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E C. mCIH)K,JSditor.
0. N. WORSEN, Printer.
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AiTertinicct Ir.1t1d.-4tu1.lv iim-it-il at M. rrnt-. -r
. ur ' "'' $' f"ur '"- J'' " 'r: ' niuanf,
f;,r m-intliis. $; tor a yi-ar. M.ri-ant.l'- alv.-rt:sc'-L'
rt n MOfHlins nw fui.rU. of a r. lumu. i'.ll.
J.iil WKK anJ raxual ivl:rl-a.-DU'Uta to U- laid for
hvrl"l in or ili liv. nJ.
Comtr-iicications .lii-il-J on all ul-jiTti if s.T-ral
r. no: wit ! 1 Ii' rauci- of liart or mi tarian rinu-i.t.
Vi ! 't mu-t ciiui i-ol jaiti. ain-iiiliinivil lv I lie rral
. ip i of thf rilT. to ris-iv.. ntr ntinn. s.TIi,c
5 ..,. nrlusiT.-lv to tin- K i.torinl lVjartm -iit. Ii he
.rvt"It- HttiM ' Hm. i'" aud tbtM on
p,,... In o. V Vi:l x. l'Ui'-i-von
Mar. -t rtnit.lx tw.vn S-nl ami Tliipl.mtT
j. ,v;i elm-. y. N. Vi)i:UK., rro.nitor.
SsJ-TlnT-3 is nothing so effectual ia
patting down false "mysteries," as stub-!
;, ,rn f ut.-i. Thus, many times during the
' . . .1.:.. .1 ... ik. . Him if Klllin
lij.'urv of our race, '-the end of the world'
at :i ;ivi'j time, has been confidently pre
dated: re.i-na nor revelation could t-oii-vim-a
the devotees nf the error; the lapse
f the time named, aud that alone, could
explode the delusion. Most of our readers
can remember when the '-ruin of the coun
try'' was certain to take place at nearly
every election, if loth parties did not suc-
eeed, yet but one party could prevail, and
our country goes on prospering, still.
A:ain, every few ye.-.rs, Slavery mnkes
-i;ue new deuiaud upn Liberty, and
threatens imitiedit'.te direful uever-to-
reiucdicJ Dissolution if the North
,! .. . not obey the crack of her imperious
;r n.it h -r imperial whip. Yet the North
hs. frrjucntly dared to disobey (as ia the
uiini--iou of Calife.uia.) and the rairni
arvives.
liar, p.'ihaps, the greatest yet most pro
fm humbug of the day, is the " Knoek
it.'" whereby the rjiirits of the dead are
-iiaimoned from the world beyond the
-nve, to astonish i-iitipietons and fill the
.i;.-k.et of colluding kuaves. Men of some
ii-i.-itiHc attainments and rJ.i'-ious rrofes-
si.in, have been deluded by such preten
sion, and rhown most conclusively, that.
. , . i , .. . l ., ,.. ... covereu to uie rugt: uy a uuui finma
with the talents ot an ang 1, a man mity , , , , , !
c . . i , t fi. ,f.i co' ton wood and underbrush, so that it is
Ik; a fool. A complete proof ot the taisity '
ei it . i . I....... impossible to land on either side, but at the
of the whole sttem, has recently been
afforded. At the time the steamship At- l-nt place of eml.atk' and debarkanon.
Lo.tie.Capt. West, was concluded to have . After crossing with a load, they are
ken lost, some citizens of Milwuukie ' 'lhe t up stream by hand,
railed upon -I'rofessor" T. J. Loomis, who . deal of labor, er.wl.ng along
onununieated" with the ghost of Cupt. the bank over roots, wading or swimm.ng
AWt, and, after the most approved forms, " 'he d,taoce of a mile, to make sure of
obtained all the information of the disas. , thepo.n. on this de
There are about fiity Indian standing
tor, as follows : I ...
"Were all oa board, lost ? Yes. Did "" f" opportunity to
the Atlantic leave Liverpool on the sth plunder. They have heretofore carried
uf December? Yes. How many days the packs of emigrants over upon small
from the time she left Liverpool until she 1 r'S made by lashing togelherseverul hun
vvas wrecked ? Happed 8. Was i she lost (J,M of W(Js . jn ,,ljs njty hpy supl,ied
nn the nth of January ? es. W as it in j , , c,olhi tj)r,kots. tobacco.
tlfMii-'bt No. W as it between sun rise j "r ' . " 1
au-1 suC,. -et ? Yes. Did she come in col-1 money, I h.s interference with the.r
lisim with an iceberg? Yes. Will you business, has somewhat enraged them, and
ni out the number of days the storm ihv have already given the emigrants a
lasted? Kapped out 4. as she v. reeked
on the fourth day ot tuc storm . -.o. vu
-. l V X I Ih
i. . .i - l
No. On the second
id? les."
lut ,u"". , . ,
Here lv aptiears me --s.ni.i, "ou,
, i
and the disaster was authenticated- A
new era in science!" exclaimed the gull!
