New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-14
The Overland Emigrnnfs.


FoRr KEARNIY. Nebraska Territory May l.
GENTIkNs>: The Mormon mail from the happy
valley OF the salt Lake has Just dropped IN upon
is way 20 the frontiers, and sv. myself OF the op
portuniry 10 send you lne-snd line 10 will almost
literally BE- a. have but moment in which ~ write
The Ice Is ~ last broken and the inundstion Of gold
diggers l. upon The hrst specimen with large
pick his shoulder a long rte Ia his hand and
two rrvovers and Bowie knife stack his belt made
hi. appearance here week ago last Sunday. tie only
had time 10 asa for dnnk Of bara-nils. piece Of
SiHRrr bread. and how FIR" IL 20 Cale'1rny Do
and then haloong his long legged slab aided cattle
drawing dimnutive. yellow top Yankee wagon be
sappesrcd the trail toward the gold gzins -
Since then wagons have been constantly passing O.
~ th. morning 40 wagons have gone past this point
and This i but the advance guard Persons who have
come through hurriedly from the frontiers cay that
every rosd - lined
Every State. and presume almost every town and
County the United states i no. Represented In hi.
part OF The world Wagons Of a.! patterns. sizes and
description. drawn by bulls, COVE oxen. jackasses
mules and horses are daily seen rolling along toward
tn Pacnc. guarded hy walking arenas. Arm. 81 81
kind. certainly the States after such
drain 81 tn efnisrsuis must have made upon them
MOI man but what has gun snd a revolver or two,
anu one frlow saw. actually bad less than three
bowie knives suck his belt Many ~ the parties
originally forme. IN the states. have had dssen.ons
AMI broken Up. and each fellow Is striking out tor
himself THIS mode oi lie sOln brings out a man IN
hls true c0lors.
However. A. are logging on their way with the d.
rmlrsfon Appzrcufly % nnding The end % The road
and In truth % matters but Ltte ~hrther : IN
organized company Dy himself ilr - impossible
- zet 0lt OF sight oi wagons such grafton
j. passing The plains has had - parallel
IN ans az COmpO.cd 70 most i. ~ tne rest mae
"a. VI 0ur land the country that receives must necs
farly assume d commanding position Many rasca.s
however. along with the crowd % give % L-tie
whol-some seasoning. Several horses and mules have
changed hands 1uf u - az Indian country the
poor Indians must bear The blame. The last arrival
from The frontiers i solitary ioot Traveller Who says
b. has a. the way from Maine, without the
lance Of either railroad stage steamboat or telegraph
wires he Is sccom panied by 4 savase-looking bull
dog has long ride over Is snQter. on the end q
which be csrrics hs baggage, consisting Of q small
bundle. about the size % your bat he has 10 pro-
visions but gets along pretty vel BY spongng on his
fellow travellers tie says b. wsnts bur hundred meals
% carry hun through and be rather Euesses he'll and
Christians enough the road 70 supply him Win ina.
number
u . impossible % give the names Of the companies
or The number Of thz- pass over the road, ou.
think that the rAo between and wagons three
and half 20 one
Our oli friends, the Pawnees, have h.d hard time
OF Il during the past Winter When they returned
from their hunting grounds Their trail could - follow
ed BY the dead Bodies OF those who had starved 20
deain Children, young men and women have shared
this late Now that spring srrived- tlrir condition
WI b improved. They andoned their OH VII
lAse - miles below u. On " ate, ani have com
nieneed new ore - the mouth u the saline some ~
lies nearer tne frontiers u Ass0ur. Ilclr old enc
mics ne sioux, are pressing hem hard which IS prob
ably he cause Of tbs step Several war parties VI
hsve already changed owners. large party Of sioux
ie" days since came upon some ha.fdOzen Pggnees
and took three sea - and q small boz prisoner.
Us occIrrcG SOHO twc1ly .,sx from tas uosi and