Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-05-05

friends of the necessary articles. The extras
should coisist OF such things as a good palate
would suggest: bottle of tomato ketchup. one of
peppersau'e, ore of something else, and another
OF something else, would be very good adiunc.s.
remember once at sea, when the appetite failed
at most things, and the stomach rejected nearly
all, the tvo most palatabIe things besides these
sauces were Goldfish and onions. and why for the
simple re;son that these articles had favor so
nigh, that they of all tasted the same as on dry
land.-and q parallel chse might occur on the
California route.
called yesterday upon Mr.. kenadav, who lives
at Fort Smith. one Of the agents. At his store
was handed about fifty open letters, with the re-
mark. +" Hee are those we received bv the last
mall" s' And this. SIR said he, is list Of a Il
| those received" | looked over the s,, which
resembled IN length the great scroll Of time. aud
having come TO No. 29l. stopped short. At this
place. and at Van Buren, bout six hundred let
ters have been received. IF for each letter. five
come, we may expect about three thousand in the
train. A gentleman at all inclined to be ex-
travagant, estimates the number at ten thousand
The idea that the train will consume the grass is
hooted at. march forward in many co.
umnS. Some say that the Comanches are becom
ing very hostile. However they are not feared :;
in the frs place because we can conquer them
and secondly because a great number of Chero-
KEGS. who are on friendly terms with the Conan.
ches. will accompany US. These Indians Of ours
are all civilized, and will 90 in the same style
as the whites.
Many inquiries come even from ST. Louis and
Michigan. Some Missourians have already arri-
we'd. We s.art here a month sooner than by the
Independence route, and besides between here
and Santa Fe avoid the crossing of sixteen
streams which iniersect that route. The Cana
dian, of which mention is made by the circulars
runs into the Arkansas few miles above Fort
Smith, abou: half way between this port and Fort
Gibson. Although anything that might be said
would be of interest, | must refrain from 4 rush
upon your columns. and close with remark that
travelling the Arkansas brings to our minds
something Of border life. Our boat wns small
one, and the cold weather impelled US all. passen
gers, engineers. and little boys. TO crowd around
the stove. While OF the bar " small game of
poker was gotten up. and while al the dinner ia!
bic found The EXPLANATIONS rising above the rest
in about this manner, :. May help YOU to some
Of this roast beef, Sir, '"Double the pot" Do you
use the castors. Madam" :. | 90 il blind" Now
dinner table would hare the better of the melee,
then again poker would rise. However. all was
taken goo1humorediy. and the destinations of bor-
der lie increased, after dinner, while standing
within smelling distance of the stove, looking over
the card-tabe. the Jokes went round. "and, what
have you got.'' said an Irishman at the game
" Two pair replied the other. Well, b. faith
but that 0ates me-" said Paddy, &" for I've but
pair and half" He had three aces in his hand
This Stale abounds in mineral wealth. Near
Little Rock, in Pulaski county. lead mine has
been worked, which proves very productive. and
brings along with The lead great proportion of
silver. There are mines near Van Buren,, and
from slight examination of some of the speci-
mems, should suspect the presence of silver
Perhaps. had Arkansas capital 10 bring within
her borders miners and smelters and refners of
intelligence, her wealth would surpass Potos IL
self. The people of the State are generally intel
igent. and of seemingly industrious habits. A
business air pervades all their towns of any size.
The iallest specimen of the .aborigines' | have
not yet met with. A smaller one 10 the shape of
pioneer-looking fellow was standing in a small
crowd. when some one asked him. if be would
have some pecans. ..Yes, Sir-r." said abort
CINE. extending his hand scoop fashion. AS soon
as they were deposited. he gazed on them for an
instant. then slowly throwing all at once into his
mouth. began cronching them shells and ALL
This created laugh among the byslanders which
made him pot on the iron front, and as he finished
slow survey OF the company, he drew his facial
muscles closer together and SAID, "men, I'm a
bar" Yours again. with love, {.
The Pillar Of Sdh-Lots EFife.-It was lately
mentioned, In this paper, that there might be seen
IN the library Of Congress. specimen of rock
SALT IN the Dead Sea. fancifuly called Lots Wife.
For an account Of this curiosity, and other objects
of interest IN Palestine, and the remote East we
n tod to to,, h., IL l..