IT. . ii.. .1. ........i l-.ii.nr .ill tliilimi I
Lie Wise, -wneiul'V uviimvu.. .u...tf.
relating to man, hitherto knowu only to ;
his Creator." Now, had the Atlantic never
1 t. 1 . r .1.;...... ui.. t. n:ir
iieeti uearu to, iusoni mu.. .......j . . . ,
, , ,x uithev ii.anare wnh mosl surprising dex-
wi'h all then Known oi tue vessel,; wuu.u
have obtained very geuerai creuenee, out -
J, x . . . . i plan of stealing, is while crossing llie hag
firtunatelv, just about the tune the tele- ' .
: ,. i!He on their small rafts, or swimmins;
graphic wires were sending lv-st the par- p " ... . . .
c i.nnr miOM unii.iul? ia hpri Ihev re "h
ti' ulurs of the of the Atlantic, with all
its crew, the same wires were sending
West the truth that the vessel was safe in
port, and not one of its inmates lost !
Hereafter, let the " Knockers" be num
bered among the the things that were, and
be, by the newspaper world, no longer
ciuuteuauced aiuongeven respectable huiu
Lugs. Since writing the above, we found the
annexed item from the Buffalo Advertiser :
"The Rochester "knocking girls," or
spiritual rappers, have arrived in town,
and propose to humbug our citizens with
their very clever tricks. We understand
that they succeeded last evening, iu giv
ing a gentleman satisfactory information
iu relation to a deceased brother with
only this drawback, unfortunately he never
Lad a brother."
JsaST S'lme " errors of the Press " arc
wnrth laughing at. Our paper recently
spoke of a certain person appointed " Ile
venye CoiHiaissiouer," lueauing "Reveutie
Commissioner," no doubt. And our Mil
ton neighW praised some of the linest
engravings of one of the Philadelphia
magazines, as a " spleudid triumph of the
chisel '" Another cotemporary alludes to
the grief of the "Aiiadred Kudred friends
ii the deceased" and another proof-sheet
read, that "a chimney was fumed out iu
town," instead of turned out.
fcjJ-Tbc beautiful hymn in Montgome
ry Selection, commencing "Jerusalem!
my happy home," we see by a late num
ber of "Litteir. Living Age," was used
by the Roman Catholics in England, two
hundred years ago, and may have been
brought along to them from Christians of
the first century.
For the Lewisburj Chronicle.
O tlu-nr an' Fl-irit.-t who dwell in tbc air.
On land, in car, and in ocvau.
And n-uUe ghost brai lin their starlit h-iir
lu uature wildest couunotii.-n.
And 1 h'-ar th -ir vuirc in the tuhbling pring
W hi- h nm-niK tlw nx-k are gleaming.
Tliey m-i-m like the tout- of unearthly thiuj,
W ilh heavenly mcivagefl teiimin.
S in -time? in the darUnega of midnirht deep
They restlejfitly line and qunvr,
lraot-ing till the gun is waked from hi-n phep,
u hose rays they're lost for ever.
0, mi thinVa lin y write atranse dn inns on my l-rrjn
Uf a uea aud woiidrou? story,
Of their dfiil." w ithin the waU ry main
Whiih Nei-tuue with vr;-.th uia::K hrary.
Acain I hear theni in weird wint-r n:gh!
Faintly moan through wil!erneei,
Or their joyous rhoriis of donrinR (".Titea
Lit ty starn anil jeweled tres.-ea.
ORIGINAL NARRATIVE.
CAItt.
Notes Of a St'VCn MOIllhs' Jourm" tO
CALIFORNIA,
'i. titur a . .v.t.vr.t an.A nirui, a.vd
rut: it l.t: lakls.
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Fnm the Iriv::te Journal kept ly
WM. 11. CIIAMIIEUUN, or LtwijBtna, Pi.
COXTINLIiD.
Pridav. Ana- 1" Howard and myself
rrio.iv, n j j
w.,ik,.fj rfwn , ,,. L'pper Crossing, about
a rude In-low the junction. The ma;orit
of the emigrants have crossed at this point,
while soo-e have gon down a lew nine:
' "'ij
in C-ii. Knrnev's Crossiiei. We found
soiiii fifn'ii or iwnii men in re, Dti-nv !
