New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-03
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
The Way to California.

dreadful suferings Of 4 company Of emipants from
Illinois Missouri, &c on their journey to California
last Winter. The Illinois Journal of Dec. le con-
tains long and really interesting letter addressed
to Miss Mary Keys Of Springfield, III. BY Miss Nf'
ginia Reed the step daughter OF one oil the 'oner'
ers and whose age is only twelve years IL 10
dated from California the 10th of May last and we
have made the following selections;
~. - co-.,x. We went on In that
v.y three or four Gays until we came to the big noun
tain or the California Mountain The SLOW was then
sno,, ,hrse feet deep There wagons III ere
Tbe ou nsrs said that they had attempted to bot
oould not Well thought we would try II 90 we start
ed aud they In company with u.s. with their wagons The
snow was then up 10 the mules sides The farther we
wen. u o. the deeper the gotsO that the wagons
culd not 90 They then packed their oxen, and went
with carving child piece and driving The oxen
IN the up TO their waists. Tue mule that Martins
and the Indian the best one they went snc
broke the road and that Indian the pilot We went
on tina, way two or three mil6. and the mule. aepi
falling down IN the snow, heads foremost and the indian
raid could find the road We stopped ana let 'he
lnd.an and Mr. stanie0 90 and hnni the rosa iAoy
went ard found II 20 the TOP Of the mountain Aoo came
back and said they thought we could get over u so no'
.nor any more Bnt The people all 70 tired BY car
ryng their children. that they could no, 30 C'eI VA,
nlsh, so we msde FIRE ard got something 10 eei ADO
rnother snrs4d down bn8l) robe. and we an ho DOWN
49,, d, "a soresd something and mother st up
nv The are ssd showed foot deep on the 'oP q the
he'd that night. when we got up In the morning, the
NOV was 20 deep we could not 20 over the mountain,
,d We had 10 20 back the cabins that were built By
tha emiuanis three years ago. AMI build more cab
Inc and soy ert all Winter, as late a. Tie 20h fss and
gitaosl fafad.
rargemen for some cattle giving two for IN California
The poor that they could hardly get mp when
tey laid down We stopped there The an Of Nov and stayed
t the 10th Of Feb and what had 10 eat can hardly
.e you and had Mr. Stanton AVID the Indians 10 feed
But they soon left 90 the mountains on foot and
had 70 come They then made and started
again. and storm came, and they had again TO return,
M would sometimes snow ten days before IL would stop.
They waited TIL Il stopped showing. and then started
sysin going with them, hut took SICK and could
no, 60 There fifteen persons left IN this COM
pany, and bn, seven g., ihrough-fye women and two
men. 4 storm cane on, and they lost the road, and
got out Of provisions, and those that ct through had
10 eat those who died. Not long after tey ltit We
has eaten all our provisions, and had D. put Mar
ths at one cabin james another Thomas al another,
ana mother and Eizi and Mill and dried up what little
mea, we could re and STATED 10 see # we could cross
over the mountsin-and We had TO leave the children
o. Mary you will think that hsrd-io leave them
with strangers, and not 10 kaow whether we ever would
see them again. We coulG hardly get away from them
we TOD them would brog them back breao, and then
they were willing 90 stay. We went and were CUT fvc
DAYS in the mountains. Ella gave out and lad To 90
back We went that day, and the next day We had
to lay by and make snow.shoes. We went on another
day and could not IND The road and had 10 70 back
could get along very well while thought We were gong
ahead but q. soon as we had 10 turn back could hardly
walk We reached the cabins and that night there WAS
tue worst suow-storm that we had the whole Winter.
AID n we had not back we could not have lived
thrergh II. We bad now nothing 10 eat bit hides. ~
Aary I woAd err and riJ had rhaf goa al Uaaed We
STAYED at Mr. Brlens. They had meat all tic time We
had kill ,ile Cash 1.-THE dogl and eat bin We ate bis
snras and feet, and hide, and everything about BIN
sy cousin, yon often say you can't DO this aud you
cant do that bat say you can't DO snyihing-yCu
cont know what you can do until you try.
there were fifteen in the cabin that we were H. and
onehaf Of had lay in bed all the time. There were
IAN died while we were at the cabins. We lived little
Cssh a week and after Mrs Bren would cook her meat
and boil the bones two three times we would take them
and boil item three four days at time. Mother went
10 other cabin and got half hide, bringing 1t In
up her waist II sept on showing and would COW
er the cabins do all could 10 prevent IL, so that we
could get out for tso OF three days at time We
would have pieces Of the logs on the Inside 70 make
Are with The i've feet deep on the top Of the
c,bin Father afterard learnt. started ont r US
with provisions but could reach u.s. for the dreadful
storms and deep snow, and after he had come int the
eighty miles had TO cache his provisions and
10 back the other side TO get company OF men to as
sst him. Hearing this they made up company AZ Suffers
Fort and sent out 10 our relief We had not eaten any
thing three days were out on the top OF the cabin
and party coming, Oh my dear cousin. you don't
know how glad OGe Of the men We knew. They
stayed with three days recruit itie 80 that
could 70 back with ITEM There were twenty zone Of us
who left with them. but after going piece Martha and
Thomas gave out and the had TO take them back.
Mother aud Eliza and came One Of the party said
he was Mason. ard pledged his honor that If he did not
meet father he would go back and save his children o
y,
dsen in those cabnsrot knowing bit Trey would slarve
TO death. Martha said, well mother n you never me
again, do the best you The men said they could
hardly stand II II made them crythey said II was best
for and the children TO be taken back. The men
did 90, and left for them at the cabin little meat and
We went high mountain as steep rs stair
steps In which up to our waists. Little James
walked all the way He said every sep he took be was
getting father and nearer something TO eat When
we had travelled days me, father with thirteen men
their way 10 the cabins. o, Mary you dent know
how oil We IN aN
him for 1--WE months. We thought we should never see
him again. lie heard coming and he made
some the night before at his camp to give
aud the other children with ms. lie said he would see
Martha and Thomas the day. lie vent there In two
days 7hsy found scme Of ne company eating those rho
had died. Martha and Thomas had had TO do IT,
The men e the cabins with seventeen persons Father
brought Martha and Thomas into where were. None
II the he has with him able 10 go back % the
ebus their feet frozen bad. SO another company
and brought all the persons In from there They
are all In from the mountains but four, who At a
place called the Starved Camp, and company has 10
their relief There bus two families, Of the whole
number In the mountains that got out safe. Our family
one Of them. Thank God we have all got In with
lives and the only family that did not have
tat human flesh.
We are al very well pleased with the country partcu-
larry with tho climate. Let II be ever hot day the
night Is always cool. IL Is beautiful couatry. II is
mostly In valleys and mountains. IL the greatest country
for cao and horses you The people here ride
nom eighty TO hundred miles day horseback This
country Just suits father and for riding. Some Of the
Spanatds have from 1000 head Of horses. and from
- TO head Of cattle Tell The grs that this the
greatest place for marrying they and that they
must como 20 California II they want TO marry. Father
IL down At san franciseo. lie going to write when
he comes back Give my love to all SO more at pre-
sent. my dear cousin. VIRGINIA T.. II REED.
fINO HATTERS.-For sale, the stock and fixtures
an od-esabhed hat cap and fur store, together with