Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-12-06
CALIFORNIA NEWS.
Letters from the Hopard Emigro,

grants from the last Fayette Democrat.
They will be found very interesting
Speaking of the various letters received,
the Democrat says
Zone from Mr.. John Crigler 10 his father
Lewis Crigler, Esq, OF this place. we have
been favored with the peIusal Of. Il is do
ted 26th August. He speaks of the sink Of
the Mary River as the most fatal part OF the
road, and says: at is drive OF 65 miles
without water or grass. | saw men fall OH
the road Of that drive and lay until dark. 1t
is perfect grave yard all the way down the
River. | do not know how others got ihro'
for we had no grass for 200 miles. Oak
leaves was the only chance. understand
from back company, that there is greet SUI
(ering behind u.s."
Father" he says "never let any one cross
the Plains. Tell them that they will see
awful times-tell all The young men that are
doing any thing at home to remain there
There is gold here, but it is very hard work
to get it. 1t is not "picking it up" as !
heard, when | was at home, and it is no coun
try at all, if it was not for the gold"
These letters confirm the melancholx,
news Of the death Of Mr.. James Brown, from
this county. His body was found and buried
We learn tina, Sarshel Bynum, Esq, who
lef. this place in June, overlook one divis
ion OF the Howard company. and had arri.
we'd SAFE
Extracts from a letter ,Uritten 10 his Father,
A. w. MoRRlsoN, Esq, by JSo. L. Mon,
RIsoN. dated
WEAVER CREEK. GoLD DIeerNos,
Sept. 22d, 1949
We arrived at Suffers Mill, on the Goth
OF August, and at what is called the Dry
Digginss on the 18th. have told you us
much or more than now remember up 10
Fl. Laramie, in letter wrote you from
that place. We found grass and water
plenty, and had fine luck until reaching
' North Platte river, where VIC were so unfor
tunate as to lose one Of our company, Jas
Brown, in attempting TO swim his mul,
: across that stream was thrown and drowned
L. There were 200 men on the bank al tn,
4 time but it was impossible TO save him. TIL,
d river is 300 yards wide, and the mos, rapi,
Y stream ever saw. We were detained there
), Two days. there being 60 wagons ahead o
s us, and but one small boat TO cross them
:. Timber was so scarce that we could not raj
it. Before we left, there were at least 2OC
:, wagons waiting on the banks 10 Cross
:. The ferry was kept by some Mormons from
:. Salt Lake. Their charge for crossing
wagon was So About miles below tn
place where young Brown was drowned
" three men from Boon county met with tn
} same sad fate. The name OF one wa
u Crockett. did not learn the names OF tn
: others, After leaving Platte river, we go
IS along as far as Fl. Hall, with little or NJ
e difficulty. Jno. Lowry and Jas. Douglas
n overlook US about 10 miles from the Fort
S on the LIST day Of July. We were surprised
c but exceedingly glad to see them. Lowr,
v brought US letters the perusal OF which CAV,
;: the mess much satisfaction. We arrived
D Fl. Hall on the Cd OF July, where we bough
q butter, milk, cheese and beef on which W,
y. Toasted highly on the evening Of the 4lh.-
Our travels for several days were very pleas
-. ant with the exception OF the dust, which
was worse than have ever seen it in thu
State. Frequently we could not see ont
), steer in the team. You may know it wa.
toerably bad. After striking Humboldt OIL
Mary's river. the hard times began to come
Very little grass. bad water. no, weather
hard marches, dust s TO 10 inches deep, and
more than half the time we had 10 water oul
cattle out OF buckels--the river being miery
We travelled down that stream 300 miles;
the last Is miles lay through an entire desert
Alter leaving the river we had 10 cross fifty
miles OF desert without grass or water except
salt springs which could not be used. Abou,
midway the desert we were compelled 10
leave our wagons. and drive our cattle lhro'
10 water and grass on Carson's river. Our
company los: ID oxen out OF 80. Three Of
them belonged 70 our mess, four 10 Krager;
The others to the Clay boys. Krsger was
not able 10 get his wagon as far as we drove
ours, and while we were gone to the river it
was robbed Of every thing il contained
Our mess and Wesley Hills joined, and
brought through two wagons. The dutch
came in with US. We fed them and hauled
their things. Fuller, Rodgers and the boys
reached The Sacramento Valley, safe and
sound, with all their mules. He sold his
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