A Hundred Years of Rip and Roarin Rough and Ready By Andy Rogers (1952)(Hathitrust) (117 pages)

and Salvador, two Indians Sutter sent out from California to meet the wagon train. They came from every direction. The Breen's joined up at Independence, Missouri. Graves family met up with the wagon train about a hundred miles west of Fort Bridger. W. Trimble was killed by the Pawnee Indians east of Scott's Bluff. Cattle stolen, some gave up the journey to California and turned back. One day the guards had a scare of an Indian attack. They saw an optical illusion. Mrs. S. Keyes passed away and was buried in a hollowed out tree trunk. June 16, 1846 the party 200 miles from Fort Laramie. Buffalo chips good, 150 pounds of bread for each family, getting scarce, plenty of meat. : Sixty miles from Independence, milk cows still producing, wagons wearing, Captain Russell in charge, buffalo plentiful. June 16, 1846 passed a wagon train going to the states with seven men from Oregon. 150 miles west of Fort Laramie. Some celebrated the fourth of July here. After leaving the fort overtaken by 300 Sioux warriors, fifty surrounded part of the train. An Indian Chief a few miles away was notified, jumped on his pony with a gun nearing the wagon train gave an Indian whoop and the warriors scattered. One Indian was late in leaving and the Chief gave him a shot. On another occassion Mary Graves was riding horseback with her brother in the rear of the train.’ Sioux Indians offered to purchase her, one tried to carry her away as a captive. George Donner was elected Captain. Five companies camped at Indian Creek. Argument arose rather to lay over or go ahead. Oxen nearly fagged out. Finally they rolled on. Hastings Cut Off. Stop over at Fort Bridger. Bridger and Vasques gave advice to take Hastings Cut Off and save one hundred miles. Party divided, greater number going by Fort Halli and reached California in safety. About 85 took the Hastings Cut Off. They reached Weber Canyon where they found a letter on a stick written by Hastings advising road down Weber Canyon in a terrible condition. Hastings had 65 wagons. He urged them to use the mountain course. Reed, Stanton and Pike sent forward to overtake the advance company. Hasting was met near the southern end of the Great Salt Lake and came back part way with Reed. On Reed's return the train took over the mountain course. Instead of reaching Salt Lake in a week it took 30 days. This delay was costly in lives. Provisions nearly gone. Halloran who died was a Mason, as were Reed, Milton Elliott and others. They reached "Iwenty Wells." Reed went ahead to scout for water. Cattle were laying down account of thirst. Eighteen oxen to contend with and disappeared. Left with one cow and one oxen. W. McCutchen and Stanton each took a horse and set out for California to get aid. Snyder, Reed and Elliott got into a fight, Snyder using the butt end of his heavy whipstock on Reed's head. Snyder was stabbed by Reed when Mrs. Reed stepped in between Snyder and Reed. So bitter towards Reed he started off for California. Virginia in company with Elliott started off to join Reed carrying Reed's guy Google and ammunition. Starvation was on. Indians around adding to their troubles. Emigrants “started to die. Wolfinger was murdered. Stanton returned with provisions, mules and Indians from Captain Sutter. Indians Lewis and Salvador. Foster and Pike started off for Sutters Fort. Pike was accidentally shot. Cattle and mules to be used as food and party to start out on foot. Eighty-one at Donner Lake. Dolan'ts life was to be taken “for food. No one could do the job. Flesh from the dead was cooked and eaten with torture. Donner Lake became a camp of Death. Hides, mocassins, snow shoestrings were boiled and eaten. . Fosdick perished. ‘rs. Fosdick consented to her husband's body be converted into food. Deer found, hide, feet, head, entrails all eaten. Even Lewis and Salvador without food ‘(for nine days, starving with bleeding feet. Lewis and Salvador came willingly to the relief of the emigrants. They were the last hope. Foster told them that they were compelled to take their lives, they did not weep, willing for their