The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-11-03

meat. because Il could not be trans.
ported, and IA the army ncarcd Vim.
cCnnCs wild animals became scarce, 50
that the men began to suffer from hun.
ger when within but few days of
their journeys end
Clark made almost supcrhumnn cf II
forts in urging forward his chilled wa \
ter soaked rootsorr command 10 Il
ward the end of the long march de- Il
cidcd fall Of temperature added ice /
TO the water through which our daunt-
less patriots wadcd and swan for .
miles. The wind shifted northwcstrr-
ly taking ON searching chill. Each .
gust. indeed, seemed to shoot wintry
splntcrs into the very marrow of the
mems bones. The weaker ones began /
to show the approach of utter cNhnus
ton just at the time when n final squirt |
Of unfinching power was needed. |
True. they struggled hcroically, but ia.
ture was nearing the ineXorahic limit |
Of endurance. Without food, which
there was no prospect of getting, col !
lapse was sure to come.
Standing nearly waist deep In frccz
ing water and looking out upon the
muddy, scalikc flood that stretched far
away to the channel of the Wabash
and beyond, Clark turned to Beverley
and said. speaking low. so as not to
be overheard by any other Of his of
ticCrs or mon:
is 1t possible, Lieutenant Beverley,
that we are to fail. with Ninccnnes al.
most In sight OF u.s."
"No. sir. Il Is not possible" was the
firm reply Nothing must. nothing
can, stop us. Look Mt that brave child!
He sets the heroic example"
Beverley pointed as he spoke at a
boy but fourteen years old, who was
using his drum rs n float to bear him
mp while he couraEeously swan beside
the men
Clark's cloudcd face cleared once
more. you are right" he said. Come
on! We must win or dic!'
Sergeant Dewitt" he added, turning
TO an enormously tall and athletic man
near by, take that little drummer and
his drum on your shoulder and lead the
way, and, sergeant, make him pound
that drum like the devil beating tan
bark"
| The huge man caught the spirit of
his commanders order. In twinkling
he had the boy astride of his neck with
the kcttledrum resting on his head,
and then the rafting music began.
Clark followed, pointing onward with
his sword The half frozen and totter.
ing soldiers sent up a shout that went
back to where Captain Bowman was
bringing up the rear under orders 10
shoot every man that struggled or
shrank from duty.
Now came time when not Il mouth
full Of food was left. A whole day they
floundered on, starving, growing faint
or ut every step. the temperature fall
ing, the ice thickening. They campcd
on high land, and next morning they
heard Hamilton's distant sunrise CUR
boom over the water.
zone half ration for the men," sale
Clark, looking disconsolately in thu
direction whence the sound had come
Just five mouthfuls apiece, even. an,
| I'll have Hamilton and his fort with
in forty-eight hours"
1--WE will have the provisions. colonel
or | will die trying to get them" Boy
erley responded. depend upon me"
They had constructed some canoe
) in which to transport the weakest o
the men.
II will take n dugout and some pick
, ed fellows. We will pull TO the WOO,
} yondcr, and there we shall find SOM
kind of game which has been forced 4
shelter from the high water"
1t was cheerful view of a forlor,
hope. Clark grasped the hand extend
ed by Beverley and they looked en-
coura gingly into each others eyes.
, Oncle Jazon volunteered to go in tn
: pirogue. He was ready for anything
! everything.
II can't shoot woth cent" h
7 whined as they took their places In tn
cranky pirogue, but might jes' haI
p, pen to kill squirt or Il elephant o
4 somepin mother"
. VERY wellv shouted Clark In lout
e cheerful voice, when they had paddle
l away to considerable distance. "Brin
: the meat to the woods on the hill yor
| uer, pointing 10 ulStdnt iSihnu-hh
a ridge far beyond the creeping fioo'
wen be there ready to eat it!'
n He said this for the ears of his mel
!. They heard and answered with stra,
Il Cling but determined chorus of al
:, prevail They crossed the rolling GU
J. rent of the Wabash by tedious pro
i ess OF ferrying, and at last four
g themselves once more wading in baC
d water up to their srmpits, breaking IL
y an inch thick as they went. 1t W,
It the closing struggle TO reach the hip
It wooded lands Many OF them fell e
l. hausted, bat their stronger comrad
lifted them. holding their heads abO'
d water. and dragged them on.
d Clark, always leading, always inspi
Is ing, was first to set foot on dry Ian
Ie He shouted triumphantly, waved b
1t sword and then fell to helping the mn
le, out OF the freezing flood. This accoI
TO plished. he ordered fires built, b