The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1888-12-01
TRIALS OF THE IMMIGRANTS.
The Roach Brown Benson Allen
Party Experience Rough Times.

The following graphic description
of the trials and tribuations of the
Roach Thrown party, which left here
a month ago for Spokane Falls, is
from The pen of devout Bro. Benson,
the chaplain of the party:
BUTTE CRY, Nov. 90, 1888.
FRIEND DAVIS: Well | landed h re
live days ago aud have had HI of
trip. We lett Ely rs you know for
Bassett's ranch, but landed on Duck
Greek. Then we started tor Johnny
Burgett's, but as Brown got the wrong
harness, he told Joe Allen and to 20
one anu he would 0vertake US, but he
did not. We went on tn Cherry Greek
and Brown aid not come up TIL next
day.
The next day we made IL miles all
right, the next 20 miles, and then We
started TO make SO miles, Out Sam got
lost and we had to make as alter dark.
sam led us into horrible place. He
got into "a lot of wire fence and it was
tough 10 get out. Aud here we land
ed the big wagon IN a slough. We
then struck for light and left the
wagon until next day. We got sup
per with some cow boys, who treated
US kindly. The next day we had IL
miles to make, but Sam gave US an
other wild goose chase. We should
have gone southwest, but he went
northeast in the night. Next to Hall
leck Station-lost agaiu-but We got
there all the same. There We got
barley and hay and little whisky.
Then we started for Pole Greek (25
miles,. Made that all right next
day 30 miles TO Pie Creek on tile
Mountain City road. That night it
showed like blazes. Next day we
made the head of the Owyhee river
all right II raihed all that night and
next day and night.
If any that you know should come
this way tell them to stop at Noun
tain City. They are the best people
| ever stopped with.
Then We left for the Indian reser-
vation some said II, some 10, ONE
81 miles. The first day we made 5
miles and got off the grade with the
big wagon aud hal 10 unload. We
eamped that night. Next day Sam and
Brown went went hack. got what we
unloaded and reloaded.
Then We made another start and up
upset the big wngon in lot OF will
lows. Well, we had to unload and
get tae wagon up again. II took all
day tn make lour miles, and that night
the wagons were empty of every
thing. II was very cold. There Was
some loud enrsing, you bet. The
next morning II Was showing and
bio ins aud al that steel AID tools
had To be handled. Ii required the
patience OF Job, aud there is where
we were wanting.
We got off again, got 10 The reser-
vatiOn and found 40 feed there; three
DAYS making II miles; had To make
seven miles more TO an Indian camp
10 get some hay. Ii was showing and
cold. We got some of the necessary
prlvinder and made Que more start
aud got % miles Ia the Monuments all
right; thence 25 mites tn Louise creek.
The next day we had 80 miles tn
make IL Bruneau Valley, bur the wa
ter at Louise Greek VAS gone. They
had we'll. bur did not want us to use
it; they told US we could get water Mt
the Observation-Disclosures, but found
none when we got there. Maybe
there WINS not some hard words said,
but Mr.. Editor, il You had come
along YOU could have had fight from
anv If us men or Mrs. B either.
Wei. we got within seven miles of
Bruneau Valley and had to leave the
big wagon until next morning. Here
the curtain drops on this perilous voy-
age.
Brown got sick of the trip and said
he would 90 no further this winter.
sam, Brown and joe Allen are now 10
winter quarters at Boise CITY.
struck the Oregon Short Line and
I am in Butte City, headed for Spok-
ane Falls. Will write you when get
there. j. C. B.
A Phoebe Miner Falls 400 Feet.