Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-04-26
No so. WHOLE No. 1904.

gun and blanket-fell over into the snow
and died. Carver raved during the night
his imagination wholly occupied with
images of many things which he fancied
himself to be eating. In the morning he
wandered off and probably soon died.
On the fourth day, Sorel laid down to
die. They built him fire, and NORM,
who was in a dying condition, and snow
blind, remained with him. They prob
ably died before morning.
The state Of the party became desper-
ate, and brought Haler Tor Vincenthaler7
to the determination to break it up. in
order to prevent them from living upon
each other. They accordingly separated.
With Haler continued Scott, Hubbard,
Martin, Bacon, Roher, and the two Cos
umme Indian boys. This party press
ed on. After few hours, Hubbard
gave out. According to. agreement, he
was left to die, but with such comforts as
could be given him. They built him
fire and gathered him some wood, and
then left him-wlthout turning their
heads, as Haler says, to look at him as
they went off. About two miles farther,
] Scott (you remember him, he used to
shoot birds for you on the frontier,) he
gave out. The survivors did for him as
they had done for Hubbard, and passed
on.
Kernels party consisted of three broth
ers Kerne, McKie, Capt. Cathcart, An
drews, Stepperfeldt, Taplin, and Roher
who joined them on the second day
Ferguson and Beadle remained together
behind.
In the afternoon the two Indian boys
went ahead--blessed be those boys -
and before nightfall met Cooley with the
relief. The boys gave him the news.
He fired signal guns to notify his APP
proach. Haler knew the crack of our
rifles, and felt that relief had come. Ear
ly in the morning, Cooley was in the
trail and soon met Haler and the wreck
of his party slowly advancing. / hear
that they all cried together like children
those men of iron nerves and lion
hearts. Succor was soon dealt out to
these few first met and Cooley with his
relief, and accompanied by Haler, who
turned back, hurriedly followed the back
trail in search of the living and the dead,
scattered in the rear. They came to Scott
first. He was yet alive, and is saved.
They came to Hubbard next; he was
dead, but still warm.
From Kerne's party, next met, they
learned the death of Andrews and Ro-
her; and, little farther on, met Fergu-
son, who told them that Beadle had died
the night before. Manuel was found
alive, which looked like a resurrection
which reduces the number of dead to ten
--one-th third ofmy entire party.
Cooley had accomplished his mis-
sion for the people: further service had
been prescribed him, that Of going to the
camp on the river, at the base of the
great mountain, to recover the most val
liable of the baggage secreted there.
With some Mexicans and pack mules he
went on; and this is the last yet heard
of him.
"Vincent Haler, with Martin and Ba-
con, all on foot, and bringing Scott on
horseback, have just arrived at the out
side Pueblo on the Little Colorado. Pro-
visions for their support, and horses for
their transport, were left for the others,
who preferred to remain where they were.
regaining some strength, till Cooley should
get back. At the latest, they would have
reached the little Pueblo last night. Hal
err came on to relieve my anxieties, and
did well in so dong; for was wound up
to the point of setting out again. When
Cooley returns shall know from him all
the circumstances sufficiently in detail to
understand clearly every thing. But it
will not be necessary to tell you any thing
further. You have the results. and sor-
row enough in reading them.
Evening.-How rapid are the chan
ges of life A few days ago, and I
was struggling through snow in the saw
age wilds of the upper Del Norte--fol-
lowing the course Of the frozen river in
more than Russian cold-no food--no
blanket to cover me in the long freezing
nights-Q had sold my two to the Utah
to help my men) uncertain at what mo-
ment of the night we might be reused
by the Indian rife-doubtful. very
doubtful. whether | should ever see you
or friends again. Now | am seated by
comfortable fire, alone-pursuing my
own notwithstanding to you in the
certainty Of reaching you--a French
volume of Balzac on the table---a color
ed print of the landing Of Columbus be-
fore listening in safety to the ra.
gag storm without!
February ll-Godey has got back.
He did not succeed in recovering any of
the baggage OF camp furniture. Every
thing was lost except some few things
which / had brought down to the river.
The depth of the snow made it inpossi-
bic for him to reach the camp az tie
mountain where the men had left the bag.
gage. Amidst the wreck had the good
fortune to save my large alforgds, or
1.ayall;u0 trunk--tha d0nhla nna which