[274] _Address of Capt. Charles B. Richards_ in the _Annals of Iowa_
(Third Series), Vol. III, p. 516.
[275] Captain Richards speaks of their attempt to secure supplies at
the settlement upon their return as follows: “The settlers at the
Colony were on short rations and could spare nothing. We decided to
buy a steer and kill for the party, but we had no money and the owner
refused to sell without pay. We offered to give the personal
obligation of all the officers, and assured him the State would pay a
good price; but this was not satisfactory. We therefore decided to
take one _vi et armis_, and detailed several men to kill and dress the
steer. They were met by men, women and children, armed with pitchforks
to resist the sacrifice, and not being able to convince them either of
the necessity of the case or that they would get pay for the steer, I
ordered Lieut. Stratton and a squad of men with loaded guns to go and
take the steer; when ... the hostile party retired.”--_Address of
Capt. Charles B. Richards_ in the _Annals of Iowa_ (Third Series),
Vol. III, p. 517.
[276] Duncombe’s _Spirit Lake Expedition_ in the _Proceedings of the_
_Pioneer Lawmakers’ Association of Iowa for 1898_, p. 45; _Address of
Capt. Charles B. Richards_ in the _Annals of Iowa_ (Third Series),
Vol. III, pp. 518, 519.
[277] Captain Richards is quoted as follows in Gue’s _History of
Iowa_, Vol. I, p. 318, concerning the attempt to cross at this
point:--“The wind was now blowing a terrific gale and the cold was
intense, so that our wet clothing was frozen stiff upon us.... When
help and material for a raft came, so strong and cold was the wind,
and so swift the current, filled with floating ice, that all of our
efforts to build a raft failed. It was now dark and still growing
colder, and the roar of the blinding storm so great that we could no
longer hold communication with our companions on the other side. We
were benumbed with cold, utterly exhausted, and three miles from the
nearest cabin. We were powerless to aid our comrades, and could only
try to save ourselves. It was a terrible walk in the face of the
terrific blizzard, our clothes frozen, our feet freezing, and our
strength gone.”
[278] _Address of Ex-Governor Carpenter_ in the _Annals of Iowa_
(Third Series), Vol. III, pp. 486, 487.
[279] Hoover’s _The Tragedy of Okoboji_ in the _Annals of Iowa_ (Third
Series), Vol. V, p. 24.
[280] _Frank R. Mason’s Recollections_ in the _Annals of Iowa_ (Third
Series), Vol. III, p. 535.
[281] _Address of Ex-Governor Carpenter_ in the _Annals of Iowa_
(Third Series), Vol. III, p. 487.
[282] _Frank R. Mason’s Recollections_ in the _Annals of Iowa_ (Third
Series), Vol. III, pp. 535, 536.
[283] _Letter from Mrs. Collins_ in the _Annals of Iowa_ (Third
Series), Vol. III, p. 549.