Show six mex MEN mr geo W myers of dixon lee co ill lil who arrived hereon here on saturday last on his bis way to california reports that while encamped at red buttes on th the north fork of platte a young man roan who gave his bis name as james gwi 9 ins came into hla hia camp in a buffering suffering condition tondi tion having been ai as he be alleged bome some esix bix six days without food excepting wild onions or roots that he be had bad found in small quantities his statement to mr myers was that he left lett great salt lake city on the day of april last for cherry creek pikes peak in company wi with h victor ictor keyser eleer IV 11 jdavidson davidson HD avidson ch charles charies ries rles ballan allan son of mr air W ballan jeweler of this city david Watson vatson Vat son gon yV H armitage and john hamilton that at fort bridger the company took the cherokee trail and on ing frig at the north fork of platte patte they construe con construe cd ed a rude scow and taking on two oxen they embarked on that rapid stream which was then swelled by the spring floods and were wafted wailed swiftly down the river towards La laramie rainie 11 till within sixty or eighty miles milts of the red 1 autes when coming suddenly upon a fall in the river in passing through a kanyon Gwit dwiggins Gw iggins lins ift left the craft and made for the shorey shore which be he succeeded in reaching the other six remained on board and went over the falls and were not seen by him afterwards the oxen swam to shore but the men be he said were unquestionable drowned the young man made i the foregoing statement to myers requesting n him to tell mr ballan and others of his acquaintances here of the occurrence on inquiry the statement made by so far as the names of the party and the time of leaving this city is found to be correct 4 keyser was a german and arid had friends in st louis as reported davidson was a boot and shoemaker residence reald reaid ence in the states unknown david watson reside residence nc e unknown armitage was from jamestown moniteau maniteau Moni co mo alo arld and hamilton was a watch maker from pittsburg Pit pa geo bailey from newcastle eng left the city with them but stopped at bridger aa as supposed gat gal Dr a saddler was from bome gome place in indiana |