The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-04-27

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receive the balance we may rriu, them.
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Pefou>I! "n'H ne tea''e" ''e h'ao waters
Of the Arkansas. There he engaged al
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o"''H al us Subsequent u'>a>'''' i't>'H
he led the party across point ct the Sierra
San Jlan, one Of the most impractible of
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/ r,,e stood revealed. We were ov,r,okep
I by sudden and inevitable ruin. The poor
a1ll'"'' we're 10 10, go l'tH'' ne EnIy places
summit, Of the sierra, where ,he s,yecni"c
wind, kept the rocky ground bare, and
where the men could not live' Below, in
I''t '''i'ut''" '.I.o''' 'ne '' '''''''"'S e"'''"
~ brrv then, aIive. I, waS in.,,n,Iy 49,
parent that we should lose every one. |
took my resolution Immediately, and deter
tl'meu - rtIro>I I! 'ne mountain pacH 10 'he
roct;rr five L,rrace he mon" WI,
labor the baggage was TRANSPORTED across
the cres, TO the head springs Of Gule
stream leading TO the main river. 4 few
DAYS were sufficient TO destroy tina, fine
band of mules which Won saw me rurcho<e
last fall on the frontier of Missouri. They
generally kent buddled tnrether. and. A.
th.y frozc, one would be seen TO tumble.
down and ranidIy disanusnr ,ndrr ,I,. Iri.
wing snow. Sometimes they would break
of. and rush down towards the timber I'M
stopped by the deep snow, where they were
soon hidden by the pOuderip. The COURAGE
Of some Of the men began 10 fail.v
In tbi, situation Col +. son, five mn, in.
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W WV 'P'"'S" Se'''e"'e"'S 'f Pro'''''">'
himself aud the balance OF the party renal
ned, with provisions enough 10 ,uppprtthem
two vesLs Tho ,,e, .L,,,,l h
S0"'
""'' ''''"'''' j" e's"' VI ven Gays; ont the!
i had been gone sixteen days and no tidin-s
came from them. Then Col. +. himself de.
termiued to ro in search or ,bar, go,
MILL. ,..,. 'o"''
f".''" u! '''iee "'e'' 'ea''"s ofuers Tor The
balance OF the company 10 follow him in
three days. The narrative continues:
GOuthe sixth or our ,ro,ress o,ocLo
Indian lodges late and Travelled only some
six or seven miles. About sunset we dis.
eS .t d niue SMOKE III grove OF timber,
MICH, Inc our rrr,s ",." r ',,HtIs perhaps Il
mem on their return, we went 70 see. Thi,
was the tweny'secOnd day since that par.
IA" Ie'', an" me SIx'h SINCE we had left
them-tEr,c nr,he,,. T,n",,co,, We p' lGuu'
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jects have ever beheM. did M, rcco,,.
nZe CreutAfeld's features, when Dracken.