Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-05-19
VOLUME S-NO. 81
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 81 90. (

winch he fanced himself to be eating. In the
morning ne wandered off, and probably soon died.
He was not seen again.
Sorel on this day (the fourth from the c,m,,
laid down to die. They built him fire. ami Mo.
rim, who was in dying condition and snow.blnd.
remained with him. These two did not probably
last till the next morning. That evening tb;pI-
1t was, Hubbard killed DEER
lhey travelled on, getting here and there
grouse, ous nothing else, the deep snow in the VAL
ley having driven off the game
lhe state OF the party became desperate. and
brought Haler 10 the determination of breaking il
up, in order 10 prevent them from living upon
each other. Ae told them that he had done al h.
could for them, that they had no other hone re-
naming than the expected relief and that the bes.
plan was 10 scatter, and make the best of their
way, each as he could, down the river tbot. for
himself, If he was to be eaten, he would ut all.
events, be found travelling when he did die This
address had It's effect. They accordingly separa.
ted.
With daIer continued five ohers--Scott. Hub.
bard, Martin, Bacon, one other, and the two Co.
sumne Indian boys.
Rohher now became respondent, and stopped.
ialer reminded him of mis- family, and urged him
TO try and hold out for their sakes. Reused bv
this appeal to his tenderest affections, the unfor,u
nate man moved forward, but feebly, and soon be-
gan TO fall behind. On further appeal he pro.
missed TO follow, and to overake them at evening"
HaIer, Scott, Hubbard and Martin now agreed.
that If any one of them should give out, the others
were moi TO wait for him TO die, but to push on and
save themselves. Soon this mournfuI covenant
bad TO be kept. But let me not anticipate events.
Sufhclent for each day Is the sorrow thereof
AT night herne's party encamped a few hun.
dred yards from Haler's, with the intention. nc.
cordng 20 Taplin, 10 retnain where thev were
until The rehet should come, and in the mean time
TO live upon those who had died. and upon The
weaker ones as they should die. With this party
were the three brothers Kerne, Captain Cathcart,
| MchIe' Andrews, Stepperfedt, and Tapin. do
HUI KNOW lhat nave got all the names Of this
party.
Ferguson and Beadle had remained together he.
hind In the evening Rohher came up and re.
NAMED IN kerhe's party. Haler learned after.
wards from some of the party that Rohher and
Andrews wandered of the next morning and died
They say they saw their bodies.
Haler's party continued on. After few hours
Hobbard gave out. According to the agreement
he was left TO die, but with such comfort as could
be gwen him. They built fire, and gathered
hIm some wood and then left him, without turn.
ing their heads, as Haler says, to look at him as
| they went Off.
About two miles further, Scott; (you remember
MN he used 10 shoot birds for YOU on the from
terl gave out. He was another of the four who
had covenanted against waiting for each o,her.-
The survivors did for him as they had done for
! Hubbard, and passed on.
In The afternoon the two Indian boys went
aheao blessed be these boys and before night
fall met Cooley with the relief He had gone ON
with all speed. The boys gave him the news
lie ilred signal guns TO notify his approach Ha.
Ter heard the guns, and knew the crack of our RI
! fles, and felt that relief had come. This night
was the first of hope and iov. Early in the morn
ing, with the first gray light, Cooley was in tho
trail, and soon met Haler and the wreck of his
party slowly advancing. hear that they all cried
together like children, these men of iron nerves
and lion hearts, when dangers were to be faced or
hardshIps 10 be conquered. They were all chill
dren in this moment of melted hearts. Succor was
soon dealt out TO these few first mel, and Cooley
i 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 10 Scott first. He was vet
alive, and is saved They canie to Hubbard
r. next he was dead. but still warm. These were
the only ones of Haers party that had been left.
From kerne's party. next met, they learned the
deaths Of Andrews and Rohher; and; little fur
ther on. met Ferguson, who told them that Beade
had died the night BEFORE All the living were
found and saved, Manuel among them, which
! looked like resurrection, and reduces the num-
Der of the dead 10 ten, one.thrd Of the whole party
! which few days before were scaling the noun
tain with me, and battling with the elements twelve
: thousand feet in the air.
Cooley had accomplished his mission 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 tho
most valuable of the baggage secreted there. With
some Mexcans and pack mules he wen, on, and
this is the last yet heard Of him.
Fl Vincent Haler, with Martin and Bacon, all on
foot, and bringing Scott on horseback. have Just
arrived at the outside Pueblo on the Little Colo
rado. Provisions for their support, and horses for
their transport, left for the others, who pre-
ferred to remain where they were, reganng some
strength. till Cooley should get back. At the la
test, they would have reached the Little Pueblo
4 last night. Haer came TO relieve my ankle
ties, and did well in doing; for was wound
up to the point Of setting out again. When Co.
| dey returns shall know from him ell the circum-
stances sufficiently in detail TO understand clearly
every thing. Bat it will not be necessary to tell
you any thing further. You have the results, and
sorrow enough in reading them. -.
Marrying for M6ney.-Bulwer. in tho Last
Blackw ood, the Caxtons, says:
For you, my dear, and frank, and high souled