The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-31

attempt to cross the mountains a. snow f. al me
time we nowhaye kiled mo t OF Gu, cst'c, nS y,
without bread Tors H. II showed curing tue space Of
though now Gle r. an ctant, frecz NJ at light; the
snow nearly ~ y me irpm Vac vaI ". 49,, ,..,.
wiud west Siil,d my last oxen tsdyi wood hard To
Nov 20 showing fast, and seems likely to continue
t9f days. no iVhs thng' without "lns'' can get
Dec. s'rl moving snow about six and half reg
deep very dnicu.t &" gel WOOD ai9 war, ,onp,csg
ami hcto. with tho and mules. al lost IN tue
" conmcncca aaoaiag a6ou' II O'Clock, took
IN sptzrr Yesicray, WAC Is 80 weak That ne cannot
scant supply ~ hrcf stanton trying to gct some for
nse Ii NV hor t haa a' Nv fcy"Ts diy stanton
and Gavcs Wit ot crs making pfcparati.ns to cryss
the mountains un snow shoes; snow eight feet On "A
pee. II Plea en'i VIM. Murphy returned from the
mount n party 's night Biyl,ss Williams dicd night
Dec. 81 Milton arrived from ponncrs last night sad
news. JACOB Bonner, samuel Shoemaker E.inehafdt
diiion showed al night Win strong soutnwcst Wind
Dec -neran {, snow ye.terdnyi slos ed all nlgni
our pray ers to God this tthrstmls morning tue pros
Jan l, ISL We prey lie goI Of Mercy 10 deliver us
from Cur pre.cnt caetv. If it h. HIS molly will Com
hue from uudrr the snow yesterday, but have not
Mnton Elliott and tlz, winiams -tartca short tune
children here, vas hard Tor Mrs. lecd to Part sltn
Jan. G-hliza Williams came back from the noun.
tans Yesterday evening not aole to prOecedi the
Jan s,yety cod tins mornings Mrs Reed ,s C, came
back rot being able 70 ma ther way over the nc I'M
j n 5->nowing iasti SNOW III her tnan the shanty
mus b. rs ieet deep cannot get wood TINS morning
jan H. "C'ca gay asain. Mrs Murphy bind, and
tnroh hot ale to sct Wood has ba. one axe 6ctaccn
him ana kcsnurr, % looks lilac another storn expect
! jim II Lttnrlu d. e. mt crazy la. nigh progi.
sons scareci n, cs our nam subsistence my the
Jan, u Pine morninei the women do not like hides.
Jan Is gio neea sn9 wig i aqa az s,
az iSod growing scirccr doat nave nre enough 10
Fcn. showed hard until IL o'clock last night
many uneasy Tor fear We shi al perish win munger
NJ naNe onu H., ne , MA Ky HI g ,hc %
hou-c Milton lives tncrc and wall nkcy Keep tIat
FcD. s-Finr, clear morning splitter died last night
| We wll curry MIN IA the snO" Mrs hddy dcd On dit
Fec. MIR. r,ke,s chilt died last night, milton sa,
cnii wcrc buried to-day wlud southcist
ton h6t de last nst 4 Mar"sYs .aan sS MPs
Reed wen! there 10 soc after ms effects John Denton
S h,ye s.tgi9f .y naf, are 1n.sH ys Gi
| gone Code help spr < viii soon smne upon Us.
10 gSqS sea 10 ,nrp cleared
hides. put suttef's pack hides on her snauty, aud
fs6. 10 Frcze hard ast night Seven men arrived
yesterda' FROM California Win proysons but let III,
10 Dcansr's camp, and sill start pack on Monday.
conpaned by sone ot our party Who were ia YER,
weas condition. Mrs KirsOurg started with them, AMI
icf Kicsburg here unable 10 -. Buried Pixies ehiit
Feb. 23-Froze hsrd last ui.bt. To-day pleasant and
ussy, aud has the appearance OF sprin-. a nut tn,
deep snOs shot dog TO-DAY and dressed his nesh.
frD. 20 To-day Mrs Nurphy says the wolves
about dig up the dead bodi ound her shanty
tue nights are 100 cod " watch tnen but We ca heat
them howl.
See so.llarery times IN eampi rleniy o. HI les, ea
tpltrlhN good appetite. thanks be 10 the AluIeht,
God Mrs Murphy sad re Yesterday that she thOu-l
size won a cuulIlruce ON Milton and eat nm. uuA'
mink sue has done yet IT'S distressing Inc Don
ners told the tifurna folks four days ago that tc,
would comm nee On the dead people tucy dd not hr,
not know the spot or any ~here near they have dom
it this.
Eco es-One solitary Indian passed by to-day: had
heavy pack on lis bacS me hyc or six roots
seubu. onions Ia shape tasted Ae sweet potato, bu
/ fuil OF tough ltt flores.
Feb 2a-ren mcn arrived this morning from Bcal
DAYS. md ache our goods here they say the snow vii
| remain until June.
Thus ends the journal. Capt. Mc<instrv, who
forwarded It to Springfield, IA before stated
furnished the conclusion OF the AFFAIR In his oriel
| letter:
The aforementioned men started for the valley with
seventeen % thc .nvfcrs. They travelled fifteen mile
AMI severe snow storm came on. They let four cvf
- the tmigtdns, ucluiiu. tde Wrltrr OF the above
journal ana hrs family and succeeded In RettiHg IN
/ Win but three chilaren. Lieu. MoudwOrth was i'm
meat .tCy sent to the rlstance OF the others but be
tore lac reached them they had eaten three Of thel
number sho mad died from hunger and fatigue. Wood
worth Drought IN the remainder. The sst OF th- un
The cnigranls thus caught IN tie mountains died. one
by until ABOUT fpry Of tncT number were Literally
starved t. death. among them Osing the two Bonner
brothers anu their wives, together with Of tntl
children. The emp where the Donners died Is marSct
BY anal bsaib OF water Among the NOM. aims.
AnVwn LAKE DVnIer Tue western part VI the statC