Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-06-21

] irlchus aud children. we have thrhwn away
our bodies, and will not turn back. When yot
told US that your young men would kill us, ,yuu die
not know that our hearts we're strong. and yor
did not sec the rifles which ny young men car.
! ~ 10 their hands. We are few, and you are
many, and may kill us all but there will be
much crying in your villages. for many Of youi
Young mcn will stay behind, and forget to re-
turn with you warriors from the mountains. -
DO you think that our great chief will let his
soldiers die, and forget to cover their graves !
Before The SHOWS melt again, his warriors will
sweep away your villages as the hrc dues the
prairie 10 the autumn. See have pulled
down my rhite houses, and my people are ready;
when the sun is ten PAGES higher, we shall be
On the march. If you have anything 10 tell rs,
you will say it soon.' broke up the confer
ence, as could do nothing with these people;
and, being resolved 10 proceed, nothing was TO
be gained by delay. Accompanied by our hos
pitable friends, We returned TO the camp. We
had mounted our horses, and our parting salu-
iions had been exchanged, when one Of the
chiefs (he Bulls Tsil) arrived to tell me that
they had determined 10 send young man with
us and IL would point out the place Of our
evening camp, he should join US there. The
young man is poor said he he had no one
horse, and expects you to eive him one
described to him the pIa;e where intended to
encamp, and, shaking hands in few minutes
We we're among the hills, and this last habiia-
iion of whites shut out from our view"
The great achievement Of this expedition
perhaps was the ascent Of Wind river peak Of
the Rocky Mountains, the highes, peak o. that
vast chain, and one which was probably never
irod before by any mortal foot. The simplci-
~ Of Mr. Fremoni's account of this days jour
ney BELTS the sublimity Of The events be records
His companions ia the ascent were Mr. Preuss,
Basil Lajenncsse, Clement Lambert, Janisse
and Desco,eaux. The narrative proceeds as
follows
'Whcn we had secured strength for the day
by hearty breakfast, we covered what remain.
ed, " hieli was enough for one meal. with rocks,
in order that it might be safe from any maTaud-
ing bird and, saddlne our mnles, turned our
faces once more towards the peaks. This time
we determined to proceed quietly and cautious
ly, deliberately resolved 10 accomplish our OBJ
iecl il it were within the compass Of human
means. We were Of opinion that long de-
file which lay 10 the leii Of Yesterdays route
would lead cs TO the foot Of The main peak
Our mules had been refreshed by the fine grass
in tho little rayine at the Island camp, and we
intended 10 ride up the defle as far as possible,
in order 10 husband our strength for the main
ascent. Though this was dne passage. still
It was defe cf the most rugged mountains
known, and we had many rough and steep
slippery place to cross befure reaching the end.
In this place the sun rarely shone snow lay
along the botder of the small stream which
flowed through il, and occasional icy passages
made the footing Of the mules very insecure,
and the rocks and ground were moist with the
iricking waters in this spring oi mighty rivers.
We soon had the satisfaction to find ourselves
riding along the huge wall which forms the cen
trail SUBMITS Of the chain. There at last il
rose by our sides. nearly perpendicular wal
of granite, terminating 1000 TO 5000 feet above
our heads, in serraied line OF broken, Jagged
cones. We rode on until we came almost i'm
mediaiely below the main peak, which denom-
mated the Snow Peak, as Il exhibited more
snow to the eye than any OF the neighboring
submits. Here were three small lakes Of
c,oar .oIo. oaah or ,a.h.,.u ,t...,..1 -.
II d;.us,., .nd ,n..ran,ir 49, Tsass
L., - riaa ~ ~ stIS, rr' - ~ uolr ".s
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f.., .ha,. ,sa Is,anI H. m" l..s's",a'
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IN J.a,oa-
1--WE managed to get our mules up 10 a lit
and ,u,ned ,be,n looso - 80 ~.
rouoh ride To tbiA Mace ,hsv hal svsi,,5,.S A.
Wonderful surefoo,edness paris of ,he d.a,s
were filled with angular sbarn r., ,,mer,s or
rock ,bree a, fan, ,nd e;gb, ., ,ao fse, cnho
and amono these ,bav had worked ,be;, ussv
leaning from one n.rro,y noin, IN .oo,ber r,re.
lv making a false s,eo aad ,ivi,g ns M occ,.
sion to dismoun,. Having I,yes,ed ourselves
of every unnecessary ,,ncumb ,ance. we COM
n,e,.od ,he ,.s.D, This ,;o,o lila o,no.i.a.
ed travellers I'VE did no, nrsss onr.o,vas h.,
climbed Isi,nrslv s;u;no dnwn 80 soon :, w 400
found hre,,h bes;nnino 10 iii A, ;n,arv.,.
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