Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-01-10
THE TIMES
FROM CALIFORNIA.


cation, the following extracts from q
letter received yesterday from JOHN
B. TAYLOR, formerly of this county,
and who is now in California. What
is said can be relied upon most impli.
citly,-and as your valuable paper has
large circulation in our county, have
got the consent of his brother, DR..
w. ii. TAYLOR, TO whom the letter was
addressed, 10 make extracts, for the
qualification Of the community. The
letter is dated, ,.
.. CALIFORNIA, Sept. 80, ls49.
II says: THE Rubicon is passed,
and we are safe in California! We
arrived at the first diggins on the 22d
inst. My pen has remained silent SO
long that l hardly know when or how
to commence to interest you most.
Our health is good, and we are all
hearty. but we had some sickness on
the road. We came through uninter-
rup,ed by the Indians: thousands were
seen but appeared very civil. Some
few were killed and some immigrants
also. We los, one COW and one yoke
Of steers during the whole trip; one
steer was left on the desert of near
sixty miles without water or grass, be-
tween the sink Of Humbolt River and
Salmon Trout or Turkey River. The
balance of our cattle looked well until
the day before we reached the diggins,
here they were poisoned, and came
near dying. We had to travel for ma
ny miles in some places without grass,
and were compelled to feed on Willow
and Oak Trees. Oak trees we did not
find until we had crossed the renown.
ed Sierra Nevada. We passed through
the South Pass on the eleventh day of
July; while here, i. showed in the
mountains around US; we were all
much surprised in the appearance Of
this place, many of us expected to see
narrow pass, through walls of solid
rock. Instead of this. pass 10 miles
wide, conducted the traveller through,
and 10 the waters which flow 10 the
Pacific Ocean. The summit Of the
Sierra Nevada, was passed on the 18th
day of September Fields of snow lay
around US. Near the summit we saw
the remains Of the huts erected by the
unfortunate Donrer party. When you
heard from me last, l informed you Of
a division in our company, since then
il has divided into several other squads.
Gorhams', l.assiter, Wilcox, Taylors',
Owens, Murphys', now form the pre-
sent company. The company from
Randolph is scattered all over Califor.
niu, some come by For, Hall, some by
the Salt Lake, and some by way of q
cut of, between the two places, we
came by Subletts cut of. To give
you history Of every thing that oc
Cured on the road interesting, would
require pages upon pages, and as
hope have given you enough TO ease
your minds, as far as our safety is con.
corned, will now call your attention
to Gold. We have not yet settled our
selves, and have had but little or nc
time to look around, consequently
will give you nothing but what know
TO bo true. That Gold exists in every
creek, hollow and ravine, there is nc
t doubt, for you may wash the dirt, dul
from any of these places, and find NOR
: or less. That man can make for
i tune in short time, is untrue, for it re
l. auires hard and constant labor, TO max
!. good wages. We have made our wash
n ers and tried them one day, and mad
abou, one dollar to the man. But g
= there is gold everywhere, think III
J, chance for us to do well, good. Me
Y have been offered oneElhousand dollal
= = per year, long before they reached ii
l. diggins, this was offered by man i
L, to our presen, company, and could nj
0. get them. We have provisions enoug
rs for four months, bacon is worth on
>. dollar per pound, -four 25 cents per ID
IT. Saleratus So per lb.. &c. Tell all .ho'
"A who are anxious to follow in our ente
ds prise, 10 hold on, until they hear fro
US again, for the trip is hard on ma
- and beast, and has caused hundreds
ed sloen for ever and bleach on the sane