Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-12-18
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:: .7. PoMEROY. TUESDAY DECEMBER is 1856

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Notes ON DeserG Life, or the Route
to Califernia In 1850. 81
Journal of ". W. Hubbsll. rsyised By
.Wilddrs, tls Wandsysr." ,1
caAPTER VII. 80
JuNK 1tlh---Our way to-day lay over d
very rough and sandy plain, which Afforded
bula scsn,y snpply Of ersss and no timber,
except a few kroyss Of scrubby pine aand
cedar. We commenced our march ASK
O'Clock, and coDIinued 70, Sscend the Nor,h
Fork. Sometime during the forenoon We
passed Two Indian siilaRess coniainine, paf-
hAps, Eve huedkea pheblla1ls ehch The
wigwams Of 1hsse villages are CONSTRUCTED
of poles lied together al their ,ops, and
spread out a, the bo.iom, The whole being
covered with buffalo skins ,rsnd when done
having ,he appearance, Of tents Ola conf.
cal urn. These tents, are easily movtd
aud quite convenien, for their purpose, as
they are seldom inlenGe cd 10 remain in one
place for any considerable length of time.
When lle Indians wish,o moyeiheir villa,
ges, they lash lie poles Of these tents TO III,
pack saddles, each side Of the horse, allow.
ing the detached ends to drag on the ground
behind. On ihese are placed large willow
baskeIs,to contain their baggage, and thus
the wigwams are turned into ,i,emporary
slads.g have lrsquenly seen large Indian
dogs used instead Of horses for the purpose
OF moving Wigwatns, and some Of them are
quite serviceabie In this way. - daiaa} 40
We travelled Twelve miles this forenoon,
and halted 10 Craze a IL. On. the banks Of
a stream which .ws crossed In the, morning
we saw The graves Of three emigran,s Of
i849. One contained the body oi ''S. p.
Judsou, died June 10Th, 1849. ~ The names
OF the persons buried inr The o.ber TWO we
could no, ascertain. u, f.., ,,o,,,;,s,ito ~
We again resumed journey at l o'clock,
and travelling short distance came within
sight Of the Coun House Rock, and few
miles farther on the celsbraied Chimney
Rock hove into view. s.,7s5iseoo an e1oaV
We advanced eleven miles this afternoon.
passing one Indian village on our way, and
encamped within sigh, Of the two towers
above mentioned, hasing o me twenty 'ihree
miles Today. We say, this afternoon, .ae
graves Of Iwo emigrans. died In l849.,,
JUNE Weather beautifully clear.
We left camp early. and had advanced but
short distance when we discovered grave
Of an emigran,foiy l849. and a. short dis.
lance from This we saw ano,ber of 1850.
This forenoon we passed the Court House
Rock, which is four or FIVE miles 10 The
north OF the road, consequently we did no,
visit Il. asiThe Chimney Rock was 10 view
during the whole Of the; forenoon. We
passed q short distance beyond this rock
aud halisd 10 gra2es having como distance
Of eleven miles. Y, "V1 'l biP '9lp8 ~
While our teams were feeding, some Of
us visited the Chimney Rock II consists Of
mari and earlhy limestone, and The weather
Is rapidly diminishing its height. which is
now noI much more than Two hundred feet
above The river. Travellers who visited II
some years ago, placed ils height a. up.
wards Of FIVE hundred fee,. The rock n.
pers gradually from The base 10 the height
Of one hundred feet, and The ascen, thus
far il not 10 steep but that foo,men may
pass up TO this height. The next, twenty
feet !, ascendsf perpendicular, then there 10 a
few feet Of projecting rock and from this
projection il ascends perpendicul 10 the
top, where Il cannot be more than twenty OF
thirty fee. in diameter. A short distance
iroda1 this rock was an Indian village ol
ahou, one hundred and ify- inhabitants
The Indians were very friendly and treated
us with much Kindness. = '''o ~ '5'
We recommended our journey a, 10
o'clock, and travelling nine miles, encanped
for ,he nigh, al 5o'cIock, P. NJ. A range
| OF, bluffs extended on our lea Tho greater
part Of lhs day, while on our righ, flowed
The north Fork Of the PIsue. There was
no wood 10 be had 10! nigh, but the grass wal
'Olerably good. To-day We travelled iweu.
" miles. Ie.a .a. hsv5,t ars,i osg /, 4, 4
june l3Ih.--W Weather somewha. windy
with clt uds in the wesi, threatening rain. :
| To-day Wa left the river 10 The right and
crossed over the bluffs i6,oa valley beyond
Ga reaching this valley We discovered .
grave, from which ihe corpse had been re.
moved, perhaps by friends from the States
| We ascended the valley. which is bounded
on both sides BY high bluffs, ten miles, anj
hailed a, noon In airegion abounding In ce.
dar Rssuming our journey, we reached
the head Of the valley In few miles ~
Here we found an abundance OF cedar, and
ciose'by the road side we discovered d spring
Of nice cool wa,er; also near this spring wal
an old village or town, having the appear.
aice oflan Indian encampment or for.
built Of cedar logsA Ii was then IN ihe pos
session Of the French. and CONFINED one
s'ore and blacksmith shop. $50 lliqai8
/ From this old fon, we az cended Scout
bluff, which lay 70 the north east. From
these elevNiions We could view The coun.r,
for miles around, and Gar to the wsa n,
could SEE the show capped summit Of Lara
mics Peak gliaering inpIhe Suns rays.
r We travelled ten miles lhis Afternoon, an,
encAmpsd al o'clock, r. NJ, In a beau,liu
liule valley, surrounded on all sides b,
sloping hill, ard which afforded us pIenl,
Iof water but q scaniy supply Of grass.
| iuNE f4sh--Oor way today lay. owe
beautiful descending prairies.; We adyan
Iced nine miles and reached q stream o
good cool waler. upwards Of twenty yard