LEWISBPRfl CHRONICLE
Volume VII, KTgml-er 48.
Whole Number 360. ,
H. C. H'CKOK, Editor.
0. 1M. WOnDEH, Printer.
LEWISBTJRG-, UNION CO., PA., FEBRUARY 26, 1851.
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CONTINUED.
Saturday, July 29. We had traveled
but a short time before we entered the
village. It is scattered over a large por
tion of the river flat, which is about fifteen
miles wide at this point. The village is
situated on the south side of the river.
There ari anumber ol siiringsor marsnes, 1
i j
hV WtllCll ItieV Irrlga :e I lie ItlU'.l. r- srt w ;
lid running streams. Their w igwams arej
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comi'oscd ol'a kind ol'wicker work.lhitch-1
id with straw or reeds, and the whole '
covered wi'li r-inh. They have each a
. . . .et I
summer house, Wlii'.l c.i.sisis il i mi
pots set in tin; ground. erosS pieces, and j
the top covered with slia-v- These form ;
very comfortable shatiis, am! it was n ricn, rectlons blinding, an l almost suiloeaiiru
luxurv to sit under one ol them nnd rutin f r a time. It must have almost
watermelons, boiled wht a', l.iam, ccc. j equalled the" monsoons" on ihe deserts of
Thess people speak tlie Spanish language . Africa. Not a drop of rain fell. The
pretty well, which I suppose lh"V have . country s in a " parched up" condition,
Iearne8 Irom their intercourse wi'h ihe i an,) fr0m every appearance, no rain has
trade between Mexico and C.iiif r.iia, this
being an impoitant point on the route. I
Thcy cuter their l akc-oven-rliaped bu's
through the only nperature, at one end,
and in thnni llicy live, rat, drink, and j
sleep, " up to their cye" in sund, ttif ;
earth being cf a sandy nature, and very j
barren appearance. They grow cotton, 1
and inn oraclure it into coarse ciotn.meir 1
use the r - en Mexican plough, and lence
with 1 . ; and brush, and their little
patcbts :.lspiay more taste and skill than
those ii. New Mexico. We saw some r,f
the meii at work, but ihe majoiity of the
laborers were women. They do ail the
drudge work, carrying immense burdens
upon their heads, grind wheat, corn. tvc.
Saw but few fire arms among them ; they
have all got bows and arrows, but seldom
carry any about them.
This afternoon we passed through a
part of the Marakopa tribe. We saw
many of them engaged in playing cords.
These tribes of Indians have been represen
ted as having all the virtues and none of
the vices of the whites. This was either
exaggeration, or they have degenerated
greatly within a few years. We have
found them to lie, cheat and steal. They
handle cards with t great deal of dexterity,
know the value of money, and use it in
Letting at their games. After a long
search (or pasture, we saw a deserted
cornfield, in which we encamped. Our
animals relished the fodder very much.
We found a small run of water nesr.which
was very brackish. The river is about
two miles to the north. At this point the
road crosses the mountains, a jornada of
about fifty miles cutting off a large bend
in the river. Distance, 30 miles 1630.
Sunday. July 29. Concluded to keep
Sunday, (or from all accounts we will not
find another " cornfield" soon. Although
we have passed throngh all the villages,
we were visited to-day by a number of
Mirakopas, bringing corn, pannl, melons,
for exchange. We failed of procuring
iiit-al of these Indians, ot which we art1
very much in need, in our present condi
li.iii. We exchanged several broken down
horses fir others very lii:!c bctier, giving
more "to boot'' than both wore -vorih.
We were well supplied with corn unrl
melons, and ten of us consumed several
i dozen to day. Tho old proverb, '"either a
least or a famine,'' applies to us. A nuin-
her of Indians have lain abciit our camp ;
;! day, watching every pporiuwty
Thev ate the rinds ol tlie nelons '
I li itV mo tliri'iv nivnv. P
nway. )n.e ct tt;e
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Ti.eir breasts are "outraeem members','
Ii niyini; down to their niasts. Tbey cm
throw them over their stddiers and suckle
the child on their barks with a!l ease.
They are rially " sttinish" luol.ing crca
t tires.
Monday. July 30. Left the cornfield,
End kept the trail, tndnwiiig the course ol j hundred miles, lie lnnj !:een lnuiiv ivetiu
j t ii i liver. We. feared our mules ueie in-jded by the accidcnial discharge d a ptiu.
