The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-09

Correspondence OF the Missouri RePuohesnl
INDEPENDENCE, Mo, April II, 10

king room and yielding the advantages OF proximity 10
s =" ,bs new conner This system oil moving has
,inne1 until camps have been established for sixty
miles out No companies, excepting those OF Lieutenant
Paul and Captain RYE IN ss eoprss Of few days
several will do Discomfort pervades many of the
companies such extent as TO render necessary for
them move, in order to preserve Their organization
The members becoming tired of further delay, and
urged by the desire to reach Their destination and realize
their golden Dreams are ready and desrons to launch
themselves upon the plains without sufficient feed for
their stock, and before nature has afforded ITS supply
The great number Of persons that will the plains
this spring and summer all largely supplied with horses
or mules has rendered il question of much to
many, whether or not the grass near the points where
they must necessarily encamp will be sufficient to sub
sst their stock, upon which nearly all solely rely Those
best acquainted with the country deem it ample; but all
admit that such have the lead, must certainly fare the
best Hence the desire OF all to move and many will
pack forage for given number OF days.
| The company under Colonel Russell moved day
from its camping ground the town. and is oca-
ted about three miles beyond "Big Blue" Ii
is composed of about % persons This company under
military organization. to continue during the trip They
suitably provided, will make the trip with mule
teams and start from the borders the grass
will justify them in 40 doing.
company hailing from Indianapolis is encamped near
the boundary line and ready to move 1t consists of Is
persons, and expect start in ten days from this date
| Eight other companies mentioned also encamped
near the above. principally from ONO and Wisconsin,
and wosld move immediately
|
for this OF the year: Emgrans continue daily
arrive The number at either point OF rendezvous is
greatly exaggerated AT tins tune there are between
range between the two estimates, and certainly not ex-
coed the highest One hundred will count all at West
port the number those at Kansas, the same num-
Der those at Weston, while at ST. Joseph the number
will not exceed 800 Allowing that two hundred per-
have gone to Fort kearAy and Council Bluffs which
is the highest number that could possibly be given and
you have this date with the largest estimate for each
place of rendezvous. $500 emgrans ready to move for
the plains. Many arrive, expecting TO find at least that
number al this point and greatly surprised when they
ascertain the correct number
Notwithstanding the large humber of emgrants con-
gregated in this vicinity, very little material, other than
that of procuring register of the various companies
afforded reporter upon which TO base his communca-
tons Of accidental shooting almost daily,
persons in handling their fire. but even here
an tem is foresaled by special and earnest request
that will not be reported, lhe wounded party Is in
fair way to recover In my next however some cases
not specified above will be given.
THE writer then gives list OF the companies which
had reached Independence since the date of his former
letter; consisting OF seven companies from the State OF
Ohio, two from Illinois, two from Kentucky, one from
St. Louis Germany from Mississippi, two from In
diana, two from Tennessee, and two from New York
besides few smaller parties composed of citizens from
different States, all rapidly equppng and ready to move
[ would much rather classify the various companies
from each particular State under It's proper mead put as
they arrive this point in such small squads at different
periods, such course OF reporting would be impractical
Bile. delay the publication until the emieratng season
over In my previous letters You have received various
companies haing from the same States included in this
TO ascertain of whom they were composed, reference
will have TO be made thereto give none others but
|, those encamped and ready to move. CALIFORNIA.
INDEpENDEScE, April 20, 1919.
During the last week more emigrants have arrived al
this point TO California than at any time previous
for the same period They generally arrive complete
y QUILTED. except in stock and this being principal and
! Indispensable ingredient for expedition, will again
iuiv yOua point,
those who are yet behind to avail themselves of any ad
. vantage that may be afforded in your city;
The supply of and mules at this place exceeds the
& demand, and prices range at about my previous quota
tons; say, for ordinary 10 good mules $40 to $780, and
choice at $40 to 500 head as In quality and cOndl
e ton The number purchased for the of the Pioneer
Line" of Turner, Allen Co., (a choice and remarka-
bly, fine anmals0 were bought at from $40 to $780, and
by actual sales am governed in giving these quotations
The supply of also large, and prices range from
rs to $55 as in qnay-none held to my knowledge
above the highest lsue. Inc facilities fo procuring
this time, and exceeding the demand but should the
demand continue to increase how long they will remain
n so am unable to determine.
a Many emgrants, in purchasing their stock, com
PEELED to accommodate themselves to their purses and in
market where the supply j. 50 large Of course many
low $22 the yoke, and mules at 800 per head, but
not the marketable rates. stock sold at these prices
e will last just long enough the trip to carry their
es TO point where will be possible repenish and
from the number of such that have been purchased fear
there will be immense suffering on the PLAINS and IN the
II about calculating upon, when they provide hemse yes
II with such teams for journey of two thousand miles
is mystery yet hundreds doing and even then
. combining themselves to barely sufficient team
i. their wagon. In my rounds have met with companies
# and not few, who provided with large heavy wag
which they allow but four mules two and three
yoke of oxen the empty wagon itself being sufficient
load for the team allowed not including the weight of
Visions &c, which must necessarily be transported for
the subsistence Of the party. With such and such
load, they to the plains, and if they have good
luck and sufficient erase for their miserable stock they
may succeed in reaching point their journey where
it will be impossible to remedy any oversight they have
made in their purchase They here meet with acct
d dent their team fails them entirely What is to be
l. done y They have remedy trains not to be
obtained, and il is impossible for them to proceed. They
will either have to pack much of their provisions
II they can move remain stationary with their wagons.
In either relief nine times out OF ten. will
reach them True, other companies will continually be
IS moving along the route and pass them; but, the best
IS QUILTED company that have yet is provided
with duplicate team and if they were, would not
dispose of for fear OF accident themselves greater
reason why they will be unable to procure relief, even
allowing to be obtained. s companies starting
will not have the money to purchase it, their all
hausten previous to leaving the settlements and,
matter how literally disposed those in better travel
= ling circumstances may be, they will voluntarily
share their advantages, for many obvious reasons.
a could perapnify forty different companies, some of