Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-11-19

etation begins to look quite green. Grass
getting good
H,edaesday, May II. Cool and cloudy.
but pleasant this A. NJ Forded two bran
ches of Coon river, either of which took
the wagons up to the centre Of the box
Roads good ia forenoon and would have
been in the afternoon but for hard rain
and hail storm that we experienced, which
rendered them soft and slippery Very
windy. Passed through Irishtown q one
horse town, and camped by the side Of
fenee-wet and tired Drove 20 miles.
Thursday, Mag IA Roads heavy from
storm last afternoon, good roads
Heavy winds. Many teams on the road.
Country sparsley settled We drove %
miles and camped at Grove City, a small
town where we got our horses in 4 small
| poor shed, just in time to save them from
very heavy storm. Very good grass to-
night
Friday, Nag l6 Cool and cloudy but
/ pleasant morning. Purchased hams at )
cts and bacon at cts per h. Roads hea-
W for while, after which they were sol
id and good Quite warm Passed thro'
Lewis. Drove 2S miles, and campcd at
Mr.. Johnson's farm, 27 miles east Of the
Bluffs.
Saturday, May II. Awoke this morn
ing with hard north wind blowing and
a bitter cold rain pouring down, which
tasted ell the forenoon. Hitched up at
o'clock and drove over to Mr. Fosters, 10
miles, where we camped for the night
Road muddy
Sunday, May Is Road good, although
considerable up and down near Council
| Bluffs, where we arrived at /, p NJ We
have had a very pleasant trip SO far, The
weather and roads as a general thing have
been splendid. Iowa is beautiful pra-
RE state, but lacks timber There is a
great deal of unoccupied ground in the
western portion We have bought oats
for oar stock al from 12t to . cts per Blu,
until about',25 miles west OF Demoine since
which we have had to use corn. Frank
and had a splendid chance to view the
city Of Council Bluffs and yicini V, as we
got behind our teams and had a hard hunt
and tramp to find them. | however, found
an old friend and typo, DAN CARPENTER,
who is now running the Council Bluffs
BUgis and looks as natural and healthy
as peach. DAN is brick and is doing
a good business. May long life and pros
perity be his portion. Council Bluffs is
brisk business point, but it is somewhat
clogged in that line a present in conse-
quenee Of It's close proximity to the thea
ire Of war in \. ". Missouri We finally
found our teams just at dark, camped on
the bank Of the Missouri, miles from Tue
Bluffs opposite Omaha
Monday, Mag 10 Crossed the Nilsson
ri river this morning and found several
Iowa county teams at Omaha, among them
Jos Jones & Co. OF the Point, and Rowe
Il Co. Of Arena. The first Mineral Point
teams left here this morning We STAYED
in Omaha until Wednesday noon, fitting
out for the Plains, during which time sew
eral Mineral Pointers came up Isaac
Winn, the Ayerys, Charley Mappes and
party, Johnney Rowe and party from Bar
rel Town. Flour is worth from s. to :. 30
in Omaha, and other provisions about the
same rate Omaha is the capital Of Ne
braska Territory aud Is very pleasant
place-good buildings and good business
point. During our stay here we have had
showery weather daily
Hednesday May 81 Got under head
way again about noon, and drove out eight
miles and camped for the night \ great
many teams are on the road, some bound
for Pixies Peak, and some FOR California,
but the major portion for Oregon and
/ Washington Territory. Roads good-fne
| country.
Thursday, May % Crossed the Elk
horn and camped Oh the Rawhide creek
in the Plat Valley Drove 20 miles over
good roads. About shutdown cur horses
after filing themselves with grass took =
notion to stampede, and all broke loose
with the exception Of old Pete, and ske-
dadd.ed like wiidfre on the back trail
Pete, in trying to get free threw himself
with his lariat and bruised his shoulder Sc
ve-eIy We caught two Of the runaways
/ tonight but could get no clue to the other
/ two About two hundred teams have
passed US to-day
! fridqy, Nag % Tho boys started at
/ daylight in search OF the estrays Came
into camp again ct 3 p NJ. where they
were agreeably disappointed in finding the
horses, man having caught them and
brough them in about noon They show
/ the effects Of hard running very plainly
Pete is very lame today Warm and plea
sent
Saturday, Mag 81 Started on our
winding way again this morning, but after
driving some miles we broke the hind
axletree Of the old wagon Fortunately
we were in the edge of the little town of
Fremont, y T., where we had new one