Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-10-03
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IIo for the mines once more Let me see if
Dame Fortune will prove herself more kind to
me than heretofore. If she does not smile on me
of her own accord, will make her indeed will.
Such were my thoughts as I raised my tent on
the bank of Clear Creek, about two miles below
Horsetown, on the second day Of August, 1850.
While l was working with will to get my
traps fixed and thinking how I was going to put
in my best lcks' to make raise that winter, to
make up if possible, for the losses had sustained
during the spring and fall preceding, two French
men. near whose cabin had located, gave me a
word of caution in regard to the Indians, whom
they represented as being very troublesome. xii
ling people and stealing at every opportunity
laughed at their fears, and told them did not
care fig for the whole Digger tribe that had
that Spring been in the Indian battles on Bear
river and Wolf Greek had been in the mountains
most of the time since my arrival in the country,
and had not to the best Of my knowledge and be-
lief ever yet been killed.
The Frenchmen shrugged their shoulders and
again warned me to be on the look out, advising
me also to be careful and not get the fever and
uguc. They told me this with such rueful coun-
tenances, and looked themselves so alarmingly
wan, pale, and woe-begone, that became alarm
ed and quickly asked them what fever and ague
was until tEis time having lived in blissful ig-
norance Of this indscriminate scourge of both
the wicked and righteous. They gave me such
definition Of this plague, that resolved not to
become acquainted with it if possible. They fur
ther told me that only about two persons in ev-
cry hundred in that vicinity had escaped It'll
Quite encouraging for new conner, was it not
But my spirits were not to be depressed, for as l
said before, was chasing that rich old jade For
tune, determined to make the old coquette fall
in love with me at all hazards. so l laughingly
replied that uever had been sick and never in
tended to be. This somewhat surprised them,
and Struggling their shoulders they bid me long
drawn a-dieu, and left me.
Ten days after this, having worked hard all
the time, began feeling rather queer. Ny
buoyancy of spirit was gone felt depressed in
mind and used up in body had pain in my
bones, no appetite, and felt chilly the whole time
! did not know what to make Of it, 1 went to
Uorsctown and purchased a jag Of whisky, took
a good dram, hoping it might warm or rather
stimulate ne, but it only made matters worse
had the fever and aguo sure enough
continued to grow worse, and in three weeks
I could hardly crawl One night while l was
slumbering rather unquietly, I was awakened by
a noise near my bed. looked around, and judge
oF, IL.
Indian feeling carefully about Phancy my
pheelinks" lay quiet for a minute. astoundcd
at the audacity of the rascally red-skin and feel
ing sorry in my heart chat his education had been
so wofuliy neglected as to leave with him the
question Of meo and tco' rather dubious. ] al
once resolved to introduce myself graspcd my
rife, but in doing so made a noise which scared
the Indian. fred, the mouth Of my rifle touch
ing the canvass and setting it on fire. Herc was
/ in a fine ix-sick in burning tent and hostile
Indians about me. l succeeded after burning
my hands badly, in eXtiDguishing the fire. I then
wrapped my blankets closely around me, expect
ing every moment shower Of arrows. grasp
cd another rife, determined to defend myself a.
best | could BY this time the Frenchmen, alarm
ed by the firing, hallocd to me to ascertain the
cause ! informed them, and begged them tc
come to my assistance. There we stood in the
dead hour of night, three poor, sick, downheort
ed men, ready to defend the little remnant o
life yet remaining in us. But the Indians troub
led US no more that night
then removed what little possessed to The
cabin Of the Frenchman, and felt considerably
relieved when the door was securely fastened, anl
we prepared to retire. To tell the truth begar
TO consider the Indians rather more troublesome
neighbors than had at first imagined. We did
not get rid of their annoyances. as will here
after relate. MICHAEL GREENHoRN.