The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-04-26
vol. 5.-NO. %.

before nightfaIl met Cooley with the re
lief. He had gone on with all speed.
| The boys gave him the news. He fired
signal guns to notify his approach. Ha-
| Ter heard the guns, and knew the crack of
our rifles, and felt that relief had come.
! This night was the first of hope and Joy.
Early In the morning, with the first gray
light, Cooley was in the trail, and soon
met Haley and the wreck of his party
slowly advancing. | hear that they all
cried together ike ehildren-fhese men OF
iron nerves and lion hearts, when dangers
were TO be faced or hardships to be con
quered, They were all children in this
moment Of melted hearts. Succor was
soon dealt out 10 ther few first met; and
Cooley with his relief. and accompanied
by Haler, who turned back, hurredly fol-
lowed the trail in search of the living and
the dead. scattered in the rear. The came
to Scott first. He was yet alive, and is
saved. They came to Huscand next: he
was dead, but still warm. These were
the only ones OF Haler's party that had
been left.
From kerne's party, next met, they
learnt the deaths of Andrews and Rohrer;
: and, a little further on, met Furguson, who
told them that Beadle had died the night
l
a saved-ManueI among them which look
/ ed like a resurrection-and reduces the
. number of the dead to ten-one-third
e of the whole party which few days be
fore were sealing the mountain with me
S and battling with the elements twelve
s thousand feet in the air.
If Cooley had accomplished his mission
d for the people; further service had been
IT prescribed him, that of going TO the camp
on the river, al the base of the great noun
e tain, to recover the most valuable Of the
n baggage, secreted the;e. With some Aexl-
/ cans and pack mules he went on; and tbs
/. is the last yet heard of him.
It Vincent Haler, with Martin and Bacon,
j all ON foot, and bringing Scott on horse
back, have Just arrived st The outside OF
ID Pueblo on the Little Colorado. Provi
D sons for their.support, and horses for their
le transport, were left for the others; who
preferred 10 remain where they were, re-
p gaining some strength, till Cooley should
IN get back. At the latest, they would have
M reached the little Pueblo lastnight. Haler
Id came on to relieve my anXieties. and did
or well III SO doing; for | was wound up TO the
e point of setting out again. When Cooley
AT returns / shall know from him all the cir
he cumstances sufficiently in detail TO under
rn stand clearly every thing. But II viii not
be be necessary to tell you any thing further.
I'D You have the results, and sorrow enough
IS in reading them.
"a EUen63g.-How rapid are the changes
of life. 4 few days ago. and | was ST -ugs
. Cling through snow IN the savage wilds OF
sr, the upper Del Norte-foliowing the course
of the frozen river in more than Russian
nd cold-no food-no blanket TO cover me III
us the long freezing nights-I had sold my
,ut two TO the Utah for help 10 my mem
to uncertain al what moment Of the night We
lte might be reused by the indian rife-doubt
on ful, very doubtful, whether | should ever
cal see you or friends again. Now l am
ke seated by a comfortable fire, alone-pur-
suing my own thoughts-writing to you
wv in the certainty of reaching you-a French
aid volume Of Balzac on the table--a colored
i'm print of the landing of Columbus befors
we me-listening in safety to the raging storm
ant without!
ate You viii wish TO know what effect th'
the scenes have passed through had upon me
In person none. The destruction of m.
ew party, and the loss of friends, are cause
IN Of grief; but / have not been injured il
ain BODY or mind. Both have been strained
uld and severely taxed, but neither hurt.
pom have seen one or the other, and sometime
ker both, give way in strong frames, stron
,rty minds, and stout hearts; but, as heretofore
tain / have come out unhurt. | believe thi
,ldt. the remembrance Of friends sometime
ave gives US a. power of resistance which tn
desire to save our own lives could neyf
ned call up.
,oh- Il have made my preparations TO pr
par ceed. | shall have TO follow the old GI
e of road and shall move rapidly, and expect
van be in California in March. and TO find lie
led. ters from home
February ll.-Godey hes got back. Il
er a did not succeed IN recovering any of tn
ling baggage or camp furniture. Every TIM
but was lost except some few things which
i'm. had brought down 10 the river. The dep
him of the snow made it impossible for IN
lout to reach the camp at the mountain whe
ook the men had left the baggage. Amidst Il
wreck, had the good fortune TO save ~
YOU large aIf6rgas, or travelling trunk-tl
for double one which you packed--and tn
He was about all.
,ant- ..SANTA FE, February IL, ls49,-
The the midst of hurried movements, and
for the difficult endeavor to get party
started together, can only write a line
bows saw that am well, and moving on to G