Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-09-25

terprise, now has population OF about
10000. A few words relative to its his.
tory and present prospects may not be
out of place - Thirteen years ago the
present summer, some $4,000 dollars were
expended by company organized in west
ern Missouri for the purpose, ID clearing
the ground on which the city now stands.
of the hazel brush, with which it was
profusely covered, and laying out blocks
and lots. A year later and the first city
election was held. Steps were now taken
for the improvement Of the levee, and
several business streets were paved gas
works built. Now there are Is churches
6 newspaper Offices, 100 grocery stores,
25 hotels, so dry goods stores. 10 baker
les, 20 livery stables, aud over 100 stores
of various kinds, such as drug, hardware.
etc. several banks, thres or four brewer
les, steam mills, ETC., etc. The growth of
this city is truly wonder; and there is
no place west of St. Louis, possessing the
natural advantages for commerce to a
greater extent than does Leavenworth.--
This city is the home of OK. Representative
Wilder, Maj. Gen. Thos. Ewing and Gov.
Corney.
Lawrence is situated on the Kansas
River, and is memorable as having been
the scene of many conflicts between the
friends and foes of freedom, and also of
the barbarous and 6endish massacre in
1868, The business part Of the city is
located on d bluff on the southern bank
Of the river, and is connected with North
Lawrence by an elegant and costly bridge
700 feet in length, and about 30 # above
the water. The marks of Quantrell's
raid have now become obliterated while
The ruins were smoking, rebuilding was
commenced Thus
Freedoms battle once begun
Bequeathed from bleeding sire to son.
Though bailed Offs always won ~
A pleasant day and half ride by
stage over the good roads which abound
n this part of the state, brought me to
Burlington.
About 10 miles south of Lawrence is
he pleasant village of Baldwin City, the
eat of the Baker Upiversity--a thriving
Institution. Already seven colleges in
ull operation exhist in Kansas. 10 or
2 miles farther on lies Ottumwa, a vii
age containing from 1000 to 1900 people,
nd the seat of the Ottawa Indian Uni.
ersity. The remnant of the once powerful
,rib, of);t awas have reservation near
MS place. They now number about 800;
re civilized, and most of them mem bers
the Baptist church: several of the youn- G
err portion are scholars of the first Or
err. 1t was my fortune to see their chief !,
IAN aged warrior dressed in the ancient n
,stume ofhis tribe | also saw several of I
is clan of both sexes all were in civil Il
ed dress. and we're polite and affable in r
n;ersation. Several were very wealthy. d
few mills from Ottowa is located the il
10 acre farm of Hon J P Usher, Presi- =
mt Lincoln's Secretary of the Interior, b
no is by the way, an able as we'll as .
cd man. 800 acres are under improve. 7
,ut and in high state of cultivation :;
c remainder IS we'll timbered. The
ED of corn on his farm this season will
from s to 10 thousand bushels; he has "
graded cows, 100 common cows, 400 u
gs, besides mules. horses, &c. am of A
g opinion that if some of our New Eng " "
I'D farmer "Rip-Van Wrinkles" could be "a
lnsported unconsciouSly some night "
IN their rocky eyeries" to this farm, W W
cir emotions upon first awaking would g
indescribable; they would think that W
they were not in Paridisc, they were W W
far from it [!
Burlington is on the south bank of the tn
sho River, swift running stream--one St St
the tributaries of the Arkansas River, Ia
though small place now, it is rapidly al
wing; has many natural advantages, by
is on the line of the soon to be built u. IN
sho River Valley Railroad /; which road A
nmences at or near Junction Citv and by
| run down through this rich and fer. lrt
valley to point some distance from an
e, where junction will be formed "
h the great l.eavenworth g. Galveston,
Sas, Railroad now in process of con- 81
action. The grading of the Valley
d will commence in about two months. de-,
fertility and natural richness no soil =
the worl d can compare with that
this valley; every snducement for set. the
is held out ; land is cheap-from So '"
'io per acre,--water is good and plen. TT,
!, wood plenty. schools and churches p pr
'sslble district No in this village
just built an elegant and commodious WI
story stone school house, with he'll can