The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-02-02

d'ilrrv1ce ofopnTn as 70 decomposition | took
handful and dc>olyns 'i apVlicN "a little Tartar
lc atli when II e'ierycSced equal 10 any soda,
showing it. alkaline qualities In ten minutes the
cattle were rryukcd and We were moving from
thI- valley Of death to oar animals. We drove
four miles aud oncampyl where there was no wa
ter, and we resolved 70 doa- we had done before,
To start early aud drive where there was forage
and water and there i-cakfl-t
""iaa0.--By sunrise we bad driven two miles
whcre We came Ia II branch Of humboldt or Ma
~ River whore We halted for breakfast We
came mp with the lIcn1rpin company here, having
gained day and - half ou th,m ,irce leaving
Green River We We're nov ina broad valley Of
several miles in width with ligh mountains on
each side and Il beautiful level road before u,
with plenty ot gr..s> and water We reached the
MARY, Ei.cr at early camping time, and We rc.
solved to rest one aw which stood IN much
need oL feel well again, though little we H.
having had NO cliil although th, was the regular
day / am not disposed TO riul fault with tLi.
ulnatteud.nre anl .u'v hope tlnt % may be like
angels visits FEW and ar between" hackucycd
quotation but very appropriate ln my ease anl
Should the ellis give noe complete goby | shall
submit with due mectucss aud let my, CUinine
bottle ropDse on the laurels il has already gained
The humboldt !, here "a small stream, 80 feet
WI .r, WIh good current of clear water. The
valley ], pleasant and travelling would be delight,
tul were It not for the dust Ducks, wild geese
sand hil cranes, Gul ~age Lons arc plenty but The
stream afford, bat few li.h.
II is 50 long since We have lad so many com
forts that 1t seems y novelty r. hut ,h.s. To-day
our sugar was r.ei up and we shall now he obi
gcd to do without -Four men have consumed
1907 since the FL Of May. 1t is singular how
much or .tomachs can ligp-t not uufrc1ucn..
ly drink two pntcup, Of coffee ut a meal beside.
taking other food. could not have believed that
should ever have been c,;able Of doing it, and
,ullmy appetite as veil a. that Of al Of Us is era
wing tur more.
J"IJ %l--Ih4 has been day of rest, Which
means, laying up one day IN let our cattle rest
and To do oar washing, mcniins and all oll job,
VII. h a.ua"y keep as hard at work.
IasH w all left ON omampmont this
morning IN good spirits with the expectation that
another month Of labor will bring US to the end o.
our Etiguing journey aul thdt 5e are over H.,
greatest pan of the worst road
Tho scenery continue, much the same AMI will
equal Bear River for beauty, though the valley i.
notmud larger than ;lat # Bear As We Ner,
moving iIum our noon camp Wc were agrer.bly
surprised at seeing Charles T. II her ride up ui
ho!-'ba,E. Finding himself behind in great
crowi with the duuhtui chaucc ~ getting through
he sold lis oxen auI wagon ut Fort Laramie on,
/ purchased p,ch-hor-,s, and hy this means was Il
7 hle % "tahcud and overlook u, to-day r. him
Tc 90. tio latest nev- from home and the state.
/ that We have received. Tie fully confirmed the re-
! port Of sickness and Distress which we have rece
! we'd, among the back trains, and told Us that mum
| Der, h"d 'uihei Olg" beng satisfied that they
e""'I h"' e, u,r'NS" We I'.'E"cd by Inn that
'"e L".'"I 'II.al Conf. ny, Capt ;. T. Jud-on
Was SON. HN4','i mics IN the rear and that be-
I '.""7 '"u,"e" 'a'' I,ey 5000" auoiou' chance
'' s'''''S through WIN ue1r teams hhd' a. we!
d. many "-"''-' resolved Z" push forward tui the''
'''H' gave "u' ana 'hch trt TO get along the Uos
way 'neI '"'!d: resolution quite as desperate
~ ''''H Ni'"."' i'r ! cannot CONCEIVE now they
c." succeed unless by pacHnS andhor'es or mule'
u,, are Out oI '.t question lie tr.d us TO Tat 1lr
ynP'%,' OF ottawa lld i,'t h's cattle on th'
"'Il" } nue. h', lnE 'uaycd Oh nnI he wHs look
| .n5 men" 'P unable TO move untI lie found them
VA, ID, haI gwen UP We idea OF reaching 'ali
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