, adequate to the task ol'erssing the jorna- j P.isid a river to-day which empties into
j da, although it is a reM " cut efl." A she Uda on the noith side; ue do not hnnv
j 'arye portion ol the valley is here covered ihe name of it. Kucumped in a n.izij'i.tt
I with a Miline depositc. I he itiiprc.iion ol roveaiid fed upon beans, e scaree'v
horses' liools are visible in every ii rccii n, ; -.ee a blade of grass in a day's mart h. Ti.c
j Ifiiijj filled with shit, which it is said the u p h ol the sand, ri:d inn n.-e i .it, in :';'.'
Indi ins collect for use. The heaty e.rc-.t!i . il.ts a hard day's march. Sin ! a it
i of ueeds in dilTerent placei, denoloi a ri h : 'pj iiLs for supjier. C:un; a n ilti .' i 1 1
i soil. M- zqiiite limber is liecuinitin more j wnu-r Di-tanep, 29 miles 17(;0.
j aliuti larit. '1 bin tree resembles the locus' ' Tnursihiy, Aug. vi. II n r l.iars J c
i in the States. Ii bears a bean, which is's uiih. Sand vi ry di e;. Ihii'iun; ed l! s
si. c -t and very good feed fur ai.ini il.s.
Tlie Indians are fond of them. Alter n
i1
lono search, e found a "barn spot"
I ir'e enough to encamp upon, on n small
islard in the river. We turned our treVes
out to browse upon willows and weeds.
I'his is pietty hard fare after a fatiguing
ihiv's march, but we can do no better,
The day has been very hot, nnd the wa-
j t- r of the Gila so warm, that we could not , hours. There are six men here that star
drink it, did not necessity require it. it ted in at six last rxenin, and wen-here
j being also very brackish. Distance, 25 ' at twelve to-day, restin g half the night,
miles 1055. while ue have been lour days making
Tuesday, July 31 Crossed the river,
but swamps interrupting our course on the
north side, we wrre obliged to recross.
Excepjing the course of the river, which
is still marked by a growth of cotton wood,
willow, underbrush, mezquite, and rank
weeds, the general appearance of the!
country is most sterile and forbidding.
The sun-burr.ed summits of the mountains
are entirely destitute of vegetation. The
heat very oppressive, nnd being some dis-
iHnce Irom the river, we are aimosi ,
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elloKC'J iroill nil rsl. Ill uuuilliill la nui ;
cau'eens, each person procured a gourd j
from the i'lgmo Indians, but with all our
vessels we nre unaided to carry a day's
Kupplv of water. This afternoon we bad .
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evorv sign ol a :in snower, lie .1 wraiiu
have been very r. freshing, but it ended in .
n uSt 0f wind. Th sand flew in nil ill- i
f fur several months. From "siiins, ' j
driftwood, &c, we cufi see that the G1I11 I
rises to a great height during the rainy
season. Passed , the Sail and San Frun- j
cjsco rivers, which unite and flow into the
Gila on the north side. The Rio San
prancisco is a considerable stream. At a
distance in advance of us the oppearance
,,1 ihe country the ever-changing scenery,
appears covered with herbage, interspersed I
with groves of wood, and surrounded with i
low chains of picturesque mountains. Cut j made this a longer march than we should
the eye deceives the senses: all changes as , have made in justice to ourselves and un
we travel along, plodding through the -imals. Although we are yet iu the Apache
sund almost knee deep, annoyed by the 1 Indian range, and are nppioachiug mar
numerous prickly shrubs, the thorns of , the Yumas, we have given up keeping
the mezquite tree scratching us nnd tear- j guard'' around camp. The labor of pack
ing our clothes, whenever we come in con-ling nnd unpacking, several times a day.
I tact with it. Our hands "have to sutlei'
when we uather the beans for our mules.
They are very fond of them, being a pret
ty good substitute for grass. They con
tain a great deal of saccharine matter.and
are no doubt very nutritious. Encamped
in a mezquite thicket and fed upon beans.
