The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-07-04
FROM THE WESTERN PLAINS.


The. following interesting items Of lnleili-
grnce. obtained from gentleman Of the
Fay Department q The Army who left
Fort keamy on The 9Th Nh.
Col. Loring. wnh hIs command, would
reach For kearny on The Isl OlJunc. lie
hal several cases IL holera among his
troops, and number 81 deaths, bot with
ih,s exception he was getting on sery
well.
Major Bonneville expected 10 reach
Fon kearny 0n The 9Th Of June.
Msior Sanderson reached The fnrl on
the 25.h Of May, and left the next dsy
Tor Bear Ilyer. where new fort Is 60 be
established. Major Ssn,lerson had under
hls command one company Of rifles. IN.
other was expected under the command OF
Captain Roberts. Il was to leave Fort
I.eayenworlh en- the 18Th. and formed. as
far rs the line permitted. Tie escort of Gen.
Wilson. The Agent Of iile Uniled States
for the Indian tribes in the valley Of The
Sacramento.
4 The condition or The emigranis IN the
Plains and in The vicinity uf for kearny
is Represented 10 be really distressing. and
their difficulties have moi yet more than
commenced. Along ,he whole hne. more
or less % cholera aud other diseases pre-.
vailed, and al frequent intervals lie fresh
graves Of deceased petsons might be OBJ
served.
kIo = The route he water was good,
, and. until they reached The valley Of the
Plate, ihetoad was generally all that could
, be desired. Bin for more ihan twenty
+ miles before reaching Fort Nearby
3 which is about three hnndfed miles from
. Fnti Leayenmhtth-ihe ground * esesed
: insly heavy, and il Is with difficulty iha
I any teams Of heavy wagons can re
, through il. Along the route. f.om III,
d settlements 10 Fort kearny, Tie emigrant
e had followed The same road. and il is nov
il rs distinctly marked as any road IN Tn
United States. The grass lor mile 0
,f more has besn destroyed and eaten NJ
e Many Of the oxen, mules. and horse
J. were giving out, and al the fort men wer
I. abandoning every thing in their zeal |,
) press forward. Many even went so "a
e as TO abandon their wagons. clothes
o trunks, &C.. and attempted 10 converl ibei
> harness INTO pack saddles, and in this wa,
n TO prosecute their journey. Coffee, su
IL gar. meat, huur, &c. were offered 10 the su
r tier and p rsons about the for, aiany price
d and oIien thrown away for the want Of
J. purchaser.
In travelling The road. one is scarcel,
e ever odl of sight Of wagons. Up 10 In
!. 9Th May The number which had passe,
Il The fort was 2.527. These are eAclssiy,
Il OF companies travelling with pack mules
e aud the Mormon emigrahis 10 The Sal
e Lake, who go up on the other side Of III,
e river. These wagons had nearly all lef
!. The settlements on or before the 5th o
( Nav.
n One Of the Editors of Tie /. Wesiefi
y Exposition" published al Independence
e Mo.) who made a trip as FAR a. tie Cross
e ing Of Kansas FLYER, presents The follow
d Ing sta!eifeii, in his paper Of The 5h in
II slant:
|. "The number Of emigrants who hav,
i passed the Kansas river from The first O
!. May 10 the first of June is 6,i56, hayin,
4 6.l6f head OF ANIMALS and 1861 wagons
: averaging $500 pounds to The wagon
5 Tits amount does mol include those VII,
e took The Santa Fe route. and who went vii
! pack mules: nor does il include lhuse iron
T uir own State who made their outfits a
| their own town or county. Those VIII,
7 made their outfit at home may be sci dow
I as follows: 1873 men. 1850 head OF ani
! mals. 400 wagons, averaging $500 pouii,l
!, 10 the wagon. From The best information
: that can lie obtained. about .G0Omen hay,
! taken the Santa Fe ROUTE. having aboI
; 2,400 head Of animals and $3.50 wagons
/, with $500 pounds 10 the wagon. Ii i
also estimated tina, 500 fhcH, Having I
] 200 animals. with 100 wagons rafry IN!
$500 pounds To the wagbn, crossed IN,
Kansas river before lie iirst Of May. III,
time we reached that point. We vii
also estimate those who viii pass after III,
first sof June. and those. 2iio 60 by SAM;
Fe. who have not YET been numbered. a
800 nieh. 200 animals. aud 300 wagons
This will give as grand aggregate asfoi
lows: 1929 men; l3.l34 animals. and
2,50i Wagons, =.
| We were out. during onr absence,
near thee hundred lhles. Oh there ira;
yelled blythe migrants. and had fair OF.
fporsuiiiy Of seeing bow they. got along.
We we're truly gralifed 10 see them gel.
,ingsalong SO weil. The grass, As lar as
ne seai, y as excelleat, and in qaalailie.