The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-11-27

| elk, and subsequently, buffalo, which suppl
ed them ill they reached the post spoken OF,
On their way they met with remarkable adj
venture, which had nearly cost them their
lives. This was their coming suddenly upon
a Sioux village, containing. as they were in
formed, 1900 lodges, each numbering souls.
giving total population Of 10000. Finding
il impossible TO retreat, they yielded them
selves prisoners, and were detained three
days. A council was held TO decide whether
they should be killed or not and during its
progress, the young Indians, between ] 2 and
$ years old, would come up to them, and,
drawing their bows, would shoot the arrows
into the ground, looking with savage grimaces
into the faces of the caplves, and crying tab
babo, (white man, signifying thereby that
their fathers were then deciding thus to shoot
them. The appearance Of 400 friendly Chi
ans, who interposed in their favor, broke up
the council and saved their lives. A Chan
chief immediately came to them and advised
their instant departure. As they were sad
ding their horses, the young Sioux would
come around them and endeayor 10 prevent it.
To secure their guns they were compelled 10
stand firmly upon them, while three or four OF
the men would keep off the Indians while an
other was securing the saddle on the animal
The old Chians at length came to their aid,
and when fairly mounted, they pushed on with
all the speed in their power, outsiripplng, II
pursued, their followers. No other adventure
worth mentioning, occurred on the way TO the
Platte, which they reached on the Sd Of Sep
TENDER. Here they found Shortess's party,
where they had been 40 days. All their
horses had been stolen at night by the Indians
some time previous, while out on buffalo
hunt, and they were unable, consequently, to
continue their journey. They intended re-
naming there till Mr.. Craig went out to
Browns Hole, and would there winter.
After remaining here three days, the home
ward-bound party resumed their journey, and
in eight more reached Bent's fort on the Ar
kansas, which Oakley and Wood had left two
months and three days before. Here they
rested two days, aud then re,raced their steps
homeward by the route they went out, except
that they struck the Missouri line at Westport,
IL miles west Of Independence. This is
village Of 20 or 80 houses, and here Wood
obtained situation at his trade, that OF a sad
dler. Mr.. Oakley made for the nearest port
on the Mississippi river, fort Usage, where
he took passage on board the steamboat Pr
zarro. and arrived at St. Louis five days after
wards After detention Of two days in that
city, he left in the Fayette for Peoria, and ar
rived on Sunday last, not little grati6ed at
the happy result Of his various adventures, and,
like Sinbad the Sailor already disposed 10 set
out in quest of others equally daring.
Noe-I will be seen, from this narrative that
Capt Farnham was lef at Browns Hole, in the
Rocky Mountains, on the 18th Of August, and that
one only Of the fourteen who lefl Peoria under his
banner remained with him. He hoped TO get to Fort
this would depend on his meeting with company
bound thither, his force being too weak TO attempt
the journey alone. Though abandoned by all his
original companions but one, he vet maintained the
same unyelding frmness never for once wavering
in his purpose of reaching OREGON, OR THE
GRAVEL