The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-20

felt sensation OF cold, YET felt fearful, when
walking on the more solid parts, that my feet would
the blood in crcualioa and after having proceeded
quarter OF miie entered little nook completely sur
herca lodges constructed OF stumps and limbs OF
was obliged to strip and lie in buffalo robes " hist the
The storm ragged till dark when returned to our camp
and found the men all snugy fixed in bed account OF
he severity of the storm, and want OF fuel, the only
kind be an o s ee was Ga 00 Next ss '%
inc The en rose early, and, crossing the the
ro peniy OF wood After had breakfasted 10 OF the
Indians came over but kept al respectable distance from
the camp fires; for they plainly saw that my were
highly ncensed against them Tor the loss OF the mules
We reached Pawnee Fork on the 18th February, where
b two roads again met Here got Brown and Preston
IN stay with the sick man. and cooked much -four
I'VE thought would suffice for fifteen days We also took
ome dried buffalo meat and leaving the rest OF the pro-
Fort Leavenworh, distant 2ss miles
was still favored with good fortune for having con-
stncted cart OF the fore-axetree of the remaining
Newell Was lashed upon it. and with the oxen we had
ncked up on the road, managed to carry il along
rapidly as we could wish. In this way we proceeded to
Cow creek, where we overtaken by Messrs. Hoif
man and Miller, who brought me letters from Mexico,
containing of the victory at Brazto and the
ere al Taos AS they nearly out OF provisions, and
ther teams were much broken down. they could render
rs no assistance Two hours after Mr. James Brown,
who was carrying the mail from Santa Fe entered my
camp As soon as he saw my condition. he consented to
all the baggage oil patty lie na0 also been
sini as 10 bring up the men / had left with the pro-
vision.
We proceeded rapidly, and on the 10th February
reached Turkey creek In The morning met one of my
men whom / had sent in before meeting Mr. Brown to
re me some mules and corn, and meet me at Council
Grove He reported that there was government team.
SER at Cotton wood Fork, who having fine set of
mules and plenty OF corn said that he could easily carry
everything / had to Fort Leavenworth.
We now felt as ii our trials were at an end but no
that very night severe snow storm arose The wind
all niphf Moruinr cama hut with M
diminution of its violence All day ii ragged fcrcely
One mule was frozen to death close BY the wagon and
next morning. for the first time in 20 hours the storm be-
ran 10 abae During its continuance no one hal stirred
SaI and Ddu snow % '' was me 0y 's' "' ' '
On Sunday February 21st we left our beds and man
AGED TO get some pieces of wood we had brought here
from beneath the drilled snow AS we tried to warm
ourselves over the handful of sticks we missed Pitcher
and Preston and we were soon satisfied that they were
beneath the snow So parayzed were all the senses OF
nv men, by the sufferings they had endured that the
fact seemed TO produce no impression on them 'Poor
fellows they are dead; we NAV as well leave them
here In vain did endeayor TO get some clue to their
POSITION The snow in the edge OF the drift was from
10 feet deep AT length found a man digging his bed
and clothing from beneath the snow and he said that the
missing men had laid down alongside of him. imme-
diatey directed the men to get to work We had only
piece of narrow board to dig with and the great GOODNESS
Of the air made il sry TO relieve the persons al work
every few minutes AT length we reached boot,
which was fecorn;sed as Prestons and soon after
we found the robes which covered the missing
the work extremely fatigung Al length we got
everything clear SO as 10 raise the robe and Immediately
pesion's voice rang in our ears nplornr us to save
INN as his beifrIlow was already dead We were
obliged to cover nm the face of the living man whilst we
dur 10 his waist and then by main force SIX men drew
HIM forth He had been IN pes,ration but sudden ex-
posture INSTANTLY chilled everv limb MANY thought he
vo5 never recover Int we xvanne3 him in robes and
nat him INTO one OF the wagons The dead man was soon
alter take, out when we started for Cottonwood Fork
Three more mules had frozen TO death during the night
and every now and then some one of them would s,ien
with cold and drop in harness This was Frequently the
case with the stronpest-lookinc animals in the mulada
We had not marched two miles before we had lost six
mules and one or Atlencth after walk on the snow
OF twenty miles we reached Cotton wood Fork
Two of Mr. Browns teams eoS there between 10 and 1
o'clock that night the rest had not arrived when left
which was on the 23d February
| left most of nv men with Mr. Brown, who engaged
totransport their barrare and taking with me only pka
and LANG we set Out or Fort Leavcnwor,h Every one
seemed m treat me- with The mos, attention so great
Cotton wood the wagon master from the fort gave me
his horse To ride whilst he ,r,Idrcj away ON foot We
had much stormy weather To encounter but our mules
being fres, and in fine order we gave little heed to the
storms and on Sunday reached the Kanzas river The
stream was fu Of ice and after MANY difficulties in Cross
inc being several times Completely wedged fast in the
ice we al length reached the opposite shore.
On the Isl az March was comfortably seated with my
kind friends al Fort Ieayenworh ENJOYING the hospital
y of those than whom none better know how to extend
the hand Of friendship 10 the weary and trave-worn
After few dav rest beneath The roof of nv friend Col
had the honor to report myself to the chief OF the bureau
on the 2ls of March.
would again beg leave to urge the necessity Tor the
establishment OF posts on the route 10 Santa re. Inc
Indians IN the vicinity OF Bents Fort are well disposed,
large force would be necessary there and Council
no nfs hof moth