Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-08-30
have the following particulars Of the deporable con-
dion OF these hardy adyenturers:

here his head boiled in il several hours and made
passabe soup for famished people.
Below, precipces the river forced as TO The heights
which we assembled by steep spur 1000 feet high NV
avorte horse, Poveau had become very weak and was
scarcely able to bring himself to the top Travelling here was
good except in crossing the ravne which narrow seep
and frequent We caught glimpse of deer the FIRST AMI
NAL had but did not succeed in approaching him.
Proveau could not keep up and left Jacob bring him on
being obliged press forward with the party there was no
grass the forest We grew very anxious the day adj
vanced and grass appeared for the lives of animals de-
pended on finding tonight They in just such
on that grass and repose for the night enabled them get
on the day. Every hour had been expecting
open before the valley, which, from the mountain above
seemed almost at feet and singular shrub, which
had made its appearance crossing the mountain,
very frequent to-day 1t branched the ground form
ing clump eight ten feet high with pale green leaves of
oval FORM and the body and branches had naked appear
ance, stripped of the bark which very smooth and
thin, of chocolate color contrasting well with the pale green
OF the leaves The day nearly gone had made hard
days march, and found grass Towns became light head
ed wandering off into the woods without knowing where he
was going, and Jacob brought him back.
"Near ngh-a descended into the steep rayine of
handsome creek thirty feet wide and engaged getting
the horses up the opposite hill, when heard shout from
Carson, who had gone ahead few hundred yards Life
tyet said he, as he up, life yet; have found hill
side sprdked with grass enough for the night We drove
along our horses and encamped at the place about dark and
there was just enough make place for shelter the
edge ofthc stream. Three horses lost to-day"
On the lst March, one of the men, named Dorosier,
who had volunteered the day before TO return and
bring up Capt. FREMoNT's favorite horse Proyeau,
had not come back to the camp, and uneasiness was
felt at his Absences fearing he might have been be-
wildered in the woods; he, however, made his APP
pearance in the evening
" He in, and sitting down by the fire. began to tel
where he had BEEN He imagined he had been gone
days. and thought still at the camp where he had
left and panied that his mind deraneed
appeared that he had been lost in the mountain and hunger
and fatigue joined to weakness of body and fear of pehng
in the mountains, had crazed him. The times were severe
when stout men lost their minds from extremity of suffering
when horses dedand when mules and horses ready die
OF starvation killed for food Yet there no murmur
ing or hesitation"
| The fate of poor Derosier was melancholy one
On the 23d of March he wandered away from the
camp, and never returned to it again: nor has he
since been heard Of Capt FREMoNT calls him one
| OF his best men, whose steady good conduct had
won his regard.
1t was not until the 4th Of March that the travel
lers could be said to have surmouned the Difficult
ties of their descent. We continued, says the mar
rative-
"Rapdy along a broad plainly beaten trail the mere
travelling and breathing the delightful air being positive
oyment Our road led along ridge inclning rive
and the air and the open grounds fragrant with towering
shrubs and III the OF the morning issued open
spur by which descended directly to the stream Here
the river issues suddenly from the mountains which hitherto
had hemmed il closely I'M these become softer, and
the most beautiful valley in which had ever travelled
Continuing the next day down the river, discovered
three squaws little bottom and surrounded them before
they could make their escape They had large baskets
which they engaged in filling with small leay plant
(erodum cicutaru just beginning bloom and
eng the ground like swad of grass. These did make
any lamentations but appeared very much impressed with
eur appearance speaking to only whisper and offering
snar baskets of the plant which they sgned us
good eat making signs also that be cooked by the
fire. We drew out little cold horse meat and the squaws
Ip1aIa II
that could have by waiting till they came in. We
observed that the horses with great ady the which
they had been gatherings and here also for the first me
saw Indians eat the common Of the squaws pulling
several tufts, and eating with apparent relish Seeing our
SURPRISE she pointed TO the horses but could well
ierstand what she meant except perhaps that what good
for the good for the other.
"We encamped in the evening the shore Of the river |
At place where the associated beauties Of scenery
strong an impression that have given the
the Beautiful Camp The undulang river shore shaded
with the live oaks which formed continuous grove
country and the grassy swad extended to the edge
the water and made fires large granite
masses which were lying among the trees"
March 6th, /" we continued road, through the same
surprisingly beautiful country entirely unequaed for the pas
uage of stock by thing had Our
had become strong that they able carry us
we travelled rapidly, over four miles an hour"
In the afternoon, 'graduay entering broad valley, we
came unexpectedly into large Indian village, where the peo
pie looked cean and cotton shirts and various other
ces of dress They Immediately crowded around us and
u
Indifferent Spanish but who first COMPOUNDED by saying
there whites in the country but just then a we'll
dressed Indian up, and made his SITUATIONS very well
spoken Spanish In to inquiries, he informed us
that upon the Rio de los Aanecnos he river Of
the Americans and that joined the Sacramento river about
ten miles below. Never did sound swectly
We felt ourselves among countrymen for the of
american these distant parts applied the citizens Of
the United States To eager inquiries he answered.
am paguero (cowhed in the service of Capt Suffer- and
the people Of this rania work for him. Our evident sat
saction made him communicative and he on to say
that Capt Suffer very rich man, and always glad
his country people We asked for his house He answered
that IT was just the hill before and offered il we
would wait moment to take his horse and conduct us 10 it,
We readily accepted his civil offer. In short distance we
came in sight of the fort and passing the way the
Of settler the opposite side, IA Mr.. Sinclair we orded
the river, and In few miles short distance from
the fort by Capt Suffer himself He gave us most frank
and cordial reception, conducted Immediately his
dence and under his hospabe roof had night of rest
enjoyment and refreshment which but ourselves could
appreciate" Ii
Many OF horses and mules had fallen pecipces
and were killed descent Of the mountains and some
were lost with the packs they carried Among these
mule with the plants which had collected leaving
Fort Hail. along line Of two thousand miles travel Out of
sixty horses and mules with which commenced
ing the Sierra only thirty three reached the valley Of the sa
cranento, and they only in condition to be led along
very interesting account is given of Capt SUIT
ter and the settlement at NeU HelUefia That gen.
tleman has succeeded in converting the Indians in
his neighborhood into peaceabe and industrious
people. He employs number Of them in agricul-
tura operations, and there were number OF girls at