, 1859-05-27
sTelR8 From the West.
Suffering from Starvation m the Plains-Brothe1
E,ting Bother.
Troubles on the Sonora Border.


We are permitted by one Of our citizens to
publish the following letter from Ar. c. DAVIS.
son, formerly Commercial Reporter for the
Chicago 7riJuat, written May 9Th:
After long, weary and somexhat 9 = sdEentur ,ni
gold, onty to fud that whutcyer enchantmeut
tistunce 1nay have lent, all diss;pated like the
baselcss fabric Of vision by the stern rcall-
ti:s There may bc poetry in the adventure Of
III ox-tcam journey over these Western w1&ds,
but l have had 50 much Of tue nub OF
tia, l have no very distinct recollection
o| apything that would he acceptable on Par
uassus. jus, think Of sixty-rlree days steady
ol,liug along ut the exalted speed 0! two
ncs an hour through all uninhablted Wilder
nrss, sitting ur oil night to keep the Indians
fi,,a stealing the hair of yrur head. or what
vt"sl.l BE- worse, tl!e cattle, TINT were to carry
the ony mcal,s Of living aud defence you pos
aesS.
/ I'm now encamred on the bank Of the Platte,
amongst the Indians, in the bushes, within view
If the village ri Denver. This morning, the
cuchantmcnt is 1t the other end Of tic dilemma,
and to-day '.skuH my skill around being
satisfied 1Lat nv OK team l,nye taken nc little
Farther than ''they ought to-" md in company,
with two or tllrce others seek the abodes Of
human society and f1lc comforts OF clrlllzcd lic
We return in our own boats down tue fIntte, at
tic great lnajnrity Of tlose WHO arc here Will be
ged to do. The tlrst stagc from the States,
arrived yesterday, and starts back to-doy-tare
800.
vi course you arc well convinced by this time,
H. regret to say | um. that the whole Pixies
Peak gold excitement is likely to end in nothing
int misery. future and disaster to nearly all
who huve been al1ured here by the deceptive
telturts Of bad men. Gauut hunger has eaten
the life Of many stasw art man, and naanya
bright sud Ardcnt you'll, has left his worn out
lodv in these distant wilds, TO feed the raven
anA :.:w.11 Stories Of the living eating their
dead companions by the way are tod and be-
| liered herr.
| r,usc who come by the Smoky Hill route
have been the greatest sufferers. tnany perish
| in5 hv the way, neAr)y all reduced to short al
| Iowancc, subslstin. on wild onions and prickly
| cars-havin. 10 burn their wagons for fuel.
ind leave their property scattered by the way-
| side, thousands and thousands Of dollars worth
! ,ntireiy Abandoned.
| En.'grants are daily arriving, only to full into
line with the return current, and try to set back
tn home and life again.
II is entirely within the range Of possibility
that rich gold discoveries may be- made ret IN
t:sc mountains, which arc very high, rugged and
covered with SNOW, but that discovery has not
| vet bcrn made and / do not feel like waiting to
,ct the fortunate man who will be permitted to
make The announcement. 11avius seen the Ele-
paint, tail and all, / am not disposed to wait
| md ,rr lis future e-r1z;uv ground in tho.e
,;,ic.tic. bleak md barren snow-capped noun
:.il,s thar loou up in tile West. They may
liz Mansoitulps t" tell Of ingots and diamonds
aur;rd 1T their hasc-but If tlc morning su,
rpulJ daruyrren,ypc upon the everlasting rocks
| :, l,i>toay OF the want and misery, the violence
nd rrj,He. wropr and Outrage that have been
,ls,nc and suffered on the plains below, il
would form Ill episode without parallel il,
this nge. leave the details IF what
I
| ln- to mvself the pleasure Of 1nurallz!Ds
:.,un the niutal,ility Of human affairs Heat
| lvwn tile proud Platte to its confluence With the
.ltacr of waters shall sec you some time iI
June If some villanou> Indian don't take j func,
ia nv scale or ruthless snay consiz boat and
III 10 l"e o74""F'
tConc:?ou:encc Of the Missouri Dctnocta.1
ALARM IN TUE BORDER TOWNS.
