- JUL ,- i - a DBG CHRONICLE J a C. EICKOK, Editor. 0. N. WORDEIJ, Printer. LEWISBURG, UNION CO., PA., FEBRUARY 19, 1851. Yolnme VH, Wnmher 47. Whole Number 3S9. LEWIS B A HrmerstviiEST riaiLT Jmnui, Issued vn Wednesday mornings at Lru-isburc, 1'iiitin county, Pennsylvania. TFft V.S'. Jl-i'" y,-nr. fur -ar-h actually in ailrnnre: if pairrilhiti llirf month'.: $-J.ml it pai.l within a v-ar: if nf-t !'a,'t '"r'' "' V4 ar -xi,in-.s ; 5 prntsf-tr 'n.rl'.- mini). ts. Sul.seriptUins lor fix months or l.-sn. to jh- ia'l t" n'lanii Pix-ontinunnci-s optional with the l'ui'1'.ii'i'r. oxo-jit wh-n the year is paiil up. Advertisements lirttiiioni ly iiiN-rUsl at M cent rr ,(Lr,., ,,ni wwk. fl fr wwk. $ n yi-ar: two urnv, tl tir s mnnltiK-$" f-r a yt-ar. M:-txantiI- atvrrtuie m "its. wt ri.r.lm.i "Of loiirlh of a column. Jl. .Mil WoKK aiul nir-ual atlvvrUm'mrnts to be paid for wli n haiil.il n r .loliv.-r.-l. Ccnmamcation licit4-il on all Hil-jiy-t: ftf pm-ral l, n not within tht nniire of party or i-i-taT-ian cmitot. ;l lftt-Ts must com- pot (taitl. aii-imiani:l l.y the r'al aiir-jis of th. wriUT. to r'-w-ivt- xtti-nti.in. tt.Th'e rlatiii'X rxrlii-iivvlv to tin- Klitori:il Itepartrn'-nt. to W d r.--t-l to Hf.sttT HicKoic. K... blttr and thue on 3 trhH on Mark-'t street, nrtw.i-n s- wni anil Ttunl. nwr ifc, IW 'itn.v. Bruce made a spring, and catching Barna by by the bosom of the shirt, tore it open, displaying his red flannel "when Mr. Barnahy himseli wears a red flannel coat, concealed under a blue one !" The effect was electrical ; Barnaby was beat at his own game, and Bruce gained the cause." N. O. Picayune. For the Lewisbnrg Chronicle. V O. X. WOllllKN. I'roi.n.'U-r. TO A BT "N'OVIS." Oil, it is sweet surpassing sweet That'guslims, guileless passion Love! Wheiher iti halls where proud one meet. Or hearts warm p n ing in the grove. The light that paints the radiant eye. The fljmc that flashes through the cheek, V here siqh finds no responsive sigh, Nor shrines, with breasts dismembered, reek- II.illi purer streams than they can know, ho strangers to its joy have been, jyrhe fallowing lines were sung to a piano accompaniment, by a lady at a social party the o'her evening, for our esj-ecial benefit. A copy has been politely furnished, at our request, for publication, and we hasten to lay them beloie our ! And deeper thrills than e'er can flow, readers though not without some faint misgivings ! ""D every oilier lounl willim. that we shall hear -funalieitm'' muttered with o vo;ee beneath the clouds of earth, oracular dignity through the tec ill of some of our Can comfort to the lone heat I give, cotemporaries. We regret we can not furnish the I' that untainted breath whose birth, ,, n .1. .1 vi . BhIs young All'ertion rise and live, ollv music a well as the words. 1 lie latter can J " ' 1 , . , .. . 1 he frame convulsej luu soul on lire iiot be tully appreciated wituoui ine lunner. En. Caauii. but none of the "critters.'' Distance, 30 miles. 1434. Wednesday, July 18 Kept down the river, with a good road, until 12 o'clock, when the river canoned, and wc were "brought to a stand.'' We, however, found a small trail leading south, around the western side of Ml. Turnbull, nnd started on it, but, unfortunately, neglected to water our animals, and fill our canteens, expecting to strike the river again in a day has been cloudy and pleasant lew miles. In this we were disappointed, j tanee, 16 miles 1480. We continued traveling south, leaving the' Friday, July 20. Coniintied down the signs of friendships had passed between us, we advanced to hold a talk with them; they were entirely naked, both male and female. We gave them to understand, that we wanted to reach the Gila river, at the mouih of the Rio San Pedro. They directed us upon a trail running down the ravine to the S. W., this we descended with little difficulty, for a lew miles, and encamped with water and grass. The , Dis- blade in view. This is certainly hard feed for our mules, but we can not rem edy it. We were visited this evening by some " poverty-struck" Apaches, mostly squaws and children, they wore no cloth ing but the simple beechcloth, which is made of buckskin. We ordered them to grass and the same traces of anHent set tlements. To-day we met two Pigmo In dians ; they said they were out after ' horses and mu'es to exchange with the) Who is the UseM Dan ? The three great essentials to religions usefulness, are pureness of life, constant activitv. and firm reliance in Got!. Verv American emiornnt,. Enc invwd on the I erroneous estimates are made of the comp river bank. Distance. 