Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-07-12

At 80 we were all ont in front of the
fire, daylight just appearing. Erickson
kept talking in his sleep all night and
eflectually kept those awake who we've not
already awakened by the cold. Break
fast at 5-half pound Of meat an tea.
Bright, cloudless morning. light northern
airs barometer 30 30 ut 5 80; ; temperature
at = $50. At went ahead, following
the frozen water whenever we coull find
it, and at go | felt quite sure we had
gone some distance on the main river
think our gait was at least two miles an
hour and our time under way two hours
40 minutes | calculate our furcnoon
work at least six miles. Two miles an
hour distance make good 10 to II miles.
and where are we? I think it the begin
ming of the Lena river at last. My chart
is simply useless. | must go on pIod-
ding to the southwark, trusting in God
TO guide me to some settlement, for
have long since realized that we are power
less to help ourselves A bright, calm,
beautiful day brought sunshine to cheer
us up. An icy road and one days rations
yet. Boats frozen, of course, and hluied
up. No hut in sight, and we halt on a
bluff to spend cold comfortless night
Supper-half-pound meat and tea. Built
rousins hre' bulit lo9 oed' Sci
watch, two hours each, to keep fire going
and get supper. Then we stood by for
second cold and wretched night.
The next day they ate their last four
ounces of pemmican and had long chase
for hut which Alexia was very positive
NC saw De Long anu otlers gov lhto tlle
river, ana on com ing out were soon cover
eu WIN sileet Oh ice. Ihere proved 70
pe lo nut ouC mere; lnouno oi catth' "A
hoie was was 1uS IN H. 4 hre hnlit ana me oog
was kiileu' out !1e Long anu Dr' AMBER
COW" T noI eat oi 1t.
10 us tMo II was a l"uSeat'nS mess an"
~. "uy ~ w "l'n suon "Isa9'ceaple
suoJ1os. l liau uio leula'huct "e'%hGu'
Tn Inu an qulso selo we na', - Pouhus'
= no anli''l ""' i''' uho "S ho ,''u oeen
:eu on Penlhc"n' pIesun"p'y c.ean ou'
frm9u,atetJ n, ';,h ~: upon ual,ihs l seht hleAIa
on WIN h's gun lnl't,u toward lhe nut 10
uoteI niue "nelnoi Inal was Inytii IKE
our present one. ne returned "oou, DARK,
Hol C"in Il,'U ~ was iaiSe nut; lo' ho nau
t nooi Insult Vi s ~ anu li'u 'ouho So'io uecr
'ieSt srt seiup9 nnu pones' A. e., -.
ne ncAs ,'sy uay uosuaSJ tney una thls
lu', anu loL tno llSI u, tin1e % Sileo SATURDAY
,nol n nLns .na Sou "IIn Erlchsch was SO
,om .li's tt'euti Do l1ous I9"u prayers LOT
MN ana ior 'hcih all lie says ot thlS
SUI MY; rlGo
Ahis was uono III qu'ct anu rcVorent
llanliol' tLlouSn = icai my oloheh utter'
aaocs r litue out l''.lo oi lho service audible.
