The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-05-23
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE .

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Friend SANDERS ~ Thought would write you
once more, before leaving this place, - am q
ware thu, any thing in reference to III cemigrants
will be read with interest BY all Of Jour readers;
for there can hardly person DO found, who has
not sonc relative, friend or acquaintance among
the multitude who IRE about to start across the
Mains. Tacrc have about ono hundred persons
crossed and started upon their l. ng ana TEDIOUS
;onrney. All horse teams and light wagons
each ,cam carrying five bushels o. corn 70 inc
horse. How many have crossed at the MORMON
ferry above, and the lower ferry at the NOUN o.
Platte. ten mics below, know nos-perhaps
one half as many For my part sh'nk--and
found my opinion upon what have learned '1o'"
several old mountaineers-they will ltt she''
teams run down for he wan, Of sufficient grass
when their corn is fed out; for lam fully convin-
ccd tina, the grass is later rs you advance, owing
20 the fact thni the country is SO much higher.
There is now no grass a, oil here. and the wealth
err has been quite cold for tha lac. week. YES
.erday morning we had quite snow.
We did intend leaving on the 18th Of this
month, but the weather continuing so cold, we
curbed our impatience aud deferred the time OF
departure until the i8:h inst. I've have organs
zed company, which is called the Davenport
Company which is composed OF Reedei's COM
pany Of jackson county, Stephens company o.
lows CITY, and Johnson's company OF Burllng-
ton. Our orgarization is purely demoerdt'e.
We arc governed by two officers onl, "a wagon
master and camp master, who have power to
appoin. their own aids. They hold their office
no longer than il is the viii Of the Company, OF
they resign. Our train cannot consist ofoverfi
men. Every man must have good gan and
plenty Of ammunition. Every team must stand
tho inspection Of committee OF three, who have
been elected Tor tina, purl ose, before they can
be received into our company. No person is a.
lowed to carry his gun when 10 dcd with the
cap on, (exccpt the guard) unlcss by permission
Of the wagon master.
The teams continue to roll in; about five hun
drcd being camped within six or seven miles o.
this place. They nrc mostly horse teams and
light wagons, and look well. Now and then q
fancy team for the trip comes along. For in
stance, 1 have jus, been surveying one, which
consists Of two very small cows, and as poor as
supposed team could be and live. They were
yokea to small wagon, one axletrec having ne
iron on wha,eser, and the other parts Of the wag
on, one would suppose, had been exposed TO tht
weather about as long as Nebuchadnezzar wa.
doomed 10 feed on grass. To this team goes three
large Germans, which makes me hope that il will
60 through, for when The cows show symptoms o
giving out, they can change situations. No
will this be SO hard us some might think, for
assure you, l would about as leave haulthe cow
as the men.
There has been but little stealing here, per
hnps il has been for want Of m opportunity, a
the horses are all guarded at night; have hear
Of more stealing around kauesville-Coi Smi,l
OF Upton, los, splendid harness and few 9th
or things few nights since. lie, however, oh
tanned them again in the following manner: II
went to Bro. Olson Hyde and stated TO him hi
los-, and as told thatif Mormon had stolel
them he should have them back. Upon the is
sue Of his next paper appeared heavy curse up
on the man who had stolen them, unless HI
would return them either by night or day Col
Smith, the neIt morning after the paper appear
cd. found his property had been returned as qui
city MS il had been taken. S,you see that NJ or
nonisn is good for semethitgsif for nothing els'
TO get back stolen property.
You will perhaps be aware before this reach
es you tina, our friend Sullivan has left US TO re-
turn to his family. He came to the conclusion
after reaching here that his health would no
permit him to undergo the ha.dships Of the trip
So that he had but little opportunity TO see any.
thing but the tracks Of the elephant. Bat Ihav,
no doubt hey looked very large to him besor.
he left. He is not the frs, or only one who af,e
coming this far, have become satisfied tia, tc
health has 80 much improved, and fever abatc
that in returning they run bu. little risk Of new
attack of that dreadful disease, the Californi,
gold fever.
April 2lst.--I am now writing in my wagon
having just crossed the Missouri, our train com
menccd crossing Yesterday morning. and ar,
neatly all over. We shnll take up our line o
march Tomorrow. The weather is still cold
but there is no d-e staying here longer, as WI
cannot get any more grain. We carry on. witt
US abou, five bushelsto the animal. fear To-
those WHO are coming in every day, for ,hei
teams must suffer. Grain and hay arc out OF ,ht
question-S2p pr bush. were offered for corn some
days ago. Teams continue to roll Ing about three
hundred have arrived since commenced thi.
letter. hear it is worse at ST. 10. Tive boat.
have been up, but brought no graingo SALE
Those who have come in lust, say there il n.
grain on the route here for the las, two hundred
miles, and tbs. many Of the teams have given GU
and some died for the want Of feed in crossing
the big prairie Farewell.
A. II. OWENS.
Yesterday the jury in the case Of Meal
lister g. Co, aud George W. Atchison, ow
ners Of the steamer A,nnranth rs the Stenn
Boat DR.. Franklin. returned verdict fol
the plaintiffs for 1894 Al. This sui, hnc
been on trial Tor several days in the Cir,