We are some distance from the river, and
have great difficulty in getting to it from
our camp, through the weeds, underbrush,
drift, &C Thermometer stood at 114 in
the shade. After clearing away some of
the brush and thorns, we managed to "turn
in" upon level ground.' We had
scarcely rolled our wearied bodies up in
our blankets, when our ears were saluted
by the music of an old acquaintance.
The serenade, though familiar, sounded
harsh, and in a moment we were all upon
our feet, determined to silence the " min
strel." We lighted a faegot, and after
considerable search, succeeded in dislodg
ing and beheading the bird, lie was the
largest rattlesnake I ever saw, being four
feet in length and numbering upwards of
twenty rattles. We had lain down within
a few feet of him. It is said that tbey
usually go in pairs, but we were not to be
clifMted out of our "roosts" iy such noli u.s,
and again turned in, ami .v.-;e soon " lost
ill rclre-hing s!u ;,i " ,; union's -.wet re
storer," aad th" god le-s of ilre-ims wa
tt it long in It. iii1; t-r: tii our 'magitni'i " s I"
"oilier sn is nnd to o:'i-r t ! t r '
no i rsotis c'.i :! o In i r o! n
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i, ' -eveial poiii'.i i
liu t.ll! llil-',
ii-h ue.-e
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roe! wlix ii
ti.aJe. the fooun i.;-f '-re
fir f ur niiiir.a's,
I and the lr;ivthr;: tl.fTiM'!. Fouml a ' l,'
iter" upon whi'-h the ci.inpany in iiiiv.iu'-e
lof us hud carried a man hnost fr.nii she
! source of the Cila a dUtutu-u ofseeral
, 'evening, where the Gila t:ihes a v.oictii
c ure. Ileri xve again iutcr-rcted lien
Cook's wagon run'", ulii'di crosses li.t
jo:r.:i,!a befiuc n.nili' ntd. It is but fusty-
four 111. Ics from this iKiln! to the i'i. 'ir.u 1
! village, while we have traveled oi.e, bun-:
jdrcd by following 1 he course cf tlie riv- r. j
j The rotd through the cut-off is said to be
: very good, and can be crossed in twelve 1
the sttna distance towards the end
of our journey. Oar company picked up
a small stray mule this evening.
We arei
obliged as usual to nather beans for our 1
e
mules. Distance 25 miles 1725.
Friday, August 3. Tne road pretty I
good, and we travel with more ease nnd
speed than in a narrow Indian paih. We j
are on the south side ofthe river,w'nie.h now j
runs north of west.
Crossed the point ol 1 the simple breech-cloth, and nianv were:
'1
a mountain, which projects into the river ; :
on tne west sine mere is a mouiui, compo i
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3CU i.i 1 .11 uiai:i I ouns, u'irii "tin ii iin.ii i
are engraved a great many riidechaiacters I
iaud hiffioglvpliics. From all appearanci s
other hands than those ol l lie present inha t
bitiiuts of this region have traced them here, -
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nun reuiuriirs iiim: 1 uiu-a siiiiri: hiu um
vvas done. Did not reach the river until ,
alier dark By the light of ihe moon we .
jsurtc.-eded in limluig a lew ne z put.! lr.es
: at the base of a moiiuiaui, wiieie neon
,camp"d. No sooner lu:d we tui I our
j mules luose.ihan ihey cr.mu.ene d "11 ei-.er
j mg"and wandering about Irom tree to tree,
t w hich satisfied us that them were no ht ins
about, no grass, nor browse, and we hi .aril
ihem wandering off in search of lood. The
weeds were so high, and dense, that we
could not see them. Something was sanl
about being left on foot in the morning, to ; w.,t(.r )t.Cnmes tolerably cool. Grtca.
make the balance of our way as best we Rlusser, Armstrong and myse'f, had re
could ; little attention was paid to it, bow.; l;imeJ behind to trade with the Indi ins ;
ever, nnd we all "turned in.'' The incii- . rl.w,rnn" exchanaed horses. When we
Ina'ion to rest and reposn.aher a long ami !
the necessity of guarding against difficulty
in future. lieing obliged to icach water,
jail the while exposed to a Luiiimg sun.
walking more than half the time, over
mountains nnd through deep sand,diiukiop
the hot, brackish water of the Gila, and
living upon our light nnd limited diet, nil
combine to reduce and debilita'e us iu
mind as well as body. We have become
entirely indifferent to danger. The object
of our journey seldom enters our mind,
and when the gold of California is spoken
of, it is only in connection wiih " If we
were only where people lived, and we
could get something to eat nnd drii.k, the
de'il might have all the gold" 'I would
give all my interest in the diggings f r a
month's supply of good provisions'' ' I
have made up my mind long ago, that we
are upon a wild goose chase'' " II the
Sierra Nevada mountains wero made of
gold, they can not repiy us for what we
have endured on this journey," &. &n.
