Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1849-05-29
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OR edtire Company will "a here
three OF four having been absent ~
mules belonging 70 Us II Is our
.stsike 4 tents ON Monday mOrnineI
Missouri river al this pOint-nd -
into ilisa0Idt FaI, u an early day ner
aOur puide was dispatched few daVss
fecf the bestPofnt Jog Guessing The ma
decided IN fayorof ST. IosePhs. Since.
here ,l22d alt9 the Ferry has been clsS
fam-indeed yon cannot get mach nslS
one=fonrth ofsa miles at any time, uIE
an foot. md diem You musf edge ktsPsI
n,,Iee5 vVa6ons. he Remay maEeds,
10 cross on Monday bot think We
least tw6+dsys unless We tate maehta
fh6SaW Who have preceded 9s. Bi5
FO= the satisfaction o those who kzRs
ana relations inthe Company, Il nay
20 saw. that an are vel, With he eIceS
few Whbihare colds-fDdeed, Eeekae
uefsoni in this place was thus afllf
of our company, however, ~ this f,
fined 10 be1hy Sickness SeFeralG0I1.
have been unweu, .but nothing molE
hGa. we have eonaeeted with ct
wagon bliitexpressy f~OrearTying thes
howeVeF, we hope : have no use tor
hfssn wagons, t~0g0t the BODIES cfWtt
built ofsheeI iron, and made perectyN
They are built IN the shapeotaboat q
,pable OF bearing up some hundreds Q
~tfeigIk, should we wish 10 nse tbems
crossing large streams Of water Osr :
rons are sIrGngly bpIlt, and look ash,
xonId see US Oyer The plains saIeiy.
foarfhs Of those going from tbs POihId,
look where yon wall almost, 4 ~
yoke Uwelve) attached 10 a wagon,
qnite lively 6 see a dczeu or tsea9
cams strung along the road, and DIS
more common here Than acasriage Is I'd
town.
Wbhave, inlhe psoFtsi6n way. I3sNt
IsoE -four and a,0O0 PDands Of pilot bred;
10 5000 pounds Of bacon lots Of cE1zd
several barrels of mOlasses5 beans. 4
fruit. coffee and tea IN abundance, &
that we dpB't look much as LlOegh ss
starving. Our wagons were loaded yes
10 day. They viii contain from 3lo6
pounds, batssuTely six mules can Wagd
sInaEtIy iWiIhahis IUa6.
The Company had a general me0ensjf
nesday morning last, when the tJsloNn.
Il men S&EG NEEE1NE1A
James 81. Manning and Lawrence b
ton. :
We have procured the services OfaG
lis to conduct ns TO the Valley Of tiue&S'
lie has been over the route on seVeraIu'
and Is represented asa man Of good ehl
The members of our Company haR
somewLa1 amiliafiZed with camp LIE, c
some are rleased, there are many ut
I relish Tor this sort of life. LAST nig1
\ perfect s6Gker in the way Ofa rain he
in torrents, aud at times the very heaSa
10 be opened, and the bosom OF the
broken up. Fortunately, our PosI'dA
that nnibing short of Z second edftI0a !,
| flood could baxe incOmmOded Us serr =
II is diveriing TO watch the -boIs 4
! pursue their different ~aVOcatlons: N
I learning TO cook ia ti0e style. and 9yl
gs5 back We Fan fdrnish the It"eelf
! rare specimens. saw some bead ~
| which I1Uked as sal as 1hongh II had
reIAtivesl Haen, however, S9Ly:Ea
her finger in the pie, Ibe dough rlr
raI!y enough, and II We eoaid cniy ~,
| dough betigte IL was a fsmales bans
M Hnd Aowu, and through ats ulFdzi,ai
| riabt and il would not joany thing eE
aud liatina Little less than thee e
one yOlngAef tlsopsht 70 be fSng
bread TO rss !,
YOu are aware thai lie Professionally
| of the Company were ON the sa@e bst
I came 10 tins place. we had some (
procuring wagons and drays, 10 hAdaa
our camp, bat At length succeeded.
trouble, ! u hiring a couple We bad
haul up to our encamPmeDt, tbat beIH'e1 F.
quit us, audit wonidHt do 70 lee orf !
fay ont on the bank Of the river. IL
hibIteG the genuine California spirit &c
We had three wsgOna OfOurOWn afthes
Of which were loaded at once, and 4uot
off by our OwD boys 9bs third GsgE
ed GitI mole thas It could cOIsiO5th5
hOueser, they had the spank. and aths
They attached three fiTth chains as
themselvesnp. IcOuniEd IliTiy-freR u
h-arnessed, and they EFed the ~ag'aul.
all imaginable ease. Indeed, alihIBF
ed, l do MT think our Company Is e
any, in iudOmitable energy. deteTminfrl
Tie Lightning Of the Old DOminlOs !
as vivid as IN this region OF coUniTy-fE
liantly brilliant" just here 1eslefAlrs
it played many pleasing phaniaEis
&kY, bat at night Il disappeared. aDdss
come DOWN. eXouid better beless ~
seutjnsis ca6eht i some. 0ur IentE p
very best material, jnssmgsh as thatp
US completely fa0m lie violence o:ain
wtthsnC ThOSe who had not eare1PFl
around their tents paid for t~heTE-DsE'ac'
feeling N How vastly cOmfeSioi
the cold water ruling s~moOthiytsnt
Iiule Tiyaiet underneath 5Oh, and btn'
there Is ne remedy, but yOu must lay
take Il e6Oily. 45s
There are not half as many e
around us L present rs theSe we're : n
The large majority have made a star
on the motto, IS there's luck in lesuas
The Post Office at this place
OVerfaH with business. We have 4 {
times a week. Having some letter.
the other day, and finding The OUtsA
! ming over with dsfteTs, / tOldfhe fSI-
He came out with a large nail key 80
to- me, 81 Well, ihfs makes five and
full of letters ] haze takep from that .
moTniDS." Thisais doing things qsH
the Post Office Department, and S3s
someaidea1O OF the crowd bow Al this
% Mnbl.
This morning we struck our teu.t -
and had our tplunder" removed s,
steamer Sacramento, Tor the PuLPO s
over the river There are some 81 np
5000 o4eR lying at the river - =
= turn 10 ebo-EeTfy-boa Tbsre
such a Jam ever since NY aETivai,
knes above and below are crowded r
| tent, we shall have teams for huDSo
in length.
F. TbeFefssno Sabbath here-bsss Z
with The same resilarilyas tboosls 4.
had heen5set apart. A2mercbah
E9hat he sold goodst8 the amount . "a
on SandayGhhdeed, there is no Z
done Id This plaees The meFe on
ehanicsare coming none" heIe; fsor
impossible 20 getany article mae
EofatWeekEuFf
Itig TepofJeai IN canp;that theI
pany had an enlightenment with " n,
.EIhdianz There aTesoftnang eonh 5sI
that fscarce know WhiehetO beAs erg