25 mi es. 1575. i arative usefulness of different individual.. Thursday, July 20. Dust and under-1 0ne judges that he whose lips are eloquent. at dark. Distance, 16 nii!es brush annoyed us very much in ourcoutse1 and whose feel are swift ; whose band down the valley. This afternoon we en-1 SPerns t0 have specie3 of reigjous ubiqui. leave 1516. . rrt .1 . 1 ... Sunday, July -'2 1 n.s morning me .ereo utn. i o.ik s wagon roaa, whtch ; 1Vf is accomplishing vast good. Perhaps Indians ni-aiti visited us ; they had nothing comes up from the east. This evening, a he is . haps he is doing more evil than to trade hut some jerked horsemeat, which pack mule company by Capt. Day. came good. Tiere may 8jnuo,j,ies 0f life. we did not relish, it v.e were out ol rmat. ; up ny it.ai route, i ney gave a very la- wni(.h dest . f faj cnarac,er . river behind us, and ascending mountain j ravine, withnct much interruption, ini They were very curious, handling and ex- j vorable account of the route which must self-seking may be so glaring that none can The Slave's Banjo Song. What are the joysof white men here? What are their pleasure?, say Me want ro j"?, no ills me fear. While I my banjo play. X sing all day, I sleep all night, I hab no care, my heart is light. Me link no what to-morrow bring, Me happy, so me sing. But white man's joys are not like these, He proud, and he is gay ; He great, he rich, he haughty, fine. While I my banjo play. He sleep all day, he wake all night. He hab much care, he heart no light. Murk he want, he Hi tie get. He sorry, so he fret. Me envy not de white man den, Me poor, but me is gay. Me glad at heatt, me happy when Me on the banj t play. I sing all day, 1 sleep all night, I hab uo care, my heart is light. Me link no what de morrow bring. Me happy, so me sing. 1 The breast upheaving like the surge The breast's warm pieans mounting higher, I That fling o'er Caie a floating dirge . Tell on the bosom's many strings, ' A welcome tale of Passion's power; : And trembling Nature meekly brings ! Her wildest throbs to Love's green Lower. the river. The Texians, Capt. Dixon's mess, and ourselves went on, toiling up the ravine, and finally came to what was apparently the end of the mountain we were upon. Two or three persons descen ded in search of water, and after a delay of an hour, reported an abundance of wa ter in the ravine. This was joyful news to us ; we had had none since morning, al though none of us were suffering for want of it. We wound around the end of the : .. .i j r. i i t j i i w- . . n r , T . iMuuutaiii, uuu ucaccuueu several iiuiiurcu otcs of a Seven Mon hs Journey to r , - , , , . . , fl . ,. J i feet, into a deep, dark, rocky defile, in the Far in the desert Thought may rove, In search of some oasis bright. Where ravished senses feast on Love, And dwell in more than human light Let me hut know thy heart will greet The love thy beaming eye bath moved ; For oh. 'lis sweet surpassing sweet To love, and be thyself beloved ! Lewihui bo, Feb. 14, 1851. ORIGINAL NARRATIVE. upon mountain." Found no water, and j wereacncuine una. iiere tne river cotnes it was to late to return to the river. On j foaming and tumbling out of one canon looking back, we could see the Gila flow-j "d immediately enters another. We ing of! to the S. W., and the liio San ' crossed, and commenced climbing the Francisco emptying into it directly north of j mountain on tha north side. This is the us. The latter appears to be a considera- j P0'"' WP'C Gen. Kearney reached the river, ble stream, running south, through a small a'1" four duy's of loiUome travel over the valley. Wes'illkeep our course up the j mountains, on the north side of the river, mountains, in hopes of finding water, but j 10 avJid the canon above. During the samo time, they lost a great number of animals. We have accomplished the same ol jfet, on the south side in two days, learful of having to encamp without it. The mules belonging to the Virginia and Ueddenburg mess began to fail ; they hal ted in a ravine, and declared they would j nd by traveling less than half the distance, go no farther, but return in the morning to i IJc had the celebrated Kit Carson for LII(3-RiI-A.; 'OItom ' "hich ran a small but pure rill guide ; we had none. The inexperienced