Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-06
NUMBER lOS.
tx &c III MOND WING
A FEARFUL ADvENTIiRr

The Missouri Republican In a letter from . Kama. ...
respondent has the iolosing.
AT "a Jo-ephs sss Mr. A. T. German Of N.v yo,l
p hAu Just come IN from the in such -t.t.
oi prO~uaiion and shiiction could only h.v. ,, -
ea-ohed by such exposure hardship and .uf.,;,, :. -
maps no other man ever survived. In eomo.rx -
oahAdah frenchman and two Kentlckisns he I-ft m.
country OF the Blackieet Indians last Fall 20 i Co.,
son and party at FOtt Rerr. and aeeomp,nx r. =, -
s@te- They arrived at Fort Pierre two d.,- az. C,
OvertAkng him. w '"e "oPe o'
On the third day Of those snow storm. LDo~. o,
~ y, ''o o'eaA an" elevated regions, op-ned upon them
"""' VA so'd masses to the depth of four feet and
NSs oo~h ABOUT 10y drifting ~iuds l.v.lnv uu.v., -,
penetrating aud filing their wagon and cIo,h 20 -
,t '"s eue'r progress Evening Wa approaching and
~! 80! 'u p 70 make one effort To reach a more pro-
teeted place bci"te the night set in Th,v ury, -:
horses forward, hut had proceeded ,,,r. ,bsn s
"u"ueu ~ tA'u- uotm'n being mounted on one of IN.
,I t anu n'- Sompaihon IN the wagon-when sud-
! "e e' himself precpltated, he knew not hov ,.r
into an abyss OF snow. lie was completely eoy., , ,
anu could not tell which way To turn He s,r,,,, %
hoNe' er, making slo- aud tedious s.y un,iI -. -
70 the suriace-he supposed hundred yarl. fom vb
ne sanks de looked around tor his cornp.n;ons h,
"V'het 'hey nor the wagon could be seen Tn. pl,c.
-here they bad fallen into the eha-n wa. sno,,hd -
su presented plane Of snow. He cried aloud tor t,
Out Wa only answered by Wild and ~aiing wind, ''
ieeing OF dread and DISSOLUTION and ie-tsir cam. ov
MIN, ana he was about to yield himself to m, .,h
seemed inevitable. Already had the ,.,d ,,..,, ''
IRAN ei dar kness was covering the .kes ca. ncr.
WINDS "hfed the falling more furiou4Iv n. IS -
''~e hho-puaote, unknown x;th
without shelter. without or .mnnn;,;on
anu he was fearful To take step ia any ,rcton L, h
shouii be buried IN deep aby.- His nanb,.oI - s,,
60 he Wept like child the memorie, ,,f hi -
nome sid OF his mother, fresh upon him he L Lpy
he many anxious hours, the miserable y.srs th., hi
A"osu lac would cause her II he could ,,uy .., h. 9
% {" sneciionaie adeu, he could die in r.ace. b, ,h,
could not be, and he must rouse himself Wv '-
lie offered hs hrsi prayer Tor heavenly aid. n. .o.
anu moved forward through the darkness and tb, ain.
nc ieu from exhaustion, and felt incline 10 ra
P'e out Ne knew that one moments pau-. xn. t.,.I
anu ne struggled on The day he saw some busn..
"mSh gave MN hope OF rest and warmth but vb-p n,
reached them he found his dismay that the mach
III h- packet was wet and spoiled could not h. iv
ed HIS ievt had become and swollen fr,,n Cor
slant walking burst the soes from his shoes J b.
was compelled To eraSl aud tumble along Thus h. orL
Gu nus way slowly out increasingly through the u.. niyb
Ai'u uie next day becoming faint each hour spd
uie"g thousand deaths from hunger thirst frosted
nOs sore ieet ~earness and drow siness whom be -;
ed hut short way off '
suddenly revived, ike candle Pickering in IN. .o.L,
sPrahg anu ran forward few steps aud screamed for
ue'P anu eIi seiiseess Ia the snow. some Indians a,
e nut heard aud saw him. and and brought him in
anu ureu si their restoratives upon him; but il was sew
era days before lie returned consciousness and M lo
weeks before he left his bed He lost several of his los
ani l. otherwise permanently injured but tbrougb ,h.
OF some gentemen of St Jo,enb n.
will be enabled reach home f' ~
His companions have never been heard of The rI..
where they persisted Mr. German ascertau.d IN h. -,
thrty miles from where the steamer Whit. Cloud H..
U"' tue snow wis still deep IN the guche- when he le
there lie gave their names but regret that tb.y b,vs
escaped my memory.
Yours &c. T