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L. 3. ROSE, 
VUE FOITSDKE A.Vtl OW .VKIi OF BUSHY 
T^HK subject of this sketch was born in 
I Rmrarii Uav .... i.. i 
i ui mis sheren > 
1 B#r»ri»,May, 1 «•)? Whun frt'Wa*iwr■!■ • 
years old his father and family rmigrr.t, j 
to New Orleans, where his father eB|P»g*d 
in the mercantile liuein/vut. After linn 
yearn they removed to Monroe county, 
Illinois, where the young man having i,. 
eeived a fair German education. atarked in 
hi* father's store, attended public aolm.il 
and finished (us education at Shortfall C\,| 
lege, Alton, Illinois. 
At twenty-one he became a wembarii no 
hi* own account, as a member nf tf>t> II n, 
of Rose & Dunlap, in Quihey, Illinois. Ai 
the end of another term of three year* i|„. 
firm removed to Koosamjiia, Iowa, 
they nimatnml in Usinoas seven years, 
. “J e , u ’ rfl *' lr - Roso secured what Jm say 
IS “fully one-half (ho factor of his 
♦mooes*,'' hi* faithful, skiimMo wi It, 
Hw also bought a farm and indulged, 
PH farces the vicissitude* of the cli¬ 
mate would allow, his passionate 
fonnnoH for cultivating (lowers and 
frutu of all kinds, especially the rare 
aan beautiful varieties. 
But only the vary hardiest varie¬ 
ties OOuld withstand those fearful 
Winter storms, the beautiful flower- 
trig plant* and tender ornamental 
Shrub* succumbed entirely to the 
cold or were dwarfed and ruined! 
ouinmer brought chillaaod fever (the 
lever » ager ' of the South), winter 
Wife lung and winter fever*, * ai id 
life became a constant experience of 
' hope deferred. 
finally, in JR.»8, it was decided 
PM account 0 r failing health o, r *. 
iT?.,"* °‘ llr “ r "". “'”1 lr..r„ ih.l 
E proprietor „r tfc, 
U» world l,„ 
,SSSJ* h‘"*» r y «• « fopill rote, 
i me being the year nf tin- Mnnnon 
war, It wafc deemed itmwiasiliU i„ 
proceed vtt Salt Ukc, ,„d .f t(lr 
much delibdranon and corresoon 
deuce it was detcrnuMod to try the 
T* 1 ' pamllel route. So, acco'im,* 
E l>vb " '""“ft ■'■•I ha-ina „.L.' 
, P** 50 Binplovod to hri„„ 
through the line*, fot of thorough 
bred and graded borpw *nd ,JL 
tliat bad ever started overland to (W, 
be act out on the long and 
5 hay were joined enrouta t •* 0ur, "‘ v 
families from Missuuri and | J V * CVcr ' 11 
When they reached Alb,,,,,,/ *’* 0 lll “ l 
?v »“■*«*> » A .. 
1 n/liur 
‘,„d 
, ploved, their days were filled with the Hfifts must now be constructed to convey 
J usual incidents of wagon travel, and their; the emigrants across the river, this beinw 
{ r 7 en, "f‘ , woro L,r 'pbt. nod by the ruddy ! an entirely new route, and this would prob- 
glow of the camp lire, and lightened with I ably occupy several days’ time P 
song nod story. Game was aluindant, and j Next day s „ me measures 'for defense 
(the hunt afforded as much satisfaction as were taken by the somewhat refreshed 
l,! "*' i . I party, and the visiting- Indians, tbomrli 
afrer tU h t* T } TT T well and presented by Mr. Hose 
, t, ' 1 " ,n P* p ■" vears, waxes 'with beads, clothing, blankets cto , hr on u-ht 
|' "•I 1 "'" 1 when relating part of hi* journey., by him for that purpose, were held 
' betray* the honest appreciation and I what in ,.|,e. k. f ' hCl ‘ l * utm ' 
, intense Jove of nature and nature's work*J jjbey then offered to .1, . 
which Influenced hi. choice of iircvnatiun! crowim* tli- . , ,bo l ,Urt .V in 
! ^ Me. and dm, him inflndc credit P jf Z" make ih ir "**' ." ,,,rnin « ** 
! Nearer the Colorado, however, the conn- nwB tlmt day tin y armeawTwitli * 
, tv , nnr „ drv p,„ Uhfion n„d h 1 I. , "" 
VI -Iriok; st,me „f tlj,, men 1 ft,id Mr, lire,,.,, r r oil'"" ■ 
C-<La_^ 
••• tin S™™ rf "•*>lhc, 
liolJen S,.te „, a ll» 
baung died ami ’ ‘" 8l ‘v of (I... 
far .kc “.“L 
| |lcmuri.licc 4 conditton H,c 
... . „„K ,‘VIT t,i„ 
*™ l“’ r 'l'Ms ™,| they h a ,| 
■ ti»v.l agnin, lecvingihei,,tore. „nd 
supplies in .ovon w» g ,„„„» nl |i„ K 
I ndi"™ »- k ,*' •'» SiipiMl oPtll. 
, l" dwn '- W Itlmnt , hope Of life, l, u t 
riieii™,’" *" Ji ;' K,m '- “»J- mnife 
V iZ "" T V ,muEl ' J “'P 
■ Mil eeflons, c 
B ? r ,!" ruh ntMpr,ili,,,| into an 
1,1 »Mrc noise i„ to a „ 
, *n,l„,s,. Ik, ye||, of 
3 as they tliscuveri',, 
tb * leeasores of tin, ,f,„ 
Hons, or .'ailed ov« their,lead. I.„,e 
on the auooee.jinv dsy ,|„ v 
y partv who had irnve'linc ,, 
Fr Ibfl ; •»”- 'I'l'ev renmo.d 
s»* h f o AlliUqnerntic— rairped 
harefoo,. Ih,,,,,,„|,J, J Ww 
< h »J »»re 
„ r.T T'° ■ rc « i, “i open 
arms by the citizens and every 
aistance rendered to make themor 
forinbie, and tl„- lead,.,,,, t |,„ ,„ M< ; 
"”'l""l" ! * 1 !"" M). In- neverspe,,t 
tone n.r .V" r 1 ' 1 " *lne«,.!„»• 
thoiiu following tlirii »r- 
kMlih."*"* °r Ih«»k»<«r iito'iilJf 
avSf'S 
(iri.iuipal hotel in the Territory |h '! '* 
. .. be zx 
TUoS.'ffii* ..ilffi'i' 
!'V 1 ‘be Journey r, V e r well «v, V 
wit.lt strong twain* and light J„ H ,|, , ’ " 'T 
I'laasura trip, and on tin- , r v 1 ° V ‘‘’ 1 “ 
*mong thorn for the (irnt li mn : r " ,lM 
