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Show JAYHAWKER'S DEATH RECALLS PIONEER HARDSHIPS Lorenzo Dow Stephens Was in Party That Crossed Nevada Desert S PAN rRAXi'lsWO, al. March II. fireno Jhw Stephens. Jast f the Javhawkers. sn intrepid party recruited re-cruited in Illinois In Ik- for the over-laiid over-laiid journey to the -California gold fields, died in Oakland. 'al . KYor.i-ry KYor.i-ry M. Tragic, bitter sufferings borne bv tbe Jii v ha ker in cross inn I'eat'i vsl-jf vsl-jf v were rcsl!ed by (be deaths of FtephenM. Trie experiences of the part v closely para lie e. t hose of t he famous iltfated I "onner part y. fort -two of whom starv d. fro e nd Oied In the snows of Placer cocnt v, Sali-fornia. Sali-fornia. In the win'er of ls-iti-17. The .las hawkers, wit houi chart or guide. ama7d the darinsr no-n o' 'heir feriod bv forcing their way across alh valley by fhr-r p''ick and perseverance. per-severance. Four of tnem dted of thirst. Starvation and . hao.ttton in l heir three months Mr. ' a ross earth, baked so hsrd tr :n 'be f t of their Oxn made no Impr n. amid rocks that tore t heir feet and forced i h-m to abandon wKons and tn Mnftirg hands that sucked down t ro-ir feet an I " acorched their booties. There were thirt v -one oung snd TiaroroiiB men in the origmn I Jay -ha kers' party. lriving slow foot-d ten to covered wnons. they ft art eft from l.alesb-irg. 111. April t coop fabled, riches, from t';e grass roots. RKACH SALT LAKK. In the late summer their ponderous oxen, drew the creaking masons Into Halt Iuke Oltv, t'tah. There Kiev were called upon to make a momen'ou. de- ctsion. as thev were told the regular mountain route to San Kmik would He beneath twenty fee of Sierra Nevada snow before they cn:jM reach t he passes. They were at n d. too. of the awful fate that had befallen be-fallen the !onner party, and were fold wpit in Salt Uk- thr-e or four months, when the trail weuld he-cleared he-cleared . Impatient, they sought an alterna-tlve alterna-tlve and joining with t her arxonau's. V 107 wogans started in be lai fall for i.os Angelen under ruldance ef -Joha Hunt, who contracted t' take ihon hurry, and dissatisfaction became rampant ram-pant at the slow progress. Much was said of a short cut leading West that would eliminate 5flf miles from their journey. TAKK SHORT I I T. Hunt could not dissuade them, and abotit November 1 wagons turn, d from the trad to attempt, the unknown short cut. leat Ing him Ith but seven w aKons. Three day later t lies-- tak I ii if t hf short cu came to a precipn ftiiov- a plain, and discouraged, most of t hem t urned back to the originst treil to follow Muni, liut the thirty-one Jyhawker pressed on. not knowing: tne -h 1 1 cut was to take them acfiss the region re-gion afl erw aid appropriate- narr ed leath alley. The rt-cord from thir point Ih one of continuous hardships, j-uff rings almost bevond Imagination and of dogged determination to live, tempered with self -sacrifice for comrades. com-rades. Karly on the journey a man weakened weak-ened by consumption succuml'ed ' nce the Jay haw kers were savd . a snowstorm after sis days without w-ter. w-ter. Their oxen, weakened by lad; of grass and water on th and. tuir- ren region, became too weak . ira (the wagons up rocky slopes. Wagon. j were abandoned, men and imu n ik- ing burdens uopn t heir backs. K.gbt -ling their wsy through the sand. : he I came staCering to a -water hole in In- desert and were joined by the Itev .1 I W. Brier, his wife snd thre liil- etren. who had been members ot Hunt's jprigiii-1 party. They broimbt m.-.r ' numiM r uj. lo thirty-five, on.- having dd. lUKtK, WKI.KX. ! The n eks t hut followed were l.ir--I ly repetitions of what liad gone t r-I r-I fore Thev W re saved Hg.ilt .n.l ! a train after da)s wiMiout -.vater t finding a scanty suptily. Af'v sevrn' da s t hirst. V t.nam I -ham. I haUfted. 1a down and beggfd hi eompurnoris tu leave hint. Hour.- !nt r thev found a trt'-klit.g f-:ri.nt n in- rand and has'eped back t him. -t 'he was unable to swallow and dr. I in their arms I'un, Nan and wsk. were kilted and a'n. their blood U -' ing drunk to all;-' thirst. 1 On the shores of ati alkaline 'ak-Mhat 'ak-Mhat mocked them, a man ntum-d Wt-h gasped out Ms lif" ill. am Itobin-son Itobin-son died with his face to the Wes,. just as scouts reported water a mi:e I a w ay. t was the end of January that snow I wss reached on a ' ris.ng slope and 1 jun'per and oak trees were, seen tar i away to the south. With renewe.j 1 i-ope came more speed, and on IVb-' IVb-' ruarv 4. 1 fat cattle were seen grazing. Two of theae were shot, -'tr:ictv-KT Spanish horsemen ef the .-sn Krancisquito rancho. They tread J the weary, emaciated Jayhawkers with I compassion snd a few day late- thev j were gladdened by the sight of the sea at Saw Hut Pa Ventura i al. I XKW iftT Fngland. March 11. J hoolg.rl at Penga.m was lad out af desd on the third dav the coffin sr- rtved. X light was carried into .the r. TK -t irl fJNl u . ' W hera 1m |