;
en-jai;. ii in r-rr mi; over nn-ir ii iu."-.
:inl etnj lovmii Inriians ! s no over
i he mu'e. Tliey dad il wag-Ion
i,. ..I. i
. i -
which -hey hud nniMoe.1 lo n..e
l.-lu. nd answered ihe purpose tolerably j
well, although it is a slender boat in this
torrent ol waters." The Colorado is
he
l.hi ut :)50 yards wide, deep enough '
,.. float a man o'wa-," and a very swili ;
, itrrent. In crossing, tne ooai is carra u
down I.Hlfa mile by the stream, in spite of,
all ihe force ihev can be put upon her. The
hank f 'he river are pretty hiuh, an I j
j .i j ... .... .u:t. ...l. ..r
lgiea, jea 0f irouble,s'ealipg their animals,
, . . - f . !,-,,,,, nrov.,.
I " , . 7 ' '
s.on, money, &c;
and in some in-ianees.
, ,
jaita ked and killed several. Ihey are
; 'lie Ilios. rnjir:i i shiiiiiii. s ..... w...
I remarkably strong in the water. They
, nr t,t,l
i their heads, (to keep it dry,) with ihe
i lariats ol ihn mu'es in their hands.whieh
irizing dex
Tbeir usual
- .
tj.ntu in Ihitf wiaitt trenrt.
:ms
the middle of lire stream, they turn down
and the current in a few minuies carries
them far beyond the reach of the loser,
when they land, and hide their plunder in
.he thicket, until the emigrants have lef.
the river. Property 'o the amount ol
thousands of dollars has been taken
irom ihe emigrants, in this way. In
eudeavornig to get into the bank of the
river about a mile below the crossing, in
an almost impenetrable thicket, I acciden
tally discovered one of their pen for hid
mg auiinals &c, but it was empty. The
Yumas are a fine looking tribe, with well
formed bodies, and regular and rather
handsome features They have a great
deal of money amongst them.and I saw as
high as 30 in gold coin paid for a single
blanket. They wear no clothing but the
tireeeh cloth except the few articles of
dress h'.v have procured of travelers, in
heh the afire themselves rather aw k-
'I!
wardlv. What would one of our easiein
Ud:es ihink, it wailed upon by one n ihet
"lords ol erraimn," wnh bul a shirt and
coat lo cover his nakedness, yet look in"
is o'omtied and vain, as an enlightened
getillemiin w ho has nothing bul a good
suit of broadcloth to recommend hint to iheir
notice! A foreign dress has a surprising
effect upon ihe character of the Indian, ai
once arousing his vanity and self-esteem.
This istrueof all ihe irihes I have yet seen.
Afier seeing " how things were lo be
done" at the crossing, and engaging the
"boat, we retured to camp. About 10
o'clock we packed up, and started down.
The boat was still in use, and we could do
nothing but cross our mules. We hired
some Indians to swim oyer with them, one,
BURG
LEWISBURG, UNION CO., PA., MARCH 5, 1851.
two, and three at a time, for which we
; gave them blunke U, tobacco, &c we
wete cautious, h )vever, to first strttion n
mnn on each side of the river, with our
' best shooting rifle. oiiie d 'nce below
! the ferrv, to k.U the n r!-lins should they
I tnnkc anv aliempt to steal the animals.
I l'art l "or company crossed over to' r-
rtive the iniili-s, while thf rest i f us n
i ma ne i to Mart them in and watch our
; Imaiie. A small iiiii'c helonin to
Krniiklin. became eii'ana'ed in ibe lariit
and wis drowned ; the lud.m broolit it j
on i-hore, i.d ilia sboil time every pan j
ol it was'carried away. The firt botcher j
em out the entrails, and lojig.'d them ofl !
as ibe mdM delicate part, and the lat took !
the head of ibe ill-fated animal upon hi J
i i.i. I m,iI, .. nuv ui-ll satLslied ;
i in u in. i m m i "'f' r '
wnli his sd are. Altlimili we came very
ne .rlo-ing three fine mules, ihis was the
only actual bail luck thai happened our
company. When night set in. we bad all
the anun ils salely over, but our baggage
beinjuet behind, we wete obliged to di
vide camp, and keep a uuard on each side.
Sjturday, Aug. 11. The moon arose
oKr.ni 2 nVhirlc. when we commenced
. , . . 10 a
crossing our baggage, and by 1 we
had all our traps safely landed on the
western bank of the Colorado, afier ten
lion rs of the most ftliguing lalxir. We
lediaiely packed up, und went out a
,lij'aiw-ei from I he river, where we
, . . ,.
found a " mi ot
found a p- nd ot water, u aliundance ol
liean-, ntid some grass.
