Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-05-10
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SKETCHES FROM THE MISSOURI FRONTIER
as FoRr LAEvEswoRrrf, April a4th, is4s.a
MEssRs EDIToRs:-AIy former communication
was dated board the Belle Creole, which mali
ed you on the goth at Boonsilie. On the morning
of the afstthe Belle found IL impossible 10 ascend
any farther account of The rapid falling Of The wa
tiers Of the Missouri. We laid BY about 4fonrs
at Camden, not without considerable mourning q
mong our host Of passengers. in consequence ofour
i'll omened luck, when the steamer Afrxardcr Ham
ilton, Commanded by our old friend Capt. Hooper,
hove in sight; about 100 or our number left ths
Belle and took the Hamilton making the sDugiitt
complement of about s5o cabin pas sengers On board
the latter boat. Such novel modes of sleepingas was
adopted that night on board the HamiIton can be
better imagined than described Suffice it 10 say
that necessity, the stern mother Of invention, were
never more practically applied than on that occa-
sion. Many Sacramento Pilgrim willenqure here
after with emotion ard sympathy, awere you On
board the Hamilton that memorable night between
the Kansas and Leavenworth2 More than nine-
tenths Of all our passengers are bound for Cafor-
| ifcrnia. Among the new passengers Ilhavcs met
| with since exchanging beats is pr rooke Of Kys
who unites with Mr. Bryant at independents. Mr.
Bryant the popular author Of wat saw in califors
MIA" makes independence his point OF rendezvous.
This party consists of 90 persons who go through
on pack mules, and altogether, the most cfs
| fcient OUTFIT Of any party have met with. The
party was organized at Louisville ard vicinity THO
commissary OF Turner's line is with us, and like
wise Mr. 8. F. Smith, mountaineer Of considerable
celebrity and associated with Kit harson in many
daring exploits ofmountain life. Mr. Smith Is with
US bound to st Josephs to act as Guide for Captain
| Washington's company across The Plains. This
company halls from Virginia, neighborhood Of Har
per's Ferry and embraces some of the choice spir-
its of the cold Dominion, We have q number OF
companies on board fromthe Buck TyA state, one
from Granger county numbering 57s al on boards
one from Cincinnati; ono from Tennessee, and parts
of several companies from st Louis. Among our old
fellow townsmen Irecognize q. G. Sutton, formerly
Of the American House, Burlington; also, most Of
Lieut. Beckets company are with US. Beckett isbe-
| fore me, shall probably see him to- morrow at st
Joseph. Never have been SO thoroughly impress
ed with the character Of the California emigration as
in this trip up the Missouri AS body Of men prob
ably there never has been an equal amount or Htell
igence and moral worth, a. il now congregated on
our frontier. have met in the most Social inter-
course, nay intimacy. gentlemen or srien-
tfc and high moral attachments that would do hon
or TO any community, or any city eli the civilized
worldl If even one-.hird of Such people become
permanent citizens of California, the moral and So
cia results win be intellectually great in very few
years. Talk about all the s.abandoned, the deprav-
ed and the licentous'' going to California. Show
such men and viii show yon this day, many of
Gods anointcd, patiently crossing the Plains 10
raise up the standard Of morals and righteousness
in the very midst Of the worshipers Of nammon ard
the doors Of iniquity.
Death occasionally hovers around us, singing out
4 its victims, in awful mystery. We have Proyiden-
TALLY, all been favored with good health. The Sac
remento, just before US, buried one or two with all
the symptoms OF Asatic Cholera. Report says the
Highland Mary, lost several passengers. We Of the
Hamilton cheerful and prudent. Capt. Hooper
and his obligng clerks, unremittng in their e.
forts to promote the comfort and happiness Of
| ~ individual on board. We have given him vote
| of thanks which he richly deserves. hope to set
| my feet on terre .ffmd o-morrow, after which you
may expect to hear Of the ssdoings'' in camp-unti
| then adieu, yours, sc. cHE-Mo-Ko-ioN.
.Adpertising.-A little man behind big
rock with big platter full of pearls, at
only cent piece, and keeping lis own
counsel wonld probably sell nothing. 1t
is Of the greatest importance.to make your
self and your goods known. A frog in
the night attracts. more attention than an
OK, for he cries aloud and spares not
The profits arising from advertising are
| not conceived by those who have rot tried.