The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-04-26

care or vigilance of mine could foresee or
prevent.
'sYou will remember that had left the
camp (twenty-three men) when | set off
with Cooley, Preuss, and my servant, in
search of King and succor, with directions
about the baggage, and with occupation
sufficient about it to employ them for three
or four days; after which they were to
follow me down the river. Within that
time | expected relief from Kings party.
if it came, at al. They remained seven !
days, and then started, their scant provi-
sions about exhausted, and the dead mules
on the western side of the great Sierra |
buried under snow.
''Manuel-(you VIII remember Manuel |
"a Christian Indian of the Cosumne
tribe, in the valley of the Son Joaquin)-
gave way to a feeling of despair after they
had moved about two miles, and begged
Vincent Haler, whom / had left in COM
mand, to shoot him. Failing to find death
in that form, he turned and made his way
back to the camp, intending TO die there;
: which he doubdesr soon did
ssThe party moved on, and at ten miles
/ Wise gave out-threw away his gun and
/ blanket-and, few hundred yards fur
ther, fell over into the snow, and died.
+ Two Indian nboys-countrymeno of Manuel
were behind They came upon him
rolled him up in his blanket; and buried
him in the snow, on the bank of the river.
''No other died that day. None the
next,
"Carver raved during the night-his
imagination wholly occupied with images
Of many things which he faacied himself
to be eating. In the morning he wandered
off, and probably soon died. He was not
seen agaia:S
.sSorrel on this day (the fourth from the
camp) laid down to die. They built him
fire, and NORM who was in dying con-
dftion, and snow blind, remained with him.
These two did not probably last till next
morning. That evening Il think it was)
Hubbard killed deer.
ssT'hey travelled on, getting here and
there a grouse, but nothing else, the deep
snow in the valley having driven off the
game.
"'rhe state OF the party became desper-
{ ate, and brought Haler to the determination
of breaking itup, in order to prevent them
: from living upon each other. He told
them that he had done all he could fol
them-that they had no other hope re-
naming than the expected relief--and tha
the best plan was to scatter, and make the
best of their way, each as he could dowI
the river; that for himself, If he was TO bt
eaten, he would, at all events, be fount
travelling when he did die. This addres:
e had It's effect. They accordingly sePara
Il ted.
: "With Haler continued FIVE others
e Scott, Hubbard, Martin, Bacon, one other
l and the two Cosumne Indian boys.
"Rohrer now became despondant, an,
d stopped. Haler reminded him of hi
/ family, and urged him to try and hold on
e for their sake. Reused by this appeal t
I his tenderest affections, the unfortunau
q man moved forward, but'feebly, and sool
IS began to fall behind. On a further appea
/ he promised to follow, and to oyertak
e them at evening.
\ :.Hale, Scott, Hubbard, and Martin nov
% agreed that if any one of them shoul
al give out the othets were not 10 wait for hir
al 10 die, but to push On, and try and say
IS themselves. Soon this mournful coyenm
le had to be kept. But let me moi anticipaf
he events. Sufficient FOR each day IS Ii
ne sorrow thereof.
al l1l9 III G4Atc4At fStSNt a *
- hundred yards from Haler's, with the ii
e. tendon, according TO Taplin, to RENAL
to where they were until the relief shou
H. come, and IN the meantime 10 live upC
y those who had died, and upon the weak
ones as tlley should die. With this par
ie were the three brothers kerne, Capta
ea Cat ecari, McKie, Andrews, StePpeTlelf
ef' and TaplIn. do not know that | ha
TO got all the names of this parry.
on .sFurguson and Beadle had remain
u together behind In the evening, Re
T. rer came up and remained in kerne's P;
IS tv. Haler learnt afterwards from some
the party that Rohrer and Andrews Wa
dered off the next morning and die
ed They say they saw their bodies.
'ut "Haler's party continued on. After
ed few hours Hubbard gave out Accord
TO the agreement he was left to die, b
ght with such comfort as could be given bin
tie They built him fire and gathered hi
,ur some wood, and then left him-withc
Ir. turning their heads, as Haler says, 10 10
ty. at him as they went off
ef- ..About two miles further, Scott-y
the remember him; he used to shoot birds
Nv, YOU on the frontier-he gave out.
my was another of the four who had eovena
hat ed against waiting for each other. /
ON Survivors did for him as they had done
ely Hubbard, and passed on.
me s.In the afternoon the two indian be