New-York tribune., 1867-06-19
yHr PENNSYLVANIA WILDERNESS
Nrw.ynnK. Inne 10. 1857.

Grain crops on our fruitful Ofchalds anu o' W.
dairies On going up the valley oI l'e ."
hanna / noticed that the residents were w" - v
oorIy dressed according TO the width OF the Niey
VII. the stream winds and forces its way, ana
,oea the ann rises later the breadths in the adie
80 ,,ore limited But where the hills retrealtu
In ibe distance their dresses were flowing ana "P'
Ike Their own o0' aTe dressing far better than they
dressed 20 years ago From Portland 10 ~, eey ae,
from philadelphia 20 ST. Louis, the amount u fray-
exnended for clothing must be very great - MI
& iiI notice that in much of Ohio Michigan a iiu m
noIs Wisconsin, and Iowa, the people W. W. tIrou0b
eoou tatnn in SwEngand Perhaps thele aio
more well dressed people wlthu Vi VIZ when Won 90
nll the rest of the civilized M9lIG M9cr quality often
south clothing generally is OF lheiioI m oHaTed in half
n "a scanty The difference can De o;i ~ i,1fior
"a dayis ride by rail. That the southern WIZ Sqii o,e0
g. ~ Eoortbern soil tbere is no doubt Nnau GolnPen1
t,on nav hereafter arise from siilful farming, anu ~
frOm a conviction that grass Is KING 10 - qu" "
DG 9eonIp III Temember M that when the war broke out
saverai CHARACTERISTIC regiments attSeteu M Z
sTbero Ygege the Fire ZOuaves, Col El,sWgilhs @ @ro
ayoa the (iray-BcaTds, and the Lead Minors fIOln run
Galens Then there was the Buckta heS,mSJl' iUn .U
tbe head waters of the Susquehanna and the AIe AIee-
ghany All were hardy and each was seaa Y4I sllI.,
Their commander was descended from "eainH
pro-Savery family. His father Jnage III a dnti lrti'
roUrI gos celebrated for q decision adverse 10 a1te
Slavery principles. But this son or MS haA Gtt GtI
ferent ideas In YOUTH he had been connected Viii
;be IagatiOn at Paris There he became acquahSu
With t6e Socialists was p Red Republican OF inc
deepest hue and engaged In the streel-hgu'S"u"
ia the building OF baTTlcades IN lo4y' A.. Cor,-
Afterward young Kane was sent py lne NoNeilt-
nent 10 conduct the Mormons from NauIO9 West
ward Again, when our troops hated at briugv55 g5
Pass Kane made peace between our 0ONell55imo ~ Si f
tbe MormOns; and Sidney Johnston was saved 10 lill
fighting at the battle of Pittsburgh Landing. AIlt
ward while Judge Kane attempted 10 suppress "Itl-
Slsverv movements his son was a director III the
UNDERGROUND Railroad. Right or WRONG, thcio 10
good stuff in that family Another SON NI e 1d,e sU
heard of battling the icebeIgs IN sech oI lS opo,'
Polar sea- and the lost Franklln ENer-reheipcleu'
heroic and lamented DIR. Kane! D,4i,
tVtn no "A
and many of them fell at ChancellOrsylle ana Gthcr
places he was severely wounded also 3J Iettyspugf
where he commanded brigade. Win the rank 9l
Maior1,eneral he calls himself only soldier lie
liVesi in the town of Kane, on tho Enc ana Suh'glS
Railroad 9S miles from Erie, aud about lhe sie uls
tsnce from Buffalo He owns seVeIal tIous'ilu
of land and is connected with parties owning N"S'i'
more. go A., . .,,,,;+ ~ ono of Tho
AIleghapicS Here are the machlne-shOpS OF tuS
COMPANY and il has about 500 inhabItutS. nolel
with $50 feet front and embracing modern l,pLonAo
,,ents viii be completed this Summer. For mites
on each side, the wilderness Is uhprOkeh. lnls
last Winter deer were sent TO Eastern CUES pS INC
Here Gen. Kane wants to establish colony of en-
terprising temperate and progressive iamilles. an
academy is to be built forthwith Otner improve
menfs will follow. Already, he has millS ana ma
chne-sbOps for working up the timber Ol te forest
nicest dwellings. saw good doors wmch they lhahe
could see that he can offer great inducements TO
the right Kind of men; should say, men who fear
God and who love peace and mercy who are not 3o-
oicaTs of fhe fashions follies aud nfanies Of the
age With his enlarged views OF society, ana Ol
social needs he would be willing to engage III enter
prses TO establish varied industry, ana Wllch llght
oven tighten household labors -, ,:-s -
OF course good farming land Is the baslS OF every
kind OF Improvement. will speak OF this land Inc
SECTION referred to is called the Big Level Iboneh