Traveling has become as natural as the
regular labor of the mechanic, and the
lime on Saturday afternoon when he can
knock off work," is not met with more
pleasure, by the young apprentice, than
we bail the camping place at the end of
each day's journey. I have often read ol,
but never belii e l, t:ii!il I l timed by ex
perienre, the ch itt.-fs Ib'it itre produced
upon lite nature r.iid It in.i' i oi on n, under
ttc; eifti'!l!-ii.fe. A i!os)t vt)i:!d
i i' men .) I ir Iimmi i no iiorner
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inn i.iie 1 I,, i ii in a moiej cileel sehoi I
I pi. I iiu! ; preachers and mcmlcr of
cliur. ,-hi s are not i ,eir. t Iru.n iliis ail r i
valling! spuit. Lut !i' t:irid lo become ll.e
most hardened. The decided change, in
life, the tria's, hardships, ,'iiid d.fiicullies of
an overland journey, ah have iheir c:!t
upon l! e mind and temper of the traveler,
li'it I 1-e'lev.! no'liin has so powerful an
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e!b-:, ;i ; srantv i.llowanee
.it:i hi'ppv lo iy that our own mess have
h'js llir iiani'd toeiht r, in ulimisl per
! cl ht.i tuoi'v, li in! have teiisi.n to heiieve
ih.it note it the dis-e;ri'itis so common
no tie lot !:; w II ( n'er our li'l'e haul
Yet we nl. s i.-,, f. ll and .icl.non lodged llrit
ivt- weren u: ll.e e & n.s we "tied 1 1 was,"
in spirit, ti m per, nnd hndy, ai d have ci.n
'itikd thiit it "i I tel.': coiisider.ihle "youd
( u tig,'
Ilitercnurii! v illi C 1 v 1 1 : z 1 ! : 1 1 1
1 restoie us to our fni ei'-r n.. ndiUou
D.s
t iiice, mi'es 1 75-
iS.itur I iv, A 1.'. 4 x I. en e ainAe
ibis moruinj
not a iiiir-.' nr a muli: was
A Cut scouting ll.e c.uuiry
to be seen.
mini ten n'elucl., nc louinl li 'in, some six
ort'lbt miles from ciiu ji, still wander
ing ahnit, baling f.Liii'l no food.
This irferri 'cn we met several hundred
Indians, r.n liicir way up tin: river men,
squnas and cliiidien. They appeared to
lie removing their goods and chatiles. for ,
everything belonging lo an Indian camp,
I
they bad upon their backs. What I rib
I
he i
they are, or belong to, e could not learn.
They are a more rude and abject looking
race, than any we have yet seen.:
,'1'ho only clothing of male and (iiioale was
entirely i:uked.
Their " fig-leaf was the i
"
siireus ol me inner narK 01 ine tree, lonne.i
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inai a iiiiia til I lllle. i i.u sqo.i - wi 1 1
ennj ing very heavy louils upon then
hacks, .r rather on their fort heads, by.
means ol a strap. whi.th lil t weight is
suspended, resting on l heir back. When
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li uuging aiong, ill lilt: lieee-sary Miipi-u
frin. iliey very much resemVe packed '
yriori.in l.urros, (jackasses) Tin; men
were nli'y cii ua:! ered wi'h iheir l.n.vs.
ii. il a few of liieiu tt( 10 01: la r.-el ac!.. I ;
e.-ive a npitnv a silk l;atn:k( n hiel lor a i
eouni, but Ihey had not I.i. g in lln- way
nl ptovisioiis thai uci'nii'.il pmciiie. ' lu!e
.11 I be Rio G ra .(ie, I had Coveted my I
Iali.i lubber e.int' e.i nh 11 in 'ad, w ii'ch I
bavo since loond to be a valuable improve-
lll(.llt. ;v aeiliiig tie; llaniic!, when I
fiilit.jin.l bang it upon my saddle, the
stared on, we could not hint the company.
who we supposed had turned off the road
to encamp. Alter a iruiuess seiircu 01
iwo or three hours, we concluded lo lie up
. r 1' . . I. t
for the night. We bad eaten
m,"':"
.nice morning, and a scanty nreaii.asi inai
was. Oar animals fared better than our- j
selves, having an abundance of beans
We spread our blankets oil the stind. ami
turn.'d in." wishing for a portion id' our j
humble camp fare
Distance, 15 m les-
1770.
