, 1869-03-09
PER1L0DS OVERLAND TRIP
Snow UrfG1s ON the Una ~ Puc: DC LIN,
-FAssce Gers walk Macy .usI;s -.
c.6enss. ETC.

gentleman who arrived in 4. Lows m
Thursday. supplies tie 0spatc., Of ,ha: rii7
With the fa1luwirg> totorma,.,1:
In company with uaay other seat!en.e.,
among wbon, werr JaIGc sonitstd, ~
California; B. c. Irueman, Of NJ.
9ork; General Hutchinson. Q: C4,i-
sa' 'Sii Ws,,ss. 1.n' etoths;ia % ssx law York i
Jadsc F1e' d; z. B: Benjamin, Of SIN i.ar.
cisre, and msny other gentlemen, he lr,t S.u
Fra1c.sco on the 4th Of Febru-l.y. All went
alol r tssisiactorily dosirE thr;r journey ocyr
the party tcok the etayes and ,o.e ,l.tarrs
| Of $50 m!!es In SIX days. At R.w.i7sss S.a-
tion, with the number that bad stas;cd lrotu
San FlsIessco, AMI. thooe picked up on tae
way, the party bad Increased to TWO h1p,lzrd
station for ten days. vhicn beirs =: ou. w.. =.
| Of Its stock Of provisions a7d :rIrs
were entestalaed hy unan, Of them Of sf tious
consequences Q. theme lyts u diytdua'iS, ur-
quarter. When they left Was1'ch, Our iu-
formaut states they werc assured that tho
road was open aud in rurnipg order to Oma-.
ha, aud they ~cre told just stteF their ar
rival n EAwisnsa that the soat. would be tt
fer travel the dsy following. After repeated
tHorts On the part of the passengers TO get
tie consult OF The ra:lrooi officials to the de.
uarturs of the ttatr, the latter flualIy con-
tented to get in molon once more When
the train started they we're equipped With
they would b. required to use In digging
through the snow drifts. During the delay
at the station The passengers held W indj.oa-
tEou meeting and agreed 10 eeod tbs follow
lrg telegram 10 WASHINGTON
RAwlss o ssRnssos. Koc1T AeSs5Ass,
G; F. hHntinStoo. 8 Tor cops.ess'"oal Railroad
Two tunasEa tsau) . sserHsr, oe'is.a them
| Ihs nauct Of on1csrs Of he L1ra.n1s Dtslsior.
ana 6di -ers ovcs ITEM, y asgssssth - tho ra:t
Tho ahovc message WIS signed In behalf of
/ u passengers by 4. r. Lombard, OF Boston.
Il. Parker. OF Washington Territory, sud
| lsaac p. Allen, OF san Fra1c'seu, who alleee
| that the d,sg7aceful conduct alluded to, cou:
| suited In their be1ng atsuScd by the ra!lroad
officials that the road vas open when 1t was
not, atd Informing them daily that fhey
| would sta,t the siay following. and lastly, Of
sending despatc % tho Superintendent A.
| RaHiiL Rs to tell lhe passengers to provide
| themsely,s with three days provisions, and
then another telegram tF7n superior othccr
eountermandipE the same, but not ~ after
crhilant rate. Unc OF the Passengers, in his
.The de;pasch Old for NJ that which We
wished 1t to, do. Ii stsr:ed. rs tie ! ext morn.
Ing On our way rjoirlrR. 4 happier sci ul
passengers than they were was neses secn-
TWO Of three small dEi4ts melted before them
tu comparatively leW MINUTES At last
came a big one, probably the largest on the
track. Five hours hazd work ID the biting.
cold Wind demolished This. vtish' was At
]east Loco feet In 1,ngth. Nov came our
trouble -whfskcy> Tue enEiEee!s aud other
officers OF the tram. except Conductor sncr-
wood. had taken dram too much, and bad
allowed their HEes in the rnGines I've bad
three attached to the lrain] to 20 ouk- There
wa& jast tDree enough fcst ~ tutn 10 draw
~ into she deepest part Of the bank and let
Us slsy there. T;fee ears were pushed ont
| one hy OLE. but the remainder OF the train
| was len there, and the consequence was that
the WlLd blew the GLOW and packed it solid
aearust tht train.
