The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-01-18
1 ii L DISPATCH,
TUESDAY Morning. s,,rs>,.,> A.; :. -
TERRIBLE SUFFERING ON Tur .,,,s
TEN MEN FROZEN 10 nv rn "iNs-

ahe western Platte (Mo) Argus learns from
'ohn H.. 0u'htie, the particulars of IN. ,a., 90.
east OF the Overland mail from Salt Lake CIV
IL aao oeen showing seven or eight daya hafo,.
the mail party left Utah Valley. rae ac,os,,
proceeds; '"''
Inc snow wac fron one to six feet daan Il, a, ,
h'S Mountains, and they had 10 .rs,,r :" u'e ~
snew 10 pass with their animals. seoopd dav
ont the snow was so deep that tha aa,,ns osJ
lest aud lay out all night, aud the uso ~ oS so'
ol 'he mail had their feet sad hands fro son -
A"tie boots lad 10 be cut of Of their fse, ,ha
morning. SS '"" nsA'
The third day they made Bridger a, suaset and
a.'s' tasei'ing about twenty mites got lost again
aud were compelled again to Iay down ia ~
snow tiil morning. Fourth day thev roada IA
sandy station, aud lsfC there about too o1cIooh q;
'ne evening aud travelled about 20 miles. vim
pio"ipg from the east. The storm Increased .o as
to prevent them from seeing re feet befors a.,
ana compelled them again to Law an Tl,av go -
60 ia hollow, and during the night spo,y iriftaa
on Them to the depth OF three net. U.,s ,S1
~n"1e company almost frozed. Mr.G state, bis
'eet ahd legs we're so numb as to be almost nnahIo
10 standu up. Tie mail men, having no haadin
we've were compelled 20 walk around sli night TO Mean
from frerzing 'P
Fun day, left early in the mornlos-,rsve,led
e'snt mites; one OF the mail meu's face and hands
Is'ae' soG the other far frozep IA 4, ha 81
most asleep. Mr.. q. here Il adiag that the usu
soala lseegs. took them f and made them ,vaIn
iues '"en iutoed and went back IS miles to Big
ssndy. Ibe next dsy the wind ceased and rhp =
started ln company With Mr.. Ashton. Ihe mai,
agent ihey reached the South Pass at dark =
Here the xiad raised Again, the euow being drir
cd ON hve TO teo tset deep, aud ssey again be.
came lost. For three or four hours !h-y wauders,,
round ia hopes to hud the road and their opIy
hope Was TO tsce the Wild u order to reach Svee,
Water, which they did. They then attempt.d To
travel down this stream. but the crlfed .pos q as
80 deep as to be iGipassabie.
They CSUlped. aud MIR. Ashton fr, a ope Of bis
feet While 10 the bed. In the mornipg they left
mules, mail, aud all, and took il on foot down
sweet Water on the ice. Mr.. Ashton begged To
be LEFT bed, they had to cut tho be os of Of
his feet. Mr. &. pulled cf his buffalo moccasi s
aud put them Oh AIR. Ashton, leaving bis feet vi
only deer skin moccasin o8. The whole cumpa
nv concluded their time was growing short, but,
ike heroes, made desperate efort-part of tho
time carrying Ar. Ashton. They reached q sta
tiou about ten mi;e distant. They then bad some
hopes OF making the trip, although the thermo.
meter stood q degrees below xere. Sir Ssnders
| the surveyor on the new road south Of Laramie.
| had Mr.. hier stationed at this place with Baro
meter aud ermometer in order TO take notes oi
the weather. The Oldest n:ountaineers, cne n par
ttcu ar who lives close by the station, states
! II was the coldest weathe, they had exLerieuced
for thirty years.
| They left Mr.. Ashton after laying over three oil
| four days. While hers the ST. Joseph mail arrived
Mr.. Garyis, the Indian agent for the Snakes com
| ing through with it. They had nine mules tc
'rteze around their camp fire, some in two feet o.
| the IRE. The men al bad their hands and fee
| !rozen, and lay four days within eight miles O
| the station. unable to get in. Here Majors sns
| Russell had ten meu frozen 20 death. They at
| tempted 20 follow the train and bscame lost anC
| froEe. While bere the Salt Lake mail Of Decembe
| An, overlook Mr. G., aud having men to eer,
/ with the mail. MIR. g. took charge OF it aud broush
/ IL to Laramie. where he met an agent hayiu.
| meh. Mr.. q. took the cuech, in company viii
| four other passengers, below Laramie they ha,
| but little snow and the roads were good most O
| the time, They found men at almost every sta
| tion on the road frozen They INST Mr.. Hockada,
| ct Cotton Wood Springs, on his way up, with mule
/ 10 supply the mai! stations From here the rosd
| became muddy and the creeks high, aud in SOM
places had TO swim the mules