American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-05-13

mie, the 6eDerAl having heard o1 our nignt
snd our sFivsl among the Indians. We
were noW quite recovered from our fatignes
aud accepted The kind proposition Of Mr..
Morrell with profoundest gratitude. We
were literally supplied With ell necessary
comforts by the Kindness Of GeEerAl Burr.
and our trip to Laramie. therefore. was =
very pleasant one. I Learned subsequent.
y that when my escape was discovered.
Mormon borsemen were sent out 10 every
direction to interrupt our fight and bring
rs back again; bat our rjournies Of horrors
upon the mountain saved rs from their re-
mo.seIess hands. had agreed with INV
brother-iu-law that II we escaped we would
wait for him at LsIaWie. H-rs W.. w-r-
treated with the utmost Kindness BY ,h-
commanding officer. Colonel Hoffman
One month afterwards we bad the pleasure
Of welcoming my whole family. who AIri-
we'd in excellent health. but in state Of
perfect destitution.
now learned from my, brotber.in-law
that nv generous friend Brigham started
80 borseraeD on my track, and that when
they failed TO find me they Travelled l50
miles nortlWard to oveFtske my family.
evidently supporting that would seek TO
rejoin them. In this suppOsition they
watched The wagon three days and three
nights. expecting to catch me coming out
Of some place o. concealment. Reluctant
" concluding at last that was not th.re,
they plundeTsd the w.gon o: every thing
valuable. took out my best yoke OF oxen
and went of. leaving my family reason>
able prospect cf starving on the roadside.
| At Fort L.ramie. however. by the sale oi
some watches and jewslry which We had
thus far, was enabled to buy new team
asd through the kindness Of Col. Hoffman,
We were furnished with provisions Sufi.
cient TO enable us to reach Kansas Terri.
tory.
On arriving in Kansas. Mr.. Loba took
a squatter's claim on Clear Greek. hut his
family broken down By their priVitations.
were attacked with fever and ,agus. and
three Of bis children died. He then
sought medical aid and assistance by COM
ling to LeavenWorth. where he now is. en-
tirely destitute. He concludes his state
ments thus
We are now. thanking God, beginning
to recover our heallh--snd / hope we
shall see some way soon TO retrieve some
thing Of our Temporal misforiunes. and
make ourselves useful to society again. and
obtain the humble livelihood which is all
we ask upon eaIth. should have before
slated TO you that the distance 10 Greer
River from Salt Lake City, by the road i
ITO miles. bu: by the route which we fol
lowed, in consequence Of turning tht
mo intsin spurs. Cavoiiing snow driit'
and finding suitable fording places. coull
, have been little less than three hundrel
( miles.
. This. sir. is a very brief outline Of wis
1 I and mine have suffered from Mormonisr
> Every educated man will realize NOR
] readily than can describe it how keel
:. has been my mental suffering amid the de
/, graded. uncuiIivated. and bAsotted follow
e ers Of Brigham Young. Could all Of tbs
10 be obliterated from the page Of memory
= ho6 lightly would esteem the reccolles
n tons Of the physical pritatiChs and spf
II Arings Of the last few years. But nothin
p remains TO me bat regret Tor The past. an
J. joy that l have escaped the trammels
e, Salt Lake, and that tie remnant Of m
d family are spared the contamination AZ
re ruin which life among 'the Saints wwoul
le inevitably involve. You are at liheret
s to make any use OF these statements whis
n you think may be useful to the public; an
g l shall only be too glad il my wrstche
y experience should deter any. who may /
o inclined 70 yield to the dreadful snare
N Mormonism. from trusting themselves /
N the delusions and cruel disappointment
N which month at Salt Lake will certaipl
) disclose to every pure heaetedlbeibg WI
.. tries It. am, respectfully
It FREDERICK L0BA.