Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-10-03
THE TIMES
CALIFORNIA LETTER.
WEyERyILLE. Cal, July s. 1850.

| ho " tuC y,
hardships, dangers, &C., TO be encoun.
tered on the Plains, they depend pretty
much on the outfit, mode of travelling,
and temperament Of the individual
While some consider it pleasant trip,
the most of men think they have &C.
complished more than an Alexander or
a Napoleon. i will not at this time
attempt to give you my notions about
wha, | think the best kind of an outfit,
mode oftraveIing &c, for they consist
of so many lille things that they would
fill volume, besides | don't imagine
that you think much of ever coming
that route. As for myself, and eighteen
twentie,hs of those who made the trip
nothing but want of funds to take
US by the Isthmus would ever induce US
to make it again--yet owing to my
superior outfit and manner of travel.
ling had comparatively easy time of
it. We'll you know what my outfit
was, and if was to come again | would
not vary much from it, onl y in having
every thing from the picket pin to
wagon and team of the very best that
could be had, and as for provisions,
enough for the trip, with a little TO
spare starving emigrants, if necessary.
Last year emigrants started with too
many provisions and other things; after
finding this out they threw away more
than was necessary, and some of them
hadn't enough to last them through
This error caused this years emigration
to fall into the other extreme and not
start with enough--consequently there
has already been some, and will yet be
great amount Of suffering among
them.
The first emigrants from Salt Lake,
this season, got in about the Goth ult.
They had been detained beyond the
Sierra by lhe deep snow. On the 9th,
the first company arrived from the
States, and they have been coming in
every day since. They say the snow
is still deep and twas very difficult 10
cross the mountains. The only person
| know, of those I've seen, was A. D.
Rock, of Carroll; he made the trip in
6s days--has gone to digging.
You wish TO know wha, would be
profitable TO bring across the plains
can think of no other than shoes and
good coarse boots, long in the leg. They
are always in demand and command
good prices. Boots retail here al this
time from SIG to 90 per pair and are
worth from $l44 TO 16S per doz in the
Ciy--in the winter season they will
be higher. The prices of most other
articles are constantly varying; some.
times extremely high and again quite
low, prices being governed by the i'm
mediate supply and demand. For in
stance--Tobacco, which has been as
low as 5 or cts per ID. is now worlt
from IS cts to 81; Coffee has risen from
l6 to 80 CTS; half gallon Pitchers-(al
though Queensware is generally mode
rate enough for CaI) is selling for sic
per pair. Fortunes might have beer
made on Saddleys TdckS, a short time
, since, they sold from So TO 3per paper
at this time they cant be had for les'
than Sl2 per doz. assorted at that
, some sizes being worth more than 9th
ers. This article is used by every
: body; either about his gold washer
boots, or shanty; owing tol scarcity a
this time, mettle Fossilts bring IS TO
piece. Long handled steel blade shov
els SIC. Lumber sold last year at a
e cts per foot, now il is worth 10 cents
Shingles last Fall were from $50 TO 81
/ per M--lhey can be had for IS or lO
: and so on with other articles. Th
$ above are Sacramento wholesale prices
n --of course in the mines they are high
er.
: In reply TO your secondly" ] woul
s. say that the "Prospec, in the mines
dom, turn out so we'll as is generall
anticipated. | do not believe that ther
. has been enough Gold taken out lh'
;. wear, thus far, to pay for the provision
goods &c, consumed in the Coun'r!
The rivers are still high and likely
remain so for some time yet, and II
impossible 10 do so much on them un'
they are at their lowest sttge. III