The New York herald., 1845-12-03
NJ, pointing over.hs hills where they we're taken prison,

on pointing overthe hills where they were taken prison
In the lodge where saxton stopped during the night
while Brown was with him few moments. old Chief
from some Individual but he would NOT suffer him to
read any OF them except the wrapper which Of the
Kind ~ paper used for enveleps In the WnrDepartmen
and directed on the envelope Tapgawanga Chief Of the
Otto nation The Indian then opened the package and
took oat passport from the United States and arg,
paper having ten or twelve seals H. opposite TO which
were many sishstures, large paper resembling deed
and French passport he then folded them all up al
pong 70 ihe coat .i asms on each but would not snf
Ter them 70 ne Investigated putting them all into the
envelope laid them under his thigh gave a contem emptu
ous laugh and soon left the lodge The party travelled
ti one O'Clock at night, without drop of water
day they loft the village the open prairie taking
their guide the north star and going easerly dir
non The Doctor very much indsposed owing to
the violent blows he had Soon after the party
were out OF sight of the village the smoke be-
prairie and all that day the wind drove the fire hard
upon the party. and at night the flames Of the tall
grass were seen behind them minging with the horizon
party kept watch while the other slept rather dosed
Next morning, taking bite Of corn they continued
ering extreme want Of water About zen O'Clock they
found stagnant pool, where all the party were once
more sensible Of the watchul Of divine Providence
They continued in the direction till three
O'Clock when the party struck deep ravine and began
to follow 1t, but they had only proceeded short dis
ance when the Doctor discovered two Indians far in
tho distance to the southeast; the party stopped
ceaied themselves in the ravine Brown crept to the
bank to watch their moveme ts the Indians advanced
lttle then also stopped The Doctor ther prepared to
retreat and change the of travel and the party
readily complied with his suggestion went up the
vine some distance took south erly direction AMI
yelled some six miles, when they struck small creek
Kept their still towards the SOUTH and Just at
dark struck the Oregon Road to the Joy of all the
party: They encamped that night at IL O'Clock the
Republican Fork again eating corn for supper
On the 81 Of November they considered themselves
nearly out of reach of the Pawnees, being fifty miles
from their village. They arrived at the bank Of the Big
Blue on the evening of the 7h when entering the tall
forrest trees, by the light Of tho moon large fock oil
turkies were heard among the branches. All were
cited with pleasing anticipaons Of tasting
something palatabe, the corn In whatever il
taken for several days had soured the stomachs
men, and they ate it only to keep from starving The
next morning, Browns weldlrec ted re brought fat
turkey toahe ground After the turkey despatc
they returned to the again. the Indians gave them
only two rifles having percussion locks, with
ammunition and the other rifle unloadod strike
fire with the powder.
On the evening of the lsth they ate the first meal
the house OF Mr. Charles FISH quickly prepared by his
lady residing among the Shawnee Indians thirty miles
from the United States line.
The Doctor left the Willamette colony in very -four
ishing state and is Of opinion that Oregon distant
day. will rival many of the Atlantic States agriculture
science and the arts In this opinion all the party
cur and they intend to return again in the spring
A daily computation makes the distance from
Oregon city to Fort Hall. all.......,.. 500 miles
From Fort Hall to Green river. ....... .l95
From Green river to Fort Laramie . 80. 400 "
From tort Laramie to Independence 80. ). $3.50 "