Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-01-12
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EThe following letter from q
Gailipohsian who '.has been there
may prove interesting to some ofeur
readers who contemplate emigrating
to the gold regions. Our friend is
evidently not disappointed in his ex.
pectations.
VIRGINIA CrTr, MONTANA TERI
November, ed, 1884. {
FRIEND c. E@rs 1-0
~ promised to write to
you, as soon IS I should arriyo In
this country and become settled.
We left Leavenworth on the 80 OF
Msg ana had reeSaDCt weather FOR
three days when it commenced raiti.
ing and continued to do so for sete-
raj days 1t then cleared up and
remained clear the balance of our
trip. Alter three weeks travel va
reached Fort Kearley on Plstte rivet.
Crossing this river we followed IN
the north Platte to upper Platte
bridge, Wepassed several camps Of
Sioux Indians who treated us kindly.
We travelled alone until we reached
Fort Laramie. Our road passing
through the Black Hill, was said to
be infested by hostile Indians, and
in order to protect ourselves wo
Joined band Ct Pilgrimes on their
way to the land Of promise. We
took the cut off by Fort Bridger.
The first part of the road is a sandy
desert without water except by dig.
ging about ten feet and then it is 80
impregnsted with alkali that it IL
almost unfit for use. Our road lay
through this desert for fifty miles.
After leaving it the water was plenty
and very good. i5fel1
On reaching Yellow Stone river,
one of our party took sick, and We
lay by awaiting his recovery. While
doing so, some of US concluded ID
go on prospecting tour. 1 packed
80 days "grub,'" shouldercd my
blanket and started. We followed
up the Yellow Stone, prospecting as
we went along, finding gold but not
in sufficient qusntity to justify worA.
ing. On the 10Th day out we came
to Yellow Stone lake which is. the
head of Yellow Stone river. This
lake is almost 80 miles across. On
account Of scarcity of provisions Wo
were obliged to return TO the toad.
Crossing the river about 90 miles
below the lake we followed down the
left side Of the river. On reaching
The road we learned from a baard
nailed on q tree, that the sick man
died the day after we left camp, and
that our train had passed on for
Virginia city two weeks before we
reached the road. This was q pre-
dicament to be placed in. We were
out of provision and had been for
three days. l hunted up my meat
sack, and found the paws of bear
we had killed some time before. We
put them in pot of water; and
shaking our meal sacks, made = raise
of about a pint of meal, with this We
made soup that furnished breakfast
for l3 men.
We then started for Virgihia city
distant l25 miles, with little prospect
of anything to eat until we reached
that place. But fortune favored us.
On the Sd day we overlook some
Pilgrimes. They proved to be Wal
ker's train from Missouri, many of
the men that were with lis in the
prospecting tour belonging to this
train. They had waited for us until
two days before we returned to the
road. They wanted US to eat. es-
pied pot ofmush and p4il of milk
Ifmush and milk ever suffered that
was the time. We remained with
them until we reached Virginia city.
1 hunted up our boys and folind some
of them building cabins f6r winter
/ was not much surprised st find
ing things in this country, as I ex-
pected. The Gulch On which Yir-
ginia city is built is cry rich in gold,
some of the claims paying as high as
eight hundred dollars a day, whilst
others do,hot pay for working.
There are a number of other
Clutches in this country but labor is
now too high and scarce to pay for
working them. Quite a number of
quartz leads have been found, and
two or three quartz mills in opera.
ton and several others win be up in
the next season. 7.l-
Wages are from four to SIX dollars
per day. Flour is now selling at
S2S per cwt. Bacon e5 cts per pounGl.
Coffee, 65 cts aud other things in
proportion, Clothing sells for about,
the same in Gold, asiit { .ocs with ys,s'
in Greenbacks. eWhisl " very COM
mon sells at IS per go Hon, or s5 ats,
a drink. ,..f .f--
You can tell all the people, that
think Of coming to this coansy that
they can make a liv' ing by hasR work,
but they need nos expect any big