New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-18
NEW.YORK TRIBUNE.
From the Boston AiIss
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- -, N. sosnisrds Saint Nicholas. Thus island
- ,o~rnerlv inhabited by an inofensife, INCIDENT
80 ofInd,aas VINO sabsisted almost entlreiy upon
e.h which they caught from the rocks, sno muscles
which they found in the sands Of the oeacn' iney
were hstless, quiet race OF beings, VINO se'co'h
had communication with others oil tae n4I'sD 'aH''
,,v and who had but few wants and lever cores.
About the year 1918 or 20, the Russians, rom
,oe~ setenen.s at the North landed on this island
= n,rtv Of Zodiac Indians. for the purpose OF MINT
.os toe sea Otter which at that period apouned "a
those waters This party remaInec on inc iSiano
.or more than two years and were the means "
sowing the seeds OF disease and contention among
i.s unsuspectns and unsOrhisticsted inhabitants
eo,oe ten or twelve wears alter the departure OF
tho Kodiacs this tribe had become diminished 10
sbout twenty or thirty individuals, when the uoV
ernor of the department OF California sent over
small vessel and removed them 10 Use niaiD a,
la the last boat which was embaFking WIN inc
lss, ~ Tins people, (some six or eight perhaps ia
oumberl 10 convey them 10 the vessel "aicb was
N carry them from the home Of their nativity ioT-
ever was one Of the tribe small In stature not lar
advanced in years and his dusky mate, Then IA me
bloom Of lie. The order had been gwen % snDse
rom the shore the oars had dipped IN the wave
The boat was rising ON the foaming suh then break
no on the beach with awful roar when with me
in1nulse Of the moment as II were, TINS young ana
blooming bride Of the rcd man the imprint Of whose
loos,cp had been the last lett ON the SANDS o. DIT
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plunged into the abyss, "s,roye through me surge
and In another moment, stood alone on inc shores
"a b.r native land She turned, 10 give the ast
lingering look 10 her departing help mate and
then. gathering round her form her howing manic,
wet BY the ocean wave, IN an instant as sPpeaicu
forever from the siehtoi het Ss'''''N' ''
iag companions. ,..
The vessel weighed anchor. spread hef canvas
and In forty eight hours, this remnant OF the lnhsp
,snts Of San Nicholas were landed on folnt ID"
Pedro, houselcss and ioilorh. 60 l. 49,,
From that period 20 the present-i shc DC NOT
Head or has not left within the past elgateeii
rsonths-hss resided alone, on the Isle Of san Men
elias this female CrusOe, the monarch Of al sue
SURVEYS She preferred TO part even with heI Sno'
sen mate and sever every human tie that couia Oe
binding, rather than leave the nome % nc, LID
Thar o1ely little Isle that had been TO her wo'id,
which she cared not 10 exchange Tor the aOode u
civilized ian with all its promised Injuries
eince oor Crusoe became the sole monarch OF the
I.le San Nicholas has been visited perhaps zen o,
,wslve different times by different individuals out
49, .bo has Continued TO be found, with none to
disnute her right--alone, solitary and ioIsaken;
h. dress or covering, is composed oil the SKINS
of small birds when she kills with stones and
sews them together with needieoi oone ana 'ne
Ish. sinews OF the hair seal sometimes iouhe ueaI
.n,ony the rocks Her only food IS shell hsh' OF
49, ro,,cle .pecie, with now and then still small
Ter fish which the surf sometimes throws on the
beach She never remains long In one spot out IS
constantly wandering around the shores OF the IS,
land. sleeping. which she seldom does m sLnah
caves and crevices an the rock. ,.--.. ,.r
During the few last years, 1t he's been very an
feuIt 10 obtain communication with her. AT inc
soproach OF the white man she hees' as nom au
III sprIt and the only way to detain her is by
rInning her down, as you would the wiid goat OF
the mountain or the young lawn OF tne plains
Those who have seen her at the latest pc1ou
,.nort that she appears to have lost all knowledge
oflsnguare that she makes only wild NOSE aito
ss,be5 ,nbunaan and when taken and detained
against her will, becomes frightened and restless
that the moment she is liberated, she darts on ana
endcayors to secrcte herself in the Wild grass Oh
among the ROCKS whieh hane oFe1 'H0 "'' q 0'"
ing surf. , ..,-.. -.
