Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-08-02
FROM THE WILDERNESS.

The steamboat Cen Brooke arrived at ST. Louis on the
18th umo the mouth of the Yellow Stone River with
cargo consisting of about five hundred packs Of buffalo robes
and furs. e Eef -fsrs 8 a5 IT
Two Of company Of emgrants which bound for Ore
but got lost the praes, returned on the Gen. Brooke
The remainder Of the company numbering about eighteen
males and the number of women left encamped
the Missouri at the mouth Of the Vermion in helpless and
almost destitute condition One Of the persons returned gives
the following Of the wandengs Of these cmgants
since they started from Iowa in January last
"On the 5th of January last James Emmett Tenncs-
seam organized company, consisting Of one hundred and
three four personsmen, women, and chidrenmost Of
whom from the States Of Illinois, Kentucky, and Ten
nessee and with twenty-five wagons number Of horses,
CATTLE farming utensils, &c started from the ncghbohood o.
Town city for Oregon Emmett by te unanimous consent
AN Wa clscsd hsos aasng et and csptain Of ts sxpe
ton rules and regulations adopted for the security sndpre
ssvaica Of the company during s journey and The property
and effects Of each individual thrown into joint stock
The company mustered oryve and lads who were able
TO do military duty these deemed sufficient protec-
ton and after delay in arranging matters they started
taking northwest course, which carried them out of the
settlements
After travelling for some twelve or fifteen days they bore
little to the NORTH and struck the Iowa river which
they ascended for considerable distance and then changed
their due west Pungng into of wilderness
and prairie, without compass any thing else guide them
except the rising and setting sun.
In this condition they travelled for about forty DAYS. when
no prospect of speedily reaching the Missouri Offering some
Of the became unrus and muinous and nothing but
and the threats OF the leaders and others
who willing toosecue the Journey together with the
fact Of getting far into the wilderness that the road back had
than the ahead did this mutnous spirit
finally subdue and oil again intent upon reaching the
great goahe Missouri But they delayed by difficult
ties and dangers unthought obdges had be made and
roads opened brouse and became scarce
walton began to stare them in the face In order obtain
sustenance for their cattle and horses they compelled
keep stream which carried them often Of their
the of
better than Fights weeks the only provender the cattle and
horses could get the buds and boughs young trees
down after encampmen for the night, with prvaons and
difficulties almost unheard of and which in the route caused
large number of the cattle and horses die give
After journey of three months they reached the
vermilon, about hundred miles from its mouth when
they took down that stream and at last encamped at the fort
near It's month, with eighteen and about half the
Der of and children with which the expedition started
Many left the company the Iowa, and Others becom
completely down, pitched their tents high up the
Veon, and concluded to hunt buffalo until they
cruited from their fatigues.
"The informant says that for six weeks his daily allow
Of Indian pint tin cup half full and when
they reached the fort their whole stock amounted about
three bushels Here they thought il most prudent to STOP
and therefore made attempt to cross the Missouri. The
company had been fifteen twenty days at Vermilon
when the General Brooke arrived from the Yellow
Stone, her way to ST. Louis number anxious to
come down her, but prevented by Emmett and his
connexions who number six eight and who
still persist in going Oregon and doing their best to
keep the handful they have under their command from scat
tering Since their sooun at Vemlon they have busted
themselves hunting buffalo, the flesh Of which they have main
ly subsisted
While the boat was at Vemion the srces watch was
kept the dsaectcd prevent their going board but
our informant who is young and active with young
and sprghty wife, managed by means to get her first
board and then he gave them the Slip leaving every thing
behind except the clothes they They from Wash
ngton county, Illinois, and making their way back
perfectly satisfied with their tramp TO Oregon"