The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-04-28
Correspondence Of the Journal.
On the Road 20 Pixies Peak.
LgAvENwoRru CRY. KANSAS.
April i3,h 1889


April 18th, 1889 (
FRlESp HIooiNs:-I arrived in "blcedinp Kan
sos" one week ago, ami have been looking around
this far-(amrd City for items, &C. Our com.
pany rented a room for few days, until we get
the hang of things before we go to regular camp.
ing.
have just finished "washing" and got my
duds out drying The other boys are "roning''
their clothes, by setting on them; a new rlan,
not much in vogue where there are hoops.
begin to think woman is good "msttu.
tion, aud am almost pcrsuol lcd as Saul said,
that he VITO "marries does well' II is true, we
have no onc to "molest us or make us afraid
no getting up at night to get the baby a little
cholic medicine, or the botte-Q don't mean
the kind of bottles which contain the essence
or milk of Democracy and do the voting for
the great National pnryr) but one with u
rag in it-Such as they raise free soilcrs on.
This City contains population Of about ten
thousand souls, aud is on the increase, rapidly,
The town site is high and rolling and should
Judge, healthy one. New buildings are going
up III every part OF the city, and large mum
Der Of them are very fine brick and stone edi-
fees.
There is any amount Of good Building stone
within the incorporated limits of the town.
Timber is scarce and pine lumber is selling at
from $40 to $50 per thousand. Cottonwood
lumber at S35 per thousand. Fire wood-Gour
icet.--at 81 and rs per cord.
Real estate and rcuts are enormous Decent
dwelling houses are let at from Sl0 to $40 per
month Near the outskirts OF the ciy,-somc
three miles from the lcvee,--rrntS are more yeas.
enable; but there are almost too many of Gen.
Scott's "swcet accented Germans selling lager
beer in that location, to spit IL man ol your tenn
peratc habits. However, could live among
them, as have a great hankering after office;
and who don't love a " furriuer" about election
times? Its me father that was a foreigner, and
don't we them?
Boats arrive and depart from here almost
hourly. Three regular river packets ply b.
tween ST. Louis aud L"avenworth City, daily.
Three boats passed up to ST. Joe this morning
The New Monongahela, from Pitsburg, Pa, is
now taking off her freight. She landed some
two hundred passengers bound for tie rcak--
The streets near the I.evee are crowded with
cmsronts mules. cattle, wagons, and outfits
for the mines. 1t seems that the whole world
is moving to Pixies Peak Not less than ten
thousand people have passed through here and
at Kansas City for the New Eldorado.
The news from the mines are cHcouraginy
from Cherry Greek, and other pats of the
mining country, but the news We &c, from them
, ure OF an evdSlve character. Some few are
frank in their statements, and every one we
have talked with. is buying a rrtnrn out-lit
which is pretty good evidence that the diggins
pay.
Some of the best citizens OF this rlac men
OF means and large experience, shrewd and sa-
gaciuuS, are out-iittmg for the Peak. | cannot
but believe, with all this evidence before me,
that there are large deposits OF the precious me al
the love of which is the root of all evil at
Cherry Creek. So mole it be-
On my way from Iowa to Lnavenworth, |
passed through portion OF Wcstrrr Missouri,
and for the first time witnessed slaves toing
under the woke ot bondage | was curious Of
course, to see the workings of the "peculiar
institution" as John Tyler would say, and
paid pirliruldr attention to thrr--thr master s
--T.,o Of Long business and the treatment OF
their slaves.
bliavc the slaves master is about as much
to be pitird as the slave. Certain il il, they
are both, in some instances, lost to all the finer
sen>iblitieS of our nature. The constant asso-
Citations with the blacks, make the owners Of
slaves rough aud uucouth. Instead OF the
whites hunonizins their slaves, the slaves bru
talize their masters. Their farms and ou-build
n4s, present II woeful appearance TO the eve of
II Northern freeman. Tue fences barns stables
and sheds are in a sad condition aud in n
great many instances. the private Residences Of
the Planters are not much better in point of
taste, than the negro quarters. lt'S negro all
over. Even ,he cattle, horses and mules, give
uu.nlsrakcahe evidence that they have been
taken care of by their "brnther chattlcs"
The Planters are very generous and hospitabIc
to srungers I; and we were well cared for, during
our sOjouru among them. They are for money
making, but don't make it like our small
fstrd' farmers Of The North, They raise their
" chattrs " from two.l"gged animals aud we
raise ours from lonr.egged on s.
must close but before do 80, | sill give
you Kansas outfit TO the mines
Two sacks of flour; | barrel Of whskey Il
sack OF corn meal; | kcg Of whskey; | barrel
OF ierked beef barrels of whskcy; 100 lbs. Of
bacon; more whiskey; 100 lbs OF side meat,
20 gallons of brandy; 20 packs Of cards; bb
Oi Holland gin; | Dbl. OF crackers ! doz. bot
ties Of damn snaps; ! stand up collar and
spurs aud the balance Of the outfit ia whs.
key. Tell your friends 10 come on.
Yours, truly, J. II. X.
+. S. will write to you again at Fort
Keamcy.