Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-09-01
LATEST FROM THE Fuvcp,,,s
ALBUQUERQUE, "A juno oa

E. B. Btshof, Esq, i
Dear Sir-I embrace this on,or,,:.
it being the first since our leaving t,i: y
we have followed the route pursued bv ~
his return in 1910, with slig Oh, varioyio
have had plain wagon road 10 follow
the New York company, and other, ,h,.
on. The distance from Little Riyor '"t
is estimated at l60 miles. We n,s.oT
vide between the North Fork and roin ~
distance of so miles brought US to go
Fort Holmes. There is nothing tboro
few pieces of timber. The country bo"S
RE, with no wood except that frlncna II
lying to our right and left, in which H.
abundance OF water. The growth is NJ; /.
cottonwood, black walnut, elm. De-, onr
May, when camping, there was no wool
or nearer than five miles, but with ,
weeds, and some buffalo chips. wo an.
boiling some water for coffee. This -
been avoided, had cnro been ,oker -
camping grounds. On the ! lth, we wera
Valley and crossings of the Canod;,n I
from Choteau's, and $40 from Van Rn.,
this time we had thunder showers. v;,r,
rable wind for two weeks, exccptin, ,mo
evenings. A few miles broug ht us IN +
waters of False Washita. The Cross \
have their beginning near here; instead "A
Of broken land, the prairie opens bore
Of loose sandy soil, that would conn,ro
best bottom land but the most ror,,L l.
turc Of this plain are the mounds. wbicL
for twenty miles. Thoy are masses or -
earth, Of various shapes, sizes, and bo;,
shape they are most generally conico1
camped after crossing the Canadian. ono
lar beauty appeared in the south. Cu,;,1
n few Of US to visit it, and distance Of n
brought us up TO it. We ascended ot an
about 40 degrees; at one place we mode
by climbing ten feet. Tho top was ,bon,
in diameter, made up OF a confused be,n F.
It's circumference at the base was found J.
PAGES; its perpendicular height, 225 fee
composed principally of sandstone. and
appearance of having once been subiec,
tion Of water. We passed large auan,iric
sum, or plaster Of Paris. 1t exists in su&
titles that the water is affected by it.
Of about 100 miles brough, US 10 the q
and IN the range of the Camanches. I'D
is taken for safety; plenty of buffalo sion
eager for the chase. On the 18th of Ma
the satisfaction of seeing buffalo; one wa
and distributed. Now for the decacv q
rie supper. Ii was soon prepared and
forth something fresh that we had "a
mouthful of-and o cracky in vain u
grinders brought TO bear upon it; its ID
was quality that absorbed all Others
abandoned. And | would here shy for tbs
Of emlgrants, that as they value hams. dri
cheese, dried fruit, rice, &C., al home. so Z
be valued in the prairies. We had now d
about 500 miles our road still on the @
One evening party of our men were in 4
OF the train, when company Of seyelA
made their appearance. They raised VII
but seemed TO hesitate, until one of our m,
up white blanket. upon which they apnfl
and showed many signs of friendship. 1m
Apaches. We could get no iniormalio
them. As an evidence Of the purity of ,im
sphere IN this region, we sec no dccayed 1
in places we found plenty of dried coi,on
but none decayed. There is scarcely O.,
out a fine breeze, and some days 100 mucf
pleasant. On the 26th, we left tho riyert
and ascended the upland, our rold bearine
west, crossing ravines containing plenty q
stone. Here mountain of no great e
rises, running southwest, being the lerts|
of the Lldnus Estacado, great toIy of Al
land running south its mountain sides ard
with cedars. June 2-Cumped on a small
with plenty of water for stock. This crso
ibutary of The Rio Grande distance fron
Fe. rs miles. The distance from Van n
Santa Fe, according 10 our Engineer. s d
We have been two months coming 10 III
Our company has enjoyed fine health. n
lost but two oxen of The company some O.
10 be pretty well broken down. Our muI
about the same order as when we started,a
hardy mules and horses are most 10 be p5
for the trip. Not single wagon has broso
You will notice that we did not see 81
Indian, and but few Buffalo. ii
of Antelopes were seen, of which we kilt
meat, fine. And the road don't ihinh|
n natural road, could be found anywher&
same distance-for days just undulatin
TO rest the teams. June l4h-We WED
Miguel, where we crossed 10 this place,
10 miles. From Information here, we
Cooks route is entirely practicable, beii
1900 miles 10 San Francisco. We ha
mined 10 take this route. Some Of our
will pack. This place is overstocked wi
The Little Rock Company has overt
Some of the knickerbockers are at work
mine, near by, at from SO to $40 per d 6
lay, saw the snow on the mountains.
write great deal more, BIZ. perhaps this
Ior your patience. Yours, &c.
... JOHN B0X
In a time Of much religious erciiement,
'equent discussion, an honest old Dutch