New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-16
The ella Re.te to California sunertnss IN
the Desert.

|
ings and those OF his party In crossing sons eighty
miles OF desert jast before reaching the Ola
! consider the crossing OF this eighty miles az
era my life. and shsI never iorgetH g. the cay
| q nv death. IL came very seer proving The Cause
Of ms stepping cot from this suounary sphere as
| shsg ever did arrive At the Gis "A safety wo a.
| no.t s mrac.e nth one has crossed barren
dcselI .hout food n water. under ogrni1s
;rlpica So, 81 the rate ~ thre miles a. roef. De
ear .orn Pad conception O.. what misery q NJ pen
utterly ircspsbe o. properly de'crions IT
| Ealn ,crson. upon starting tsd cAnteen u tsc
! llsrts 90 Nster which We thought wo0d DC s-1'
! rieat 90 lAst "a Through. Oar course .sy ueHy
/ Sue north over - sterile desert tract o. coantTy
a. % AS ever ny iot % traverse.
| ~ cicck IN he moraing the beat became
excessive. snd cor desire Tor water commenced.
Fruui OH AZ hour. the sun Increasing pOserevefy
| moment. became really itnerng and painting o
We IS our animss. in0m exhaustion. We stopped
| A. D oclock. near some stantes masqulg 70 rest
| The rosd wn mostly eve and sandy. BAT a. a. a.
the eve could reach, the vegetation wn scsny 10
the extreme, lew musQait snt the area Ncxi
cana composing the eutwe growth Clouds 81
dast would arse as moved along. producing 9
trirst most ifhcglt ~ Alay In some P.sees toere
~n rank srov ih Of green sta ked weed, Sea
| tt4te oi caves AMI unpssisble that snimss
49, not eat q even when starving Our cesS
were pcketcd near patch OF very misef
so.e grass. but they preferred O. dofe N snst az
te shade they coad hui. o. oppressive No mo
| 'eat ~ oc.o'k ee src scsu in the saddle.
! ntsirr come SINE ,n mics A.resdy. determining
! o. l. "ralt! a. possible.
| W travelled unu. 4oc.o,s A. nisht. A. he rate
! '' ''4r mies an hour by tlc lsht 10 beautiful
r''Or. 81 " IN ihe exception oi nne patch near
| try -reek. W. ssv ro srAss On the coutrsD, toT
.ts-ucsti' GA ran through petite, ~ blasted
fcsfh. with out here g. a tncre s.tantsd bush --
Jlst Al b heath mgs. That have been where 1hc
eiCrI sisters who 81 tortured MaObcth. used g.
rosm stouf an perform their horrible Nominations
tulN expected o. see circle oi mida ght hags
dancing around \ babblng cauliron Not sound
broke the stiffness Of the night. except the cauer
oi ou- horses hOOfs-not even an owl hooted, snd
the ,hieving skulsine wolf never cnossed our path
In the sutry snd dreadful air tina, WAS waited
across the psiu IN great PUBS and gusts. even the
hosrse croaking Of thc raven aud the matter Ot tie
vampire would have seemed assweet {. tho voice
oi a nightingale. Our canteens had been dralnet
o., long before midnight, our thirst was intense
and the GiawS still esgues upon leagues distant.
Hasing been told that there was water IN apeA
oi the mountain AZ certain pass scaled u, rat
found none At o'clock We pulled up under q
u esOuif O. take short snooEe and rest the
animals My thirsI mad Increased, and would
chelriaily have given d0uoloon Tor a .asso ~
GER. We az made DID niles from our incoming
place
The next morning At 4 o clock after two hours
rest We were again route. My pony show cd
evident sgns OF fatigue sad thirst as did two OF
the others, aud | Vas very fearful they would
cave IN before We reached the ds. which We
hoped T. DO Uy 10 o'clock. They all started of
well, bow ever aud Ne ratified on at tho rate %
I'VE miles an hour until . CLOCK, when the sus
mad again begun 20 exercise its whitening inhr
encc. Ny thirst stin increased and my poor beast
became 80 weak that he could not bs urged on
more than two miles and half an hour. IL was
then ms real ssferings commenced. Not know
ing exactly how tar Il was 70 water and seeins
nothing but mountains IN the distance. IL was WIN
| iil Guilty | could keep on 80 powerful "" Toe
heat OF the that | found IL affecting NY head
very seriously and rapidly whiting mo ny
~ lastw what feared came 10 pass the intense
heat the lack Of food aud water all cOuspirng
received n coup De s0'eI. Ny brslr reo.ef' ny
limbs lost all power my sight grew dim. while the
noise OF a thousand cataracs rang Ia my ears
dropped ~ my horse and crfwled under mes
qnit. where lay speechless tor some time. DR.
