Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-04-15

Correspondence Of the Journal.
FROM THE FAR WEST.
CkMr ON sNtKE INDIAN REsKRv ALTON 1
lYvo,aiag Territory, March, 1870.


kcs,,,;s,I se,esnccr, 4 concIndsd would try
- t;ll ,;r,ohs addrs..;,'e a re,v ,v,rds 10 the
c:T;,ens If oId Wed ,Lrnngh tho columns of
v"nr vsinahie nanor Yourself and A number
If vonr rsadsri no db,ybt kpow The life of a
oaiaia. - 80. o,ono,nnnus especiallv II com.
nsIIsd ,o remysin in one camp a yerv ereal
lenglh os time consequently. our 6nly alter.
native TO drive dull care away, ia 10 employ our
lila moments in writing To those al home Do
moi understand me TO say that all soldiers are
inclined 10 This pastime,
Myself, with about fifty other n green uus."
left Newnoht Barracks Nv on Tho avening Of
November, 81, as raw recyui,s for the MI II. s..
Infantry, stationed in Wyoming and Utah Ter.
ritoriess We boarded Inc elrs In Cincinnati "a
The II A ID denot and amid chrers ana wa wing
Of handkerchiefs. mnsie. etc :. which br ,ught IN
vivid recolIectlons of 1851. we hid adieu 10 The
oneen Civ Of Tho west
We went IN Chicago from which noint We
struck west throuVh ibe beautiful prairies of
Tllinois and Iowa and finally wbistled down
brakes at Council hInfIs.
This citv lies ;,,st nnnos;ia Omabn Nehrns IN,
The Missouri Is crossed here be et-ry "A pres !
ent but learn TINT thew contefupYoss, BTnfgipo
II. We crossed over t0 Omaha. and ruuoainnri
there two or three do va IN recuneraie III'
The population of Omaha. In INV estimation.
is between $4,000 and 10000; some, howe yer,
claim for Il 81 900. As 70 the beauty of the
cjty I capn,h ,ey that admire Il. hui of course
its youth must Be taken into consideration. All
stiles. grown up as Omaha has, (you might saw
in the twinkline of nm e,e.) will. for n few
years 10 como. be without its poyed streets and
marble fronts. his beautifully sjmated and in
nv mind. will in no far distant sav be the lead
inc city Of the West Here we took the famous
UP n r N cross The wide nla;Os Of Nebrn IA
and Wvomirg Territory
On we 90. steaminv and snoriino o'ey this
vast mi xtnre of nrairie and nlaSn. Passing bsrs
exiatence. On. on. DER this Great America N
Desert. WWestward the star of empire ,vcnds
its way." Not long after leaving Omaha we
come into A country, dotted with towns and VIII
lagos, where but few Years ago the same soil
was trod by none but the ''noble red men of ths
forest" Speaking of fnrests. they are some
thing failed to see on either side Of the road as
far n q my eyes could reach No sir thew are
not there. The great civilizer, "the iron horse
speeds on with almost lightning rapidly. until
| We reach the "Magic City," CHEYENNE now the
! Capital Of Wyoming Territory. 1t i less than
| three years since the idea was conceived 10 Law
out city where Cheyenne now stands, which,
| as but Yesterday, was the favorite hunting
! ground of the Cheyenne. Sioux, Crows. and
other savaees, and where the buffalo roamel
and Ramboled to their hearts content. There
| are few cities in the West that have made more
rapid strides with respect TO making this The
| CITY of the West. than CHEYENNE. Nor wero
| The promoters Indifferent TO the fact, that Chey-
enne woud be the entrepot at nn distant day fol
Colorado. New Mexico Utah. Nevada, Moutana
| Idaho and Dakotab Tie dav nor hour Will
| moi be remote. so saw the people of cheyenne
l when the iocomoti so with lis shrill whistle Wi
| announce, "The trains from Colorado are in u
II hone thew will not be disappointed In thei,
| antieipations. nor do | tlink they will. for 4
moro cpterpris,ng set Of people never ,sonatted
| in America II IL in fact the Emnoriuna M the
| West. Nearly ali the stations and towns oIonr
| the U. PR, r, between that place. or even The
| Snutb Platte river. now draw their rnarnhAn.
