The Arkansas banner., 1849-05-08
Col. emaas nnd his party.

InteiigeHeer, explain ihe position of the party st the time of tir dlsasssrs.
 It ts knewaA Ai Inc great Rocky mountsia chain, with genera feciion north and south. senos out branch towss the southeast, from betw zen the heads of the taasas and the Rio dei Nerse; and this brsueh fok the dividing ridge between the upper valleys Shese two rivers. and between the hsad-wsters o4 4ae Red rivsf and tho Del Norts. aad having ac4piished these parposcs ii subsidies and disappearsSths plains of Texas. The highest part of this sr's ehan, and the governing object n h tS travelesare the spanish pcaks, first made known to Amdaa geography by the then young ld. Pike. Theifeaks about in north latitude 57 '.and westlngi,ude from London le5o, sad about on line ehgitudinaiy with the Paehl0s ef the Upper Ark 4as, distant from them half de. gree. sn4 iR sid They are seen st q great dis ianee, and gre kiding objects ta travellers The road to Santa passes these Peaks, and crosses the chain about tw9 grees south: Col. Fremont passed above them, ant intercd the valley of the Del Noste high up above d Mexican settlements, and above Pike's stoekade had intended 10 follow the Del NoFte to is hb, and cross the Rocky mountain chain through hle pass there to be found. He was, therefore, Sis speak, going fnto the forks of the mountsin-ilo the gorge of two mountains and at great ekation, shown by the fact of the great rivers wha issue from the opposite sides of the Rocky mouksin at that paFt--the \ Fkansas and
 
 the Colorado ofhe gulf of California on the west. It was at this point--1he head of the Del Norte~ where no iravelr had eyes gone before, that Col. Fremont isteAed to Psss, to survey his last line across the cosSfent complete k.s knowledge of the country be,~fn the Mississippi and the Pacific. ssd esewn thsabors of long explorations by show ing the counf between the great river and the great sea to binhabitabe by civilized people and practicable foIa great road. and that on several lines, aud whh was the best, He had been seven years engagedn this great labor, and wished 10 complete it. l was the beginning of December that he crosSethe chain from the Arkansas valley into the valie of the Del Norte; and, although late, with ths!ull belief of the old hunters and traders al thelueblas, the guide, inclusive whom he there eagaed, that he would go through. lie provided, ith everything to carry the men to California, al with grain to carry all the animals across all thsmountains iBto the valleys of the tribn aries of fle great Colorado of the West where the snows wdd be light, wood and grass sufficient, game ahuBdst. and the hardships of tho expedi- ton all snrmcated and eft behind. In two weeks he expected tee in these mild valleys. Unhappily, the guide conanled these Two weeks in getting to the head of Il Del Norte--a distance which only required fcurF five days of travel, as Col. Fremont showed ia eotag back. This was the cause of the first calamity-the loss of the horses and mules The same gae consumed twenty-two days. when sent win thsparty for relief, in making the dis lance which I. Fremont (with Cooley, Praess, aud a servant,l ithout a guide, on foot, in colder weather. deeTs snows, and hslf-famished, made in six. That ", the cause of the second and irrepar. bic calamity -he death of the men.
 The immeAts scene of suffering in this great disaster. whel the ascent of the great mou Aeaiu was forced, sd it's summit scaled, must have besu about north aitude 3e,, and west longitude from London lD7 he elevation above twelve thousand feet, and the inc that Of dead winter--Christmas From this psht the noted objects. Pike's Peak and the Three P'ks, would bear about r.. N F., and the Spanish eaks about F.. :. F..
 With this otice of localities, 10 which mourn fal interest ,ust long aitaeh, we proceed to give extracts frors the remaining and final letters from Col Fremon The first Of these is dated
 TAs, NEW MExIco, February (, lSI9
 Aftsr log delay, which had weafIed me 10 th, point of rest1ing 10 set ont again myself iiding. have at last cached me from my l-tated party.
 Mr. Vines Haler cane m last plight, having tn, nigh, beforcteached tbe Little Colorado settlement with three q tour others. Including Mir. King an, Mir. Prouix, we have lost eleven of our party.
 Occurrenes, since l left them, briefly these 60 lar as ths came within the knowledge ef NIT HaIef: saybsieily. because Lam now unwilling is force my mal to a1gesi upon the details ol hal Ina. been SHnerts ! need teprieve from terrible con tsRplations- aa1 absolutely asteBished at tiri- p4rsistanee dmisiortune--this succession of calami ties which nc care or vigilance Of could iorese, CT prevent.
 You wia remember that had left the cam, ftweniy thres meri when l set of with Godey Preuss, and IN servant in search o King and snccor with direc'oss about the baggage, and with occupa ton sutfieientaboa 1t io employ them for lfree o four days; aftT which they were Co follow me dowT the river. Within that time expected relief iron Kings party If t came at all. They remained days, ant then started. their cant provisions about exhausted and the dead mules oa the westeri side of the grest Sierya buried under snow.
 Msnael-(you will remember ManRel-a Chris tian Indian ofthe Costume tribe, in the valley O .he San Joaquin l-gave way 10 feeling of despai after they had moved about two miles. anal begge, vienceht Halet whom hal left in command, [, shoot him. Ealing to find death in that form, h. turned and masis his way back ts the camp, intend ing to die there; which he doubtless soondid.
 The party mGed on, and al ten miles Wise gav out-threw away his gun and blankei-and, few hundred yards fsrher, fell over into the snow, an died. Two Indian boys-coun,rymen of Manuel were behind. They came upon him-roIed hin up in his blanket and buried him in the snow, o the bank of the nver.
 No other died tkat Jay. None the next
 Carver raVed turing the night--his imagination wholly occupied .ith images of many things wbic he fAacied himself to be eating. h the goFnist he wandered of, and probably soon died. He wa not seen again.
 
 down 10 die. They built him fire, and Mofln, wh was m dying condition. and snow blind, remaine with him. These two did not probably last till th next morning. That evening think Il was) Hub bard killed a deer
 They travelled oa, getting here and there grouse but nothing else, the deep snow in ibe yalie having driyeB of the game.
 The state of the party became desperate, an brought Haler to the determination Of breaking np. in order to prevent them from living upon esc other. He told them that he had done ai he coBl for them-thst they had no other hope remainin than the expected ieieE--sud that the best plan va 10 scatter, and make the best of their way, each he could, down the river; that, oG himself if he va 10 be eaten. he wonid st all events be found trave ing when he did die. This address had its efec They accordingly separated.
 With Haler eoDtlbned five others-Sco,t, Hut bard, Martin, Bacon, one oiher--And the two Coa unHe Indian boys.
 Rohrer now became Respondent. and siorpe' Haler reminded him of his family, and urged hin try and hold out for their sake Reused by th appeal 10 his tenderest affections the gniorluns usaI. moved forward, bs; feebsy. and soeh b-san fall behind On further appeal he promised follow and fo oyertake them al evening