Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-09-28
|, (CoNN.) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2s. 1913

tracts oflhe parry, should have at .leas,
made some progress towards Campbelrs,
The nearest seillemep, on tue Tobique.
continued to press forward without aiscov-
ering the object ofmy search. I had reach.
ed the Beaver Brook, a branch Of the 'Waps-
kihegan, when night overlook me and /,
commenced 10 rain. Itwas now quite Gers
tain. that for one night I mast aarego the
comforts of food, ere and sEeitcf- having
at the same time no doubt oil my easily
reaching Campbelfs some time the next
day. My situation atehat time, although
bot the commencement Of my disaster, was
of no ordinary suffering. I had already
undergone nearly twelve hours of the most
Aarrassing fatigue, @ithou. food or a mo.
emeaes rest and now, cold and wet, stood
alone amid wind and rain, in sterile and
sheEcrless wilderness, and on night so
dark that the very sky seemed black. What
was to be done? To follow a course, and
move forward ia the dark, knew was i'm
possible. There were thirteen long hours
anti, daylight, yet / dared no, lie down to
sres,, for fear of pesishiug. at length re-
solved 10 endeaVer 10 follow The course OF
the Brook, in doing which Iphad difficulties
to suImcunt which would, have no doubt,
have appeared to many almost like impos.
sibilitles, even bv daylight. Such nigh,
Of falls. wounds, bruises, scrarchings, and
fatigue, u 1 confess, beyond my powers of
description ... ..-....... ....... .....
On the moraing Of the 9th, I found I had
got 10 within short distance of the mouth
of the Brook. which I crossed, intending
to follow down the Wapskihegan river until
came to lumber road had travelled The
year before, leading by Shea's Mountain TO
the Campbell settlement ON the Tobique ri
yer. The waters we're now much swollen,
Sd that could only scramble along a very
steep bank, ,hickly wooded with underwood
and trees. l had gone some distance down,
when, thinking that little way back from
the bank Of the river might and the trav-
cling easier, took that direction, and again
found myself in a seemingly open country
OF burnt lands. The surrounding highlands
were distinctly seen on all sides in the dis
lance, and among the most conspicuous was
Shea's mountain, which led me to the res;
olu.ion Of taking direct course for It, moi
dreaming Of the formidable di faculties to te
encountered on the way. .oiled on with
deiermined perseverance, through dread
fal combination ofwindfalis, marshes, lakes
and streams, so that another day was nea:
ly spent before reached the mountain.
at length found the lumber road, and nov
considered myself safe, and my iouIne!
nearly at an end, tsing only four mile
from the settlement; bat l reckoned withou
my host. I followed the road for a shor
distance until came 10 an old lumber CAM
and road leading of 10 the left, which
exa mined and unfortunately rejected, as !
appeared 10 pass on different side Of tn
mountain 10 that which I khew the prope
road TO take. Prom that moment con.in
ued 20 60 aslray.. .r'7'
| On travelling ii:,fe way farther, I cam
to a seccnd old lumber camp, where til
road agaia branched into two. A sno'
storm now commented, iand night was ono
more fast approaching. On going abont
= mile ard half down one of the roads, d
: not like its appearance. and retarning IL
flowed the Other, which'f1oand eqnally ur
satisfactory, asst did~snot much resemb
the road ! had Travelled during tie Gumn'
= oflast year. I, however, endeavofed to COZ
sole myself with the probability Of TIC di
ference il It's appearances being caused b
, its covering OF snow. 'A 'H@ 'a'leTi
continued 10 travel for some miles thf
; a matshy ground, anil Tbecame quite COZ
vinced Of my being In strange part Of Il
country whenT Ireturned, With the inter
tion If possible Of regaining The Old fdmb'
camp before dark, ard passing the nigh,
1t. Blu. the n ght came upon me so suddel
, iy that had only time to 60 little way
the right, where The ground was higher al
less swampy, and take up any quarters
the shelter Of some low bushes, a few b. ancl
rs Of which threw on the ground befo
lying down. need scarcely say Twas we
: cold, hungry and much fatigued, havin
nov continued to walk without interruptio
for upwards Of thirty Eve hours. On lyid
down, got into distressing kind Of slan
/. Der, from which In short time awok
eth much pain In nv limbs and back. Ian
slif with cold. got ~ and walked abot
until once more overcome With fahgu
when ! again lay down to endure repeti
iion Of my sufferings /; and 10 this way pas
ed dreadful night Of about thirteen hour
On the morning Of the seventh, as 500
as j. was sufficiently clear, \ LEFT my wretch
ed couch, shrivcring wiih cold, and BY