New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-11

s;x resnectively) one was born ID Missouri, the
other At Laramie. | was told that their father was
killed BY Indians and that the station-keeper is her
second husband She gave US an excellent dinner
Of bacon and greens good bread, appe-sauce and
pie. and would have given us butter had We passed
a few dave later; but her cows have been over
driven, and need few days quiet and generous
feeding The water was too muddy-the prejd-
dices of education would not permit me TO driok
1.-THE spring being submerged by the high.wster
Of the brook, which was the only remaining re-
source. She apolosized for making US eat in her
barrow tent rather than under her brush arbor
saying that the last tine she set the table there
the high prairie wind made a clean sweep OF table
cloth and all upon it, breaking several OF her not
abundant dishes / have rarely IN ade better DIN
ner though the violent rain of the second pre-
vious night came nigh drowning out tle whole con
Germ.
We we're in the wagon again few minutes
before noon (tbe hours kept on the Plains are
good,) for we had 35 miles yet 10 make to day,
which with mule team requires long afternoon.
True the roads are harder here, less cut up, less
muddy, than in Eastern Kansas; but few men
think how much no end down is saved them in
travelling over a civilized region by bridges and
causeways over watercourses We still kept
north of west for several miles az to cling tothe
high divide between Chapmans Creek and Solo
mons Fork (snother tributary OF the Smoky ilil)
so far as possible. Soon We our first Antelope,
and in the course of the afternoon, Eve Others;
but not one of them seemed to place proper esti-
mate on the value of our society. Two of them
startd up so near us as to be for moment within
possible rihe-shot; but they widened the gap be-
tween us directly. We crossed many old buffalo
trails and buffalo heads nearly reduced to the skele'
ton, but no signs that buffalo have been so far east
this season. Two or three Of the larger water
courses We crossed had here and there cotton
wood or stuDted elm on it's banks but the general
dearth of timber is fearful and in a dry season
there can be little water on this long 30 miles
But it must be considered that route avoids the
streams and of course the timber, to the utmost
The creek on which We are encamped Ga branch OF
SolomOn's) is now fair mil-strcam, but IN dry
time might doubtless be run through nine inch
ring, II 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
east of Chspman's Creek to Il decaying red sand
stone; the soil of course becomes sandy aud much
thinner; the grass is also less uxuriant though in
some places still good. For acres, especially the
higher ridges, there is little or soil; rock in
place or slightly disturbed nearly covering the sur
face Through all this region, the furious rains
rushing off il torrents without obstruction, have
worn wide and devious water-cOurscs, but they are
neither deep enough nor permanently wet enough
to shelter timber. | reckon "claims" will not be
greedily hunted nor bought at exorbitant prices
hereabouts for some years yet
Our hostess for the night has two small tents,
as st No. 8, and gave us capital supper, butter u
clu1ed, 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 under such
visitation an art only to be acquired by degrees.
They have log cabin gopgup am happy to say
Their tents were first located on the narrow bottom
of the creek, but rapidly rising flood compelled
them, n few nights since, to scramble out and
move them to higher shelf Of prairie. 1t would
have been pitiful to be turned out so, only the
shelter they were enjoying was good for nothing.
i believe have now descended the ladder of
artfca life nearly to IFS lowest round. IL the
Cheyennes-thrty of whom stopped the last Ex'
press down on the route we must traverse, and
tried 10 beg steal from it-shoud see ht to cap
ture and strip us, 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 of human existence
may be roughly noted thus:
May -Chcago-Chocolste and morning
newspapers last seen on the breakfast table.
23d-L venwOrth-Room- bells and baths make
their last appearance.
2ltb-Topeka-Beefst and washbowls (other
than TIM last visible. Barber ditto.
Observation-Disclosures and eggs last recog
nized among the blessings that brighten as they
- take their fight" Chairs ditto.
27th-Junction City-Last visitation of boot.
black, with dissoving views of a board bedroom.
Chairs bid us good-by.
2sih-Pipe Creek-Benches for seats at meals
have disappeared, giving place TO bags and boxes.
We two passengers of a scribbng 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 a shower before morning.
Dubious looks at several holes in the canvas
ing of the wagon. Our trust is in buoyant hearts
and an India.rubber blanket. Good night II. C.
FROM UiSHINGTON