Ivory endeavor has been made, and every IN
ducemcnt offered by different individuals. to pre-
vail upon her 10 leave the island, but In VAN Inc
only home she appears 10 desire is her own NIUE
ale Her last hope, il she has any, is to finish her
iouroev alone She has no wish, now, 10 hear again
the swee, music Of speech. Its sounds are no long
er music to her ear and as for oivihzed man MS
taIneness 10 shocking even to her dormant senses,
To all appearance, she is strong, healthy, ana
content 20 be alone. What can reconcile her 20 ".
lo, who can conjecture Humanity may hope thet
contcntment NAV continue to be hers to the last
hour Tor she is destined to lie down and dc alone
on the cold shore OF her isolated home WIN 10 one
20 administer to her last wants ana none 70 Co.er
her cold body when tho spirit snei nave 'c'' inc
clay. L.. 49,, Tho
eo,nnanion of her early life, has yet to be told. lie
Jaw her for the last time AS we have stated "hen
she stood alone on the shores OF her own Isle "heh
the boat with himself and his companions was
dashing through the wild surf, that broke IN uhln'
t.rrupted succession ainst the rocks whcn enClr
cled Inc resting place OF bis fathers, and which ne
JUS then leaving for ever. With the remnant OF
,ho family from San Nicholas. our hero was landed
At San Pedro and there left. with the ethers VINO
had accompanied him. to find homo IN 'ha' iaiu
ofstrangers. IL h..o,
hlua noint running out into the blue waters OF tho
Pacific ON which no verdure Is TO DC seen anu Vu'
one solitary abode OF man, rising anit tue ".so'a
ton which surrounds It. The Pueblo de los Ahse
hos is situated ten leagues distant WIN enc iaiu
bouse between the one on the point and those oi
~, ,ou,o The mission of san Gabriel lies yet lar
,her ON some three or four leagues where at that
time. might be found perhaps three or io"r nun
dred oony erted Indians
But our hero as he may he called, never lett the
beach on which no was first landed. Alone ana
friendess thero he remained, nm isoatea oelnS'
mn life ceased to animate his frame True IL u.s. tha'
savoral times he was induced and once or tw,ee
forced 10 venture far rs the pueblo and even he
mission OF San Gabriel but he always, as soon as
AT liberty returned aud resumed his Old station on
the beach or fixed himself ON the ROCKS which hung
around the Point. And there he might always DC
seen a solitary outcast, as 1t were. aud more con
stantly when the sun was gong down win ~ M
ewes gazing on that celestial orb as 4 sunk n,o 'ne
western horizon direction which he wen knew
pointed 10 the lost but never forgotten home OF hI'
nativity. ,. ~, -,
bv 6shine about the rocks, gathering muscles snd
sometimes receiving scanty Pittance OF corn IRON
the house on the Point or few pence from pass
ing stranger ~, n :.
He studiously avoided, as far as possible all IN
,ercourse with his fellow men and sought to i've
and die in solitude and did be continue to live
a lie which msniles.ly appeared burthen to him
an one morning, as the sun rose, not TWO Year
east his body was found upon the beach snhene'
,orpso, stretched out and bleaching rs II were u
ne white foam OF the surf. which was throw
ahout his lseless remains the mighty wave oroA'
on the shore. 49,, ~.
1, is presumed his death was aocidental-'hS
vhile searching FOX she'll fish, in the night anon;
abe cliffs, he must have fallen from an eminenee
and thus terminated his solitary existence
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