Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-11-03
GREKSwooD, VA. AUG. Goth, 1859.


tain long with his friends, and wishing
that they may have all the benefit of the
information he is possessed of in regard
to passage to Oregon or California.
gives below, all the necessary intelligence
But in speaking of this, il is in referenccH
to those who contemplate an emigrationy
fora permanent residence. Those whoS
wish to experiment merely for a little qold}
and return again to the States to reuel. ii
my go any route they please, as their des-
tiny is precarious and they have taken az
lottery at any rate; and but few indeed a
Young or old, who make a Transient 90
temporary visit to either Oregon or Cali
fornia, will ever be able to realize even II
limited anticipation of worldly goods andj
comforts.
But to the purpose: in as concise andy
comprehensive manner as possible, willG
say, that no persons who arc blessed with
a reasonable freehold estate, and hasa
ample employment for obtaining the6
comforts and necessaries OF life now andy
prospectively. would be justified in they
risk of lettering their condition, by am
emigration to either country, But thoseS
who have not ample support of soil ands
employment for themselves families andS
servants, may, of a certainty acquire eith-y
er, and, with 1t, great independence forj
life. ltss
In regard to the route of travel, muchk
would depend on the contemplated pWrsuiti
or ayecation designed after arriving there L
whether round the .'Rorn,'' by sea, acrossS
| the Isthmus, or overland Seatc
A mechanic or professional man, who'll
contemplates locating in some town, roundH
Cape Horn is far the most profitableI
and convenient for him; for the specula-
tor, gambler, eide dandy, {" and ioater,
across the "LsthnauS,' is far the most suit
able for that species of the 6iped, and bet
ter for mankind in general, as they cant
do less injury to emigrants on that reutef
than on any other, for black-leg. a dan /
} dy and loafer, are the most Abdominal les
/ pests to the overland emigrants, in theE
world. L now caution You all, that Ihats
class of beings are worse than all the In-t
dians on the route. BY their fine addresss
they insinuate themselves into your hos /
/ pitality they eat the substance of yours
famlly-in the hour of danger and trials
they are cowardly-and when you are al
lone man and wife, it is very probable heE
will kill you by some accidental discharged
of gun. and then assume the control OH
your" property and wife, or, when yourE
team is about to fail, steal Your last horscE
and leave you. A thousand such outra-E
ges the undersigned has saw and knownb
! to be committed.
/ But for the man who wishes to emil
! CRATE to Oregon or California with n fam;- :.
/ y and to procure him Hume. the over
land route is the proper route 10 travel. \
! BY the overland route, you can take your
stock oil every description, and Your ar.
] engagements may be such us to enjoy that
period OF your life, and make it one OF ru-
raj happiness, and not blank spot in you'd
existence, "a is generally supposed. StarlE
as Christians, live and act as Christian s Il
and do not disturb your peace By media
ting on the large fortune you are to make
on the Pacific ocean; but be joyous ands
you wall be happy, be diligent and pune
tual in travel and every one have theirf
appropriate work, and above all have no l
thing 10 do with strangers or loafers, III
you have not friends enough for sufii y
c'ent company, stay at home-if yol haveE
any.
In regard to the outft-one light wac-s
on, (that is u very light two horse narrow
track with 3 or yoke of cattle 10 eachE
wagon, and horse, mule or pony fork
each individual to ride, allotting personsy
10 each wagon, and if there are six in NJ
family, be sure 10 start withtwo OK wag-t
ons, and where there are elderly femalesI
and small children, instead of an cxtral
horse for each one TO ride, n covered Car.
'y@H, drawn by two horses is great lux
ury, and elderly females and children 81
or years old could not drive the IooseI
stock
100 lbs. flour Ia each adult on al
6o lbs. bacon. sol
20 lbs, dried apples & peaches. ] oOs
+ lbs. coffee and % of sugar, 5 Dol
Butter, cheese, pickles and pre-
serves as pastry, ooh
To:al, for one adult, S17 eOb
Total, for four adults, S68 8OE
Cash TO pay ferrisge, OoE
o, 1913 8Of
Children years old and under, mayh
be calculated two for an adult. Pepper.E
soap, salt and mustard ought to be takenE
IN great abundance, also, saleratus, noneH
OF which is calculated, but with the cook "a
ing utensils, will amount To about onef;
thousand pounds to each wagon; be sureE
not to carry with you any DELPHI, crockeryE
or iron ware, nor any wooden boxes ORR
trunks, no feather beds but let your cIo-E
thing be of a coarse wooden QUALIFY; matsE
or piece of calico stuffed and ouiltedE
and pillow for females, and two Macki-H
nav blankets cooking utensils for @ per-
sons are frying-pans, two tin buckets, Cd
tin or copper boilers, coffee boiler and
tea pot, TIN plates and a LARGE and smallA