The Arkansas advocate., 1835-06-19

from the time at which we crossed ii. will describe that portion of tho western world Tn manner which would do shame 10 any poor endeavors of mine to convey an idea of it can only regret that we did not meet him in the prairie, for in such case. we could have given him more material for description of the far west;' and should probably have had our journey lad before the public by better hands than my own.
 And now, in leaving this portion of my york; beg te assure the reader that if there be any errors to be corrected thus far, they are by no means intentional He will please to recoliect that l have written en- tlrely from my own memory, aided by that of MT. Lewis. ] find also another difficult ty in writing. After living in the West, where many things which are peculiar 10 a wild life are common and uninteresting, one IS apt 10 hurry over the minut8 of them in laying them before a part of the public to whom they are strange and new. One can hardly realize that what is so common to him and every one around him, can be interesting to any portion of the public, and for fear of being tedious and prolix, he is, perhaps, brief and unsatisfac- tory. With this brief apology, leave the recital of ouf adventures in the Western Desert.
 Tie reader may wish 10 know what be- came of the party which we left. In the month of April, Mr. J. Scott, whom we had left with the party upon the Del Res- gate fork of the Brazos, came into Fort Smith in company with two others of the party; and the account which he gives me of the route of the party after we left if, Is as follows They kept down tue river for about twelve days after OUT departure, and then struck a due north course to the Fausse Nashita, crossing on the way only one more branch of the Brazos. but Having passed the mouths of three branches which put into the Del Resgate from the north. They crossed Red River near the mouth of the braach which mentioned as the only braach of Red River crossed by us. After striking the Nashita, they kept up t nearly to its head, then crossed 10 the Canadian, and followed 1t down nearly 10 it's junction wlth the Arkansas. They passed tie e,hale winter upon the Canadian. and Har- i IS 5...z .'ls isIbson iu the month Of January. h the sFs...., - E. Ft sssis= ssss.s sa. nadian, and took a soaih course, cfosss Red River, and about one hundred and fifty miles south of ii, Scott and his companions left them, after Harris had in vain attempt- ed to persuade them to remain. Some half dozen of the party, including Bill Will lIams, turned back, soon after we left them, and went back on foot towards Taos. Thus much for Cesar and his fortunes.
 In the month of December; 1882, a party of twelve men left Taos, to come into this country by the way of the Canadian. They had proceeded only about two hun- dred miles from Santa Fe; when they were attacked by the Cumanches; two men were killed and several wounded all their ani- mals were killed, and they left their money and baggage, and kept on down the river on foot. Five of them soon after left the river, and struck for Missouri, where they arrived safely; the other five still kept on down the river, and three of them went ahead of the others and came in. One of the two who were left behind was named Vim. R. ScEienck, a native of Chic; he had been wounded Tn the leg, and as nothing has been heard of him or his com panion, the probability is. that they died in the prairie.