Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-11-26

the hurricane which now brOughtwith II clouds
of driving snow and perfect darkness soon set
in Still the animals kept on, and leterm-
ned not to leave them, following, or rather be-
| inc blown. after them Mv blanket frozep
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As 'oa'u' iequi'eu aii ine s'ie"s'" Vi
my pehumoed hands to prevent 1t being blown
away; and although il was no protection
AGAINST the intense coId lrew II wonld in
80, 49,
'"e''e' h'0 ~ i's"' 'o"i '"e s"0"
In half an hour, the ground was covered on the
bare prairie to the depth of two feet, and
throngh This aoundored for a lonr ,;me bafore
.,o,n;r,ots ,,o,,,,ad
wy ""'ii'is s'opp'u'
| The way the wind roared over the prarie that
night-how the snow drove before it, covering
me and the moor animals nart,v--on,l how I
"a. ''s'ei letting 'ne very p'oou freezing III my
VEINS, and my bones petrifying with the icy
blasts which seemed to penetrate them--how
| for bours ronoinod ,,;tb m, hood ~ ,,,.
-. a, ~,
N"ees' anu 'ne sho" pressing II uo"h iiAe
weight OF lead, expecting every instant to drop
| into sleep from which knew IL was impossi-
blo sborid AVIAN or.oLo bo,, o,,o.,. ~. al
s'ey ~" "A'
tneh tuc Hnuies Wouiu groah aiouu ahuiall down
upon the snow, and then again struggle on their
| legs-how all nioht long the piercino howl of
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""s V0''N "poA wv "''ui "''0N NV
Tor an instant aoated Its Violence would not
attempt to describe. have passed many nights
alone in the wilderness and in n solitarv comn
h.,.. ,;....l a.. A.. +. - A.,
u"'e "S.e"eu ~ '"e 'o"'i"ss VI '"e "inu anu
the bowling OF wolves, and felt the rain or
snow beating upon me, with perfect unconeern;
lint tbis NIGHT throw all my former oxner;encos
80
'n'o '"e s.iauV anu y 'n"rNeu WIN tHe "'"ckest
| OF stones in the memoranda of my journeyings.
But we must now come to the most interest,"
;no nortion of tho ,vorls-o descr;nt;or ~ ,ho
20 " ~"
'r"pPers vi 'he hoehy "ouitaiis' VINO, accoru-
ing TO our author, appear to approximate more
| to the primitive savage than perhans any other
o,oss 81 o;v;,;,od ,non Tho;ni;,.a. :.
N''-.'1 man eA '.'.s "'e spent III
the remote wiius OF the mountains, and their
habits exhibit mixture of simplicity and fe-
| rocity IMPRESSED npon them. one would think
l., a., -. -. -
y - s"s' p"eno"ena - nature III .ne
MIDST oil whlch they iive. Food and clothing
| are their only wants, and the pursuit of these
| il the great source of their ner;ls and hand
.t: wan 49,. In. ,,..,,
s"iPs WIN '"eir iiiie h"pi'u"'iy III thcir
hand, they are constantly on the watch against
| danger, or engaged in the supply of provisions.
Keen obscrvcrs Of natnre thay rival no
-. -
peas.s y, Prcy III discovering tne hauhts ana
n"piss p CANT ana N tne,r SIKH ana cunning
e sP.uiins ~ Sons'hn'y eAposeu 10 periis
=, Al. hlnus, 'ney negonle cailous 10 any ieel-
~ y, anu uoSroy nu,'ihn us wen rs
'n,.i"i ny WIN "s it'ie scruple, ana as treely
u. ,:. my eApoSe tn it VWh. vi laws human OF
T,' tie! hei.neT Know nor care TO know.
ineir WISH - tnell law, ana 10 attain II, they
s eo hot scrsPie us 10 ways ana means. Firm
lrlenus ana pitter enemies, with them it is "a
MORO anu a dow ana the blow often first.
iney may nave good qualities, but they are
,hose OF the animal ana people fond OF calling
nara names call them revengeiul, bloodthirsty,
uruikards, (whcn the wherewithal is to be had,)
gampiers, regardless OF the laws OF meam and
euum-in iact, white indians. However, there
are exceptions, ana hdcemet honest mountain
men. Thelr animal qualities, however, are I'M
ueniable. strong, active, hardy as bears, da-
ring, expert IN the use OF their weapons, they
are Just what uncivilized white man might he
IN brute state, depending upon his instinct
Tor the support OF life Not ahole or corner in
the vast wilderness of the "far west but has
been ransacked by these hardy men. Tromthc
Mississippi to the mouth ofthe Colorado of the
west, from tne frozen regions of the north to
tne Una IN Mexico, the beaver-huntcr has set
MS traps IN every creek and stream. All this
vast country, hut for the daring enterprise of
.ne as ilcii, Mouiu pe even now terra mcognHa
- ~. .a 80 iiueeu y great portion sun
,s uu' .nsfe 10 hot IN ucre tnat mas not been
"uu ,upasseu py ..e tippers IN ther