The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-14

6saee"sent Of Dsniel Blue, late Of Clyde Town
sA,p, WAitsside Co., H., made on the l2sl
day cf Nay 1859 at the Office Of the Leaves
worth and Piks's Peak Erpsess Cosspaay, /,
The city Of Denver.
On the 22d day Of February last. left m,
home 10 company with my two brothers, Alex
ander Blue and Charles Blue, two other resi-.
dents Of the same county, John Campbell and
Ihomas Stevenson, for the Pixies Peak gold
regions. We arrived at and lett Kausas CITY
on the 9th Of March. taking the Smoky Hill
route. ID the neighbirhood of Topeka We
isV 10 With nine Others, also bound for West
ern Kansas. The company had one horse,
which belonged to the original Blue party. and
was to carry their provisions. The rest we're
footman. carrying their provisions ON their
backs. We journeyed together for l6 or II
days ON said Smoky Hill route. Myself and
eight others then continued our journey, while
the rest remained behind for the purpose Of
hunting buffalo. Three or four days elapsed
after the separation, when We lost our pack
horse. Our stock Of provisions 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 the company left us. Upon their leaving
our provisions became exhausted, and for ten
days We laid still, endeavorine to kill . sutii-
"A
few hares, ravens and other small game was.
however, oil that came within our reach. Our
only fre arm was . shot gun, all other arms
navlng been thrown away in consequence of
the weakness of their owners. At about the
same time three others parted from us, with
the intention of making for the nearest settle
ment for the purpose Of securing relief to the
remaining ones-leaving but the three broth
ers Blue and one man by the name Of Solee,
from Cleveland, Ohio-all Of the party being
very weak and nearly exhausted. After q short
effort to continne our journey, We we're again
compelled to lay up, and the next day Solee
died from exhaustion and want Of food. Before
he breathed his last, he authorized and reouest.
ed Us to make use of his mortal remains in the
way Of nourshment. We, from necessity. did
80, although IL went very hard against our feel
ngs, lived on hissbody about eight days.
We then were, as l afterwards learned. on
Bever Creek. which empties into the Bjou, one |
OF the tributaries OF the South Platte, and about
76!miles east Of Denver City. After the cousump.
ton OF Solegs body, Alexander, my eldest |
brother, died, and at his own last request, We |
used a portion OF his body as food on the spot
and with the balance resumed our journey to-
wards the gold regions. We succeeded in trav-
eang out ten miles, when my youngest brother,
Charles, gave out and we were obliged to stop.
For ten days we subsisted on what remained OF
our brothers body, when Charles expired from
the same cause as the Others. also consumed
the greater portion Of his remains, when | was
l0und by an Arapah0e Indian, and carried to his
lodge, treated with great kindness, and day
and a half thereafter (tnat is on Wednesday, the
9Th OF May,) brought to the encampment OF the
Leavenworth and Pixies Peak Express Com
pany's tram, en- route far Dever City, under
The charge OF Mr.. Superintendent R n. Will
isms, where was received aud taken care OF.
md left at station % to recover sufficient
strength for the continuation OF my journey.
By direction of Mr.. Williams, the second
coaches that came along took me up and
orough. me safely TO this point free of charge.
The above statement make freely, voluntar-
y, and without compulson. Knowing that it
wlll reach the eye Of the public at large, wish
o give expression to the sincere gratitude en-
ertan towards the employees Of the L. and P.
!. Express Company in General. and Mr.. Viii
Jams in special, for the truly humane treatment
eceived ut their hands.
Denver City, May l2, 1859.
Subscribed in the presence of
J. Heywood, Sacramento, CAL;
VIM. T. Carlyle, Salin Co., No.;
M. K. Lane, Leavenworth CITY, K. t.:
Sol. NJ. Fox, Genl Agent L. l. P. P. Express
Mr.. Blue came up to this place on the same
Ga chs that did. He looked like skeleton,
nd could scarcely use his limbs, and his eight
1as impaired. :
GOLD DIGeING IN vERMoST-A correspon- &
ent Of the Bellows Falls Times give an ac-
ount OF his visit to the gold diggings at Ply
loath, VT, where abeut forty men are engaged
! digging, but, on account Of the rainy wealth c
r, have not yet made much progress. The
INES says: ''Sluices are being erected along j
ne streams, at intervals, for the distance of !
bout four miles, the most northern being near 6
he north line Of the town, on Gold Creek, q {
tributary OF the Ottaxueecha and the most G
outhern being Earl's Branch, about one mile G
outh OF the Five Corners In passing along Q
1ese streams, one is forcibly reminded of some q
ew Western 'cities,' whose locations are de- n
,rmined only by the stakes driven into the a
round. The claims are all staked out, and the I
umerous piles Of boards strewed along the a
ream for miles, show that the claims are in e
he hands of those who are intending to work E
lem. There are many more engaged in turn c
g the stream, opening raceways, building
ANS, making sluices. rockers, &c., and it will be
,veral weeks before the excitement will abate. n
the hopes Of the saDguine 'Californians' who
re at work mere are realized upon reaching the
edrock,' there will be gold enough to set half 5
Windsor County crazy, and the Industrious
rmers will tOrsake the legitimate business of {
e farm and 60 to prospecting for gold.' We n
Dpe such may not be the case, but We could Il
ot help thinking to-day, as We stood by the o
uice OF Messrs. Vincellette KING, that there il
As some danger of it, for they. upon the sur y
ce digging, have averaged SIS per day since G
ey commenced work." u
az The Cleveland Herald has q COPY of the d
hbadelphia Repository and Weekly Register,
lblished in 1902, from which it extracts some &
rio IS spd amrsing articles. The following is S
squIb at the then "newest mode 7" in vogue T
nong the ladies - a
CAMP OF VfNus, March l, 1902. b
GENERAL ORDERS. "
w WHEREAs, the province Of Fashion, belong D
6 to our royal demesne, being At this time in e.
ded by our mortal enemies the Wantons., ri
no having stormed :he fort OF Nodexty, and
Ddden under foot the standard OF Shame, have
ected on its ruins the banners of Impudence,
and fearing our holy temple Of Chastity may
raise to the level Of Lewdness, and under r.
anding that General Aakedaess having VI
oxen his neutrality, and gone over to the enc m
=, and that be has erected in many parts Of m
e country such enormous Breast. ,corks as NJ
rs never before seen-we command all our y,
rces to parade Immediately, properly armed p
d sccoutred, with squtbs, pasquinade.. SC,
d 10 cut, fell, root out, and destroy the said
'east Works, and TO annoy the enemy as much
possible-Should that irmodest general
uDd a retreat, we command our band called =
9 Bashfals, to pursue him TO capitulation, fr
d that he be banished to the desart OF DARK
IS, and be kept confined to the chamber OF tt
ii
CUPID, Generalisimo. b.
SANcHo, Secretary. in
Alluding TO the present wanton dress Of +
my young ladies. ',
Naked breasts are now the rage. N
4 E,lss m L.,