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COUNCIL BLUFFS , - - - - - - IOWA.
W1IOLESALE DEAhERS IN ALL rINDS OP
. AGRICULTURAL MPLEMENTS
TIf18 IS A 'UT OP TUB
N. 0. THOMPSON
Single.
Which has been through n good innn 1'
ti ILy aJa , t ) , , , . . . .w ,
ttsons , anti has always given entire 1 1
sfnctiol. It is 0110 of Lit J first % 1
stalk cutter3 ever put on the market , o < ' ( i
a nd today there is none suptrlor. The , am : : ; r ,
. , v rarer k
4 ouble FEi Stalk Cutter al i
, . , r y F + i
as well liuntvn as this , rVo lvoulu . , f
request ( lenlers to place their orders , + r , _
with us earl ' as the demand for stitllr . ' ' '
cutters will be larger tluutever before. = -
AMONG OUR 000Ds ARE TIlE FOLLOWING :
a r NGThompson's
ores ! Reapers , Cultivators , . Mowers
Hay Rakes , arrows , a e er ,
Stalk OuttOr , New Tongueless Cultivator.
THIS IS A CUT OF Ti11
% N. T o nPSO r
k\ r + y I
R b. T I3IILTIYAT 011 ,
, „ . : : -t a 1Vhic11 gave sucht uuivcrs , d
sensor. We offer you thi3 Cultivator
/ h egoboundureslill'conftdeutth.titisiearer .
, - , , . w * = - - = v1perfectiol than any similar cultivator of
' , z , . : . , . her 1)l tkcs. rim record which it ha-
, ' ' - all tC 111 the 1)ast bears 1111 out in the above
WE HAVE ALSO A PULL LINE OF
She11er i , 1 9 r1 ' &Ug , &Oi
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WACOfI ,
PLANTEFI
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-ALL SOLD BY-
. 'Thompson
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To our former patrons ar t1 to
tlrote who iusiy iii the future , he our
patrons , we wit sny to8t Wo ale again
pernnth d to oiler you the
r
N. Cx T1MP3OI n
. Hay Rake ' . . '
or the coming year. The snece ss of
this Maine i8 so well lolowu that conr-
vieut ( ' ( I t lln9 llitlller ° + + ' ' ' ' ,
1S , . . p y u a
.
wheels than ( nay other and for lair ugrf . _ { - - - . r s' _ ' r .
stalky , as well aq hay , it cannot be. . * a + .r-
beat , .
WE + ' AitL PROUD TO SS TIIAT WE HAVE TH'E FINEST ASSO11TMENT )
Carriages , Buggies , Phaetons and Spring Wagons ,
To be found in the West , ct c rresponding law pricer. You should Investigate this before buy'ng ' elsewhere
I Did you ewer see one of iltefo in
, .ehiues work P Its the funilt9Rt f
it you ever saw. It is the
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N. C. THOMPSON
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ta : . , Hay Tedder
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- fi. old will do inore workturninon hay ikon
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r " - - t Y ( ' 11 l'1011cat do il the &iU113 t1111U.
, r Wu-dest'ro y ( ur trade , aad n itturu wevill furn ii you with oed goods ,
I 4 VAN BRUNT , CO. ,
N08,1O ,12 and 11 Fourth Street , ( . ) uncil f 1nfhi' ' , Io't a ,
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COUNCIL BLUFFS (
ADDITIONAL LOOAL NEWS.
SoM fl IIINO all' ' S1IiNANUOAII ,
IndlgnntInn nt ixornllant freight
OhnrgeI ou Cowl'Vnod ,
SIIEN.1NUOA11 , Docamber ( L-Tho roll
of thu skating rink is as the roar of thu
distant cataract.
Thu farmerB' nlllanco of this place has
resolved to asBlst thu coltipuiy which la
lighting 1Vashbtlrn , boon tC Co. , on the
barb wire iesuu.
I is proposed to contest thu collection
o1 thu benne granted to the 11 , .C S , rail.
road by Shunaudoah , on the ground of
not.COmplinnco with thu epecificationa
according to which the mnchino a1n.q
were to ho built ,
A Dakota colony of Slimtanduahitua
lane beomi organizud. Taw papora have
been signed by a largo miuutber of
prominent citizoua. .T , 1Villiams ,
Geo. Cottrill , and 0 , llarriBos hnvu
been appointed to go in behalf of taw
company , spy out and locate laud. Thu
plan iB to Bucuru fur the colony a whulu
county.
