Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-05-19
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Camp Life in Kansas and Nebraska.

letter received lew uays elnce ioH oh
of our ShepherGslown friends, now on
tour through Kansas and Nebraska.
NAV b. OF interest 10 many of the writer
friends, and will doubtless be read witt
attention by every one who has acquainl
ances in that part of The United States Il
which so many Of our people are goln!
every year.
Dear Ds". will try and give you al
account Of Camp Life. 1t has been lw'
weeks since started on my expedition
and so far am perfectly delighted. Mrs
B. and Mrs. W. are the only ladies' in on
company. My chief amusement whel
w. is away, is to look after my cows ant
chickens. | ge. plenty of eggs ever,
day and buckle. Of milk, so you see how
comfortably we get along. The frs
night we camped out, | did not sleep
wink, everything was SO strange and nov
ell TO me. could hear the mules walk
ing around the camp all night. and they
seemed 10 make terrible noise, but since
then have never slept sounder in my
life, but am always awake at Revellle
hich is at four in the morning, and a:
soon as we hear the first sound we have
10 Jump up and dress quickly, as they on
| ly give a half hour between the calls, ant
then the Tents are pulled down and pack
ed up, and we are on our march oy SIX
sometimes before. Mr. and Mrs. Is. take
their meals with US, and 'or breakfast We
have very often fresh fish (for we general
ly encamp on creek) eggs, &c., often
beef or ham fried and hot biscuits and
coffee, and for dinner which is about four
! in The evening. we have wild ducks, snlpe.
prairie chickens. tomatoes, potatoes, HON.
my and canned peaches.
NV Tent is rather small but rave be.
come used TO i, and ge! along very well.
have bed, two chairs, trunk and box,
and a camp stool for wash stand.
I haze not looked into Il glass since
IlH Riley,and am afraid if | did should
be completely disguised. When we ar
rive in camp, the first thing is to take
good wash, for one is literally black with
dust.
When the soldiers come in from march
ing, you would think they had actually
smoored themselves, they look exactly
like negro MINISTRIES.
When We arrived at For, Riley all the
officers came out 10 meet US, and invited
US to stay a, their house. had five in.
viialions, but we preferred Camp; SO we
slept in camp and took our meals in gar.
rison. The first day we dined with Capt.
Stewart (irom BaI.imore,) the next at
Lieut.. Stuar,'s and The next at Capt.
Lyons. We also breakfasied with him
every morning, except the last which we
took with DR.. Madison. ! never met
with more hospitality in my life. / think
you see more OF it in the army than any
" here else, The wind blew terribly all
day. When we reached oui camp for the
evening everything looked gloomy. All
around us desolate waste, you never
can imagine such scene until you travel
over the Prairies. |. forcibly reminded
me Of that terrible picture of 80 SnoW
NOrnl," we have al home.
To-day as we came along saw two
BufTaloes-they were very far OIL, SO mat
could not see them distinctly, but l
hear that we shall see plenty of them to-
morrow. We passed to-day three Next
can trains. The men look almost exactly
ike Indians, not quite so tall. but just
their complexion. On my way out we
passed through The Indian Reserve. and |
had The pleasure of ,eeing all kinds of In
lians. some civilized and some not, all
very friendly.
We travelled to-day nineteen miles and
have not seen tree and we will have TO
travel lwenty.six Tomorrow before we
will see water or trees. W. is sketcmng
you map Of our route. We hope to ar
rive at our esIined place on next Friday
the 3rd Of May, when | will write again.
Ii takes letter ten days to 60 and we
have mails twice week. You can
scarcely tell when it is Sunday here. eve
ry day is so much alike. The gentlemen
60 GU, hunting and find quantity of
game. am getting tired Of il already.
bu, expec, TO live On it for some time. |
wish could send you some of the wild
flowers that see every day around me,
they are Of every color and perfectly beau
tifu. saw some Antelopes yesterday
bu, they are TOO fleet 10 be easily shot.
My pc, dog Chegua was killed yesterday
by wagon being driven over him. He
is quite loss as | valued him very high.
ly. being given me by one of the officers
al The Fort. w. has gone 10 "guard
mourning" and as it is getting late must
bid you adeu. l..
&C. The National Union Convention,
after blief session Of two days at Bslh-