Suni'jkY, Aug
."..-Rose cnrlv, sadd'i d
up, nnd started ;
h.llowed Ihe road lor
several miles, when we conc'uded t wait
until some company came up, from whom
we could get something to cat, not know
ing whether our train was in advance or
behind us. If behind, we fear they will
wail, thinking that the Indians have de
tained us. We set about to kill some
birds, but did not succeed very well; how
ever, we should not have suflLrcd, as long
as beans were so abundant. About 10
o'clock our company came up ; our first
inquiry was fur something to eaf, which
they fortunately had handy, nnd siarted,
eating our bieakfast on horseback ; they
had left " signs'' in the road when they
turned off to encamp, which we had over
looked. The general course of the Gila to
day has been south. Wo stopped twice to
rest and graze our animals, nnd did noi
reach camp until 0 o'clock P. M. Crossed
the points of several mountains ; suffered
from thirst ; a laborious day's march ;
Charles Guthwait lay .down in 1 the roud.
during the evening, said he'was sick, and
would rather die on the spot than attempt
to go further. I was some distance behind
ihe company hon I came up with him,
l eini deiaiiied.driving alonajaded horse;
I ur'd Charlie to mount his mu!o and go
aliin, but il ai vain to try to persuade
ii:m; I fuund that he had a burning fever
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oil
:imi, gave li;tn a ponion ni iiio water
:eil in my canteen, ana siurieu on 10 over
,t!;e tin; company. We were rejoiced
, I.i t s ( '-U "I when we again reached the water, and im
. i. I.t.n (l.v i'i d 'mediately encamped. Not finding any
ii:fi.nr: circetii- ii d, c were obliged to tie our tuflering
i I, . i. i 'u iii i ivs: animals tip to rock fodder," for it is bet-
sime neij.l nr- ! I'T to have even a poor mule than none at
i s-p.iiu'id; .Mid '"II. Oitliwait came up during the night.
, pi . ne', i iv do ; Joi n rrat.klin, the Polander, also fell be-
. ' I I . t .. I . Ann,A monna lYiirifflf,
"liu uivr vrninpilliv vi evii". iiti-t.i.-, ..m. ...
'he day's march
lie is on foot and alone.
! having brnug'.
his mule along in the
train, tie lias not come up. jjisiuuce,
H'J miles 180 J.
Mini la v, Aug. G. Found an abundance
'.I hems fir our stock this morning, and
concluded to remain for the day. Indeed,
ourselves, as well as animals require a day
lor resting and recruiting ; but some ol
1 he mu'cs took it into their heads to stray,
and kept us running all day in search of
ihem. A mule completely jaded and unfit
fir s'-rv-ice, will frequently wander miles
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110111 cami utiruig it ii'iit. ,jiu ucaii
soup furnH hinds to-day, which luxury
e can not afford more than once in two
weeks. l-'ranMin enme up to-day with a
company of emigrants; he had lain
on the mountain uitbout water, expecting
to die. e knew this company would he
along tn-d.iy, or we should have gone
hack alter bun.
Tuesday, Aug 7- Started at 12 o'clock
' ' this morning, purposing lo stop at daylight
to fetd nnd breakfast. While wo were
packing, another pack company came up,
ami took possession of our deserted camp.
1 ltd nut 'in I a Hade of grass, or bean, un
til four o'clock, P. M., when wo came
across a little grass, growing upon a sand
bar in the river. We stopped and un
packed twice during the day, lo rest the
; weary animals, and intended encamping
i several times, without feed, tiut fortunately
did not. Distance, 35 miles 1835.
T.trtn.-.... An.. fi !?imninprl in
,
....I,! .!.,,, 1 1 1 1 . ounnim. nhan MrA
l..lllljl until unin 11,13 ...i., ......
