The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-04-30
Letters from the Frontier.
Correspondence of the Missouri Republican

Correspondence of the Missouri Republican,
In two last from this point gave you the names Of
number OF gentlemen composing companies that in
to move 50 soon Nature provides Sufficient grass upon the
plains for the ten their stock In addition thereto
number in camp at this date I'VE omit the names This,
Of n hs St.
equipped ana ready to movesome OF them are already
Der emgants at St. Joseph Every boat that arrives ADDS
and M nsf
Of W ns heavy frost and this morning ice
s ave in se ng n which
gehe cheering each other the prospect before them In
approximation has been manifested in several companies
tets having become CONVINCED that it IS time enough for
man to do camp duty when he has other
number OF passengers. - CALIFORNIA.
INDEPENDENCE. (Mo.) April H. 1s49
Every location in this vicinity aoding facilities for that
camping ground, and the hustle and confusion pertaining
meets the all directions As each company completes
an Ga ~ and other moves to some dis
advantages OF proximity to- town. to the conner This
q has continued until camps have been
OF Lieut. Paul and Capt Pye. have made final start
will do Discomfort peyades many Of the companies
snch an extent as to render them to
becoming tired Of further delay and urged BY the desire to
reach their destination and realize their golden dreams
without sufficient feed for their stock and before nature has
afforded its supply The great number of persons that will
cross The plains this spring and summer, all largely supplied
win hofses or mules. has rendered question of much
Wheie they must necessarily encamp will be sufficient
~ s STOCK upon which nearly allsOlely rely. Those
;, with the country deemit ample but all ad-
on at suG as nave the lead must certainly fare the best
ioT a given number of days ' "
PUBLIC point OF view the transportation of pas sem
one OF the most novel and important features m the
10 allfornia overland. There may be VARIOUS
iod TINS object if have under my obssr
TS l except the Pioneer Line" established by Me,sTs
e.ne Allen Co., of your city, and designed AZ am
;Ssn 70 oe permanent means of from the
~ e achc In all respects this superior
PROVIDED besides being conducted by men
understand that all the seats are taken
ne tea anu wagons are all here and the company rap
idy completing ITS arrangements for early start do not
think their INST tram will off before the k of Nav As the
will be insufficient return train of this line viii
come in from California during the fall From the encon
agemept these gentlemen have received this season. have
no doubt that the line may be considered permanently
established.
The company under Col w H. Russell moved to day from
its camping ground. the town. and are now located
The past several days the weather has been cold
lhs season Of the year. Emgrans continue to arrive daily
number at either point of devious greatly exagge
rated this time there between a00 and 300
AZ ths pace-the number will ranga between the two est
males ana certainly will not exceed the highest One hun
fed VIII count all at Wesport the number those at
ansas The same number those Weston while at st Jo
eph the number will exceed 1900 Allowing that two
persons have gone TO Fort Kearny and Coqncii
us. which Is the highest number that could possibly be
sven and yon have this date with the largest estimate
each place of rendezvous emgrants ready
or te falns Many arrive expecting 10 find at least that
.esu b sn pon and are greatly surprised
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