Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-02-24

must remain here for seven or oight days
lougcr,;,, tue party was obliged 20 60 further
on, aud could not take me unless | was
willing to become a captive once more.
saw the party disappear ,Ae next day and
it seemed as if my hopes of rescue iisap-
peared with them, But resolved TO wait
till the appointed time was up.
In a rayine near by | fouAd large log
which had been left burning Til, fire
kept alive day and night uatii the NeXicans
returned, and with out it | should probably
have frozen to dcash, as the weather had
become very cold. fcovcred hollow cot
ton wood stump with lark and leaves to
keep cut the cold wind When | could
endure the cold 10 longer, won!t leave
my house and run to the TIRE, but was
afraid to stay there long lest the Indians
should see me. The wolves soon found
cu, my place Of retreat, and frequently
while WAS in the stump they caine and
scratched around and on its top, Theblack
berries were very scarce here, and had it
not been for the bread Juan Jose gave me,
do not see how | could have kept from
starving to death.
The eight days passed slowly by, and |
knew not whether to give way to hope or
despair. But Oh the eighth heard sey-
crai persons calling to each other. fear
ed they we're Indians, but they belonged to
the trading party, aud were on their re-
turn to New Mexico. They had lost the
place where | was concealed, AMI we're
shouting To eaci other to attract Iiy attcn-
ton. | was SO ov,rj"yei ihst | rushed
toward them uninndful of briars and snre
feet Juan gave me fue horse 10 ride,
and the whole party treated me with Ut
most civility and kindness. On the 3itL
day Of our return toward New Mexico We
reached the town OF pecos. Here | met
Major Carlton and Mrs. Adams, Of the
Huited States Are y, who took the deepest
interest in my comfort. Here laid aside
mems apparel, and was furnished with
supply from Mrs. As wardrobe After
remaining at Pecos few days | was con-
Quoted to Santa Fc by the son of Governor
Meriwether.
To Gov. NJ, and also to the American /,
ladies of this place, can not be too thank .
full for their friendly sympatLics and uni
form kindness.
The past seems like horrid dream.
have related nothing but facts, and no Ian
guage that l use can fully express the !
suffering of mind and body which have /
endured. My two brothers-in-law are still !
captives, and unless reclaimed will become
as savage as the indians. Tie Nexicans /
saw them with the Camanches, but were F,
unable to procure their freedom one is |
twelve years old, the other ten, anl unless
the strong arm Of Government is lifted up I
for their redemption, there Is no hope for /
them.
The Coal FIELDS OF AMERIcA.-Dr /
Elementary Geology gives the !
area Of tie coal fields Of America as fol- /
lows: "The great Appalachian coal field,
extending from New York to Alabama,
covers nearly 100000 square miles; the !
Indiana field $4,000. Add 10 those fields
Michigan, Rhode Island, Missouri, Iowa ,
and Virginia, and we shall have surface |
more than u times as large as Massachu- /
setts. five suppose the average thickness
of all the beds over this surface 10 be only
25 feet, then the whole amount of coal in
solid measure in this country, would not
be far from l, 100 cubic miles. Estimating
the yearly consumption Of coal in this
country to be 1000, 900 tons, this immense
body of fuel would keep the hearths bright
and the furnaces a-glow for more than 4
million of years"