Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-07-02

CHfu.
We were 10 The wagon agaln few minutes
bcfoio noon We still kept north Of west fol
several miles. 90 as 10 cling to the high divide
between ChapmaDs Greek and Solomons Fork
90 Cor as possible. Soon we saw our first Ante.
lopo and, 10 tbe course Of the afternoon, five
Others but not one seemed to place a proper
estimate on the value OF our society Two ol
them started up so near us as to be for mo.
mont within possible rifle-shot but they widen
cd the gap between us directly. We crossed
many old buffalo trails and buffalo heads neariy
reduced TO the skeleton, but no signs that buf
falo have been 80 far east this season. The
general dearth Of timber is fearful and in dry
season there can be little or no water on this
long 35 miles. But it must be considered that
our route avoids the streams, and Of course the
timber, TO the utmost The creek on which we
are cncamped Ia branch Of Solomon's) is now q
fair mil-stream, but 10 dry time might doubt
less be run through nine-inch ring. 1t has
considerable wood on its banks--say belt
averaging ten rods IN Width.
Twenty miles back, the rock suddenly changed
entirely from the universal limestone of Kansas
cast OF Chapman's Creek to q decaying red
sandstone the soil of course becomes sandy
and much thinner the grass is also less luxu.
RANT though in some places still good For
little or no soil. Through all this region. the
furious rains rushing OFF in torrents without OBJ
struction, have worn wide and devious water.
courses, but they are neither deep enough nor
permanently wet enough to shelter timber. !
reckon "claims" win not be greedily hunted mol
bought at exhorbitant prices hereabouts fol
some years yet.
Our hostess for the plight has two small tents,
ns at No. 8, aud gave us a capital supper but
ter included, but she and her two children alike
testify that in one Of the drenching thunder
storms so frequent Of late, they might nearly as
well be out on the prairie, and that sleeping I'M
der such visitation is an art only to be acquir-
ell by degrees. They have log cabin going
up, am happy to say Their tents were first
located on the narrow bottom Of the creek, but
rapidly rising flood compelled them, a few
nights since, to scramble out and move them to
a higher shelf Of prairie 1t would have been
Pitiful to be turned out so only the shelter they
were enjoying was good for nothing.
believe | have now descended The ladder OF
art fca! lie nearly to its lowest round. If the
Cheyennes--tbirty of whom stopped the last
Express down on the route we must traverse
and tried to beg or steal from it---should see fL
to capture and strip u.s. we should of course
have further experience IN the same line but
for the present the progress have made during
the last fortnight toward the primitive simplicity
oil human existence may be roughly noted thus:
May l2th-Chicago--Ch and morning
newspapers last seen on the breakfast table,
23d-Leavenworth - Room-bells and baths
make their last appearance.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and washbows
(other than TIM last visible. Barber ditto.
26th-M Manhattan-P otatoes and eggs last
recognized among the blessings that "brightcn
as they take their fight" Chairs ditto
27th--Junction City--Last visitation of boot
black with dissoling views of board bedroom
Chairs bid US good-by
26th--Pipe Creek-Benchcs for seats at meals
have disappeared, giving place to bags and box
es We two passengers of scribbling turn)
write our letters in the express wagon that has
borne us by day and must supply us lodgings
for the night. Thunder and lightning from both
south and west give strong promise Of shower
before morning. Dubious looks at several holes
in the canvas covering of the wagon. Our
trust is in buoyant harts and an India-rubber
blanket Good night u.G.