/ d'a, and Commodities from, cheyenne C;iv I'll,
| c;tv now ceri.;ns verv many snbstsr,;sI hill
bui chirAv o,L d, bu;ld;ros ;vl;cb ,o aII ;n,an,.
| and nnrnosoo arc as e. o'nroo9 as ~ 80
| bricb bopse' aItb:nob during ,be Fall .ni VIZ
t,r months. winds sir mn which Iast from ivsiys
! I, twentv .fonr bonrs whicb .cryo NO. ~,
| keeniny away eni1emics than thev 40 re- AN.
age vel Il il ,sm, ,rkahlp tbata = c;tv H., ,r;,a ~
m,ny femnor,rv honses n.i,iv coSs,rnc,.5 90,
NJ wood sbnvia have so li,,ic ioss he &C. r,
| snrroY,s fun thaotors and nnmhcr or .o,oor,
| soIopors which ore aiKar ,rnii o,,anJoS 60
c;slIv ,yhon sr,;s,s .n,,n,,rco ,har,SairaS CT.
soc;:,,e. snd o,ber as'no;s,;n,,s 80 =, a.
;sbin, cord;,;on an5 ,yau a,,oaJaJ III -
two or ,brea cbnrchss i, wb,cb sorv;cos s,o
! held on st.,sd Iavs and hours 7, snnno-,s
fnur ot.ls aIi NJ which cla;, a. ho da;po !
,,nod h,s;nass 4, has d. h,nL;,,O Ls
l rad a nd Pnfn tf1 IN,
sented Two daily naners are nnhI;sl,eJ ,h,ra.
one The cL.,snn. roi,. the o,bsr AZ.
| her ~ W
While am wr;t;,, oho,, Al. .;,r or r,ho.
erne. I will giva faw ;tsnos aho,t X .r.;nr,
tnrai and mineral nrodncts NJ he TeEr;,or.
The mineral and metallic Interests oe w vom;ns
| TERRITORY ara fxad mat,cr All oIonn ,ba n
PR. r. valuable discoveries of GOLD IRON and
! 6 ,al have been made and The lodes veins .ni
| mines are viOorouslv and sncc, .sfnilv WORKED
! n. the nrcsent limo The wbola Of The gol,
produot purchases made by ,he bankers o
! q ioyenne, are from the Sweetwater mines
which are only short distance from where W,
are now canned. This mining locality has no
b ,en known but A little over a year. and within
eight miles of these mines there has within m,
| last yenr snrnn0 nm tho citv nj Sontb Pass
numbering now 600 Inhabitants This oitv /
located lust in the pass of the Rocky Noun
tains; in crossing from the Western slope 10 IN
Eastern, we pass through. II is $50 miles fror
the Railroad line. fCarter Station and has
line Of stage ches running 10 and from ia
the accommodation OF the travelling public. TIL
regular fare il $50 from South Pass 10 the rail
road. Coal mines are in opers,ion under m
management of Gen. Greene. formerly of WASH
ington, which produce $50 tons DER day. Ther
/. can be no doubt that many Thousand artisans
!, mechanics. yeomen and laborers. will lock
, the West IN tbe approaching Spring. and III
West is the only outlet for this population
which can M longer stand the burdensntne Ia,
alton OF the East. where the rich have bee
I mad. richer and the poor poorer. Lot thel
: ceme they will find home in Wyoming. nj
D der one Of the most benign cimes that wi:
| Creator conId hastov Tbere are M noo
houses here. and disease ia moi in the atmo
9 phore. Near our camp are several old citizen
r whose silver locks testify 10 their old age, ar
sill hev can on,rnn' o1tinmn' outwork anv
Y the young men now in the states at the age