Ihu h trdwaro firm of Norton tC Cot.
roll has dissolved partIIoralup and Lem
Norton nov goes it alone. Liu is young ,
but if hu ha as cahitioua and foroauuing us
thu old nun , liia father , ho will do ,
'Paw 1Vnbuth ratlroad baa added $1 lu
the freight on a cod of w"ud , 'I'hta ie a
burden to the poor man. And yet the
puu1)10 wonder what a ui be done uhout
tt Can it bu that we the peoplu have
forgotteii that wo are the king of this
country , or have svo abdicated n favor of
, ruat curpurattoua ? If the principle that
thu ihtercnla of thu ninny aru paa.uount
t ) the intureata of thu few hoc cm roet
+ 1)o , why shiould it not hu 01)P110(1 to the
nuuuaguoout mud aduliutalruton of rail.
road euinpanita ? 1Vlto will 1uBwer thin
, hurter catechism ?
We hear that we are to ho favored by a
( an10ert from the Omaha Oleo club , mui
are rehably informed it will be a treat.
N 1Vnilney , tic railway nun ( ruin
ltlantiu City , line bent prowling arouud
hero , 811(1 801110 are anxlOUB to know
( 'hut it may beau.
Dr. J G , Itsa has returned ( ruin Da.
kota , and now ie to duvoto hlluBeif to hiB
practice. 0.
Six per coat city end f8rut loan. , S , W
Ferguaaoi iS Co. , 3i ) Puarl St , nw&
TlbO Y. M. C. 4.
Gospel meeting at Y. M. C. A. roona
No 12 north liluiu atroot Sunday at
1 io , n.
lt'guular monthly buainoBa meeting of
thu l' . M C , A. as their rootme Monday
evuuittg at 8 o'clock. A. full atteudmucu is
requested.
C 0 , Frrcu , secretary.
.min. .
Diphtheria iB provalunt. Uae Dr.
Jalfriea ( Council Bhdfs ) prove uhso 1111(1
euro , or buy a cofiu. "You pay your
usouuy and take your choice. "
111(1"3U , liettveulr AtltitL
By Mete Ir4rl.
Neer doubt a l nsiciah's word when
he aays he au't play. Tun cliancue to
0110.1113 can'tL
h i literature it his but a 8tcp from the
aubliuio to the ridieuluua. Lt muaie it ia
hot a IIair'8 breadth ( ruin delight to tor.
tore.
Some people who play the piano csn
not nuduratand why others who don't
pllIy are ao much more popular with their
nogltbura.
Alwaya do your practicing in the early
nnnstlug what thu uoieu will be partially
drowned by the yells of the ulilkmoi ,
uewaboys and huck8tera.
Many pioea are sold of installments ,
and many nioru would be were it not
for the dificulty of gutting pianos wur
ranted not to wear out until they are paid
for.
Many promleing muaimale have beam
madu pernmit11ently deaf by the 11(1184) (1f
their practice , A light touch , withla lib.
ural use of the auftpedal , is the oily pru
we11tiy0.
Everything depanda upon practice , and
nut leas than tell hours a day should be
given to it. Du nut go to a great city to
learn nnl 1)c , blovo out into thu 11siddlu of
Lt priiriu.
A piIn ( ) that lies been uaed eeventcu11
yearn in 011 Imisue Asylum in Phihudcl
plhta woe chopped up for 11rowood Ii ii
other day , and atncu then so many of
the inuatea lev , gut cell that the
nmuogers will either hnvu to buy nnuthur
old piumiu or 01118" the inatitutfue ,
AN EXTltncItulNAttY CASE.
AUioIN'PsxAe , Fub. Seth,1BSO
To Mr , .J. V. Graham , 1)ruggI.t :
hear air -illy cu n www nn acute form of
brria Idtis , and was of 010 eud a half year h
durotinl , I rah yvid tl11 , beat l11n.licul uk
I + as.ihle,1)111. fade + rapidly , Ui th the d , et.rs )
said I would distlut Nly cane wr iuuunhlu ,
'flirawa npan lily own rt'soartc. , i gut a t. + ttiu
of 1)It IVii , IIALL'H ttAI.kAI yet I'IIIE I.VNOH
and tt six hl + lllr. frlt a decided roiief lu three
ii $ ya oho cough t a hnu8t dlsnppenred. NOW nlllt
my ch'ua , + s of life Inn gun + l for ii aiiV yours , 1
o + p eeatlv recumoimnl tiiu ubuvu to every .uf
tore { of I + uig or tlrrout dieron ,
(1. ( G , LATIIItOP ,
Ill KI.It.5 PAIN PANACIs,1 e1)espnln
hi 51au and IJuu.t. Nor use externally and lu
tertully ) , _ _ _ _ _
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rt I'rOHprou8 Nuwwpupur.
