Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-08
4 NaratIvs Of Hsr Advsntnrs..
From the 81. Paul Press, June .2s-I

little girl OF eleven years, who has Just
returned from Virginia City, Montana
Territory, alone. Her history from the
time she left this State in 1863, until her
return, 10 of the most remarkable char
acter, and her account of thrilling ai-
ventures, hair breadth escapes, together
with the sufferiDgs and privations which
she endured, would fila volume
In the spring Of 1853, this little girl
was living with her grandmother at
shakopee, inethis State, and when the
expedition left that place in April for
the then Territory Of Idahoe, she ac-
eompanied it, taking with her her grand
daug hter, without the knowledge or con-
sent Of the child's mother, who resided
in this city. sTiTss
Emily cannot remember much % any.
thing that happened during her outward
trip, but thinks that there was nothing
of more than ordinary interest occurred
The first thing that she remembers with
any accuracy is the death Of her grand
mother, which occurred IN the latter
part of the December following her ar
rival in Virginia City, an incident which
would be likely to leave an impress not
easily to be efaced, on mind so young,
as by it she wssieftin a Wild and strange
land, without friend or, relative nearer
than fifteen hundred miles, and that over
a wild and barren country, iuhabited
only by hostile bands Of Indians. After
this incident, from which time COM
mences the eventful era of our little
heroine's history, she was left friendIess
and alone, with no one TO care for her,
or no means to secure the substance Of
life. Day after day and night after
night passed on in their. horrid course,
but alasi they brought no relief to our
little sufferer. During all these many
weeks and months she was compelled to
hunt and beg for the rtorsel Of bread
that was to keep body and soul together
In new mining country such as
Montana, the character Of the inhabi.
tants is not supposed to be such aswould
afford much reliefto suffering humanity
Indeed, from all the accounts which we
have had of Virginia City and its SUR
ronndings, the people who compose its
population are of the most brutal and
lawless type Of human beings which are
20 be found any where on the face Of the
globs.a Any who might have feelings of
humanity left, cannot long retain them,
when coming in contact with this class
of people. fiiar9J ~ a'ea a9aosgsssi
Il was among such people rs these,
and in such a country, that little Emily
was left, orphaned, homeless and friend
less, cast out upon the worse than cold
charities Of an unfeeling and unsympa-
thizing world. 1t is no wonder that she |
should, in her own language, be kicked !
about as she grent from house to house
begging and entreating for something 10 |
appease her hunger, Months passed on |
in this way, and the time had nearly |
come when, her constitution shattered |
by exposure and hardships, 1t seemed |
unable much longer 10 Dear up under its |
load OF anguish and suffering. Just at |
this time, when her powers of endurance. !
which bad miraculously preserved her, |
were about to fail--when she had en- /
dured all and suffered all, both 10 body
and mind, which it was possible for |
her young and tender frame to with /
stand. @ CLEAN OF sunshine, as it were, |
flashed across her detected mind "a bright
oasis in her life appeared to her in the
person Of her deliv.rer.
AS she wandered one day along the
back streets of Virginia City, seeking
among the filth of the street for some
morsel OF food to appease her appetite,
she attracted the attention of a family
living in the vicinity, to whom, upon
their request, she related the sad tale of
heir sufferings. Her detected appear
anee, her apparent Innocence, and the
ltraightiorwardness with which she. re-
aied her story, touched the hearts of
!hese good people, who agreed to take
her in and adopt her as one of their
own family. While she remained with
her new parents, her treatment was
Kind in the extreme. Nothfng. she
Jays, that they could afford TO- get for
Ter, was denied to her; indeed. il was
n every sense home for her and abe
ays if it bad not been for the fact thai
he remembered another home Tar away
q Minnesota, where she had a mother
wing whom she could. no. forget she
you'd have been coEtented. But as il
vas, there was no contentment for her
here. In April Last, after she had been
. her new home some months, she
HANGED to hear of a party of emigrants
rho were about TO leave Virginia City
Or the States, and having ascersaiHed
hat by accompanying this party she |
ould return to her home in ST. Paul. Z
nd having found out some of the party
nd obtaining their permission 10 20
nth them, she accordingly stole away
rom her new protectors, and on the
LIST day of April last babe adieu to
'irginia City. q 600 % -
The party consisted of about forty-five
cams and we're about two weeks in
eachiug Fort Benton up the Upper
River Nothing of inport-
nee occurred on their trip to Fort Ben. ,
On. When within days travel Of the
'ort they saw a party of three or four
uudred Indians at great distance, but
Iere not molested by them. Upou ar
living at Fort Benton, the party with
Ihom she had been travelling gave up
he no'lon ofreturning to the States and
onciuded to stop a new place inst
eng ialo out On the Upper Missouri
ilVer called Moria. Emily, who still | {
ondly cherished tie idea of returning :
her home, and who accordinrly de- {
lined the invitation of her trsveI;pg {
TO remain with them. was {
gain left alone, and still q long dis. :
anee from her destinations As eo6a
lex would have II, the steamer Yellow
tone had just arrived from below, and
eng about to return, Emily was allow
1 TO take passage ON her for St.
oseph, Missouri.
ooly one incident worthy of note oe
nrred on their trip down the Missouri,
hich was an attack by party of In.
lans. es-srsa.s stvsg 4
The Indians fred their arrows into
30 boat, but without iniuring any one.
pom a discharge being fred from a
annou which they had on board, the In
iaas took to their heels, leaving horses
nd everything else behind. Such
ouna tney were unaccustomed to hear,
no supposed, OF course, that it. must
imselE The Yellowstr,,.~s- - 49, .