Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-18


To get home was n passion that made the
heart bleed, and other wounds aud smaris
were for the time horrors TO lc borne but
not avoided. The journey was resumed In
spite Of the storm.
When tho fugitiycs drew near the Union
lines the danger Of cnpturc increased. for u
Gordon OF mountain rangers patrolled tho
region to head oil my fortunate ones who
got thus far on tile journey homrwatd,
The mountains were simply barren wastes,
the few cabins had TO bo Stunned. aud the
only food to he had was Wild game, which
the rifles Of the "lycrs out" brought down.
In the uplanda the poor fellows we're
bounded by "mnRer-," and In the valleys
mounted Confcdcratci dashed about on all
sides.
AZ length the party reached tho vicinity
OF Bulls gap, u railway pass through tho
mountains, aud guarded by Union troop,
as an outpostof Knoxville. This chief scout
announced that the gap was fifteen miles
from the foot Of the hin, whence II was ilr,t
sighted. and that once reached the refugees
would bo safe. This news stimulated the
men anew. mud they started down the
mountain with their eyes riycird on tho
gnp for fear. a. Drake says, II would take
wings aud flee. Alasl alasl IhouHcXpyctcd
happens In war II nowhere else.
Tho pnp didn't exactly take wings aud
Zee, but the ubiquitous Gen. breckenridge
with Hn army at his back, fell like "a thuu.
dcrbolt upon the Union garrison a. tho
pass, defeated and routed the entire i1ruo
aud hurled them backward ut mounted
double quick pace toward Knoxville; amt
prcstol the gap was closed la the very faces
" tho yoaruing eyed, broken bodied pill.
grims. Think Of II; NJ the end Of those
| terrible weeks Of endurance aud suffering
10 lind a hostile army springing aerus, tho
| path NJ - bound, and IT, scouts and patrols
beating every bywEy and bush Ia the 70.
/ glon for the luckless strays of tho fleeing
ruomy.
| a young woman Of the mountains volun.
| teorcd TO scout toward the gnp aud bring
nows to the refugee camp. She simply
learned that Breckenridge wis sweeping
the country ot Union troops and marching
upon Knoxville,
AZ the same time II WIS discovered that
n hand Of Confederate parIisans were On
the trail OF the fugltives, and 90 escape thi,
new danger thcy'found comparative shelter
IN a Tayluc. Too Of the men who escaped
T. from the ear with Drake, Capts Todd aud
Grant, voutuTvd out to obtain ratlons,
MhlNh Ntit hANll httuptlt w hhtl N'lr nv
living on dry corn. During tho night
mounted men attacked biyouHc and the
refugees scattered, every man for him
self Drake struck out wildly, having
no guide but the firing OF the assailants,
aud determined to gct as far q, possible
from shat. lie ran and stumbled until hc
was compelled 10 halt and pull a stub from
hls heel, and then for n moment sensc Vt
his awful situation oycrpowered him with
despair
Yesterday NO near the realization Of his
wenrYsomo hopes and then suddenly east
hdriit, alone Ia u strange region, with enc
niles all about him aud starvation staring
him In the face. In this plight some Of III,
party found him. and with the fresh vital
ity Of these spirited mountalneers 10 en-
courage aud sustain him be set out again
for the Union picket lines, up the Hol,ior
river. ~ the end OF week they fell IN
with cavalry patrol and were once mon
under the protection Of the stars and
stripes. GEogGE l.. klLMEL