Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-01-29

living. g." Oicourse this was "somcihn.
10 our minds" and we drew up before the
l"U. s." As for con fort and cow enience
the quarters ia whic b al, U, 70 ,fus wer.
stored with our baggage is II snail uBclenn.
sed stable, lufts'c with f1eas, bed heus ,anc
other vermin, the stencil icing horrible
Distance, 25 milrs-S50.
Friday, June s-I'oarding 81 a-day,
and fed upon mutton. The weather com
ior'abe at this place, and the almos-
phere very pure. Fresh inca, hung ou'
in The air will keep sound until used ,or died
M. Corn is worth 50 per bu>hcl, and We
ry scarce. We are Obliged 10 purchase
h,y for our mules in small bie's, packed
in upon asses. al the rate Of $4,000 per
ton. Provisions are very cheap, the q,sr
Ter master Of the army. (il is said) lost
aLo II $50 900 during the Wn,er, by gan.
ting; to make up his loss, he had a suii
zirnt amoun, of Government stores "con.
demned," and was selling them 10 emf
grants at low rates, although everything
was OF the best quality. We bought good
American flour a, SG per hundred bacon
at l2a c:s per ID. &c. 1t was a lucky
piece Of rascalily for The emigrants. All
kinds of merchandise is very low, and
business dull, AZ present. Competition has
produced s'agnaiion in,rade. There are
d large number of stores and groceries in
the place, certainly more Than will ever
make fortunes. Immense quantities Of
goods, that were prevented from entering
} Old Mexico at the close Of the war, have
been brought back 10 this place, completely
Cutting the market. Having read of the
vas, wealth and trade of Santa Fe, and
the fortunes that had been made here, our
curiosity ran high, bu; we were dlsappoin,
ted. The appearance and condition Of the
place, do no, correspond with its fame.
Having disposed OF our wagons. and mol
being anxious 10 remain long in town, We
prepared TO pack our provisions and chat
tells. and employed man to give us the
frs, lesson in the art. We made our
sacks out Of tanned buffalo hides, and pur.
pose putting about 200 lbs, weight upon
each mule. The Mexcans are skilled in
the ar, OF packing. We employed one 10
go through with Us, at l2 per month. We
have now % head Of horses and mules.
Saturday, June 9.-Busily engaged at
weighing, sacking our ''traps," and max.
) ing preparations 10 start as soon as poss-
> bic. The Virginia mess have driven their
stock ou, into the country TO Craze.
Sunday, June lO.-Santa Fe is very
immoral place. The population is COM
posed of Mexicans, Iudians, and foreigners.
from all parts of the world. The public
square, and gambling houses. are crowded
with idle loun.ers, male and female; the
character OF but few of the latter will bear
a vir,uous Test. Several Fandangoes are
in full operation all the while. The seno-
reItas ore Of all cas,es and sorts, from In
dans up 10 the pure Spanish. Some of
the California .J,und boys ENJOY these
sports, and lavish their money freely upon
amusemen,s. Many OF them. however,
will find this the "sicking point - the
Iunds Of some have been exhausted in get
Ting thus far, and being obliged TO change
the mode OF travel and renew their stock
of provisions, they can no: go on. Oilers
have been induced 10 deposit what they
had left in the " monte banks" which are
unsafe, non pa ying institutions. Some more
prudent than others, have gone 10 The gold
mines in the vicinity, where they can make
from one to five dollars day. in hopes OF
raising enough to continue their journey.
saw a specimen Of the gold obtained
from these mines; it is in scales of different
sizes. though generally very small, clean
and bright, and is worth $3.50 per OF.
10 Santa Fe The place is some forty
miles distant.
This market is completely overs,ocked
with wagons. bu, mules are very high
} comma nding from $50 to SloO per head.
!, A, a, Fort Smith, rumors are aaoat, that
; the Apache and other Indians are very
) hostile on our route, and the mos! oil the
. emigran,s are in favor OF forming in large
. companies. Our company is about en-
ploying Mackin,osh, half-breed Indan.
and somewhat noled as moun,ainecr /;
he agrees to guide them through, by the
Spanish Trail," in 60 days. for the sum
. of $500. We have again determined, moi
10 travel with a large company, let the
consequence bs what it will. Saw Mr..
Aubrey, mercaan, of this place. the man
that rode from Santa Fe 10 Independence,
J n dist.uce Of 500 miles, in 5 days and 10
hours, He is a French Canadian. II aP-
ne.rs that we are yet almost as far from