Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-01-23

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suffering Of his company in crossing the Plains
&C., &C. After leaving Fort Laramie they found
/ that family Of five persons, who had prevailed
upon them TO take them in were getting short OF
! provisions. On examination they found that they
had only enough to last them three days. TO pre-
vent them from starvation DR. B.'S company was
obliged TO share with them, and thus shortening
their own allowance. they were obliged to shape
their course for Salt Lake. There they could OBJ
tain but twenty days provisions, owing TO the
scarcity occasioned by the emigrants who had pre-
| coded them. They started with this, hoping to
purchase on the road. Not doing this, they were
reduced to quarter rationS, not getting as much
in twenty -four hours, as would be enough for one
meal. Their horses began to fail and they hal to
| foot it almost all the time. When they arrived at
the desert, the Doctor says .'we entirely out
of eatahles AMI almost starved, and seventy miles
to GO without the probability Of getting anything
There were five OF us in company. We found an
OK team iron, Missouri that had some beans, rice
ana hard bread, that they would sell. We gave
four dollars for quart of beans, the same for
much rice and fifty ce..ts piece for hard crackers
This we cooked ana started At O'Clock at night,
to travel rs miles a barren and sandy desert,
with four toerahly good horses, and four others
that had almost give out. We travelled in compa-
ny all night. Next morning, took the poor
horses and went shcad to get to the river, walking
over heavy sand, with hiistcred feet ana nothing
to eat, since our bean snpler the night before and
no water to drink, with hroiling sun over my
head and four poor weakly horses TO drive. This
was the hardest thing on the road. When got
within five mites Of the river. thought could not
60 any farther and worse than all, there were three
men lying beside the road, perishing with hunger.
thirst and fatigue. This appalled, me. Willie
stopped TO speak with them, there fortunately came
along man with jug containing about gallon OF
water and few biscuit. He was dong this to
make money. He asked five dollars for his jug Of
water and dollar piece for his hnsruit. bought
two biscuits and the water, and took drink my
! self and gave the helpless ones on the road but,
alas two TOO far gone for human assistance.
The other survived. Al this time team came
along. and being hat refreshed, left the men
in the Of the transfers, and trul4ins along,
arrived at the river almost dead. aud all my horses
recing in their tracks. Here found pl"hty Of
good wafer. grass and something ~ cat for my self
but at what price. gave two dollars for
pancake the size Of one you would make in our
fry ing pan. When Knight arrived IT the river he
laid down under tree and declared hc would not
go any further, thai he ready to die, and that
he thought God never intended that he should sHl-
fer much. The whole comrony discouraged,
, aud they had cause 10 be, for were out Of all
kind of eatables and had only sixteen dollars among
five ofus. told the boys there was Of
giving up the ship moss we only hal to p"rscvcle
aud get along. Parks and myself now were all
that were left to DO any thing. The rest gave w
in despar, and said that might do with thcn
what saw ht-that they were half dca1-anl
would rather die than not. There were about 800
teams within five miles oil us at that time. They
were all lying by to rest their teams. 50 icit
Parks to take care Of the men and horses Willie
would try and :.gaise the wnd.'' soon found sel
, etal with whom was partially acquainted, and one
who had been SICK on the road. H. owed me for
curing him. He paid nae t"enty dollars and made
thirty more which, when put together made sixty
six dollars. l then prevailed upon the company to
make another start and by industry, economy and
short allowance, NC reached ta2 settlements in the
mines, though ha Sstarsed and with oaly ten cents
lcsl having borrsAed twenty dollars NOSE on the
ROAD. When Jeff home weighed le5 It's when
arrived in tts ussa~s, weighed ia5 lis.
l found j. s. David AMI soon learned " here
Ephiram and Henry were. I found thcm both
sick. / then foand Henry VIE; he gave nae
new hat a pair of pants, got my head washed my
hair cut aud soon besanto feclltke myself asain.
There was hut one thing wanted, and that was TO
get letter from you. attended on the boys un-
Ill they got well, aaI then put ont for the mines
we travelled all over the mines, pretty near, both
south and moth to look for q digging. The whole
country was alive with persons. great many
who came over this season were much dissatisfied
h1.,S pD N-prf NIr r
health and were UNIV illing thet should leave them.
They had some money, and we concluded to go
somewhere in the mines and start . trading post.
After looking round for some -four weeks, we CON
Guided to step at the Rough and Ready mines so
we went to work on the 18th of September anu
It put mp house. We are Keeping trading est0b-
= iishment, together with tavern. We call ii the
;. HAwK-EyE uoCsE, and are doing pretty WELL l
IT am the most active man III the establishment
being Clerk, Book keeper, Bar keeper ana waiter
upon the table. Ephraim has not been able to do
any work since have been here. He got his
hand hurt after le got well, and Thought he would
= lose the use Of il for awhile, though it Is now
/ pretty well. HcnryN Jacob and James Will
go in the mines as Jacob gets WELL lie
has been very sick but is now able to wash the
u dishes. George Pearson, I believe has gone home.
, The other two boys are IN tie hl"eS cong ~oou
- as they did at home.
=, DuniINCroN RoYs.--Those who came out this
"a season, with few exceptions, are about l50mles
IT south Of this place. They are doing we'll, but
-, have to work hard make their five dollars day
= They have almost all OF thGm been sick, but most
10 Of them got we'll When l went down there
;, Bowie was working like Turk carrying dir
ii about rs yards. E,.Cher anA some others are NJ
A. here. Old man WIles is here. Those who Caml
7 out last year 1--WE hut sorry account OF them
a. selves. Some have no money, others made money
and have loaned It out and cannot get it, goot
- many Of them Will return bone soon they
~, can make enough to get there.
= Brooks, Mcclure. Nix, Myers and Freel have
all made money. Jordan. Miller, Farmcr-Far
:: me is row doing well, having struck good lea,
-; and all the rest have nothing They made
~ money last fall and winter tut lost this season
n, damming the liver. Fullerton has made some
money. The Iindenuths are broke. Ira $mltl
le is the same. Arick has about 1000 dollars. The,
10 are all well hc!lele. Frank Vile has dome well
re- He has about 500 dollars, and is keeping Board
=, ing House. Matthew MCCaSlcn, have not seen
J. He is doing well. Pres. Dunlap has made money