Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-09-07

the battle, and Gen. Famine, Col Gaunt
Maj Hunger, Capt Gripes. Corp Thin and
all their starving followers took to their
heels and fled from the city, leaving our
troops complete masters ofthe field.
Thus have Corn and wheat achieved
another great victory, and crowned the
brows OF our brave soldiers with never
failing laurels. May the good time soon
come when all Ireland will be oyerun by
such troops as Capt Forbes carried out.
From the Oregon and California EmigrantS.
MEssRs. EErToRs:-On the 9th of
June, we travelled only 3 miles and en-.
Ecamped for the night on a small stream,
a branch of the Horse Shoe Creek
There is plenty of wood on this stream &
good grass.
June 29th-Trayelled about 20 miles
to the west branch of the river La Bonte,
To day the road was very uneven and
the ground covered with sharp gravel,
which rendered it very bad for cattle to
travel upon. The main branch of the
river is about the size oftbe Dupage river
of Illinois. On this branch, for the first
saw yolcanoic rock, and ON examination
found the mouth of a crater. Much of
the rock is the color of Spanish brown,
and about the crater is porous and white.
Hills in all shapes, are thrown up four or
five hundred feet high.
June 29th.-To day our cattle com.
planned much OF the dust which is very
bad. We travelled about Is miles to the
river A la Prete, the water of which is
clear and good. The road to day has
been uneven, and winds amongst the
Black Hills. The emigrants now begin
to see that they have loaded too heavy
At every stopping place, you can see
something which has been thrown away.
Over loading at the start, colnpels many
to throw away things, which could be
carried, Improperly laid in on the START
The soil here is sandy and covered with
gravel, and is almost destitute of vegeta
ton; grass is only found on the bottoms
and near the streams. We have seen no
rain or dew for some time. In the af.
ternoon the Thermometer stood as high
as l35 in the sun, and every thing is dry
ed up.
June 30th--We lie still to day, in or.
der to let our .,cattle rest. | ascendeo
the la Prete and found where il breaks
through the Black Hills and forms an
arch bridge about 100 feet long, 20 feet
high in the centre. and % feet in width.
Game in this region is scarce and there
are no fish. We are now about IS miles
from fort Laramie, and are all well.
July lst-To day we reached the north
fork of the Platte at Deer Creek. The
road is tolerable good, and there is plenty
of coal in the bluffs and on the banks of
the streams.
July 2nd--Travelled Is miles to the
place of crossing the river which was too
high to be forded, but we found compa.
ny OF Mormons at the ford with boat.
They ferried US over for one dollar per
wagon. This branch of the Platte, is a.
bout the size of the Illinois river.
July 3d--Most of the day was occu.
pied in crossing the river.
July 4th--Travelled miles up the ri
yer through deep sand. and encamped at
noon to spend the fourth. Our hoys rails :
ed the flag of the United States with two
additional stars, one for Oregon and the
other for California. A buffalo was killed
which answered for our dinner--and so
the day passed.
July 5th-Travelled IL miles; road
billy and water very scarce.
July 6th-To day we travelled 8 miles
to the Poison Springs. They stand in
pools and stock often die from drinking of
them. Five miles from these ospings. is
the famous willow spring the water of
which is excellent.
July 7th-We arrived at Independence
Rock, which is on the Sweet Wafer, a
river about the size of Fox River. For
80 miles from the Platte to Sweet Water,
the water is scarce and grass poor.
June 8th--We are now rs miles from
fort Laramie. We passed the Devils
Gate to day without any trouble, and
travelled II miles.
July 9th Travelled Ii miles through
deep sand, and encamped opposite the
Ruined Cottage. On one side the river
is nigh ridge ofgranite and on the other
is the Sweet Water Mountains covered
with snow. TO day the white peaks OF
the Rocky Mountains can be SCENT is
useless to attempt to describe this region.
| will try to explain the causes that oper.
ate to destroy wagons, as well as teams,
on this road. From the time that we
arrived on the Platte, there has been more
or less of the aleolie sometimes In pools:
at other places, the top of the ground is
covered with saleratus. And hot sand Isl
also very injurious 10 the timber of wag-