will sometimes fall into gotid luck. Aguin passrd the Knickerbocker company, many of whom are destitute of provisions, an i were " nooning it" upon the fruit of the prickly pear a flimsy substitute for food. To day we met wi h the first of a new and singular kind of cactus. It is a tree with out limb or leaf, but with branches similar to the main stalk, putting out about half way up the trunk, it is an evergreen, flut ed and armed with prickles, or barbs. There are great numbers of these peculiar, ! uniming everything wilhin their reacn. e pieierauie to trie one we nave traveled, j ove h;m : or he may be one who know; Wo gave them some trifling presents, with ; They had passed through a number of;not pray fui trust in G))j A delec, in which they were much least d. Several Mexican villages, and had an abundance ' ei,nPr oflneae ntpticts j9 rad;ca. Too of the young t-qtiaws were passably good of leed for their animals, ('apt. Day has' lllcn way be f. ,3 ,e useutness looking, having regular features, an ex- his wife with him ; she is a Spanish of one whose character is principally neg ptessive touatenance, &. One of them man, and the first female emigrant wejat;ve- He has no marked and promineut had a paint stone, resembling red chalk, have seen on the rou'e. She was moun-. faults, he Js noihiog ostentatiously cor suspended from her neck, with which they : b d upon a mule, riding along in the train obtrusively, and men generally speak well striped themselves in our presence, using ' covered with dust, holding an umbrell i 0f hjm If we were to inquire why they their fingers for a brush, and spittle to mix ' over her head, and a child in her arms. prajse perhap the most they could with. After descending the river through j Distance, 25 miles. 160. I say would be, "He is an inoffensive and a number of canons, and crossing 6 times, j Friday, July 27. Karly this morn'u g harmless man." we emerged from the mountains upon a we were visited by a number of Pigmo! We may err in judging of the usefulness barren, andy flat, opposite where the (jnmo) Indians of both sexes. We find of men by the position which they occupy. io San Pedro empties into the Gila on ! we are encamped w ithin a league of their jf prominent.and attended with much eclat, the south side. We are much rejoiced to ' principal village. Wc have found a small 1 ,he multitude think that man excelling find ourselves again in an open country, patch of coarse grass, that has been re-! most others in inlljence and usefulness. It after several days of inrescant toil, to our j peatedly grazed off by the animals of may be so, and it may be tar otherwise, sf Ives nnd animals. Passed Saddle Back ; companies in advance of us, but it is much Tne prominence of his position gives em I'eak, which is situated on the south side j better than we have met with for """iV ' phasis to all hisacts ; and if men see almost of the river, a short distance above the j days. The condition of our stock, and as many fai,ieg as virtues, and as much mouihof the San Pedro. This mountain J the prospects of obtaining a supply of pro- ; ,hat is indiscreet as that is wise and true, has been appropriately named. for the sum-; vision, require us to remain here a cay they may not aficr all, be much the better nut very much resembles the scat of a : at least. e have been on short allowance for his influence, Here the Gila, which has for, for sometime Red Coat Vs. Red Shirt. Not long since, at a convivial party at which Mr. Webster and several diitin- It may be that another sadJIe. Here the Gila, which has for , for sometime. " e have had no bacon for, person, whom the world knnweth not and sometime been running almost south, 'two weeks; the last of it had melted , whose name will never be blazoned or changes its course to N. of W. We found! awsy u,,,il lh,re wsbut jtt!e left but the i chronicled, is exertin an influence, silent. yet beautiful trees growing on the south ! a fuw bunches of coarse crass, about 1 skin- Our supply of coffee ii begining to; jePp ari(j permanent, that will endure and ru. fokt smith, saxta fk uii.A BirEit, asd o( water. Here we encamped, and turned ! de of the mountains. We are now in o'clock, w hen we stopped and rested until ' 'a'l- e are obliged to drink it very , in-rease through many years, and in uo ZUJu 11 LH LAKt.A. innr nnimnla tin tin. irto n( Irm mniint.nin In the t inOtl J.anOS inil"e : thev are llllill. ' S it. I