Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-09-14
BANK OF RIVER, June 18th.

BANK OF RIVER, June 18th.
Since commencing this | have travelled
over one hundred miles further west;
have seen many Indians, all friendly and
readyto shake han ds and talk. Yester-
dsy just at night few Indians came in
to camp but seeing the way we were arm
ed they were evidently frightened and
left. Indians dread the sight of large
revolvers. A squaw came into camp
this morning and got something 10 eat
for herself and carried a lump OF sugar
and biscuit shome; she did not like the
looks of such a..hardy set Of Fellows
''Too big heap guns" One old Indian
said, Sioux Indian all good; white man
go to sleep. sleep sweet till sun up. Min
ME Indians bad; he no good; when we
meet Indian and they ready to say how,
how, he all right; but if he nogspeak he
be bad Indian.n a person is safer among
the Indians than the whites in this coun
try, who roam about hunting and trading
with the Indians. Those that claim to
know. say that they never trouble unless
there are whites among them. 1t is di.
verting to see how they are dressed; some
wear stove pipe hats of the Oldest style.
suppose that traders have let them have
them. The road we are now travelling
varies from what the first was;s very
hilly and sandy. making it necessary to
double teams in ascending some OF the
hills Some of our party have been sick
with dysentery Mr.. Fisk obtained some
sage willow. which grows here in great
abundance, and made tea which checked
it Immediately All the medicine 1 want
is plenty to eat; can make meal out of
Indian meal, slaWacks and molasses,
mush and milk, meat, biscuit or apple
dumplings, don't make any difference
what. all taste good; like variety, but can
make a meal out of either article alone,
then go to sleep and sleep sweetly till
morning. We are heavily loaded. conse
quently walking is the game. get tired,
but when 1 arise in the morning feel
refreshed and start out for the West with
as much courage as ever. e
FoRT LoRAXIE, June 18th.
Arrived here this morning, health good
shall start for the mines in the morning.
We expect to go into the Big Horn Mt's.,
if we can do SO in safety. We have join
ed Townsaud's train and our company
now numbers Il3 men. Townsand is a
California miner and made his fortune
here; he has four men with him, practi-
cal gold miners; having mined eleven years
in California and Australia. All news
from the mines is very fattering.
We have passed the grave of another
man who was killed by the Indians, j.
Brink, from Michigan. The Indians
here are hostile, and emigrants have to
look out when they. .are in small parties.
Fort Loramie is nice little village, with
some fine buildings. There is now in
the Fort $50 soldiers from Ohio, They
have a reading room which is supplied
with all kinds of books and papers and a
Melodeon. Quite a number of soldiers
have deserted and gone to the mines.
DEER CREEK, June 9th.
We are now in mining country; the
gold found here is as fine as -four; they
are making from two to six dollars per
day at Loramie Peak. wanted to cross
the river and go there, but the boys over
ruled me, and go ahead it is. In our train
we have 160 head of cattle. At night
upon stopping We make circular yard of
our wagons and put the cattle inside; our
tents are placed on the outside of our
wagons We have four men on gnard at a
time. We had another stampede last
night with our cattle; every man rallied
to the cattle cry and we soon had them
back in the circle all safe. 'a
LOWER PLATTE BRIDGE, June 29th.
We are now in place called Bridger's
cut off, l40 miles to the west of Loramie.
am sitting by a spring where you could
load two horse wagon with saleratus, a
specimen send you. The health of our
company is good and mine, never better
We are in volcanic country; after leav-
ing the valley of the river aud ascending
the bluffs, we find the ground strewn with
burnt lava or oinders. Iwish you could
see the cactus, it is now in full bloom
overing the ground in many places; there
are two kinds, red and yellow. To day /
passed little grsyeso neatly arranged; it
was rounded up with dirt, then two rows
of the incest little round stone l hav,
ever seen, laid around tho edge. On The
grave was a rose bush and many kinds o
flowers; on the board at the head was
"Tread lightly, stranger, our Jennie Sleep
here" There also was a neat tree draw
on the board with pencil; it was certain
ly the finest thing have ever seen, show
ing so much love and taste.
leave for the wild Mountains to NOR
row morning. 1t will be q long time be
fore can write again as all facilities fol
mailing and receiving letters ceases. ,a.
| -.r. Yours, 4sz L1R siarsda>
l. r.iiH9 N. G. HYDE.
An Eastern Horse thief. sa
The following instance of endurance
of pain would not have disgraced Spar