Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-05-26
FROM THE CALIFORNIA pNIcP,TSs

The following letter from mer,ho
lie Rock Company, written a, Lin. D.
be found Interesting TO the friend. -
grants who have gone on this ror,o
seen that 'h' Little Rock Company had
2oo miles, where they had encampe5 -
arrival of tie Van Buren, portion Of
Our correspondent expresses some surD,;.
company inm this place being 65 mil.
them. Ihe reasons are of the Best, !.
place, the Van Buren company did no,
five days ater the Little Rock come.
They were detained on the Salisnw, A..
stray mules; and ut the creek wbero
pondent fond them, by high waters
the emigrans are all well. The reno,,,
rife in the c'untry of the cholera helm,
emlgrnn's' md Of their having been an,
the ComancIes, are, of course, all f,,so
prehend no anger 10 them from ei,bo.
there are dctors enough among then, >. /
Inc iorher' ma hSh'ing men enough fof |,
Cap near Lille Rirer, Mqv5 h
FRIEND cLARKE-Leaving our conn.
camped fift, miles from this place r i
back 10 med the Van Buren MiniDg A.
which you lnow forms q part of lIs ISS
Company. find them fifteen mile, ." /.
side of Little River. BY this Won viii u
they are 65miIes behind US. How 4.
| cannot tel, as they took much the J,g u
the north Sits Of the arkansas and Coa,Ji,, y
unless theylave been detained by Mob =,
| they are at his time. A nd the rains ~,
in, am afrid they will not be abIe 10 cro.1
River short of three days. We vll wI,
! time on thea.
find tha all the companies lha, stan.
we did hae divided and spll up. a J.
on y excepton-we stick Together uSe
and if il Is possible we will have the y,1
boys up beire any Of the others arrre
we will 90 ight ahead. You never sv an
/ like the conItion in which the Other ,o (.
are; every man is his own cap,ain
Z" cannot snrt before get my collar IA
others, " / annot start before gra2a my
in the moring." Why the deYII dos
Craze them ver night" excaims the apo /,
captain. Tie reply is, " it : none Of YOU,
ness ~ Th eastern men are beginning lo
away, as usless and troublesome, mapy A
traps. The cannot trade off their fgs Al
dimes, and re compelled TO throw them
they begin b love fat bacon and hard brea
When the Van Buren, boys ge; Up. we
/ 100 strong ! our company, and all Of Id
| stuff. Strlc discipline will be enforced
will have toconform 10 the rules. Ina ie,
every one vii be satisfied. ! lsnk ours
finest compa,y that every started upouany
| prise. No ,rumbling is heard-do ibis l
that-thiS isyour time done it yes.cJdaJ
/ one tries no, much he can DO for the uho,
orders Of Cptain McVicar are obeycl
alacrily tndgoodwiI that ensures Us s2e,
safe trip though, aud we expect 10 bea
other wagon company on the route SIX W
We receive applications daily, and cou
our company up 10 800, If we would admi
| but we wantno more, and will Jog on.
There wee many views expressed with
10 the route. Mac snid nothing, but Durs
own course, and we have got through .bt
end of tho rm;e smoothly, without the ca
Guilty, and | I'm willing 10 pronounce ioyor
the road. FG the last fifty miles il has be-
and | have oserved that the further west
the better tb road gets. and a more pIeasa
rie country ] never passed ;brough-if
plains. vesed by woody streams Of 900
al intervals dten enough for the traveller
called such, his is one
Capt. Mary, with his military escort.
on the south lide of the Canadian. A ie
emigrants followed him. trudging throu
and miro bit all experienced men eros
TO the north sde. as soon as they found Il
side would Mt do. am told that Capt.
very much OFT of humor with US for not {
him-he ougit not 10 be. In free coun
will no, be made to 90 against their will,
ly when il is against their comfort and
All who hac any experience left that r
crossed over The Fort Smith and Ga
companies cr,ssed over, and so have seve;
squads-the smigrnnts are on the north
the military IN the south side Of the river
You shall hear from me again before '
this place, if have time. Every membC
company is we'll, and rs far as know,
grants between this place and our encc
are. also. Cur boys are in fine spirits, :
goes merry as a marriage bell"
Yours. truly, &c.