Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-12-24
TRIP To OREGON.
An A 6ridgement of the juniors Memora,a-
dd Of a Trip Across tie Plains.

| U0 ~ 1Ttp across l6e ftdaHS.
Monday, July 81 A bright clear day
again Road good At noon we reached
the regular road, and bid farewell to Lam
der's cutoff. In an ordinary season Ian
ders Gu off would be splendid road, al
though mountainous, but this year it has
been very bad On account of the high wa
ter and deep snow 1t is considerable
nearer than any of the other routes This
afternoon the road has been slightly rough.
Crossed several deep streams. Camped
on Hill close to fine mountain stream.
Billy Brown is sick tonight Drove 25
miles
Tuesday, Jaly % Very warm day
Drove over a rough and awful dusty road
four or five miles and came upon sandy
desert 10 miles across, which was very
hard on the horses-no water until we
strack Snake river, where we found the
jumping off place. There is ferry across
the Snake about 2 miles above TT. Hall.
which charges the emigrant 81 for land
ing his wagon on the other side, but where
the Salmon river road runs from there,
his Satanic Majesty may know, but don't.
great many teams have crossed here ex-
pcctlng to get to the Salmon mines by
crossing the Salmon Mountains, and have
gone up to Fort Lemti, the Fort built by
the Mormons at the head of Salmon river
IN 1891, but found it impossible to get
through the mountains from there with
wagons or even by packing, and most of
them have come back-some crossing the
Snake again and going down this side and
others going down the other side, who will
have to cross at or near where Fort Boise
used to be, as it is naxt to impossible to
get down the other side of the Snake all
the way. We are now only about 200
miles from the town of Florence, where
the Salmon river gold mines are, but the
only road to get there is to 90 round by Ft
Walla Walla, which makes it between 700
and 500 miles from here Forts Hall and
BOISE are among the things that were, hay
ing been washed away by the high water
this spring They were built by the Hud-
son Bay Fur Company for trading posts
We have concluded to keep down the south
side of the Snake
| Wednesday, July % Alto this A. N.
we started back to find the old Oregon
trail again, which we found by travelling
10 miles and camped for the day Good
grass and water. Billy Brown is about
well again
| Thursday, July "a Drove s miles and
came to Portney Creek, which we had TO
ferry. Camped l mile beyond it on fine
spring branch. Found a freight train
from Salt Lake City. The Mormons bring
hard news about the Indians = they say
the redskins have burnt every mail station
and cut every telegraph pole between In
dependence Rock and Green River, dis
tance about l1O miles. They also state
that Mcclellan undertook to take Rich
mond and got licked, having to retreat and
leave 10000 dead men on the battle field.
These Mormons evidently feel deeply in
terested in the fate of our county, but ara
rather Secesh, hoping, I suppose, thai .he
South will succeed, thereby weakening
the power of Uncle Samuel, and eiyinc
them chance to cut his acquaintance en-
tlrely, and to set up for themselves indi
vidually and alone. Trea u7y notes don t
pass at Salt Lake. There are several
trains near Us now, but some of them are
discouraged and talk of going to Hum
boldt City, in Carson Valley, California
Very warm today
Friday, July %. Very warm and dus
ty. Travelled down Snake river valley
Road good Feasted on Service or June
berries at noon, Drove about 25 miles,
and camped at the American Falls, on the
Snake Rivera very pretty scene; water
falls about 80 feet. Coed grass and plenty
of mosquitoes.
Saturday, July 26. Road mostly good,
but some places up and down. Dust from
inches to foot deep. Grass very poor
by the road side. Crossed several small
streams and camped on Raft river Drove
26 miles, which made it late camping
very good grass tonight
Sunday, July u. Concluded to Law by
to-day Our time was occupied in various
ways-some fishing, some washing, some
cooking, some bathing, some are singing
hymns, and others making coffin, and
digging a grave for a poor fellow who pass
ed away this morning His name was G.
W. Sanders, from Keokuk, Iowa. Yes
terday we came to three wagons, that lost
their stock last Wednesday night. 1t is
supposed the Indians stole them They
were taken in by an Ok train travelling
with us and came along. Our camp is
near the junction of the California and
Oregon roads. This has been the warm
est day of the season
Monday, July %. Started at 81 this
morning as we had to go Is miles before
we came to water. Road extraordinarily
rough We met Henry Young from Wy
-oming Valley, Wis, who is just from Sal