Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-10-04
FURTHER FROM CALIFORNIA


Mode of Liuing- Conveyances and
the Latest Neps from Panama and
the Coast.
Both sides Of the Picture.
THE OVERLAND ROUTE.
The New York Express by yester-
days mail, furnished US with additional
news from the emigratiDg parties by
way of the Plains:
Capt. Goodyear's party had arrived
out in 81 travelling days from ST. Jo-
seph, on the Missouri river. 1t was
believed that the wagon trains would
suffer severely. A small party had also
arrived via the Salt Lakes, and these
represent the Mormon settlement in a
most fourishing condition, with the
prospect of a glorious harvest in every
branch of agriculture save Corn. The
Mormons are very kind to the emigran,s
who pass through their domain. Needy
emigrants are furnished without reward
with provisions and fresh cattle, accom-.
panied with the Inequalities of the
good Samaritans.
The party which came in by way of
the Salt Lake states that not ten wagons
of the whole caravan will ever cross the
mountains. Full one half of the whole
number are abandoned already, and the
animals used to pack in provisions suf
fcient to sustain life. For one hundred
miles after the Salt Lake party reached
Mary's river, not spear of grass could
be found to sustain the cattle, and thou
sands persisted before reaching the sink.
Few or none of the emigrants had
died from want Of food, but their suf-
ferings from want of water had been
intense. In many places on the deserts
parties were compelled to bury them
selves in sand up to their necks and
and await the return of their friends
who were off in search Of water. But
none have died, and most of the parties
after abandoning everything but pro.
visions, would reach Sacramento city.
Capt. Goodyear's party 10y the Mis-
souri, route) thinks that the first wagon
train will enter the valley of the Sac
ramento by the 18th of July.
THE DIGGINs.
One of the correspondents writes
from the gold diggins at Tulwallamy:
Do not advise even dog to come to
California. The entire Northern por-
ton of Upper California is inferior to
New England in every respect, while
the Southern half of the same territory,
is baked and burned by a sca,hing
scorching sun for nine months Of the
year, without rain or dews, and deluged
dun ing the other three. The same writer
says: Flour sells here at SO cents per
r pound; beans 81 l2 do. sugar, coffee
! &C., in proportion. Pilot bread is
. worth IS cents; mess pork IS cents; po
tatoes so cts, and parched corn, ground
!, 40 cents per pound. A bottle of picked
o beans, cucumbers or onions, brings S.
;. and salera.us is very scarce at $50 pei
pound. We find it saving of 600 pei
o cent. to buy provisions at Stockton ant
d transport them hither at an expense o
sl2 per hundred.
% Not a wrinkle is to be seen upon TIT
Is heavens front from February to De
&c cember while old Solsmiles his severes'
my neck, arms, hands, ankles and fee
are blistered. / am working upon tn
sharp slate rocks, which are burnin
e. hot at midday, without shoes, sometime
raining perspira,ion, and, after an hou
: or two of canal,digging labor with tn
pick and shovel, jumping into the waite
on singing no, for the purpose of "Pannin
n out" with a thermometer ranging frol
X, one hundred upward. Ought INTEL
,e, gent, forehanded farmers be induced
IS. leave their comfortable homes and brir
IN their families to land however rich
mineral wealth. where Indians positiv
ly cannot live7
- The harvest of gold will be gathere
in two years, and the gleanings will
S. Door indeed. After that, woe unto hi
20 whose cupid,y or stupidity brings hi
Hur hither.
LIFE AND SERVICE IN SAN FRANCIsC
,.u AT San Francisco prices of eve
ted article we're greatly reduced, j, is sal
-. of and everything had fallen of. I