Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-04-17
IFrom the Oregon sPectatorl
To parsans ahouf IN Emigrafe.

Persons about 10 emorate from the States If they
situated previous to starting, may be bene-
fitted by paying attention to the observations con-
tanned this article which write for their advantage
Accurate information respecting the overland trip IS
greatly needed in the States no two articles agree IN
their reports Persons apt to write pretty much
they feel The trip throughout is oil great excite
ment No person should start In a company consisting
Of than eight ten wagons. Care should be tax
en- too to select such persons as are well known.
this would direct special attention, IN the formation
of messes. Many difficulties the road last sea-
son from inconsderaeness in this particular. Persons
OF dissmilar tastes and dispositions were thrown to-
gether by accident and otherwise which made the Jour-
ney exceedingly trying and vexations Hastlness in
making up messes, the cause OF turning many good
fellows loose unprotected and unprovded Tor on des
ert and hundreds of miles from any reliable assistance
No person should trust to chance all companies, I'M
der the favorable circumstances, have enough to
contend WITH much less 10 attend to the wants oil others
Expect sympathy from any quarter save from that
with which you Immediately connected. Even the
tried friends will experience difficulties on the way
yes thousands of them that cannot express In our
limited space such cannot possibly occur to the mIncs
of persons initiated Hence our reason Tor enonng
a timely precauton in forming companies. and messes
particularly.
If there anything of evil in the emigrants compost
on 1t is only too apt to he augmentedb by every day &C.
currenees There thousands oil things that Will cause
difference opinion which will have to be discussed
and settled way another and although each may
be actuated with desire to proceed on the Journey as
fast possible with safety themselves and stock yet
there will differences arise as TO the means best cacula
ted to bring about such state oil things Persons must
learn bear and forbear with the other; new dill
cultes will continually present themselves; these must
be met and behooves each one to contribute his best
endeavors to overcome and them in such way
to conduce the interests oil his company They
expect differ the time OF camping, the time
for breaking up camp, and to the place where, the t
and untness of grass the probable chances Tor bet
ter grass little IN advance, or little IN the rear the
possibility of obtaining by prolonged drye better wa
ter greater abundance OF wood These are things
which must necessarily up. 1t is necessary then
TO counsel with another that each one, where the
parties equally interested may have an opportunity
afforded him of helping determine the movements of
the company.
The early emigrant enjoys many advantages of which
it is possible for him, who waits until every person
has started avail himself We suggest early start
only that better grass may be had Tor stock but
it will enable them reach their journeys end in
and avoid the and rain which falls in the Cascade
mountains in the fall beginning not unlrequently as
early as the first Of October.
The early emigrants all arrived here in good time the
past season. of whom reached here about the first
of August, and they got through with nearly or quite
all their Stock except what stolen by the Indians.
The company of which a member, had the good
fortune to get through without the loss of single head
notwithstanding the trip performed in about 81
days. and that too with team composed entirely oil
horses.
The cmigrant will find the journey, though tedious
! from sameness of scenery for the first 500 miles,
comparatively easy, with good roads, Judging from the
existing state of things during the past After
crossing Green river the tug OF comes Here word
OF warning may be necessary There is set OF noun
aineers that haunt the crossing OF this river, who will i
the least chance is afforded, steal your stock Ito
own knowledge two yoke of stolen and secre
ted about miles above the crossngs) 1t will be well
TO keep eve upon the boys that dress the buckskn
they say they boong to Salt Lake. strict look ont is
Of the utmost importance within 90 30 miles of this
river.