The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-03-30

Sn'' wen, tent my yoke anu CHAINS 10 uay Il
man to pull an OK out of the mud that got miret
fast, although he was driving his cattle unyokeC
before him, and this is on a side hill Of the mourn
You know | came here To make money On INV
arrival at Lawsons the two men who had enga
ged to work year for mt that brough, through
left me, as a matter ot course, and took charg,
OF my own team On reaching the city, took a
load Of provisions AMI started off for some place
not knowing exactly where, but to be governed
by crcuiust. nccs. The third day lost one 81
my best OXen-strayed ana got los, my -cliin hunt
ing for HIM III tangled morasS where the brti- h.
pea and grape vines were so thick as to make il
almost impossible to get through
u lgot out, however, after half lay's hard labor
but did not tindmy OK, and was compelled to buy
another Circumstances directed me tu the Fea.
iher River mines End cleared 5000 IN two week.
on my load, and started for the city about the 2Ot
OF October for arecrut No accident occurred in
going down, hut the day before reaching the Yu.
ba the 3d Of November the rains commenced, al.
though the old settlers assured us that we would
have no trouble from rains till about Christmas
1t poured down steadily for twcnty-tour hours md
then held up We drove five miles to the Yuba
where we had to lay up as there was no grass nor
water for the next twelve mile.-too long Il drive
for the afternoon The next morning we started
out (there being three wagons in company and |
being acquainted with the ford took the lead
observed that the rive: was swollen, but still tho't
1t tordab!e and drove in The opposite landing
was only wide enough for n wagon to 20 UP the
bank and noticed my leaders We're giving ground
and jumped into the river too keep them up but
1 found the current so strong that was glad to
get back on the wagon. As the water goes deep.
er the current was stronger. and | soon saw my
cattle could not stem it and were now a! least 9
rods below the landing unable to gain an inch UP
stream and when within rods Of the shore they
turned down the stream. | stopped them and
Jumped IN 10 keep them towards the bank at least
but now | could not stand and the current whirl-
ed me away like shaving | caught hold Of my
Leaders horn As | was passing him, and drew my
self back TO the wagon. | reflected that all mn
cgp'tai was there and that 1t was Of the first mo-
ment TO save my cattle. -
No aid could be given me by my friends on
shore as the current would sweep them away and
ihey stood there helpless expecting to see me 20
10 Da,g .joHss, bag aud baggage e7erv Instant
! got out between the wheel cattle and with the
u'n - labor, finally sicceededin getting the chain
uruuoSui N about hllt an hour The cattle start.
"u l"r ihr back shore, and started for the wag
GA. nut ! "..~ whl',,d away again with nn more
..H ..cr 'i"n by TIE tOllDlng waters than If had
p'tnI teAru'-er. But | caught hold cf one
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