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packed up and started, instead 01 rest to
day, which we so much need, we were
kept on the look-out and in search 01 our
animals all the while, who seem deter-
........ 1 1 . . I .... . n i.d I o r. . i finnnrtnmf ' nnrl
,', ', ' , . n,
o....t- I..-!.... iru nr lipltnr mnclfr 1 ill.
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ir hfiiviifjiir u r mvp livn vprv !nrlnn, p.
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haviii! usi but theiin (.carelessly lelt behind.
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several hundred miles back. The channel
of the river has become very wide, more
' ilnn a mile in many places, hut at present
is at its lowest stage, although it increases
gradually as we near its mouth. The
. r.,tr,nU(nnl ,.nrl nthpr limbpr
J",a conlmue() about Mme, tbioughout
M c.1lirsP Iut nothin can exceed ihe
lurren, god forsaken appearance of the
country, 011 the nurili and south side as
tar as the eye can reach ; one sterile hill
rises n'ler another, mid mountain after
mouiil iiii. the desolation of the scene un
broken by a single tree or living object.
The heal of the day being so intense, we
are iiovv compelled lo iravel at night : the
s .nd in the roid is very deep.which makes
ii'iveliiig very laborious, and it is hot
enough lo scald the legs of the animals.
What wou'd seem strange, although so
t ear the river we frequently suffer for
want of waler ; the underbrush and weeds
prevent our yetting lo il. For ihe last Iwo
or three weeks, we have seldom encamped
iv ii bin less than a m le of the G.la and it
.viisofieii w.ihn g.'vat deal of difficulty
!,!. .. i.P .m.lrl .et at it. besides carryina
1 he water that distance.
Thursday, Aug. 0 We unpacked
about 1 o'clock this morning, and rested
until day break, when we repacked and
continued our journey. At 10 o'clock A.
! II ... I...I...I t nvoniirA tiritl L fill HlTllpIl
.11., wu li.iiicu . J it. ....s. S.W..-..S...
'l'd an 1,"ur'4 lmc' Here we " "
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put up by some advance company, ine
day is excessively hot. After eating
breakfast (il such it can be called,) we
started. Passing over several low, barren
sand-hills, we emerged upon a sand plain,
stretching off to thesouthnnd west as far
as the eye could reach. Never will I for
et the sensations that came over me.when
I first gazed upon this scene. The cross
ing of the Colorado, and the Desert be
yond, had long beer, the subject of specu
lation and dread. From the information
we had. we had every reason la expect
many difficulties and troubles in passing
this important point in our journey but
nothing could exceed our anxiety to realise
it, fur we imagined that when once beyond
the jornada, the greatest obstacle on the
route would be overcome, and we would
soon reach the settlements of California.
Well, on our right we could see the
course of tho Gila river, flowing west
ward, marked out by tho line of cotton
wood on its banks, and the mezquite lim
ber stretching for aome duttneo over the
plain. On the south we had the broad,
barren, sandy plain, which we knew to be
the valley of the Itio Colorado, although
we could not distinguish the river or its
course. And on the west, nothing but a
high and apparently desolate watte, houn
ded tho horizen. A hazy otmosphere
hung over the scene, on lire, as it were,
by the intense heat of tho sun, the rays of
which are reflected upward by this im
mense mirror of sand all combined,
formed a picture at once grand, gloomy,
and foreboding. Our road kept within the
range ofthe mczquite timber, nnd we had
traveled but a few miles, when we found
some beans. The condition of our ani
mals, obliged us to stop and unpack, which
we did about 1 o'clock.and two hours were
spent in gathering the beans lor ihe mules.
Towards evening, we found a suitable en
camping place, in a grove of mezqtiiie ;
had an abundance of beans, and some
coarse grass, on .the border of a lagoon
which connects with the Gila. Here we
found a small company encamped, who
luformed us that we were within two miles
ofthe junction of the Gda and Colorado
rivers. This was joyful news to us, for
we can turn our backs upon the Gila now,
with as much pleasure, ns we first beheld,
drank, and bathed in its cool and limpid
waters,which have since gradually changed j
into a broad, heated, turbid, and brackish
stream. In tho course of our journey
along the river, we have forded it upwards
of one hundred times, and many times the
apparently impassable mountains which
bound its course, seemed to bid defiance
to the efforts of our weary animals and
selves. The Yumas Indians, had stolen
several mules from these men, which is an
irreparable loss to them. There is a vilt-
age ot tnem on tne norm sine 01 tne river.
