Washington telegraph., 1852-09-15
Eeogls tt.e California E1slsigvanlts.

ifornia, overland, is 9lnbsseedsins{hc follow
ing Letter froap a fafmaf enihsyo in this
d pSsss rrsl~. 5spe ls9l 1852
DEAR. sSlss sIyslssstt, written twelve
mile$ this si5Ie Of fort Belknap and in that
letter stated that six wagons would leave
the train and 60 to California ahead,
and as small companies are very unsafe in
travelling over this route, it viii doubtless
intcrestevon to learn thar we arrived here
safe on the 18th inst; we are camped on the
American Side of the rivers 1.s EkA s.
On the morning of the 18th Of May, we
loft the PRINCIPAL train, having in company
s wagons aidy32 mGhy Dq the fdl9wiGq
mor-nine five bf fhc,wagdns backed 6ut, and
we were lelt with three wagons and fourteen
men. can hardly say fourteen men, as
three OF our number were mere boys
Two Of our wagons were drawn BY oxen
aIF'rone bylsix malas ;dQpr teams were in
gooicoadiiioas aild our r.wssoqa lightly la-
den 50. that we Travelled on as a brisk rate
and ppthipg worth naticing happened 10 us
until we arriNed at.what Is Gated the, head
of many springs, 1856 miles from klPassoy
Ne arrived there on the 9th iilsts7-grass
and water being very good, We concluded
to stapsthers and rest the neAt day. About
neonoAt t,ie following day Our oxen were
close 20 camp, ptHiinalc$ and horses twelve
in number, weresa5alt .21Go yards from
camp, and fopfbeiyeSaa poor tHasRers, we
were all stretched in q state of mental lux
uriops indQlence,i enjoying the pleasure of a
rest7day .Aboat GhiS time rtilp, men who
were guarding theimal4s and horses, CAME
into camp. and had not been IN ten minutes
when our attention Was attlaGted by the
most terrific whoOping and yelling, and up
on looking, in the direction oil our nudes
and horses we taw SIX Indians saInpetin.m
taea3l, and,lp'a few moiaents they were out
aF sight As we had na hofges or nlaEes
lead We c0U3d. mot follow them, f,aild as they did
nos come within range Of 0ar 9a,is, we were
obliged toatand and look al tue favaae tas-
oais driving off all our nuias and horses
twelve III naiuber, without iigngflpon them
q solitary shot. Here we were Obliged to
ieayev0c wagDn nd. put She lgti,liuq into
tbe. two OK wagons 'the aaries were own
ed by Dir. Sscneroall Of Fort Smith, who
Is now trying to rig ip another tam ..e
for the first i've days atter4ve Iefh the
train we campad within sight of them eve-
~ night BAT ON tneaegening Of the 18th
q! Mays sbea slitaIce G;sard caught tp.Sith
us tar the hast tllne, and since chat we have
beard nothing frdIn theni We have not
lost any ofiopr oxen, but sona Of them LOOK
very mach Worsaad. b A .sp
llI Passo is, by ali odls the worst place
have seen on TINS cont ne8t , their Gao
bins are built with mad, aud remind me of
the jellfg wnich are erected in the boGs OF
ireland, and are but a Slight Improvement
ca them. TAe necessities Of life ave very
higir haro---sugar So cents per Ib., coffee
80 cents, bacon 30 cents per h. and every
thing else 10 proportion.
1 will net close this letter until / get.to
tortG tlllmoge, about SJlty milcs above this
flacc. 5. 9lLlt
.l,. a tRr EsIiNoaR, june 2G.
3 We arrived here to-day, ana viii cross
the Rio Grafda Tomorrow, as there is
ferry boat here We could have been here
before ihi., co',t he crass being good, we
delayed Several days on oteonhtlo OF onr OK.
ch--tbey are now in as good order as when
we iai, bon!aln We have fallen ia WITH
II wagons and 81 men Of The Van Buren,
company, and have now company of 81
men We have heard ffon the Hampstead
coanty eoHplny-(the one we LEFT They
have not caugi}tlp 'witlua but on4of their
men who iefl tileIa cadgii5 up with us YES
tefday. lie says they are about u days
behind and are divided Into three c6lura-
mes Some Of our company have Suffered
severely from diarrhea, along this river
i AlexaDder' is amongst the Numbers: he
i8'1Jw ii the hospital at -slle poif, bitis out
Of c!afiGe,, md viii be able to travel TO-
morrow on will NOT hear from Us again
until ne get to Los Angeles which place
we calculate upon reaching about the first of
September. There is about two hundred
wagons on she road behind us, and from
That | caa c54a, there Is about one hua-
dfed before 5ls. 1 ain told this let}er viii
rot leave here uhtl the 20th Of july. aud
VIII 90 hy Way Of Santa Fej and indepen-
denoe We arc ak in as good spirits as ev-
er, and were also in good health until we
got on this river. / will write again the
first opportunity asod nlo1 II
.i.ak ,eryacespectfnllN &C., 81 aasla
nr. 5. lsr~ oi yriuo.i r.. HARRY 81
TIE Caoy7 The Cotton crop ia sbiis sec,
tion Of the State. owing 70 the Excessive rains,
wall net equal, at least not on tie bottom
lands The crop Of lastyear The growth
Of the Need ii TIE Bottoms, as wei as On
our black lands has been too rank, causing
the squares to a considerable extent to fall
Of, and the bolls on the lower branches 10
rot. On many plantations the boil worm