Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-09-14

bring few beef cattle to slaughter on the
road, as you will need fresh meat. One OF
the most necessary things on the road is
mch cows. Mich is great luxury on
the road, and by making what we call thick.
ened mich great saving Of flour is effect
ed. Flour will keep best if not very fine.
What we call shorts are just as good as su.
perfne flour. Corn meal is excellent and
keeps pure and sweet until alter you pass
the Rocky Mountains. Corn meal and
flour ought 10 be put in sacks, and then
placed at the bottom Of the wagon. Bring
as many COWS and heIfers as you can, they
are worth great deal here, and at all points
on the road. For a yearling heifer you
may obtain a splendid horse Of the lndI-
ans. The Indians on this side Of the noun
tains are raising stock in large numbers,
and are exceedingly anxious to obtain more.
At Fort Hall, fat oxen, the finest and iattes,
in the world, may be had by giving two
poor oxen for one fat one, which will weigh
more than both the others. Also al Fort
Baise the same exchange can be made, and
with the Indians on the road. Flour can
not be had in any sufficient quantity until
you reach DIR. Whitman's, 25 miles from
this place. At Fort Hall coffee is SO cts.
per pound, sugar so cts. rice 80 cts. flour
IS cts. powder 60 cts. lead 20 els. wheat
at DR.. Whitman's Sl,o0 per bushel, corn
The same, potatoes 40 cts. But emierants
coming to Oregon should lay in a sutficlen-
cy OF provisions at the start, and by no
means depend upon hunting.
They will have no time 10 hunt. Ii a
party stops to hunt buffaloes, they will eat
up more provisions than they will obtain.
The buffalo chase is very exciting and most
amusing; but YOU can save very little mea,
in the heat Of summer, where fuel is not
very plenty, and you have no time to cure
it. You may hunt for the purpose Of pro-
curing fresh meat.
There are many remarks shall make
which cannot class, or place under any
particular head.
Emigrants to Oregon should bring scarce
ly any thing Jut provisions and cl0hing.-
Feather beds should be sold, as they can be
had in the Willamette Valley for one-halI
what they will bring in the United States.
All the cooking utensils should be as light as
possible. No heavy axes. poughs, hoes or
irons of any kind should be brought. They
can all be had at Vancouver, as cheap as in
the states. No useless trumpery should be
brought. One or two augers, chisels and
glmblets for repairing wagons ought TO be
taken along. Saddlers' tacks, a lew medi-
cnes, nails, screws and many little things,
and necessary should be brought. Many
things may be had from the Indians on the
road, for powder and lead, guns, clothes,
such as shirts, waistCoats, coats and panta-
looms. They are most anxious 10 purchase
clothes. Any quantity OF salmon can he
had at the Salmon Falls on Snake river, 60
miles this side OF Fort Hall. for old clothes.
Fresh salmon can also be had there. Peas,
potatoes and corn may be had OF the lndi.
ans, so miles before you reach this place
For Ows.and heifers, you can procure any
thing an Indian has, except cows or hei-
ers. They have plenty Of fat hceves.-
Beads, paints, handkerchiefs and articles
they want, they will readily buy of you.-
American mares are in demand here, and
can readily be exchanged for Indian horses.
(Which are, indeed, fine race of animals
or sold at about the price they are worth in
the states.
We do not expect 10 get our cattle and
wagons TO the Willamette this winter
The cattle will be wintered at the Dlles.
Many OF US have exchanged our cattle here
Tor cattle of the same kind, age and sex, a;
Fort Vancouver. That cattle can safely
reach the Dalles, there is now not the least
doubt. Whether a wagon route from there
to the Willamette will be discovered, is
matter OF doubt. But il is of little conse
quence, for the simple reason that families
and wagons can be sent from the Dalles 10
Vancouver cheaper and in less time than
they can be taken across the mountains
There is large body of timber at the Dalles
out uf which boats and canoes can be made
aud the navigation is not dangerous at the
time Of the year the emigrants will reach
there. Canoes can easily be had there from
the Indians, and by the time the next emf
grants come along there will be plenty Of
boats.
The trip can be made in four months, al
though we have been longer. We have
come some fifty miles out Of our way to
come to this place, and we have laid by
about one.third OF our time. We had the
road TO look out, aud We started about one
month too late. We ought 10 have started
by the LIST Of May, at iarthest. Emigrants
should start early, come in parties of about
80 or 40 wagons and no more--shouId lose
no time except when indispensable. The
best way to rest teams is to drive them a
reasonable distance every day. When emf,
grants reach Burnt river, if they would
send party Of men ahead, they could east
ly avoid most Of the bad places by select
ing another route. The road will be great
y improved.