The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-09-27
Nrws FROM las SALT LAKE.

We are indebted q MI. N''t''" ~. aSoP.'
OF late number Of pc "Frontier ouaro''
an" published at n melville, Iowa. ifo"
which We make the bbwIng extracts:-
A. ". Rabbit, Esq ,srred here on Monday
evening last thirty six dyehom tue alley OF Tue
salt Lake, having been Gstf oouha o'' '.e to"'t
eight DAYS. He came setelf !htongh WIN our
man aud seven horses am gnt wagon !" ""'c"
he brought the mail.
News from the v.llsyis aa'te encouraging =
The crickets entirely diApFar Where lows ana
swine are permitted TO rdnge ihey nave surfer
ed compara,iyely none this var by those insects.
Their wheat crops are good, torn looks prosper
ons--beets, carrots, squashes, pumpkins and 9TH
Or vegetables are excellent. The health OF the
citizens there was good. aud graf activity IN bnsl,
NOSE nreyaied About tWelwor ht'een thousand
california emigran,s passed through the valley,
and about three thousand csttlated 70 Wihte'
there. Many of the CalifpruI ms have been pap
fixed and intend to make aha place their home
some of the first class OF then Tor wealth. char
acter. and influence. No difeiliy occurred be-
tween our people and the faaornia emlgtan's,
and the Indians are all triendlynd seem anxious
10 learn and 10 become cvilizt. They wish to
learn 20 cultivate the soil, 20 ,a they can have
plenty OF bread &c. !,
Cur people celebrated the "a OF July insfe d
of Tho a,h. Tor two reasons:-o4 was. becaise
that was the day on which Br. Young and me
Pioneers first entered the VALLEY; a',' The onef
was. thew had little or no bread q hour 70 make
cakes. &c that early, and not Wishing TO eeie,
brate on empty s,omachs, they ps'rohea y 'iii
their harvest came in. The Valley mas ossh
place of general deposit for proPhy. sooas' &c,
by Californians. When the saw Anew pays anu
kegs of gold dust that had bee gi'heiea aila
brought in by our boys, il made lhem eonpie,eiy
en,hns!as ic. Pack mules anhlhoses ''l"' were
worth twenty-five or thirty "a isf' u ORDINARY
fines. would readily bring twp hundred doiisfs
~ he most valuable property atthe lowest price
Goods and other property were daily oiieied al
auction in all pa Is Of The cits. For light Yam
l,ee wagon. sometimes three o. four great eapy
ones would BE- offered 10 exchange, and oke OF
oxen thrown in aihat. Commndomes'lc sieet-
ing sold from FIVE to len centsrerts'd % Tue Doll.
The be-. ofspades and shosels lorsi'y cen, each
Vests that cos, IN saint onis onedollar aud iilty
cents EACH were sold at Salt Lake Ter three bis,
or 37s cents. Full chests OF JONES' tools thai
would cos, one hundred and tity t,ilars IN the
r 4 wrre Sold in that place Tor -. thaeeI
almost every article, except Sugar ad , ohee, Is
selling on an average, Fl " per ct htow "hoie
sale prices in the Eastern cities. IT kihd OF
oneration has nut the people on thefIegs IN the
valley but when the alcohol was broF.ht forward
and sold. il threw some OF them offtttr legs. not
having had any for couple OF yeaa or so, and
being rather exhausted by digging cd all the
time, they were not " ise 10 hazard sn'e>f with
50 potent an ehemy, more TO b. 1rea1 than The
tnohs OF Il,nnis The people there 'fHk more OF
their wheat crop Than OF the Gold Mis- They
know. because they have been made feel us
superior worth. Many Of the einigI ais would
pay no attention 10 the warnings Al ar pfople
not o lei their cattle drink oftie wsisrso strong
ly impragha;ed with salera'us. sIss and It was
all ..Mornon humbug" about ;heKasl'i being
strong enough to kill their cattle. and se conse-
queuces were that moe than 1000 dsad 'arrasses
Of oxen lay iewed along The way, ailihe sery
offensive smell caused thereby. rendereil almost
impossible TO travel near the road. 1tteholefa
has teen very fatal among tie lndiats IN enc
place Mr. Babbiii mentions a. having passed Ten
deserted lodges with many deaf ndia, lyias
about. aud their bodies torn aud hal easa BY the
wolves.
lie met Livingston & Kink ade's company,
by " lillian NJ Her, about.0 miles
ives, oil arainie, then all we'll Mat gan al
y eb Riyer-tjickman and Hatch bsyaA the
South rass-Petkln's AMI Tayior's conray this
side Of Laramie The, had one siamPeLe about
q bnhdrsd and fifty teams hitthed up TO- fright
in the day time, and ran with Their los like
wild buffalo. ne lady was killed, Irs. lawn,
and several others badly bruised and nCed
George rs and tzra's company We're dwell,
bur getting along slow y on account OF high water
AID nsiaut rains Gully, Met arty and ha!ogg
lied of cholera out Of the first compMy But
our OF our people died Of cholera Oh the nd.
Nr Balbiil certainly deserve. our thals and
praise Tor his perseverance in swimming Mers,
l0d towing over his wagon on rats m1te With
ta'che, and tied together with larriet'sY lean
not be very pleasant job freight rude ct of
raft with wagon and push Oft into rapid:ur.
rem, and poll on, about one quarter OF the distace
across then IA one end OF rope IN your eth
the other end is attach d 10 the raft nd
plunge luto the stream like spaniel and am
over with craft and cargo in tow, being sept
Gown STR ans over snags and sawsers for oar
Ter or hall mile al Mr. +. informs Us has san
his lot in two OF three instances. But, uh, NE
sacrifice Of property thrown out and left by he
road side b. the Calilornians. between afale
and the Wiley is hey ond calculation, IS Mrs..
Informs us. Gen. Wilson i getting sowiy Il.
he will have 10 remain in he Valley this Mir
most likely, and rot visit the diggins until spri,.
Mr.. b. thinks that Livingston 4, kinkade viii i
broken Merchants because Of so many goods o.
tItg to the talle> before theirs and having b.,
sold for less than prime cost. The Marke,
glutted.