The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-01
WOMEN WHO WENT WEST.
NOS ri,,Y TOrND HOUNS IND HUS-
MINDS ON YHE F.ttiIJC COtST

sr. A.tr Gnntincntnrs Cargo and Voyage de-
.c,,bcd by one or the rnsscngers-c"i M"r-
GERS ruvci nui Most nimcuit but very
successful rnterp,i-e orTweiNc fcnrs Aso.
purL\Sp. Oregon. March II Away of
bero the til graph briugs the ncws Of women OF
thc Eist knocking at the door Of Congross. and
demanding political rights. We hear. too. OF
weary women falling 10y The way side. in their
fruitlcss struggle for hrend deem II timely
~ give an account " thc Continental expedition
from ~ York 90 tn coast with cargo oi lou
woincm. The results of that novel enterprise II
fully understood in tho Elsl. are such as to on
courage the movement oi women To tue N's'
Having been pns s-cn.:"r In the ship Contin'n-
tnl. I can sponk from the record. Col. Mer-
ocr. who originated and carried ont the
crirrnrisr. was n resident Of Washington
T,rritory. and WAS moved to at because OF the
swrary Of women in the Territory and the
voYi u their refining influences. Tho Puget
Sound country WIS fllcd up with single mon.
comin. generally from good families in tho
I.-i. hui thrown upon thcir own resources in
A n.nun,g, where woman's society was not to be
hud ui., naturally f'll into habits Of careless
moss. ati frequently 40 far forgot their carly
tr,ip.ny a- e. hccomc hghitual loung"r- in tho
hirr.sn.. Believing that these unpleasant
tanlan .lrs could be- overcome 10y the introduc-
u.nof good women. The work was undertaken
carr. Il in thc summer OF 1865.
A,isuc great labor of organizing. and tho
d1,, iu.f,r, IT,, departure in january. 1866.
'.,... ,r.r.. ,r.t,, ,v.u Informed at the
limo. Tho various ycNaiious trials to which all
wcrc subjected had the effect Of wedding out
Tho maj ,,ntcn,s. aud leaving only those who
had fa.th in their lrHdcr and moral courage 10
face ans hardship t,nt might bc in store for
u..., Th. ,uu ,yu- ilntin f. Rio de- Jancro In
M MY uT ii)- '.'I' W. wv" j." f"'"' '
o,,l. anil had r'.M laNs in which 10 sec the
,,.,tr.,t.l,at, Thewomcn were pcrmittci
tog ga shore, With cs'o.is. and tho tir'some-
mo-. nf the vnvnsc wn- thus greatly relieved. \
..n,f,f.y,s Inn i'm tho stcnmship', cpbin. "A
pan '''' N'r S'' w ''' '''' ~ '''
good lii rtry oi ul-''ilnh'uus DOCKS rr"N'utu'
mil tsr comfort Of the passengers carefully
looScd after. Th"re beng GooGly huh'p1r o'
the women who were crcdiiabc piano players.
uo evenings " r. spent with music The days
=. ,...,.',,u, o,.,,,,icd In r.,dine-. ana iittle
Wctr E'N''"'9 w. "l',' ia ''"'''-' ~
groups %, congcnim spirits were scattered IN
,i,..n,t t,rt. of tho shin. reading aloud or
p''N"'' t a. -, 49,, i.,.,.
r"n'ri-'hS' H.N''" u, '"' "V'"'"
. 70 earn navigation. and were succcs siui, a Mi-~
mont. ..ni taking The solar observation, daily.
Qgftn. rio W ra.s u up thc coasi.f Smut'l
hWHri.T and out 'rrI IN straits OF WoEDllun
thence "a smyw's channel. oui into ihn laciil :.
Al our S'r0ui an'hnrag" lh the strlNs. Npl'
Mrr.cr riillod i9r N9'utt,t7 among ihe mcni
Onep.-e.u-or. made landing IN small honi.
Al ~ NJ they commenced the ns'"nt of the
highest peak of Terra dol lucro Airr
gIncJ nnd ibc star ana Stripes were ma.l
f-l -lt,a.s.,le nruly So urci in cr,Nicc, of lh
that tn day would onWe when ttW banner
would ilnat over 0nn great rgluh.i". rNt tnhinE
Atlantic. thc Pa ,iu, sAor'. leaving ll' Il ,,.
L luit'r in thc irc,1', ~ lry r"t 3D. % ~"