The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-09-17

able to get woOd-has but one axe between
him and kicsburg: 1t looks like another
stom;-cXpccting some account from SUIT
ter'S soon.
Jan. II. Eliza Williams came here this
mornhg-Lathron crazy last night-provi-
SiOnS scarce, hides our main subsistence
may the Almighty send us help.
Jan. u. Fine morning; John Belts and
Mr.. Denton came this morning, with Eliza,
she will not eat hides, Mrs. --- sent her
back to live or die on them.
Jan. D. Began To snow after sunrise.
likely TO contiuue-wind north.
Jan. 3D. Blew hard and showed all night
the most severe storm we have expert
cnced this wintcr-wind west.
Jan. 26. Cleared up yesterday. to-day
fine and pleasant, wind south, in hopes we
are done with snOw-storms those who
went TO Suffers not yet rcturncd-provi-
SionS getting scant, people growing weak,
living on small allowance Of hides.
/ Jan. y. Commenced showing Yesterday.
still continues to-day. Lewis (Sutter'S In
diam died three days ago-food scarce,
don't have fire enough to cook our hides.
Jan. 30. Fair and pleasant, wind west,
/ tha~ing in the sun, John and Edward Been
]
| ed on Mrs. -- goods until they would be
! paid. they also took the hides which herself
and family subSistcd upon. She rcgaincd
/ two pieces only, the balance they have ia
ken. You may Judge from this what our
fare is in camp there is nothing TO be had
by hunting yet perhaps there soon will be.
/ Jan. 81. The sun does not shine out bril-
, liant this morning, iroze hard last night,
wind northwest. Lantron Murphy died
last night about O'Clock, Mrs. Reed went
TO Graves this morning TO look after goods.
Feb. ,. Showed hard till Il o'clock last
night. many uneasy for fear we shall perish
with hunger, we have but little meat left
and only three hides. Mrs. Reed has no.
thing but one hide and that is ON Graves
house, Milton lives there and likely will
keep that: Eddy's child died last night.
Feb. ). 1t showed faster last night and
to-day than it has done this winter before.
still continues without intcrmiSsion-wind
southwest. Murphy's folks and Kiesburg
say they cannot cat hides, wish we had
enough Of them; Mrs. Eddy is very weak
Feb. T. Ceased to snow at last-to-day
it is quite pleasant. Mrs. Cutcheon's child
died on the seconG Of this month.
! Feb. 8. Fine, clear morning: Splitter
died last night. we viii bury him in the
snow. Mrs. Eddy died ON the night of the
eth.
Feb.9. Mr.. Pixies child all but dead
Milton is at Murphy's, not able to get out OF
bed; KieSburg never gets up: says he is
not able, Mrs. Eddy and child were buried
to day-wind southeast.
Feb. 10. Beautiful morning. thawing in
the sun. Milton Elliot died last night al
Murphy'S shanty, Mrs. Reed went there
this monining to see after his effects. j
Danton trying TO borrow meat for Graves
had none to give: they had nothing but
hides. all are entirely out Of meat, but lit
tie we have our hides are nearly all eat up.
but with Gods help spring will soon smile
upon us.
Feb. Il. Warm, thawy morning.
Feb. III. Fine morning, but cold. Buried
Milton in the snow-John Ian,on not
wei.
Feb -. Morning cloudy until O'Clock
then cleared of warm. Mrs. - refused tc
give Mrs. - any hides. Put Sutter'.
pack hides on her shanty and would not lei
her have them.
Feb. lG. Commenced TO rain last evening
and turned TO snow during the night. and
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cold TO Wa'ch them, nut we can hear them
hoWl.
req 10. hungry tunes III camp-plont!
oil mdcS, but the folks Wlllnot eat them; ",
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