The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-05-25
SIR WM. STEWARDS EXPE-
DITIoN TO THE FAR WEST.
81. LouIs, Apfll "a, is.

81. Louis, April a, 1913.
The roule now planned out BY Sir
William Stewart for bis mounlaiD ex-
cursion may be easily traced at glance
al the elongated map 10 be found 10
the 6Fsl volume Of Lewis add Clark's,
Travels. 4 Harper's Family Library edi-
ton. From this city we shall start
for Independence, on or about Tues
day, the % OF May. According to
present calculation, the party will
number ihy men, all thoroughly armed
and equipped. Those rascally and
Jrsachsrous Sioux, will look at Us with
aeonsidsrable deaLofvery nice consid-
Grafton, their policy being to kin, not
hghli a0d they are remarkably delib.
erale when any thing like a fair ex-
change Of such favors seems apparent.
Trust to return without contracting so
near an acquaintance as TO leave with
any one Of the red fraternity a lock Of
NY hair, however efectionately may
be solicited for such q memento Of my
regard,
From the city we proceed BY steam
boat 70 Independence, where all mem
'bors Of the party who have not yet
joined Us will collect together, and
thencsthe whole body will move about
the middle Of May. Upon starring !
shall resume acquaintance for a short
distance with the old Santa Fe trail,
which however, we so5n leave and
press onward to the famous Platte,
river Of which / have heard and read
much but have never yet seen. Our
plan Of travel is 10 reach the very up
permost waters Of this stream, cross
the mountains from whose rocky sides
the limpid fluid trickles down, and
explore the lakes Of that region.
Some Of these lakes and mountains
Sir William has seen before, and
from his description my own FIRST anti
cipations are confirmed 10 regard to
the beauty, grandeur aud sublimity Of
the scenery. We shall pass over land
and water yet unspOken Of, if even Wis
tied by white men, and in solitudes
where only tie bowling Of hungry
animals or the Indians scream was
avar hasrd hafora
Should time aud-a fai, adsastuEs of
season favor the expedition we shall
make also for the Yellowstone, and
take range among the more Northern
mountains, Of which perhaps, much
further may be said upon our reaching
Independence. The works OF all our
writers who have visited these wild
sections have been more or less statis-
ricals and consequently, dry to a large
mass Of readers. A vived observer,
with only a little grapic force Of ex-
preston, will often ehchain quicker
than one devoted to the rules and in
tricaeies Of science. Impulsive peo-
pie are always most lively upon "frsI
impressions" and the writer Of the re-
mark must consent to make one 10 the
classification. What matter may here
after follow this correspondence, will,
therefore, parake Of such character.
An old citizen Of this place, and a
veteran mountain traveller, Col. Will
liam L. Sublslt accompanies the ex-
pedition, as a prominent director, and
a finer fellow or one more competent
for the small matters Of hunting, ffght.
log, fishing or trading, never carried
q rife between the mouth Of the Mis-
souri, and the mouth Of the Columbia
News is received here from Santa
Fe this morning that has occasioned
much unsasiness among the trader:
and mountain fur dealers. Every
confirmation is given TO the rumOl
that a large parry Of people calling
themselves free hunters" are iDfestins
the route, and nobody is confident iShl
will be safe against their designs
Further particulars il you desire then
you will obtain from the ST. Louis pa
pers ofto-morrow. There has beef
also alarming trouble at Fort George
Ear up the Missouri, and one respect
table young man has just reaches
home here alone, with his feet terribl
frost bitten. NJ. CT.
Fran the Philadelphia Public Ledger.