The Newtown bee., 1904-11-18
To California In 'M.
STOR Y FROM THE DIARY OF
 GLOVER HAWLEY,

Brought Out In a Vivid Way
 By the Pen of E. L.
 Johnson.
 Scribner's magazine for June, 1904, has an article headed, "Newly dis covered personal records of Lewis and Clark" and goes on to say: "Within the past few months there has been discovered in New York City mass of manuscript material, which throws much new light on what is generally regarded as the most romantic chapter in the records of American eXplOra- tion-the trans-cOntinental expedition made by Lewis and Clark in 1S03-06. '' Then follows a brief review of the of fcial journals of that hardy enterprise, quiring of the vast northwestern ter ritory by the United States, out of which have been carved the great states of Oregon and Washington, each an empire in extent. A very fitting thing it is that preparations are now under way to open the Lewis and Clark Centennial exposition in Port land, Ore, in May, 1905. How natural it is for the human mind to be ever reaching out for some new thing, and the farther off it is, the more eagerly it seems to be sought after, even to the neglect or oversight of some inter- eSting event or history at our own door. The little band of Newtown men who went to California in 1849, a Il of whom were known to many now living, were pioneers in great under taking that culminated in opening the vast territory that is now com priSed in the great state of California. Some of them braved the dangers of a long ocean voyage around Cape Horn, others by the Isthmus of Panama and the Nicaragua route, each and all an- imated by the same fixed purpose "bound for the land of gold" In the l case of the Newtown adventures, all lived to return to their homes, and after lapse of more than half cen tury the carefully written diary and correspondence of Glover Hawley has, in part, been loaned to place before the public. All the more interesting, because written with no idea of it's ever being put in print. For 40 years after his return he lived in Newtown and was one with us in all the incl dents of town and social life. Now that he has been gathered to his fathers, these messages seem to come uo us dilaooO do "lIelesS e!Gsldphy,
 connecting the present with the al most forgotten past.-[E. L. Johnson. Rio, April 12, 1849. The vessel that takes our letters to l New York has been detained and did not sail yesterday. She leaves to-day. Our passengers have everything on board, fruit, etc., preparatory to sail ing, which l hope we shall do to-day. bought 125 oranges for 50 cents. They are very large and nice. They are very plenty in market-two for a dump. Bananas are four to six for a | dump. They are about the size and shape of a cucumber. l am quite fond of them but eat sparingly, fearing | they will make me sick, not being used to them. They are eaten here for | food in raw state or cooked. They are said to make excellent pudding.
 | Since we came here number of yes sells have come in, bound for Califor- nia, and brought the New York Her. ald up to the 18th of February. It is very refreshing to get hold of one of | them. The California news all reaches here by way of New York. Some of the vessels are in trouble with their captains. Several have had their trial before the United States consol for abusing passengers. One of the cap 1 UdluS IS ScuU uOut3 duO ny oil dCCOuuUS some others ought to be. 1t is great misfortune to get into such difficulty. It makes so much detention. Some have been here three weeks and see no prospect for sailing for some time yet. 1 think we ought to be satisfied with ours, although quite number before reaching this port were highly wrought up and determined to have him tried before the conSOl and l dis liked coming into Rio for fear it would be done, but after hearing the com plaints of others, our boys have said but little about it. have always told fault, it was in being too lenient witf them and letting them run over him Among 200, you may expect some fel- lows who will be hard to manage. do not think myself he is very well calculated to do it.
 He is good seaman and very care
 full, which I consider of more conSe Iquence than anything else. I fear yot and Mother Shepard will suffer much
 from anxiety on my account. w
 are all in good spirits, we'll ant
 hearty, and as yet have had noth'
 ing to discourage us. The pass long, but all the vessels have beer
 troubled with head winds and but fev
 have done better than the Rober Bowne. If we can have good wind { after leaving Rio, we can reach Gap Horn in two weeks. It would be use less for me to say that would like t { see you all. That you know already I meet with many curiosities here, bu must leave all such till my return.
 Z am now called on for my letters. S is now certain that we sail tomorrow
 so l close with much regard. Fron , your far distant,-[G. Hawley.
 As an incident to the series of art z cles now being run by B. L. Johnso a it may be said that the MT Lissey y ;; spoken of by MT Hawley in his dia1 was Richard Lessey of New Fairfield
 brother of Mrs B. G. Hoyt of Ridg'
 field and uncle of Mrs Frank Wrigf
 of this place. MT Lessey was accon
 panied by others from that tow - among them being man by the nan
 of Hopkins. Mrs Hoyt, on beir
 spoken to of the incident, said sf
 well ;remem bered it, that it took s \ months for the voyage, and on tf } way out MT Lessey made many frient in his efforts to cheer up his fello ] vOyagerS, who were many of the taken with sickness in some form.
 Lessey was taken ill with fever SOC
 after his arrival in California al
 died, and his body was brought bat
 to New Fairfield for interment.
 The following is the correct vote (
 representatives for Newtown: Jol
 J. Northrop, 1st district, 238, 2d d.
 trict, 184, total 422; Edward w. Ire = 1st district, 22l, 2d district, 191, tot
 4l2; Wilson M. Reynolds, 1st distri<