S. JOSEPH, May 81, 1850.
Tim stncrnar ncsncrap came coxn ro-oay
fr{m omaj,, w;tb i've hundred re,urn;us soi
seeker. md Inv r,nrcsen, tbc same drp[orab]r
.nn,1;,;,,r .T H.. ari,ront. ti,,t + wr,t. row q,
List we..l. Thcrc ;s cona;derai,e mneas;1css i,
,,c.r bnrdrr tnw,s 1ost 1i,.se ,iex,itnto and drs
,,cr,,e r,.,, rnm.n;t r;o,our. ,nI a. d,1, III,
Huynr tf ~ Jnsc,,f ;Ssned lis nroc,amotinn or
,Ieriu- the arrest If nji nersous founI in the
streets after mujnioht unIcss they en- give !:
satisfactory account 81 tbr,oscyrs The rerula,
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'eTsoh are 4ultS natlcs.hs* ""''G lnose "li1 nav
: 'h'y oteh 10 heafa's' set discouraged au'
; 't'u.n, unt'. 'on t". ie1u'mns .,' lug al ~
I | ~ S'ea1 ~ " u" tnc ou's''ns eu'o"5 ok "eeN
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Inc steamer ~. Ma,s ,eases to.naen. 10
; 5"lana "'t' ne'i,ts e'apt n"noteo nornlohs VI
'"ef way !" e''''' E''ShL'
Et'orrs*pon'.s1ce Of the Missouri Dcmoc:.t,l
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'o'o Ill a"' t!a' t"ss we're 'euueeo a''"osl
''as,;a'"n-.u ~ 'en ~ tonftean :,i uats ul'o
, @f1eA" HJats s''si' saen 'e" WIZ onions an
.I's. ., "apcS ~ taes e"ulo PICK Up, anu as
'"11 'l''. nstpeu oMts SEVERAL rersons WIZ ole
rom ;lassM'on' NJ aEel1 u the s1age co"
1a"s u""' Us ~ "; %?.a ;ha< ~ pscaeo up
1''n i' f;'. i1'e ''. i'.'t .ona ae.G' W
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n"- H.. t.a t'4,r ra1.:,.nsa l". % 80, f, .
my ".1u "e.n 's1t..u ',o ei''aet;
'''' ine Seco"u 9f"taeF Gleu ana was hsaf'
: 'a.fo W ~ .hG sui'hol' lhe ssafe asscnt wei
y 't anu ous!su tne le'l''',ns u tt'e secoaa
'enEes' y. t"s o'"'s'tS' uAt eou'o nol Aiu III
'''t''hs W .se YRS. "tlo u1eu i n'ah name
= | N:uoS was TIC 'e"aeF " tne starssa cohiDan.
!: :'ltbS E"t III. hearty starred ana suppoSes IL
. rest. some pitle IN I'LL, punished The SURVIVE
s;!s lett 1T o'e Vi !'c mall stations, and the Fl
q i'"rt Is conhrnsed " the stage passenger
}. ront:, ANA that ,''any oxen haze peEished an
i m'sh property oct'l destroyed and abandone
!: III Tic "ay: - sic party which lust serc
II | "na OF atfnh'. '''rh oxen.
!: ns reee'Et T.. l'"pGts from !he States Pc
!! cc''e that tne a'''s u emigration htierward
very i1e;t' iht nuhtpef Gt arrivals mere 10 "a
!" ~" l"s Tue past IL" oa!s Snow IN increase; u
: tut tldc seems I" me e4naliF stf"hs inshe nom
! ':ara ooHhd d1see1ioh. Nosi' OF very many
!, those n"" returning, 60 oy sklds, dug-out
: .sc:- upon tue flatts, the water Of this ris'
''c'nE How IN good nas1.sabc state. dou
If "''tum. ter >sc'' craft. hare hat-boat bull
T. aud propose launching. II this ulorning. ar
nay beat the stage which carries this letter,
e the eurrcnt is arut six to eight miles an lou
|. About tiftv hcass If one kind aud anoth
81 hare sailed III tue past week., with an ayesat
= u four or five persons in cach. 1t is cstimat.
:, | :!r las! fNtntr udtS. ] his Is III addition