New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-02
PERIL. Of n Winner ON the Plains.
.-..,.ondence Of the Missouri Repubhcan
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Isend you below the substance oil narrative OF
ssn. Of dragons who arrived here on the @2d inst
s,sssnia rs with party Of citizen teams'ers J,
JUL - .o,ne Of the difficulties Of communicating
W. ~, Mace in an iDcement season. Long, (msn-
49, blow understand IL deed.
~, ~. I'd OF November lett Santa Re accompanied
- ~ men in the Quarterrnasters employ, having one
,roa and seven mules and proceeoed !" fort Lesven
,s cor,inred our march without Interruption until
och Of December On the morning OF that day,
-, two hours after our starting, we were evertaken
49, heavy snow storm, which compelled rs to
~ % our camp Of the previous day on Cow Creek
ss u'agon had two men sick-Bsrtlett and Tomn-
"a another named Long. who continued 10 walk
- - They were al suffering from dysentery, and
- been unwe eight or ten days previous to the change
y seather -
~ continued encamped here until the morning OF
lin f,he weather not permitting us 70 traye) when
h.,sio ,tsried being obliged 10 abandon our wagon,
" -s,Ie, bsinz too poor 10 work it. aud packed them
-. oar provisions and corn. Toe weather continued
80 rprch colder through the day. and the sick men
sS5 severely from iis intensity. They rode and walk
~ cngss they were able but sbout3 In the after
- the strength Of Bartlett and Tominson failed them
s5,tev were completely exhausted. The men whom
- ni.c,d in charge Of them left them TO come into
Tor assistance. and their return they met Bart
=. sho was In dying state and expired before reach
rgesnp e.,..
-,i,o when we discovered him about one hundred
-, from the road, frozen 10 death. had the bodies
s,rat ito camp and the evening Of the llih inst
sbsried them on the Little Arkansas. Long appeared
,,sr to-day and continued 10 walk and ride. On TIE
,,ipz OF the 18th encsmped Turkey Creek
bout any fuel except lew sticks we had packed on
~ mules. saved from camp Of the day previous
~ weather was extremely cold. During the day two
q ar mules gave out and were left behind On the
,es ercsmped on Cottonwood Forks-Long getting
s.eh worse. On the 18th encamped between Loot and
5.rond Springs. without wood or water Long was
.seh worse and unable % reach our camp, remaining
Sst four miles behind in Of bis brother and four
rsn
nsrng the night enc mule died and another gave out
5 as left behind On the 10th Long continued TO get
xcr,s remaining where we left him on the previous
ssv-his brother stll continuing with him. On the
uorirg Of the l7th dispatched six men with blankets
have him carried 10 camp; but the way they met
pstrother who said he had left him in dying state
"a that before they could reach him he would be dead
NJ Marty still proceeded 10 where Long was lying but
iss3 no communication with them afterward lpro-
,esed with the rest Of the party 10 Council Grove
several Of the men had their feet frost bitten, and our
r,oylsioDs were now reduced to only one hundred
POUNDS Of -four mule gave out today and was len
"a the road On the 18th started with three men Tor
Fo Leavenworth procure assistance and on the Dist
IN in with party who had been dispatched with pro
-.cns sc 70 meet US. On TIE 23d reached Fort Leay
ervOrtb.