Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-22
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the Ism o. Mas tie immigrants W.T.
Uerc 4. the rendfzyo1 twelve ailiss ze-
a Ipdeuendenee. Nh and I1st bey0ni
The state linz, held q meeting AID -
SeIui.ti a committee ia Ses tIr. "his
man and attend 70 other bls'nszs. 800
then adjourned - meet ~ me Bil
Soyinsz on SATURDAY, My zlla. VI
that day Gov. BafLssi SAYS h ~. !. ilsls.
the meeting and Est Dr. Ffh y ~. -, !.
Cana. John CAN'T, 40 Old @stl Sl -'s.L
Who lad besn over . psFt y - .-'.'s
seyey.l tines with the TAR tfap1Stss - = =
then employed - R5ioe ~ Isi = Is rs
Hall. According 80 otusr aHtn'Itily Y
Whitman did not Eish 90 sss - knfAs
"a be did pos xish - tsks toal - isi-'
mbiItty on himself. lie WORKED hos
ever. In harmony With tbs Raids' scsos4'
inc 70 Hon. Jesse AppitgatN. aaa ~
kns9iedQe Of ibs eoantry ana 0t we
best vaVs OF travelling a. tunes fssas
him guide IL faeto. On tue "a 81 S4sS
,he immtgrAEton started on tasiT IONS
au.yted Journey, OF st issst tbAi part oi
n Ia which Gov Burnett was. snongh
from Dr. Whitman's letters u II plain
thaf hs did not leave the Psvnee mis-
sion until several days later. lnsY
nnmhered ~ men over 10 years % age
oau.hls Of bearinQ arms; soO1t go YET
80. inoiudiuR W0a1sa aud eaii tfsD' III
wnoous and about txo t10nsAna horsrs
Al 1sst the main body Of tie imai'-
grants orVaniz@d wish the intention oil
travelling in one IJody, but u vas s50t
found that il was soO gnnIbfuus 10 tfsFei
sneceaafuIIy. SAFsMr " J. DoaRheffy
aI,sse vas then considerable discos sloI
a. b. whether OF not IT would on safe i
divide into two ooinpanias- Df' WIZ
man, he says, tboaght b. vas, and "a
yised them 60 30 80. ihis advice va
followed, and proved 60 Ne safe. AZ ths
aros.inR OF the Big Bloc this DIVISION
vas made, ana tue two columns tfAVt leo
within supporting tIssanns oil ssoh osAf
a. far ns Independence Rock, on Tue
sveetuater. From this point all can
Ger from tbs Ipdians WA over, and ths
fmmieraf,s set,s rated int0 small parties
bstter guited 20 the marrow mountain
paths and the small pastures.
The Laramie river Was 20 hi2n from
the melting VI the snow that Il cooid
Iaos be forded. Boats Sefe mace oct OF
vaosn beds to furna a ferry. ana then II
vas n,,sssary that a line be passed To
the opp Jslte shore. Says Mr.. waldo
No ons vas willing 10 risk h'fnsSsf ~
swimming the Tiver AID carrying IN.
line but DIR. whitman, which De did
suecs ssfu iy. With the line made last
around bis waist be- plunged Ia and soon
Landed safs on the other shore, thas
forming completes ferry"
"ThDss Who saw him ct the Norm
Fork of the Platte river 10 June, lJuiy
where he bid them throg away tnsi'
skin boats, prep red for crossi az, Al d
sav bin for three days crossing aud 70
crossing that wide stream, swimming
his horae g. find the BEST ford, and a.
las, heard him order the one hundred or
more tsama aud Wagons to bs cham y
toesthsr and driven 10 one long line 70
ford for tSo uiiles that river, swollen by
spein9 foods. oheerng the drivers, per
hitting not a moments b-lt lest tbey
should sick 10 the quicksaBd-, VIII never
serass the man ana tue deed" tDr. q
II. Atkiusou's address before tho Pl.-
ne~r and Historical Society OF Oregon,
1851
One man, Thomas AyTes. II Is said,
then recently married. did nos fancy
lhis mode OF crossinej 90 with his bFidr,
In q light wagon, be start a across tsds
pendent Of tins train and Or. Whitnau's
advice, bot after both Of them bad To
oeived thorough vet ing because OF
their rashnsss. he acknowledged that
the doctor knew more than be did about
the business, and that neSly married
people should not put on too mush sty lie
In an enli9IsnG train.
