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Identifier: oregoncaliforn0102thoruoft (find matches)
Title: Oregon and California in 1848
Year: 1849 (1840s)
Authors: Thornton, Jessy Quinn, 1810-1888
Subjects: Oregon -- Description and travel California -- Description and travel California -- Gold discoveries
Publisher: New York : Harper & Brothers
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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it. Ilian-hard and Spitzer, who were traveling with him,remained behind to assist him. Three days afterwardthe two former came up to the company at Truckeeriver, and said that the Indians came down from thehills upon them, and after killing Wolfinger, drovethem from the wagons, which they burned, after tak-ing the goods out. Wolfinger had a considerableamount of money. I was informed by Mr. Eddy thatGeorge Donner, with whom Rianhard subsequentlytraveled, told him that Wolfinger had not died asstated—that this fact he learned from a confessionmade by Rianhard a short time previous to his death;and that he would make the facts public as soon as hearrived in the settlements. Donner having perished,nothing further was ever known of the matter. In mentioning these facts I am aware that I amanticipating some of the events of this narrative, and Iwill only remark that Donner, Rianhard, and Spitzerhaving all been subsequently starved to death, it isprobable the facts will never be revealed.
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HPO ais H a CO s* a < a Q W2 Oregon and California. 117 Here Mr. Eddy cached every thing he had, exceptthe clothing which he and his family had on. On thismorning they partook of their last remaining mouthfulof food. The Indians were upon the adjacent hills,looking down upon them, and absolutely laughing attheir calamity. The lock of Mr. Eddys rifle hadbeen broken some days before, and the gun left. Hecould not obtain one, and had he been able to do so,it would have been worse than insanity for him tohave encountered the Indians alone. Dejected andsullen, he took up about three pounds of loaf sugar,put some bullets in his pocket, and stringing his powder-horn upon his shoulders, took up his boy in his armswhile his afflicted Eleanor carried their still more help-less infant, and in this most miserable and forlornplight, they set out once more on foot to make theirway through the pitiless wilderness. Trackless, snow-clad mountains intercepted their progress, and seemedto present an

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