The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-27

propose steer across the Plains have no bu,
10 abide by s caprices, however provoking they may
be- should early triumph the yeariy struggle
between tho cold and seasons she overland regher
sill take corresponding timely start upon his ~esri-
some Journey. But IL, "a Il freqenty happes, winter
succeeds sDtaDDg It's sway long after the period
signed . the rule Of Eprng commences, he miss oIi
posns con.pue porto The relative alton Of the
annual re- growth OF grass, regulated AZ t 10 by the
less rsaiy appearance Of tie OF herbal
le tho barometer that absolutely controls ,s
merits. Wnd and rain viii not retard hm. 90 VIII
Ind them than he that 70 tossed ao1ut on the
uprosroas Prorscted .rosts alone terrors @
hiro their unreasonable infection always seriously 10
.eseIca he stsrIg Of the Plains II Their luzurlant
sunneriy yerdure.
b. whether lestted ieay or early enbaSstion be IN
for the prairie travellers theE departure rom their
several winter quarters 10 always preceded b. weeks Of
ecigs pr parations that ,hey may be really 70 sart
Nn,I Tie vegetation 0. the Plains SUN ,enty
stscitated ~ warrant It.
The overland traders appear IN the Eastern ,iarses
Tie sl.egt smopg spring buyers, In order 70 nave Their
n-oce thefronter ~ the time Of The rsopeag q tie
reason. The hotel keepers an wholesale
dea.rs OF ,be Western c,t,ts exactly the time
wnen tho, may ,xpccs the yearly wits Of tboss vel
reFses nf.vtinsls, with deeply bronzed coCltena1css
that c.nle from The Tar West, With pocSc s al an
spirits cary" They torn up &c rnailiDgly a. the M
FIaiory birds that winter n so0'herly .clnes
The Oh hcccs nts being quafeial.hough bling large
~ on cscdt they But seldom ark extcbsong the
plscla. mossy prisn siocks iasn led d last
ason, beins tde, ley seek the Mis- ouri
towns 70 supeinund The arr7a rtorage and Gnal ship
inert for ,bs Plans o. their several invoices.
Many Of The shterg the habit Of ,ong into
winter quarters On hs western verge the Plans Is the
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pasurse desirable during the cold than THAI
81 more easleTy ATTITUDES Bat whether they wintar
III. stcos and shelter their wagons In the gels aud
eAc1t The Rocky Mountains Lnd upon the table lands
81 tn Cp2cr lssnsas Platte aud Grand rivera tie
preIes and in the bottoms srt groves OF Western Ma
souri, Iowa And En,eIu Hansa- and Sebraska, tbs
moth y March mos them ~ very busy getticg
ever, iL7s into the beat possible order 70, the
suing days o. activity.
! At tbas umc .heir many stsrtng2 points from Ne.
brsha sovr % Mss r reveal str noise and hustle
similar - ,ha ACCOMPANYING mo yerna resi- mptlon or
oats In The cities Of tho Vest. Thousand
of es0Ts drrirs the stool on elevations in
long row., ing solid squares and covering acres
grcrno, arc Dog soytrally hacled forth, examined
saldlers ars kept busy day and night Thousands
o. 1IGit AZ mss driven MP from The pra,ries OF
the interior ADD eerdcd The outskirts Of the towns
CToU ia II eamaers, In dirty buckkn. corduroy aao
A@Ln,l-'4I muscuar hissouriaDs; agile laxative
soncbmep, snc Sarthy, saiow looking deslcns--com-
hanging about tie street aud sroggories
Towarcs the uce OF June the public thoroughiares re
sor,d with re rusb,e o. The clumsy cumbersome "rrai
schooneY spd the violent vociferaton q drivers
that with ond cracks from mighty whips urge patient
mlles towards the warehouses on the
evess, foga vhish the cargoes 10 DO p-occrci.
wagon after wagon rolls nm aud receives ts lo,d ana "a
r,is 70 The carrln. gfonnd Casually few miles back
~ ne towns, ana cocvenn 10 food water and fue
until The tram is orlpeted eg days dcyo;.
