The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-15
THE UNION.

Indian TO go with us as guide TO the Little Rio Colorado
settlement and TO take with him four OF his horses 20
carry little baggage. The horses were miseraoy
poor and could only get along a, slow walk On me
next day (the sixth OF rTogress) we lett the indian
lodges late and travelled only some SIX or seven mics
About sunset we discovered little smoke, IN grove OF
timber, oil from the river and thinking perhaps IL might
be our express party king and his mem on the return
we went to see This was the twenty day since
that party had left Us, and the sixth since we had le Inc
camp under Vincenihaler We found theIn-ihree OF
them: Creu,zfeldt, Breckenridge, and WIiliams-the
most miserable objects had ever beheld dld mol rec
ognlse Creuzeids features when Breckenridge brought
HIM up and told me his name They had been starving
King had starved to death few days before HIS re-
mains were some SIX eight miles above near Inc nveI
BY ad OF the Indian horses carried these three win
us, down to the valley TO the Pueblo the Little Colo
RADIO, which reached the fourth day afterwards Qhe
tenth after leaving the camp on the mounains having
travelled through snow and on foot one hundred and
sixty miles.
look upon the feeling which induced me TO set out
from the camp as an Inspiration Had remained there
waiting the return OF poor Kings party, every man OF us
must have persisted.
The morning after reaching the Little Colorado Pueblo,
(horses AMI supplies not being iheel Cooley and rode
the RIO Hondo, and thence Taos about twenty
five miles, where found what needed and the
next morning Cooley with four Mexcans, thirty horses
or mules and provisions sal out on his return to the re-
lief of Vlncenhalers party. i heard from him al the
Little Colorado Pueblo, which he reached the same day
he left and pressed the morning On the way
over him by the orders of Major Beall of the army,
commanding officer of this northern district OF New Mex
leo From him received the offer OF every aid in his
power and such actual assistance he able render
Some horses which he had just recovered from the Uahs,
were loaned to and he supplied me- IRON the comms-
sarys department with provisions, which could have
had nowhere else. find myself in the midst OF friends.
With Carson is living Owens Maxwell is at his father
In-laws doing prosperous business as merchant and
contractor for the troops remain here with these old
comrades, while Cooley back; because II was not
necessary for me to go with him. and necessary for
to remain and prepare the OF resuming the
petition to California as soon as he returns with the men
left behind expect him on Wednesday evening the 3lst
instant, this being the 18th.
Say to your father that these are my plans for the fu
ture
AT the beginning of February Cooley having got back
at that time) shall out for California, taking the
southern route--,he old roue-by the RIO Abajo the
iso del Nore, the south side OF the CHA, entering Cali,
ornia by the dyua Caene thence to Los angeles, and
immediately San Francisco expecting to get there in
March and hoping for your arrival in April. II IS the
first time have explored an old road but cannot help i
shall move rapidly, taking with me but part OF
my party The surrey has been uninterrupted up this
point, and stall carry 1t eonseemipey. AS soon as
possible after reaching California shall go on with It,
shall then be able to draw up map and report OF the
whole country, agreeaby to our original plan. Your
father knows that this Is object OF great desire with
me. All my other plans remain entirely unattered
home IN California is the first point and that Will be
ready for You in April.
Evening -Mr ST. vran and Aubrey who have just
arrived from Santa Fe, called to me-. had the graft
caon to learn that ST. Vran sets out from Santa Fe on
the 18th OF February for ST. Louis; that by him shall
have an early aad sure opportunity OF sending you my
ettersthe one now write, and others after the return
OF Cooley, and up TO departure for California. Lieut.
Beae left Santa Fe on his way to California the 9Th
Of this month. He probably carried with him any
letters that might have been in his or at Santa Fe
Tor
Monday, January 29.-My letter assumes journal
form. No from Cooley. A great deal of falling
weather-ran and sleet here-snow in the mountains
This is TO be considered poor country. mountainous
with but little arabic land, and infested with hostile
Indians.
am anxiousy waiting TO hear from my party, and in
much uneasiness to their fate. My presence kept
them together and quiet my absence may have had
bad effect When overlook Kings furnishing party
Breckenridge said to me- she felt himself safe"
SO far the extracts from the first letter. and they
mourniu enough The next, written after the return O.
Cooley, with the survivors OF the party will be still
more So Though written with rapidty and confined t.
events-he mind recoiling from the description of
and the details OF wo-it is still too much for this night
paper, and must be deferred till our next.
with view among other great objects, the Msss
.ippi and Pacific highway.