New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-26

ou.o the Lsr.m.e 1Ter, eiei. or :e, mites above
tbs place.
The Ch1rv,ter j. r,pid Euddy mills''esm'
runnpr in & deep, narrow, ;Ortuous chanael, aa1
constantly gouripg into one bark or the Other
e,e.u: where tho willows and soIe other small
.hrubs oppose the esi-,Anee Of their mated roots
70 the force q RE current. The rocky hits soma
times crowd tie stream cl0sely, compelling re
road 20 m.ke a circuit over the nigh prsrle sdla-
cent. 70 AVOID the impr,ctlcabie cinons toroasa
which the STREAM, frets ard iJams on rs devions
wsy. The g. BED Bu.tes.' are numerous and con-
spicuOgs on the uppe course oI ms ereeA-
the oclry earth or rock which gives t'em Their
peculiar color being accounted 8 nch Iron Ore
on the lower bottoms Of tnls stream, We
found far better grass than elsewhere "a TINS
Journey. But TIE day was bot, and our mules
suffered 50 much from muskeioes and aes thit
they ale ftfully and spsrDgly where We hated for
dinner and again where We stopped for the night.
We were unable TO stop where tie grass was best
because We eould not there %, our animals down
10 vster
We made our last camp at point thirty miles
from hi. post, having made l60 mics IN TREE
days steady travel, bampered by tie necessity oil
finding grass and water for our beasts. Win
grim think they would easily haze made Exty-
i've miles per day. We stopped beside stone
and.nud shsn'y Of very rude construction, where
aFrencbman had tbs Spring made small dam across
the Chugwater, so as 10 irrisate and feoce 10Y
dltcb) small piece of iutervae, on which lie had
attempted to grow some CRANE and vegetables
with fair promise Of success. re was assent,
ard no person or domestic animal 70 be seen about
his place. The night was uncOmmoniy warm Tor
this reqiop-the musketoes good deal more az
tentive than obleing. We rose early again, came
on ten miles for breakfast passing almoat cOn'in-
uany betseen two rows Of magnificent butVes,
often looking in TIE distance Ike more or less ru-
med castles: one of them reminded NE strongly oil
the Roman Coliseum. Two miles after breakfast,
We crossed tie Chug water Tor The last time, and
Ief, il running north t. the Laramie, while we
struck more easterly course for Tbs place Two
miles further Cd, We came 10 uost ehceuen'
,prng-the first had seen sace ! emerged from
the Rocky Mountains, by Clear Creek, tSo weeks
before | had been poisoned By brook water
often warm and muddy-so long that could hardly
get enough of this We now passed oger twelve
or fifteen miles of high, rolling, parched, barren
prairie. and bal.ed fjr dinner by little brook
the only one that crosses our trail between The
Chucwater and Larsmie-af.er which We drove
down opposite this place il an hour, b1, we're
obliged TO 60 two miles below, and pay - 30
bridge.toll 70 get across The Laramie, Low very
hieh, and looking decidedly lsrger al tseir Junction
than the North Platte tseli
Il have been tediously minute IN my record OF
this cross m.rch to reach ths e. rotd = Cali
forna, because some Mind friends haze reno 1s.rated
with NE agains. the fancie6 per!s Of uy journey,
As If we're running recklessly into danger. be-
hsye this portion of my route j. 81 least IS periols
a, any other, being the ooly part no; 'raversed by
a mail stage or any public conveyance AID lylns
wholly through a region in which there are no. a
dozen white settlers, all told, while II j: usual
battle gr Dund between hostile tribes OF lldlah'
But We were never in any shadow Of danger, snd,
though ! was compelled ID economic steps m
order 70 complete tho healing Of my lame leg
have rarely bad more plesssn, journey Let aoy
one who wishes az independent AMI comfortable
ride lust run Up % Denver aod ask my friend
d b. Wheelock ID harness up BIS four-mle team
IL the Rockaway wagon and tabs TN over -
LARAMIE and If be does no: en- y me prospect
fire breezss lively pace and excelle-. company
then be viii be less fortunate than Tas II. q.