The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-07-20

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> GRnAr SALT LAKE CITY, June 25.' 1864;
- FRIEND PARKER Having tired ol
: strolling around this remarkable city OF
saints, / bethought mesofa promise I made
you before I left, Red Wing, and if you will
bear with me for few momentsI will en-.
deavor to redeem it, though perhaps in an
imperfect manner.
As you~are aware, my destination lay
across the great plains ard over the Rocky
Mountains, and what saw and learned on
my way here may prove interesting to both
you and the readers Of your paper, SO here
goes: bought my ticket in Atcheson on
the 5th inst, and took seat in one of he
coaches Of the celebrated Overland Stage
Company. From Atcheson to Seneca,
distance Of sixty miles; the country is we'll
settled and the land very good though not
reliable for farming purposes, being subject
to drouth, which occurs nearly every year.
After crossing Lar,mie creek, twelve miles
further on, the whole face Of the country
changes, and as far as the eye can reach
i there is nothing to obstruct the vision from
one horizon to an other, the soil being com
posed of fine sand, (you bet it is fine, too, }
and the little grass growing on it, in tufts,
called buffalo grass, being barely sufi'
cient to subsist the stock Of the, multi.
tudes Of emigrants who annually pass over
it.. The topography Of the country doe.
not vary much until the South Platte-has
been crossed, when it changes entirely.
forgot to mention that there are numerous
littlo gul'ies along the road, which all trav
elers would be perfectly willing to dispense
with, but which those very accommodating
fellows, the dryers persist in crossing at q
killing drive. l shall never forget them, no.
: never, although was seated on sixteen
folds ola heavy blanket, rendered doub1y
soft by tho addition Of divers pounds Of live
goose feathers crowded INTO q pillow.
Having anatural curiosity to- visit Den
yer city, the capital Of. Colorado. I left tht
river road at Latham and in twelve hours
was landed in that place.. Denver is abon,
the size OF Red Wing, but I venture the as
se1tion tnat more business is done tht're If
one day than in Red Wing in week. The
city is fifteen miles from the foot Of the
mountains, and Longs and; Pixies peaks
are visible, the former at a distance Of forty
and the latter eighty miles,. The snowy
range OF, the Rocky M fountains can here be
seen for a distance Of perhaps one hundred
miles, and the rugged peaks, covered with
snow the year round, present sublime and
beautiful appearance. My opinion Of Colo,
rado is, that notwithstanding the great food
which filled The mines with water and
swept away large portion Of its princip pal
+ city, it will eventually. become the best
gold mining country in the mountains
Presumiug that the telegraph has informed
you Of the great, Indian scare ip Denver, !
will pass that over, and proceed with my
adventures across the mountains to this
bury. F. 30 .... ..5 .
The crossing otfsouth Platte at Lutham,
(the usual iording place) pow has to be
made by a ferry. never saw before nor
lever care to see-again. But we crossed
the river, and after driving about ten miles
reached the Cache lc Poudre. This was
crossed in a skiff, !. {. two boards upright,
two boards in each end, with bottom 50
fall Of holes that it would make very good
sieve. In crossing this stream the under
signed came near being ''swamped"i in try
ing to rescue from watery grave a mis er
with twenty pounds Of gold dust on his
person who had the temerity to jump IN
latter buffalo robe worth about SIS. Like
any other hog be did not thank me, and I
determined then and there that / would
paddle my own canoe the rest Of the way.
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! The ride over the Rocky mountaiDs was
replete With interest, but = aIehersal of the
various incidents would weary your res5
srs and tax the patience Of your compost.
Itors, and will psss It over with the re-
mark that II any one wishes 70 cross over I
have no objections, but having .bssn thar
myself, / can't say that ] 'haaksr' sitter an
,so.her such ride 4 lsast not b. the Overiaod
sisge comrans's conyey.nees, which, IL
point Of accomodathn ard comfort ars no
Imsre 70 Be compared e !. ride in N OF
wagon, than are Dasidson.s old hnlks . the
il we'll kept. vel; naade. and ssift runnisgs
Isssansrs of Nsrtbrestern Paekst comps-
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