Yansas City Journal.
' 1'huro afro few papers in thu west that.
ahoy a grunter degree of prosperity thaw
Ter Olutr Bin. On the lat moat , it
publ 'ahud a duublo shout , cuntuinimig ii
complutu history of uhu Uuiun Pucilic
ratruad. It wee the twentieth u1111iver
Nary of thu brenking ground for that
nugltty onturpriaa , which hoe dune a + .
muchtrdevelop theenultrywest. of thr
hUss(10rt river. LI addition l'IIE IIEE
cave a six euhmnn interview with ( lu + n gu
Iraieia Train , III New Yolk , who wua
( Ire priu u mover in bin Idtng the Union
I'withe ' 1'Iii BEE has 1)0011 built tip by
th0 ouurgy nod utility of its propretur
meld nouiugiug editir , Air. E , It + eewater.
who for ueverul yuara did neurly all thu
editorial work to itN colucnn4 , flu now
hue too paper h1 thorough and cougdete
running order , having recently reorglut
uzrd tie editorial stall ; bar Allred
5urolanmi , who wan for .ovuu years 1111
I'un Br. , in.d Ihu n left to serve thie0
ycros iiu Tie Itepublinn , now goeH hick
II'I'ua lhn ua uea0matu tdttor , lie Ia aut
aeconphabed and hiirll wnrkil + g jnnrnul
jot , auul will bu u decided uddirbul to Ilia
; Jhpi r Wu regurd'l'nc Ihi i 114 1)1111 of thhu
etu.t ( miterpritmtlg papur8 ui the Miuaanri
rulhoy , 16 l1)t strughrd thorough and
avra8uu many rlllieu11iue , uud wO Ulu
; lad tuur'il tt raw ou lt.olld basil ,
'Uy AI(1thor
11"8 barn iiidii ) ' ' 111 J'urde d' i'tou4 Pilfrrl hu ( a
liver uhd louts . ciunN '
remedy th. eh vi ry rtfle
n. I. . Aiiiawutkli , 41 Vanee tiheck , lbIlsu. (
apulis , mud
f , mY. _ .
LOSTIN THE MOUtVrAIhS ,
4n 1'ranchoo call.
Eleven yoare ago the I'acilo coast , and
the entire world fur that matter , were
electrified by astounding intellig neo that
diamou l liulda of inexllauehhle qumutity
and perfect quality had beotr diacovere(1
ill (1110 of the territories. Vague rtunora
followed ono auotlwr in regatta is their
location and purity 0f the atones. Sonic
avid that they were in Arizona , othura in
Colorado , whiilu aonu maititaiuied dust
they certainly were clear the Ilttrru minoa
fu New ltexic ( ; but wheruver they litre ,
thu too crevlulous public ryas cuufideut
that they oxiatud aoutowliuro , aril o'ery
(1110 waited with fuveriah nnxioty thue(1lu
time of the Iiuelty uxcd prcbleei. At heat
thu papora wet o inforteod Hotta lot iii the
diahiitla hind been received in Son Fran
ciaco , cud nftur undurgoihl a thorough
test by experienced lapidarea , Imd been
promiomiuced "gema of purat water. "
l'hitt was the torch that tired the publio
excitement buyoud control , Ali how
ivemidured why they were not diacovured
buforu. Thoaeo11da tlockud to sou
thwut nod as day after day tau papura
conttued coltunna duvnlud to the aub
jest , pouplu wuru driven nlnruat frantic
to hind the locution of tine now Gel.
condo ,
About this thou it was rumored that an
expedition was Oimig to be acnl to the
to work and hold them ; and that
they were to be incorporated , nod the
stock sold to the public , an that ell eotilth
have an opportunity to become rich in a
short thou. A llnrpundin ; suns the prune
mover of too athur , and the Bank of Cal °
ifurnia , the troacsurer of thin now cud
wonderful company. But the story of the
uethud of awiudliug p11rauudby thu rogue.