tial;o then, SGtIInS , Wa'cI, we aIl' eXcep'
hioA:a' aioH; lay oomn ~ sieoP. NC ~ A. NJ
80" ~. "oi,. ". W nu"'' puV ie.ut hcu "'
uJ ioJH c'I,e, me', ni''nS oloAen 'h.ousn inc ICE
anu , i1'.on 'n tlo llveI' AZ = NJ we
.oaS?u u', "n' l con9luoleu 1t necesSary
" sulnh vi some loou LOT my plrty' iaif
pouu' vi uos uic"t was lrIcu lor each
person. ahu cup Oh yea gwen ana that
.sa.i Uonsti.utIu u Jul uaS .ooo' put VIC were SO
sla.eiul lllaI we were not exposed 10 the
ua0,oi,ess ,s s1u1nMtss ,i1 s"ic Ina. Vole urouhu
' Tha Ti,a' We uiu not ttd 'n. ;sd sao[I ra,lons
ny h1Al ""y t'ioy liVeo oh uos meat
anu blilih ni ilauG @ iroln tne oiu lea grounds
w 'no WI e. .tGI .tINS1n uleu, @ ;lno thc lieuteh
AM an wil.esi o!iall start Nlheermahn ana
notos NM at nEoI E;. ~ iii"i,v Hv Ino iotceI march
W ;r ~ Iian to "lnh" liaS nm fn r Eo" name
% soins 70 poColio VI US iney nave II
PounuS Vi ooe meat anu 'nlnK IL Is %
naIoS inr;s, ~: !" ?cI.io;nGnt' : l htlckSon was
9ul l'cu III tDo riTcr' n' II oeinS impoSsiole 10
pls Slatc. lnG T! serv'co was loau ana a
noato 'uV up. l,lo heNV aay i1oy "'e
.loll ,'st uoS lhoa'' uloPPet Vho "lnchcs-
.c' lilIe wllloli , wa' o'' ol oIueI' anu began
10 sotye 'no a,co''oI. IT,, o' wh'ch thoy had
ohlS two I,T'. Is: no Su'np aay NleXla'
WIN Cul lCu IL lAClulDHlCUI SIlUl u lDtuIull-
s"r, Vi WHICH, iney nlaoe Il soup ~
III nno ''t.on'H'o .no " now stGws pllcI. On
SunIaS 'no ',n' HI it'". "lSlnc sclVlce'
Mln,'o,iu"ta ,:i anu NoloS' muo' c II seems
ulu not o', ~ III "uiu oii tnc Vth' now Went
vi. in1y o."i'eu AZ = cnccreu !nem'
say, say Ino ul"ay' lp,'Cu uoWn WIN sun anu
ieeplo nnse,S'-li i"'nting men IN an un,
hO;, hlI4"n tu,a anu L "'oo'o wiiuelness oneeIing
tlaei[ Tue lo.loIh nope TWO comrades setllng
vi iol ou'0Vl h,,,iy l,nMl'' Il picture vi huLlan
enuGaso'' c.nn,ao' ''''"''S up u''o' "es'era'o
s'i".s A..
i.eo pess.ns l? DC leit, & Say' 'lio ncAt
oay > e enlonlo,e' II 50 tcllloIc 10 set
warn n.I sl'''oI anu tncn leaVe liz ~
.uoush lnoy n"' ho'nlnS ~ cat E,..
ueet shin sGiups' s"ys tne iIeulehahu' "a, AZ
ns9nt' no'h'nS ioi suppct out spooniul
el g'9celilG' All ,,'nus We'k ouV cneet-
,ui po4 no'p US va ,He Io'u' SO III
oach loI i-'1: iie ii'u inlu uo"h an" was vas
walt'nS u ",e' AZ ulliieo IL, say'ns lne
Lofu prayer "nu Gtocu' aver supper
sIronS S"'1 U. Wl"u' iloLllDIc nlsnt',
NeAt uiy 'hcy ll.a a pIarlniSah Wnlcn
AleAIa liaS' sue, tue ioth' WHOM @ 10" ,aII anu
Two 0iu pools iot H., ofeahi,s:. nn"s:o, ne lo.n
was ouuuhy anu lle cnTohlc'e Is siort, :,
,ALcI A'eAla plohen 4 !owhi Irvine servlco.
AleA'"' ,nt 'Tsst',', ISsL 'iou peen = usclui
man "" Ilir l'''i i,ie tocotu lc'us'
- A'eAla "y,us, iLoctUL paPtize1 ,;l, :, ilu :Ith
heao prayers M IUt s'oN; Nt' CoIlins Tlrt:l-
gay ~ ye"is y.; olu , ~. Aooue sunse' A AleAIa
uieu: EAnauStIon i'oil S'ats9''on. lover
eu nun WIFI cus'S" anu '''' "''i III 'no
crlo. Of, ,- ,..., ,,,
II, va lne isl N1aGk was Iouun "eau III
tlie morning anu zee uieu ABOUT noon
head prayers ior s'cN Wuel VIC lounu W
was gong. ney couIu hot TO anythiIhg
WIN inc ueaH oIt carry tnehl arounu tne
corner ,Ut UuI Vi s,sIe, iHon tiy eso cioso9 .9
up lno neNt cay no'nS SUNDAY reao
part OIL dlElhe SetVlce' SO iceolG nc coulu
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