Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-04-07

were rocky and steep. Much Of the food
stored in the boats had been spoiled by
wetting and had to he abandoned. From
this point Arnold sent two Indian messen-
gers to Canada, one 10 friendly citizen
and one TO Gen. Schuyler The first be
trayed his trust and delivered IA letter to
the British authorities and the other failed
to reach Schuyler
For sixty miles farther the Kennebec
was followed, and then IL was necessary to
break away and cross over the highlands
TO Dead river The carrying place here was
about twelve miles long, but two or three
small ponds shortened the distance some
what, and in some places oxen could he
used. The men, however, had to travel
with heavy burdens and the way was cut
up by rayines swamps, rocky places and
tangled thickcts. On the ponds the men
propelled the boats by oars or poles, and
sometimes waded 10 their armpits and
hauled at them with ropes. Between the
ponds everything had 10 be carried. On
reaching Deal river Arnold reviewed the
situation. He had $50 sound men left and
provisions for twenty-five days. He ex-
pected 10 reach French settlements on the
Chaudiere in ten days If fortune favored
him. A block house was constructed 20
shelter the sick soldiers that had 10 be left
behind and the expedition pushed on up
Dead river. For some distance the Jour
ney progressed favorably, but on the 23d
Of October a terrific rainstorm came on in
the night while the soldiers were encamped
in valley near the river The stream
oyerlowed, rising eight feet in a few
hours, and it was with great difficulty that
everything was saved and gotten afloat
once more. The course Of the channel was
obliteratcd by the flood, and in the confu-
sion seven boats were overturned and their
loads Of provisions lost
This was looked upon as serious disas-
ter, and fell upon the second division, with
which Arnold was travelling at the time
Morgan was on ahead with his riflemen,
and two divisions, under Lieut.. Coils
Greene and Enos, were following. Arnold
now sent back all his sick, and instructed
Greene and Enos TO do the same, and to
bring forward all their well men with
fifteen days provisions. All possible haste
was urged in these instructions. The dis
lance from Dead river to Chaudiere lake
was thirty miles, and twelve days pro-
visions were still on hand. The rain, which
began on the 30, changed tosn and ice,
and the Dead river near its source was
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marshes. The soldiers with Arnold labored
faithfully and dragged or pushed their boats
through, reached the highlands between
New England and Canada, and after an
other portage Of four miles came 10 Me-
gantic lake the source Of the Chaudiere
One half Of the journey had been accom-
plished.
About this time Arnold was joined by
two small bodies Of scouts that had ex-
plored the wilderness IN advance Of the
column aud Sounded the feelings Of the
French settlers on the Chaudiere. The
trials Of these pioneers and their heroic en-
durance have not been surpassed In the
history Of adventure, and strangely enough
they have had faithful chronicIer. One
Of the scouts was boy named Henry, and
late in life he wrote out a story Of the ex-
periences Of himself and comrades. They
Jared very well until they reached the
CARRYING place between the KenDebec and
Dead rivers. At this point the party di-
vidod, the weaker members remaining be
hind, the stronger pushing on. They were
reduced 70 two meals n day, consisting Of
half biscuit and half an inch square Of
raw pork. Their only shelter from pelting
storms of rain and sleet WAS the foliage Of
evergreens. When they had discovered