Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-01-05
EMIGRATION TO CAETFORyv.

o~NNO''''u Cill9idtlOH 10 ln6 racine
shore 10 California, especiallv-in the
spring. Inquiries as TO the Government
steam route, and the transient vessels from
eastern ports, are made of US constantv.-
'" I'm regard TO the sea, the expense is pe-
Yond the means of most adventures. and
spring will be round so sooa that land tray-
ell Will maintain its fall ascendency in the
minds of all
The route via Independence or St. Jo-
seph' Mo, to Fort Laramie, South Pass.
Fort Hall, the Sink of Mary's River, Sc.
G~c.--the old routes the best. Let no
emlgrant' carrying his family with him.
deviate from 1t, or imagine to himself that
he can find better road. This road is the
best that has yet been discovered, and to
4he bay of San Francisco and the gold re-
gion, 1t is much 'e1e shortest
The llghtest wagon tha..ss.an be construct
ca Ct sufficient stren6l'fo TAry twentv-liv
hundred pounds weight. is thtyehicle most
desirable. No wagon should be loaded
over Il Is weight or if il is, it will be Ger
Faln to stall in the muddy sloughs and
crossing oA'hc prairie, in the first part of
Inv 3hroo y. c,nn 1.,Ia ''="'' c 'l' 10 il'''''c'
mules Owe, ,re rsn.lI,. oa,ni,,.aJ -.
the emlgrants for hauling their Wagons
they travel about fifteen miles per day,
and, oil things considered, are perhaps
equal to mules for this service, although
o,o Ioss '',lt ." '''s' "'y are now
much d,nno'. ~ I,a;, ,',.' 10y - ',0' 90
s,oron ~. H. - ',o'' '''"y ''s anu u Oe'hs
p,ct:mn io ' nan a,,,, - o,.,.,.-,
.,.r,ios of ' -'' ''''' 10 ''"p'o5e Gu D!
Fnr na.';o.,' ',r ,...,, ,-..;,-..... .....,,,
wclI to hom fbor ,y.rons WOW o',' ~
as CraS I,,n, ?,''' Pt%' 's'I4S1 !, g.
,n,Ins n,-r,;',, '' l'''' ', | W nan .!
,,,,I ,,1a,..;. - 80 I'm - I"0N ~9du'''eS
cd 10 the pack.saddle. with ,oncs far n,nl..
ing, &C., when. if they say nronor ,bo,,
could dispose Of their WAGONS for indian
ponies. and park into CaI;G,r,,, ,rain;,,,r
pcrhaps Two 7r three weeks ,;nr
'Thn nrovis;,ns oo,,,ll,. ,,a,,,,,,...- 49,.
man. are * C,}}o.vs.
One hundred and 6C,v ron,ds or E,onr
one hundred and tillv nounJs of Recon
twenty-five pounds Coffee. thirty nonn3,
of Sugar.
Added TO these. the main items thoro
should he = small, ouaot;,,. orr;oo en-. ~
nounJs If cra.l.ors HAL
peaches. &c. and kog or lard ,y;,b s,I,
pepper, &C., and such other Injuries rr
LIGHT weight as the Derson ourft,nr cboos.
es TO purchase.
Every man should he nrovided with -,
GOOD rifle. and, if conveuirnt. win = nair If
pistols. five pounds of powder and ten
ponnds Oiled.
With the WAGON. there should ho co.r;oJ
such carpcnter's tools as = h,oIsa,r ,n,r,,.
cimblct chiseI sboy;nc.tn;r. &C. 49, 1' ~. ~
hammer and L,,cLnt ,rL;, IN., 49, "->.'
cvrrv ran shouIJ Laro - III, IN, t'o'''
Lurf.r,s mr. > hnvio.L,,;c, go
Whom . ,n,n ,r.;ros ,r,o~, 10 ,,.,.. ,...,
bis otr~n,;on 80 ,,.hato,a. Nv ''',' ~
tho I,rrcs, car I. W.
in,n,sihIo IN ,I,o na,,. st,,, ~ L; -
dured NV thc late Li.noror;os o,l H. ~
nuy Of nonnI,tiop. tn rorosoo ynb,, ,,;s
,irh,ha ma connt.,. !. r;.L ;, '','s ',''
,ur9l resources as wnI ~ ~ ,Lo - q"
metals, and with proper enterprise and in
IuSfrV. he cOuIl scarcely fail TN do ,voll