Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-12-17
TRIP TO OREGON.
An Abridgement eft the Juniors Memoran-
da II Trip Across the Plains.

An Abridgement eft the Juniors Memoran-
da 81 a Trip Across the Plains.
On the 9th Isaac Wnn had an attack of the
Mountain Fever, which lasted three DAVIS
Every sick some the time when he recov-
cred. On the sth Joseph Strude was taken
sick with the Fever. The mosquitoes have
been very bad during our stay on Green
river No. l.
Wednesday, July Well we got started
about and drove over to Green river No. 2,
taking the boat along with The distance
is Is miles--road rough and rocky No. is
not so large as No. l at present. but has been
much larger this spring-is falling rapidly.
Have splendid grass tonight. Frank San
ford is down with the Fever, also Captain
SCOTSMAN 10. Stude is quite sick. There
are several in the other trains down with the
Fever-sone very bad cases. Billy Brown
has very severe cold.
Thursday, JuyI1o, was spent in ferrying
Green river No. 2. Frank is little better.
We ferried No. some ways. above the old
ford.
Friday, July 1l.-Drove over a very rough
rocky road to the Sd and last fork of Greenriv-
er-5 miles distant. 1t is smaller than either
of the other forks. We crossed it this after
noon by ferrying it with our wagon boxes. 1t
was not very bad stream to cross, although
auiteswft ard from 4 to 5 feet deep. 10. Stude
has got abot we'll. Frank is quite sick again.
Saturday, Jay r. Left the last fork of
Green river this morning. Road. mixed
good and bad, hard and soft. HID to cross
four young rivers, two of whieh were very
bad. Camped on fine stream at the foot
of long Canyan. Drove about Is miles.
Dick Symons of Dodgevilles has been quite
feeble for some time, but now is getting bet
ter Mosquitoes and Buffalo Gnats, awful,
as they are tonight. Murrish is sick with
the fever
Sunday, july l3.-Entered the Canyan this
morning. For little ways the road was
good A fair sized mountain stream runs
down the Canyan which. I'VE had to cross sew
eral times-very hard crossing. We had to
leave the old road and take one made by the
train ahead of along the mountain side,
which was sliding and rough-full of stumps
Several teams tipped over and broke down
Wisconsin got through all safe. Insects aw-
full, they bit our horses so mnch that we
could hardly manage them. The hills on each
side of the Canyan are from 500 to 800 feet
high, very steep, and covered with heavy
forests of tall straight pines and balsam. The
scenery is very beautiful and romantic. We
passed fort Snyder, comprising one log house
and situated in a very beautiful spot. Camp
ed three miles beyond Fort Snyder, near the
head of Canyan. Good water and fair grass.
Drove about 10 miles, This has been very
hard day on our massachusetts and bad road.
Our train has become somewhat split up. Our
Wisconsin wagons-twelve in number, are
or miles ahead of the Others The rest are
scattered along ten and fifteen miles back.
Monday, Jaay 14.-Our drive this morning
commenced by ascending along hill--climb-
ing the mountains No sooner had we arriv-
ed at the top than down we went and so it
was ALI day-up and down. We crossed
five different mountains Snow in some
places. in the road or feet deep. Had a
storm in the aftcrnoon-a little rain, heap
of snow and little hail. We have passed
through very heavy, tall pine and balsam for
ests.
This is decided very romantic country
great high hills, tall thick forests, and noun
tain streams of pure cold water rushing in tor
ents down the hill sides. We drove 25 miles
and camped in deep narrow Canyan on a wet,
swamp spot. Grass scarce. Sprague has
the Fever very severe this evening. Frank is
quite sick yet The season here is backward.
Strawberries and Goosberries just in bloom.
Tuesday, July 15-Drove through a deep
bad mud-hole this morning and then had to
leave the old read and climb a hard, long
steep hil-had to double teams The rest of
the forenoon we had good roads but hiIy Had
to cross two deep streams. In the afternoon
emerged into splendid valley-roads.. fine.
1t seemed like emerging from winter into
spring. Nature has planted a beautiful flower
garden in this valley. There are some of the
prett;est roses l ever saw-wild or tame. We
found some ripe strawberries, which went
very SU1fu, ditLOut55tt Stiidii bIOfc ~
Sprague and Frank better
Feahesday July 16-Just as we were
hitchng up messenger from the teams back
came into camp and said that two wagons
which were about 8 miles back of the rest.
had been attacked and robbed by the Indians
Twenty-Five men from the different trains
went back. The wagons belonged to two
brothers, Campbell, recently from Denver,
but formerly from Wiota, Wisconsin. One
was loaded with provisions the other with
whiskey. There were seven men with the
wagons, six of whom escaped, but J. NJ Camp
bell was killed, He leaves two children in
Wiota-his wife being dead He was forty
nine years old. The Campbells had between
$4,000 and $4,000 in gold and Treasury
notes, all of which were stolen. The history
OF this tragedy is about as follows: The
wagons were very heavily loaded, and cons,-