Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-07-15

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non 10 reach the house of Mr.. Suffer, nea
the junction of the Rio de los Americana
win The Rio Sacramento, and then to re
turn, as speedily az possible, with provis
'ons ana fresh horses to the party. Th,
timber along the banks of The river, as the,
advanced, became very large, some of the
pines being 10 feet in diameter. AS The,
proceeded down the stream the mountain,
on each sldo Became higher, and shut i,
me river narrowly with their lofty preci
plces, making it difficult for The horses +
pass. They were sometimes Obliged tc
make circuit over the spurs of the noun.
1ains which projected into the river.
On the 9th of February thew lorded p
large stream coming in from the north, and
encamped. They were in famished con.
dIt'on. "We had with u.s." saws Captain
Fremont, ga large kettle, and mule be.
ing killed here, his head was boiled in if
for several hours, and made a passabIe
soup for famished people," Their horses
were nearly exhausted for want of food.
and The crossing OF a steep spur 1000 feet
high, so reduced the strength of Capt. FREE
mont, that he was left behind with one of
the men, 10 be brought on when he had
become recruited. So reduced were all
the animals, says Capt. F., that their lives
depended on finding food in the course OF
another day. Indeed, so reduced were The
party. by want of food, and the excessive
hardships they had endured, that one OF
the men, "Towns, became light headed, .
and wandered off, into the woods, without
knowing whittier he was going. He was
found and brought back. Another of the
men, Derosier, also became deranged -
tie had been sent back, 10 bring up Capt.
tremont's horse that had given out Near.
ly two days passed, and he did not return
The following extract shows the alarming
extremity 10 which the patty were brought:
ave began to be uneasy at Derosier's
absence, fearing he might have been be-
wildered in the woods. Charles Towns,
who had not yet recovered his mind, went
10 swim in The river, as if il were summer,
and the stream placid, when it was a cold
mountain torrent foaming among rocks
We were happy 10 see Derosier appear IN
the evening. He came in, and sit
ting down by the fire, began TO tell us
where he had been. lie imagined he had
been gone several days, and thought we
we're still at the camp where he had lett
US; and we were panied TO see that his
mind was derangeG. Ii appears that he
Neen lost in the mountain, and hunger
and fatigue, IN the monnIsins
and fear of perlshlng .vo.o souoro
had crazed him. The times y
when stout men lost their minds troTS -
tremity of suffering-when horses died.
and when mules and horses, ready TO die
of starvation, were killed for food. Yet
there was 10 murmuring or hesitation
On the Sd Of March, horse about TO
die from starvation, was killed for food ;
and the next day they arrived at an In
dian village, where they procured a sup
ply of acorns. The country had now i'm
proved; oaks took the place Of pines. grass
was quite abundant in places, but wild ami
mails were very scarce.
On the 9Th of March the country became
surprisingly beautiful, fine grazing coun
try, and deer were abundant. Early II
the day they arrived at The junction OF The
stream they had been following, with The
Rio de los Americanos; and little below
found an Indian village, Some of the In
dams spoke Spanish, and they learned tha
thcy were in the immediate neighborhoo
of Capt Suffer. They were soon in sigh
of the fort, and saw him coming out I
meet them. He gave them most fran
and cordial reception, and the next da.
Capt. F., with supply of fresh provision
and horses, set of to meet the remalnde
of the party whom he had left in the noun
tains. Capt. F. gives The following &C
count of the party as he found them;
ION the second day we mel, few mile
below the forks of the Rio de los Amer
:, ccnos. and more forlorn and pItabI
sioht ina; thew presented cannot we'll b
IMAGINED. TheV were all on foot-eac
man. weak and emaciated, leading hors
or mule az weak and emac;ated as then
selves. They mad experienced great d.
fcuItv in descending the mountains, mad
slippery by rains and melting SHOWS, an
many horses fell over precipices, and wer
/ killed: and with some were lost the pack
thew carried. Among these, was muI
with the plants which we had collecte
since leaving Fort Hall, along a line
1000 miles travel. Out of 81 horses an
mules with which we commenced crossln
the Sierra, only 33 reached the valley
the Sacramento, and they only IN COZ
dition to be led along. Mr.. Frzpa'rlc
and his party, travelling m're slo"l!Y' III
been able to make some little exertIon
hunting, and had killed a few deer. II
scanty supply was great relief TO Their
; for several had been made sick h2 u
$ strange and unwhoesome food which Il