Sundiiv. An.-. 12. Vii'ed by the In-
I mans.
Th-
h. l .. .i i. ri r i tnde excent I
j.J (I1 lth,eh v
. , i i , , ,., j,. The frw
,. !
pu
,s !
"1"
i wer; remirliaMv till, and heavv I
' O "7
' . . ,: . ,u : ,k. o,..'i l. .-I ied
, . f ,.,.. a, ,1 ,., .,;,,! UP '
i uru in . i.i i oi-.i imi.'i. i
. Willi IIIU I .1. IT-- i- - .
. , ,,.awe a, w,te.., and strike out J
- he U,.tl . H
d , we fl;,.,j tlUr
water vessels- j
gourds, canteen. hers i tUs, & . My
atr-pillo. which had done good service in
ihe purpose for which it was made, and
was used as a lile preserver iu swimming
the Colorado, now served as a canteen, in
which we packed 4 or 5 gallons of water,
and altogether, we must have had about
20 "aliens. We also packed a lot ol mez
quite beans.
Everything being in readiness, we star
ted about 4 o'clock. P. M. We tiaveled
west, across the river flat, until we reached
the high ground ; then south, crossing a
number of high, rough ridges, pulling in
towards the river. The" country began to
change in appearance, and we soon lound
ourselves " up to our eyes" in sand, the
surface rolling, and perfectly bare of vege
tmion, except a fmall species of !rusi,
which found its way up through the sand,
enuring lo defy sterility. The drifting
sand had closed up the trail in many pla-
ces : injni ciosea in upuii u., uuu unci
umiiv fruitless ailcmpW lo lollow it, we
j: ... .1
,, ri.i...ii.
concluded to stop, which we did about 10,
o'clock, lying our animals up to the bushes
before mentioned. W'e lay down to rest
and sleep, but in vain the hot atmosphere
and heated sand bed prevented anything ol
the kind. The animals sank to their
knees in the sand.
Monday, Aug. 13. The early dawn of
morning was the sign to be ' up and do
ing," for no time was lo be lost, alter
launching out upon the Desert. We were
bivouacked upon a ridgo of" and, and a
continuation of sand hills stretch out to
ihe W. and N W., bounding the horizon
in lhat direction. On the east is the river
flat ; ihe slream is not in sight, but the
bottom is covered with mezquite timber,
and this can be seen, off to the south as
larasthe vision reaches. After packing
up, we descended io the flat, where we
fouud several small pools if water ; we
watered our stock, and replenished our
canleens. We were no little surprised to
find a cornfield here, and shortly after
wards, saw lhe Indians coming oul of iheir
huts, with baskets to gather their day's
supply of corn, melons, &c. ; they said
ihey belonged lo the Marakopa Iribe.
Judging Irom lhe birren appearance ol
ihe soil, I could not have believed that it
would produce, especially at such a dis
tance from the river. Here we found a
trail running along at the loot ol lhe sand
hills, which we billowed, noi knowing
whether we were in the right or wrong
road
Almut 9 o'clock, we lound some beans,
and stopped nn hour to rest and leed our
animals-. At 12 o'clock, M.. we came lo
the fmt well, where we unpacked, watered
our animals, and prepared breakfast, or
rather breakfast, dinner, and supper in one
meal, for we have eaten nothing since we
left lhe Colorado. A little coarse brf ad.
weak coffee, and an allowance of mule
beef, is highly relished. There is as much
water ia the well as we can use. but it is
scarcely fit lo drink, (or would he consid
ered so were we in a more enviable situa
lion.) Started at 1 o'clock, and again
stopped at 2 P. M., to feed upon beans,
which we found io great abundance. Th0
road to rtay ha (M'en good, rut her solid,
which made troveling compsralively easy.
When we again started, we left the waon
ro id to the right, and followed a trail. At
3 o'clock, we found another well contain
ing a s-nall qu in ity of brackish water, and
a dad mu'e, which probably had beu
left behind, and (alien in in in attempts to
oet to the water. We drank 9 much as
we wTiiited.nnd again pursued our journey.
Our eiii rnl course is now nearly due west.
Xi"ht set in upon us, but we did not slop
unul 10 o'clock. P. M .when the darkness
I'fveiue'J our following the trail. We
lied our animals opto the small bushes
and lay dou to rest, i bad become -so
drowsy .from loss of sleep and (atjuetlh.tt I
frequently ilept on mule back, and waked
ui) when about to fall off. 1 could no:
hake olf ihe feeling, (which was truly
wretcte-l.J ui'.iioun i mane every eiion
do -so.
