarv indications which ire known to e1lst
:: here. Lub,ieating oil is found n consider. M
II able quantities on springs ana a1ong 'ns nf
the state, principally in the counties Of
:, Rourbon. Lynn and Miami I haye some
r. srertmene of a coal-black substance, Of the
u thickness and consistency o. f9T, 1oqp9 G+1 IN
the c1svlcee d EoSH nt ~ nv noa.e.si3n az,
" s1ecsucns It eaud rock thoroughly impreg-
+ nated WITH petroleum. The grtasy sub.
g. Stance is used By teamstsrs to grease
thelF wagens The Indlans. ass btioIe sos r: r.
aagn Of nds tas uP5ta Psae The ass 81 h9a oa e.
o. eFrincs for medicinal purposes: In 1860
= ahonf The time Of The first brtakiug out o
y the iii fever. Mr. G. ". Brown, editor OF tht
3 HToW Of FREEDOM Of this city, Was 20 stronz
20 IL convinced Of the existence Of oA IN tha'
as Ut locality, that he commenced digging we'll
nt oil we'll. but more propesly q hole in tht
of cronnda hut nom It he obtained oil at TIL
nc ate Of about atteen gallons to the twenty
ad four hours. Not having the requisite ma
oF chIuery, means, or knowledge Of the bns'
Ie nets. the work was abandoned.
en- There are now two wells being Fnnk abon
nt fourteen miles cast of Paola, BY NeF for]
he and 81. Louis companies The work Of boz
n ipg il being actively prosecuted Fro
.o hahn. s:ate Geologtst Of Penns5lEan an
pg Pro}. swallow, state Geologist Of Missour
ed are On The grounds, and understand Al
,st h;ehIv satisfied with the surface indication!
re- Parttv much all that section Is leased, s
IN confident are parties Of the e1istenee OF p'
re- trolt tpIn IL paying quantities IN th!s ssate,;
Two wells are beng sunk ~ .bart a. tess M efes 20
M with the beet possible Indications Of fndlu
re, III in 1,nyfnc quantities. Considerable qua
ne titles hare already been discovered IN !,
ION nrocess Of boring. but not sufficient TO msl
seo :s paying well. lntiannmaoie gas aaa ALSO es'
.1 'av stuck. ,,rns
zu~ The Union Pacific Railroad hare some
The fineat lands In the state, beng es e
1iE lows: From the Slate line 70 fort M rue
ave The Delaware lndisns eeded 70 the 5aAso |st
ger company BY TIE t,es'y ,r2e o. rn1ns,n unso 10
cen 36Sfm ae,se. The Pottawatonics,t
nto % iIesty Of November 15; T., 5So 1sel' se sed
Is. t. t. ;as sn st upsf of consfsss -. III, IL
de- Is dcuated to the company eaGH a a..s, sapi
an 1its Ns,ioa or ao aesa1 M;aIips 10 10 ali oGo
q is 7lo, ,r 1nni between the STATE y
,dg- acieer Rtiev. a distance OF 1H mil
The sha sb.s ~ oren;ne Of the compauy's Office
re- Ies ~ -, tie fLh of July, there M
no .n.e t1. ta5 .sart san 200 worth Of lands to
i9 tuai settlers. The company has some ,o, q
reTy best lands In ,s5sS ar resiv y sais
mer P14stNe .uAs .Ael - e+,v,r =. p.1IroAp,
In LAnoRKRs On iAF fAe! ~ 49, -s,h+ f.
In a Nfnety-tour men arrived 1hst Sat,rn
to | Chicago to Work On fae fac1ut - hnr,
grading plovs, DC. Work Is Iap.dly r :
tera gressinE on the next section Of iorty, :, - \
IS Of | west Of Lawrence. II H NC" oeAS'e3