Says Hon. Jesse Applegate. IN e A day
with a Gov Column III lSi3;" Bat n
little incident breaks the m1not0ny 1T
the march. An enigIAnt's wife, whose
state of health has eansed DIR. whitman
10 travel near the wagon for tue day. "a
nov taken with violent Illness. The
doctor has had the wagon driven ons Of
the line. a tent pitched and a ore kin
died. Many csn textures are htzardad
In regard 70 this mystSrlons proceeding
and ~ % Why this lone wagon II TO be
left behind; aud We, too. must ieATe u.
hasten TO the front and nete toe pro
oeedings, for tbs sun IL getting low IA
the wesI. There are anxious watchers
for the absent wagon, Tor there are
many matrons who may by afflicted like
its inmate before the journey IL over,
aud they fear the strange and startling
psasiise OF the Oregon dostor will be
dangerous. Hut al the sun goes down
the sent wagon rolls into camp, the
bright, speaking face and CHEEKY look
Of the doctor, Who rides in advance, de-
clare without woIda that all h. we'll. and
both Enoaher and child are comfortable.
IL would fain now and here pas 3
passing tribute to that noble aud devat-
cd man, DIR. Whitman. will obtrnde
no other name upon tho reader, nor
would | his. were DO OF our party, or
even living; bat his stay With sis was
transient. th0agh the good he did vas
paFmans nt, AK be- has lone since died
az his post. From the tims he joiued
az on the Platte until be left Us ut Fort
Hall bis great experiences aud iraomit
able energy we're OF PRICELESS valuc To
the migrating column. His constant
advice. which We knew vas based on a
knowledge ~ the road before us, was
Travel, travel, travel; nothing elss viii
iake yon 10 the end Of your jlarnsy;
nothing IL wisa that does not help yon
along, nothing II good for yoa thaa
causes a moments delay His great
authority ~ q physician aud eosnplcte
saocess iH The Gaia above referred to
saved ne many prolonged aud perhaps
ruinous delsya froua similar CAUSES. and
10 10 no dispAmRenent 10 others 10 say
thss 30 no other individual are the emt,
grants Of 1873 ~ mucA indebted for the
successful ooEslueipn Of Their issfney
~ 10 DIR. MaTcas whitman.
The eneampnsnt ID o good QUE. Oae
Of the cauass tlsal threatened meeh tn.
tufv DELAY has lust been = moved By the
aktil and energy u that sReod angel OF
the tmiRrants. Dr.. Whitman. epd u has
lifted load from tue hearts OF the el.
dera Many Of tkeas have ASS mbisd
arosne the 9osd d,sotar, At the tsnt ~
she pilot, (whpah Ia hts hame foF the
tips hslngl and are giving krave attnn
aion 10 hls wise aud eneFgetio el,akss.i.
The ezr wufn pilsi sits aioof. qaiptiy
esBakinR his plIse.I iof ha kno,ss Tue
brave docsor ~ WFtngthsnine his hands.
Bus tlme passe~i ,t,s. watch IL ses sos be
night. Even The dactar angi
the pilot have tiaisssea their eoaliiaeattal
intttvieu, and have separated tor tbs
aisht"
De. whitman tean weht ahead and
isoon wrote back q letter stating that the
Eslhnlio mtSs,o.safiss h-d discovered,
by the help Of their Fisihead sniee, y
pass threukh thB ,ncaniAins by gas ~
Fort kstd2er, whlell Sss shorter seai,
the old Foute, and tie enigFknss falldws d
this r0ale Ia their advantage.
Nothina more Of special iglensst ca
anrfsrd antsl thty neAohsd Furg Hsli.
THIS VAS heid Is thR Hudson kAy CoaE.
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