weak, without surrar. which with a scanty graze upon the scattered bunches or gram- J rocky, barren, and very difficult to pass, dark, saw numerous flucks of quails and , allowance of Mexican flour, has constituted ! actively and vigorously, prosecuting plans ma that grow amongst the rocks. We j oC w'cn we bod a specimen this afternoon, doves. This flat is covered with mezquite! our entire fare for sometime. The flour) of usefulness ; and every step, and action Frrm the Private Journal kept by WM. H. ClIAMHEltl.IN, or Liwissim, Ti. mezcal, which grows in great abundance CONTINUED. Sunday, July 15. The Virginians lost ' a mulrt yesterday, and Capt, Dixon found a good one, running loose. The bank of .amongst these mountains ; they had a fur- thp rivor is Art liPSPt with Underbrush and aniA nf ctnnn riiiill- in ta-hir-h thrv linker) if. gu.shed lawyers were present the conver- . me na po, get a suppy 0f The mezcal plant resembles the pine apple aation happening to mrn on me g. rr..- wn jthout extreme difficulty. Re-'somewhat in annearanoe. but is of more here found several deserted Indian huts, I e climbed three successive mountains, where they had encamped to prepare '.heir j ad then descended all at once, for a dis tance of two miler, over rocks, sharp stones, caclus, &c, and encamped in an arroyo, near ihe river, down which ran a small, clear stream of pure cold water, which was a most gratifying treat to us, lesaion, Mr. Webster related the following . nnd irraze ' Invnrinnt n-mwih nnd senrU nn n Inno s after a hard dn's march beneath a burn ... , . . :,: i . i ' o , - e-- -r - o story. eaonotpre.e,mi..g..Cu... ..:puraiiimals Some of our men tried to straight stalk, from 10 to 20 feet high, own peculiar and delightful style " When I was a young practitioner," said Mr. vi eostcr, "mere was uur, uuc mnu at the New Hampshire bar of w horn I was afraid, and that was old Rarnaby. There were but few men who dared to cnttr the lists with him. On one occasion, liarnady was employed to defend the suit for a piece of land, brought by a little, craobed cunning lawyer, called Rruce, ing sun. I ncre is no grass in the neigh borhood for our suffering animals. There is cotton-wood, ash, and willow, growing in this ravine. We found some small catch some fish, but met with poor success. bearing at the top a number of handsome I preferred gunning, and killed a few ; yellow flowers- Wc sent word of our auails. doves. Sr.'?.. saw a creat many long- cood fortune to those we left behind, but eared hares, but they were very wild. I they failed to come up think that their sour grapes, and saw a humming bird, a spent several hours in wandering over the animals will require several days rest be- j wren, nnd a ground squirrel. Distance, site of ihese ancient settlements, but could fore thev will he able to nroceed. A ran. i 0 miles 1500. - i limber, weeds, and but little grass, weather is very hot, no air stirring. tauce, 12 miles. 1528. i i 1 nei was ground by nana power, and contains j accompanied with prayer. While he is Dis- art the bran. Could our empty provision constantly moving forward, he is as con- saews oc repiem.snea wun a sacK oi nour, slan,v looking opwarf. He moves care- fully Ihoughtfully circumspect. What is done by his labors, and in answer to bis prayers, is not undone by the obliquities Monday, Jvly 23. There being a little1 and a few pounds of bacon, we would fee! grass here, we concluded to rest for the as happy aud contented us lords, nor envy day, and craze our stock, for from all ac-' t,ie epicure enjoying his choicestl uxuries. counts we will find but little feed on the! 'I bis is a pretty fix to be in, wanting the! of hjs life nnd conversation. The harmony balance ol our route. The day was ex- bare necessariesof life; but we have no rca-1 cr livig,iaboring and praying the power ccssively hot, and the small mezcal trees ( so ,0 complain, ProviJence has favored us, 0f example, works.and faith united these afforded us but poor shelter from the burn-j thus far.and we areonce more where we can . pive syrnmetry t0 the Christian man, and ing sun. The Virginians came up and 'n something to sustain life. Could eiTlcWDCy and .success to his endeavors for passed by us to-day ; the New York mil,e3 'ravel the Gila river route and carry ,ha highest usefulness N.Y. Evangelist. company a!s passed by us. heavy burdens, we might have reproached ' Tuesday, Jt-Iy 24 Our camp had been' ourselves for leaving Sinfa Fe with so' To the SpringfielJ Boys. 