Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-08-31

dali in the Nc,o- OrtcanS Pcayune, of his adyen-
lures on the expedition from Texas to Santa Fe,
we extract the following account OF an eXtraor-
dinarv Commonwealth he met with in the Prairie
of that region:
Learning from the guide who had re-
turned, that there was a large CITY or COM
monweth Of Prairie Dogs, directly on the
route the command would take, with two
COMPANIONS | started on AHEAD to visit
these neighbors. We were induced by a
double object-irstly, by desire TO exam
inc one Of the republics about which pral-
ric travellers have said SO much; and sec
ondly, TO obtain something to eat-ior the
flesh of these animals was said to be eX-
ccllent.
Our road wound up the sides Of gent
iv ascending mountain for some SIX or
seven miles. On arriving at the summit,
we found a beautiful table land spread out
before us, reaching for miles in every dIrec-
ton.
The soil appeared to be uncommonIy
rich, and was covered with IL uXurlant
growth Of musQuae! trees. The grass OF
the curly musqu ct species, the sweetest
and most nutritious Of all the different kinds
of that grass, and the dogs never locate
their towns or cites except Whetc II grows
in abundance.
We had proceeded but short distance
after reaching this beautiful prairie, before
we came upon the outskirts OF me common
wealth. \ few scattering dogs were seen
scamperlng IN, ana by theIr snort Sh'rP
yelps, gave general alarm 10 Inc "hole
community.
Upon the first cry OF Danger from 'hc
outskirts, 1t was soon TAKE" up /" '''c ecu
ire OF th@ CITY; ana now lo'','"6 ""' ~
be seen in any direction but daSh''8 ana
scamPering OF the mefcurIal ana eXc"aol'
dcnZcn6 OF the place, 20 MS IooSe o' oo'
row. Faras the eye could rc"ch Inc Guy eN-
tended, and all over II Inc scene was INC
same. l.,
We rode ie'SufcIy along u"I'' we .'",,
reached the more 'h'|"'y Sc'c" P0' '' y,
OF the place. when we h@''ou' ana "I'1'
taking the brides from our notSeS' 10 "''o"
them to gra|c' we PtcP"Ie" 10, 'o6"''
attack upon the In"ao'IaH'S' l ne 'u''o"'
were no, '''o,G ''''' ''''00l l;a,!.,,,,,
with wen lrouuCn P"'"' '0"0'" III O'I ,1
dlrec'lohS; an" C''" '''"I5' 49, w.,
cover So'let"'"6 'NV - ''''''
ing o0t OF 'he S"cc'' I'LL. , Ill.,
we S"' 0o"" 'Po.' 81 la;.nroI,. s,,r.
shaue ol mus o' H.,,.,',......'I,
vcycd inc Scc"c 0c'o'o ''' ~! '',',0:'
had driven every Que i" wa
cinlty to his nome; ou' some nU'l0' Gu y"'0S
Oil, the Sma" hou"u u '%'''' !" 'o''' -
each ourro" was o'IuP,0u y "p6' 1 81.
ting strait upon MS "'"o vs. "''N Oo0"!
looking about nm 10 aSccIt"''i INC cause
OF the recent co"''lo'o'' A'o'! ''U" I I:I
then some c'uZGn '''"'G 'I"I"'' "S '', n ''''
ncl8hoor' "o"'" 'c"'0 '''' 80 '' :! rs
visit 10 Il co'''P"llio''' "PP"'O""y - '''''60
few WoFuS' an" t',o" '0'' 10
last as MS legs coulu C'''y "''',' ,.,,
by anu oy' % we NCPI u ,,.aro sa e'
some Oh our nc'.ot ~. p pnoJ, r.ao, oYt sc
cau''ouSy P'N,"6 'io" "1''U ,.1 y.
thc'r hoIcs' ""u ''"N!oS oun',,6'. " ,h ~
VIC S'"Io s'''lG :,on ,,IJ on,nroo rrnn,
E''uu"''y ~ ~: ,,:,I ',,lo ~,
inc cht'"HC0 " ''' "0''''l'' ~. L.I ~
on his IooNlhg-ou' ''"0'' Gun "'' '''''' "''''
commence !e'P'"6' e., ,,
We were armed one WIN " ooUo'c-
barrcIed shot gun announcer WIN Cp'.
eight shooting 'rilieS OF sinoI oo'c' ""'o
! had rifle, madc III LouSNI''e D! '''e Co'-
cbrated DIcNInSon' running "oou' t"en'y
four to the pouAG' ana acknowledge Oy
alto be the best weapon IN IN camp, II wouId