New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-15
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nsl wrttea by n. E. D. Barbour d henss;ky.
who joined as at San Diego. He belonged to
company which left Shreveport La. aoou. the end
Of March last and Atsr encs1ping for some days
On the Trinity River, Texas, waiting for the Dial
as Company, set cut for the Preside del Norte.
Some d&cuties occurred daring their marrh
through the Cross TImbers and along the BrsIos
AID they hnslly msde tor E Paso del Sorts ,crcss
the Csmanche country. After some weeks ,rsvel.
during which they several times met with In
dams they reached the Pecos River and ascended
ia valley for a considerable distance, crossing the
mountains thence TO the De Norte, which they
struck short distance below e Psso. The dis
lance from Shreveport. 70 the latter place, BY their
route, IS 9s2 miles.
TIE party rested short time in New-Mexico.
encsraped along the Del Norte. During their
stay man named Walter Beard was killed IN
quarrel with smother named Lee. number OF
the members finally organized and set out ffom
III Psso tor the ella, taking the southern route
followed by Cooke. They passed through the
miniss town Of Coriolibss, and, after a long march
through A rough, broken country. reached Tucson,
10 Sonora need rot describe st length their
wauderngs IN the Gusdsupe Pass and through
the 0ns OF the Ssn Pedro, by which river they
., length 70 ach ed the ella Suffice IL to say that
their sutferiogs were fully equal 10 those OF the
Santa Re parties. They halted four days at the
PImos Nilsge-reachec tho Colorado aud crossed
undergoing the piltering OF the fGmss-isoored
heir weary way through the sand OF the Great
| Desert and taally reached San Diego on the 18th
INST tour and half months from the time OF start
ins Mr.Barbour also saw three dead bodies IN the
desert Some Of the emigrants VINO crossed with
them, left az Warmers hauche, laoou. four days
Journey from San Diego.l intending 10 take the
/ route 70 San Francisco via Los Angeles aud Mon
| terey Very few persons have preceded this
party on the CHA bu. there ara thousands behind
them. When the few scsnty patches OF muskeet
! be zn shsll have disappeared before the advance
companies we can only conjecture the hsrdships
in store Tor the remainder.
One OF the emIgranEs by this ronte told me
story OF sick man who rode behind MS party day
after day, unable to keep pace with It, yet Away
! arriving in camp few hours later. This lasted
so long that finally little attention was paid TO
him, and his absence one night excited no sppre'
hension. Three days passed, and he did not ar
rive On the fourth, a negro, travelling alone aud
on foot, came into camp and told them that many
miles behind man lying beside the road had
| begged a little " ater from him and asked him 70
hurry on and bring assistance. The next morning
A company Of Mexicans came up and brought
word that the man was ing. The humane ne
| gro retrsced his steps forty miles and arrived
! iust az the sufferer brssthed his last Tie lifted
him IN his arms in the vain effort TO speak, he
expired TIE mule, tied TO cactus BY his side
was already dead OF hunger