Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-11-04
Ihf sIvlR on LosI souLs.

The Kansas City Star says:
Over thru centuries backward and D..
fore the Isquisltive De Soto hsd lighted
hls rsmp nrcs on the hanks of the Me
slsslpui. the apanlarvia had achieved two
srttIcments In thls land of the Occidenf--
santc 70 and ~. Augustine. Thy had
no knowledge Of the country which lay
brtwceu thcse points az lie lnhabltants.
AZ 10 what might he the dangers and
dcadfslls Of . Journey from Que place to
another, they wcrr NJ biaDdly Ignorant
as of the history of the moon. Hut THIS
Ignorance Affected them not, aud full of
the uneasy spirit of the hour military
Marty In Ssntr We resolved on an over
land expedition On ~. Augustine. Thy
knew a.. distance. for they could hguIr
the latitude and Longitude. and they
could get the direction by the compass;
but this VAS the sum of their know ledge.
The expedition. numbering some hun
drr,is of men. left Santa fe late In the
summer, and crossing the mountains at
the Ration Pass, the present route of the
santa De Railroad, they campct that
winter on the present siie of Trinidad.
The grass MAS long In the valley, the
game VAS plenty on the hills, their own
stores we're ample, aud. sending back to
santa We Tor minstrel aud glee maiden,
these gentlemen % the sword. With vine.
women, and song, got In az gay q season
ne they ever have since. Ihose old ions
were lad. % spirit aud possessed high
hearts as we'll as q taste Tor travel. he
fore ihem 90 the eastward, as far 30 the
eve could sweep, spread the de.ert un-
confined. What MAS to be met there
they knew not, but their lack of knosl.
edge was confident With an equal lack OF
care.
With the melting 10 the SHOWS Ia the
spring Sunshine their women aud camp
followers returned to Santa he. The
last hani wss wa,ci goot-bye, the last
siios Mas uttered, and the explorers
turned their rc.olute faces Tan the work
In hand. They marched dawn the val
lev of the little muddy river which nows,
q. YOU Rad this, through tb. io~n 20
Trlui.isd. The one. Who we're Ia return
Ia SAINTS re Watched them FOE mlics, a.
Sisted by the CLINT ~ The sun on steel cap
aud harness. AZ last they ~er- hldien
In willo~. Gar down th. valley, sni TIT.
va. the last that ~as ever known of
thsm.
With th. last Zap of the Last banner u
VAS q. u they hal marched out II ex-
I.trnc,, and whether they sunk la the
river, peri.he,i la the drifting SHOWS, or
~.r. don. Ia death by Indians, wss
never told. No .lgn or trsc. 81 TIL. cx.
petition ar IL. peopl. Vas ever found.
There VA. somsihlns .o e.ric sni N.Y.
ierioas In the compict. dlsappcarsnc. ~
TIL. baud, something 40 dark In the az
lenc. of their fate, that th. SUPERSTITION.
>pinisrl mad. th. .ign 10 Tho holy cro.s
whsn b. recalled u. With that Effort At
Recommendation which Was tie spirit 81
that time, the little muddy torrent In
who.- valley th. l"., IN plof.r. last we're
SEN va. cail~l VI I,lo dc Ia. Anims.--
'sIhs River 10 Loaf souls" III. va.
IA. spanish nam. when sahl.,ts, Chou
teau, IIent, Carson, ~. Nrain, and other
Representatives of tho French Fur Com
piny 20 ~. Ioal. hr.t .sw IL. kno~ins
nothing of the story aud s.sists,i onlS
by their infrrrncc. drawn FROM tbs
name. thea translated the spt.-llstlon
Into tb. I'urgs,olrr. when ia. l"cunil
balI.s hacker ~ th. overland trail Got "a
n, Ia hi. frv.,-snI-c.sy frrnch h. calle,i
II .the rick.tNirc." Every brand !,
ever had .till .tlck., and you sill hn''
th. lliil. ,agrant 70 q stream paf.uins
u. gii.iening mission Ia the ..s With ~
many name. a. n,.mbsr ~ the Briil.'
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