'pitched in a thicket of mrznuile and weeds, s"1'11 a supply, but that is impossible ; we! A lady met us in the street, the other Hruce's j f., l i rt a e. i .(i ,, find nothing but the pottery and founda- tual division of our small company mustl caturuay, juiy -i, -.ucr cross.ng me ,anJ mag an cary starl lhis mornii!g, , rnvc sei " no enngnnts on tne mute who; uay, a laiy we Uehght to meet, too, (by tions of buildings, denoting the existence of take place, which is much to be regretted, Poinl 01 a m0il ' mountain, c: l;lJ travl.t.d sevcra n)ics i,efre wp tarea tef r man ourselves, anJ many Mr; ne way; ana wun a tear upon her cheek, ana sour-mg as it her heart were broke, in commencing a ! she fuiteringly essayed to speak, and thus a once numerous people. The weather i after having traveled so far together. OurinSain rcached the Cil!- and ,hcn co,n-i discovered that one of our pack mules was menced the wining descent of the river, missing. After packing, it no doubt uan- worse. We were not Ions friendly disposition. Thev brought t Bowles ! Dear Mr. Boules! if you have several Indians ahead ol us, who no doubt IIS srrm!l quantities of wheat flour, very, mercy on our souls, and hold the feelings fjund Ihe prize, nnd drove it off into the conr;t. slme '"en corn.nnd watermelons,: ol a man, just pnt in the Kepublicao for some davs. has been excessively warm, provisions are fast disappearing, which rase was looked upon as good as lost when. and , injiirt;rcnt shade of a mezouite oblige us to push forward, while Ihev have ! lor tht'e apparently impassable dered into the thicket, and was left behind. barIcr w,,n !n'' P'gmc.s,. who showed a. the gentle creature spoke: "Oh. Mr, it was ascertained that Barnaby was re- ,ush is the only protection we have from 'a pretty good supply. Wc have little i canons w now our ""' Cl,ur!ie- Ve . Three of us started Lark, but there were , vc,y laineJ aoainsl him. The suit oa.ne on ,he scorcllin:, rays of llie slin We would ; breadstuff ielt, and but 4 or 5 day's rations . crossLlJ "le 9!,e,m '"nes in the course f..r trial, and Barnaby f.und th:.t Brucp ' prPcur tr.ivcling, if we could do so in justice of bacon, in this desolate region. There cf to-day's march, sometimes swimming had worked hard, and left no st me nn-:. : , ! arc some svnmore trets in this ravine. '. our mule? w,t,in2 cur pack, &c. The turned to gam the victory, i lie testimo- : Monday. July 10. Trail continues 1 rescmblin? the same species in the States ,,eu 01 me river in places is very rocuy , nns lnjj;ui3 , 0 in search of it .offering iiv for ihe plaintiff was very strong, and, I . ,iie:,llev of the river, which is from excentinrr the leaves. Distance. 20 miles and in ol!,ers '''i'ad of quicksand, ; ,,icm a ,a rCward. nnd amon-st other ' cure meat c,1,icm' il being the article weie walk free and clear, nor slide at all unless it could be impeached, the casCof;onc (J ,hrcc mjles wiJe passed more iHG4. . j which makes it unpleasant to ford. In j Wlll, gu wi,;, p0Wljer an(1 ball, upon the defendant was lost. I ruins, which were in a greater state of Thursday, July 19, The first step places the current as so rapid as to wash ; wh;ch they exclaimed, " mui bucno" (very : : t ..It.A... I r,Air.A . . . .i . I .1 1 : L 1 iVtn trfe fiC tho nniintc fi-Am limlr itw.m , . , r i ne principal ni i preservation, than any we had yet seen mis morning was to ascenu me nigti a no g o,)0(i,; ana set oil at lull sptcd. promising : motinlitins. We engaged two Pinon La- for which we ave them shirts and other! solemn law, a terrible law, that all those articles in exchnnge. We could not pro-! boys irho handshds draw, shall leave ihe most needed. Being an agricultural pco- j there ; will you, dear V Nor said she pie, they require w hat few animals they ' more, but raised her skirt and showed an have, for that purpose. We had hoped to. ugly looking hurt upon her ancle, and her exchange some of eur w eary mules for stocking was fractured awfully fractured fur the defence, Old Barnaby com- Jcl st;1I1jin;; 'e also saw some large ithin ravine.where in all probability Ihe rays j 'hey invariably recovered, nnd reached j n(.iticr thc ir),);an r tie mule came, and 1 fr0-'h -!tck 1,lit weu disappointed, and , shocking ! The mute appeal was eloquent mrnced a furious attack on this witness, ; stom.S) j,o!w(.j ollt in ,ho shapeofa mor- 'of the sun never reach. We almost des-; i"e snore in saict. in mcsc iremenaous ; we hau, ivm up a, ,)()pM of eve(. Ul, iii nave io pcr.orm ti c uaiance ot cur as tnunoers irom in hand ot Jove, and ... . 