The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-09

beside the vet, simmerng, smcsisg, half bornsg
pile -, Of MANURE md \, ea, :ss 10y. ~ s.s rSa.s
low man; ths contrary he qaist courteous, dign
fed honorable man. who wins the respect aad sdmrA-
ton Of all with whom no comes IN contact Comonsoaer
l. W. Powell Governor Of Kentucky, masingly vshed
70 and fro before the camp nre, amussdy regrtiag
SovssDor ~ urSsas ssusis%sn, :doeasos
AND talent; has seen the world, and kpoSs nen and
things me resident hes certainly :slec:ed Ior Gs ma
Gao neither BIO fooled nor bought by the Grand 4eg
the Latter Day bIasphemers The oommissioners have
nve ambulances TO take themselves their men, their pro
visions, corn for their animals, &c. rner amoaIsscss
are similar 70 the express ambulance wnicn have pre-
we'll covered they Of se soldiers, under
Sergeant kelsey, who keep up guard all nigh. and pre-
Ssrs 'As are nve Snsss
wagon msstcr, who rides ahead all she time,
picks ont the best road sees that tue mules arc ell pro-
perry harnessed, waterea and taken or Mr. Allen,
who was employed 70 act guide Ia also with the ION.
mission So the expedition can be thus summed up
lancer, twenty mules and three horses
Sunday morning, the 9th, We all drove up the river
twenty miles. M Blakey rode into toe stream and
found tbs. too deep 70 ssempt Az there
were good and wood there We encamped expecting
70 remain a. ,hss place until ne river ie 10, ne goe
Tho morning Of the 10Th found the river an inch higher
than was on the preceding evening" things began 10
would f.Il The Major said be bad Ten Days NOR. sup
Known IS Lieutenant Bryans route, but there
were streams 70 be crossed in thAs route
10 the afternoon MAJOR Mccooch ssad,sd hs horse and
hro.pg his RTE over his shoulder started ous ZOE the
sand hils In about an hour he returned with 40 ante
ope across bis horses back THIS fresh meat found
most important addition " our tables.
On the llth, three of us, including Major nc0ollocb,
stripped on save under clothes and entered the river
wade 1t various places, and could not nnd
rome pace ~ which ws might cross The river WAS
nearly half mile ACROSS and all depths, from knee deep
70 swimming The day wss severely cold and The water
~ one OF the men said, was colder thaa ioe" We
wsson master went = oos distance up and do N n, ssd
after thorough examination, ierdiDg was decided 70 be
mprsc.icabe until the water fell from, two 70 three feet
When that would be could conjecture AL tho
men who went out hunting came back without anything
10 remain In that place long we could pss, for would
Bile. But the veteran hc1ulloch q strong In tight
places and all looked 10 him for ssvAtion The river
seemed 70 fell about an inch every day and rise - much
At night
On the lih the Major saddeo his horse and taking Mr..
Ss n Nj ss oS
al the way to find = practicable ford AZ night Mr.
BAtey returned and Informed us that they had found
psssabe lord eight miles below and that tho Major vbhed
Us 70 drive down there In tho morning This news wae
ioyfully received We had been waiting in VAIN during
the day The bufaoes were all many miles below and
could not get up enough 70 the aeet and taa
Alcpes 10 shoot them.
Before eight o'clock on the morning Of the 12sh, We
70 the spot designated by Mr. Blakey. Major
hcCuloch and tho express ambulance wers already
there few minutes after there arrived NE nrst MAJ.
expedition sent on. by John Hochroy, who hes recently
K C., 70 Great salt Lake Cay, o. l. fns sHpeaAion On,
ssa drove %Ss: .os eight q. sss
The mules are 10 be stationed along sho roues
MY Tss Apart ., relays mere were sro s.o
Of this route 10 the other n $500.
PoRDNo THE SOUTH FORK OF PLArrB RrvER.
