Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-11-29


out on the way. The number of cattle that died,
especially on the last desert, made some places al
most impossible on account of the bad smell. But
we have great reason to be thankful that we got
through safe. Donalds team, Jordan's team, Scott
team, Myers team and Anderson's team, took q
different road in crossing the last desert. They
were all well when they left US, and we have not
heard from them since. Provisions are plenty here
in the mountains, but they are pretty high. For
instance, Bacon 81 per 10. Picked Pork Is cents
per pound. Flour forty cents per pound, Sugar so,
Coffee the same, and every thing in proportion.
From Sacramento City out to these diggings, q
distance Of so miles, it costs thirty dollars per
hundred lbs. There was one satisfac
at home, for such a summer l never stood before.
Miners don't stay long in one place. When the
gold fails they pack up their tools, their pans and
cradle, and steer their course for some other
stream. To tell you the truth, I
would not have had you and the child on the road.
for all the gold to be obtained here.o
J. TAYLOR.
Daniel Klaubers to his Brother.
SEPTEMBER ~, is49.
We arrived here safe and Mr. Exelson has taken
the horses down to the city Of Sacramento. He has
sold them, and we have divided the property of Mr.
HAIL, which amounted to sixty-five dollars piece
Mr. =. says he has been every where but can't find
MT Halt, SO we had to go to work with irving Dan
and bread pan, and paid board along until the
burlington boys came in. T. McMichael Joined the
kisers and is doing well. 1 have Joined with NJ,
Jordan, c. Jordan and John Farmer and am doing
wen. we nave found place in the Canton where
we have dug six feet, and have secured five hundred
and sixty dollars. We have about fifteen feet more
10 dig, and we want to dig it out before the rainy
season commences. have worked two weeks and
nave earned $240. would send some money home
but we want to get this ground dug first. Board
costs $40. John Harris. who worked
ior McCash was killed by man who had family
ana hired him to drive his team. While the man
was on guard one night, Harris tried to get in the
wagon, and the lady screamed, when the husband
his head open.
This is the same Harris who was tried for COM
uniting rape on German girl in this vicinity,
but BY some means was acquitted.l Ed.
think shall be home in the course of a year.
IL Anase as gooa luck as have these two weeks"
.s. DANIEL kLAUBERo.
From c. H. Jordan to his Mother.
CALIFORNIA, Sept. Cd, ls4e.
MoTHER:-We have now been in the pold nina.
one week. We arrived here on sundav tho oe,h
gay OF August, all well and in good spirits. We
brought all OF our cattle and wagon through .are,r
and sold them for 1855. We have Stoned in =
pace called the Dry Diggings, about IS miles from
Sacramento City, and about 600 from San Eranc;.on
We have not heard from home since ef9ar c,,ah.
US IN Iowa. Il has now been about 4
months since we left the States. and all vo hara
heard from the States is that Canada had rcro,,oS
anu !hat james \. Polk was dead. Cali
lorna, II Inc gold was taken away, would be next
10 no country at all. The land is unfit for cu,t;v.
Mon' except very small portion along the rivers.
ras ssels nine: will probably be wrought for
The mines however are 40 uncertain =, ,otterr.
some IN digging End hole in the rock called ,
pocket, and get large amount of cold from II.
whie DINERS who are less fortunate may dig within
20 feet Of him and find nothing.
CHARLES H. JORDAN.
From the snme.
.. SUNDAY, Sept. is, 1910.
SINCE our arrival in the Dry Diggings on
"a, which 1t is doubtful whether Won will rocn;ra
or not Since we arrived here we have mined abont
weeks and made over $500 which is more than ,
great many have made, and perhaps more than we
VIII MAKE Tor the next 4 weeks. We
Wet you to direct all OF your letters to Sacramento
ony as tnat is the only place to which we can send
ute". Inc gold mines are hard place to work
IS digs'ng among rocks that cannot be moved
we MINK however, that we can make something
home mt" ~" ay y mere. we will probably not be at
nome unth year from this spring. = We
nave over 500 now, and can send $1,000 bv the No
'emoer mail II we ind it safe to do so.
MONDAY, Sept. 18th.
.ne rains which we hare crossed, are
ana sterile except along the rivers and even
The river bottoms do not produce prass in s",H.o.
Iuahties to support tho emigration that started an
."em TINS year. There was between 4 and 5000
teams behind us, and great part of them will not
se' Nnrougn. meeting was held at San Francis
co, and subscription of 100000 raised IN relieve
the emigrants on the Plains, and the Covcrnor h.s
started with company Of mules to assist them in
getting through. c. II. Io.nA.
The latest date is from Mr. F. w. Brooks, nart-
nef OF F. J. c. Pcasey, and dated Sacramento CITY.
sept. ~. He says that Sacramento is 4 complete
rag city. building, no better than John oeden,s
Bake shop, rents for $500 per month. All those
who went with Brooks ,ncluding the whole Of Can't.
fanley's company were on Bear river, and were nv.
ersg1ng about % each, per day. The BURLINGTON
and Mount Pleasant emigrants had all arrived and
had scattered over the country. Mr. B. sold eleven
yoke of oxen a. auction and after paying $40 per
team for commissi.ns be received 81 o0s for them.
Beckett was at Sacrament City, perfect skeleton
BROOKS says he can't live long. The Lindemuths
we're there also, specializing. Crccgan, of the firm
Of Fear and Creegan, visited their camp few DAYS
before. He says every store has grocery and tn
liquor business is attached to it. Monte, billiard, /
ball alleys and gambling of all descriptions are car.
Fied ON extensively. The letter is written from the
''ore OF friest' Lee & Co., in which Presley Dun
up Is clerk. he pronounces the place very sickly
'ha oisagrceable. The emigrants all speak of be-
hs nome soon. John $. David says he win be
home next May. t@.& #@5
FROM cALIroRSIA.-Quite number of letters
we're received at our Post Office on Monday ey eninr
rom the Iowa Emigrants. If they had all been
naied al New York, instead of having to go by the
way OF New Orleans, they would have reached here
week sooner.