1 1 . n:nAnn ,. ...I n' - . . ' , v .1 . l. L . . . r pnnnn. nfitiirnrtiwrttivllirnrkLVPra in llir . . . . tnnrtii uirhroir hrnl. pn rlriwn nnimnlc arfni.iritt.'itr lr tKa u-t. I pu::ii!2 ins testimony an oj n", ,i.r- ih rse were no doubt used ornnnain-l patreu oi nccomnnsning toe iusk, out ni-: -"""'t " ij- -r " it anain. it was a good mule, uelonoin;; s - . uu plaintiff, wore a redcoat. In summing : chen portions of walls, and posts, are almost perpendicular mountain-side, out of I and carry ihrm down the stream ; but , f) urj,g it into c;mp ,his ev,.ni,lt;. I5ut up caiing to the jury :f a man who wore I grain. The valley of this river was once ter a hard struggle the mules reached the vildcst red coat wa. under any circumstances, to ! :im,.:.rj bv thousands nc-rhaos millions summit. One poor animal, with a heavy 1 reared perpendicularly above each other k believed. "And who is this red coated jof hum.ln hringnow wholly extinct. They 1 pack, lost its equilibrium, fell down a pre-jlr hundreds of feet, present a grand but alj!U1 ,00. form. The stupendous rocks, : () comp(lnVj Hnd carried thc mos, V!U as best we can. ThePigmos resemble ; hereby swear by all we love, that if we . 1 I 1 " - t a . .... . . We estimate the loss at m r ,anian ,riDes we nave mer' hut catch a shaver sliding his sled along the All the most necessary ar)d 1 are not so finely lormed, athletic, and dig- side walk guiding, we'll most assuredly i .i i j i .1 ..... n . . . n i... i. k... n A,.. . . .... - j .tij l .: 1. rrlnnmv srifrtnr'c to Ihft hehniiler. inlil- , . . ' n fipil n Inn AnarhnQ. nl lihnm Ihv nrpt .nnl, h , hn.,l Crt nnw . witness, exclaimed naruauv, -- cultiva'ed llie soii.w hu n required irrigation; cipice, nna roneu over scveiai tunes, puuit . o-- j -i - - - valuable doming belonging to Armstrong, i , . ,...re . ... u. i.o,,.,, jruuugsicra, l. t .i i it i i w:- r. in" ikn vei'itation. or amma li e. cheer ; , , , m , .r ! in iTeat dread. 1 was ainnspd nnon nlTer- , 'irtr u nr eIuJ f W'a r.i. : v:t-ud tut ol our comui in eieroiv, (some ol meir Uitciics can ue seen io nns anu mi, out uh niun-iuu u.s iwun",, o o - - , uowani, inusser, neriaiiie, and mvseii,! r i - aruing -riven to lake from u our libeity, and da The sand and dust in our trail is and again commenced the toilsome ascent. , tbe so.itu le of the scene, except the lonely wcrc it, indud.ng my gold watch nnd ! ln" "" m a "cli!-k"' 'fr-'S'ng., at beginning, you'll be "more shinned cuM not hesitate now to deprive my aoor ; very deep, and so heated by the rays of j We then continued ascending and decend j cactus tree, which has the appearance of . c(i;lin am, othcr BrtlcM of vaue. My which 1 had purchased of the Apaches ; against than shinning." Springfield Ke- ciient of his land, by making any sort of a ,nc sun ,hat an egg could be rosted in it, ing one rugged steep after another. As ! s rniiriy ar"'pi sentinels, siationea by tne , in(ividua (05S js , ts9 thnn 175. reJ--n'ed statement !' tin a few minutes. The barrels of our far as the eye could reach, nothing prcsen- i mlerna. powers to guard meseoarK passes. The k a-sri contai,ied sorne business " Durin-v this speech, Bruce was walk-, uns ,ecamc so hot that we could scarcely ted itself to our vision but h;gh mountains : e measured one ol mee trees mat nad : ,,,,er4 0f jniioduciion, nnd many small ing up and down the bar, greatly exciled, ; Iouc), ticin, nnd our Itridle reins " almost" and corresponding ravines. Uur trail iS . ueen blown uown, nnu lotinu n in oe jj but useful articles, which we had packed uiii hall" convinced that his case was gone, ; ,Iist.-red our hands. Wc passed along be- very indiini-t, branching in different dt- j l''el n length, and inches in diameter ; jnt() India-rubber bag for preservation. 