, 1873-11-30

Many queer outfits are aeor in uroelcy, maxi
Ing long journeys over tho plains,. Or who come
hither from . distance to- trade. Wc 'aro FIRST
tlae man and Ills family In b two-Ilorao sprnE-,
Of from Montana, or Oregon, nooking eonlo new
iocntton, or tlisr aro nnply travelling to Too tho
eot,ntry or to visit tllusr fronls. They arc light
foatlod and generally thoro arc but few chtldron.
aud a hox for holdlug proyiatoua, ofton acouplaof
chairs and polnotames q roos'nE-chair, Iley
arc worn with travel, dusty, Bnil-buriled, and
generaliy dilepidatod, and womon md children
look out from undur tho wagou-aurtatna With Q
ci!rous gaze. Sonsti,nes a bot:cr olnHs will
como undot nono treos alcnR tho river, wash up,
aud put on their good clotnoa !; thon thoy wifi
come into town With tho wagon -ourtaihs up.
feeling full % good as anyl,oay. The mon
aqd tin woman hsvo blaek uiik drarsea, juas
trIfo ont OF fashion. OF nice calico. ironed
nhdor' q tree II NIL their journeylng they
haye slept in tho, wagon, hayo eoo;ted
t:mir own prosiaionr AND pcSetea
fell. Soma Of t|loso outfits booug to inyalds,
1np-o or lesa wealthy, who ero in for long trip
pbug thu basn Of thu mountains. extonding from
tlic platto to tho Elo aIando, or even into Old
wutor. They layo tonts which thoy pitch near
town, md thore they nlcop nnd cook, aud, after
looking mound M long as anything pleases thotu,
thcy ato dp anil off.
Tho regular movers outfit consists Of aovoral
wngons @woil-loa,ed, With pleuty Of dogs bo-
genuine, a1isuonriians,, bolonglag to what ia
know el,o,t this hur or1ygattoni It looks like 1t
was hemp Q, trouble. May bo t'loyll stay, hut
tlloy c.n make corn snd keep o gang Of hogs"
ST. thoy roll out with their tlrty Wagons and
few hoof-croaking cows.
Tho outfit OF tho To1as irovor is q aolontiflo
affair. There Is seldom cover to the wagon
1t in too much trouble, and tho whole 1oad Is OK
posed to tho public gaze. There aro koge Of
molaBson and jugs Of vinegar, and Of something
clio, boxos Of bacon, Of ilour Eugar md q vari-
city Of other PROVISIONS. somo things aro
stripped to tho sldoH in heltor-ekeltor, but
arc bundles Ut kindling wood tied to tho hind
axle. Thoao outfits arp. seen almost every day
Of tho season standing in front OF tho Htores,
while everything necded for long journey e
together Meanwhile, tlteir immense droyos aro
vending their way up tho divide. south Of tho
town, or around tho colony fenco OH tho north.
and at last thoy too tako up tho long line Of
travel acroBs tho plains.
Thou wo hnve the supply teams for sono
/ timber,camp or hordor'a ranch in tho noun
tains, coming in by three. four, or more days
journey, after flour, bacon, vegetables, aud
|, groceries. Wlen asked Why they do not trade
! at tho towns at tho baso of the mountaiua, tho
and that II thoy could they can buy everything
enough cheaper In GIeeley to pay for making
tho journey. Another roason why many aucll
como hithcr Is because thoy want to Heo friends /;
possibly tho young men want to 800 somo girls
Of their acquaintance, and most Of them gos
theirlettera md papers hcro. lnvalide, nll kinds
Of trayelors. explorers, businessmen. md tour
ista look for letters horo.
Besides tho railro.d teams tint take supplies
down the Plato, aro sciontifio partieg who hnvo
4 wagon and few riding mulcH, and hero they
get their tosr, bacon, and groceries before they
iHsuo into tue solitudo to DO gonc for weeks, and
even months. Theu wo have our own people,
some Of whom, aro all tho tilne on tho move,
Tho Platte csaractcra mean business; they no
longer wear broadclotht but Instead the toughest
gear. Some Of them wear buokskin pnntaoons with
suitable fringe, and they always woar nlouched
thing elso, and, Il not too far away, thoy como
back with loads of hay, on which thoy gracefully
| roclno. Sometimes they bring up butscr, md,
| In the soason, buffalo meat aud robes. Those
but. having idea TINT it IL little rough thoro,
| tho mon wear old clothes, some Of tho women
| bloomors, and away thoy 60 ut what they call
"bsiglt and onrly,' tlct il, 10 or II o'clock, aud
| by, hard pushing they canip within tue foot
hills, Tho next day. they. climb and climb
| sometimes they gst lost. but they so OH two
| or tl,roo Or moro days, according to their
| strength and the stock of their PROVISIONS, and
after q Whilo they llnvc O real pleasure, thai
is, when they como back dusty, hungry, feyerisl1
| with what thoy have socn, and londea down viii,
specimens which in a fow days they throw cut al
tho back door. 4 particular friend Of ours, q
| Now York City gentleman, ea1ne back nfter Il
stay Of ton days. liz had on a shocking pair Of
pantaloonH, held up By q big lcathor belt, Q
short-waisted cont, and flannel shirt. He had
lost tho skIn Off his noac, aud lo was SO lano lie
conld scarcely hobblo along. but ho waB onthusi.
astio about tic thugs ho mad Hcon, aud 10 San
80 many that the telling OF them will last him &C
long Lo iB not 1ikcly to 80 again eoon. The
women always 50 to bed, aud it iB several dayt