New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-22
The Overland Emigration to California.
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DrAs- Tn. m0rcing ,le " mule s-an
lalsr Nj Grsuot arrived here. o- rather within
n. and hs.. o. the For. or trading post. We
Al. ia excel ent bes.th an have been. We cit
the B.uF, the lsth OF May 49, were detained on
/ the WAY. recruiting the sninlas Sni ourselves,
sboat ei.ht days. The roads were vors, tlan
| W expected 30 End them. cutie number oi
streams 90 pass. some nos dihcu.t others bad
| The season bss been unusually vet snd being
-ompe led 20 trsvel on low iants the banks of
| ? attic River north side. We found the travelling
| extremely SOW. However. We came through
safe " meeting no accident 20 ourselves or suimss.
| al without sickness. Aiter travelling between
Two and three hundred miles. We a. came @ the
| conclusion that our losds sere 10 heavy. snd o.
| kitten them we Thought advisable I ighfsusi
number OF pounds 5y eaviug ou the rosd about
Is rs. ~ pors selling 50 ios. Of -four 800 rs oi
| beans We thought the beans were unhealthy snf
| that we could sps-a them ssweA 80 not. which We
have since iolni 20 be the csse
Yesterday moruinE ct the train in company
with three some &c mi IS from the terry where We
now A., 10 make iuquir about the roads abe a..
t0e opportunities Of selling wag end buyin.
! niue 90 PACK. / nave had one CIR for tie WAGON
% 50 90 cssh. sud 81 worth % Dry lndian
! goods I concluded not % SCI ior such trash The
man has = horse sud possibly may MAKE 81
| exchange with him tomorrow. Quite number
| I'D NH-NAs usfr NcTA aNAA"'ANN AataNf.s ''
them have been altered coupled short aid beds
| cat off, Large. heavy wagons can he had from
s. 20 go lew sui good Does ~ no price. Nery
many are reducing the weight and intend tskin.
nothing box prov isous aud articles absolutely ne
cessary for their success DOB me mines Others cave
their wagons and pack rs.ir auimals-they think
they can get 60 California - much sooner snd "a
ser w shsl lesye tnis point with one wagon,
aud whenever 70 becomes necessary % cave 70 Dc
mind. then sud not ti.l then viii Il be done. )
great many are sboring under the foolish aDpre
henson thst they cannot get through with hem
NJ G-atots friend. a. this poiut say. ~ csH q
rfth ffcp, and We can hud Crass sd water Or
our mules. We are inclined % believe they are
competent % give advice ON this subject We
are It'd ihat shout 5 0OO wagons have passed the
tort bound ilr the gold mirts there = an avfrsge
10 three persons % eacn WAGON am oi &C.,
opinion thAt more ihsu ROCCO immigrants VII
| have passed this point 10 California this season.
The number may be high u IS mucn ower, hos
ever, than many est'msre
There has heen some sickness among the immi
| grants. number OF eases of Cholera. snd some
deaths on the north side ~ the P stts = iargcf
number 90 tie south side they have been veiy
| mprudeut. eating buhso meat sud eating tou
| much Our sppetites are to good we eat dou-
| bile the quantity dd in the States aud our
| health 10 exceedingly good. there has bern a.
| cholera M our train, and wr have done rcmarkn
| by well We have sx mules to the WAGON, ana
~ expect % cross the mountains with as much
ease and expedition as any company. Camp ia.
| les are easier Low than they were mouth agu
| We have been drenched with the raius time aud
| again. bat have not in one Instance experienced
| any fatal eftcts-no colds, nO sore threats. uo
rheumatism. The distance 90 salt Lake from
| Fort Laramie Is shout 500 miles Ne expect o.
reach 10 IA about hve weeks we take that route
D. Is uncertain whether shall 20 90 Fort Hal
north 0i the city of the Great salt AXE or - hat
pofrf--affhar a ID arffraEIa DUuNfIasa
lore this reaches Buffalo, reports viii have been
received that the lndisns are very uniuendy
tii.ins numbers OF Immigrants a.; aud that the
Cholera - raging violently among the Cali0rnians
.ld that hundreds ar dying weekly W h01e
40f teen an Indian fDr ne last 900 viles aud *
poet e. see but very lew on the way Tho r.
iers have tod them that the imm grafton will
spread the Cholera and Small PIX smOng them.
nave sdg,ed them 70 keep from our trail and have
no intercourse wiki Us We are now IN the Sioux
country, aid al this season Of the year hundreds
II them congregste a. the Fort. az this time aoi
yDS - ere in the vicinity.
