The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-05-04

the main river. A few days were mfs
Client TO destroy that fine baud Of mu,"-
which you saw me purchase last fal -
the frontier Of Missouri. They yeneralIa
KEEP; huddled together and, as they fro.
one would be seen 10 tumble down o.,
dis 'ppear under the driving snow. Somo
times they would break of, and rush down
towards the timber till stopped By the de.n
snow, where they were soon hidden bs mr.
p0Lderie. The courage of some Of ,ba
men began TO fail.
In this situation. determined IN s.,a
in party 10 the Spanish settlements Of
New Mexico FOR provisions, aud Tor o,uls.
to transpor, our baggage, With econo.
my, and afer We should leave the mil.
we had not Two weeks provisions in ,ba
camp; aud these consisted Of reserve or
maccaroni. bacon, sugar, &c., intended e.,
the las, extremity. Il ~ss indispensabIa
TO send for relief asked for yulup,ee,.
for the service. From the many lhs, of
fered, chose King, Breckenridge, Crem,
fell, aud the 90 do Williams; and placed
the party under The command Of Kios
with directions to send me an expires, !"
case of The least delay nj the se,lemecis
II was tie day after GhIistmas that mi,
lillle party set out for felief. That dav
like man, Christmas days for years pa,,
was spent BY me on The side 81 tie aiutr,
mountain, my heart filed with ansou,
thoughts and gloomy forsbodings. Yoo
may ba sure we cotiias,ed it with The
Z Christmas of home, and nadc warm wish.
cs for your happiness. Could yuu have
looked into Agnppa's glass Tor few mo.
menis onI, You remea,bef The ,uiune,
Of Blackstone Com menlsfies which |
took from my fathers library when va
were overlooking il of our friend Br,ani,
They m dc ny Christmas "amua meats"
read them 10 pass the time, and TO An
the consciousness Of my situation. Ct,.
tainly YOU may suppose that my frs, Law
lessons will be well remembered.
The party for relief heiog gone, We Of
the camp occupied ourselves 10 removing
tie baggage and equipsge down tho mron.
tain 10 lhs river Ia the valley, which We
accomplished in few DAYS. Now CAGE
on the tedium Of waiin. for the return Il
the relief party. Day after day passed,
and no news from isem. Snow fell al.
mos, necessarily 10 the mouaains. TIE
sp rit, If the camp grew bsef. Life VI,
losing its charm ia these nho tad not rrs.
sons beyond themselves to live. Prouo
laid down in The trail aud fitze 10 death.
Ia sun.hiae day, and having with him
tho means 10 make a fte. he threw his
I hlauke, down on the trail, laid down upoa
1t. aud laid there I'LL he f. ~ 10 death
I We we're MT then with him.
Slsleen days passed away, and no 7.
dngs iron, tie party sen, fnF relief. te'
came oppressed With ansscly, weary d
delay. and determined 10 20 myself, bOta
in search OF the absent patty, nnd 10 srsrtA
4 Of the Mexican settlements. vas aware
hat our troops Il New Mexico had bssa
engaged 81 hosiilitles with the SpanI.a
Uiahs. md with the Apache., who ran.s
10 the valley &c the Rae del Norie aud he
mountains where We were aud became
fearful that they klng aud ii. party led
been cut or BY these Indians. cuS!d
Imagine NJ other accident to them. Lcar
'ng the camp employed s,ih the baggage
undor the command Of Vineeuihaler. wl'a
lrlunctions To follow me IN ,hree DAYS, |
set oif down tie river mnh a anal! patty,
consisting Of Cooley, bis yaueg repbeS,
Pfcuss. and Saunders. (colnied sefvsntj
NJ - = uY1 ia,
two or three days. II the camp tleh IN
der tho command Of SMceulhalefl ihs
mcsses only had provisions far lsF
mrala, and surply q i've pounds Of ~.
gar to each mao. II had ls,led 10 meet
hing ms Intention ASS 10 make The Mei.
can settlement 90 tie foicrGdo, Hlio
piiluenl OF the RIO del Norfe, abou, hof,
degree above Taos, you will see it on ny
map and lhcuce send back the specdca
relief possible 10 the party uGder NIaeea'
lhaler.
"Oa the second day ailrr leaving Tho
camp, we came upon fIcsh usll Of To-
dians-.tao lodges wth eopsiseraS'
number Of arimsls. This did not lesssn
our uneas,ue,s fnr our long. absent reop''
The ludian trad, where wc fell upon u,
turned and wen, down the river, ond 80
followed II. o. the fifth day (a'ief leav'
ing the camp se surprised 40 Indian on
the ice Of the river. He proved to be
Utah, son of Grand Ri.cr Chief whom
NO had formerly known. and he behaved
towards Us 10 friendly nisnrer-en.
camped near Us At night. Nv present
u rife, my two blankets, hnd other prom.
iscd rewards, when we should get -,
prevailed on this Indian 10 90 With Us a. =
guide TO the L,lio RIO Colofado srsie'
meu,, and to take with him four Of h'
horses TO carry our little baggage. Inc
horses were miserably poor, aud c'n''
: only get along at a slus walk. Va 't'
next day (ihe sixth OF our progress W
left the Indian lodges late, aud ra'eNa
only some six or seven miles. About sun
set, We discovered little smoke, 10
yyova If t,otnr IF f,ao, the river, bhu,