The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-02-11

dry wash. Here our cattle were STAN.
peded by a grizzly and ran away.
We were too feeble to follow and
never saw them more. We followed
on down the canyon to where there
was water in the bed of it. Thi. dis
appeared lower down. We came into
beautiful level valley three or four
miles wide-the Santa Clara valley.
There was no more water. / sat down
under an oak tree concluding to die
there, but was cheered by finding
acorns which we ground and ate.
my wife begged me try just once
more and / hobbled on. Getting
ahead of the party I sat down on a
little knoll. The wind brought me
the lowing of cattle. We pressed on
and getting to the top of a small d.
vide saw a rich country and 10000
cattle feeding. Soon one of the boys
discovered ranch UP on the hill.
An old Spaniard came out with his
servants, all armed; but on seeing
who We were and how nearly dead
welcomed us with great kindness.
When my wife and boys came up he
broke down and cried. When we
came to the ranch house his wife and
daughters fell on my wife's neck.
The Spaniard killed bullock and put
it where we could help ourselves.
We had no money but he said he wan
ted none. Starved as we were we ate
heartily and came near killing our
selves. We camped at the ranch a.
ggPDees and then game over to Los An.
tied around my feet for shoes. L
weighed on'y sevsnty-five pounds.
though l am six feet tall. the party
which went by the Spanish trail
reached Los Angeles in December
ABRAvE WOMAN.
Mr. Brier says little of his wife, but
all members of the famous party hold
her name In reverence. She had with
her two boys, aged seven and four
years Throughout all the frightful
hardships OF the march not once did
her courage tall her, not once did she
falter. One pony was the only horse
| i'm the outfit. This she rode occasion
ally, but most of the time walked with
the men. Nothing could daunt her.
Her very courage kept up her strength
and when the men were too weak 10
tasten the little packs upon the oxen it
was she who came to the rescue. Her
courage and her nobility stand out
against the dark background of the
desolate wanderings of the party like
a silver star of hope and courage and
an admonition 'Never give up"
| On the morning of the day the Fran
cisco ranch was reached not even Mrs.
Brier was able to urge seven OF the
men onward, and they were left be
hind to meet what seemed certain
death. The Spaniards, however were
made to understand that some of the
party were behind, and starting out
promptly they brought all safely In
, Mr.. Cotton, who is man trif.e Over
6 feet tall and of mucular builC
weighed but IS pounds when hi
reached the ranch.
This is the true story OF the emil
> grant train of 40 which crossed th
great desert. Fiction writers have
pictu red Death valley as Uttered will
human bones about where camp fire
had been and written graphic tales o
= many deaths by starvation. But tn
: reality is grim enough without resol
to fancy. The march of the JayhawE
. ers was attended with almost unpara
: leled suffering.
), Of the men who made this terribl
e march in search of fortune but fou
! teen survive Their names and &C
: dresses are as follows John b. 90
q ton, Kansas City; Alonzo c. Ola
" Galcshurg. I'LL. Luther A. Richard
- Moscote. Neb. Charles b. Mecur
!, Ripley, La. John w. Piummer, To
'r Ian, ILL.,; Edward F. bartholomew
!. Pueblo, COL; Urban P. Davidso
y. !" Fremont, Wyo.; John Groscu
;" Cahto, Cal. John l.. West, Colon
Cal. !; l.. D. Stevens, San Jose, Ca
Harrison FAM, Amelia City, Ore
We Edwin Doty, Goleta, CAL. Thorn
s.. Shannon, Los Gatos, Cal. Rev.
oil. w. Brier, Los Angeles, Cal.
wo Mrs. Brier, it is understood by n
try Cotton, is still living. One of I
,ts boys who was with their mother
uf. the trip died after reaching manho'
led Of the others of the party the fole
tbs tells the story:
at Captain Asa Haynes, Knoxville, !
We died March %, 1889; Sidney 2. !
de. gerton, Blair, Neb.. died January
ere 1880 Thomas McGrew, died In