Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-21
> Letter from California.
FROM ARTHUR LsDLiE 70 WIN. IEDLIE.
Sacramento City, Cal, April 80, 1859.

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FROM ARTHUR LBDLiE 70 WIN. LEDLIE. (
Sacramento Gig, Cai., April 80, 1859.
-:a1a..tl ai CONTINUED. asaa atj
At this encampment, we fell In with an
emigrant who had been there for some days,
and who had atolerably good OK team, lack
ing, however, one OK; and he had made a
quantity of hay, sutficient, as he thought, 10
enable his team to surmount the approach.
ing difficulties that lay in the way, 10 the set
dement's, and he desired very much TO own
our OK, and he urged on us very pressingly
TO sell him, and he would have given US
forty or fifty dollars for him, and run the
risk Of his surviving, bad % the prospects
were. N
This faithful animal we did not like 10
sell; bu, finding .ha, This man could do bet
ter for the OK, than we possibly could, we
finally concluded TO dispose Of him, the man
agreeing to deliver our compass and chain,
and tents, a. Lassens, in the even. Of his
getting through to the settlements with any
considerable amount Of his properly, or
number Of his oxen.
We had deemed it desirable and advisable
in going to new country TO be as well pre-.
pared as possible to earn a livelihood, and
hence we concluded thata compass would,
as matter of course, be useful to US, and
in this we had judged correctly; for even
could we have Obtained no surveying busi-
ness TO do, yet I, was valuable properly, and
could have commanded the cash, at any
time after reaching the settlements.
This man we have never seen since that
time; but we have heard (whe.her true or
not, we do not know ,ha. he did no, sue.
coed in bringing in any property. and that
,his faithful OK, some few days after leaving
Feather river, had oblained access TO some
green coffee, and had eaten some Of it, which
caused his death shortly after eating il. And
when we sci out from Feather river the man
10 whom we had sold this OK had not vel
starred, and believe he did no. contemplate
setting GU. for day or two thereafter, and
l have long since given up all hopes Of ever
hearing any thing definite in relation TO the
matter, and | have ceased 10 make any in.
quiry respecting it.
On the Sd Of November, our messmate
Mr.. Taylor, set out, in company with some
others then leaving this encampment on
Feather river, for Lassen's, and after reach
ing the settlements, he proceeded 10 the
mines on Feather river, and commenced
working in mining, near Bidwell's Bar, and
ne has been operating mostly on Feather
river, and from last accounts, his prospects
must be tolerably promising. We, however,
have never. seen him. since arriving here,
and the accounts that we obtain from him
are entirely through others.
Willis, a, Major Rucker's encampment
we made arrangements with some Of The
men belonging TO the Relief train. 10 take
some blankets through for us 10 Lassen's
they having the use Of the blankets 10 Las
sens for their trouble. By this arrangement
we could be enabled 10 carry the necessary
quantity of provisions TO last us through
and could also carry whatever cooking uten
sils that would be needed, besides tolerably
good supply Of wearing apparel and weap
ons Of defence, etc. And we were appre
hensive that without either tent or blanket
we could possibly reach the settlements, shel
rs miles distant. H. ..'' --. ...i
1t may be readily conjectured, however
tha. this was task which we might find
be difficult, and perhaps impossible of &C
complshmen,; for the snow might becom
SO deep in one day, that all trace of roa
would be obliIeraIed, and the first half Q
the route lay through dense forest, an
crossed over mountains that were barrel
practicable TO the best practitioner, eve
when the snow did not offer any impedimen
So we packed up what we could we'll beu
up under, and after furnishing two other
whom we learned TO be destitute. and VIII
desired 10 travel with US as our messmale
and after distributing whatever amount {
provisions or other properly the rest Of tn
company could or would take, and leavin
The abandoned properly TO take care OF !
self, We set out on the 4,h on our journey
in company with the relief train. And
this way, without either shelter or blank,
al night, 10 protect US from the inclemenc
Of the weather, then becoming almost il
supporable, we reached Lassen's or DaviC
sons, on the 9th Of November, after ,rave
ing from Feather river about 75 miles, {
from ST. Joseph's, Mo-, distance Of abol
1850 miles.
AGer resting here few days, we pr
eeeded, In company with our other TWO Ira'
cling companions, 10 Longs Bar, on Feusl
er river, about so miles soulhwardly FRO
Lassen's, where we arrived on the III
And here our Two companions meeting wi
some Of their old friends, who were engag
here in the mining business, concluded
stop and 60 into mining operations with theI
And here we stayed for a few days 10 W
ness the mining operations. No. liking .
prospects very well, and not having sui
cienI amount Of funds TO enable us 10 60 in
mining operations without incurring SOL
debts, we concluded 10 make our way
Sacramento City, and we accordingly pT
ceeded down thi.her, which we reached
tthe 28lh Of November, after travelling frc
Longs Bar distance. Of about 100 mill
Sacramento City is situated on the e'
bank Of The Sacramento river, immediate
below The mouth of the American river, q
in travelling down thilher, we had 10 Gre
Feather river, Yuba river. Bear river q
the American river. And might here
mark. that the men 10 whom we had
trusted our blankets did no, succeed in brin
ing them in, as they informed US while
were az Lassen's, and that we were thus
prived Of those almost indispensable article
and | might further remark, that in q
I. ll.,s In he