Tuesday, Aug. It. The n:onn arose
about 2 o'clock, when we packed up and
started, driving at the into ol 4 to 5 miles
per hour. Our canteen?) now contain our
entire slock of water. The sand is pretty
heavy in places, and in other pans ihe
road is very solid, the earth being of a
gravelly nature, and destitute of vegetation
throughout. About 7 o'clock this morning,
we reached the third well. It is s tuateJ
in a large deep ravine, but the supply if
uuter was so scunty that we could gel
hul it ijuart apiece for our animals, and
none lor ourelves. This place ia perfect
(iiiliniih.i the bones of thousands of ani
t . .i i i . - . rr . .
mnls lie strewed about in every oireeiion ;
and a "real number o! carrases ol horses ,
an 1 mules that hive died lately, pollute the i
n " l
nisi. here. D-'serted wai.ns, harness,
.!dV. Sc. ad-l to this destructive and
sicken. if' scene.
After draining the well
t ' tbe las. drop, we concluded it would be
..et.er to go anei.l mat. war .r u ,o ....
-gam. it was win. great u ... "
t -.i . j ir. .......
e res-rame-l our suu-nng an.ma s trm.,
rushing int.. the pjl he-idlong. Hy the.r
j incessant nickering, ana unwillingness 10
ave the place, ,l seeme as ti.nmj n ,r
little
we cave them but increased their
thitst. W'e drove along at a fast rate until
9 o'clock, A. M.
Our stock of water is
almost out. and we have eaten notion"
since vesterd ly. We do not know how
. i .. i..a...j
mr we are irom wa.cr. out ..c.UUrU
to take a niece" at all hazirds
emptied some of our canteens entirely, and
there is not now more lhan three pints of
water in the company. The heat has
been almost insupportable, but a slight
breeze has just sprung up-
Repacked, and traveled at a rapid pace.
By 11 o'clock our water was entirely
iioue, HIIU soi.lir ui us wtric piiiilihi,; nw...
. i r ...,iri.... I-
thirst, uncertain when we
. , . .
shou'd reach
i a.er. it opera;,-,, -'":
Maj. t.reen.th .t he became a.mosi Irani, r,
I - J ... In -.1 I l,n ..ll.nli liurif aX'illl 111 fl iunn
nun nf at c i uim.i.K . .i- ?
. . , r,
we not reached watei shortly aher -
. , . .,.1 . ii,
w arus. v,ou inn v mh... s. n lomi
- ... ,r .
, "a , ' ' ,.
" " , """" , , a short distance, and then disappearing in
be some small trees and shrubbery; hul. " -
, . . the sand. In our eagerness to reach wn-
we had so olten been deceived ny "mirage , , . . .
, , , . . ' . . Iter, t was the best man. or raiher the beat
i.uri.. u.u ,i. q f, ,
saw trees, water, it
in the distance
hether
that we scarcely knew what lo do, w
tof.llow the trail ir, hopes ol finding water,
and lose the time if we failed ; or, continue
short
..Iiq.iI u 6 l. i iw nossible. After
., . ..j llr ,,
, l" "c ,7 . " ' , "
former course. Our joy can scarcely lie
. . , I . , j:
iina.'ined when, alier traveling a short dis -
tance, we came upon a pond or stream
water. au ,t .... .
consequences nog... .m.c ....... ...
some ol us, for we drank a large quantity ,
of it
We now gave inv uiuics as mum j
. .L. l . - - U
of them had
as.ney cou.u on..,
rushed into the pond and helped them
selves." We could not account tor mis
large body of Iresh water at ihis p ace,
havin" never reador heard of its existence
. tlf . I swl !. if sa fku
v-s-,
Ri'ver." a stream that miraculously opened
... , i ...
up ,n this desert wnstedunng this summer,
But for this " god send,' hundreds of emi
grants must have perished, many of whom,
like ourselves, were poorly supplied wilh
suitable waler vessels. As it was, we
heard of several that were lost, and died
fiom thirst. That it did not exist before
ihis season, is attested by travelers and
Indians, who have been acquainted with
ihe route for many ears. It could not
have been passed by unnoticed, for in one
place it runs across the main traveled
road. I think that it is a branch of the
Colorado, or rather an arm of that river.
The bed of ihe stream indicates that it ex
isted beiore. The point at which it leaves
the main slream, might have become
closed up by the washing of sand, or the
shifting of lhe current, (which is very
common in ihese western waters,) and
again opened by an unusual rise in the
river. This is but a supposition the true
source has not yet been discovered. We
saw a number of ducks and other wild
fowl,' when we first reached the water.
