Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-02-16

| pei uLHe,J winch causes considerable NOISE
IN the lower regions, about the time one
wants to sleep, but cannot for the barking
OF the dogs. To prevent this, take along
some No. 6; few drops put all to res
again. And a good file would be useful
when you arrive in the Buffalo Range, foI
you can't help killing an old bull, and, while
the boys are SHINING, you can be filing
your teeth, to be ready to enter on duty
As wild meat is Of running breed, and you
OF tame one, you needn't be surprised to
md yourself running the day after eating it.
In case your run is more than you are used
to, take few drops of No. 6, and all IS
quiet, be careful not to chase the wolves on
loot-they are many, and are sort of by.
eny; when they turn upon you they destroy
both soul and body, and then run off with
the boaes. Some of them are old, with
boards like Aaron's but harg Gown to the
ground-his only went to the skirt of his
garment"
Bad enough, but what follows is worse :
The wind blows all the time on the
plains, and very hard; so much so as to
cause you to complain; but you will get
used TO 1t after three or four months blow
ing, and can't well live without it, for smoth-
cring down in the hoIlows.) You can see
great way ahead; in some places week S
march IN advance-mounds and the like
You will be apt 10 have rain and water
plenty II you start early, and consequently,
get your jackets and blankets wet through,
day and night; then comes the trying time
with the buffalo chips. They will neither
ourn nor blaze-so make up your mind to
eat raw dog, or any other raw meat, with
out hot coffee or warm stuff Except No. 6. }
II the weather continues rainy, so that you
become tired of eating raw dogs Or buffalo
bull. just turn up one of your wagons, and
cook enough under ii to last several DAYS,
and pack your load OH your mules, or oxen.
or your own back. Don't back out gold
is ahead, and You are in-"go il boots
live or dle'--"a faint heart never won
fair lady" If you get sick on the road, or
have your wagon burned up, don't give out
as long as you can todde along, and when
you cannot proceed any farther, just lay
down and rest, then up and travel by the
moon I'LL you oVertake your companions.
Then, II so you lay several DAYS, an Indian
may come ;lOng and examine your head /; if
bald, he will respect your age and not scalp
you, but hand you to the squaws for a play
thing. II you have good head of hair, he
will only cnt little piece out, just about the
crown, as a token Of remembrance, which
VIII either cure You or make the wolves
come to prayers. You may have to swim
some creeks, as Uncle Sam has not brdged
the road yet, and there great many creeks.
\ on will be very apt 10 pass ten or twelve
Of these a day, so that before your cloths get
dry from one, you will be in another. This
frequent cold bath causes cold heat on fel,
low without any heat, and often death
when little hole is dug, three or four feet
deep, and the dead fellow rolled in, clothes
and all--the dirt thrown over him; the
wolves hold Il council over his cold home,
and soon tear him up and have feast. 1t
VIII be all the same d Thousand years hence.
The Psalm tunes these wolves keep up for
days and nights is quite interesting to a tir-
ed, sleeping Traveller; but their scratching
and whispering in your ear soon becomes
lamlIiar, especially if fellow gets one Of
his toes bit so hard as to make him cry out
Yet great care should be taken not TO give
false alarms in the night, or the stock be-
come frightened and run off for miles, caus-
ing delays In marching.'
We trust, however, our friends who have
made up their minds TO go to California
to go at all hazards, will not be discouraged
at lawful disclosures" of this kind. On the
contrary, it can't have the effect TO make
You think more Of the gold region when
you get there. Away, then, overland, and
put down the people who are talking of In
CIians, and wolves, and bu1aIoes, and rat
tIesnakcs, as so many ignorant mortals, who
Go not believe that AL is gold that gltters."
But:
by the time you reach the gold region
in California, you have expended some two
hundred dollars--worn out all your cloths,
become weary from the long march, eat up
all YOU carried with you, had all your tools
stolen from you, weak, sick and unable to
work, without friends TO administer TO your
wants; without comfortable house or
in among thousands of idle,
Gissipated, unfeeling brules, intent on gain;
pcnniless, poor, and without strength or
means, or friends to assist you; surrounded
by vulgar, rough and uncouth rowdes, all
engrossed in searching after gold--tattered,
ragged and cross--wiihout law, discipline
CT control--every one his own MASTER
stealing here and there, inventing schemes
to deprive the unsuspecting of their pros
poets and gains--laying hands on every
thing palatabIe, wcarabIe or use(nl; where
might and strength determined right, though
wrong and coward guilt to shelterine cav
erns fv," until sickness, disease and death
close the scene. Then you may imagine
worse than this picture--human vullures
prcying upon your carcase like cannibals
in their hoarse laugh over
fallen victims. 1t is, nevertheless, truer
than fctor--the pure and certain results of
rash and premature enterprise"
CAN ONE NEGRO STEAL ANOTHER Ne.
GRO "A western paper gives an amusing
account of the trial before Cherokee Judge
Of a negro for stealing slave. The coun-
sci for the negro made very long and ire
sistiblc speech of which we give that portion
Al.