The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-04-04

larm and the rrf1Ee ID, H. % cos.
atsal a.ine Ile sind had s~rpl ~ snrh
; uay = 10 kerp upra pash armand Il.
akkossh lllF sEsa~ Esspa , lrul uiih
he NICE pek II ~ lrps. We haa hrnke
up same b..anh tkzf are Ia lhe'wasoas
and kiBdIrd ups lhilr err. Som Inc -un
nsse : hai. inssezA &C anr san. ne had
ARR AN ~rmrd &C rqusl hnlliasri; hui.
= lhry rnniinsrd n ri-s. lie middle arr
anly retained ~ eifrular iasm. while The
atlaels shai inln huge rnlamnss II hm.
uhirh hlrndrd = hh Ihe air nesr their <nm-
miis. The hsrassid Inc ralnmns Ma
ihai af thr san's apgsrrni diamrlsI. and
ilirir bright absnrfs~4sp times me same
diameter: slsfy srrr helSsrn twenty aud
ihiriy drgrrrs distant lr0as4hr sun. Be-
slse The sun had risrn rsase asan I'm de-
errss This phrnnmenea eniiielt Disappear
Cd. Sonlr al The men called my sissnlian
10 ih~ strange appearance. bni 80 engsos-
ed were Aey snh thrir own sslami,iss.
liai llry hardly sermsd 10 be in The hast
.ssonisl,rtl q what Ihry saw.
Alier some lllle While NE missrd Pres.
nm AID Inc sirk man we inquired. but
ma Que ka.w any Thing ahaui them. In
waS now evi.lrat Thai they had hern hn--
nsS Brnealh ihe snow dntI. whirh for
some dlslansv aroun,l had 6lled mp The
nook ID. y HirL We had encamped 10 The
level % lie prairir; ss the drill Was az con-
siderable ex~ni. mnrh lime would ba
wa.lrd in examining il. unless We eosl.l,
!, end why're they had pitched their tent.
Al lasl l noticed. one poor fellow digging
away 10 6nil hi. hools; he showed mo
} where The sck msn had bren. called.
. the mrn. and unmedisisiS sci IN WORT.
/. The snow WAS SIR feet deep and we had
II only liulr piece 30 brsr,l.ls dig with, and
I the cold Was 81 great lliai' M one could
! work very 10. he Eore his hands became
= peHrrihp rigid. AGer g,eti deal Of hard
) Digging. we lnund 4 pair u bools. which
/ were recognized by the men as presscn's
property. This urged Us 10 renewed en-
I rrlions; ii lrngIh we CLEARED the snow
/ fron n portion Of bis buffalo robe. and
d lifting il up. we ppl sight Of the poor iel-
, lows face lie cried nnl in weak voice,
A Rrsa;ng us ihr Gods sake Bpt 10 leave
! him 90 die. We ASSURED HIM We would
u not l0rsake him. andi again cosered his
= face until We could remove mnre Of the
Z snow ;.hnring ding A. far as his waist, Eve
/. men caught hold al him 10 dag him Duh
4. bnt tire snow had Bren moist and Was
e packed rep hard. and he was held tight
by The eai,. which had beeabrskeTdhwil
!. BY the pressure % The snow; however,
!. we dig liule more unttwe could get al
!. The ridge pole or The irni. which we cnl
= iM two with our axes We now drew
!. Preston out OF the drift, whirh had like,
!. 10 have proved His grave. Ills bed Eel
q INV. who Had brrn much weakened By
} sickness. was alrsady deadh he was III,
man whom We had dragepdl fem hcksnn'i
!, grove 10 . Iawnee fons" where he hs,
d hecn picked up by Mr.. BrswRs siac,
whrh line ne had. bseIr Iccuv. ring fast
Poor fellow /! il war his destiny 10 leave
his bones on the desert prairies ~hen
J. wolves howl his requiem. ! caused ih
" men 10 dig him alspsai Of the diff, am
=, NJ put his body in,o'a wagon. in order tia
We might hurry him al The Collon.Moo
Fork.
!, Several mules had already been frozc
10 death. As I'VE prorreardr wakes, that l.a
\ started off in apparently good conSsaen
would diop down in the harness and iheI
ar lnbs would bccome perfectly rigid. Eve
!, one of the oxen FILL down benumbed vii
y, rold. IN few hours We lost six mule
. and one OK. So thai our road was marke
\. oui with dying animals. As we approach
- :, ed our desIiued camp ground, we saw
!. Z. wolf that was so badly frozen as 10 b
81 unable 10 move. One Of the men put 4
+, end 10 his suiIerinss By bsIle. from b
- rifle.