The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-03-06
Horrnrs Of the Overland Route.

.. Horrors Of the Overland Route.
The Ohio Onion published ielier from
a;Cslifornia immigrant, from which we
reject the following, as showing the suti-
erinss 10 which those Who take the over
land route to the Pacific coast are some
times subjected:
Second, as to how got along, crossing
the Desert. Al the SINK oi The HUI
boldl," | started al The heau Oh H'Ae
hand. comnosed Of my self and seven
.o,bers and weni ahead tor The purpose oi
procuring Provisions dor the tram. we
travelled ualI about l2 o clock al night;
the company became latigaed and plead
with me 10 slop--which did. The next
morning we started early, and in short
lime all The water was gone, except that
in nv canteen. Huff puI peaches in his,
and before was aware of what he lnlen-
ded TO do, he threw it out. Ten o'clock
came, and one after another began 10 caA
for waier->but alas! the water was soon
consumed. AT l2 clock, there was one
continuous of WATER WATER
WATERl III tone that would have
made the tear trickle down the bOldest
cnGeh, OF HI blC stOutSSb LCdlt VIII
pressiont
In q few minutes, one fell, and still
continued 10 call or me for water. Soon
anoiher--and another-until all had fallen
beneath the rays of the scorchlng sun.
except myself. For moment | gave up
all for lost. listened 10 the cries of my
companions, and resolved to save them OIL
die in the attempt. | resolved 10 reach
the river, Carson river.) and return with
water to my dying companions. l reached
the river about three o'clock-refreshed
myself and repleni.hed my canteens, and
then started back. | was pronounced
dead man by all who saw me. Many told
me thai was unable 10 endure the hard
ships / travelled eight miles back-lound
one after another laying speechless. The
first one found was John Hackerty, of
illinois. lie was dying maniac, and
had torn The lips from has face! l gave
him some water, but he soon died. The
one who fell first | was unable 10 reach,
my strength having failed. The balance
all reached the river about IL O'Clock al
night. Had we taken proper care there
would have been no suffering.
The WHEELING BRIDGE CAsE-Chan-
cellor W,ai,oorths Repori.-The Plush z
Gazette contains despatch from Wash
ington, signed by E. Stanton, giving the
following as the report of Chancellor
Walwor,h to the Supreme Court:
Il have arrived al the conclusion and
do accordingly decide and report thus
That the Wheeling Suspension Bridge is
an obstruction 10 the free navigation of
the Ohio, by vessels propelled by steam,
which are now engaged in the commerce
and navigation of that river, and by such
vessels as will undoubtedly be engaged in
such commerce hereafter; and further
decide and report thai the change or alter
alton which can or should be made in the
construction and existing condition of the
bridge, TO remove the obstruction which
now exists to the free navigation of the
river by steamboats,, is to raise the suspen-
sion cables and The flooring OF the bridge
In such a manner as to give level head
way at least three hundred feet inside,
over convenient part of the channel, not
less than three hundred and twenty eight
feet above the level Of zero, on the
Wheeling Wafer Guage. This elevation
IS twenty eight feet above the highest
point of the present bridge, and sixty feei
shove the elevation of the bridge al the
western abutment. 1t will give over eighty
feet headway on the usual high floods o
the Ohio, and the estimated cost is sos,
OOO."