Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-06-08

Lac OF CEVue lOpnsH,p, WH'teStde 10, N,
made on the l2M day of Nay. 1859, at the
office of the Leave,,corth and Pikes Peak
Express Company, an the city Of Denuer
On the 22d day of February last, left
my home in company with my two broth
srs, Alexander Blue and Charles Blue, two
other residents of the same county, John
Campbell and Thomas Stevenson, for the
Pixies Peak gold regions. We arrived ~
and left Kansas City on the 9th of March,
taking the Smoky Hill route. In the neigh
borhood of Topeka we fell in with nine
others, also bound for Western Kansas
The company had one horse, which belong
ed to the original Blue party. and Waa u
carry their provisions. The rest were &
men, carrying their provisions on theF
backs. We journeyed together for 10 or II
days on said Smoky Hill route. Myselfand
eight others then continued our Journey,
while the rest remained behind for the pur-
pose of hunting buffalo. Three or four
days elapsed after the separation, when we
lost our pack. horse. Our stock of provis-
ions was then very much reduced. and we
packed whatever we had left and pushed
onward. After having travelled. eight more
days. two other members of tile company
eft us. Upon their leaving. out provisions
became exhausted, and for ten days we laid
still, endeavoring to kill sufficient amount
of game for our subsistence A few hares,
ravens and other small game was, however,
all that came within our rea, h. Our only
fire-arm was a shot gun. all other arms
having been thrown away in consequence
Of the weakness of their owners At about
the same time three others parted with us,
nit int g f0r ho
eat settlement for the purpose ef securing
relief to the remaining ones-leaving but
the three brothers Blue and one man by the
name of Soleg. from Cleveland, Ohio-all
OF the party being weak and nearly exhaus-
ted After short effort 10 continue our
journey, we were again compelled to lay
up, and the next day Soleg died from ex-
haustion and want Of food. Before he
bresthed his last, he authorized and re-
quested US to make use Of his mortal re-
mains in the way of nourshment. We,
from necessity, did 80, although it went
very hard against our feelings, living on his
BODY for about eight days.
We then were, - l afterwards learned,
on Beaver Creek, which empties into the
Biiou, one Of the tributaries of the South
Platte, and about Is miles east Of Denver
CITY. After the consumption of Soleg's body
Alexander, my eldest brother, died. and, ct
his own last request, we used q portion Of
his body as food on the spot, and with the
balance resumed our journey towards the
gold regions. We succeeded in travelling
but ten miles, when my yoangest brother,
Charles. gave out, and We were obliged to
stop. Fer ten days We subsisted on what
remained of our brothers body, when
Charles expired from the same causes as the
others. / also consumed tie greater por-
ton Of his remains, when l was found by
IN Arapahos Indian, and carried to his
lodge, treated with great kindness, and .
day and . half thereafter THAT 10 on
Wed nesday, the 4th of May,) brought to
the enca mpment Of the Leavenworth and
Pixies Peak Exp' ess Company's train, en-
route for Denver City, under the charge of
Mr.. Superintendent r. D. Williams, where
/ was received and taken care of, and left ct
station rs 70 recover sefficient strength for
the continuation Of my journey'-By direc-
ton of Mr.. Williams, tho second coaches
that come along took me up and brought
me safely to this point free Of charge.
The above statement l make freely, VOL
UNFAIRLY, and without compulsion. Know
ing that it will reach the eye Of the public
1t large, wish to give expression to the
sincere gratitude entertain towards the
employees Of the L. and P. P Express Com
pany in general, and Mr.. Williams, in speci.
81, for the truly humane treatment received
ct their hands.
DANIEL BLUE.
DkNvER CrrY, May IL. 1859.
Subcribed in the presence of
j. HEYwood, Sacramento, CAL,
VIZ. 7. CARLYLE. Saline, Co.. NO.,
n. K LANE, Leavenworth City. X. r.,
j. n. Fox, Gsnl Agent L. 4 P. P. Ex.
press Company.
Mr.. Blue came mp to this place ON the
same coaches that did He looked like
skeleton, and could hardly use his limbs,
and his sight was impaired.