Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-07-15

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teeth. Foremost among. them, on black
mustang, was small, sinewy, dark man,
evidently their leader, with "an eye like
Mars to threaten and command" coun.
tenance expressive Of the greatest determi77
nation, and bearing that, notwithstanding
his rough dress, stamped him as one born to
commando lead. r. s,,.
This was Fremont. t..,,- -.,4 VI
II am an officer Of the United States, "
said he; Il am on my way TO Los Angeles;
/ must have horses" s4 ..l...a y
But" said vallejo. ,a,.4 :,
II said SIR must nave them, you wll'
De recomrensed by my government Vt
der you, slr' % oeliyer y my ~en "na' uo'' wa
% KY 10y rar, n ,on..roncss - would be az no
.va;, ,s;,b sucb = nan valle;o called his
a. ~ .aI ~ ..sra % ths rsr,,;s;te d;yact;ons
ya4ls'o.. ya H. soomrIs;Io "u S NV fr;suS + made
IL liz snJ salr Lnowm 70 fremont bav;ng met him
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- ~ hara Inflammation Of Castro, intention
- .,,aol uS'G Gaa Annslos 7 have six days to
ss.oh W "i'A .hars before the ontbreak for that I
nssd as" ,Ssse horses. for I ,nmm he there at the
deoth @
o "Pnt tho distance. sir hundred miles /"
.o;d ~ y, "The roads"
80" ~ shall do It." he replied, and turned
away to Supervise his arrangements.
In half an hour they departed as uncerc-
mnoniously as they came, taking with them
some three hundred horses and leaving us
astounded at this and to wonder if we were
vet awake. or whether it was an unsubstan-
tial dream.
"Io. d;o5,o, exclaimed the General
.., - D -. ] taIon NV w;fe,s saddle borseI'
sn.y yS.anohl~ INV" T had Ersoont,s l;entenant ~.
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namle' e Mnefe e now s'snas 'nI ~ ueen o y
l;s s stooL ! aS, To- tbs number Of fifteen hundred
nona T , nIs.elv clesr;na tbs county: and them
~, ] p,ounsd ~ of tbs most neculiar rocs,
inr y SaSi eyer nrobsblv known Rarely
nnl,;no lvyi hriidle to davo,ir a steat cnt from tbe
puartsr S of scarce dead buIIock. driyino
before them their snare horses-tolnn. On Of they
went. the roads at all times BAD. at this sea.
son were horrible; fifty miles being a hard
days Journey even for a Californian.
| As their exhausted beasts dropped under
Them thew tore ocff the saddles and placing
tbe,, On others hurried on leaving the pool
animals to be deyoured by cayotes, or re-
cover as chance might bring about. Evel
at the bead--tbe last to dismount and the
first to lean into the saddle was this com
panioIn of Kit Carson! this pioneer of EN-
npireeI FLemontI Rarely speaking but tc
iuree ON his men, sor 10 auestion some pas
sing native, taking the smallest n,odicuna o
refreshment and watching while other
snatched moments repose, was he; wrap
ped up in his project and determined to han
some Of The fght. ,.. - ..
Through San Pablo, and Monterey, ant
Josepba,e thew dashed like the phantom ri
: ders Of the Aartz Mountains, startling th
: inhabitants and making the night watche
cross himself in terror as their band flew on
, The river Sacramento was reached, swolle
! BY the rains, it rolled on, rapid, mudd
stteam-his men paused.
"Forward forward l'' cried he. an,
dashed in himself; the struggl. was a fierc
one. hut his Gallant mustang breasts tn
) current and he reaches the opposi,e shor
in safety: his men after time ioin him. tw
brave fellows finding a watery grave. an
msnv horses beino carried down the stream
P bnt nothing can now stop bim-tbe biyb,
adjacent to the puebla annear-now a smil
5 m;gbt be seen on the implacable visaoe {
II ,he lsoderW rW,,;.M, s;rtb dam o,d he 0oo,
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WIN Ninety L''eh Un ,:S 1"e '1I' VI niS Ta'S
van " no'se, a., nT ,i...; s Inv TLn Jom ~,
u 9th & tl,er,. the little hand of stout hear
{ Orard;no tho nros;do taIen hv surnrise an
! ! s1 eo. hav;n1, W. tbe adyantaue Of the Mer;car
! II rsnord - horses were beoinnino 10 w,
> YER. But cheer up, cheer again succor
; , At hand On come those riders of Fremor
!. nothing can withstand their shock. VIII
!. shouts Of triumph they change the bait
to a route. The field is con
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