The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1845-02-21

cannot determine that questions Companies
of from forty to fifty wagons are large en-
ough. Americans are prone to differ in OPT
mon, and large companies become unwieldy
and the stock become more treublesome.-
In driving stock to this country, about one
in ten is lost not more Having started
the'best way 10 save the teams is to drive
reasonable distance every day, and stop
about an hour before sundown. This gives
time for arranging the camp, and for the
teams to rest and eatbefore dark. About
eight hours drive in long days--resting one
hour at noon-l think, is enough Never
drive iregularly, if you can avoid it. On
Platte river, Bear river, and Boise river, and
~ many other places, you can camp at any
point you please; but at other places on the
way, you will be compelled to drive hard
some Gays, to get to water and range
When you reach the country of buffalo, ne
yer stop your wagons to hunt, as you will
eat up more provisions than you will save
1t is true you can kill buffalo, but they are
always far from camp, and the weather is too
warm to save much of it. When you reach
the country of game, those who have good
horses can keep The company in fresh meat.
If an individual wishes 10 have great amuse-
msnt hunting the buffalo, he had better have
an extra horse, and not use him until he
reaches the buffalo region. Buffalo hunting
is very hard upon horses; and emigrants
had better be cautious how they unne-
cessarily break down their horses. A pru-
dent care should be taken of horses, teams
and provisions, from the start. Nothing
should be wasted or thrown away that can be
eaten. If prudent course is taken, the
trip can be made, in ordinary seasons, in four
months. 1t took us longer; but we lost a
great deal of time on the road, and had the
way to break. Other routes than the one
travelled by us, and better routes, may be
found. Captain Cant, our pilot, was deci-
dedly of the opinion that 10 keep up the
south Fort Of Platte, and cross it Just above
stream running into it, called the Kashla-
'pood, and thence up the latter stream, pass
ing between the Black hills on your right,
and peaks Of the Rocky mountains on your
left, and striking our route at Green river,
would. be better and nearer route-more
plentifully supplied with game than the one
we came. He had travelled both routes, and
brought us the ronte he did, because he had
been informed that large bands of the Sioux
Indians were hunting upon the southern
route.
The trip 10 Oregon is not a costly or ex-
pensive one. An individual can move here
as cheap, if not cheaper, than he can from
Tennessee or Kentucky to Missouri All
the property you start with you can bring
through; and it is worth thribble as much as
when you started. There is no country in
the world where the wants Of man can be so
easily supplied, upon such easy terms, as this;
and none where the beauties of nature are
Displayed upon grander scale.
or The following letter we find in the Ohio
Statesman Mr.. ADAMS is to be the pilot of the
first company that leaves in May. Northwestern
Ohio will be well represented in the company of
this spring:
INDEPENDENCE, Mo- Jan. Is, 1S45.
DEAR SIR:--The Postmaster at this place
handed me your letter, to which Imost cheer
fully reply. The Emigrating Co. that will
start from this place next spring for Oregon,
from present indications, will exceed any
prier one. 1t is desirable that all the emil
grants should rendezvous in this place or Vi
cinity, by the middle of April next, that ar
rangements can be made for thorough Or
ganization, SO that we may start by the lst
of May We would advise emigrants not to
load their wagons with more than 1000
pounds As 10 furniture, take none--and
you had better sell your feather beds, and
take in their place a good supply of blank
cts and quilts. Take no crockery-but
rather tinware. With respect to provision
stores,' let good part be -four in the shape
of pilot bread.
IF any should take an over supply of coffee
lea or sugar, they can always obtain an ex-
ccllent price for them at the different posts
we pass
All working cattle, mules and horses
should be provided with extra shoes. Loose
cattle can be driven to advantage, as the
country through which we pass is capable Of
sustaining countless numbers of SOCK
Large crowds generally move slow, but can
easily 90 through, even to the Pacific in four
months. The distances we shall travel are
nearly as follows,
Independence to Fort Larimie $50 miles
Fort Larmie to Hall $50
Hall to Wallawalla $50
Walawalla to Vancouver $50
Every man should be provided with a
good rifle, lbs. of powder and II lbs. of
lead. The best size bore for rifle is 40 TO
the pound. This size will easily kill Buffalo
but SMALLER calbre would be better suited
to the game west of the Rocky Mountains.
Take provision for four months, and make
lheral calculations. since a prairie appetite