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Fur Brigade to the Bonaventura - John Work's California Expedition of 1832-33 (Part 2)(December 1943) (28 pages)
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Page: of 28
324 California Historical Society Quarterly
panied by one of ours with a note to Michel expressing a wish to see him
as soon as possible that I may determine from his information where it will
be most eligible[?] to winter. I also want to have some information relative
to the route along the coast. The men themselves who are going with the
letters say that a delay of some time can make little difference to them in
crossing the mountains*. I have therefore detained them until I see Michel
so that I may write to the Fort by them. Michel is coming this way and I
expect is not far off his letters dated 2 inst. Only 4 beaver taken. The hunters
killed 19 elk, they are all very lean.
Sunday 9 Overcast weather, very heavy rain in the evening. Notwithstanding the unfavourable appearance of the weather, there being no
grass, for the horses we raised camp and proceeded 11 miles S.S.W. down
the fork to the end of the bite where there is good grass.** Several of the
men are out hunting and have not yet arrived, probably night came on them
& they could not find the camp. J. Toupin accompanied by a W.W. Indian**
who is with him remained behind yesterday to set his traps and sleep out
with them, the Indian came to the camp this morning & said he had lost his
horse & that he had separated from Toupin & not seen him [since] last night.
he was sent of immediately to find Toupin & to bring him to the camp but
neither of them has yet arrived.
Monday 10 Very heavy rain in the night & greater part of the day.
Did not raise camp. The men who slept out last night arrived in the morning,
they slept close to the camp. Toupin’s Indian also arrived & said first that
he had come for traps but afterwards that he had seen nothing of Toupin. I
am getting alarmed for the safety of this man he was to remain only one
night. The Indians may take advantage of finding him alone. It is but a short
time since he recovered of the ague it may attack him again. Some of the
men set their traps yesterday & today in the little river and [in] some small
lakes & swamps which are about 8 beaver taken and 3 grizzle bears & 3
deer killed.
Tuesday 11 Heavy rain in the night & heavy during the day. Did
not raise camp. Sent off ten men to seek Toupin. They are ordered should
they find him killed by the Indians to endeavour to punish the murderer
immediately should they find themselves able, but unless they were sure
that such was the case they have strict orders on no account to injure an
Indian or quarrel with them. Toupin arrived shortly after their departure
so that they will have their journey for nothing. he was not in the same
direction so that they will be able to find no trace of him. A party of 26
Indians visited the camp today, their camp is not far off, they were very
civil to one of the men who passed their huts. Some of them had blankets
made of feathers and rabbit skins about their shoulders and a few of them
had themselves covered from the neck to the knees with long grass or straw
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