New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-16
HORRIBLE SUFFERINGS OF A HUNT
ING PARTY.
THE REPORTED MURDER or TWO SUR
VEYING PARTIES.

Correspondence Of The ST. Louis Republican.
Sr. JOSEPH, Jan. 3, 1867.
We have information OF the return Of huntnS
party from the Little Blue in most deporable cond
ton. They Mr.. James STingfelow Nj Van
Dorser and Mr. Morell-the first from Atchisop X. T.,
and the two latter from South Carolina. General
Matthews them aher their hair breadth scspes,
and gives me the following thrilling narrative:
When they reached the Big Blue they fixed their En-
Campment bu finding only few buffalo, they efs The ir
camp in charge OF negro man belonging TO Mr., Van
Dorser aud proceeded TO the Little Blue. On be
first evening out they we've overtaken by storm 81
wind and snow and lost their way. They wandered
for eight days without fire or food. They blew tho
tubes out Of their guns In their efforts 10 kndle IRE,
then threw their guns away. The feet of Van Dorser
and Mouell became frosted, and they were 80 ex-
bausted from fatigue and starvation that Mr. String
fellow. who had had some mountain experience, WA
scarcely able 10 get them TO move along. lie en-
conraged them by every means, until they finally
reached a habitatiOn and were saved. Mr.. Mofreu
and Mr. Van DOuen however, will loss their feet and
Dir. Shingfellow some OF his toes Their suherings
we're hey oDd description and they will be u for soae
weeks TO come. The negro who remained IN camp
is uLiru red although he suffered good deal from tho
severity of the cold and anxiety for bis mas,er and
fiends. They are all now safely lodged Ia Atchlsou-
The General also Informs me that a rumoT reached
him that two survey ing parties-one Of whom was
Sam Parsons, who IL well known In your ety-had
been murdered by the Comanche lndi.ns. The coun-
Try in which they operating IL near the Sse Reesr-
yati,n in the Southwestern part Of tho Tel rtory, and
peH the Arkansas line These Indiana and thu
Comanches have frequent conflicts. short time ag0
the Saos made an ncursion into . Comanche village
ard killed several Of their people, and stole many OF
their horses. little while after, when the Comancbo
warriors returned rtm their hunt they made sdesceot
upon the Sacr, and on their way they ma'sscred
the two parties of 4. ). Surveyors, who were IN
armed, and taken wholly by surprise
General Matthews was running some lines himself
in this part Of the country during the summer, and
thinks the report probably true.
He also states that only portion Of CadweIrs party
had got in from Western KaDsas and the belief hss
the remainder are frozen 10 death.
In my last letter Of the Both ult. told you Of the
.utieIiDgs OF the General and his party They wero
not far from Caldwells party. They, however, sher
grea, exeiton under which they almost sunk reached
this city and have been so admirably nursed ~ 70 b
nearly well again.
This Winter IL said 10 be the most severe that baa
ever been known in the mountains and the plains.
The same, and indeed, greater degree Of cold has
been experienced but not suddenly, 20 early IN
the season. The thermometer here this morning stood
II degrees below zero and the ice on our river ~
inches thick and clear a. crystal We are all busly
ergsged in filling our ice-houses. Our city aoursheS
as usual and large Transactions In real estate are ho
order Of the day We wan. hundreds Of mechanics for
the Sprpg. Send them on.