Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-06-28
AMERICAN ENTERPRiZE.
[From Me 6ilsso,ri Ga.eue.l

dCN.JuttN VI LIN J''uihNl u VIZ s,N3stiNuhSu ~
.tacned to the New-York Fnr Company
from the Paci6c Ocean to ibis place ".
now layit before our readers rs collected
from the gentlemen themsel, es.
On the S9.i Jane. 1919, MIR. Robert Steu
art, one OF tie partners Of the Pacific Fun
Company, With two Frenchmer. Messrs
Ramsey Crooks and Robert Mcclellan, left
the Pacific Ocean. with dispatches FIR New
York. 'ss
Alter ascending the Columbia river 90
miles, John Day. che cfihc hunters, /. came
perfectiy insane and was sent back 10 the
main establishment, under the charge a
some IGdlans the remaining six pursueG
their voyage upwards II SEQ miles, when
they happily met wi.h SIR. Joseph Miller CT
his way TO tho mouth ct the Columbia: ..e
had been considerably 10 the south and cas-,
among the nations called Biackarnis and
Arapaliays, by the latter OF = hem he WAS
SChbcd Ill Consequences Of wh'ch ne suffer
49, .tnost every privatlon he,ban nature is
capable of, and was in state of Starvation,
aGd almost nudi,y when the party met Inn
They now had fifteen horses, and ursu
ed their journey for the Atlantic weird
without any uncommon, accident, uatil with
IN about 200 miles # ihc Rocky nountau,,
.Bhere obey unfortunately met with Il party
Of he Grow Indians who behaved with the
mist unbpuHded usolence, ami were soieA
prevented from cutting III the PARTY by tb-
serving then. well armed ard constantly OH
their guard. They how ever pursued OH
Their track six days and hnaily stole eve-
ny horse BELONGING 10 the party.
Some idea of The situation oi those me-,
NAV be conceil ed, when we take into CON
sitcration that they were now OF foot and
haH q Journey OF 1000 miles before then.
s75u0 nf which eutirely unknown, as they in
tended aud prosecuted 1t considerably south
OF Mess,s. Lewis and Clarke's r,ulc: tux
inipossbify OF carrying any quantity oi pro
visions on Their backs, III addition To their
amMunitien aud bedding, VII! occur. ~ FIRST
view The danger to be ap.rehenGed froM
starvation was inIinent.
1hey howeyer put the best face upon
their Nr< spects, and pursued thcir route tc
wards the Rocky mountains at tie head W.
tiers ot the Colorado or Spanish River and
stood their course T.. > +. onti lhey stree
the head watersscf the grea' river Plate
winch they uuGeSiatin5ly followed to il
mouth. 1t may here be obScry ed, that hi
river ion about 500 miles IS uay;g bic FOL
barge; from theace TO the t},t2 Giag.-
within As miles OF its entrance INTO the hiis
souri, it Is 4 mere bed OF sand, with, at wa
ter sufficient TO float a skin Canoe,
From the Quo village 70 St Louis the
party performed L cir voyagein cameo fDr
n,shed them by the natives aud arrived b. r.
2 In perfect health on the S0,h of last nOn,si
Our travellers did Hoi hear of She war win
E,ngiand unIi ,hey came 10 the Otros ttes5
people told them that the Shawence Pro
phet had sent ihem q wampuw, iupiuli
taem to join in the war against The Ameii
cans that hey answered the mcssenge'
that they could makemore by trapping bea
YER than making war against TIE Amer
cans.
After crossing the hills (Rvcky moan
tains) they happily teim with small par
ty of Snake Indians, from whom they pur
chased a horse, who relieved them from a
nv further carriage of food. and this faithful
four footed companion performed mat ser
vice to the Otto village They wintered oI
the river Platte about eco miles from i.
mouth
Nv information received from these sen
tlenen, it appears that journey across tin
continerlt Of North .America, mi ut be peI
formed with a Wagon, there being no CD
struct,cn in the whole route thai any persol
would dare to call Il mountain, i'll additisn q
I Delng much the most direct and short or
tn go from this place to the mouth OF tn
Columbia river. ANY future parry who III -
undertake this journey, and are toleraoI
acquainted with the different places. wher
i, would be necessary to layup small stoc
az provisions, would not be i;Breded, as i
ali probability they would not meet with a
Indian To interrupt their progress; althoug
ON the other route more north, there are al
most nsurmountable barriers.
Messrs Hunt, Crooks, Miller, M'Clcilar
M'Kenzie, aud about 60 men who LETT >
Louis in the beginning Of March, 1917, ~
the Pacific ocean, reached the A"icorat vi
lace On the 10 h day of June, where, rec,i;i
Win some American hunters who had bee
the nreceeding year on the waters Of III
Colnnbia with Mr.. Henry, nd who ei,iu
such an account cf the route by which tine
uaEs as beng far preferable IN POINT
procuring with facility an abundant suppi
of food al all times as well a avoiding eve
the probability of seeing their enemies III
BLACK Il ct, tn by the track OF capts. Lew
Is and Clark the gentlemen OF the eXped
tion 81 once abandoned their former idea
of palsyng by the fats OF the Missouri, al
mad( the necessary arrangements Tor cor
meniias their journey over land IRON ia
%Niybly hotses were purchased and {
o,;Yrgd by lie Tth 81 Jdy, ana on the da
frrkwior flf.y departed iron the Ar'cor"
,t,,N--,f.o,,s I'm number, all or loot exec
e. ,,,'rtaers Of tic company In THIS sta;
~; ,,cy proceeded for five days havin
Cd IN that time two conslderab
s,r ~@, which Joined the Missouri beioo
r. S,;coras. when Gnding an inland irt
&c Indians calling themselves Saa"hiys, o'
..,,.,o, the vhies-by tic appc!idt