Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-02-18
cARRoLLToN. WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY - 7a4e

SuS0 VI the WOO, Tor several miles alonf
me river, was dotted with the white cover
Oh me lOregon) emigrant wagons. collect
Gu IN groups at different camps, where the
smokes were rising. lazily from the fires
around Which the women were occnn;ec
IA preparing the evening meal, and the
children playing in the grass; and herds
Oh cattle, grazing about in the bottom. had
eh ar OF quiet security and civilized com.
,ort' that made rare sight for the travel.
Ter IN such remote wilderness.
IN common with all the emigration. thew
! mao oeen rePosing for several DAYS in this
Ne.'ght'1l valley, in order 10 recruit tae il
animals on ITS iuxufiant pasturage after
lheIr long Journey, and prepare them for
me hard travel along the comparatively
sterile banks of the Upper Columbia.
Inc road, the next morning, presented
an animated appearance. We found that
we had encamped near large nartv AZ
emgrants; and few miles below another
party was already in motion.
IN about an hours travel we met severa ]
9hoshonee indians, who informed us that
they belonged TO large village which had
just come into the valley from the NOM.
lam 10 the westward, where they had been
hunting antelope and CATHERINE service
berries. Glad at the opportunity of see.
ing one of their villages, and in the hone
OF purchasing from them a few horses. |
'urned immediately of into the plain TO.
WARDS thelr encampnlent, which was stu.
d'eG on small stream near the river.
we had approaches within something
more than mile of the village, when snd7
uenly single horsefban emerged from il /
AT iuil speed, followed by another and an |
other IN rapid succession; and then marty |
after party poured INTO the plain, until
when the foremost rider reached ma aIiI
the whole intervening plain was occnpied
ny mass OF norsemen, which came charg.
ing down upon us with guns and naked
swords, lances, and bows and arrows
Indians entirely naked, and warriors fully
lreSsed Tor war, with the long red stream.
Dis = their war bonhetS reaching NEARLY
o the ground-4ll Mingled together in the
'raVeIy OF savage warfare They had ,
'eeh thrown into a sudden iunot nv the ,
appearance of our flag, which. among
hese people, is regarded as an embIem n :
.ocSlllIty; it being usually borne by the ,
'ioux' and the neighboring mountain In. +
lans, when they come here to war: and r
1e had accordingly been mistaken for r
ody OF their enemies. A few words from q
le Chief Quoted the excitement: and The =
mole band, increasing every moment in II
iihoer, escorted US to their encampment, II
mere the chief pointed out place for u, a
encamp, near his own lodge. and made h
Town our purpose in visiting The village. II
very short time we purchased eight r,
'rses, for which we gave in exchanoa :,
ankets, red and blue cloth, beads. knives a,
ID tobacco, and the usual other articles =,
Indian traffic. We obtained from them n,
SO considerable quantity of berries of Re
nefent kinds, among which service ber- d.
IS were Inc most abundant; and several :,
Jus oil roets and seeds, which we could W
l win pleasure, as any kind Of yeseta- B
1000 was gratifying to rs. ale here nj
the first time, the kooyah. or toboccol Is
Of the principal edible root among the tai
dams who lnhabit the upper waters oil 10
streams on the western side of the 10
'untaifs. Ii has very strong and re- in
irkaby peculiar taste and odor. winch q 70,
n compare to no other vegetable that l,o
acquainted with, and which to Some 70,
rsons Is extremely offensive. 7, wos no
by Mr. Preuss as the most raj II
RID food he had ever put in his mouth. wh
"neh' IN the evening, one OF the chiefs ths
II ms vile to me with portion WHICH thf
had prepared as delicacy TO reoale NO
the odor Immediately drove him M, rar
the lodge; and frequently afterwards he SAT
d to beg that when those who liked if no,
taken what they desired, it might be me
i away. 10 others, however. the taste il
afher an agreeable one; and | was ac cid
wards glad when 1t formed an addition lar,
'ur scanty meals. 1t is full of nutr;- No
Mt; and in its unprepared state is said aDd
me Indians to have very strong poison ban
qualities, of which it is deprived by a Won
y peculiar process, being baked in the ed
md for about two days. ron
he morning 0! the 24th was disagree. RI,
cool, with an easterly wind and very bv
ky weather. We made a late start. The
regaining the road, ION which all dav der
scattered the emigrant wagons, we abo
lnued on down the valley Of The =. der
bordered by high and mountainous and
, on winch fires are seen at the sum. and
The soil appears generally good, al. lure
gh, with the grasses, many OF the 7
IS are dried NJ, PROBABLY on account give
ne great heat and want OF rain. The bat.
mon bIue flax II cultivation, now al. spri
entirely in seed--oniy scattered are
or here and there remaining-ls the r. 4
SaaidtleFiSuc plant OF tae Bear river uraS