The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-17
From the National Intellgenc
Col Fremont and his paTty-further and final &C


counts.
We resume the extracts from Col. Fremont's letters,
pfeiacing Them with some brief description of the ocal
ues made memorable by disaster for the information OF
those who have not recent maps at hand.
tbs known that the great Rocky mountain chain, with
general direction north and souh sends out brasch to-
wards the southeast from between the heads of the Ar
kansas and the Rio del Noe and this branch forms the
dividing ridge between the upper valleys OF these two
rivers and between the head waters OF the Red and
the Del Norte and having accomplished these purposes
il subsidies and disappears in the plains of Texas The
highest part of this branch cham and the governing OBJ
ect in TITO travellers the Spanish Peaks first made
known 10 American geography by the then young 1t Pike
These Peaks are about in north latitude 37A deg and
longitude from London los deg and about on line
ongitudnay with the Puebos' of The Upper Arkansas,
distant from them half degree, and in sight They are
at great stance and guiding objects travel
ers The road to Santa Re passes below these Peaks
and crosses the cham about two degrees south Col Ere
mont passed above them and entered the valley OF the Del
Note high up above the Mexican settlements and above
Pixies oekade, and intended 10 follow the Del Norte to
its head and cross the great Rocky mountain chain
through some pass there to be found. He there
Tore so TO speak going INTO the forks OF the mountain
into the gorge of two mounalns-and at great eeva-
ton, shown by the fact of the great rivers which issue
from the opposite sides of the Rocky mountains at that
parthe Arkansas and Del Norte on the east the Grand
fork of the Colorado of the gulf of California the
west 1t at this point-the head of the Del Nor,e
where no traveller had ever gone before, that Col FIRE
mont intended to pass to survey his last line across the
continent, complete his knowledge of the country be-
tween the Mississippi and The Pacific and the la
bors of long explorations by showing the country between
the great rver and the great to be nhabitable by
civilized people, and practicable for great road and that
several lines, and which the best He had been
seven years engaged in this great labor and wished to
complete It, 1t was the beginning of December that
he crossed the chain from the Arkansas valley into the
valley of the Del Nore and although late with the
full belief of the old hunters and traders at the Pue
bios, the guide inclusive whom he there engaged,
that he would go through He was provided with
everything to carry the to California, and with
grain TO carry all the animals across all the mountains
into the valleys of the tributaries of the Great Colo
nnF tho thnr ho lttFhf
aAd grass sufficient game abundant, and the hardshps
of the expedition all surmounted aad left behind In
two weeks he expected 10 be in these mild valleys I'M
happily the guide consumed these two weeks in getting
TO the head of the Del Nore-a distance which only
quirel four five days of travel. as Colonel Fremont
showed in coming back This the cause of the first
calamy-the Toss Of the horses and mules. The
guide consumed twenty days, when sent with the
party for relief in making the distance which Colonel
guide, foot, in colder weather, deeper SHOWS, and
half furnished made in six. That was the of the
second and rreparabe calamiiy-t.e death of the
The Immediate OF suffering in this great disaster
where the ascent OF the great mountain forced and
its summit scaled, mast have been abont north latitude
3sA, and west longitude from London LOT, the elevation
above twelve thousand feet and the time that of dead
winter-Chrstmas From this point the noted objects.
Pixies Peak and The Three Parks would bear about,
E. n. E., and the Spanish Peaks about f. S. +.
With this notice OF localities. to which mournful in
must long attach proceed to give from
the remaining and final letters from Colonel Fremont
The first OF these Is dated
TAOS, New Mexico, February 6, 1919.
After long delay, which had weared the point OF
resolving again my self tdngs have last reach
! ed me from my Inflated party.
Mr.. Vincent Haer in last night, having the night
before reached the Little Colorado settlement.
four others Including Mr. King and Mr. Proux,* we have
Occurrences since left them briefly these, far
they within the knowledge OF Mr., Hale: say
y, because now unwilling to force my mind dwell
upon the tails OF what has been suffered need repeve
from terrible contempIatiohs absolutely astonlshcd
n,
which vigilance of mine could focsee pre-.
You will remember that had left the camp twenty
three mem when set OFT with Cooley, Peuss. and my
in search of King and succor, with directions about
baggage and with patton sufficient about employ
them for three four days; after which they fol-
low down the river Within that time expected relief
from Kings party, it at all They remained
days. and then started their provisions about
hausted and the dead mules the western side of tile
great Sierra buried under
Manuel-(you will remember Manuel Christian In
dian OF the Cosunne tribe in the valley Of the San Joa
qun) gave way feeling of despair after they had
moved about miles, and begged Vincent Halef, whom
had lett in command, to shoot him Failing find death
in that form, he turned and made his way back the
camp intending TO die there; which he doubtless soon
did
The party moved on, and at miles Wise gave out
threw away his gun and blanket-and, a few hundred
yards further, fell into the and died Two In
dian boys-countrymen of Manuel-were behind. They
him in the snow, the bank of the river
No other died that day. None the next.
Carver raved during the nsht-his imagination wholly
occupied with images of many things which he fancied
himself be eating. In the morning he wandered Off and
probably died. He again
Sore this day (the fourth from tho camp) laid down
to die. They built him fire, and Morin, who was in a
dying condition, and snow-bnd, remained with him.
These did probably last till tue morning
That evening q think 1t was) Hubbard killed deer
They travelled on getting here and there grouse, but
nothing else the deep in the valley having driven
The game.
The of the party became desperate, and brough,
Haler the determination OF breaking 1t up, in order to
prevent them from living upon each other He told them
that he had done all he could for them-hat they had
other hope remaining than the expected reiiefand that
the best plan scatter, and make the best of their
way each he could down the river that, for himself
if he be eaten, he would, at all events, be found
travelling when no did die. This address had its elect
They accordingly separated.
With Haer continued five others-Scot Hubbard,
Martin, Bacon, ono other--and tho Costume Indian
boys.
Rohrer became respondent, and stopped. Haler
reminded him OF his family, and urged him to try and hold
their sake Reused by this appeal to his ,enderes
affections the unfortunate moved forwt ard, but ieeb,
and began fall behind On further appeal he
promised to follow and to overtake them evening.
Haler, Scott Hubbard, and M ir,in agreed that If
any them should give out tho Others wait
for him die but push on, and try and themselves
Soon this mournful had to be kept. Bat let
not antic pate Sufficient Tor each day is the
thereof
At night Kerne's party encamped few hundred yards
from Halers with tho intention, according to Tapn, to