Brent alarmed A. my state OF suffering. from my
Wi'd looks sw oilcn ups, covered with roth. and
the deai bis paleness OF my conntenance, advised
NE % keep perfectly quiet He remained Win
me for halt an hour. when my condition blooming
worse snd worse, he determined 10 gallop on and
seed me back water which be imagined would
relieve me | thought my time had come, and
made up my mind 10 die. will not pretend u
describe what my feelings were at the idea OF
perisbng in that spot. But II was ordained 9th
er~ise.
sometime alter The doctor mao sthtrht inc eA'k'
| ican lad who was with me entrested me to 90 on,
| as he was diving tor alter Weak enieebi ed snd
wretched AS | Vas, his condition moved me, aud
| nerying myself Tor the effort, mounted my horse
again, determined 81 20 on TIL dropped Ia my
tracks Here n kind Providence came 10 my AID,
tor lsst - ms horse refused % 20 any further. |
discovered loose mule IN the bushes " hich proved
% be my own property. He had evidently broken
away from the wagons. | Immediately ssddled
him All rode on mile further where was assin
compelled 10 stop. Here Mr.. Clapp passed mo.
ike myself no was pershing Tor water, bat was
able 70 push on. After bait an hours rest, made
another attempt, although It was with difficulty
that could retain my seat In the saddle Tho
lamentations OF the Mexican boy were most pitt
able, and could not but feel Tor him, wretched 40
| was myself
was endeavoring 10 persuade him that some
one would soon bring water bot In vain. when
turn Ia the road revealed q most welcome sight
T. my eyes A mile ahead was my black servant,
Isaac, on horseback. rushing toward us at head
long gallop. Spite OF his black hide he looked like
an angel | could hardly believe that resllyssw
him before had a canteen Of water glued 10 my
lips. Heavens how delicious was that draught.
the nectar Of the gods small beer TO Il The
relief was instantaneous bad imbbcd the va
ters OF life and once more lived again. With q
face beaming with pleasure a. having relieved
d" de boss he assured that it was but four
mile, h. the CHA, AMI that there was plenty d
~
teen had given him instaDtor, and was begging
ike hound for some Of mine. shared n with
MIN. but stlll his thirst Vas insulated.
After weansomeride saw the wagons and the
tai cotton woods OF the ella and when wfhi0 bali
A mile Of -, ny tired mule smelled the running
water She prcked up her ears, gave one long
bray and struck bee line tor the CHA, directly
through the thick chsparra hung on ~ her back
like death b. deceased African. and away ~s
went like the wind 10 the banks Of the oils, into
which she plunged her head and never raised u
tall her sides were distended like sogshesd.
dlsmoun,ed az soon az was able and settled 70
the water nearly as greedily as she dd-ssnons
were my portion, certainly DR.. Brent had
re ached the river abont 10 O'Clock, but u vas z
O'Clock when I arrived. The scene when The
mules and horses first reached the stream was
described " me az curious. There was 20 cheek
iny their impetaosity some OF TIER rides wers
lef, hanging 10 the branches Of the tees, some
we're thrown and some we're pitched hesdions
INTO tho water Many suffered quite ~ much a.
DID o. tbe route. aud some more. Those who
came with the wagons suffered least. A s1&ci-
ency Of water should be packed. sod tho trip made
almost entirely by night, % prevent al sacn suffer
ing Several animals broke down on the road.
Toe Gils a, tbs point % narrow, not more than
one bgndred yards and Hovs a. the rate Of six