Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-02-10
TO CALIFORNIA EMlGRANTs.

n urge uuiIOer OF letters have been received
by oar citizens from persons in Ohio, Kentucky.
Pennsylvania, New York, Mississippi, and in our
own State, asking information, n me iorty of
whom seek very much the same Information
These facts have induced US to procure the COPY
of a letter from H. w. BELL, Esq. OF this city,
one of the gentlemen engaged in organizing
company to start from this place, to gentleman
In Glasgow, NY, whose letter in the shape of
inquiries, embracing the kind ofinformation sought
in more than half of the letters received hero. on
this subject. Mr.. Bell is one of committee ap
pointed for reference, and those interested would
do well to address him. ..
We will strike off some extra copies of this
number, which our citizens can procure and send
TO their correspondents.
VAN BUREN. AK, Feb. ,. 1919.
Sir-Yours OF the 9th Dec. reoues,ipq inCor.
nation of the route from this point to CaIiGornio
&C., was handed me BY the Postmaster and
take pleasure in replying to your several inouj.
rieS, as follows:
lst. a company viii start from Van Buren, 10
California, on or about the lst April. making m.
n re point on the route or taking n route south
OF lh0t place, should il be deemed preferable.
ID ihe advantages Of this. over the Indepen.
dence route, are, that it is nearer bv about 900
m"eS; grass is up sooner, enabling emgrants TO
start month earlier from this place than from
Independence the roads re as good if not bet
Ter, and no water courses of importance 10 cross
after leaving Arkansas river at this place.
90. Every thing necessary for emigration can
DC procured at this place, with the exception of
wagons. oxen can be purchased at from $50 10
$50 per yoke; flour at say 50 so per 100 lbs. II
would perhaps, be advisable for YOU TO nprchose
your wagons and teams in Kentucky. and como
here by land, provided with only what can he
hauIed con 'enently, such cooking utensils. sc
Mule teams are far preferable to either oven or
horses. 0N VI
4Ih. The amount of money to be contributed ne
a company fund will be trifing, say two or three
dollars. 49,
D. Corn can bo procured from the friendly In.
dams, for about 200 miles west of this point !, i
however, OF small Importance, as the grass will
be sufficient After going 300 miles the road il
through Wilderness near 500 miles, TO Santa Fe
or ooO to the Rio Grande, opposite the Rio Gila.
o. The road from Memphis to Little Rock is
very fine, If the season should be drv.-otherwise
II is almost Impassable for wagons. From Little
Rock to this piace,--atways good There is.
good foao at all times, by going through the
southern part of Illinois and Missouri. Yopr
pest way would be TO bring your wagons without
teams as far as Van Buren,, bv water. and mr.
chase the latter here. Should you come by wov
OF Memphis your best plan would be TO eove ,be
Military road at Mrs. Blacks and 90 ,brougb 70
The C0dron, leaving Little Rock to the south. bv
which you will save about 80 miles, But unless
there is a probability of dry season in March
which is not very probable you should bv ali
means take the Missouri route to this place. Cross
the Ohio at GoIconda; the Mississippi, at Green's
ferry, and come by the way of Springfield Mo.
and Fayetteville, Ark. This will be but little
further, and is one of the best natural roads in
the world. . . -.. .. ..'.' .'
will send you number of the swan Buren,
inIeI'Igencer " which will give you what other
Information Is necessary on the subject. | will
ruVlse as" you to be here, as early before the lst
April as convenient l'II--~'
Very respectfully,
III. w. BELL.