New-York daily tribune., 1849-06-08
Journal Of one of Fremont. Men.
We arrange the following statement from the


Qaag IN Viz
Mr -repperfed rho Nss one of Fremont. men. ani
who suffered 1lth others o. IT, company u NJ AZ
tempt - the mountains of N@E Mexico lssi " p
ter returned % ris hone In MS city On -e--l -
FROM Conversation with Mr : ~ are ed 70 1-iir' :
that the su-ernzs Of the party were not iuy aria -
even u known By CO.. Fremont and - th- -l--
V probably never have any authentic sccO-us .. &c
disaster from hs pm, g resis Tlti ne nen 20 -
posed trs parry and gn1 shared ne srerfz 20 Z. :
- 1a-.r. =. e~e-r. -rau-1ired from day % day
daily Jlurusl of The trau--cfiou- va Htfi y s-- =
the men which m-y b. % .o-le interest % IL F-
fu-l b. .ern nat Col Fremont is m.en ceasliel
.n teee PACE and With considerable Jusice u ne -
-crv VI III er q his party = o. p r. ia o. n
1r-r srr-ars rl have he.l fpt 1y ll4-L-f- Il h'l
sf~ses ~ Ere- I- s I1e sr rrirrT-a " --is :
5.-.- ~ DEL N1rfe. St.c- Fr-1llcts parry elcl-a
sto1- ve,ss after leaving f-ro.o-hf- ~, t.
4 ge.- ~ so1ft-vest slowed t- day Canled ol ne
river. p errv 0f -nter anl -ruF.
~ t-Mos-d 1 -.e valley of le rver. On .is ea'rrn
tarr Fr'-r-f small canon M tle r-,rf. ply .'-
of 10 deep snow, were i,-erl % ,-l- .- - - ~
49, s-,s f rgf.~ ...n d have warned Col tre1. ni oi
bic appr9lc-lng e-..7ie 't ll. WI 7- y. 49, IA
eVes of rlsLl-.- .r1 cell ail- cog i-1 -e
ot Ce1r.e s and ~. E-s si-ns a.lld--i. , q,
Der io-Lay 10 clrF l1iii u oe.-es- 's . os -.
r - f-rder ~ .-- rver a1e c-u1e1 i1 me grove ' Nv
-lr-sood C1lr-- -. tF y .
Dec u-T-ai today ve-y -lly ard d-a'l.i' a. .
M cs ard caupel . dep snow 0l -e river ,'-i'e sane
ABs.ses troagh a rr.e valley ,hat iiy % tie
--l. " me csflr ard bad some very dtcli clnols m
e6rfend yIfh--1e soe- n usay places a11os' perez
1l-ular CauVe1 on fle sopl- zoe ol ile c-9l ---e
fr,-l 10 DBL. es c1lr-e 1ear.f nort-- .
H. i.-fi.d ven Ec4.r L. to climb al s-srt, road
.. -er Passed through isrge rile forests and camp
reh. Made about miles colrse y
Us- I4-Rosd over pine hl.s and through deep snow
~revs Ps-sed over tIEl bald lYlntal, ir1l ilr SIN
~ which. ore 0f fle finest mountain yle"- il me
word 1 -ern Cauqe1 n lerp pine l'irs -e-i .-e
bead of t1e little F4i-ey s'i-e e si4'' ''-- l'' -
81 I-,--y ia Dbl a, tae .tar. aferwart me traii
passed over tle slmuits of hs showed a day. can p
e1 o1 tl.-.-lfr Mi1e aoali H e-t l14I-- - d.,
Dr- I6-Msde start 90 pass what wa -IrPosed 20 be
ana tose of Grand KiverPs--ed dead mules and riding
and pscE-sadd.e- yng beside e rall Amer larl "JfA
reached L summit 5li f1e wind and Iou1Te were 80
dreadful bad o. return -sen men ere ilo.lni,. p
i1 various paces The coli beng so Intense keigret %
our Old campfire. and furious storm of wind and snow
De- "a parry " itc me1 sent ahead 20 bea, trail.
while Hose remaining n camp were 20 o[as ie al'i -
up Afer bard labor reached le top 90 ne e all =
tie Trail winding np le opposite h on whose summit
some grass could b. -ten The rai passed through snow
from fo Is fret deep We unpacke1 le mules on Ae 2
point after which some were drveu t0 fhe hilltop, and
ii0-e that GOO weak e t0 perish In- was the asi
time parked them. Every animal should have been
n small pine grove. which renamed until The @ih.