La wull kmiown to all Ctdifortuaur. It is
Duly of the expedition that wawa led in
acarel of tie duttuuuda that thia article
shall treat.
TILL' tilA 1oNi ) iIUNThiR.
One day , n abort time after the excitee
ntoit brolto out , n crowd of pohnpe
twenty not-ono of wlium wait the writer
-wero aasoutblud in 1Larpeuding'e ollice ,
1)t the curlier of Cnhfuruia tuul Sahaooe
atruuta Thuy repreeuntuI nil party of
the Union , svoro of Vltriots prufuaaum ,
aid Such tl and phyaical dtlluroncea were
uarkud. There W8e the old 'ttHr ) , ready
so go to the utld of thu world , if nuuoaaary ,
ill Search of now diacuveriua 'I'heru uvere
also young nleIt full of ndvvntnru-the
future brit ht and elnerful-ready fur
anything lit the Bhnpo of uxcitunlunt.
Ahao a fen profeeaional ouu , aeveral
mechanics , and ono or two hrokun duwn
"spnrte , " 011 who11t hortuno lied not
neuled lit ao long a time that they mvmv
"willing to out their life on any chauicu ,
to rend it or be rid cu't. " IVhut brought
this etrautgo , iiicongruuu8 hutsa to.
getherl 1Vhat object cold they possibly
have in couhnol ? It woe tie acerut ox-
leditnil )
After awhtle , EIarpending joined the
partymnd read the contract. It wua that
ho sveiald furnish fuuda to pay all uxpun
HOE ; of the couq.uhiy ; that they ivere to
travel iii any part of tliu United Statua
or torrito iea that ho wished them to do ;
that they ware to uu11u for gold , Silver
Imd precious atouea , locate mater righta ,
ute. , fur a period of four month. ; that all
diaeoverica were to be divided between
ltiui mid the COepitny , Every ( tau eigtsud
it , old all wore told to be at thu Oatkhutd
bout the next noruiug at eight o'clock ,
lliku Gray was 1ppo11ttod captain ,
After ull the prcliniuariua wore ar
ranged thu fnoi eagerly udi.eu.eod , the
pruapocta of the uxpudit1on. 1Vhilo no
apecutl Inuittiou wua made of .1)y particu
our location of prteiau. atone. , .till all
had an intuitive knowledge that ore point
was the "Diamond Fiulda , " and tliut ito
crtay was huccarary , as it might leak
out before the ubjeet was uttaiuud , thus
depriving phut of the full beuutit lit the
wondurluh discovery.
In the crowd was a inau by the none
of Joh0s , will was to pilot ua to thd. uur
known lieiid. Ihu kept a nyeteri4)ua )
silence , but oo aeioually deigned to
war ono 11f the many quOStiOns propuuud-
mid , with some vague answer about untold
w'ultith hiddmt away iii one of the tartn
tunics , whore lucu before ho had buen
with a crowd of a tlazumi Inuu , cud bud
tired gold and prt'ciou. atouea in abund-
, nlcc ; how the lluhhilna , jeahiua of their
treasures , lull murdered all but hhuh ; and
hu would old by saying : "AiI that you
noun have to do is to light Intheisa for
awhile , and to the survtvers of the expo
diton 1tnutuuBO wealth will accrue , " raid
then iaid that in liftouu days we would ba
(1n the Erouiid. 'l'hat night every luau of
the party wait buton holt.d constantly by
1 + 0(11110 who were ituxious to know what
wait going on. ' 'IVhere are you going ?
11'Iiar do you atnrtl" etc. were heard 0t
all sides. In apitu of our elfurts , our
aeetiug wash kuoun. 811(1 tie air wua till.
Oil with suyateri"ua rumors of tie object
of our urgaliizetiau.
TILE NTAItT.
Thu next morning-it was in Septum.
her , 1872-thou company were promptly
all hand , and bade ad hi u to Sun 1 + 'raucfia ,
with the exultant hupo , that iii a few
uloutlti the itlrvivorri would return 8a
Monte Cri.ba Wu boarded the overland
train at Oakluud wharf , and were whirled
through C.tldurmiia , Nevada , ou intoChuy.
