New-York daily tribune., 1843-12-25
THE TRIBUNE.
The Oregon Emigrants.

,Hissr,. Greeley and MeEircta
I saw n your paper OF yesterday morning IN
oomInunica alton from the City OF Washington,
notice OF the nlsfortuncs which have alread'
bsfal!ec tie company OF emigrsnts 10 the Oregoi
Terutofy. /, appears that eight persons, wcnel
and children, died OF thirst, starvation o, fatgGt
before reaching Fort Hall OH the saptin !-tha
their cattle and other animals were very nnch
smac.ated, and their hopes OF getting 10 Lowe
Oregon were surrounded with such gloomy tore
bodings that some of the company had tetufnea
TO the States. This u sad news 10 me '!o' "
cause have relatives among that caring oaho'
O, ,;ss or interests connected with them, othe'
than those which would follow any lnoiViduais
s;rnilar!y circuins;anced; l an made so''o"iul
by deriving from recollection Of my own SUI
esng II those terrible regions, clear loea % lii'
f,r<-aYi1p agony which those mothers, ana cLA-
1rsn r,ps, have endured, from the time want De-
ran 70 Green upon tt!cEI, Or WcaIInsS7 70 vast
susv 1!,eir Ives. til the last paag was swallowed
y, - dostb, [ do not believe that one who has
7sver crossed the Rocky Mountains, that awful
harr;e, OF ssows, aud hefoless Sands, ana neked
rocks. can have fair conception Of the horrors
which hanr around every day and hour OF that
,ou-ncy. Perpetual Jou-ney!ngs themselves Il
a.tsnced With the comforts o. eating, drinking
a15 ,lea2ing, as found along the high ways Of
cIyii;zed countries would be quite trying to health
AID mental quiet Ladies with families IN charge
vocld gs.h unde. the liard5h!ps, and the physical
roy,ers OF children would be materially depTe
ciated.
But in PROGRESSES over the FIalns OF this side
of tie ROCKY Mountains, IS 'seii as among those
mountains themselves, tnefe Is no root rnceI
which 10 sleep the deep heavens genined with
s.a.e-o. covered with the pail Of the tempest, IS
@ae wayfa7esS only eEelteg. He has not even
trse to cast rs branches o"sr h,m al 2 dozen an
cau1praeets iloln the frontier OF the states, 10
Fort Hail
ue HIS no road Oh Which to travel O., The
trau along ths banis Of the Greet Platte the
Traveller is beset with tall g.ass harsh as soon
10 weag The f-Ee parts Of his ANIMALS hoos to the
orck unless they be protected with iron shoes
Of the buffalo oull. When he paescs the grassy
district and approaches the mountains, he finds
himself among endeaH felds 0; different species
os cac: of piicAly pear, which fIi hle animals
legs with ,hoIns o. among vast fields OF loose
-ssnd, small sharp rocks, the wild "ormwood, or
tracts OF scoria, ali of Which continually mann
and weary hls riding and pack-beaEIng ANIMALS
to such q degree IS to compel hlin, II he would
advance on his journey. TO gubmit his owtllmbs to
be lacerated u. silnli6r manner.
He has nothing but meat for food a htto
meal -four and Indian corn Is taken out to sus-
tain life until tie adgenturef meet the buffalo,
These ANNALS are usually found IN the latter
par. OF May, the time When parties who intend
crossing the mountains, leave the States:) about
500 miles from the frontier. From this point
onward, wild mea, is usually relied on as the
only diet, until they reach lower Oregon, DIS.
tance OF 2,Qf0 miles.
The sulTotings of women and cInldten on sueha
Journey, made on horse. or mules, with such sus'
sensnce and odgmg, must often end in death.
Il is lndeed remarkable to me that more OF the
Oregon emigrants did not die before reaching
Fort Hall.
will hereafter furnish for your paper q descrlp
ton of the part Of the journey still before them,
from which some idea may DO CLEANED. OF the
sufferngs which still await them
TMoMAs ]. FARSIAM
Ne,c- York, Dec. l9, 1913.