Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-04-25

From the many that offered chose King. Brack-
| enbridge, Creutzfeldt, and the guide, " 'i''ams;
md placed the party under the command OF
King. with directions 10 send me an express IN
case Of the least delay at the settlements.
'.The party for relief being gone. We OF the
camp occupied ourselves in removing the bag
gage and equipage down the side of the noun
tain TO the river IN the valley, which We accom-
ntished in a few DAYS Now came the fetiam
Of waiting for the return Of the relief party -
Day after day passed and no news from them.
Snow fell almost necessarily IN the mountains
The spirits Of the camp grew lower Lille was
losing its charm to those who had not reason be-
vond themselves to live Prone laid down in
the trail and froze to death. In a sunshine day,
g. not having with him the means to make hre'
he threw his blanket dow on the trail, iaid COW n
upon it and laid there until he froze to DEATH
We were not then with him.
"Six;een days passed away, and no tdings
from the party sent for relief. became oppress-
cd with anxiety, weary of delay, and deternin-
ed to 90 myself, both in search OF the absen Mt
party, and in arch of relief in the Mexican set
Elements. Leaving the camp emPIoyed with
the baggage, under the command OF ' ihcentha
Ter, with iniuuctions to follow me in three days.
set off.
son the sixth day of our progress about sun
set discovered little smoke. IN grove oil
timber, off from the river, and. thinking perhaps
il might be our express party King and his men
on their return, we went to see. THIS was the
twenty second day since that party had left US,
and the sixth since we had left the camp under
vincenthaler We founn the n-three Of them:
Creu,zfeldt, Breckenridge, and Williamsburg
most mise rabIe objects had ever behe'd, did
not rccog Mise Creutzfedt's features. when Brack-
enridge brought him up and told me his name
They had been starving. King had starved to
death a few DAYS before. His remains were
some six or eight miles above. near the river. by
aid of the Indian horses carried these three
with us, down to the valley, to the Pueblo on the
Little Colorado, which reached the fourth
day afterwards, the tenth afte leaving the camp
on the mountains,) having travelled through
snow and on foot, one hundred and sixty miles.
81 look upon the feeling which induced me to
set out from the camp inspiration Had l
remained there, waiting the return Of poor hing $
party, every man of must have perished. l
find myself in the midst of friends. With Car
son is living Owens. Maxwell is at his father
4 in-law's doing a prosperous business as mer-
chant and contractor for the troops. remain
here with these old comrades, while Cooley goes
back; because il was not necessary for me to go
with him, and il was necessary Tor me TO remain
and prepare the means Of resnmIng the exPedl-
ton to California soon as he returns with the
men left behind.
ty, and in much uneasness as to their fate. Ny
presence kept the IN together and quiet; my alb
sence NAV have had bad effect. When We
overlook Kings furnishing party, Bracke nbridge
said to me 'He felt himsey safe Gin. Gdz