The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-06-29
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AMERICAW ANTERPPIZE.
[From The Missouri Gazettc.1

the partners of the Pacific tur Company, with two
Frenehvaen, Me,ss Ramsey Crooks aud Robert
Mcclellan, 'eit the Paehs OCEAN With dispatches tor
Eew-york.
After ascending the Colnnbis river 80 miles,
John Day, one ef the hunters, became perfectly
and wss s:nt back to.thc main establishment,
under the charge OF some l,dians the remaining
Blk pursued their voyage upw rds Of 600 miles, Uhen
they happily net with Mr. joss PHI Miller ON his way
20 the mouth 1t the Coiuabia he hal cnnsid.
erab'y TO the south an east among the nations call
ed Bscksrms sud Arapahs,s, by the after OF whom
he was robbed IN consequence OF which he suffered
simost every privation bunsn nature is capable oil,
and was IN a state OF Starvation and almost nudity
when the party met him.
They nov had fifteen horses, and pursued their,
Journey for the Atlantic world, without any uncom-
mon accident, until within abouJ 200 miles of the
Rocky mountains, where they unfortunately met
With party OF the Crow iadians, who behaved
~th the most untsunded iasuience, snd were safely
prevented from cutting off a. party by observing
the well armed and constantly on tucir guard
They however pursued their track xix days,
sud finally stole every horse belonging 70 tie par
~.
Some idea of the-s situation of those men .may lie
conceived, when We TAKE into consideration that they
Sere COW on foot aud had Journey of 1000 miles
before them, 1880 OF which entirsiy unknown, as
trey intended snd prosecuted il considerably south
OF Massrs Lewis and CiaIk's routr-the Impossible
E,y OF carrying any quantity q! provisions their
backs, in addition to their aIpnumcation and bed.
ding, viii occur, at fast view. The danger to be
apprehended from starvation was i'm minent.
They however put the best face upon their pros
poets, and pursued their rHut towards the Rocky
lnountsns NJ the head waters of the Colorado or
Spanish River, and stood their course T. ). Z until
9hey struck the head waters of the great Platte
which they uuheviatingiy followed TO its mouth
II may here be observed, chat tina river tor about
goo mics is nsvsabe cor barge f.om thence u
the Otto village, within IS miles Of It's entrance into
abe Missouri. it is bed OF sand, without water
sufficient 10 i1oat ssin canoe.
Prem the Otto village tn ST. Louia The party per-
formed their voyage In canoe furnished them by
rttvaaa al har 81
gosh OF last month. Our travellers did not hear OF
the war with England until they came to the Uttos
these people told them that tue Sbawanoe Prophe,
had sent them wampuin, inviting them 10 ION IN
the against the Americans; that they answ cred
the messenger, that they could make more by trap
ping beaver than making against the An.ri-
cans
After crossing the hills (Rocky moun.ains) they
happily fe.l in with small party of Snake ind,ant,
from whoa they purchased horse, who relieved
them from any further carriage of lood, and Tai,
fsithfAi iOur.focted cOrnpauion performed that
vice 70 the Otto village. They ~intered on the
river attic about 600 miles from irs mouth.
BY Information received from thes seutie men, it
opp ars that Journey across the continent of II
Fmerica might he performed With wagg.n, there
being no distraction in the whole route that any
person would dare 10 call mountain, in addition
It's being much the most direct and short to go
from this Mace to the mouth of the Columbia river
Any future parry who may u.dertske this Journey,
xSd toll rabiy aequsinted with the diterent pls
ees. where il ouli be necessary TO lay up a small
SlccS OF PROVISIONS, YOU'D not be Impeied, all
rrnbah'iity Tn y wouid not meet with an Indian to
Interrupt their progress: although on the other
fnufe more north, there are almost insurmOuntsbe
Carriers.
aie, and about 60 men who lett ST Louis ia the be-
xinsag Of March 1911. for TIE Paeikc ocean, reach
e. tue hrieoras village ga the I3Ih day of June,
where, meeting with some American hunters who
had been the preceding year on tue waters of the
COIuuBbIs with Mr. Henry, and who giving such an
sccount of the route by which they passed being
far rrcferahs IN pont ut procuring with facility an
abundant supply OF food at all tiaes well avoid
ing the probability of seein. their enemies the
Back Feet, than by the track of capts Lewis and
Clark the gentlemen OF the expedition at g.
banioaed them former ideSs OF passing b. the falls
of the Missouri, and made The necessary arrange
mentt Tor commencing tIeir journey over land from
ThiS place.
Eighty horsas were purchased and equipped by
fhe I7h Of July, and on the day folio wing they de-
parted from the Arieocas, sixty persons in number,
all on foot except the partners oe the COMPANY
In this situation they proceeded for Ave days. having
crossed in that time two con siderahe streams which
joined the Missouri below the ArcOr;,s, when And
ing an inland tribe Of Indians ca'ng themselves
Shawhsys but known aTnoEy the whites by the APP
rsl1uon OF Cheyesnes, we procured from these
people 2. accession OF forty horses, which enabled
tie gentlemen furnish horse for every two men.
Steering about w. S. W. they passed the small
branches at Big River, the Little Missouri sbov its
forks, and several CT the tributary streams OF Pow
der Rysr one of which followed az, they found a
bard Of the Absaroka Crow nation, amp
ell It's banks, at the feet Of the Big Horn noun
tain
For a'u nunitioD and some small articles they ex-
ehanged FL heiT lame for sound horses with these
ssvagesj but although thai this baud has been al
lowed by every one Who Lnev them, 10 be by far
Gle best behaved of their tribe, 1t wss only by that
UHsltersbe determination Of the gentlemen to avoid
!eoEar.hzng the safety oftle party without al the
same moment sTomitting TO intentional insults
Chat they Left this camp mot possessing great.
CT f1ree dun the wbites) without corning to blows
The distance from the Areoras to this mountains
Is about $50 miles extremely rugged tract
by aus furnishing sufficient supply OF water
but during the twenty days they we're getting
a. tbs base of the rsoIBqin, they were only in
very few instances without abundance of BOfsioe
Doeat.
Three 4eys took them over IN the plsins Of Mad
river t1e name given the Big Horn rhOve TINS
fnountsn which following for Dunher " Iayst
LEFT q where il was reduced to thirty yerfs in widt
ard The same evening reached te banks of tie Col
orad1 or SpA1sb river nd.ug foeks cf Buealo.
the cud Of the third DAYS travel on this sure am
Gle marty passed week IN drying Bui'si1e r,cst
fcr the residue Of the voyage in ~ probability
those ere the iast animals " the Kind they would
meet with From this camp, in one d,y they cross.
- the dividing maintain and pitched en- cir tents
Hebstss t5rk 80 hsi river, where It Hts Hesr so
feet broad, AMI ~ egh, days more having passed Sc.
verl stipend us idcs they encaup ped IN tie yicin-
~ of the establishment mnde By Nr Hrnrr IN the
fat u 1910, on fogk abDut 70 yards vide beat
ing lee nt.ue ct that sentietasn: having travelled
from the n'sO "a sour, about $50 aides in 81
dayF
Here abandoning 4 cir horses, the party eonstrus.