The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-11-24
On the pIaIn,.

and his family in two-horse sprirg
wagon, having come through from tho
Missouri, or from Montana, or Oregon,
seeking some new location, or they an
simply travelling TO see the country o.
70 visit their friends. They are light
loaded aud generally there are but lev
children. There are always bed.clothel,
pillows, trunk and 4 box for holding
/ provisions, often 4 couple OF chairs and
sometimes 4 rocking chair. They aie
worn with travel, dusty, sun.blrnh
and generally dilapidated, aud womsh
and children look out from under lie
wagon curtains with q curious gaze.
Sometimes 4 better class will come IN
der some trees along the river, wnh
up, and put on their good clothes /;
then they will come into town with
the wagon curtains up, feeling full Is
good as anybody. The men wesr nice
clothes, though considerably wrinkltd,
and the women have black silk dresses,
justa triae out OF fashion, or nice calico,
ironed under tree. In all their Jour.
neyipg they have slept In the wagon,
have cooked their own provisions md
picketed their horses on grass, though
grain Is always fed. Some Of these out
fits belong to inyalids, more or lsss
wealthy, who are in for long mp
along tho base Of the mountains, ex-
tending from the Platte to the Rio
Grande, or even into Old MeIlco,
which country they mean to reach by
winter. They have tents which hey
pitch near town, and there they deep
and cook, and after looking around as
long as anything pleases them, theyare
up and Oh.
The regular movers OUTFIT consists OF
several wagons, well.loAded, with plen.
~ Of dogs behind, and lots Of children
within. Some aregenuine NGissouillns,
belonging to what is called the calhsh
aiistocracy. They "don't know about
this hur errygation ; II looks like twas
heap o trouble. May be they'll itay,
| but they allow a push on to the Alkan-
saw, where they can make corn andkeep
gang Of hogs" So they roll out with
their dirty wagons and few hoof-
creaking COWS.
The outfit OF the Texas droyefls q
scientific affair. There isseldom atoyer
to the wagon: II is too much truuble,
and the whole load is exposed u the
public gaze. There are kegs Of nolas-
SOS and Jugs Of vinegar, and Of eme-
thing else, boxes Of bacon, Of four,
sugar aud a variety OF other proyiRons.
Some things are strapped TO the sides
In helter.skelter, but perfectly Rcure
manner, and sometimes there arelbun.
dies Of kindling wood tied TO the hind
axle. These outfits are seen imost
every day OF the season standing in,
front Of the stores, while everything
needed for a long Journey toUtah,
Montana, or Idaho Is carefully bought
together. Meanwhile, their immense
dfoyes are vending their way up the
divide, south Of the town, oraround the
colony fence on the north, and n last
they too take up the long line Of travel
across the plains.
Then we have the supply teams for
some timber camp or herder's rtach IN
the mountains, coming in by thrtc, four
or more days journey, after flour, ba-
Nm veSetables mud rroeeries When
asked why they do not trade at the
towns Of the base OF the mountains, the
reply Is that they cannot get All they
yant there. and that Il thew coud, they
ssn INV eyefytlripr enouri chAper IN
Grssley IN nav Ior making tho iourney.
AnolLsr reason why many mth come
bitSsr Il because tbey want 10 see
f,;erds nossiiily tl,e yoi,ng MIN want
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