The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-04-28

edge Of Nc hular aay briefly, hseAusH Rui
now unwilllng 20 tDrce NY MUD 60 dwell
upon tho details 0f what has been suffered,
used reprisvg from terrible chniamtilHIinfa.
I am absolutely RsloDIsbsd NJ Ills perslslnncs
Of misforiune-this ruceessiOh of cnnmlllHs
which 40 care or vigilance ofnine could i1Fe-
seesr prevent.
You will remember lint had leit tho
Ghup twenty iliroa mem when set oil will
Gndoy, Preuss, aud my servant la search OF
King aud hMeoor, with direeInns about tie
haggnge,nnd With occupation sufficient about
iItO employ Them lor lhree az four dnyrmllcr
Which they were "a follow mo down ihH Tiy-
or. Within lhni lihoe | expected relief Gr9n
Kings parry III Same At all. They repnn-
ed seven days nnd then started, Ihair sennt
provisions about exhausted, and tho dead
mules on tho western side Of llIe great Sierra
buried under snow. Z
Alanue--(yon will remember Manuel--a
Chrisiinn lndmn Oflhe Costume tribe, in lha
valley OF the San JQnqun) gave way TO 10
feeling ofdaspair ali6 lhny had moved about
Two miles, aud begged Ylucenl llnlor, whom
had leli Ia command, To shoot him, Fail.
ing 10 6nd denlllh llini firm, be- turned md
nude his way bark to tile camp, intending 20
diu there; which las doubtless soon did.
Thu purity uIUyUh Un, L. nj ton mites Wise
gUvH Uut-tIrrw ntvny hts gttn a'iA hlHHkst---
aud, u few hundred yards further. tell over
iInO the SNOW, gnd died Two Indian hoyH
couutrymen of Mnnuel--wore behind. They
came upon hiw-rolod him W ia his blank
ct, and buried him In the snow, OH the bank
Of the river
No other died that dry. None the nsAi.
Carver rnyed during the night--hs imng-
mnllon wholly occupied with images uf'mnn-
things which be iancied himself 10 be eat
! lug! In The morning Les wandered of, md
probably soon died. lie was not seen ngnin.
\ Sor1l on Ills daytime fourth from the camp
laid down to die. They built him n ere. and
MORN, WHO WAS IN dying condition, md
suOw blind, remained Aith him. These two
probably did MOI Inst ill the next morning.
Thul evening u think II wasl Hubbard killed
| n deer.
They travelled on, getting liesa and there
grouse, htll Ilolhing else, tbs deep snow la
Tho valley having driven of tile game.
Tho slnl1 of tho party became desperate, and
brought lLalcr TO the determination 0fbrcnk-
ing irup, Ia order to prevent them from liv-
ing upon cnch other. lie told them that lie
had Lluno NIL ho could for them-tiIat they
had no other hope remaining ihnn tho OK
pcclod.ruiei-nnd that tie hest plan was 10
! scatter, mud nuko tic best nr their wny, cnclI
ms he coultl, dawn ihe river thnl, for himself,
II he wns To ho entcn, ho would, ni oil events,
be lound travelling when he did die. This
address had it's effect. They accordingly
separated.
With Iluler continued Eve others--Srou,
/ Hubbard Martin, }acuu one other, aud ihc
'hY i'Yo Hysnn'"a lnhinY hOrs
! Kolircr now bcchnlo Respondent, md stop
ped. lInlcr reminded him Of his lhmiypnd
urged him 80 Try and hold on for their ake.
j koIScd 10y llis appeal 10 his tendcrcst nflec-
tons, the unfortunate mnn moved forward.
! hut fucbly, md soon began to fall behind. On
n further appeal ho promised 10 follow, aud
] Ia lga Itpu nj pk
| llnlor, Scott, Hubbard, nnd Marin, now H.
greed TINT ifany ono of them should givo
ont tho others were no, To wait for him To-
die, hui push on,aud try md snye themselves.
Soon this mournfui covenant had TO lie kept
/ hui let me moi anticipate events. Sufficient
(or each day is tho sorrow thereof
Al night kerno's party encnnpcd f. w.
hundred yards from Ilnlure with the inten-
ton, according to Tnplin, to remain whero
irtry WE'RE until tho rrlicf sirnuld come, aud -
Ia the teHuiiuicstn hlo upon those who hnd
died mud upon the weaker ones ns they should
die. With this party, were tho three broth
ers, kerne, Captain CRlIlcart, Mekie, Att
drelys. Sicbpcrfeltlt, and Tnplin. do not
know that have got ali Tire names Of this
party.
Ferguson md Benllle Ind remained togetil-
or behind. In the evening Rohrer came up
mud remnincd IN ksFee's t,trty. Huiur funTHI
afterwards from some OF the purity that
Rollrcr md Andrews wandered off the next
morning nnd died. They s"y they saw 'heir
bodies.
. llner,a pnriy continued on. Aiier few
hours Hubbard gnve out. According TO the
agreement hc WINS left TO die, hut with such
comforr as roull be given him. They bulk -
him fire and gathered him some wool rod
thon loh him WILTON; turning their heuds-
rs IInler snya, to look nj him they went of.
About two miles further Scolt-you reniem-
her him; he used I'd shoot birds for you on
tie fronlier-he gave ont. He was another
Of the four who had covenanted against
w4iliug for each other. Tie survivors did
for him MS they hud done for Hubbard, and
passed on, e-
IN the afternoon HE two Indian boys went
nlend-lessed he these hcyS-nud before
nighlf,ll met Cooley with the relief lie had
gone on with NIL speed The boys gave him
tho news lie fired signal CUPS TO notify his
Hupruoch. lluer heard the guns, and know
tie crack Of orr rifles aud felt That relief Ind
come This night was the frs, of llope npd
low f.arly la the morning, with Tie first
rrap light, Cooley was in the trail, and soon
MOI fnler aud tic wreck at hrs it'tfty slowly
advancing. hear they MI cried together
ike clnldren--,hesc men Of iron nerves md
lion hearts, When dangers were Ia he faced
or hnrl4Aips To he conquered. They were
NIL rhillrcn in iliiS ,nuincnt Of melted hearts.
Succor WINS soon dealt o,Ii to. tlirsu few first
met; aud Grdog Nth his relief, aud accom-
panied hy lIalrr whothrned back, mlriiedly
followed tho b,ck trail IN search oflhc living