, 1880-04-13

| " LnI ni4Nke1-tpbhtlHGtlSH u utbhk HEEIUH
in,,st be warmly cjatl IN Tits Arctic climate,
and, being l,cavily dressed, of necessity all
work Is very slow., Large numbers of them
the officers, Col. Mns0n, Gen. Trotter,. AfnI'
Kellogg, Lieut.. hfcCaw1cy, Lieut. clifford,
and = few others have bcnn also unfortunate,
receiving, ! atn Informed here, lertnangnt
| injuries frnnl tho severe service Of tho Win
| ter. SOno slight amputntions NJ frosted
! members have resulted, willie q few travel
| ers 0f the road, still moro unfortunate, have
been
! PnozES To DEATH,
occasionally but few miles AWAY from the
caIflps, which they were unable to reach In
the Llflldln9 st,0w-ssorn, md cold, piercing
winds. that soon Inralyze the str0ngesi md
eii s sffss;e sss ass sf5S Se 1@s s 5 aedrs
nnly prevention Of which IL Il heavy silknn
veil. In the wnKon-traIn cang'tt ~ 4 severe
storm during tt'e W!nter, crossing the pass In
so, ss S'fs 3! NaWns s q ws h} ie s.G Gliio tiSi
was II, charge, botl Of the olhcrra, grtl twenty
Of the twehty-six men at,tl teal!lSters, were
more or less frosted MID disabled. Latter, In
z. Snake River, a humber Of tic men were
disabled OH the march from the sal,le ca,,se !;
while, between Lay Greek and T'itnbcr1ake
chtlrler,;statlnns. twenty mlles. so'lia twenty
stlM:
! that we encountered on the downward trip
A pEHPEtr ntIzzAnD
from tie northeast. It lasted over two days.
willie Its duration further nortl, Is reported
corded observations nlnns the Union Paciic
| Rnllr0ad, frnn ltaMlIils0 On the west to Lara
Inls City and Fort Sn1iders on tho east, over
~ iso y mtles. Indicated daily. minimum Of q
nort!o,ls Of tle ronl south Of Raw!lns It was
fully 10 tn - degrees cOlder,-:lIl tho ther-
mon,sters nl. nt the yarIons CAMPS hHv1sE been
r e As S s 5eSfd ~ ill., LAY sf Gee5 h sa,q sfp
prachInE frpn tho northeast After getti1ig
s!lprer and changing stock. the sleigh
@ t1n On sII 70 e at Il HefGrf t We hnd E"ne
tinn and cutting. like drifting sand upon tile
beacll, prevented ones exposing a,,, pnrt OF
the face, freezing rs It fall. Ihe cold was
1ss Intense, The , mercury having fallen about 50
nke a gale At sea, moaning, and witt, the
sad, n,onrllfal sounds peculiar to those ter
rtble hurricanes TINT rc,ller the aceasl-pas-
warmly clad, having. six ti,lckncsses Of liam
| nels and clothes, Willie outside of all
WORE THEE ovKncoArs,-
Q flannel, n heavy canvas, and MI enormous
buffalo one, ,-b2lng sflnfinrly protected below
e an1 aboyn % ~ tue fur. yeil, etc; but eycn
horses FILL down bennInhetI. alll refused to
60 on. With much exertlon they were finally
gotten ~, md the station reached qn hour
later,-lnslng the road, IN tho darkness Of the
gould look tu THO face Of the, gale, and there
Is nothing In this hesert-reEi0n to mark the
wny. The entire night the storm rngctl most
{nr,c@si: y. Tho next day md the night fG
llaye been death to ltNye vattured OIL. Even
| the little sl,ow-bir.s that cluster around tie
| doors Of tho station were benambed, several
bsing pickea up BY the guards and brought
[ Eatnen animation. 1t WINS fortunate for lis
| that WI had the shelter of the huuses Mt 1.ay
Creek,-the lnrgest aud most comlnodinus OF
the c9,,ris1tst1a!onsMifor except tese build
frS|n Snake to 1Yhita River Is through ter
| llHbitant,-a section Wll9ch In now a typical
A was ffssop fS ind sisy Sy t for y rosr oSs 6as
'ayo, tint II. largc Mormon puck. train was
| seen by tho two guards cfdssfng the mount
aln-slopes TO Bear River, carrying supplies
of inn1iiton n t. tqr ti,e utes to their rcndcz-
We passed, Gil route to the railroad to re-
cdperate ,the column Of the Third Cavalry
under Col. Compton, =,
4 nA1'ry CIsowD OF MEN.
with horses lean and link from lengthy fast
ol! fo0t, for In the deep snow tho little strength
Uf their llOrscs sooii gnyo way. 70 make
tue better time. the march was hegun about
usdn'glit, alld samr made BY or o'clock
litter tltnn which the morning sun renders
tho ,alow:sMrfnce very soft, fruezlng solldly.
again with the setting sun.
At Denr River we snw also frelghter
caught ii tic blizzard. hit l,ai not iare,i 10
well MS ourselves, During tie night, wllie
sleeping under his loudc,l wagon, he WIS
awakened BY his mules, TINT mad gotten
asec InE wE s te cof ar eT G Mer n 1KnF * reSa s
thclIl away, since, besides teynuril,g Ills
whole, supply during the night, they would
haw. bee!! no eorgrl TINT, without hay, or
following. On returning to bed, liz Oh: sS-
perlenced q strange nunlbnesA III Ills feet,
a1.dt, mid, examining then' found to Ills horror
ALL his TOES MERE FROZEN STIFF AND
SuLlr.
Quick rs thought he scrapcd out q, hole III
the deep snow, ai!l sat dawn with oil Ills
bnnl;els about linn. LII l,Orrlb1H suspense
10 pnssed the nlglt,-tn, ,saye i's feet, cnn;
tihnnE III tte snow. This lad the desired
but his fingers were all frozcn In consequence
Ut their exposure to thu stnrIn while holding
Ills blankets nboHt lin. 1lu was therefore,
compelled 10 lcayc i!s fsegI't at l,ear lsiysr,
iiere, upon White River, the troops aro
sill in tents, rs they hayn breM all wlnter,
II Tic e|syaie.i .,1 1eeo,is % Of o. KScfy Mount
'Il.v ya.inled 'loyeiy cliuints and freuslo,n
fTo sSw nv lEn, nyr hem ,y! D5 Ne
Informs nts That the mercury l,e!o has beer,
several tlnrs frozen during tie winter. Tia
loyvly daisies mud tender vl0lets Tint len,
hlopnl tho winter lung, ms INSERTED IN iii
Eastern article, arH hidden brlluatll three
feet VI SHOW that now lies about us.
But, altogether