Up to this point, we have traveled twen-
RON
tj-four hour since leaving the Colorado,
and concluded to unpack, have something
io eat, and test until evening. Shortly
ti ter we encamped.aiompany of Sonoi 'uns
came up, on their way home from the
gold mines of California. We could talli
hul litile Mexican, but learned from them
that there were a great many Americans inj
Ihe mines, lhat mules were worth from j
IPO to 300 dollars, They showed i;s '
,;.r..,.l,t Host and said it was very i
nl.ui.dant out in the diggings. Since leav-
ing home, we had seen or heard nothing
Irom our place of destination, and we had
almost forgotten the principal object of
our journey. We had thought that we
were on ihe safe side of the joinada, but
learned that we had yet a "long drive"
belore we reached Cariso creek. After a
long search, we fouud some beans about
two m iles from camp, where we took our
-lock to feed The day has been very hot,
and the mezquite affords but a poor bhade.
Distance, fi nee last ' noted,) 75 miles
1950.
Wednesday, Aug. 15. Left our place
of encampment at dark last evening, and
drove along at ar very rapid pace. Met
ureal numbers of returning Sonorians.
Crossed a stream about ten yards wide,
!(New Uiver, of which we were not aware
at the time,) and so deep that it swam
some of our smallest mules. Some per
sons encamped on the bank, said it was a
running stream of fresh water, and that
we hud better stop ; having traveled only
4 or 5 miles, and our canteens being yet
ull, we concluded to goon. About 10
o'clock we crossed a lagoon ol salt water.
The darkness prevented our seeing,
but
we knew that the Salt Lake must be but a
short distance on our right. Yesterday
; e were much deceived by "mirage," thai
is. a lame lake of water surrounded by trees
. C0IlsIanty appearing be
in.r a, fast as we Wared
r
, Q u being greatly latigued,
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gome , wajj wy
.,a(j tf , for 1 had suffered all night Irom
, and a more disafireeable feel-
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in,. .:.n nn he exnerienced. e IjV
'a. uibk omniu inmnehs. Our entire
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isiock ol provision is now reuuecu i uum
3 days' rations, and we have already leu
ihe "nawin"s of hunter. I was too much
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hours that we lay down
When the moon rose, about 4 o'clock
in the morning, we packed up and started
in a N. W. direction. About 9 o'clock A.
M.,we entered the mouutains. Armstrong j
abandoned his riding horse this morning,
and more of our stock show strong symp
toms of "giving out.' Our canteens are
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-empty, aou we are ouii"cu . pusu iut
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ter. Alter a nam struggle, we iraora
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I of a slream WOUld not
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a lay our thirst, and we made all haste up
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it. unti we reached lhe head, where a
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! small rivulet is formed by the water oozing
out ol the "round in several places, flowing
We were scattered all
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alon lhe way ,antl the IaSt f conlPal,y
did not get up lor two hours alter tne nrst.
We reached this point at 1 1 o'clock A. M.
T,,e water, though clear as chrystal, has a
peculiar and unpleasant taste,
lie ate a
I piece, but could find nothing for our ani
jt"c' uu t
i ma s to feed upon. There are a larg,
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. 1 , number ol aonorians eucampcu .ic.v,
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in their stock, before they undertake
, - .fhey ave sevcra
hundred head of fine horses, which they
have no douhl stolen on lhe way, for it
ould see,n Poor Pol,C-V 10 Purchase BD'-
i , . f. .,,- .. to Sonora.
where ihey are said to be very cheap.
They gave us glowing accounts of the
gold diggings, and had large quantiiies of
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; me dual in meir pusMrsaiuu
:' be a general encamping place bu. ; ,he
dead
stencn ar.s ns irom mc nuiumi
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animals strewed about, is almost sickening.
Packed up and left Cariso creek at 3
o'clock P. M. Traveled up a narrow val
ley in a N. W. direction. The mountains
on either side have a barren aspect, and
the only vegetation in the valley is the
mt zcal plant, and a few stunted, prickly
bushes. Seeing some palmetto trees on
our right, we judged we should find water
there, and we were not disappointed.
There were several springs, but lhe water
was very bad, besides being polluted by
the dead horses and mules that lay in and
about them. We were obliged lo encamp
fur the night, and left our animals to
browse upon the few bunches of bear grass
that grew around. Satisfied that we are
now safely across the much dreaded Des
ert, we laid down early, and enjoyed the
most comfortable night's rest we have had
in a long time. We also experienced a
decided change in the atmosphere. Dis
tance, 48 miles 1998.
