The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-11-03
LErTsIe FROM DsNLAP.
II Lac New and GrOyving Town
of Morris County,

on N2OEEAS 10
+ As Dunlap, in Morris county, IS al
most on the line of Lyon comfy, and
is one tributary to Emporia, we judge
that few notes respecting the town
would not be unacceptable to the
NEWS Dunlap is located in the di-
minished Indian reserve about five
miles southeast of the old agency. The
country has been settled by whites for
over 20 years. In 1859 Commissioner
Greenwood made q treaty with the
Kaw Indians, and by its terms the res
eryation was diminished from twenty
miles square to 8 by IA. The treaty
stipulated that the government should
make CERTAIN improvements which
were to be paid for out of the proceeds
of the sale of the lands which were re-
linquished. Accordingly new agen-
cy was built, and two massive school
houses were erected. 1876 houses were
made for the tribe, and small patches
of ground were broken SO as to facili-
tate farming operations of the red man.
The farms were fenced under federal
supervisions-
In 1861, or 2. a commission apprais-
ed the lands that were ceded to the
United States by the sovereign and
independent Kaw nation, at from
seventy five cents to three dollars per
acre. The lands were put on the mar
ket three different times, and all the
choice pieces were disposed of. In
1872 the refuse lands were appraised
with the diminished reserve. The
appraisement was extraordinarily high,
some of the refuse land being set
down at $1,000 per acre. In the d.
minis he'd reserve the Com. charged 81
per acre for breaking the land years
before, although it was damaged
thereby; it never having been cult
waited, it had grown up to sumac and
and noxious weeds. The matter was
brought before Congress, and the
probabilities are that a new appraise-
ment will be made of all the unsold
lands either this fall or next spring.
Dunlap is named in honor of Hon.
Joseph Dunlap, who came to the agen-
ey IL years ago as a trader. Since
then he has been Deputy U. 8. Marshal.
From his kind and amiable disposition,
we woul not expect him to be a sue
cess in that business. He has been
settled seven years on the claim in the
vicinity of the town. Mr.. Dunlap has
been kind to all the settlers, and has
aided them to the utmost OF his ability,
and to his own detriment financially :;
so that he Is now comparatively poor,
although he came to the settlement a
wealthy man. Dunlap is in its infan-
cy with a good prospect in the future.
1t is a station on the M. *. & T. r. r.
ten miles from Americas, and ten miles
from Council Grove. For the benefit
of the wayfaring man and the propri-
etor, it has the "American house,, and
a good hotel in prospect. It has two
general stores that do q large amount
of business; an express Office, and
postoffice. There is also drug store
that does fair trade. The blacksmith
shop nets $3.50 per month. The wa
gon shop is prosperous. The cabinet
maker, Mr.. Mahony, is good work.
man. There is one Doctor who is
about building a fine residence and
drug store, with a public hall above
the latter. Mr.. Clark is going to
build an elevator, and a residence.
Mr.. Bullen has a hardware store
and Mr.. VIM. Dunlap a harness
shop. There is preaching every Sab
bath in the new school house at eleven
o'clock a. IN. by the resident minister.
A homeopathic physician resides
little way from the city. A number
of other residences and business houses
are on the programme. Mr.. Webster,
whose farm adjoins the city on the
north, has l 800 sheep, and Mr.. knight
on the southeast has an equal number.
Mr.. Parsons on the south is one of the
farmers.
PILGRIM WARRIOR.