New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-19
The Overland Emigration.
TOn th- y 's'ou ocanef

uroh.vs lately seen letters from Nessrs Dad
Ind Weber Of Roxhury. who belonged % the Con
- and California Mutual Protscuon Association
o,rh left Boston early last sprng for me overland
-. This Company after reaching Missouri, broke
~ he greater part returning dshesrteued ie" are
Thing onw arc. though With consdefane mi'E''.. =
;. 10 their own fate. Some psrticuiars 81 "nA' n 's
hefalen them may Instruct those VINO nave "or
snrugh o. follow IN the same eDterpnse- 4"ey ar
~ m the neiahbofhood Of OFT hearney some '''
tuiles out IN the prairf-. ,.-.t... ..,,
Tn. difficulties had bot commenced ~ thf P'o't y
,bev were such ss would discourage any n4' 49,
- ~, d,c,,7ined ~ nix snd suffer al rather nan
,srn back Al the parties seen % have com 80
the error Of carrying TOO much 'aoih< q -, ..
give out they begin 20 ihfo" "' "a .,.ii,
81, ctothino r.sf the carts and wagons eAn i"'o'5
,se s,insl. shern.elves IRE abandoned Inc parry ~e
have mentioned bad already thrown way =" s
Of bread and bacon, Win 44i-e te''. - 80
-. a. Wagons snd harness weF" a'@ill'Ar4 OF
- for = soug ~ ans body VINO would Dia ioi 'n.,l
NJ, dav va psssed without seeing gree ~ 'nl
,oadside where the victims q! Ihoef" or i7' .'' "'
been committed 70 their long home ~ 20. h''l't
80 clo,hing VA. lging abandoned upon me ground
,ban would 81 the l4rgestslOp shop M boston.
10 the "a Of Jnnr the mum yer OF wagons when
had p.s.ed 70 the West amounted N oi'1' averaging
e,yh, had Of cattle and four men Q" rach wagon
T1i,s we're often ia the pfaifes ten uhe- long
Turther particulars may BE- ioond IA the l'i'"'ng
- Foar kEAKNET. June 3. 1919.
~ .r,ived here On J. day last. and Laluns ~
,, on, baggage on mules an throw away our va Ons
T,dsy we are cooking dinner WIN iuei which Was
. h,sn new wagon when We lett Boston. IL makes q
49, hesr, ache % the properly scattered ugtf
and left on the trzi every dag We pass along u ~
ox borse COW mule gives out IT. abandoned ID
The mot Wagons lett standing fat IS they are
enptied Of their lsding Of provisions We are ia ih
.sme condition with every other party loo heafi y
loaded and we throwing overheard every ming
that IL not absolutely necessary for the journey Escn
man retains only TWO suits Of clothes ana 10 POuA's
OF provisions ~ 49,.
oxen and a wagon, and gave man who was gong
ahead with an OK train 500 and the team 70 denver
us the baggage At Suffers Fort For my part never
expect 70 this same oaegAgs again II VIII not k'l
across the continent IN year ~
When We from this place we shall travel 5y OF
% niles q day Thus far We have averaged, since
having WestpOrt only III miles daily. Al tnis fab
!, would reauire something ike lite time 10 20 1000
miles AZ 70 the Cholera and ts victims, have paced
rome 40 graves on the road. was talking win II
friend In the forenoon and at O'Clock IN the evening
another borrowed my shovel 10 dig BIZ grave. How
ever / continue well myself drink little water and
whisky
We have been among the Pswnee Indians FIVE or six
dave mean IN the PawDec territory Tor ! have not
seen ore of the nation They now At war with thu
Sioux and week ago had battle twenty miles from
the spot where we are now eDcamp,d. returning emi
grams continually passing us on their way back T.
fhr States but determined 70 push forward and
nre now cutting up wagons srd harness 10 make pack
saddles for mules As prices along the route thus
far can inform you that at Wesport paid eiO io'
three pounds Of sserstus On the other hand can buy
Indian ponies mot 70 eat) At - 70 90 Beggars here
20 on horseback Indian owns less than three head
Of horses though he has nothing 10 eat ana scarcely
rag 10 his back They come begging about US mounted
on their horses and 1t they are offered money pro
visions In exchange tor them refuse 10 sell.
A. the present moment we seem 10 be- in no danger
Of starving Game is abundant Looking out while
write this see seven antelopes not more than hall q
mile of Beside provisions of all kinds may be
picked up By the way side having been thrown away
by ernigranis to tighten their loads. For dangers W
have something now ard then 10 startle us Yesterday
party ~ and informed us that the Pawnecs had
Attac he'd train from Ohio but were beaten of with
the loss Of seven killed One man Of the train was
wounded, and the captain had his horse shot under
him These Pawnees said TO be- pack Of cOwardly
thieves who are more fond Of plumber than h-hting
We expect to the Forks Of the Platte on the -h
of June from which place shall probably write again
rs shall doubtless find people enough there who have
seen the Elephant 10 their hearts content and are
turning trunk and teeth homcward.