Tnursday,Aug. 16. We felt lhe shock
o( nn earthquake during lhe night, so sen
Jbfy "that we were all awakened by it. ;
At daybreak, we pocked up and started,
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ing from the pangs of hunger. The poor
worn out creatures are to be pitied, having
had no feed for nearly firtv-eiht hour.
Continuing up the valley three leagues,
we reached a line green spot ol grass, con-1
laining a few acres. The earth is spouty I
an abundance of water, but not very good,
Here we unpacked, and our animals set j
about satisfying their appetites with
great deal of avidity. We did not fare so j
Jt . An..lt inA nn tvnrul ..rt B few
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small green willows but it mattered little.
for we had little to cook. Afterthe Io.-sof a
great deal of time and breath, w e succeed
ed in boiling a pot of coffee. There are
two or three Indian familcs living here,
who say ihey belong la the San Ftlippe
tribe. We saw the ruins ol Maj. Gra
ham's camp, part of whose command
were obliged to go into winter quarters
here, on their way to California in '47
and '48. They had thrown up adobe and
sod huts, some of which are remaining.
His troops suffered a great deal from cold,
want of provisions, fits.
At 2 o'clock P. M., we started for San
Fehppe, where these Indians told us we
could procure breadstuff, Sis., and the dis
tance was 4 leagues. We ascended and
descended several long narrow vallies find
ravines, and crossed two or three moun
tains. The sky had been overcast with
clouds during the afiernoon, and towards
evening a slight rain commenceJ falling.
; wltich in the course ol au hour, saturated
our clothing, and made us feel very un
comfortable. This is the first rain that
has fallen upon us since leaving the vicin
ity of the Rio Grande. Hill Dixon this
afternoon abandoned a fine horse, which
he had procured from the Apache Indians,
the animal being totally unable to proceed
Night came upon us, but finding no water
or grass, we determined to go ahead. We
have already traveled mote than 4 leagues
since leaving camp, but we had our infor
mation from Indians, who know but little
about distance. It was very dark, but the
trail being distinct, we succeeded in keep
ing it. About 8 o'clock, we saw a dim
fire ahead, and at 9 we reached it. This
proved to be San Felippe. The first
thing we knew, our mules were into the
unfenced corn patches, helping themselves,
and the Indians hallowing and dogs bark
ing, endeavoring in vain to drive them out.
Although the animals were very weary.
we expected a "stampede" every moment.
The darkness was so inlense, that we
could not see a single mule.nor each oiher.
Whereto go, we knew cot ; but, after a
great deal of trouble and vexation, groping
about after our mules, we made an
Indian to understand that we wanted him
to guide us to grass and water, which he
did. Here we unpacked, and turned our
stock loose at the mercy of the Indians
and the weather. We again lay down
wiih empty stomachs in wet clothes, the
air cold, and still raining. D;stance, 21
miles 2019.
7b be continued.'
When the Spark of Life is Waning.
BT III. DA5A.
IrisX Air.
When the spark of life is waning,
Weep not for me.
When the languid eye is streaming,
Weep not for me.
When the feeble pulse ia ceasing,
Start not at itsswifl decreasing,
'Tis the fellered soul's releasing
Weep not for me.
When the pangs of dralh assail me.
Weep not for me.
Christ is miue be can not fail me,
Weep not for me.
Yes, though .in and doubt endeavor
From bis lots my soul lo sever,
Je-m i my atrenglh for ever
Weep not lor me.
The Widow and Fatherless.
A TRIE STORY.
" It is more blessed to gire than to imlTe."
L-will relate a most affecting incident of
charity and suffering, which came to my
knowledge directly from the lips of one of
my most esteemed friends, of one of God's
noblest specimens of man, Paul Poe. He
is a Spanish gentleman, and formerly a
merchant in this city, but is now a resident
of Barcelona, where he retired some years
since with a handsome fortune. Owing to
the constant political disturbance in his
own native country, he obtained a Consul
ship from our Government, which he now
holds, and which he obtained only for the
purpose of being protected.
The incident occurred with a particular
friend of his and mine, be being also a
Spanish gentleman, of great wealth, and of
course a Catholic. His name being Span
ish and somewhat singular, I have forgot
ten it ; 1 knew him, however, well. In a
conversation with Mr. Poe upon the subject
of charity, he .related this story.
