The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-02-20

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sn1W-sne s an'msls soon came driven IN
anu mme'ca " confusion with men, vent
CIuacs'Is ~ snow y tns confined and
W1escDsu cem p, Ms.psng al Things "a their
Ny. = ~ nos 9 tune = dwell 2. the test
tna. IRON mat mountain desert there was
eo iesreas nor any shelter near, bat time
Tor action. NO murmure, not . complaint
~ nesfoi eoe oeffaanty noas ~ y their
cemmalueIs iaoe oo9et - eloud; bat,
VIII cnee.,M narners 90 gaze orders 40
lsual iol tne mafcn: And then the sun
sno"eu my Pisce IN tns sky, aad my heart,
.o .ol une Dea' I'snter. but icf six. hous The
Irost or frozen iog ieh fhie.ly, like snow,
anU ~, again we msfcnco on - n csoud.
.e saeep snow ofilfs inpeded 20 much,
anu ~ acloSnAg sweet Nstes the zee broke
mus Ia. mlooie. MaEcn,ng sen miles only, !
49,. = Y, ~ aefoee she horses ON
sn sno nlIisi = va oinerent f0ad, where
~ e.ys ce10le sns sooies of tAree frosen
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November 8.--Ths mercury that morn;os
rral.eu Ts g degrees below the freesing point.
M M malcn was commenced before O'Clock,
anc soon nign northwest wind arose,
!. rnlcn Win sno dri,t, gave great suffering.
soulu 1l1c 1onk Oots o. necessity,
1senssel n nnes were mafcned 70 Bitter Greek.
lne sno" wns WI DioWn 9eep 10 lts valley, to
~ 49, sae n.is gsse nstie shelter. On them
ssY sl.1p Ssus .usIe va some gfass; but
~. Auln'ais vent, ana none stayed there, so
sns S.ss'l ~ sne VIM. Iwenty-three mules
-. n.u g'.sn ou., ana nve Wagons and the har-
uoss sels vAueleu 70 Do abandoned ct tho
s ,,st. hasTsasaa7
.sei..a s.ne.een miies were to be
i..s. - s"e .0"u ossr nlgn nils and table
Is.us-'ne sn9w was deep and drifted; tho
yIsosls a,.s anu men ieaoing must break through
-. 80 s.m. uc ,oaa, Wnere the wagons
s nuS e Ao.oM ls-sne cloud was still On us
"aa "na ~ ..,. - oul races; seven hours thus
,h~ Iua s ..e sweos wa.c vaIey was regaincd--
-. sssons anlved q night. The animals
sni' l.Ncn ose, tne zee 70 herd ON the high
:liii. pou.u,ng 1ne very narrow valley but
N tne nignt very great wind rose and
urose 'nem pack from the scant bunch grass
mere Ireezing 10 deash fifteen. We had
~, iue', pesioes Inc sage, tbs little
pusn VINO" a' SUCKS. ,{ss - ,g.a1..siJ EHt
November lO.-The northeast wind con,
tinued iercely, enveloping US in 4 cloud.
winch fr0ze and fell all day. Few could
: nave raced tnat WIND The hcrders left to ]
pshs " .ne rear, with extra but nearly all
~ Ion uomn Muies, Dut could mot force
,aa ,ne" .loln tne oeaa bushes OF the little val
'e., and tney remained there all day and
nlsn,, pIlngins on next day the fourth part
sna' I1e MOI frozen. Thirteen miles were
M"Icoeo marc ana the camp WAS made four miles
ilom , ing top oI tne Pass. A wagon that
u"y cut part throagh the ice OF . branch,
"nu mere ifoze 50 last that eight mules
eouiu NOT move y, empty. Nearly all the
sens pms were Droken IN tho last camp; .
Nv VI Hon were mere substituted. Nine
trooper noises were lett freezing and dying
VI tne ioao that DAY, and number of sold :
isss anu seams1ers nad been frostbitten. It
20 "as desperately colo night; the thermom-
/, ,ers were ofoxen, but BY comparison must
~, nave p msrked % degrees below zero. A bot "
in.. M :. .hs snsy es was Iro1en IN a TRIMS. Having
the morn;ns II ,hs 1 III .nltn no.ls,
Quarter- mnster. II felt hand ~ - i1pvre 1i.. -
wagon in the bushes. fl,ad ~;sh ~ a,o go.
extra saddles and h,,dlas I'D 80 .hs
Two other waron.' att at ths I ls.. 'umS mo,ss.aot .a
he was oblipcd r. 1.aro hn. % snnt. NV, s"Srs, ny,
sharp's carbnos ware then ' ;.susd po nonnt nae
ed men 's 80 'e ''' w ~ nloun', l
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- osenJsl '.am II.-rieassns I'M the fornoon
~ msn l,' wen Wrapped ana walking m the sun;
.ava.,.ayn @ Loun1eu .n'in. lne fass. ana marching
Ths nn;a.,. , "as.ea yn.anPsu I'M On DIy onenuy'
.ns sauc senrcn .nen fesuited IN MS re-
one oay,s corn aSss- ,,,a, n;.h. !, suauS uus
intensely cold which ,nns. nasas :. slns ~
eiyht thonsnna fsat h;rh =, 49,. o = -;
tude above 40 deeres. rha - ,,,iss e.. :. aaa. .a
were ordered to Ia t;ed to ths .rnr.,,. go -,
Thew rnaved ond dss.,ovsd fo.,rU.",,
tongues. n nnmher If vsror .cra.s -
their ropes. and getting ioe.o s.o ,hs .sns ,sr
fuel collected nj fba ter,. S,,ns .f .haso
they also attacked. Nine d;.d ~ :. = ! S'o '~"'
The fast prov,nc co,nanx of d;.r,o,,,..a
men were marchsd togs.hsr !. :. . .sns.s,.
bv day. rho ,,orn;nr &c shp IS,h
a number of them vere fros,h;s,sn fro,. not n
being IN motion. altbourh stand;nr nv I i;,s.' - :,
NJ aSa. SSa nay ae'gn.een mles 1ere marched TO "
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