(11110 , whore we awilched oaf and want to
Druver. Umi our 8rnvitl at thilt city , we
were ctu iuuud by Oruy to keuy quiet and
hnvu as lit Lie to Buy to the people as pns
eiblo. We created eomiaidurable excite.
Ilieiit ailioliut the miativea , will.aw twenty
ill r tugu luolcing 111011 oh uNCur together on
the plutfOrot , looking lifter piles of log
gage , cea0a of aaddlea , iiurneaM , etc. , turd
litat and moat olninulla of gull , boxes (1f
Winchester ritiuet 'IVhat does It nlulln ? '
ails tutkeid 031 all aidca , and the irrepres
aiblu ruporturiul fly buzzed me'u.nigly '
with the vain hepu that ho could eceist
the right trail. W0 all atuppud at the
1111110 hotel , and after supper , nlrolled
itraulid in twos and threes to ace th0
Bighta. Sertirul inquisitive natives after
vainly trying all kinds of ways to Iliaku ua
give an aoc(1umit of curatilvea , undertook
to flee if Colorado whiskey would nut
eaueu n. to unhowm ; but algal they ruck.
0ucd without their host. They made the
attempt it everul , who for years had
tackled Barbary Coast Iightlang , and
in a short thine thu Uemivaritw bit the duet ,
Nu wore nut anu(1yed further.
The next unrning wo wore off bright
and early nn thur narrow gauge road for
Pu hlo , IVu parsed through the grinl
eat scenery in Colorado. On thrtiugh wild
can(1ua , acrosa pretty valleys , , l part thu
1 yrunid neck. , until Pike's I ( ak roared
its avow egged euumiiit lu front of us ,
About 4 p , in , no reached 1'u0blu-uur
joutmioy a end by rail.
Wu caoiP'1 near the depnt , and nmdo
prupurrttiuu5 fur securing hnreen and paclc
uwles'I'IIomipxtdaywewent tutu luau ,
picked out what stock wo wluhed , and
brought t heui to cue i , 1Vu atno ullgawed
uiOl
tw'n yloiiGnie as < urs ,
Thu first cut froru Puuhlo we
were twitted to 8 tollfic thunder storm
It numiud iii torrents uu our unprot'ctcl
Lead. , uud gctvu time uninitiated anidea uf
what wa. in store fur theme ,
TII1S DIAMOND JIUNTEIt $ YOLLO WOO ,
The next night there was eun.idorablu
ox cl ( matt in atop , A potty of much
lit aded by Jomioy , nlint "Apache blots , "
welo fullowimig , and camped ncrass the
rev lie frauu nit "iVhat is t ) b0 (1(11104"
a ked ain11u "Shall we allow thoeo 111(11
to fellow eat or skull we etampedu their
stook , or failing iii that , shall we take
forciblu potecseton of it , amid scud thiem
back about ? 11'u cantbot permit them to
track lie iii Hutt way. " After consider.
able bulk , we hued nn imiturviow with
them , its winch they auid that they Would
not attempt to inttrlere in any way with
our oxpedttiou ; that they would like to
go nluug , 811(1 Wetdd n)1. make nuy Inca.
tiluu (1u hula that we in lgbt hav'o cLimu
to ; beaules taut , as we vuro gotug
thnotight cut 1ml uau country , they ( light
be of service to us , Under these eoudi-
lie11e , au purmititted thuut to follow ,
About ( hut tlnhU WU mioticud that Gray
nod Jones wuru studying the map very
closely. IVe lied now bccu cut frum
I'uutiloover it u , "k. amid Jouus uvaaakud
every (1a ) ' svlu'iI our journey would uud.
' ' 1'rutty aouu , " hue would say , " , J oat
across the next rnlgu of niutntaius , l
will shrew you where icy party waa iaaaa
creel , while they wuru taking out a thou.
haul dollars a day to thu uuo. " 'l'lwn
ho would sty , " 1t l don't luuv'u what l
say , you ulu de what you ehuasu with
lie , 'that clinched it , aunt iupatiuucu
for the tune being waa act aside. On wu
tolled , day after day , runt still no ouL
1Vu wuru now folluwtnq the San thuut
river , w0 would cruaa coil rucroas it , crud
coetiuuu on our weItriauow way. Our
protiatolis began failing , 1Vu svera put
( imi half rntfuuH , and still no aign of Jones
nunulhtlmi , the bl0ect of our journey ,
1Vu fortunately cane across a thick of
wild tot keya , mud out rillea wuru eoou
pht'tug on them , anti we suaurud seven
or eight. 'lint night chid the next they
we feiiated
IVe continued of our way hero dia
huurteuod tut the close of '
every day's j air-
11(1) ' . IVO eroased mud rucrossed uuouu
talus and vulteys. Our stock weru well.