suffering to end. The five women and Eddy were within hearing of the two gun shots. They travelled, met up with friendly Indians and given food. January, Mr. Tucker at Johnson's Ranch below Rough and Ready, saw a man coming down Bear River in company with an Indian. His haggard forlorn look showed he was suffering. He was of the Donner Party. Fifteen had started--six besides himself were alive but starved. R.P.Tucker and three men started back with provisions, the Indian acting as guide. Fifteen miles back in the mountains, WJ. Eddy, W. Foster, Mrs. S.A.Foster, Mrs. H.F. Pike, Mrs. W. McCutchen, Mrs. Sarah Fosdick and Mary Graves, over thirty days since leaving Donner Lake. John Rhodes crossed Bear River to go to Sacramento. Captain Sutter and Alaclade Sinclair furnished provisions and six men offered to carry them to Johnson Ranch. RELIEF PARTY STARTED OFF John Rhodes, D. Rhodes, A. Clover, R.S. Moorrey, J. Foster, E. Coffeemire, M. Ritchie, J. Curtis, W. Eddy, W. Coon, R.P.Tuck~ er, George Tucker, A. Brueheim, leaving Johnson Ranch on horseback. Rained, tree cut across Bear River to cross over. Reached Mule Springs after Steep Hollow Creek. Varro and Eddy returned to Johnson Ranch. Snow over three feet. Ten men left with 75 pounds on his back started out. Bill Coon partially insane. George Tucker and Coon remained at a camp on the way. Surrounded with wild Indians and wild beasts. Killed two deer and at night a lion took off with one deer. Travelled fifteen to four miles per day. Camped on the Yuba River. James Reed and WV. Herron reached Sutter's Fort. At Mir. Cordways near Marysville and McCutchen joined. Had two Indian guides and thirty horses at Bear Valley. Heavy rain. Mr. Curtis and wife found in a tent. Curtis had to kill their dog to eat. The cooked dog was passed around Reed. Back to Sutters proceeded to Yueba Buena (now San Franoisco) for help from Naval Officer. R.F.Stockton, Governor of California, was asked to send relief to the suffering emigrants stalled in the mountains. Over a thousand dollars secured. Midshipman Woodworth volunteered to go into the mountains. + Commodore Hull gave authority.

and Salvador, two Indians Sutter sent out from California to meet the wagon train. They came from every direction. The Breen's joined up at Independence, Missouri. Graves family met up with the wagon train about a hundred miles west of Fort Bridger. W. Trimble was killed by the Pawnee Indians east of Scott's Bluff. Cattle stolen, some gave up the journey to California and turned back. One day the guards had a scare of an Indian attack. They saw an optical illusion. Mrs. S. Keyes passed away and was buried in a hollowed out tree trunk. June 16, 1846 the party 200 miles from Fort Laramie. Buffalo chips good, 150 pounds of bread for each family, getting scarce, plenty of meat. : Sixty miles from Independence, milk cows still producing, wagons wearing, Captain Russell in charge, buffalo plentiful. June 16, 1846 passed a wagon train going to the states with seven men from Oregon. 150 miles west of Fort Laramie. Some celebrated the fourth of July here. After leaving the fort overtaken by 300 Sioux warriors, fifty surrounded part of the train. An Indian Chief a few miles away was notified, jumped on his pony with a gun nearing the wagon train gave an Indian whoop and the warriors scattered. One Indian was late in leaving and the Chief gave him a shot. On another occassion Mary Graves was riding horseback with her brother in the rear of the train.’ Sioux Indians offered to purchase her, one tried to carry her away as a captive. George Donner was elected Captain. Five companies camped at Indian Creek. Argument arose rather to lay over or go ahead. Oxen nearly fagged out. Finally they rolled on. Hastings Cut Off. Stop over at Fort Bridger. Bridger and Vasques gave advice to take Hastings Cut Off and save one hundred miles. Party divided, greater number going by Fort Halli and reached California in safety. About 85 took the Hastings Cut Off. They reached Weber Canyon where they found a letter on a stick written by Hastings advising road down Weber Canyon in a terrible condition. Hastings had 65 wagons. He urged them to use