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UllvTV.Ujr UpJU31lU, UUI IIIF, III OIlll. , . C IIUU
scarcely reached camp, before we were vi-i
ted by a number of them: we exchanged one
or two animals with them.bul did not letter
ourselves much. Distance, 40 miles
1875.
To be continued.'
While radiant Hope.
BY MRS. PASTA.
All: "Oh! no I acrer mention him.1
When radiant hope is imihng o'er
Mj early, happy days,
I'll raiae my cheerful voice on high
In a aong of grateful praise.
And, O, 'tis sweet t think how toon.
My errors all forgiven,
A purer, brighter hope aball rise.
The gloiiou hope of heaven.
When sorrow'a tear is stealing dotvn
My cheek, all pale anil sail,
Theie i a faithful biMom, where
I'll rest my aching bead.
When from the daik anil howling storm,
To Ibis dear refuge driv. n.
White every tear is wiped away,
I'll want the rest of heaven.
FROM CALIFORNIA.
Further news brought by Ihe "Crescent City."
Gold Bluf&---Immeiise Excitement!
All Culifomia is excited with the rumor
of a new discovery, fur surpassing any
thing yet heard of. The Alia Culifornla
has the following account :
"I: is well known that the steamer Ches
apeake, with about thirty adventurers, left
this port on the 20ih ult., for the Klamath,
and in yesterday's paper we gave s ome ac
count of her progress. Scarcely was our
paper issued when the Chesapeake came
into port, bringing back five or six of ihe
''prospezters," Gen. John Wilson and
John A. Collins, Esq., among ihe number.
A meeting of the stockholders was called
10 hear the result of the expedition, which
meeting we attended ; and if we can bring
oar ideas, down to anything like reason, af
ter hearing these wonderful details, we will
let the public into the secret.
"Twenty-seven miles beyond the Trini.
ty, there is a beach of several miles in ex
tent, and bounded by a high bluff. The
sands of this beach are mixed with gold to
an extent almost beyond belief. The sand
is of two kinds a line black sand and a
giay sand. The gray sand can be scpara
ted very easily from the black sand, and
this seems to be a desirable object. The
gold is mixed with the black sand in pro
portions of from to ten cents to ten dollars
the pound. At times, when the surf is high,
the gold is not easily discovered, but in the
spring of the year, after a succession of
calms, the entire beach is covered with
bright and yello gold. Mr. Collins, the
Sceretary of the Pacific Mining Company,
measured a patch of gold and sand, and e..
timates it will yield to each member of the
company the snug little sum of $43,000,
000 and this estimate is formed upon a
calculation that the sand holds out to be
one-tenth as rich ss observation warrants
them in supposing.
"The Pacific Mining Company (the ad
venturers of ihe Chesapeake have banded
themselves together under this title) found
some nineteen men at these diggings. The
men had no disposition to dig, for the gold
was all ready for them whenever they lelt
disposed to take it. Besides, ucb ia the cha.
meter of the roads that ibej could not u
more than 73 H' pound pi-c
nmotini too ir fi n f-.r iH-ir cnn.-ilera;i. .
i They b in erected u con.f.. rt.tb'e mtm
auu ties gnt J w.i i h 114 t!l i i l. Hill l.li'li
Spring. ai.J lht 11 l ake n ship load of ilif
gold an 1 trnvtl to mi:e eniintrv ti re the
mel.il was not so auaudaiit. Mr. Collins
saw a iun whobiid.Trriiniu'atf J f.f y iboU-
sand pounds, or liiiy ihuusai-d tons-
did not recollect which of the richest kit.d
of black saed.
lien. Wilson says th.V thoiinr ds of rrui
can not exhaust ilus gold in ill ius u.ds 1 1
years, end he gives all who doubt Lis state
ments the liberty of g :':,g and ascertaining
these fuels fur (In nisi Ives.
The company wiil send up 100 nddit di
al laborers as spcr ddv -js ihev f ill be em
barked. They also design puteliasing a
steamer nnd running hei up to Gold Hlnffs.
