Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-14

before the rainy season would Sc. 10, and
hhat portion from Feather river 10 the Sac
Iramento valley would have 10 be accom-
lplished before the SHOWS would sci in, or, if
mot the game, in all probability, would be
entirely blocked on US, and the oxen and
oiher animals belonging 10 our, train being
dthen reduced 10 less Than one half Of their
numbers on the day before, and those which
were left us being 100 nuchenieebled topper
form any hard labor Of consequence.
4 About noon Of The 18th we got ontrailof
4 the Indians, and we found where they had
i driven our oxen oul Of our encampment, and
aporiion Of our company went in pursuit Of
lihem, and followed the trail whore they had
j driven the oxen oyercrags,pr precipices, mouns
tains, valleys, plains. &C., for about ten
miles, butil was irnpossiblet 10 comeup with
them, and night approaching SO closely, The
pursuit had 10 be Abandoned; and not being
aware Of the number Of the Indians, and
fearing ambuscade in The night, our men
made their way back TO our encampment
j And by the next morning, our company con.
cluded that it was useless and perhaps dan.
Igerous 10 renew ihe pursuit. So we then
went 10 work in joining teams, and patching
up teams, etc., in order, if possible, 10 pur.
lsue our journey and 10 bring in all our COM
panv, and as many wagons and oxen, and
as much neediul property as we could under
the circumstances. Butit;was found that we
would have 10 leave some wagons, and a
great quantity of our properly; SO we buried
q portion Of that which we had to abandon,
Especially that which was incombustible, and
that which was more combustible we burned;
as we were apprehensiye ,ha. the Indians
would punde encampmentimmediately
after our leaving il; and as we we're aware
that The only company Of emigrants behind
US was the company under Gen. Wilson, Of
Missouri, who was ,hen on his way to San
Francisco, as Navy Agent, Indian Agent,
letc., and who had more properly at the time
than he could get through with, having, as
we had been apprised, at or about that same
time had about forty head Of mules stolen
from him by the Indians, and, as a matter
OF course, properly TO- any considerable
amount could notbe transported across with
out The aid Of animal power, and his men
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essarv nnan,;, ; s,,s,a; .mG Is NJ.
anJ y = vs..ns y S.sana cus 4; ,,e, N.Y.
oen m ~ 400 hs .p,,,a. Ssy - .s IL
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'e'e Nie'i''
4 On the 26lh OF October, we were met by
small detachment Of men under the com.
!. mand Of Capt. PEBBLES, who had been sent
by Major Rucker 10 our relief, lie having
been apprised OF our misiortunes through
letters sent BY express This deIachtaen
ald all inep well seu'u i1nuel ass's.anoe
70 ou. conpahy' o9.' accorulng 70 'aelf IN
s,rucuohs' anu ,nueeu acco'ulng 70 .hell men
apl,i'y Ihey coulu 40 no more man y ass,s'
anu convey ~ wagons ol oli nvlsepach' .he
women ana cnlloren, OF NOSE VINO were SICK
anu ~ iulh'sh PROVISIONS 70 NOSE y no were
ues'lsu'e or heeay, e'c' ana nose OF VS. wno
| were ihcludeo IN me llrss .ntee classes, were
! a. ma. Tune 'oieraoly numerous, considering
.he humoer ol our company. pus our mess
was NO. IN sl1uauoh.' ~, 70 colle wisn.h s'ne,l
! males, and considered 10 be abe.bodied men
We were a. Ieast IN good health. had plen,,
:, Of provisions. etc. and we were able 10 mi