nigh exhuusedund 1owniutolmign11nug
thin nun could daily bu heard , Ono night
about this tine , just after we had nadu
uauhpt1IU tnuuscattercd through thucuunt
ilk atutelm of guutu. IVe were itluust
fa11uialwd for foul. Sooh a abut sins
heard. ' 1'ltmt n shout , curd in a body svo
ruahod to the point , where we found oui
of otir eonradea atutdiug river a beer
that le led killed. A cry of delight went
up from every ouu , 1VU soon brought
bun to camp , null out about preparing him
for aupper.
INDIANS.
Up to that time we had not eoou any
Induuis , tuul in our anxiety about the
nucceue of our trip , cud the altars rations ,
had ceased to give a thought about them ,
but while we were all nri and the lire ,
euttiug up thu bear , the cry ruts reject ?
"ludmiulel Indiausl" In a Ille111CIIt ( Very
111101 grabbed his idle , uud pruplircd for
what , ( light follow ; hut. we wuru Scott lta-
sured Of their puoceful intentions , by one
of them couuimig up to thu fire and stating
111 S1m uiheh that he was n Navajo , curd u
friend to thu whites. 1Vhtett lie saw the
helr wuluud killed , lee because very migry ,
inn ? ihetlnlndet ? why we haul killed nu air
itual reverenced by time Nnvajoa for gate.
rutioua back , as ouu of thuirgada. By this
tilmle the canip was full of theutnud they
wtme excitedly diecubeitig the imllair , cx
umiumg the skin , uud guying uvideneea of
their dmeplcasure.
'Through tire interpreter , we assured
tiiuu that we meant uo sacrilege , that we
were without fund , cud it was nut ugaluet
ou creed to kill bears , mud wound up by
giving theut Bone trilling prevent , amii
pruuoauig to go to time euup next day.
rhoy thou loft , turd we ate our auppcr tit
ptwcu ; and to thu tired , hungry , worn uot
prueiectrs , that boar was a delicious
nnrael. 1Vu afterwards ascertained that
the Navajos believe iii the tra.uligrmtioi
of time souls , curd iii that bear wee ropre
aented ore of their lepnrtdbrevea. They
think also that wild turkeys are possess.
mid with souls of their docuased wo
111011 , curd nuthing could make them harem
them.
The next day wo wont to their eamip
amid pruclred none coin , and cuntmnuud
Uhi uur weary journey Cue night ,
after we had boon out a moth , we
found that we were ahmiost ill time iden
teal eliet where we da(1 been soum lif
toms day's before. .Vu luld ueeu travo1
hug mtrotud in a circle without any dull-
uuu obj0ctivu pointl Jouos waC culled to
account.
LOBr.
IIo 8dmittad that ho had bcuu turotru
(1fl' the trail , and hind lost at great dual of
time , but said that hu now knew his road
uud after we erosaod the desert just before -
fore us , amid the raugo of hreumitrliua ,
wlmasu liltlu lion could jllat be discovered
mubovu time horizomi , we would thou ho ,
without fail , at our journuy's end. TIw
ntixt inrntig atdnyhrmtk we were iii the
soddle , amid started acrosa the desert with
our tire ( ! , wor11 out stock. Muss emit ? his
crowd lied left us in disgust. Slowly we
toiled along , time hoofs smirking Hilo tie
soft , lunsa sod to the fetlock at oveiy
stop. All day lung we traveled , and
miiglit faumid us still iii the di aert , Our
cautermi8 , vere dry , the stock bud had uo
' ' eud limed idea
wiutet'alike nuol'llillg , we no
how fur wo lice ? to travel before wutur
awld b0 fond. The conminamid wee scut.
Lured for ten ( tiles-all following nut old
array ( , with the lope of finding water. A
nuruber of the pack uuimals had gown
nut , cud as fast nom they did so , their
paths were roumoved mid thrown dawn ,
and time psor brutes would follow , an
muuml like , mil Our wake , SS'u lied cemsud
to think of dianiauds or gold , tauter
was what we cried fur. On we toiled-
a very nun for hinm8oll-somne frightuud
lit the terrible future ; others trying t0
put on a bold front , but all disgusted.
