Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-11-23


The steamer I,ouisiana having a large
cargo md ,o,,,x. r.,ssa,,,,ero ,yl,an Oh,
STARRING -, ,ha N,;rsi,.ir,,; ~. .st.,i,,,.
-. -, ~, = :,
i'' ''' 60 " "'0'' ''"''
'"'''e "o"h '"r river WIN many passengers
was a'oiIS sac "heh tht exp "sion TOOK place.
Many OF the passengers of both boats w-re
killed. and it is impossible to tell how MANY
lives were lost. The number was 90 .ip,,ted
as hioh az 100 MANY Indies buva ba..., -.
cnvere1--<op,e dead and sopa liy,,g h,t .,
badly ,narrIsd ~ r. he ;,,,o.s;,,I.. - 80,
,.;0. dion, r., - H., .L.....,.,7.
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i'''''N'''''" ~''''N ~ ID '''''-
u'es after the EXP 'S'"1.-HlIt52H Erpress
-
- TT L N'IN''o OF Voi-D SEsr'h fh>-
The following Litter, written bv gen
eman long resident ct New \ prk Cry.
hui n"W ~ California, the Irbua" saw.
may be relied upon as being a trutafui
statement, as the writer is well and favor
ably known TO large portion of our INST
thorough gong business men,
"o"p MINES. about 3Oo miles from
San francisco, july 81; 1879.
am last 3" '1e E'.H region q Il Nl"
'jte."t. d -'~''! i"a rs tHV e. t'a- isu.
ney mere. We arFiv-d at ) ""k;oa. after
tar passage. renamed there a tew DAYS,
l'h y" q Stir'e1 l'r ih'7 place. In com
az her" W" cross u al aF'j pima OF 5 ;
''''' nc veg .1t''''' 30 S"ad'' n" wal r
kept WA " carrie with us. All on"
~ IN hottest u3fSi ever fXp1ri3ncad; 1t
Ter ,"N'n2 on eacn 81 our backs som 81
."f Z" IDS aln n" g i',t'" k'@ with
"a'e'' som - 90 u ~'7rieH IA company
if'' HE>t H'N We mac ahoHt ) mites
= ," 'h"H 'aI.t down 10 res or "XhIuStea
.raT"s on me gf"''ad, Wi'h HHf - ~InLl-
p''""f' "'ch fn' 'Vr'inG, :" second
afN we .'hN t''ied N'" I'VE mis- ~ the NOR
H''- an NE "f SIX ~ the evening. ms
! ~ d ma oF M name Il IL mt. from
VI lSSichH~S'i'S. @aVe out could 70 no fur
'her. As ne was ont OF water / let hum
WEI ms ups VII" NINE and some Others
o'o me Sa'nF' 0n' al we couiI 10 to re-
we him proved unaValiIng. lie was dc
ieth'hed T. oie' ana we {" save oar own
yves We're "b'@en 10 leave nun as our
- x oI water was ge'iin% very short
we had some Twelve or htteen mules to
''aV'' % i"re we cam" I" a river Aev-
SUM- I'' we S''' ne "t leaving ina
P'"' III III I" "a Oh tue barren plain ba'
''''' was MORNING I" WAal followed. Inc
','A' "hE our ".'tF Wa reduced 10 lew
crops Al Ii ci"ch the sun was pour
f'2 ''"h ".ll !'n ar - mt 'nS''Y, IN !
nor "Fe"'h % a'' >''ffln2' Waen another
very nue. N""IG ~ '''' nom y F" II mp
>hife' '"'h formed quite an attach
ment tor on our snort acquaintance. aud
whrn we were "ItnIn seven or eight mil 5
81 me r'Ver'hS mar aS we couI1 Jujg". vii
'ed f'ghf down on1'r the san and could
90 n" turin T. ! was done tn At could
ne done I" arou7" hlm I" action bat with
"ot eHrct; gave inc poor fellow few
"f'''S OF Wa'er' =" ~u'h scene as pr
e''te,' ''SeI' WIG" we were about to leave
n'"i nope never !" witness again. Ill"
''re" me down !" me ground and kissing
me sand - 200 can You leave me here
20 d'e alone told bum to keep mp
courage mat we would 90 to the river
"heFe mere was a TENT and that we
"",lia rig u s'meihing to carry him nn
ana would be PACK as soon "a possible; So
we o'd MN goon by and started. Befor"
we reached the river | trit mvsclfas If
'li">t surely TAU o'I' knew 1t | gave up
~ d" II was 70 HIe'"ut when such thoughts
~ n'di''h@ came oVe' me, ! would ar"us'
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