Tomorrow morning We intend crossing the |
Platte It will tske 20 but lew hours the riyer |
s iess than 80 ards wide aud usually a. this |
time 10 Is iOrdabe Il Is high now, but falling. We
pay g. so per wagon for ferriAge Ia ek irl m |
tni. time 10 can be iordei with ease w shall |
travel 90 the south SIDE Of The Platte TOR l0- miles
20 the Mormon ferry snd then leave the river on |
our right Tie Government trans arrived t~0 |
day iu advance % us they Travelled on tiv south
side Of the river. sm told Lieut. Russell il en-.
camped Do the vicinity Of The tradng-ppst have
lot seen him. The mai ior The State close
t0-morrog .ad cave Tuesday
South SIDE or THE PLATTE
Last evening | IVES interrupted ia writing. ] |
have few minutes leisure now. while the ferry
boat is re-crOssIng cur wagon came scfoss lew
minutes since the whole train ~l be over 10
tTo or three hours. sold wagon lsst night for
$50, better than any that as been sod yet. 10 8
A ght O. behold the properly eft on the way |
thousands Of dollars worth destroyed There d.
no SAFE for pork yoa cannot obtain 6. per Dol.
Tor ne best Kind coffee hss been sod a. tbs
place 4 few days since a. three cents per pound
Hour Is per hundred other things Ia proper.
ton sugar Is IN better demand. Immigrants have
taken, generally speaking. too many provisions
there 10 10 iesr Of starvation. ! have last been
assisting Ia .snding one Of the wagons. the boat
q returning ana | have few isisars minutes
again. presume ! shall nave no opportunity AZ
sending a istter I'LL We reach Eort Hal or the
Mormon set cot ! hear nothing to-day a
Dr.. Hayes or party bat presume they VII 10 boz
.nis evening. csn learn nothing Of NJ Luce
the ast ! saw Of dim vas az - Josephs. think
hs must be Oh toe road. have seen ngnbegs Of
O.c scqsaintsnces, some We passed on the way
some passed as nInsteutfs Of tie trains are OK
teams. We have regretted frequently hist ~
id not boy yoke If oxen. Oxen are decidedly
hgh rag0As are 1sed and light Dads 70 thou.
sand pounds for iogr mules would have been
enough. Oar mules s-s doing very well snd ooh
vel We SHAH be able y MAKE the trip Ald 10
season the sgsAt VI tnis place inform. that u
81. Dc sale - De On the mountains till November
We shall probably DC IN Caiiornis by the middle
ri september not lsrsr than the first OF October
We snGI carry provisions enosgh q DO Is 90 toe
way AID nsge ssAcirnt q keep as durinz the /
~ inter and Spring entertain 20 cogot ber pe
shall 20 through 10 safety snd be located and A. /
Tork before Winter Oar WAGON will be taken
- California, nniess u should be neces,sry 70 |
cave 10 In that case Fe csn pack al We need |
.0r oar coussa DtiOl next Winter there vii =. |
plenty Of provisions IN CsIif1rnia n-xt Fall. Toe |
isst wagon Of he train vii % over 10 lew min
lte., tten shall BE busy dsrnz the res, OF the |
Jay. The mai WI close this evening.
Yours, &c John KIP |
THE HCsEEk COsVEsrfoS D. nocrsts VII |
desired harmony. snt believed Ia tie sincerity ~ |
others Who protested have such desire must 5.v.
zen astonscet % tie Peace Convection presided
oy me Secretary ~ War z..i.,ed ~ - |