Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1849-04-17

Esq who left this city on the first Of Jan.
last, in company with Messrs. Hammonds
and Mobley, for the gold 1eSions Of Cali
fornia.
SHIP VIM. II. HazzARp,
$50 miles from N. Orleans, Feb. i. ] $40.
My DEAR BRoTHER-Sufficient time has
elapsed, NJ doubt, for you to expect ano-
Their letter from me. And perhaps you
may feel disposed to accuse me of little
neglect. that did not write you from N.
Orleans. | was there but two days, eve
ry moment Of which time | was engaged
with Mr.. Titus in making our purchases,
as we were selected for that duty. While
at Mr.. jones' grocery establishment, pur-
chasing our groceries, did steal mo-,
ment to write TO-
Twill now give you brief history Of
my journey to this point, its advantages
and disadvantages. Our expense in get.
ting to St. Louis, was 1929 each. We re
manned in St. Louis one week, on account
OF Cholera in New Orleans, at an expense
$50 each. | find that our southern breth-
rem understand one principle Of trade,
that is, how to skin the stranger. Per-
haps | ought to distinguish Landlords
and Boatmen from other trades and pro-
LESSONS, so that you may not imbibe an
erroneous impression of southern men.
Take the pure southern gentleman, and
| doubt whether you can find among men,
a more high-minded, intelligent, and
hospitable people. They are refined in
their manners and generoustoafault.
Our trip down the river was not Of the
most agreeable character. We took
passage on the steamer Alice, for New
Orleans, at a cost Of twelve dollars, cab
in passage. This, believe, is the cheap
est line of communication in the country
Our route down the river was pleasant
one. The land on either side the river,
, is richly stored with heavy timber. When
we left st. Louis, The ice was running
/ thick in the river: This we found great
incumbrance to our progress. In place
Of leaving it behind US, as we expected,
the further south we went, the more OBJ.
stinate became its resistance, until we ar
rived within twelve miles ofthat scrip.u-
raj city, Cairo, when we were suddenly
and completely shut out from the world
helow-at least by steam. Previous TO
leaving for Cairo, we settled up with our
gentlemanly Clerk, and received eight
dollars of our passage money back, in
conjunction with thousand wishes for
our health, happiness, and success in Ca.
lifornia. We placed our trunks on board
of cart, hauled by two yoke of oxen, at
cost Of SO cents for each trunk, and
commenced our march on foot for the ci-
ty. We arrived there short time after
meridian, and some two hours in advance
Of our stout-hearted OK driver. The CT
ty forms right angle, and is built upon
low piece Of ground, the larger portion
inundated the year round. The build
ings are of wood, rough in appearance,
and fast going to decay. They are pro-
tected from daily flood and destruction,
by heavy banks thrown up on the Ohio
and Mississippi. The people are indo-
lent, dissipated, and sickly. Notwith-
standing the sanity name given 10 the
place, its inhabitants seem to have forgot
ten the sanctity which surrounds its early
history, in their habits Of business and
Intercourse with the world. | have new
err visited q place, or become associated