Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-12-13

east; the party and the poor animals suffer-
ed extremely tor want Of water, about ten
O'Clock found stagnant pool where all
the party were once more sensible of the
watchlu care Of Divine Providence, and
continued on in the same direction till three
o clock, when the party struck deep raw.
inc and began TO follow it, but they had not
! proceeded but a short distance when the
! Doctor discovered two Indians far IN the
distance to the Southeast on the bank; the
party stopped, conseaIed themselves in the
ravne; Brown crept to the bank TO watch
their movements, the Indians advanced a
little then also stopped; the Doctor then
prepared to retreat and change the course
.of travel, and the party readily complied
with his suggestion, went up the ravine
some distance, then took southerly drec-
reCiion, travelled some six miles when
the party struck a SINAI! creek, kept their
course still towards the South, and just at
dark cut the Oregon road to the great Joy of
all the party; went on and encamped that
night al 2 o'clock on the Republican Fork,
after eating little more raw corn for sup.
per.
On the 81 Of November, parched little
corn for breakfast, as they now considered
themselves nearly out of reach Of the Paw
nees, being fifty miles from their village;
went on. the Doctor being very much debil-
itated, eating corn parched, boiled and in
hominy. Arrived at the bank of the Big
Blue on the evening Of the 7lh, when on
entering the tall forest treess by the light
Of the moon, 4 large flock Of turkies were
heard among the branches, all were excited
with pleasing antCipations Of once more
tasting something pa.atab!e, as the corn,
in whatever state 1t was taken, for several
days had secured on the stomachs of the
men, and they eat it only to keep from
starving, The next morning, Brown was
up betimes, and ere before 1t was fairly dav,
his well directed rifle brought fat turkey
to the ground its fall was heard in camp,
and the Doctor proposed to delay no time
in cooking II, bu, to carry il along for sup
per, to which there was no objection. Az
ter the turkey was despatched, they return
ed to the corn again, as the Indians gave
them only two rifles having percussion
locks, which they do not use, and no amu-
ntion-,he other rifle was loaded to strike
fire with the powder.
On the evening Of the 13th. eat the first
meal IN the house Of Mr. Charles Fish,
quickly prepared by his lady,resiGipg among
the Shawnee Indians, thirty miles from the
United States line. On the next evening
reached TIE pleasant town OF Westport,
where the party were handsomely enter
tanned at the hotel Of Mr.. niece, and the
residents in that place readily met the wish
es of the Doctor. The next day the par
ty appeared in good Garments, having laid
aside their Pawnee equIPage, and Chapman
found hat quite as pleasant after travel
ing bareheaded some 400 miles, as the FASH
ion they had imposed upon hip.
The Doctor left the Walmetta Colony in
a very fourishing state, and is of opinion
that Oregon at no distant day, will rival
many OF the Atlantic States in agriculture,
science and the arts; and in this opinion all
the party fully concur; all intending TO re-
turn again to that country in the spring.
4 daily computation, makes the distance
from Oregon Cily to Fort Hall 500
From Fort Hall 10 Green River 1876
Green River TO Fort Laramie. 400
Fort laramie to Independence. $50
/ Making the distance from Oregon City 10
Independence 2o25 miIcs.-Iadependence
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