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The tellpFing lelief Is from an intelligent n{n-
bsr &C re /. charlAs,9En Mining Company. p :
gentlenzn ID This town i.
May 2esh, iSaa
Mr. DEA4 Sin As We are nov within DAYS
travel Of Fpn Kearney. On the Plaue River, when
haYe en- ppPeEiaIliiy IF transmitting leiiers
e ne States, aval myself Of lie opBertuniIy ID
write yon a hasty line er TWO
Our progress 50 far hefne about 800 miles, gives
hatlering premise Of successful termination % our
journey. hare mel with 20 accidents calcrl4ied
e thEow camper upon oar spirits ana ii TACT no
inpediments save an occasional swapping OF an
axle-ireei hound or tongue Of wagons, The result
sometimes bf caEelessness bul mostly owing toain-
different titAbeF Mel these have been ~ pfufn tt
repaired by The skill of eur Korkmen that tie delay
IN consequences thereof IS not worth nosing. We
have. as YOU may know, portable forge with
SMILING topls complete, and With half hours notice
we are Al any lime enabled through The energy and
prumptnessof our young friend n, 10 make these
hills echo I'd the sound OF The any besides we have
all cther to9s necessary for rectifying these una
voidahse accidents, and fortunately, The men 10 use
l-ihem too. The road, so far, has been generally
very good. yet the crossings al The numerous little
streams that wend their course athwartonr pah way
are Indifferent. BY liltle fixing up with brush.
however, VIE get along very wei, and when ncSes5
saTY auachla rope, which we have for the purpose.
10 The nah chain, and with about twenty men Is a
side, We can pull wagon, mules and all out Of the
worst hole that ever wheel stuck in Es
The Question was frequently asked, before | Jeff
NOME y ~ Moula PC enabled tonna me road al NE
way across ms VIII country. Most persons walr4
out reflection, would doubtless Be surprised 10 hear
hiatt the mes constantly travelled road in Jefferson
county is NOT none marked and perfectly defined
than, this great highway to the E Dorado. What
the amount 81 emlgIauon IS on me route We arc
laking y Is Impossible 70 teii win any degree 9!
accltdcy. FROM Az can learn ihink hazard
holnins N saying mai the number ri teams ana
nearly all these oxen is not less than three or four
tnousana- ne Sfa.ion Is moi exclusively OF tne
Toughef PeTtion Of Inc human family qut 1nieyery
Ialn can g seen more OF les women and children.
lucy seem 70 pe gettlng along bravery ana noweyT
er mlgAt Pc lncilnec TO ieel tor them IN the long
ana TEDIOUS Journey that YET lies before them their
snl,ng ananeahniul faces 50 Idr seems " lnfinaie
maj nag oetter Rsep my sympathy lpE tnoSe thaI
heea y II was onls % say mat saw IA ilttle lelloW
scdrceiy knee hlsh waking reside an ox team bran
dishlnS ms long whip. and whooping Al the oxen
ami aouplieSs the Napoleon, when in boyhsod Ah.
DULL the snowy rampartss and thus gave token q
Inc great Sehlus mat was within him showing what
mlShty teamsteT ne world one day become
Monday, TSih NAVY are now a. toft hea
ny, WheEe We are making Seherai oYernaqlins q
our 9s wagons Win view 81 reducing lhelr
WE ma lhaf our teams are too heavIty laden, ana
NJ IL 70 gei s
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ensg ~ me n'tlper aaedu sous pftc ~ .ng
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