The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-02-05

telilgent fellows, boys who have travelled,
true as steel, and noble as nature can make
them.
When the whether is pleasant we turn
out, saddle our horses, aud hunt thus
realizing those spirited stanzas of Martin
F. upper
For gladly do we wander
Through these strange and savage lands,
Our lariats at saddle bow,
Onr rides in our hands.
Without guide, yet guided we'll
Young. bOuyant, fresh and free;
Without road, yet all the land
highway unto me. ice.
Still, despite the pleasant hours we
now enjoy, could we get at the chronom-
eter of the seasons we should be tempt
ed to lift old Time ont of his boots, for
we are growing little impatient for the
approach of spring, when we can dig up
'the root of evil" q guess that's the
necessary emil that folks talk so much
about)
We have inscribed in a conspicuous
place within our lodge, those emphatic
words of advice which Iago gave to the
young gentleman in the play "Put money
in thy purse!" and have spent the two
days last passed in constructing purses fol-
that purpose-unfortunately said purses
are now empty; but we live in hopes that
spring will soon return, when we intend
to act in compliance with the counsel Of
'honest" Iago to the tune Of few thous-
ands; then, returning to the States, we
shall attire ourselves in raiment of broad
cloth and fine linen, sport a gold fob
chain, kid gloves, standing collar and a
gold headed cane with a silk tassel in it;
jump aboard crowded train, wait until
a young lady enters and resign our seat
in her favor. She will look on our clothes
and smile recognizance of the courtesy.
Or, speaking only for myself, 1 shall
make break for the mountains-my right
hand upon my heart, my left upon my
pocket book, (until I clear civilization, J
then, betaking myself to some sequestered
cavern amid the silent hills, 1 will live
upon the sweets of that dear smile until
the flesh lusts after buffalo meat. But
leaving the bright anticipations of the
future, must return to the stern realities
of the present.
But little mining is now going on, every
one being engaged in laying in supplies
of dried meat for the returning season,
when they wish to bend their undivided
energies to mining operations.
have conversed with many here re-
specting the amount of gold they expect
to realize when spring comes; their opin-
ions, of course, differ much, and that diff
ference has its origin, to great extent,
in the good or i'll luck which attended
their labors previous to the setting in Of
winter; but. taking the opinions of several,
and reducing them to common average,
l find the result to be SIG per day to the
man.
The opinions were given in good faith
and are worthy of credence, and since
they are founded upon practical experience,
l can conceive of no mode of arriving at
more correct and reliable estimate. The
realization of the above amount of course
presupposes the presence of proper imple-
ments wherewith to procure the "dross."
And think the estimate very moderate.
The prices of provisions are ruled by
the current rates upon the Military Road,
and are not much given to huctuation, and
if emigrants bring with them supplies for
some six or eight months, the following
rates may be received as an average until
such time as home produce supplies the
demand, and agriculture becomes fixed
fact