Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-13

been captured and not soul left alive
Groups of trains joined together for pro-
! lection. The next evening early we came
up to beautiful lawn-like camp. where
were some sixty wagons waiting anxiously
| our arrival. As we grouped our little train
| of some eleven wagons to one side of the
camp we were once more safe and happy
| although looked upon by the rest with
some awe and much interest.
NIGHT STAMPEDE
For day or two we had long tram
| but feed being scarce we soon broke ur
| into our own groups again. One evening
| soon after, We camped in beautiful valley
shut IN by mountains. One canyon slight
| ly wooded ran straight off to the south
some two or three miles, but it seemed 10
come out of some very rugged mountains
| which, as evening came on, threw gloom
and shadow over the entire camp and val
| ley. The guards were thrown out; all was
strangely quiet, the moon was three-quar-
tiers gone and clouded; it was quite dark,
| and yet the atmosphere gave out strangely
colored light. About midnight we were
| all awakened by an alarm, and distant
| thunder-like rumble or noise Word was
| given, The Indians have stampeded
the horses and danger is near US again.
Away up the canyon we could hear them
| go. The men picked up some arms and
went after them. We were also get
ting ready to follow, when one OF
| the ladies came to me and said
Do you know that every man has
left camp but yourself and NJ, who
says he IS sick, but who seems frightened
Suppose the Indians are lurking near us fol
| plumber and murder should they see tbs
men going away?' The thought seemed
very reasonable and suggestive. She cool
and bold, said; You keep an eye out
with your double-barreled gun. I'll gel
two or three more guns out of the wagon
and bring them to you" On her return
we stopped down and with our eyes
swept the brow OF the hill on which
we were camped to see if in any
| direction the head of skulking Indian
| appeared. 1t seemed but moment or two
when she touched my elbow and pointed
| in direction away from that which the
men had gone and in the direction of q
| stream Of water and its dark line of woods
| The hill was quite abrupt on that side Ii
was at once apparent to US that what we
saw was
A~CRAwLISG REDsKIS.
/ y,
| sure enough there was the hatless head
and the closely wrapped shoulder. Max
ing both barrels ready, raised the gun
slowly to my shoulder. There was light
enough to get good sight of the head and
shoulders. Whispering, she said, " Don t
let him get too close, or he will
rush on us, if he sees u.s." Turn
ing my eyes to the right and
to the left, no one could be seen bat
this one. We could see the blanket dangle
from the shoulder Knowing that both
barrels of the gun were loaded with buck
shot and slugs, it was plain that he could
any moment be forever halted, and also as
evident that there need be no hurry about
it, She whispered, Shoot why don I
you?" l was about to shoot, when still
higher rose the figure, and its bold and
steady approach sent a thought of doubt
through my mind soon the garb which
covered the lower portion of the body as
Stunning a dress appearance, and slowly
down came the gun. 1t was a lady
friend who in the early part of the alarm
had gone down TO the creek for some
water. | could not speak a word. but she
pleasantly said: Its all right Just heard
the men call to each other and say, The
horses are all secured. | could not reply;
the realization of the nearness to a
fatal mistake occurring made me
specifies and gave me my first real fright.
ielady who was near me said, "Oh, mercy
you have just had close call; he had
the double-barreled gun aimed on you
and was just begging him to shoot; we
thought You q skulking Indian" My
friend quickly replied: Gracious me! is
hit me or anything else in day
light, let alone in such darkness as this"
LAID AWAY IN THE DESERT.
After passing through many alarms and
severe trials, dust and heat hunger and
thirst, and when within ten days of Carson,
on a sandy plain, where water clear as crys-
tal but hot and poisonous, tempted and
tantalized, we early one morning, after
travelling several miles, halted our sad and
dragging train. The suns rays were as
waves of fire and the broad plain gliStened
with alkai. II was as il life here had de-
parted forever and death was king. Avery
few of US walked NJ the side
Of barren, lonely hill Two
were carrying the remains Of little
"Ginnie --, aged 3 years, Z months and
5 days In that great heap, covered with
hot sands, we silently laid her, without q
song, an audible prayer or single flower.
Doubtless some OF our party seldom think
Va tIidL grave III tic uCSC1 l. Dul ~ d 4Cslel
two hearts it is the greenest and most pre-
cious spot on all the earth.
REACHING HABITATIoEs.
Soon we were out from the desert, and
the first little town, Silver City. was found
then Empire Mill and Carson; from there
to Washoe valley, where we campcd with
in a few rods of the Ophir Mill. To the
cast was beautiful little lake, backed by a
small mountain range, inside of which, we
were told. was located the new town of the
future-Virginia City. The country, the
roads, the buildings, all, were new, and
teemed with life and animation. Passing
on through Carson, we came to this State
over the old Placerville road. After wind