Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-05-03
BURLINGTON. IOWA, MAY 3. 1849.

NGTON, low A, MAY
encamped near them.at night. BY pre-
sent Of rife, my two blankets, and other
promised rewards when we should get in,
| prevailed on this Indian to go with us as
a guide 10 the Little Rio Colorado settle.
ment. and 10 take with him four Of his
horses 10 carry our little baggage.
The horses were miserably poor, and
could only get along at slow walk. On
the next day 1.-THE sixth Of our progress J
we left the Indian lodges late and travel
led only some six or seven miles. About
sunset we discovered a little smoke, H. n
grove Of timber, of from the river, and,
perhaps il might be our expires.
party king and HE men) on their return,
we went to see. This was the twenty
second day since that party had left us,
and the sixth sincesxe had left the camp
Under Vincenthsler. We found them
three Of them Creat1feldt, Breckenridge,
and Williams--ths most miserable objects
had ever behelds@I did not recognise
Creutzfeldt's features, when Breckenridge
brought him up anSl<a..aa'a me his name.--
They had been starving! King had starry
ed to death ., few days before. His re-
mains were some six or eight miles above,
near the river. By nd ofihe Indian horses
we carried these three with us, down tc
the valley. 10 the Pueblo on the Little COL
orado, which we reached the fourth day
afterwards, the tenth after leaving the camp
on the mountains, haSing travelled through
snow, and on foot one hundred and sixty
miles. = s
Il look UPON the feeling ~hichinduc.d
me 10 set out from the camp as an inspira-
ton. Had remained there, waiting the
return Of poor Kings party, every man of
us must have persisted.
..The morning alier reaching The Little
Colorado Pueblo (hpr<es and supplies not
being there, Cooley and rode on 10 the
Rio Hondo, and thence to Taos, about
twenty-five miles, where we found what
we needed and the next merning Cooley,
with four Mexicans, thirty horses or mules,
and provisions, sat out on his return TO
the relief Of Vincenthaler's party. heard
from him at the Little Colorado Pueblo,
which he reached the Same day he left
me, and pressed on the next morning.
On the way he received an accession d
eight or ten horses, turned over - him by
the orders Of Major Beall, Of the army,
commanding officer Of this northern dis
trict Of New Mexico. From him re-
ceived the offer Of every aid in his power,
and such actual assistance as he was able
10 render. SOME horses, which he had
just recovered from the Utahs, were loan
ed to me, and he. supplied me from the
commissary's department with provisions.
which could have had nowhere else.
find myself in the midst Of friends. With
Carson is living Owens. Max yell IS al
his father-in-law's. doing q prosperous
business as . mercf 81 contractor FOL
the troops. Iiemaaa sRefe with ti.sse old
comrades, while Cooley goes back because
ii was not necessary for me TO 60 with
him, and it was necessary for me to re.
main, and prepare the means Of resuming
the expedition TO California as soon as he
returns with the men left behind. lex
pect him oh Wednesday evening, the 3lsi
instant, this being the 17h.
"Say to your father. that these are my
plans for the future:
s.At the beginning Of February Cooley
having got back at that time) shall sci
cut for California, taking the southern
rotite-the old route--by the Rio .dbiojt
IL. De- II N,c1. r. .,sh Ill .c az
Gin, entering California by the .dgua Gu.
lients, thence to Los angeles, and imme-
diately 10 San Francisco, expecting 10 &c,
there in March, and hoping for your arri.
val in April. II is the first time have
explored an old rosd, but cannot help i
now. shall ,novs -rspidly, taking will
me but . part Of my party. The surrey
has been uninterrupted up 10 This Poin,, ons
| Ish0N carry 1t on eonsecutiesly. As SCOT
as possible after reaching California l shall
60 on with it. sl,ali then be able 10 draw
up map and report or the whole eomn.
try, sgreeably 10 our, original plan. You
father knows that this Is an Object Of grea
desire with me. "a my other plnns r.
main entirely unoLiersd. A hcme in Cali
fornia is the first point, and that will b
ready for you in April.
"Evening-Mr St Vrain and Aubrey
who have just arrived from Santa Fe, call
ed 10 see me. ! had the qualification I,
learn that St Vrain sets out from Santa +,
on the 10Th Of February for ST Loui. 81
that BY him | shalLAave an early and SUR
opportunity Of sending you my letters
the one now write, and others after III,
return Of Cooley, and up to our depart,r,
for California. Lieut.. Beale left SAINT;
| Fe on his WY toe Shifornia on the 9Th o
this month. He probably carried on will
him any letters tltt might have been il
his care, or at Santa Fa, for me.
Monday, Jan. 29.--My letter assumes
journal form. Na,news from Cooley.
great deal Of falling weathsr--rain an.
sleet here--snow inthe mountains. Thu
is to be considered poor country, noun
famous, with but little arabic land, and in
tested with hostile Indians.
| II am anxiously waiting to hear from
| my party, and in much uneasiness as Il
their fate. NY presence kept them 10
gether and quiet: my absence may hav'
had bad effect. When we overlook King
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