New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-15
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-. - -r,ss i found al the way and fresh proyls-
ons and vegetables be had, which = no sina LII
10 The cmigrIni who has been two mouths upon sail
I'll Resides this the emigunf escapes the Green i1NcE
desert 80 miles, the mot iOriillahhF upon inc ""
route The overland journey has many pieasurt- aii
many privHtions The travel 10 necessarily 30" an
tedious-ihe roads sometimes almost lmpessap'' gus
and vser frequently scarcebuf 10 the patent ana per
seyerinr no obs;ncles lnsupcruoc. Iie nuIn'ef W
persons who have passed over tins Tuuie W THIS ytS
emirrsfiOn will probably reach between MY ul9 sINf
thou.snd with over hundred Thousand head OF cattle
horses and mules Great mortality preyaieh siho- 'ne
emicrEnis upon the Platte River. mostly i!om cEo'tu
and bilious dinrrhea have heard the number OF deaths
among the emigration Of tins year 'sfsi,St NJ rom
,yvelve 10 fifteen hundrei-in all probability the mora
" conf!deraby exceeds thousand The exact NUMBER
OF emilr;ns and animals might nave been known h"l
the Commander Fort Larimie seen proper Ia hHVe
kept man tu,y for that purpose ~ tac Who'll" cu
rrstCn On both sides the Platte passes IN PLAIN vie" o.
that Station AZ New Fort k,arney such nm account
Wa kept hut that only embraced the emigration upon
the south SIDE pcIhips 10; more tiiH hah Inc slil.
grafton thcse Plains annually increasing ana yet
our Government 20 pay sor OF attention 10 me
welfare OF the large number oi our rfl,l, VINO are MI
ruslv expcscd 70 tho hardshp Of This tedious journey
One great Of suffering TO the einisraiion Is ae
frequent scarcity OF grss- and water-abunIance OF
which however may exist within mile or TWO on tie
road. unknown. however. TO him Nhat the GoVeFh-
meni OWCs 10 citizens ana "lat should DC done
,y hout d.isy j. regular -ury,y and chart embracing
The entire country for two miles on each SHE ut tui
which should he laid down the grass. water ana UNI
Der embraced within that distance Put thls IN me
bands of .mgrsnt-. and much greater service VIII
be dcne than ty the erection Of rluch-tnihed OF
stockaGe forts. ELlcTan;s VIII Willingly ana
with pleasure, drive mile or TWO on tAe
road 10 ind good feed for their stock and teams
The ruides" low placed In their hands are some OF
them quite correct and useful but they are all conhned
10 the single trail not attempting 10 describe az" 's
beyond the Immediate line OF hc road Enisrsnts nlA!'
ard ~ mas ccn happened do, frequently eucunp WheFe
there Is very scaty feed or AZ all. when, II known
4 plentiful upuly could be had 1T short distance on
am extremely doubtful whether tne Inc of stockade
forts once IN iiy ie would not prove great ana Sc
rOus obstacle 10 emigration. such tsAnlis MS "OG
necessarily be located ~ the best points Tor grass anu
water ana i-cm such points the eisunt- ANA the rtocA
would necessarily be excluded "a they now are tol
mile IN every direction about oft- h'aihy anu L'"
mic and lV the time 50 80 such stations have Oeen
erected nearly all the desirable certany all the p'st
feeding places VIII have been absorbed. ana the eil-T
ron excluded from them Has this view OF the matter
ever been presered 10 assembled wisdom nj " ASH
iurton, II il really serious matter every practical
elnier1nt Will attest Protection from Indians Is not
what the emigration demand protection OF their stock
from famine Ordinarily the ndiHn- are 10 b. hut tte
feared end were they C posed % max" nm ai'ack cOul
do so with uupuny Notwithstanding h' '1cAly Of me
forts Indeed nearly I'll the outfa1eS committed this
wear have been Nv the PuVncee M On" unnlthht nfS
borhood o. Fort kcl.rcy Enigrunts moving IN such
bodies as they viii be lSely 10 do Tor years 10 come
viii be fully competent To protect themselves rom III
dim OursGes ara will sdd VIII he Ney 70 90 II iiucii
moro of,ccualy than any band OF hireiligs cOuld 40
for them II our gallant army are 20 Do employed az an
FOR sny u-eul purpose upon The Plains, let 1t be IN
making the survey ard chart herein suggested. But
I'M siyiu. 80 much o. tie overland route that no room
vilTbc let cor California Wei OF this greai and singl-
lar country hsrdly know what 10 LAY. Gold CONTINUES
IN he found rs pcntully ever the shipments fully
prove The extent 10 which farming here carried on
i truly surprising, and the quantities 81 gram ana 'ese-
tables rai.ed upon given qusntlv at hind almost sur
rnsscs belief 1 a dry or two since barlcyhed o.
300 acre. which, from the actual harry Cstng aud tesh'
ng Of portion of 70. exhibited yield ot % bushels -
the acre Wheat commonly Yields rom 10 10 20 bushels
Farm product. and vegetable Of al kinds are now quo
low here and viii pro- ~s'y continue so. The article oi
hour hs- -pecuatively) advanced a. very hsh hg-e
hu' the shipments from Chill and Oregon VIII soon BRING
il down again Wen viii 1t be Il many Of your produce
shippers aIo not m-ed TO make large spment. Of hour
10 ihi- port rc-ultiug to them in large lo-s- Two tu.i
.hp lords would no doubt cut the market. Tne city
sprcars to be going ahead with giant strides Blocks o.
fieproof buildings are rapidly tnkug the place OF the
combustic wooden structures, md IN snort time Snn
Francisco VII he placed beyond the liability OF such Sc
ri, Us total CONTRIBUTIONS have odr times land in
ashcs
But the length which this letter hrs already affirmed
admonishcs me 10 close. AENiA