Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-08-06
WHOLE NO. 1O5.
SaGerlngs Of California Emlgran.s.

Files Of papers from California 10 9Th Of
March give most painful accounts OF the SUI.
f-r,ngs of the settlers who LETT Missouri In
May, 1916. Tweniy.th wagons with six
y ~ eighty rersuns, lost their way in Octo-
Der, and were oyertaken by impassable SHOWS;
tleg sent forward two men for assistance,
who obtained some flour aud beef.-Tsiduns
Tais (says tho Starr was about The middle
Of November, and from that time ill the first
Of February nothing more was heard Of them.
IheO a messenger came TO FCrt Sacramento
ttom Capt. VIM. JohnsOn's, the first house
Of the California settlements, bringing the
astounding information that five women and
two men hid arrived at that point almost en-
iirely naked, with their feet frcsi-bitien.-
lhey said that the company had reached a
sinrii log cabin near lucky's Lake, on tha
Eist side of the mountains, aud about 100
miles from Iohnson's, where they found the
snow so deep they could not ira Fearing
starvation, 10 Of the strongest On males and
. temaieS) agreed 10 stan for the settlement
on foot. Scintily clothed and ill-provided
with provisions, they commenced a Journey
over the mountains incomparison with which
NapoIecn's feat on the Alps was child's play.
After wandering a nulhber Of days, bewil-
derod In the snow, their provisions gave out,
and after long hunger. they resorted to the
hornd step of casting lots 10 see who should
give up their lives and bodies as food for the
remainder. AS the weaker ones began to
sink under their sutferings, however, 1t did
not become necessary to take life. One after
another. nine Of the men died, and their bo-
dies were eaten by their companions. Mr..
{. >. Stanton, Il young man from Syracuse,
New York. was the first who died. He wat
one Of those who went forward to Suffers
fort, as we have mentioned, and returned &c
the relief Of his companions. After travelling
thirty days, the seven survivors Of this banC
Of pioneers reached Capt. Johnson's settle
ment, as stated above.
All the 8 females withstood the horrors o
the journey, 1t seems, but only two Of the |
men, and one Of them was so exhausted tina
he was brought into Johnson's OH the bacI
of an Indian. The party were at one timI
sc hours in a snow Storm without fire, anl
they had but three quilts in the company
One woman was obliged TO eat part Of tn,
body Of her father and of her brother; ant
there are other statements in regard 10 thei
sufierings which are loo horril to repeat.
Subsequently another party OF 81 made al
attempt to cross lhe mountains. They sue
: cecded in reaching the top of the mountain:
OAhaail FtliSAOh ma sSfcsS StoftH
few days aferward.
The company finally left behind. abou
$50 miles from Forl Sacramento. consisted o
about 40-almost all Of whom were womer
and children! They had not provision;
enough 10 last them through The mont, o
February. A party had been fitted out a
Fort Sacramento, with provisions. &c.. to ga
TO their relief. The citizens Of Ierba Bur-
ma subscribed 1880 to purchase clothing,
&C., and a company Of 20 men had gone from
that place 10 the encampmento Of the sufferers