The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-10-04
ZEE OsAaE SURVEY.

We clip the folloRiDg interesting item
from the Lsav6nworth BullsIiu. Col.
smOOt's party passed through here on Sat
urday morning on their way to the held
of operations. We we're honored with
call from The Colonel. Captain E n Oar
ling, and James E Taylor, E a., cores
pondent of Frank Leslie's Pictorial. Nj,
Taylor accompanies the expedition TO
make sketches of scenes along the route,
Wbich will appear in thatrAcsllent paper
He took sketch of EmpoFia, willie here
Our liuIs town will cut quite swell in
big picture paper. Tbese are all -soclabis
and Intelligent gentlemen and they will
have q good time. Col. SmoOt has testi.
monials from soms Of the best. men 10 the
c 5untry, aud be is in every way fitted for
the important task be undertakes.
The party halted here for a few hours
to replenisb their outfit. They purchased
200 lbs. of Aour al D4n RIGA & CI.'s
mill. They numbered some forty or fifty
strong, with seven heavily loaded teams.
They expressed no fears from the Indians.
aud we sincerely hope they viii not be dis;
turbsd BY them May success and health
attend them. The Bulletin says:
We had The pleasure of meeting Col.
Samuel S. Smoot, q. S. Surveyor. al the
Planters House to day. Colonel Smoot
is now getting bis parties organized and
QUILTED preparatory to proceeding with
the survey of the Usage coded lands. loca-
ted in the southern portion of this STATE,
which lands were coded in trust to the
United States. by treaty Of this tribe of
Iudisns, September 29tb, 1866. These
surveys are made under the direction of
Hon. Joseph S. Wilson, Commissioner of
tie General Laud Office at Washington,
aud when completed, will be thrown
open for settlement, giving the State OF
| Kansas over Two millions of acres Of land
which tn. people of this State have long
/ desired to posses, it being rich and
| beautiful country, we'll adapted to agri-
cultural pursuits. Il sbonnds with bed d
of fine coal. marble and salt springs. In
the western portion, in mary paris, the
surface at some seasons OF the year is COW
cred with salt of good quality. Colonel
Johnson, of the United States topograph
ical engineers, in his report 10 the War
Department in 1858. 8 peaks OF seeing
hundreds of acres Of lAud covered with
salt of a good quality, from two to six
inches deep. The streams 10 this coun.
Try are sklrted with good timber.
This survey is another step towards
pushing the Iudisns out of this State in-
10 the Indian Territory South Il is the
intention of the Government to settle the
Indians south OF this State, as soon as il
cau be done.
Hon. 8. @. Pomeroy, our able Senator
in Congress, has la6ored hard, in Wash
ingGon. TO have the Indians moved south,
out Of this state and open this foe couutry
/ TO settlement. He has been successful in
having opened, for this purpose, over four
millions OF acres, which will, ere many
years. be settled ,with hard working far
mers. We want all the lands we can get,
aud the day is not far distant when Kan
sas will rank in population and wealth
With lie older States.
Colonel Smoot has to have very large
ouift, which is being purchased 10 our
city. His engineers aud other assistants
have been selected with great care, this
being very importane survey. Among
his engineers are those of long experi-
ence in the field. and men of extensive
scientI 6c ability. General H. :. Sleeper,
US. Surveyor General for the State, has
been of great assistance 10 Colonel Smoot
in organizing and squipiug his parties for
the field.