, 1859-05-28
11r. Mct,fnnis' Letter.
TIE GOLD LINES STATED TO BE AN
INFAMOUS sTIHD1E-
Sufferfugs mud Losses or Lie ana
Property on the Plains.

Property on the Plains.
Firm tic N..+. Democrat
Eyr..7r Hurs1. It. Lorla Nay - l5,3.
Nm. Enron :-uaving seen in your columns
of the 34lll inst, an article taken from the Leas
cnwnrttl Jtmls, containing" highly favorable re-
ports frur4 The dig:ings" abou, Cherry cTee::'
| am induced to write you this Letter IN tne Hol'e
tIlst it nav be instrumental in sarin4 SONG from
being n,islead. aud tatlins into what be'lesc I"
;.r HS uo+t ,;,tant h",ahuy TINT sodf tr<r ft'Pe-
tyafed "po1 tie dueriedn people: ~
Ilelt Inv home in tie State Of New York, on
the atth duy Of March last, for the purpose ct
going to the gold mines. Els,ted most OF Inc
river towus in kausas. aud spent about one
week IN leayenxorth and three weeks in st.
.joscph. During that time, had good oppor-
tuu;tv Of seeing vast numbers Of em'grAnts
start from all these points, and hear tbc argu-
mc,,ts Of tie inhabitants Of all the different start
lug points. trying to prove t1at their town was
the best pluce to buy All outfit, and their rou'e
the best. became satlstatd that the o'd tas''
tornia road starting from st. Joscpt,. was thu
best. AMI iu company with o friend, bought i
r.,d outfit, viz: Three yoke cf good ca'tlc,
.uoI wagon, six months provisions, consisting
oi every necessary nrtic}e that We could th4nn
Of; uis0, carpenters tools, uai's, butts Anu
screws, window sash aud glass, and sll tile a't-
cIes necessary to build us . good log house on
our arrival at the uincs W. left st. IusrlA on
the .vth day Of April. and trareIed west about
two hundred miles, When We reached tile III.
Elup. re began IL meet the !idc oil emigration
uowjn: buck towards tic East, With vcry nnia-
rorable l,cws from tie ,nints. lhla did not
make ianch impression upon US ut i1sst, ana We
came 70 the conclusion that come what would.
We Should 20 through. We continued to travel
III FIR I,pn. six days after we p;lsset! .c In:
| .:ur, and every day the emigration To- tue East
doubled, and finally came io Il hait foF con.
,slit::tiurl. We lad united ourselves to several
| other parties, 81 that w l1ad about nlnet.ci'
! men III m: Company. Nr. }ohn Dc Witt. WITH
| parry Of fire from Ferry, 1ttinnis, party Of
,ix ycupr tlrn, some ,ro.,, jackson. Michigan,
and :une from aIinnesuta: aso, party uf 81:
| tJun New Haven, Connecticut. We pitclt'i
| uur tents, aad after consultation. ca'ne 10 III"
conclusion lliat VIC shuisid 20 through and see
| for ourselves.
The NJ II morning We made all carly start cal.
culatin. to MAKE i good days journey, but 1';1
not travelled far wi,cn we met company return
;p.tl,ut had Gecu t|trou.l and worked in thrtmlIs
| amongst them ,rcre ,flre.: old acIunlAAnces .
our friend Dc Witt, from his old town III Illinois
lr said they were men Of truth, aud cousd o.
relied u3,<,.,. Nc had the 1u,st Implicit confl
ttc,,cc III their statements, which were sltbstan
tially III follows: They had prospcc:tl tic COZ
,rv round CLsrry Creek, uu;l travelled ten nil.
m il, tie mountains beyond where they cnl'!'
lind tic color a,n1 prnSpectcd ell the way. The
ray1 il thorough triu, and tilt luo>t flieF cn"
make WAS thrtt rtn!s q dty to Ae nut: ILt
visited n't fc df;erc,t t'lg.ings. and d'l IND
man tint pretended that liz c"ul! Jnake tn"
'aan 'rn"n 'hfee |" t"s" ",.,..;s,:;,;u,, NJ;
,u,njn. hack, aud advise his tlieEss and ne
ours, sir. NcW1tt and party, IL rt'urn ~ 10 'he'
| :,ni,,r>. This was tno ,nucl Tor them: Inc P'l
, .v h. "aa to up,ve. Some were id taTnr Of II
turning, anil >"n,c for going ahead. We tr'.'
cltet Oh that day. tuf 'ia 1''e nuss n'u ' .a,
WAY ~ We nlc1 t'oHsanus VI LII 'us .a,, ~,
the road lined as iar Us the ese eoIu teae
I'm: trains, n1ne-tt'f.hs o. "".s ~ .nnr,nI
their weary steps to""ra 'hc Esss: .,,',;.',s m u
to ~ int" caml' a.ala '"f 'oneai.a'i"". ,,,,
pitched u.1r tc'''s. ;.ts:l tilete wv ''.hu
utau by tiie name ~ 'aHess' 1'v -,
w9 Will MS p"'1s: were oA ,, In. ,.,;n.e ,,ro4,'r
HAVING spent some !'lhe ~ ~. ~ mi, n,
mr.. Ut eanesS ~ ~ nar er,can,,n,,,
Wis vel known W A't'aa '.;.W .. o -. fn,,!nss
HIS sta'e'ae"'s "ete s"''A"'''
s4ArxgExr OF 1n. vASEss.
r.,1 IN Marcel, Will Mu}. Teams, and 1.
-. 1..",..r ~. ~ ~ ro,lv in Auril. On I,
:'H ~ -, ",>a,i,,crs IN town lnts swarm,
ars.vaa d ,ae ,e .'Il r.i =, induce nc to tckc so,
~ th,;, now Town. told then, lid II
s'1 - t,"ent.t, 49, hvt ,von.ra IL engage n,y II;
"':a ~ .st"3 f,,,,m # 1.ry knew wile
49, ~ ',.r., en-, ;,,',i,,os that would pav. TIL
nS's s.v
Oh. res. NC can show YOU rich diSgings II
far I'm, III. to,vn';
+ nsk,.l lhc,n how much II would pay TO T
} ,an Thcy said thcv could show me diEgln
H., wo,ti nav ten ceuts to the pan. [ II
tir,n if they would do that wou1i give tn
I'm 1n'}ars ior tl,c;7 trouble So they ugrccd
',.,nJ sho,v m" ,hc next n,or.liu. | cullet'
,t,.u, in tfr nor1,iur. and rc,orted myself rea
-. ro tn ti,, d;,,oin.,:. hut tiirv said they COL
mi M 1tat day and made great many cxcus