Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-09-22
Goose Creek, grass goud, 70 ID hilly,ws.sh.

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July 81. Drove 28 miles, encomped il
thousand Spring Valley, grass short, road
smooth and level. very duslv--l4 miles O.
the way no water nor grass. heard frou
the Harrington company, ,hey are hour,
ahead OF US.
Aug /. Drove 25 miles-encamped ia
a valley near a small stream of water
plenty Of gnod grass. There are several
hot springs hear our camp; SO hot lha, !
cannot hold my hards in the watsr. All
baihed in n wnrm creek which is fed by the
hot springs; came up with the Farnlng,on
company; they are all well. We gave
each other friend greeting.
Aug 2. Drove % miles. encamped neal
a large spring; grass good; we ars with
the Harrington company; all we'll.
Aug3. Trouble in the camp III morn
ing; We are minus 4 tenn; we guarded
Dur horses las. nigh. until daylight, when
the guard lay down to sleep while the res,
Of the company were preparing breakfas,.
Our horses together with two mules (be.
longing to the Harrington COMPANY were
taken by the Indians. We pursued them,
following their tracks six or seven miles
into the mountains, found the mules which
the Indians had left. Near the mules we
found ons of the carru,s belonging to
the horses We pursued short distance
further, when we saw an Indinn some 20
rods distant. with gun in his.hund; he
beckoned to US to go back I'VE refused
when he leveled his gun ni one OF The
Harrington men, and fired, the ball s,rk
ing the ground sone = fee. from his side.
Our force being small, we. deemed j, i'm.
prudent 10 pursue them further, and return.
I'd to camp; our team wns now reduced to
a yoke of oxen, sold our wagon for FIVE
dollars and after throwing AWAY much OF
our lond united our team with lhnt Of the
Harrington company and made arrange
menis TO continue with them through our
j 'urney We remain here To- day. The
b'hoys look chop fallen, bu. they bear griei
pretty WELL
Aug q. Drove our horned horses 25
miles, encamped on the hend Of the Hum
bols-road levsl but extremely dusty, grass
good. All we'll.
Aug 5. Drove IS miles, sncamped on
The river, weather warm and pleasant, road
level, the dust intolerable-tasies of lime.
Our hands and faces ara nearly raw from
the effects Of lime dust. Our oxen are
bleeding nj the nose from the sume cause.
Aug 6. Drove 25 nles-good grass
travelling the same ns yesterday. All we'll.
Aug Drove 25 mile.--encamped on
the Humbol,; sras. plenty; roads continue
dusty. o. X.
Augs Drove % miles. The Hum.
bolt river runs be,wesn two high ranges oi
Mountains from 10 To 20 miles apart
The interval is covered with Sdleraius,
which Injuries the feet of our cattle, making
them quite lame Wild sngs grows here
plen,iiuliy, We use it fur fuel.
Aug9 Drove Is miles; sncnmped on
tho River II. Passed more than hundred
head Of dead cattle. Boys all well.
Aug 10. Drove l5 miles; nothing Of in.
terest occurred to-day.
Aug IL. Remained in cnmp to rest our
,eoms. We are much ia,igued and worn
Aug IL. Drove IS miles; road lies back
from the River fom 4 to 8 miles. No
water during the day, suffered much fron
thirst.
Aug 13 Drove IS miles; erase good
water scarce. road very dusty.
Aug Ia. Drove IA miles; encamped on
the r yer. grass good, swallowed my peck
ot dust to day. u. K.
Angus, Is Drove l8 miles, sncamped
on ,hs river; road sandy, grass poor
weather warm.
Aug l6 Travelling in the dust, poor
grass, the river becoming stagnant.'
Aug IL. Drove 20 miles, no grhss, fec
our oxen on willows this evening.
Aug IS. Drove 80 miles to the Sink NJ
the Humbolt river, encamped at one O'Clock
at night, no grnss, our teams look misern
biy-we are worn down with fatigue.
Aug l9. Drove Is miles, encamped a. ths
Hunlbot Meadows where the river sp-snd,
ou, and wastes awny in tho sand. W.
we're compelled to wnde ! Of mile To Gu
grass for our teams, to supply them while
crossing the desert. The wnler was thre.
feet deep where we cut our grass. W.
shall tarry hsre to morrow to recruit ou
:sams There are some two hundred per
sons a. this place cutting grass; sylhes
sickles. pocket knives md bowie knives arr
ali useed in haying. All kinds OF .aik il
the order Of the day; while some are gruIn
bling aud complaining, others are in hiei
glee. singing "He'gh, ho. the Boasmei
row." &c.
Aug %. Started ! pas, 3 O'Clock P. NJ.
drove till 7; halted, cooked supper, ant
pushed on until 2 in the morning.
Aug 81. Stated a, pas. o'clocl
and Travelled in all "a miles encamped q
the commencement. Of tho desert until
o'clock, then started, drove I'LL midnight
stopped, fed and rested our troin.
Aug %. Started Mt o'clock In tn.
morning, arrived at the Hot Springs nj
A. NJ, coocked breakfast, cooled SOM
water Tor our teams. drove on till "'cl"ci
4. NJ, fed, moved on and crossed the ! ur
kew river nj dark, drove since o'c'ocl
81 miles The road is good excep'In,
abou, = miles which is very sandy. Som
of our cattle have failed. Encamped o'
the banks of the river. good feed and wa
ter. wa are pre,,y we'll used up. The las