Washington sentinel., 1856-07-19

early same day, to meet and hasten Mr.. Kings
party.
Raphael Proulx died on the 9th.
(The following letter was left by Col. Fremont
as directions for the party-Vincenthal in
command.
al. ID. VINcENTHALER.-I am going to star
for Abaca; / want all the men to bring the
baggage down and put it in the lodge. If nc
relief comes then, let them take their guns and
blankets, and follow the river down to Rabbit
Creek; and if no relief at Rabbit Creek, then
come to Abaca; and come quick, or you vii
not find me there, as shall have left for Cali
fornia.o
Jan. l6.-All camp moved down the rive,
about 2 miles, Manuel turned back.
Jan. l7.-Moved about miles-Wise died
to-day.
Jan. 18--Moved mile and a half and re
mained in camp, while the hunters went to look
for game.
Jan. l9.-Made camp to near where we first
camped on the river; deer was killed by Hib
bard, and ten men received as their share the
two fore shoulder blades, and eleven men al
the rest, including the blood, hide and entrails
Vincenthaler intended to have kept the deer
from the rest of US, packed it among his party
| and pressed on to the settlements. Scott refused
| to agree, and SO we got our small portion.
Jan. 20.-Moved miles farther down the
river.
Jan. 2l.-Made about Is miles-All the
strong men together and ahead.
| This camp was made with the hope that
some of us would be left on the trail. Lord
and Moran did not come up, and when Vim
centhaler commonly called Hayler) was in
formed Of it he observed, that if two Of his had
fallen into the river (alluding to Scott and
himself there would have been more Of you
left. This day he gave up all command and
declared the party dissolved, and that we should
divide in parties Of two and three to hunt small
game.
Jan. 2.-Vincenthaler, Hubbard, Ducatel
Marlin, Scott, Beadle, and the two Indians
Gregorie and Joachim, all strong men, started
ahead accompanied by Ferguson and Beade,
determined to leave us-Tapin, Rohrer, Step
per6eld, Andrews, McGehee, Captain Cathcart,
DR.. Kern, e. M. Kern, and R. II. Kern, 70 get
along as we could, or perish. We weak ones
made four miles-( (Roher and Andrews did not
come up.)
Lay in this camp until the 2sth, when Cooley
came with relief.
Feb. 9-Reached Rio Colorado. Reached
Taos on the 10th. Colonel left on the 18th.
Raphael Proulx died January 9, l849; Henry
Wise, January II; Henry King, January;
Vincent Sorel, probably January %; Joseph
Moran, between January % and %; - Car
yer, probably January %; E. I. Andrews,
United States Navy, probably January %;
Benjamin Beadle, January 26, George Hibbard,
January q.
The above dates are copied from my Journal,
and are believed to be correct. Under the cir
cumstances, Of course, in some instances, no
definite information could be obtained.
Upon Colonel Fremonts arriual at Taos,
Mayor BeoH commander at that post ordered
the Commissary to issue to the Colonel thirty
days JaH rations for the twenty-five men then
in the modntains, and expected IN. These ra-
tions ,oere never turned over to the men, and
mere probably taken TO California by Fremont.
The men ,oere obliged to buy their o,cn prori-
sions from the people Of the country, Who came
to their relief
RICHARD K. KERN.
Rio HONDA, March l9, l849.