The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-04-28
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IL am anxiously waiting to hear
from my party. and in much uneast
ness as TO their fate. My presence
kept them. together and qoiet; my ab-
sencs may have had bad effect.--
| When we overlook Kings furnishing
party, Breckenridge said to me, - he
felt himse! safe aIi s5aod w8l q
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a"1Aos, New Mexico, Feb. 6, ls4s.b
r" After long delay, which had wea-
ried me TO the point Of resolving to SET
out again myself, ,idings have at last
reached me from my Inflated party. II
:" Mr.. Vincent HaIer came in Iast.
night, having the night before reached
the Little Colorado settlement, with
three or four others. Including Mr..
King and Mr.. Proue, we have lost
eleven of our party. gs sgaas
Occurrences, since left them, are
briefly these, so far as they came with.
in the knowledge of Mr.. Haler: 1 say
briefly, because am now unwilling to
force my mind to dwell upon the de-
tails of what has been suffered, 1
need reprieve from terrible contempla-
tions. ! am absolutel v astonished at
this persistence Of misfol ,une--this
succession OF calamities which no care
or vigilance Of mine could foresee or
prevent. -.-.. .<s.. ...,.r,.,
I" You will remember that had left
the camp (twenty-three men) when /
set off with Cooley, Preuss, and my ser.
want, in search of King and succor,
with directions about the baggage, and
with occupation sufficient about it to
employ them for three or four days.,
alter which they were to follow me
down the river. Within that time /
expected relief from Kings party, ifit
came at all. They remained seven
days, and then started, their scant pro-
visions about exhausted, and the dead
mules, on the western side of the great
Sierra, buried under the snow. .-,1..s
+" "Manuel--(y ou will remember Nam
uel--a Christian Indian OF the Cosumns,
tribe. in the valley Of the San oaquin)
gave way to a feeling Of despair al
ter they had moved about two miles,
and begged Vincent Haler, whom. I
had left in command, to shoot him.
Failing to find death in thai form, he
turned and made his way back TO the
camp, intending to die there; which he
doubtless soon did. T''S
| :" The party moved on, and at ten
miles Wise gave out--ihrew away his
gun and olanket-and a few hundred
yards further, fell ever into the snow
and died. Two Indian boys, country
men of Manuel--were behind. They
came upon him, rolled him up in his
blanket, and buried him in the snow,
on the bank Of the river.
"No other died that day. None the
next. ' '"'' '-' $3.50 0sa
Carver raved during the night,
his Imagination wholly occupied with
images Of many things which he fan
cied himself to be eating. In the morn
ing he wandered of, and probably soon
died. He was not seen again. ''l - !
"Sore' on this day (the fourth from
the camp) laid down to die. They
built him fire, and NORM, who was
ina dying condition, and snow.bIind,,
remaned with him. These two did
not probably last till the next morning.
That evening, think it was, Hubbard
killed deer. aAfg ,etan ysdi
/" They travelled on, getting here
and there a grouse, but nothing else.
the deep snow in the valley having
driven off the gome. la>9g'jsg "a -
7"Fhe state Of the party became des.
perate. and brought Haler to the deter.
mInation Of breaking It up, in order 70
prevent them from living upon each
other. He told them that he had done
all he could for them--lhat theyhad no
other hope remaining than the expsct-
ed relief--and thatthe bestpIan was To-
scatter, and make the best Of their way.
each as he could, down the river; that.
for himself, if he was to be eaten, he
would, at all events, be. found travelling
when he did die. This address had its
effect. They accordingly separated. 4
"With Haler continued FIVE others-,
Scott, Hubbard, Martin, Bacon, one
other, and the two Costume Indian
boys. a9a1H aGl glamk .agraNgd stl,
= l"Rohrer now became despondent.
and stopped. Haler reminded him Of
his family. and urged him to try and
hold out for their sake. Reused by
this appeal TO his tenderest affections,
the unfortunate man moved forward,
but feebly, and soon began to fall be-
hind. On further appeal he promised
to follow, and 10 overtaks Them ateven,