The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-05-30
Letter From Fraser.
A. E. PIERCE & Co.'s News DEpor,

DShNSl CiIys cSACiSobs NA"y ~ ASOE.y
Col. Richardson-Dear Sir: Our party
arrived here yesterday noon per LANrsoS
& Co.'s Express, making the trip from Nc
Gregor, including all stoppagcs, in 32A
days, as follows: Twelvcs days to Omaha,
five and one-fialf days to Fort Kearny and
fifteen days to Denver, and although twas
hard road to trarel we feel rery gay. The
wind and weather has been quite favorable
with one or two exceptions; say about two
nights on the Platte when our tent was cap
sized and ytur unworthy servant was OBJ
liged to seek repose on sand bank. Through
the State we found merchandise very cheap,
and the people hospitable. At the Bluffs
and Omaha, Groceries and Provisions were
alarminely low, but as soon as We left civ.
| ilization everything was "presto change
Forded the Platte at Kearny without .
struggle, where we fell in with o company
from Dunleith, with whom we travelled the
balance Of the journey, passing everything
in sight, say from nine to twelve hundred
teams, and all heavily loaded. Saw scores
or hundreds Of Indians, and as far as in
us lay used them airily. Saw great many
sights which were interesting to me, and on
the whole had good time. The most ex-
citing occurrence was meeting the Pony
Express, through from Sacramento to st.
Joseph in seven and one-half days. Don't
know whether the Divine Architect ever
had anything to do with Nebraska or not
but should conclude he never travelled over
the road, for of all tfe poor, miserable, san.
dy countries this caps the climax. Why
COL, you can't raise anything but oind
Many of the plains reminded me Of Prairie
| H., TNnso~ pol,oc~ ~:,I
& Co., at Saratoga, near Omaha, passed
several Clayton and Fayette county teams
also companies from South Bend, Ind, who
knew the Col, but remarked that he was
'pretty severe on Colfax." We were quite
disappointed in the looks of this town
We find business houses of all kinds, and
plenty of them, but very little life. Hunt.
ting remarked they had to hustle about
right smart to keep one man on each street,
but we found seven or eight hundred streets.
All the money that has changed hands was
what Lampson paid the Express for letter
| expected to find the Times, but disap
pointment was my lot. The times her,
are very dull indeed there is plenty to do
but nothing at present to do with. Mos
Of the building is done on time; everything
is very high; -four is worth from $40 Il
$23 for State, and S15 to $40 for Mexican
Have seen o. C. Arnold, Mcfarland ant
that "colored pusson" Yates. Heard from
Rogers, Fales, Hibbard O. Co.; the two for
mer at Tarryall, and the latter at the hea'
waters of the Arkansas. Harrison at Col
den City; DR.. Aiken at Mountain City a
near rs I can learn. Two-t thirds of tn
newspaper reports regarding the mines ar
what they call rabbit -" How pit
the editors to be thus duped. However I'll
nothing more than one might expect, the,
are such a tickle cre,o (no flattery assur
you.)
Monday we will put out for the mines
part of us for Blue river, and part for Greg
ory and Clear Creek finally all to meet il
some desired haven where we hope to max
our pile, and return in the fall to the bosom
of our families My adrice to you Col. a
a friend, is to stay at home and let acei
enough alonei and tell others to do til
same. We shall remain in the mines a
long as our grub and money hold out, an
then may possibly ask of you little a.
sistance to get home. Present my regard
to any who may inquire after me, and sen
me the Times. Confidcntially yours,
D. D. FRASER.