"Ano.hef thing that must not be forgotten
Is the daily ration. We received, moi 20 mueh
70 keep Us alive al to reward us for our
good conduct and hard work. In the morn
Ing We were allowed to have RI ortl1narY Tin
cup full Of cutee provided ne bought au
oyster can OF something else to Put It 10y. o.st
!: hl. cult aud ahoul two or three good mouth
. tuls OF boiled meat In the afternoon thi:
, was repeated, With the exception Of beef soEf
| being substituted for coffee, (cooks had triet
:. | oysters aud doug hhuis.)
: tAtscr partaking Of this IA re for two days
: about nifty OF us cot club d tina. VIC cou iAI,
l. no ~oEse, and perhaps tnizh be tsclted bet
+ Ter, by taxing The .tWalkrr' i,uo aud accord
z ircly next morning We started Tor a n'cr li.tl
r walk It ninety miles, which re acsom uiiahe d
!, IN fur days. 4 lev had trest-b't.rn ~.
L bYstered ieet, but .he. majority were a.
y right. 1t nay be also welt to STATE INST !
= either showed or blowed all tic time, an
., ax-no tine was the thermometer above trrex
= ing paint, aud one day Il wss for while 81
below zero. At last we reached the cily II
+ Laramie. and took the cars that evening IL
o | umaha, a which place We were I'll .lld :
y | buy &ouna lean shirts and undercfothiog au
2 take good bath. Most Of rs are much II
- | Wo1s. fer wear, and Ne think Il will be 3 lou
: time bforc We taxa aLother ridc oves n
:. mountatls on the E1iou Pacific R1,1road''
!, IN consequence of the delay IT RaWling
> | and e1pcnses incurred otherwH the tri
y cost the pnsscDGers IN aVrr11e Of 3135 eac
= > more than they would have beea required I
II pay It they had come direct though Man
= Of 1he railroad officials aod cmpioyes N N
D Who bad loFvarded the telegraph u1c*sla.
=. and at SOLE potsts along the line rcta1tatlo
y wss threatened, bat they were Ill we'll srne
= and wt1e not moaeoted.
Ia Some sixty Of the passengers nndertoo
y the wall. 1xo miles east os frrc5. Ihe 6r
=. | day they accomplished twenty one miles, II
1t sttsud { At thirty eight miles, the third t.
~ eleven NiIes. AID the fourth Cay etgote
~ The raaaee Of those through which th
ID ! pssse.i :wefe Carbon, Medicine BnW, Com
'ot Rack Crtek, Miser, Lookout, Cooper Lab
II Wyoming, Larsmfe. Considering the sc'c
- vssihsk, and the tact that many we're una
-. ~ custoned to pedest-lantm, they made
r. mnS9hly good tsrsa and displayed grt
b energy and perseverance,. They conplatn
Ezu hfgh-ch2rBes for prpPhSons a1oug the = i
y. ha-;px TO pay in so-a0 cases the snm OF Q
81 sef tcIar and q half lcka small piece Vt hfr
ossr wfsl nnla:bea- Tha cWlcess It. charge Vi
~ road refused to en- .artain any proposition
ID. rrElrd the money for extra txp peraes nInr'
b - the p.ssen.e-s Their basxage Was
v+s .an tehird with :be train which At last
On counts bad PROCEEDED seFcn miles fuEft
70 eastward, takirg two days to Eaka This d
he ! !arce-
sn1 lone meat d locv as It lasted, and the boa
nh .hiib ol each nan there aveIaeea 9earl5
suy With the chscsclcE Of the aeconuodttl6
aas73 aDpp The route, and declared th4t 1t WoI
u - be L lppg time beiaro theS wo1ld uuderta
"a, fhe oyer1sps 1t'p again. Those who wals.
