The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28
TIE FREE TRADER,
an, Friday, Angus, IS, 1916.
Letter. from tie Editor.
NO. y.

TWELVE MILES ABOVE Ia B,ca, (Tlds)
august ISL 1916.
As few items that may interest the readers Of
the Trader have gathered on my hand since last
wrote, and an opportunity is presented % have a
letter conveyed to the borders Of post-olice ciyili
z1tion, | will proceed at once to discharge.
last wrote from ON board the STEAMER James H.
Day, while anchored in La Blca bay, waiting for
a Lighter, and will resume my interesting his
tory where then left un.
While the troops that came on the Day were
being takcnup to La Baca, the propeller McKim
that brought three compauics, had anchored in
sight, and after laying !hree OF four hours waiting
/ for government boat to come aud discharge her,
sent yawl across to TIE Day, bringing Col
/ Weatherl1rd and Maj. Warren, to hasten mat
tiers. They stated tie men On the McNim were
/ in suffering condition, and must be relieved
soon or their sullerings must become intense
Fhcy had bad shocking water nj the way, Mis-
si=sjppi water without ice, and in new casks, so
that lhry could not all he down at the same tine
Bu, the Lighter being employed Shy the doy,"
vas in no hurry to get back, and lay at la Baca
until next morning; with, at about ten, she
came to the side Of the Mciim. The mcn hailed
her approach with such joy as to fully justify the
representations of the Co.. aud Major. and the
first cry beard was for wa,cr---,hcy would pay
anything fIt glass Of ice-waicr. But in ,his
they could not be graticl, as ice in la Baca i,
as scarce as 1t was On the propeller. They were
however rllleycd t. some extent with water that
was not foul. aud then conveyed to the encamp.
mcut al La Baca. The ground here. where the
troops were cncamgcd was fin, cnoush-il.
was even, and pleasantly located on the edge Of
the Bay, and on the west side Of the town; but
the great trouble and Inconvenience we soon ex.
perlcuced was a want Of water. There was none
to be had save the salty stuff in The Bay, Tor love
or money; and the only way the men were kept
from furnishing, was to send number of the
wagons now here in the employ Of government.
to the springs some - miles cut, and have them
bring in water in casks. We were thus supplied
one day but soon got sick Of it, as the water az
ter being conveyed 50 far on OK teams, and with.
Wv ''o ''''''' "''" "'''N''s' % "'' Oo''
'', va Wv ''''''" we "o"' pun
stakes for the Springs as it woull be as cheap
living there as at town; and accordingly, early
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"'V"' '''I" :" '''' '''0'''"S' many not
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IN camp 70 maze e''''o' men, except wh'ie the
s"" WIS '''''''" '"' .'''"'' (''Ou' ia" tue way
- was S""5"'s "o'' "''' ""'cH 'n''' WIS no te-
'e'' iu''r was some 'h'''so''on o' thls' howcv-
'' !" '"e more '''o'e u Tue "'e" not having
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WIN WATER "",ch "'u nee" ofdc''o 10 meet Us
VII ''' WY WIN ''eSc advantages we got
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'"'"""' VI '''"'' he'""' giving out ny Tue way
VI la o'e'' .'"e n''u oc Si'u' as IL is very
'"uf town. II n'S some 'o frame houses about
"'' '' ""'c" u'e Stores ana groceries, and the
's' ''''"'"''S Sn'Ps III" private dw''''nSs' ihe
'""'O''"'' 'pp'art' DC from the southern States,
a''" ''ou' nan o' mem '"s'n'a0s' ihe town.
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num-, ~, wv 'o'''o twenty '''' h'gn'
'"' county "'oun" Is 'ow' hat Pra'te' cover
e' "''' "e ''o'na'y i'''no's P'alue grass, but
oD",""'' "'o'e '''N 'nah we are accustomed to.
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