Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-08-22
Fremont's Tramp.ng cron.s

A LETTER FROM AN OLD TRAppER-.
The YOUNG BEAVER -N NONE BUT THE Krr Tux
(GREEN BEAvER) TAKE THE MEDICINE ATHENS
The following letter, written to n friend :
city, (says the New York Daily Newsl from ms ~
tramping ground of the Western huntar I'm the
read with interest. The quaint expressions W." De
phrases used indicate clearly enough the ~. oOd
habits and business of the writer who seems t ZION,
Fremont like a " book :" - KNOW
BENr's FORT, Saturday, June 2, 1870
Yours OF May II came to hand yesterday ! w.
surprised as we'll glad to hear from YOU i NV vas
late in the season that liked to have missed as 50
letter. should have missed it had not bnon' ouf
tanned here. | am all ready now, and shall NJ" ue'
today In reply TO your inquiries about what t{in1
OF Fremont, and what the trappers think of him uS
mouLtaineer and man, can only say the cas- :"
opinion ct the boys is that he is very youns ho'l
that he Is as vain and self conceited as a vo
squaw looking at herself in spring, ard as f., ,Is
last trip OF his, (the winter trp) we all feel
one but fool would have attempted it at that t;ao
OF the year. and that none but cold, hearted soISE
devil would have lost his men and animals i; -
manner he DID | have my boss 90 all rnSa ue
and The last end of the eaable part of my "poss;b
(sacks) chawed up; but never compelled otbora >.
endure the same for my benefit alone. You saw :, y:
probable that the Free Soil Abolition nar,H I
nominate Fremont for President have hear o,l WI
say the same thing and ! have seen a ppwsn1''.'
that also said ] do not know what il Al rPe'
has he turned his coat for can swear he naaS :.
be far from Abolillonst ten years ago a. on W
b. dy know of. | have heard him s,y Sey,yt,Jn n.y.
the proper sphere TOR the niger. That don'l ,o"S
much he Abolition, does it If his IT. il has boS
that way he has not bazei IT. 90 not now ,rh"
good he will do in this Cav (Kansas) trouble if%.
gets The nom nation | think he will have y :. Ine
tramp and no beaver" Will bet hundred bIeSS
| (skins) he will not fetch through What il his
medicine" to make the voters come is it his trims
In these parts If so, he cannot caleb anv but Ill.,
tens > young beaVer.) Had he been by himself he
you'd nave izzled out" Kit Carson and the o,he
by helped HIM out or he never would have pot ont
Should be be elected, bis Cabinet will be like the
lodge OF the prairie d"g,' containing all >ots-dog
screech owl and raltesns Ike. If it should resemble
the parry that talk of running him, think they had
better Try him Tor mansa ughter (the result of his last
trip,) than to run HIM for President
You also ask about success last year, &C. Well
trade was " some" in the Crow, Sioux, Shoshone and
Cheyenne counties | sick short lime at Ri,
ter Cottonwood. short stretch from Laramie
struck across Laramie Plains to Medicine Bow mopn
tain. Hee got into tight place; we had camped
and hoppled the muleys got supper and were taking
quiet smoke, when whiZ, whiz came the arrows
ami yells that would set VOLTS teeth on edge We
split for cover, and would set our trans and
make em come a few if we went q VIOLIN" for
it. The first thing we saw was the id skunks
making for our muleys and "possbles" NV partner
got q sight and knocked the hind sights" off of the
first devil that showad meat enough 10 "plant lead
in" "throwed one IN his track, handsome" at this
the cusses made break for the animals and We
sprung into them and Set our Colts" "barking -"
and Grub ed out" three more of the varmin'. This
made them split for cover and bache,' sudden, III
be dog oned # it didn't We raised the carelIe :"
and put out. Nothing OF any account happened 10
us after. We stopped at Brown Hole the Green
Rver-had good time for a few days, then put out
for Taos, where | spent most of the winter. If |
g don't go undrr,n will let you know where win.
| Gre, I bauo
and don't believe should have written this if it
had not been have got good chance of sending it
by faint-hearted gIeen-horn who is gong back TO
the settlement, and had two hours to spare, 50 |
thought would answer your letter, as you seemed
20 be very anxious for one If you write before you
hear from me, direct the letter to Taos. Nothing
more at present. | am your humble servant,
HENRY MINkYELL.