II, are sick OF The Journey, and pretty v
nls ~ used up Their accounts does not spe
,a+a well for ths conduct Of the RAILROAD oidci;
a aeL. and What she Inter may hare 10. toy 10
NJ NJ fence We pow-uot. The foregoing nasrat
,teF Is N dc lp. from the statenauts Of d geo:
fesd usn who.e, dufed the per1is aud dis.3i,o,
o1a | nents .sd1deat to the trip, aud nA oE
"a. blsne hn II he Is not, undes ~ the
= cunsllaets, in very an!shlc mood.
~ shal probably hear more Of the n2et1es *
I b. orn Other SOURCES.
iae A saa eAkf-
aph csa Of the ssddest easss Of utter desert
80 ar1 laDeilntss which haA coas.s INTO Dus
~ ~ netlce for many a oaT. vas hEoo1ht 10 Ii!
snd Yesterday. The Toman,. who il the princi
Sss EatIerer, related lar uoEy. ~ snhslsnce,
oRn :a,tnrs: *'~ltb her husea:a. daugh .eI
@ ine yesrs Of age, md M; ooy; sas had, u
Wss ,snces almost Of penurJA oeczstoned In g
20, pa1t, by the htemperate habits OF
liz a hustsnd- A. hast, feeling shat M cta
sare ccnld pcssisly be- Tor the worse.
srtp> hoping to ind IN tho as West that fu:
ssse wbith had neysr smllea upon Them 10, !
csas cs | old homt-eto which tbe hope WAS 1slde
LII the bosom Of the wus that new teeneS
70 new Interests mlehi wesn her husband
aai bis betet'Ing sinl-they determined ~ e
> a:e omaha. where feme relatives lad alrf
tnas at | preceded then To eject TIL. nu4pose.
In RI .canty s,ock OF furniture anil h1usel
/, II goods remaining TO- them WIG s1'o,
mes mtRey obtained for the trip.
.aiiy ding adleu to rhe cid hpae, they
eeee, ou:- 4 young man Of aereea'le
= Of dress, but IF somewhat aoubtful c
ware seter. 1ho, much aetlnsa the will OF
Luz mutt.1. had been 2a5ies AA addresses ee
re ~ daurhter. under some sFeetops pfete1f.
Ike tEe tourney. Arriving a. Rochester 10
{ W.f. he ttain, accompanied BY the gttl, and,
:, ard ast uas abou. 10 start aR1in, the n.
a n. fouL6. to her 1ne1p1essihle angui: b. taa
:, =. ne. | daughter Wa' eoEe- Allght1ng fkon
NJ rs oi srai, Two days sere spess N t,nitRta 81
a a. fcr tie wa5wartl sll, a. the expara,A1u G
d sers lime the Journey wss resumed. Bat 81,
m and still Erest.r to,ro~ Was 10 sore 10
l:119it | Her nHahHBd EGnn1e
It4uon ~, ,r.rira ruv ~ h5s annaf;.e rn,br
lIance. sE.n ~ E'.S ~ - ~ ~ - e,sri r
n ihas every opportunity 10 satl:!3 tS III.
.eed Of stro1 d1iuk. and, after leaSl1@ oiAs
e Than she found II 1t he also had d!sfr'ed af1.
oW. t. Inc .rith him All thrFr xcantY hoard OF u
44a'td -.~.s1 =. ~ t,,r aea 49, farfpu hss cij
oEsc II en - ~ ~. ,hr,nph ticket. q
( aSe~ | EAtnR GEE GUY sn1 - mr. nncktt.
ch ht | eEe had turtut a1e!5 hePI hE fhar mi
:da1lf | no 1pesna }eit her 10 en1u oseA; at -
IL sud ttrratiye was to 20 on W ns1 nteuo
il Who , ftm.ha \, d. a. she AH1ited the west
D sE14 | 80. - 81 s,,iay from this Guy. no D0fe
d-jus Gya ss;."t ~ ns.pr sorrow could have