cd IL cam? 70 the ,st preparations for the trip Al last
the hesht attained Ivy the grsss warrnnfi,g start
apoa the psy nonhdess prairies to ira
" sci; = ~ rs9-hss :, zsuknM
nFEs PE.K AND uTAT
The pagsaec ny and freenters 10 The settled
-ccsoaS, both cas- I'D wes, Of the Rocsy Mountains 10
by The necessity u having water gras. an-
feel sieadg wh'p reach. Taese lhreo articles form
al Tho hieaways Of oyeri,nd travel have becn ousnsd
etnor in the immediate vicinity or water
rsr 10 tas q hc character Of the surface 81 .sc O. 10
ssy would allow. Yet although too gscats. care was
taken 10 make the several routes required
stspda-d g vas osn found inITa'csbc 20 trace them
10 place tpo Temporary want Of come o bc above
tlcnents Ne yond al possibility
ihe Feins followed by vehicles and
Away teen the sglo channel through wh ch an the car
ryn trade otiwcel New Mexico the lodan trading poss
u tho Arten,as valley and the Eas passes !, begins ca
10 Mtsour tine ut west Of hc al Wcs,port auJ
after bcar0g navy due south for several metres,
ance from The u9ky Hole Fort Of the Kansas river
farough Council Grove (,l5 niles from the Missouri
'osrrns tho Aihabshs the great bead Of vhlsn Il
rcaeh' on Us northern oask a. about two bua.
cred and fty mike from Kansas city. Keeprg
~ The bend, tic road crosse the river fe-i
The CfrBsnon valley, which II follows M for 4
considerable distance. Crossing tho Crramon eav
The Casd N liver crosses is head waters, ar g. aitsr
touching fo tnion leads ono o. the southern spurs
Inc entire distance from Wsstport TO santa 20 about
$50 miles. aud measured by freight iraiss ire forty
10 niy eaye - g9pg ont ana In from ih'rty % forty
returning. provided no accidents interfere.
The Toaa = brose-tns wagon tracks extend hundreds
Of feet wdtt neatly al the way ont aud ,oeraby
tho dranon river and heavy ascer ia
lust before passing into the no randc valley. Grass
he CrIafnou Canad an the desert Ike chira.ier 81
which hT trough nanF fatal disaster upon Nov Mex
1ns owe, asT i.sfc st tn pixies Peak region . not.
liSe tina, with Scw Nes'co, eonared 70 sngie chanoe
u spciss ~ way ee.h oyer 's soatnera o. santa se
'ongs nc former, Instead d keeping tho santa Fe ira
alter , turn "a q, A'kns..s, continues up tae
hers s,t ssss Fort !, within re y n.lcs Of hasc -
no neups'rs, -hcp t-rary &c sYrih, wi,ss 81 Il
tswr 4 vuiofro0 ~, o PiKss Paax apa sevcr,
rcs iarhcr nclta rtartss ss'sr Guy, after po.ziug
III y IL E.cg6 dv.slrr TIE waters VI tle sorI
T'r,i. from iho.c II i.c Al snsas
ne esaree irom Tie Missouri river over the ArSan
sls iouic Y COLORADO 200 iSrIer, from go 10 go
sc4'esrr = nc~ ard icTue and Is excelelcc Tor IL
sac md spsdy transit o. freight trains uadcplabic.
vailed tae ~ ts aasagcs, aDd that simply because
mot ~ ITO nportato7s into the lana Of god are made
rou RENTER north of krns0 City, the natural
outlet ~ the ~ lia r. rcci ana that acnc. freight,
et Gtd tho heri6crr Pialc route shorter. The any
Iadan dcpredaions CON nittod during tire las, rear
al0Bg the Upper Arkansas had ais, got dea 10 do
with directing the tvsaspp alton h0siners tue iaito
valley.
lie rstie route has many eastern rsmf xiior. \.
tstIe crtlting and saTtpr puirts ro-ih 4 tho
Sa'tas river fsey ,ersray terminate IN Icaycuworth
CITY. sotlson, Isood t1rcetly oTposite 81. Joscpt.
Mee % Kers~s anG Neprsks city Paiis.
rrcith ari OMAHA C''- n Not -esks Terri
Ter! Those nor Inavsnwort., Atchlsor ant 81
weed or = Joseph, ec1vorsc At point ony thirty niles
scst a. c Missouri rivers ami the iron the three
pola question lhc- KEGS the old military
Tad her Fort T. svr.wor u Fort H>s-rcy Il runs n
a uVftbsstcrn -fectcn, across soodiy numDer cg
GO 80 sac strearns snat NeTsseSscrn Kansas al
aaAsares 81 100 niles ctr scs md crcsscs Blue
sidtfAbc tributary 81 the Ssw rivcr-sni passinK
ssst to ire valley CT The ttiia Bae, fo,sr M until
with ateat ny B4ez from fort carney when il taxes
sortlefiy turn the divide IL The wa'ers o. ,ac
rstr sr hatsas and reaches tho Platte aud tie
reed trim Passsmouih and Nebraska City some twelve
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