1 .nowinj as he did, the prejudices i f the twcen the ba-e of Mt. Graham and the rections, which satisfies us that we arc fol- j some ol them have live or six arms, gene- Altogether we considered it a serious loss jury against any thing British. hils!, 1 r;ver- Tho top of the mountain is immrrs- lowing an Indian path, perhaps never trod j rally two to Iliree, sometimes one, and ire- . m ur present situation. It is thc first , however, Rarnaby was gesticulating, and ;ed a r!uds, and showers are falling by the foot ol white man l.ttorc. Occa . quent y none, i ut.sr. siugu s s-diKs, ns- -,0, , uck we have yet met with ; letn;mr forward to the jury in his eloquent !arpllnd jts summit, while it is perfectly sionally we could tatch a glimpse of the , & out 01 me eatm 10 ine neii.t 01 4" ; hope it is not the commencement of 11 : anneal, his shirt bosom opened slightly.and 'tt,ar ; ,he valley. The water wliich Gila on its course, far off to the north, j feet, and two feet in thickness, are nn odd 1 s(,rj,,s ve had not iraveled far to day ! Indians is very simple, and many wear! commencement, one hendrtd und five of we.ouna a species before ihe river a-ain canoned. and we ! tne simple breech clotn. were obliged to fird it 21 times during! they instantly recogn zed them by the or-; publican. ' :'s' a,m "l'rre "u-y roiu ,0 , Greft SIaUj,hter at Allnnlic Dock.An touch them, exclaiming, " Apache's. ; exciting light.attended with great slaughter. Apache's malo ! mui n:alo ."' Thev are ' came off at the Atlantic Dock yesterday . . . " : : 'l-i t r disposed to he peacelul. Ihe more sav-i riniig. 1 nr wuimui-u were clearing out age tribes sometimes steal their stoek.which ; SIore i0' l "nea " removing a lot of m, , I old grain, a large bodv of rats was dia ls vcrv unfortunate for them. They have 0 . -p. c - . . , - ' I covered. Ihe renouned terrior Fashion ' some animals left by Gen. Kearney, Major. wai frfunaie!y on hand and immediately ' Graham and Cook. The dress of these set to work. In eleven minutes from ih'n Bruce accidentally discovered that Baruaby i (as nrotind the mountain, flows down the We all walked leading our riding anima.s. wore a red undershirt. ravines in which there appears to be some It has been a most toilsome day s march ' Bruce's countenance brightened up. ! verdure, and at the base there is said to on man and brast. We crossed several Putting both hands in his coat pockets, he j flw a gub'errar.ean crctk. Encamped on i small streams of water, in the beds of ar walked to ihe bar with great confidence, j the river bank, had some grass, but the royas, which run a short distance and then to the astonishment of his client and all water of llie Giln, is very warm nnd brack- 'sunk in the sand- 1 he prickly pear l?ad. lookers on. Just as Rarnaby concluded, j ish.' Distance, 30 miles 1404. cd with fruit, has been very abundant for Bruce whispered in thc ear of his client, Tue-dav, July 17 Meeker and Corn- !somc days. When ripe it is ofa deep red " I've got him your case is safe ;' and ean abandoned their worn-out riding horses color, full of seeds, and ofa pleasant taste; approaching the jury, he commenced his 1 yesterday. Our course is down the river, . but beware of the small sharp prickles.with 1 1 the trail pretty solid. In the afternoon which the fruit and stalk is armed. About we crossed a rocky point extending into 12 o'clock we reached the top of the the river, and encamped a few miles below, mountain and passed between two high directly opposite or north of Mount Turn- end rocky pillars, which towered upon our bull. This afternoon we intersected a right and left. Here our further progress larce trail, which we suppose is that trav. appeared at an end, The path led down ' Rjt what, gentlemen of the jury," broke ieled ley Sonora traders to barter with the into a deep chasm, from which there did forth Bruce in a loud stratn of eloquence, while hiteje flashed fire, " what are you to expect of a mm who stands here to de fend a cause bused on foundation of right reply to the slaughtering aigument of his adversary. Bruce gave a regular history of the ancestry of his red coated witness, proving his patriotism and devotion to the country, and hit 1 hiracter for truth and veracity. Indians. Saw the " frames" ofa number ! not seem a single point of egress. Sev- of cattle and horses lying along the route, leral of us started in search ofa passage in To-day we again passed the Knickerbocker j the direction we wished to travel ; others company, many of whom are on foot, two or justice whatever 1 ofa man who under- jnr three of them packing one horse, and takes to destroy our testimony on the that probably on its "last legs." We had ground that my witness wears a red coat, la cool breeze to day, and got along very when, gentlem"n ol the jury when, when, comfortably. Saw a great many beaver whea. g iitleuvui 0f the j tj !" Here and