Mr. Parilla was going home from his
store in Grand street, a few evenings since,
when he was stopped in Broadway, near
White street, by a woman, who accosted
bim ia ibis manner t
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"My dear .r. will ou be so km J a ...
give i.,e a sixpence, to buy a loaf ol brca. .1
Mir children are now crying for the want
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f omelhing to eat. O i . said aaii!,
'don't refuse roe, I have come all ihe way
from theDr & K'k wi'hout leing ab'e to
excite the sympathy of any one, aud 1 hava
asked mauy.
lie lisiened to her story, and give her a
quarter of a d l!ar. The moment she got
he thanked him, and started homeward
! nn a trot.
Mr.
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-l foliow her. to satisfy myselt a
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lie did folio her.and, being g.xd d. al
advanced in hie, he found il as much as he
could do to keep in sight of her, so fast d 1
she wind her way tnroughthe streets tow
ards the objects ol her solicitude. When
she got near lo her humble dwelling, sin
abut into bakery quick as thought. ai.J
ourchased a shilling loaf of bread and s'x
cents worth of cukes ; she came out as
quick as she enteied, wi h hrr bread ami
cakes in her apron, and flew like a bird !u
feed its little ones. He followed closely on.
and soon she eutered a long, dark ullr. ,
reaching back lo the end rf a yard He
still pursued her, determined to ascerun
all. In a moment more she entered by
drawing aside an old blanket, lor ihis con
stituted the only duor of her abode il you
can call il au abode lor the living. He im
mediately approached, and. looking thr ."
a hole in lhe biauket wituesscd the following
scene :
The light which came from an oil lam.?
was very dim but sufticieuily good to n;
low him to see what he so auxiously desi
red. She squatted down upon the fl..r,
and commenced breaking up the bread
her little children (five of lhem) came
around her. and seemed to devour the
bread and rakes as last as she could break
it for them. They were all rrying ami
shivering with cold, lor they had no fire,
and were almost destitute of clothing.
Aud as she broke the bread, aud saw ber
little ones eat wnh such aidity almost
upon the point of starvation she too bega.i
io cry, and then Mr. P. began to cry. He
could no lunger restrain bis feelings, but
burst inio a flood of tears, and wilh his
handkerchief suppressed the emotions and
the agonies of his heart, for fear he might
be overheard The little ones were
overpowered at the return of their mother,
wth bread in her arms, and so rejuictd
get something to eat, that ihey would.evtry
now and thru, manifest iheir gratitude and
love, by clasping their mother around her
neck, aud implanting upon her lips ihit
pure aud holy kiss that kiss of love and
friendship, and which can only come from,
the unpolluted lips of ionocence.
So soon as Mr. P. had become a lit:)
more tranquil, he entered this apology if
a dwelling, and stood suddenly and un
expectedly before his alins-beggiog sup
pliant. She at once recognized her bene
factor and saiJ, " I thank you, I ihanit
you, and I am glad you followed me home,
because you find that my story is true.eud
lhat I left half of my sufferings untold
and here she made a motion with ber hand
" see how wretchedly poor I am, and
see my dear little fatherless children el
most naked, starving, nnd without any
fire, or bed to lie down upon there, sir, is
all lhe bed we have,'' pointing to a palleT
of straw; "not one chair have I, no table,
and all I have to cook wilh is thai gr.J i
in the ashes."
This simple and short recitat o her
condition, together with what he had seen,
was enough, and more lhan he cuuid hear.
He began to feel for his money, aud in his
pocket bonk found a roll of bank bills,
which he threw into her lap, and then,
taking ber by the hand, said, "There, my
dear woman, is all lhe money I have
about me, lake it in welcome, take it, aaj
take care of il it will help you through
the winter, and may the God of mercy
bless you and your children !'' and over
come with fueling, which no tongue or
pen can describe, he left the scene shall
1 not say that scene of horror for wl...
could behold it, and nut be moved, to say
the least, to tears ?
This good old gentleman was so much
affected by this incident of his life, ih&t h:
was not able lo leave his house for several
i days. The sum thus feelingly givei
amounted to very near one hundred dollar
Going it Strong.
The value of the Dry G-ods imported
inio this port during the month of Jjn j3fy
past, was $17,349,1 U8, being rrre by
same two millions of dollars &.n the cor
responding month last ye"..;, la addition
to this, it is said lhat Vne Atlantic has a
cargo valued at n,er 600,U00, which, in
the regular Course of events, would have
passed '.'u rough our Custom House in true
mq,ith of January. This would havo
made the total imports full op to $18,000,
000. This looks like proeri:y arming
our commercial people ; but we record
the fact with more pain than pleasure, for
we have a presentiment that when tht
balance I struck we shall be found wo
fully deficient, notwithstanding Cotton
rules stiffat 13. N. Y. Tribune,
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