At lust oe hulf of the crowd stopped
about midnight , throw the pmeks oil thin
pour auimals , cud waited to sue what time
morrow ( might bring forth ; for se eru1
mot ou strong horses were ahead cued
nmiglmt find water , That night of tort
riWe umixiety liaseud , mad at surriso
time next iuornuug tie cry was raised I
' ' [ lure comes a luau from Ile fromitl" So
it proved , 1Vutur had been fumtd in a
hole tot ntilea beyond at 3 a. mil , , amid
tlmey lied sent a loud of filled eanteuas
i > iek. Wu pulled time follow off time uud
dlu 1(8(1 drank the nectar that hu lied
brought us. We pushed forward , and at
houu reached the water holo.
ENlunliOm roe A WEEK IN A CANON ,
hero wo resb'd that day-newt back
fur time broken down stock ail ntuved on
the next day , and tuuched time rmmuummtniits.
1Vt tortured u citnomi lint Jouea acid 110
knew. 1Vo travelled slowly all day.
The sides of thu canon gruw steeper and
t.tlier , until 1)t night they wuru ierpou
dicmm ur , and at least 2,000 feet luglm.
'Thou was grass ail water theugll , and
we hoped for the beet. The next day
wait u repetition of time prucedioe ouu.
IVulceptuu , hoping to fhod aim outlut , but
110110 prt1ecutu 1. 1Vu could not go back ,
fur wu lied followed so umimy "arms" of
time dmumunl , that it was next to ituposeiblu
to thud the oxet place of entrunco , 1Vu
now ro4hzed that we were lust in till un-
k11uw rl , wild cauomi , , Vo would follow
what suumued to be an outlet , when to
our helror uud disgust , it would
abruptly omit ? where purpoudhe ,
ular walls , tieusands of feet high ,
stared ua iii the face. Theu we would
retrace our steps nod try anotmer with
the sums result , till despair edit ed upon
all of 119Ve wore over a week in this
canon , ( no day we saw sumo qucct
figures sctatchcd ant a rook , 'I'hty no-
Pt eamlted hhreesmcn anth Lird8i and
111011 pushing horas up a nu + uutain. Oho
Uf the 1loxicahs rnid that he mtlvrstood
it to bo an Indfal sign that there ova a
piacu t ) gut out of the canon by pulling
up the horses with ropes. Cheorul by
tike shiqht sign , we kept on , amid the
walls began to get Inure bru mete Our
hearts beat svldly. Soon we reached nu
other Imidiau sign , and it poimiled to nu
nro of thu can li en the left , IVe fol.
Iowud it , and iii nn hour reached one oft
time walls that couhl he scaled. Ili a mo
miuint a Inriat was pasaetl amuud the
rung ) of an animal-four or live omen
caught hold of tam two cede , while two
pushed buhinL In this way wo released
ontselva from the living tnlb , where
we lied hems for over n vecek. Ely night
we were nil of the top of the nea8 , cud
breathed freely ouco here. Wu saw the
remnant of n Navajo camp and went to
it , whore we found 51)1110 corn , which wo
ate ravenously.
TILE ItOUNTAiN IN 'rim OIHVANCO.
Gray thou called Jones before the nlen ,
tuid aakud ltim where the uountahn was
le led been so long hunting , lie pointed
to a ntountl11 in plain vie x of us , mad
said that was it. Gray doturmined to
sold all the hrokuu down stock , the pack
miiulee eud baggage to Fort Daliauee , cud
push on to the nouubuin wuh n few of
taw beet parses , thlomutnboed by any
baggage whatever. Thu company hero
divided , Grity going to the mouuttein
with seven or eight col , whilu the rest
started fur Fort Dulhmteu with a Navajo
guilu. 1Vumtur lied set in , mud suowcoy-
time ground , ' 'le 11iau wore illy
pru1)mtred far it , amid sullbred greatly.