oiler "i1,ns',on the bank of the river, ma Jc their appcarnnce. After the usuai ascended the pillars, to " iew the land scape o'er." When out of each other's sight, they commenced " hallooing," and were immediately answered by some lndi ans in the ravine in front of us, who soon looking ' vegetable. of nut to-d iy, reseml ling the almond in laste, wliich sickened sme of the boys who ate of them. We met 5 naked Apaches, who were about taking dinner when we came upon them. The ' pre pared dish" lay in the sand, mound wliich A shirt is the ,he vermin lay dead before her. not, how- height of their ambition in the dress i(,e. ! wnr.oui naving oeen oaaiy bitten ana v : ru. . lit .1 Id UilU MUOUL I II C IlfHU. tOIIP nPTPr the march. We encamped on the south! inecnmaio is so m.td me year round, j r7ir!chfl while one remained. Many per- side, nnd turned our animals upon the lr,a' mucn doming would he superfluous. soris assembled to view the pile of dend hills to feed on the gramma.which is very At present, thc heat is very oppressive ; thin, but "better than none." Wecrosed I our thermometers stand at a 126 above Mineral creek this afternoon, it is a small wro in the shade, lhrse Indians appear they were seated ; it consisted of several j strcam empiiinj; into the Gila on the lo be perfectly honest. The old Chief or j. 1 .-i r j 11 . t-o I ... . . ... yards of the entrails ofa dead horse, con taming all the film, roasted in the ashes ; on this dainty morsel, they feasted, pulling it of! in pieces with their claws, and ate with apparently great relish, until they were as " full as ticks," the " seasoning" running down their face all the while. They kindly offered to share their rneal with us, but having yet a small supply of more pal atable food, we thanked them. No doubl this would have been an affecting" sight 10 persons of weak stomachs, but we have become indifferent to " sights," and do not know how soon we may be compelled to imitate their eiample. We traveled far ther than we intended to-day, in hopes of finding some grass, but were obliged to encamp at last upon a sand bed, without a north side. This stream is said to abound Governor visited us to-day, and look din in gold and other minerals, but we did not stop to explore. Distance, 22 miles. 1550. Wednesday, July 25. No tidings of the lost mule and packs, and we have given iiji all hopes of recovering either. No dotil.t my watch already bedecks the tawnex bosom of some squaw, of no more value to her than a brass button. After passing through a number of canons, and crossing the river 10 times, we once more reached where tho river " spreads out its valley." The dust in the trail is almost knee deep, which, with the intense heat, makes traveling difficult and oppressive. This flat, as the former ones, is covered i ner with us. He wished to know how his subjects behaved towards us, and said that if we caught them pilfering or misbehave ing, we should inform him, and that he would punish them accordingly. Thus do this singular and simple people live in peace and contentment, en joying the fruits of their labors, in ihis isolated portion of the world, and if igno. rant ol many blessings attending more en lightened nations, are alike unacquainted with their vices. To fit tontinttrd. The number of Divisions of Sons of T. in Pennsylvania at the present lime is 447. In Virginia the number of Divisions is 350. with mezquite and othcr lushes, but noi In North Carolina 135. In Tennessee 350. , bodies, and a verdict of justifiable raticide was uuanimously rendered. N. Y. Tribune. Officers Dismissed. On Wednesday night. Marshal Keyser -stationed a large body of his men dl Richmond Philadephits Co., for the purpose of preserving the peace. During his absence four of them became intoxicated, and demeaned them selves in a most unoflicerlike and disgrace ful manner in a tavern. These officers were reported by their Lieutenaot.the next morning, when the Marshal at once dis missed them. Remarkable. Mr. William Fowler, a much respected citizen of Nescopeck town ship, a short distance above this place, is, according to his own statemrn', 54 years old, has 54 children and grandchildren, and what is still more remarkable, tber has not been a single death in the family. Berwick Telegraph. It is said Col. Bigler has 100 of the del egates to the next Democratic Gubemator al Convention. I c
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