Major McCulloch, Mr.. Bakely, and Sergeant kelsey,
after stripping Of all their clothes except their haas
deshrs drawers and socks got upon the three horses
without any saddles and entered the river thirty yards
apart 10 find the best place for crossing the carriages
Every eye bent ntensy upon them for sdvasoe
and the personal welfare Of each Of seemed 70 depend
upon the issue Of their search In places the wasr
not foot Deep st others almost swan The horses
Now the horses would stand upon sound bottom and
moment they would be plungng and a most out Of
tight in the auckland. Every man ws either thrown
the qucksand and him from dro ~ning Being sprsd
out Thirty yards apart, up and Gown the river, some
times horse soud have sound bottom, while The next
would be laundering ann mrng In the rescbesous sand.
A the horses rose aud fell 20 rose and fell Me spirits OF
The riders uli they made the long half nile ssross he
river. The trial was deemed sufficient; every WOO
for carriages: he guide maintained sSss Va prsc
ucay impossible. Nevertheless the return Of The horse
advance, for where there uncertainty there 10 still
hope. The return not such, ho~ever 10 encourage
mems hope Al length the rders reached NE shore,
and all waited In breaihless silence 10 hear the report
Gov. Po~el--wel, Major, can We crossS
Major MoCulloch-we'l try any bow; csnt stay hero
any longer may drown team of muller, bot am gong
This answer Of course raised the Spirits OF
Ss water BY ros up al The sursns oct III
the things except two sacks Of corn, which placed
on the seats turned down - bod Esh. men s9,spsd
themselves for the river In the Of their prcde
cee.ors Msjor hcCuloch rode horse along ahsAd .
that tho mules would follow, for hey win
seat; q few cracks Of bis whip and splash.
splash went the mules feet Into The water,
posions BY the mules whip them up ssd u The wheels
ana by the upper side Of the ambulance 70 keep from
Sss sas v me sSs NO s.s MAJ
carriage had gone thirty yards, tho wheels sask down 70
The sxstrccs IN qucksand the mules plugged nouDdsrsd
70 keep ,nsm from getting ther under wsssr asd
drov ming more took bold OF The wheels shs mules
took de wagon az mo out Win rush Il ". sscss.ssy sssp
the team gong, for was qoicksand FOR some distance,
hs nsS sspe pa.sa vS IL ,Ssr ss
the drivers made The air resound with No inosessnt
crab Of hs ,1 ,sps wns 'sfs e,.. sssfs - 90
gesus who snvens The evenings around the camp ares
BY telling strange, iudicrous stories, vs standing On he
way then boys 70 think there no he'll pa place,
would Judge from their proeviues 70 yycfanty,
ambulance vas ros upon sound bottom, he team vas
stopped snd rested The q the acroas ths
ne wheels now stuck in The mod and shss ponsd o.
lifted out the mules nov down and then up; nov Cd
ysnciDs and then resting. ney we're nsasIy an hour
making the half mile The river. All rejoseed
when The carriage ascended The bank the oppose SIDE
The horse and mules tsrned loose 70 grase, and
Major McCulloch, with his men, vaded beck NE
stream. Two ambulanoes taken time not ouy
with all their loads In, but most OF thss Of the
frst wagon. Governor Powell, who W. AID up
during The greater psr Of Last winter and st suffering
from tho rhevm atsm, induced 10 get into one OF
these carriages. The teams advanced INTO The stream
better than the fyst but they had not fw be-
fore mule into tne sand and then another
and another; went Vie wheels also, until they
out Of sight The Governor, forgetting his rheumsssm
spraue OF The carriage, and asping down isto
place where the wheels ought w BE- served spoke sod
applied hn strength 70 hurting hforward me mules
we're got up, and by ali Of the wheels strainpr
selves 70 the task, succeeded giving the spou
| lance forward motion again. Well, 70 MAKE
| lopg story short, crossed bc river, vASed
| back, took The three other s,bulaocss, I'm
cluding the expressly and landed IN safely on the
fnnr hours soroe f tne man usded times