ON the AlleghanieS it Is some hundred leet lower
tban the adjoining counties in New-York. This Big
Level extends at least ten miles each way nom Kane
with some Interruptions 40 50 miles and 1t Is from
three to four miles broad. The northern part lies IN
"a bend of the Allegheny River, as one can see on
map From several points Chautan9ua LiAfs j
"a little hemlOck but the largest part is maple lsiw
no hickory or oak The soil is black mold. iHllH
eix inches deep. ANY acquainted with land Well
knows what soil belongs to this kind OF TIMBER. Inc
whole tract is level that as good roads can DO
made through on the southern shores OF Lake
Erie and Lake Ontario. Springs OF pure water are
This land will excel for grass and potatoes win al
says be profitable crop At Buffalo, il is an object
for dealers TO get potatoes from traverse bay, MaCkl-
nav and Northern Wisconsin, on accountOf their
superior quality. The territory where such potatoes
every year succeed s Ofles extent than the state or
New-Jersey. Some kinds of apples VIII 90 well & the
Rhode Island GTeening in particular. There IT viii
be perfected. though the size viii be small and II
win have superior keeping qualities For ne" {eaI
N the soil viii produce large crops OF wheat shOuhi
not be surprised if the first crop or wheat managed
" by fair farmer, would pay for clearing aud Iehcng
the land After that IL should be Kept perlnanentH
10 grass An of frstrate grass VIII always yield
net profit of $50 year. In such climate grass IS
not subject TO casualties like other crops Frost and
la descend in vain. Mountain showers will prevent
AsOuth These staple crops which can be depended
We now IN z POSITION 70 reap great atlfdi-
tages from the experience of Others. The township
of Mentor. Lake Co. Ohio yields superior potatoes.
Fauners there have got rich by cOnhnng themselves
almost wholly TO this crop. When farmer knows
that his land is exactly suited to certain product
an ho need do to become independent is inteigenty
10 make this speciality.
Corn of a qmck growing variety yields well on the
Big Level. The Concord and Hartford grapes can
harily fail the snow furnishes abundant Winter pro-
lection. The mining numbering and mechaElcal pop,
ulatiOn and the Summer visitors VIII make GOOD
home market for many years. Raspberies and straw
berries of course win bear bountfuily and viii have
good sale. AS they will come later than elsewhere,
ona will consider whether they might not be shipped
abroad Everywhere, prices for the latest small Hs
equal the prices for the earliest.
Cod also is found there and among II the cannel
coal also iron While this viii not add to the right
kind OF population it will bring in wealth, and man
IfaCtrng establishments must naturally iOuOW'
Slowly but surely the day IS approaching when
Young America Will strangle the dragon OF Free
Trade There no other cOal-helds 50 near buiaio
"a these and railroad is to be built hthef so soon
as parties can agree upon the route. One getting
farm there should save a part OF the timber. IL is
valuable even now in settlement such as Is con-
tempiated, its value will increase as last as money
at ten per cent.
Regarding the price Of land cannot be quite def
nie but IL will be low Perhaps 1t Will not exceed
what settlers often paid 80 years ago ~ western
New-York and in the Ohio Western Reserve, for land
which they reached by travelling hundreds OF miles
with Ox-teams. Until settlement sufficiently large
10 make society most desirable is formed il IS the IN
tentiOn Of Gen. Kane TO cXpend what is pald tOr te
land in making improvements Tor the common wei
fare IL will be understood that the General is
not poor man. When capital gets into such hands,
we hear applause. 80
need not enlarge. The right kind Of men viii un-
derstaDd the scheme -Four ycars after the land IS
cleared, many of the stumps can be showed over.
hopeto1ive long enough TO see the Big Leye sue
cessiOn OF farus There Will be schOO-house at
the end Of each mile No scholar need walk more
than half mile. There VIII be spclilng-schOOls,
evening parties, and paTing-bees III at the Cen
erals house he will show paintings OF icebergs and
Arctic scanery from his brothers hands Girls about
1.at, 70 folra inf fblIp uUfa