The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-09-15

M6SSrS. Anderson and Sloan
D6Gid6d to Return
on JULY %.
Accident on a Raft and a
a Sensational Can
uOn Passed.

On May 18th the party camped
seven miles from what is known as
Moody's First each, called so by rea-
son of Canadian mounted policeman,
being sent across the frontier with
party of men, buried part of his sup
plies in the ground, this burying being
called a each. On the 10th the party
travelled seven miles and was still
eight miles from the each, q thing tie
natives refuse to account for. On May
2lst and 22d it rained and the party
remained in camp on the Omineca
river. On the 23d q log bridge was
built across the canyon of the river.
Over this bridge supplies and provi-
sions we're carried and cached, and the
party returned to what is known as
Summit, where it remained for several
days, and where it had cached about
half of its provisions. They found the
provisions all right and were about to
bring them up to the canyon for fur
ther transportation. But in looking
for the horses Schmidt got lost, and it
was only after great deal of yelling
and calling that he got back with his
comrades. He was going in an entire
opposite direction from them. The
little party had the same experience
crossing the river, holding on the tails
of the horses to keep from being swept
away, etc., and got back to the Ominecs
river on the 3Oth, only to find that the
water in the river had raised four feet
since their crossing it the first time,
and that it had swept their bridge
away. Instead of rebuilding the
bridge rope was stretched across the
canyon, and by the aid of pulley the
provisions and men we're got across,
only one of the number having
been dipped in this process. The
ponies we're all made to swim across.
This proceeding occupied all of the
3lst, and the month of May had gone
with our party still quite a distance
from their goal.
On June 1st the party covered eight
miles. On the I'd it trudged along
slowly and on the Sd it camped in the
valley Is miles from Ft. Graham. On
the 4th the camp was five miles from
Fort Graham, where four Indians
we're met. The party had to swim the
horses across the river near here and
push the stuff across the river on logs,
which we're made for the purpose, and
of which there was an endless quantity.
When the party woke up the next
morning four bucks, five squaws and
lot of papooses we're within two rods
of them-all hungry. They asked for
something to eat and we're given some.
That day the party attended an Indian
funeral in Ft. Graham, small house
being placed over the remains of the
deceased, as last rite.
The party we're at Ft. Graham all of
the 9Th, and looked over the store and
dwelling house of the Hudson Bay
Co., and on the 7th started back to the
each on the Omineca river, and it took
from that time to June 14th to get
back to Ft. Graham with the supplies.
On the 18th everything was repacked
for starting, and on the 18th start up
the river was made, but it commenced
to rain, and it rained all night and all
of the next day, and the party camped
on high level plain. Later the camp
was moved six miles into the woods.
The 18th and 18th found the party
silent, on account of the rain, and on
the 10th creek was crossed, where
the party got some moose meat from
ian Indian, which they roasted, and
relished very much. On the 2lst the
party didn't move on account of rain.
On the 22d the party came to Big
Creek and overlook New York and
California expedition. On the 23d
Icamn waa established on the Creek. on