the mountain course. Reed, Stanton and Pike sent forward to overtake the advance company. Hasting was met near the southern end of the Great Salt Lake and came back part way with Reed. On Reed's return the train took over the mountain course. Instead of reaching Salt Lake in a week it took 30 days. This delay was costly in lives. Provisions nearly gone. Halloran who died was a Mason, as were Reed, Milton Elliott and others. They reached "Iwenty Wells." Reed went ahead to scout for water. Cattle were laying down account of thirst. Eighteen oxen to contend with and disappeared. Left with one cow and one oxen. W. McCutchen and Stanton each took a horse and set out for California to get aid. Snyder, Reed and Elliott got into a fight, Snyder using the butt end of his heavy whipstock on Reed's head. Snyder was stabbed by Reed when Mrs. Reed stepped in between Snyder and Reed. So bitter towards Reed he started off for California. Virginia in company with Elliott started off to join Reed carrying Reed's guy Google and ammunition. Starvation was on. Indians

around adding to their troubles. Emigrants “started to die. Wolfinger was murdered. Stanton returned with provisions, mules and Indians from Captain Sutter. Indians Lewis and Salvador. Foster and Pike started off for Sutters Fort. Pike was accidentally shot. Cattle and mules to be used as food and party to start out on foot. Eighty-one at Donner Lake. Dolan'ts life was to be taken “for food. No one could do the job. Flesh from the dead was cooked and eaten with torture. Donner Lake became a camp of Death. Hides, mocassins, snow shoestrings were boiled and eaten. . Fosdick perished. ‘rs. Fosdick consented to her husband's body be converted into food. Deer found, hide, feet, head, entrails all eaten. Even Lewis and Salvador without food ‘(for nine days, starving with bleeding feet. Lewis and Salvador came willingly to the relief of the emigrants. They were the last hope. Foster told them that they were compelled to take their lives, they did not weep, willing for their suffering to end. The five women and Eddy were within hearing of the two gun shots. They travelled, met up with friendly Indians and given food. January, Mr. Tucker at Johnson's Ranch below Rough and Ready, saw a man coming down Bear River in company with an Indian. His haggard forlorn look showed he was suffering. He was of the Donner Party. Fifteen had started--six besides himself were alive but starved. R.P.Tucker and three men started back with provisions, the Indian acting as guide. Fifteen miles back in the mountains, WJ. Eddy, W. Foster, Mrs. S.A.Foster, Mrs. H.F. Pike, Mrs. W. McCutchen, Mrs. Sarah Fosdick and Mary Graves, over thirty days since leaving Donner Lake. John Rhodes crossed Bear River to go to Sacramento. Captain Sutter and Alaclade Sinclair furnished provisions and six men offered to carry them to Johnson Ranch. RELIEF PARTY STARTED OFF John Rhodes, D. Rhodes, A. Clover, R.S. Moorrey, J. Foster, E. Coffeemire, M. Ritchie, J. Curtis, W. Eddy, W. Coon, R.P.Tuck~ er, George Tucker, A. Brueheim, leaving Johnson Ranch on horseback. Rained, tree cut across Bear River to cross over. Reached Mule Springs after Steep Hollow Creek. Varro and Eddy returned to Johnson Ranch. Snow over three feet. Ten men left with 75 pounds on his back started out. Bill Coon partially insane. George Tucker and Coon remained at a camp on the way. Surrounded with wild Indians and wild beasts. Killed two deer and at night a lion took off with one deer. Travelled fifteen to four miles per day. Camped on the Yuba River. James Reed and WV. Herron reached Sutter's Fort. At Mir. Cordways near Marysville and McCutchen joined. Had two Indian guides and thirty horses at Bear Valley. Heavy rain. Mr. Curtis and wife found in a tent. Curtis had to kill their dog to eat. The cooked dog was passed around Reed. Back to Sutters proceeded to Yueba Buena (now San Franoisco) for help from Naval Officer. R.F.Stockton, Governor of California, was asked to send relief to the suffering emigrants stalled in the mountains. Over a thousand dollars secured. Midshipman Woodworth volunteered to go into the mountains. + Commodore Hull gave authority.