when Vs. moved .0ll-'Fest about miles, 20 large pine
forest TIE snow o feet deep Meanwhile, camp VA
employed porasug the Daggaseirom ie lat TO Christmas
Oa lie a5,h. Henry King. W ; Williams. r. Brecken-
nore aad Cfeuil;edt were sent 10 tie settlements 10
Renaired IN Christmas camp until the 2a,h. when We
moved miles farther toward he rver and two, Mrssrs
TopHn and Ke,os encsmped 30 sma. valley, while tie
resi- remained uIl.--Ire
De- 5o.-Moved on about rni e. nearer the rver
D,c Jl-Reacled, with tine C0.one'- packs, what was
90 lc Q1akiugasp camp, about miles beyond le lasL
jan l-Noved ihe Col to ihe Rio del Sore, about :
n c- and cas' Of where We i0 the river Dec T. Con
. and ~ some cotol-voods nile beyond, uui.. Jan d.,
when were ordered lO come and camp on The river
The Colonel. with Mr. Preu-- Cooley ard nephew, and
Jackson ms cook having len e4ry same day, 90 meet
and hasten Mr. klng.s party.
Raphael Prolx died on The g'h.
The following letter len by Col Fremont az drec-
zion. for The parfy-N ucenthaier ia command
"L NfscrsrH,ttf sf ss ~ s'ef. iaf Ansoa sslt
oil us sn ~ 'res g. 9f - ~ ani p1 q 20 ~ eef ~ ~
'ee c.-' 80 ~ ~ ~ ,' ~ '' -. .'p.s 49,. - .,
rr- to Abfcs ~ e t ~ poo 80 noi hai ne u-e e.. ]
jan io-AI camp moved down The river about : ries
JIn. IL Moved sbou, miles-WI-e died io-dsy.
Jla. I8-M0vcd mile and half and remained iu camp.
while iie hunter. went o. lOok Tor game.
Jan. l3-Made camp fo near where We hrsi camped on
ceeei as ler share the TWO fore .houder5ales and
eleven men al the rect incilang fe blood. hide and clns
}uceniha cr intended o have kept c deer from he ret u
u- packed among Doe perry ana pressed on 10 tr -ei'
men'- scott refused o agree. ana 20 we goi our snl
Jla 2o-Moved mile. farther down the river.
Jam 2i.Msde about i5Iul.es-Al the strong men ioge
TIL. carlu was made with the hope that some ~ u.
would be- ZEN rhe trail Lord and Moran dd lof come
up, and when Nucelhter commonly called Hay
informed ot % be- ooservei thai u two of ~ bad fallen
into the river laludng scott and hm-e there would
have been of YOU ie This day be gave up all com
n4nd end declared the party dssoved and that We should
DIVIDE boo parties oi Two aua three io hunt small game
jan L.-NucenfhaIef Hiflari, Duca'el Marlin, scott
Beedie. and tle tN0 Indians Greggue and Joachim a
strong men, started ahead accompanied hy Ferguson and
Beude defcrm ned fo leave usTapIn. Rohrcr Stepper
fed Audrrws McCiehec. Capt C.ihcarf Dr. Kern, P. n
Kern. and x N Kern to ger along could. or perish
We weak ones made four mes-iRoheT aud Andrew did
not come up
Lay IN ihis camp until the 10Th when Cooley came With
relief
Feb q-Reoched Rio Colorado. Reached Taos on the
ION Colonel eit ON The ljih
Raphael Pfoulx dled Jan e 1912; Henry Wise Jan. ~
Henry King Jan. -. Vincent Sorcl. probably Jan. =
Joseph Moran. between Jan p and p - Carver, pro-
baby Jan lt r. 7 Andrews, q. :. y. probably Jan p
Reu,amn Bead e.. Jan -, George Hibhard. Jan. 2.
The above dates copied from my Journal and are
believed 90 bee correct 1der the circumstance of cUurse
iu some instances no definite information could be- OBJ
tanned
Upon Col Fremoni's arrival AZ Taos. Major Beal com
ma1der ~ that poet ordered the Commissary u issue 20
the Colonel thirty dsys fu rafions for the twenty-five men
then Boo the nounfans and expected n. These ratIons
were iur-ed over % the men and were probably
taken on 90 Cah0nia hy Fremont The men were obliged
20 buy their own provisions Iom the people Of The coun
iry, "a hO cune to their relief RICHARD II. hEAN.
Ri0 HJn4a, March l9, 1912"