IVe found time Navajo guide a very
shrewd ono , like the bileuee of 11is race ,
amid le cim aya nlanagud to Intro tma ecunp
every nmglht near ouu of their villages , so
that they could otl'ur us a sheep for one
of time broken dosvu stock , 01 eoursu ,
wemind at first refuse it , but , as
they wuru fiuet giving out , le undo it a
peiut to take ua nut of oar way , over
tiltIllntmlillIla ) roads , deterllllnillg lion re
aholltl miot get hut ) ti'ort Dehlanee with a
siuglu hued , if he could prevent it ; end
lie would have succeeded hind ne not dma-
covered hie Ilttle gave chic dlsclumrged
Lin at ouco , cud struck out on our own
account , nttl , ten [ hays after our separa-
thin front Gray , reaclod fort Defiaueo
hat a fearful snow store , broken down
with fatigue mod exposure and semi-
starvation. A rousing tire greeted us , +
eud , after a hearty supper , Gray's party ,
Hutt hod reached thure lime d ty ahead o !
tin , told the that they hiul diacovured
notlmug-Hutt the whole nltuir was a
fraud and a swindle , mid butt we were
time dupes of seine gigantic swindling
scheme ,
JONES' TSItIL.
Jones lead kept up the ruse oven to
time host stup. 1VIwn his trt clehery wan
11uulifest , one of time party , c prom11ient
phyhicinu of Slut Fraumecu , c0ukcd his
rifle , mod turniugto time crowd said : "Mien
vu have been dUcmvud. I will kill Jones , ,
i [ ' 011 Bu the word. "
Julies ens white with fear. He train-
t
bled torhis life , but the majority favored
pure hen u11t eeasttres ; ao lie was dis
luuuutjd tuiel Ordured to quit caump at
ouco. tau did nut wait fur taw second
bidding lint left iuumicdiatehy , cud arrived -
rived in civilization h11 advuueu of thio
party. At Fort Dofimtcu thuparty broke
up. The utmi oueo voy niuclt iimceleed
aguumat Gray. 'Piny bhunud hie to a
great extent Smuu of the party were
aeilt to hurt 1Vingato , where Colonel
Price , Ilse conuucndbig officer , received
th0ns kindly amid sent tliou iii wagons to
6atta FO , ( rout which point they nado
their way back the best way they could.
Otlmeru went direct from DuhuncO through
Atizhta ; to California , two of the poor fellows -
lows dying from exposure. One becunto
deranged but death kindly relieved hint
of his troubles. Several remained in
the territorhee and it ens a long tune be i
fore the Majority returned ,
On our arrival in California , the whole
truth wan nicertaiued ; nod for a deep
scheme of villniuOtls ewindliug , this eur-
pasacd iheht all. The dlanonds that
Ilarpondiag pretended were discovered a. .
in his dmiuuomida fields lied beell buugllt ' >
ill London menthe before and pbtnted in
1Vyomimif , 'l 'hu ' iustigitore knew that
they were watched , ao cniceived the idea
of sundimig out a secret expedition iii an
opposilo direction front their salted
fields , so tlmat all busybodies would fellow -
low it and leave them alone to "pros-
pect" their ' 'salted" fields safely , and
Iloat the stock eu the public. 'Their in-
strnetoos were to lose tie iii time San
Juan desert , mud adjaccmit country , for
several nwutLs , far away fromt civnliza
tion , so thmt we would have mull imiquiai
tivo prospectors Iloundurimig after us on n
wild goose 0111(50.
What becanu of Jonas is unknown.
; ray i8 now living iii Touibstoto , Ari-
zoo ,
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40. U.lh.ry % Vr.kno.,1vv'ttiug the bid .50 i
J2. nt.oucoftiio heart'al Ration. 1.00
Boot o7 druggl.t. or sent by the L'a.e Or ilu-
vle Vial , trn. of rharge on receipt of price. I
Send fur fir'lunmnhrey.rhook Illicit. , , .1. '
tot pagentauto IIImt.iredlntuinginI'll N
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uANUFMYrlnt81t oat
Galvaffzea Iron Cornices
Llrnonner Wlndowi , ytxitat. Tlu Iron .ndSiato
( tooting sperht' . patuut Uetafito ehcl'Ilght , PatY.t
adJU.tel ttatelict liar red arae1ot Sh.lutug. I im ,
ha gnurrai agent for taw abuvo line of good. . Iron
ouclug , Croiinga , Diluatre4e , Vumndaa , Iron Kruk
alnntta , Wbiduw Dmnd. , culler Ouardr suite general t
eat tor t'oereondt loll ateut lnaldo Dhud.
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