The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-04-27

give OuI, tud otneTs were uot " wait ioi
him to die, but to push on, aud try and
save themselves. Soon this mournful
covenant had TO be kept. But let me not
anticipate events. Sufficient for each day
is the sorrow thereof.
At night Kerne's party cpcamped few
hundred yards from Haler's, with the in,
ten,ion, according to Taplin, to remain
where they were until the relief should
come, and 10 the meantime to live upon
those who bad'ded, and upon the weaker
ones as they should die. With this party
we're the three brothers Kerne, Captain
Cartheart, Mckie, Andrews, Stepperfeldt,
and Taplin. ! do not know that have
got all the names Of this party.
Ferguson and Deadle had remained tos
getber behind. In the evening Rohrer
came up and remained in Kerne's party.
Haler learnt afterwards from some of the
party that Rohrer and Andrews, wander-
ed off the next morning and died. They
say they saw their bodies.
Haler's party continued on. After a
few hours Hubbard gave out. According
to the agreement he was left to die, but
with such comfort as could be given him.
They built him fre and gathered him
some wood and then left him, without
turning their heads, as Haler says, to look
at him, as they went off.
About two miles further, Scott--you
for you on the frontier--he gave out. He
was another OF the four who had coven-
anted againt waiting for each other. The
survivors did for him as the had done for
Hubbard, and passed on.
IN the aft ernoon the two Indian boys
went ahead--blessed be these boys!--and
before nightfall met Cooley with the re
lief. lie had gone on with all. The boys
gave him the news. He fred signal guns
to notify his approach. Haler heard the
guns, and knew the crack Of our rifles,
and felt that relief had come This hight
was the first Of hope any JOY. Early in
the morning, with the first gray light,
Cooley was in the trail, and soon met
Ilaler and the wreck of his party slowly
advancing. hear that they all cried to-
gether like children--these men of iron
nerves and lion hearts, when dangers
were to be fa ced or hardships TO be cons
quered. They were all children in this
moment Of melted hearts. Succur was
soon dealt out TO those few first met; and
Cooley with his relief, and acco mpaDied
by Haler who turned back, harriedly fol-
lowed the back trail in search of the liv-
They came to Scott first. He was yet
alive. and is save! They came to Hub>
bard next; he was dead, but still warm
They were the only ones of Halers party
that had been left.
From Kerne's party, next met, they
learned the deaths of Andrews and Rohcr;
and, little further on, met Ferguson,
whn told them that Beadle had died The
night before. All the living were found
and sayed-Manuel among KEN; which
looked like resurrection-and reduces
the number of the dead 10 TEN--one. third
OF the whole party which a few days be-
fore were scaling the noun aims with me /,
and battling with the elements twelve
thousand feet in the air.
Godey had accom- pisbed his mission for
the people; a further setvice had heen
prescribed Vim that Of going TO the camp
on the river, at the base OF the great
mountain, to recover the most valuable
of the baggage secreted there. With
some Mexicans and pack mules he went
ou; and this is the last yet heard OF him.
have made my preparations to pro-
coed. shall have to follow the old GIla
road, and shall move rapidly, and expect
to be in California in March, and to find
letters from home and a supply Of news
papers and documents, more welcome e
perhaps, because these things have a
nome LOOK aDout tHeu. ne iutuTe OC-
cupies me. Our home in California--your
arrival in Aprll--your good health in that
delightful olimate-the finishing up my
geographical and astronomical labors-
my farming labors and enjoyments.
have written to Messrs. Mavhew & Co.,
agricultural ware house, New York, res
questing them to ship me Immediately a
threshing machine; aud to Messrs. Hoe &
Co., same city, requesting them to for
ward to me at San Francisco two runs or
sets Of mill stones. The mill-irons and
the agricultural instruments shipped for
me last autumn from New York will be
at San Francisco by the time I arrive
there. Your arrival in April will com
plete all the plans.
lThese extracts in relation to Colonel
Fremount's intended pursuits are given ts
contradict the unfoupded supposition ol
rold proiects attributed to him by some