The organizer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1849-05-05

buOWSu I'll cunning OdCks Ills wa
the cause of the first calamity-th
loss of the horses and mules. TIL
same guide consumed TWENTY-FIVE
days, when sent with the party 70
relief, in making the distance whic
| Col. Fremont with Cooley, Preuss
and a servant,) without a guide, Of
foot, in colder weather, deeper SHOWS
AMI halffamished, MADE in six. Tha
was the cause of the second and ire
parable calamity--the death of thu
men.
The Immediate scene of suffering il
this great disaster, where the ascent
Of the great mountain wasforced, anC
its summit scaled, must have been a
bout north latitude SO ID, and west
longitude from London l07, the eIeva.
ton above twelve thousand feet, and
the time that of dead winter-Christ-
mas! From this point the noted OBJ.
jectss Pixies Peak and the Three
Parks, would bear about +. N. f.,
and the Spanish Peaks about f. S. E.
With this notice of localities, to
which mournful interest must long
attach, we proceed to give extracts
from the remaining and final letters
from Col Fremont. The first of these
is dated
Taos, New Mexico, Feb. 6, Is49.
After a long delay, which had
wearied me to the point of resolving
to set out again myself tidings have at
last reached me from my Ill fated
party.
Mr. Vincent Haler came in last
night, having the night before reached
the Little Colorado settlement, with
three or four others. Including Mr..
King and Mr.. Proulx, we have lost
eleven of our party
Occurrences, since | left them, are |
briefly these, so far as they came |
within the knowledge of Mr.. Haler: |
say briefly, because | am now unwiI>
ling to force ms mind to dwell upon
the details Of what has been suffered.
need reprieve from terrible contem>
olations. | am absolutely astonished
It this persistence Of misfortune-this
of calamities which no care
'r vigilance of mine could foreses or
prevent.
You will remember that / had left
he camp (twenty.three men) when |
ct off with Cooley, Preuss, and 4
ervant in search OF King and succor, {
nth directions about the baggage, and !
With occupation sufficient about il to {
mploy them for three or four days; af. &
,r which they were to follow me I
own the river. Within that time I
Ipected relief from Kings party, il v
came at all. They remained seven a
lys, and then started, their scant q
'oyisions about exhausted, and the s
lad mules on the western side of the I
eat Sierra buried under snow. p
Manuel-lyou will remember Man k
la Christian indian Of the Cosum. q
tribe, in the valley of the San 10, Il
uin) -gave way TO a feeling Of des> N
.ir ailer they had moved about two G
lies. and begged Vincent Haler, II
nom ! had left in command, 10 shoot "
n. Failing to find death in that CT
IN, be turned and made his way m
ok to the camp, intending to die W
ere; which he doubtless soon did. hl
The party moved on, and at ten W
les Wise gave out-threw away his m
n and blanket--and, a few hundred OF
rds further, fell over into the snow WI
d died. Two Indian boys country III
n Of Manuel-were behind. They 10
ne upon him--rolled him up In his liz
Inket, and buried himlin the snow, re-
the bank Of the river. wa
No other died that day. Nonefthe ca
carver raved during the night-his on
lgination wholly occupied with inn lef
S Of many things which be fancied
lselfto be eating. In the morning lea
wandered Of, and probably soUn Ro
4. He was not seen again. Fe
iorel on this day The fourth from hat
campl laid down 10 die. They liVi
L him a FIRE, and MORN, who was uel
dying condition, and snow-blind. a =
aimed with him. These two did Der
probably last iill the next morn the
That evening think it was for
,bard killed a deer. me
hey travelled on, getting here and tive
g a grouse, but nothing else, the {
, snow In the valley having driven for
be game. bee
be state Of the party became dess the
ie, and brought Haler TO the de- the
Iinaiion Of breaking Il ID. in order mos
'revent them from living upon tber
other. He tod them that be had mul