The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-06
He Discourseth Upon Many Sub
jects.

He Discourseth Upon Many Sub
jects.
The following letter was received from
Oscar Dugan, nov il Colorado. BY friend
CANON CRY, COL, April %.
have been here two weeks, having Ar
rived here on the 9Th. We had . pretty
rough time crossing the plains. as it Wal
cold and rainy. We were just four weeks
on the way.
We did not zee any game, "a the trave
on the road scared it away, but there wer'
plenty of antelope four or five miles of il
the hills.
We took was from Sedalia to Windsor, and
then through Clinton and Butler, striking
the Kansas line about twenty-five miles
above Fort Scott. Then We Travelled north.
west until we came to the line of the A., T
4 s. F., and the Arkanaas river, up which
We travelled for about 500 miles, and in III
that distance We were never more thar
three miles from the river.
He MEErErH DIFFICULTIES.
We had dry weather all the way. In
some places it was pretty sandy and hard
on fellows eyes-it would have played
thunder with youn. We also had bad
water to drink ali the way.
HE GAzErH UPON THE DEAD.
After We reached the Arkansas river ia
Kansas We found il lined with dead cattle
We saw fully 10000 dead cattle between
Great Bend aud Pueblo. There are fully
100000 head Of caltIe grazing in the valley
between Fl. Dodge and the mountains.
HE rALKErH ABOUT YE WILD GOOSE.
Maybe you have heard people talk about
Wild geese. bat you never heard Of any
thing that would beat what I saw-jus'
millions of them, for fact. ! never heard
of the like, bat We never could get within
gunshot OF them. If I had had GOOD
Winchester could have killed plenty o.
them.
He DlsLIKErH COLORADO.
Colombo 10 not tine plsoe it il cracket
up to be. There are lots of men out o
work here. received employment on thu
nov railroad about twenty-five miles iron
town, but It was 20 far away and % many
were sick without either physicians or med
cine I did not like to stay, 20 I quit. 4
Was . terrible dirty and bad place.
paid 81 per week Tor board, and first
rate hoard it VA. better than could be ex
pecsed 1t suoh q place. where they have :.
hsul everything forty miles around th'
mountains.
HI REcULATeTH UP0N LEADvuLE.
They arc building the railroad fUn
Canon City 70 Leadville. Al they ore *
pecting some trouble from another com
psuy they have shout 200 guards in tn
Grand Canon and will not let anyone Pas
through. shall start for Leadville 10
MORROW, stay there . lev days N,
If do not strike anything there. 1 shall 8
to Denver. Leadville 10 very unhealth,
place snd fellow has 70 be very careful o
hiossn. Men are dying every day, bu
they expose themselves and lay out.
He sPEAKEfH OF BEDDING.
Ihase not slept inside of . house onl.
Eve or ak times since I left home, but
have ect used to it. Every man carrie
bis bed on his back. II you 90 to boar
anywhere in this country, you have to fus
niah your own bed, and If you zee ma
start ont for walk, you will see him viii
pack 90 his back.
He 0IvEIH ADVICE.
would not advise anybody to come on
here Who ha got anything to do ther,
Frsighting l. about the only thing ths
psys. and that won't pay long. - 20 man
are going into it. Tell those = no do com,
not to buy anything until they get here
don't bring trunk, and take nothing bu
what can Be carried on your hack. Thes
are piles and piles of trunks left here b
fellows Who strike up in the mountains.
left mini in . lumber yard. took OF
some shirts and socks and whipped the,
up In ny blankets. 70 when went TO trav,
I can put them On ny back and strike on
HE PRIFERREfH 10 WALK.
Everybody valks in this country
costD sea and twelve cents Q nile 70 rid
and you BE- don't ride 1t that paice
long - ~ Ises hold together.
walked shoet tsssty miles yesterday befoI
dinner. I was pretty tired when I got
town. passed . poor fellow on ths roa
about sightssa miles from ths town, III
vas % aek he could not walk. We trie
70 carry him 70 TIE wagon road, that y,
about mile from the grade, but be vas
weak thst b eosld not 90, and Ne he'd
leave hin. He said be could eet down
Tie rod, but don't believe BE- ever al
We hsted to Issve The poor fellow. but !
could not helpi Il. Such IL lie in Tie F,
Woe. ODCAR II. OUoAN.