Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-09-21

I to prove it.
IL The Combination which we spoke of last
week, as having been formed on the lakes, we
see by some of our exchanges has again fallen
through.
u a general attendance at the School NEE
ting on Monday next, at o'clock, P NJ, is very
desirable.
First TiarOUglR---z4etter from the
Diggiags.o
The letter below, which we have been permit
ted to publish, chronicles the arrival of the first
of the Southport Emigrants at the Mines 1t
will be seen that they have made the shortest trip
on record across the country, pretty good evil
dcnce IN the outset Of an enterprise which can
not fail to DO well at the mines:
SACRAMENTO CITY, July cad, l849.
Mr.. SAMUEL FBANcIs-
Dear Sir: Having few leisure moments be-
fore starting for the Gold Mines. thought
would improve them by informing some of my
Southport friends of what is going on in this land
of gold.
Myself and brother arrived at Suffers Fort on
| the 10Th Of this month after a hard journey of
20 days from old Fort Kaarnoy on the Missouri
River. We have travelled the distance, twenty
one hundred miles, in iitty-Gye travelling days.
the quickest trip ever made. We travelled with
our wagons to Fort Hall, and there took pack
mules. Left the rest of the Southport company
behind Killed three of our animals on the way
bought more and pushed through, and here we
are in this Pandemonium of the world; and
want to take one more such trip, and then die
| The Southport boys | expect in ab.ut 0 days,
| if they ever get through the Sierra Naveda
Mountains, alive, who, great many believe,
never will. There will be more suffering on the
mountains this fall than has ever vet been known
There are 1000 teams between this place and
the Missouri river that never will cross the
mountaius-thcro is not feed for their animals
Well, SAM here ] am where they think no
more Of money than they do of cbips-it is 4 fact
will give you list of prices of arti-
Giles | have looked over. You can buy good
flour for 81 Dbl; Pork, % cents lb. Ham,
so cents; Sugar, % cents; Coffee, IS cents:
Saleratns, So; Salt, per b., ST; Beefsteak, 5
cents; Eggs, 81 a piece Milk, s. a quart
Small sized Water Melons, Sc a piece. Dry
Goods sell about 100 per cent higher than in
Southport.-A!l other things in proportion. This
You may rely upon. Thousands of dollars are
paid every day for these articles in this small
town. At the Mines, about 90 miles of. every
article sells tor twice as much. Chunks of gold
are paid for provisions up there. There is a
line of stages from here to Suffers Mill 40 miles
distant: they only charge 325 for passage.
am writing this epistlc in an eating house
where men are gorInandizing themselves at a
dollar and half moal-but they have the best
This is a great country, and no mistake-a
great place to make money; but | woad advise
no man, who is well situated in the States, to
come here; he had better stay at nome. The
man who thinks ii is mere pleasure trip to 90
to California, is mos. wofully mistaken. But
am here. and if don't have my brooches most
beautifully lined with the 'Yalcr' within one
year, you may call me Iazer than MY old Span
ish jackass. | can make my S25 day, and
work at any thing choose; and so can any man.
We sold three mules to the Government, the day
after we arrived here, for $3.50, and had to deliv-
or them up the river ten miles: thought would
see if could get some fellow to drive them up
and came across haIf-brecd Indian and asked
him what he would drive them up to the rancho
for; he looked at IN about five minutes-said he
Il I,lc 4
broke and run. have since done all my work.
A man will not work here five minutes for less
than dollar There is only one thing but that
they have here, and that is pretty women; there
are none. | would give my right arm to cast
my eyes upon a well-forned, lovely, and pretty
damsel of eighteen. ALBERT e. SAwTELL.
The following extract from letter received
by one of our citizens, contains some California
anecdotes worthy of record:
o. have received number of quite interest
ing letters from Evans, written during his prog
ress through Mexico, he having landed at Vera
Cruz, and travelled on horseback to the City OF
Mexico, where, he said, he saw ali the great
sights, and reveed in the Halls OF the Monte
mas thence the party moved on for the sea port
route Evans's horse died, and he travelled over
one hundred leagues on foot, keeping mp with
the rest OF the mounted party and ENJOYING per-
feet health. On arriving at Nlazatan, it took
every dollar that he could raise to pay his pass
age up to San Francisco, where, he says, = /
landed with only one solitary shilling in my
pocket, but had been on shore but a short time
before picked up a FIVE dollar gold piece in the
street, which, under existing circumstances,
could but look upon a timely kindness of
Providence. 1t seems the whole party of four
persons were quite out of funds; but upon their |
letters of general recommendation they were en-
abed to borrow from a mercantile house there, |
fifty dollars each, which enabled them 20 up to
the mn mes. where they were digging, at the last
accounts, about fifteen dollars per day, and hop
ing to do much better when the waters get low |
err