Sixty men are now at ihf scene of opera
tions. We await wi'h nr.sieiv further re.
p'ir's. Numerous specimens of ihe trim!
and told wrre exhibited to Ihe stockholder
at 1 he meeting las! evening."
The Pacific News su)s in r lation to the
discovery :
'Thai on lire line of the coast from 25
miles north of Trinidad to 8 miles south of
the (vlumaih river, ibere is a verv r'ch de
posit of gold in scales. intc rmlx'd iih black
sund, is beyond dispute. The go'd bearing
range of the interior her'' strikes the ocean,
and running down lo a lire of b'uffs from
100 to GtlO feel hieh, mere or less precipi
tous, skirts ihe coast for nearly leu mile.
These are the celebrated Gold Bitiffs. O..I
Father Nepuuie here ernes on a gold
washing opir iiioit 011 bis own account. Li t
on a colossal scale. As ihe waves ebb and
flow they wash out ihe duff, enrryin
back in'o the sea all ihe Irgh'er sand, grav.
el, &.C., and leaving behind on the Leach
, ,he heavy black saJ containing the cold.
Occasionally, afler a storm, the black sand
is buried under a surt cf top dressing of
Eray sand thrown up by the sta; on remr
v.ng which to a slight depth, the black,
gold bearing sand is shown as btfnre. The
very richest poitiun of this deposit is couH
ncd lo a s'rip of crnst nearly two miles
long ; although, for about seven miles
more, Ihe sand is all more or less abound
ing in gold.
,;llow to get at it in any available shape,
is another ullair entirely. .The onhnarv
methods (by washing, winnowing, &.c.) ef
separating the gold irom the sand in which
it is found, fail in this ease, the black sand
being nearly or quiie a heavy ns '.lie srnh-s
ol gold which il contains. We presume
that there is within the resources of mod
ern science a mocc ol obtain n' the gold
Sy solution or o'l.erw'se; m d we learn
ilint Prof. Spicker, of this city has the se
cret, nnd l.as had it in successful operation.
We believr. it is now in the exclusive pos
session ofthe Pacific Mining Company.''
The S.iciainento papers siy :
Vessels for Gold liluff' .ire being put
up at Sacramento. Every body seerns to
be excited about the black ?and." The
Hartford look down a In re load of pas
sengers on Sunday, nt SI. 50 per Lend,
ine-hili ot whom, it is said, were on their
way to Gol I IVuff.
A siort Story.
"When Mary and I were mariied, we
were voung and foolish, for we had nothing
lo be married with ; but M-iry was cVIIcale,
and I thought I could lake care of ber best.
I knew I had a strong arm nnd a brave
heart to depend upon. We reuted a cham
ber, and went lo house-keeping. We gt t
together a little furniture a table, bedstead,
dishes but our money failed us !fore wo
bought the chairs. 1 lold Mary she must
turn up a tub, lor I could not run in debt
no. no. It was not long before our r'ch
neighbor, Mrs. M., found us out, and kind- .
ly enough she supplied us ; hnll a drz- n
chairs added to our stock. They were oiJ
ones to be sure, but answered just as well
for lis. I shall never forget the new face
those chairs put upon our snug quarters
ihev never looked just right before. .The
tables arc turned with Mrs. M. nrrdme.now
she his become a poor widow, but she
shall never want while I have anything,
never ! cried the old man, with a beam
ing face, 'I don't forget those old chairs.''
Ah! now the secret was out. It wa9
the interest ofthe old chair which main
tained the poor widow. She was living on
the interest and compound interest o. a lit
tle friendly act dono years before, and it
sufficed for herself and her daughter.
(low beautiful it is to see how God bles
ses the operation of his great moral law,
"Love thy neighbor !" and we should of
tener see it, could we look into the hidden
paths of life, and see that it is not riches,
not self-interest nor fame, that binds heart
to heart. The simple power of a f. iendiy
act can do far more than they. It is these,
the friendly acts, the neighborly kindness,
the Christian sympathy of one toward an-
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other, which nt wmmu 01 11 power 10
curse, extract the b''tcr from sorrow, n
op-n wells of gladness lo desolate hemes.
We do not always see the golden licks shi
ning in the chain of human events ; but
they are there, and happy is ho who feels
iheir gentle bu irresistible influence..
,ercbanU' Ledger.
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