American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-05-24
A TEARFUL ADVENTURE.

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The Missouri Republican, ia lette,
from q Kansas correspondent. has the
fllowing: % a8G3a9 s4t a@
AT 81. Joseph / saw Mr.. A. r. Cor
man. Of New York, who had Just come
in from the mountains in such state
of pr"slration and qffliction as could not
only have been occasioned by such ex-
posue, hardship, and suffering as per-
haps no Other man ever suryived. In
Company with a Canadian FrenclImun
and two Kentuckiaus hoicn the com
try oilhe Black Feet Indians las, fall
to join Culversnn and party at Fort
Pierre two days after Cuvertsan's de-
par,ure, aud FASTENED on after in the
hope OF oyeitaking hIm.aggsEa-r g E2T
.Outhe third day one of those snow
storms Known only inthose bleak and
elevated regions opened upon them--
Il came down in solid masses To the
depth of -four feet, and was blowm about
With drifting swinds, sleyelling uneven
places, penetrating aud filing their wag-.
'"rs aud cl"thes, aud obsuucting their
progress. Evening was appluaching. &
they resolved to make one eflHrt 10 reach
a more protrac'ed place before The
night set in They urged their horses
forward, but had not proceeded more
than few hundred Of yuids, Corn an
being mounted on one the teams,rrs
ana his companion in 1.-The wagon
when suddenly hofelt himscfprecipita-
ted, hc.kUew. not how far. into all abyss
at snow. He was completely covered
over, and could not tell which way to
tn'n He struggled on, however, ma
king slow aud tedious way, until he
came to the su,iace; he supposed hun
dred yards from where he sank. He
looked around for his companions, but
nsitherthey nor the wagon could he
seou. The place where he had fallen
ini" the chasm was smooihed over and
presented q plain of snow. He called
aloud for them, bur was only answered
by wild and waiiiug winds. .........
" a feeling Of dead and desOlalion
and despair came over him, aud he was
about To yield himself 70 that death
wlich seemed inevitable. Already had
the cold Penetrated his franc; darkness
was covering ihe sEiesi thn iucreosil Z
wind ~Hi.icd the fa)linc sun,~ more
iailou"Iyy hs ITas aiDHt III a-varr m-
AospNGo!e, unknown country wtthout
arms or ammunition, and he was fear.
iu 10 take step in any din ection lest
he should be buricd in u decp abyss
His manhood was subdurd, he wepr
likr. child; the memories of his happy
home, aud Of his mother cams fresh
upon him. He knew the many anxious
hours, the miserable years, that his un.
known fate would cause her II he
could only send her one wo;d Of afliec.
uuuate adieu, he could die in peace !;
but that could not be, and he must rouse
himself. -a
He offered his fms prayer for heav.
enly ard. He arose aud moved forward
through The darkness aud the drifts -
lie sometimes ellfrom exhaustion, and
felt inclined TO rePose bat he knew
that one moments pause ives fatal, aud
he struggled on. The next day he,saw
some bushes, which gave him hope Of
rnst aud warmth, b0: when he re0clIcd
them he foundro his dismay tha, Ihc
matches in hls poekei were wet aud
spoiled, and could not be igniied His
feet had become so sore and swollen
ifom constant walking as To burst the
sOics from his shoes, end he was com.
PEELED to cCanl aud tumble along -
Thus be worked has way slowly but an
coasingiy through The night aud the
day, becoming more iaint each hour.
aud suffering Thousand deaths from
hunger, thirst ftosted limbs. sore feet,
wea'iuess, and dtuwsiness, when he dcs
cried hut short way off
suddenly revived, like a candlc flick :
ering III Tia" socke, b. spraug aud ran
forward few steps ard screamed for
help aud fell seuseless in the s0ow -
Sorm. Indians at the hut heard and saw
him, nnd went aud brought him in, and
used aIIthoir rcstoratives upon him; but
wa, soyeral days. before he returned
{" consciousness, aud six luDg weeks. be-
fore be- left his bed He lost several, Of
his toes and is Otherwise Injured. but.
tltOugiftbo assistance of some generous
gentlemen of ST. Joseph, he will be en-
abcd Ia reach home. His companions
have never been heard of.
Close Calculation. II ,SlRguIay case