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COMMERCIAL NATIONAL
HID MOUNTAIN AKD CANYONS
Eird Wnkoloy Tests His Descriptive Powers
ou the Majesty and Glory of Pike's Peak.
WHAT THE ECSTATIC YOUNG LADY SAID
Tliroo Ablc'lloilloil I.lurD llcnvor'H ( Jrosit
w I'ruimriitloiiH lor the Trlniinl.il Con.
claiu Will Turn Night Into
IJay fur 850,000.
DENVER , Col. , July 31. [ Special Corre
spondence of TUB BBK.I
Hut these incode. Above mo are the Alps ,
The piilm.es of nature , whoo vast walls
lluvo plnnaclud In the clouds their snowy
And throned r.tornlty In Icy halls
Of cold sublimity , \yhuru forms and fulls
'Die u\alnncliu--tha thunderbolt of snow.
All thut exiiuiiils iho spirit , yet uppuls ,
( lathers around those summits us to show
How uurth miiy pluiuu to huuvon , yut leave
vain limn buluw.
So wrote Byron many year * ago , but that
was before tbo days of cog wheel roads and
narrow gauge railways. It matters little
now to what extent oaril ) may plorcn the
otliorcal blue of heaven' * vaultman manages
to get there too. Some years ago I made tno
ascent of Pllte's Peak fiom Mnnltou Springs ,
on the back of a horse of llosh und bone
principally bone. Yesturduy I made the as
cent of tbo 3.11110 po.itt , back of an inon horse
with ribs of stool and breath of steam. Like
fabled Pogatus , the winged horse of old ,
whoso homo was In the clouds , and who
ranged the suu-klssoa heights beyond , this
need of today carries you upward and on
ward , swi'.tly but safely into thu icy realms
of grandeur , and through sconoi of boiuty
over which enchantment ttnovrs her magic
poll ,
The Cog-Wheel Itoiul to 1'iUo'n I'ouk.
The cok'-whcul railroad to the summit of
Pllie'b Peak , which was completed and put
In operation on July 1 , Ib'JI ' , Is the most novel
railway in thu w rld. When it reaches its
objective point ul'ovu tlio clouds at n height
ot 14,147 foot above sou level , it renders
utmost Insignificant by comparison the fa
mous cogwuy up Mount Washington uud the
ihl-llnu railway up thu Higl In Switzerland.
From its station in Munltou , just above the
Iron Springs , to thu station on uiu summit ot
Pllin's Peak , the Munltou > Sc Plko's Punk
ralluny is Just eight aud thicc-quarteri
miles in length. The co t ot the construc
tion of the road was fr > uoOUO. The road bud
Is solid masonry and liom lificim to luonty
feet wide , leaving fully live feet on each eluo
of thu cars. Thu trauk is stuudurd gauge
with "I1" rails und u doublu cog-ruilin the
center This cog.mil is unusually heavy ,
end Is built in sections , each section being
put Into a latlio and the tooth cut , The
nicety of the arrangement may bo Imnglnca
when it is known that each tooth does not
vary the lifiuotith part of on Inch from a
certain eire. At Intervals of every UOO foot
life track is anchoied to solid masonry to
prevent any possibility of tbo track slipping
from Its bud. The curb ara aosignod to
lii'.ug low within eighteen inchoi of the rails
and the engine pushes the curs instead of
drawing them. A full description of the
road would ba too long to bo gone Into
hero ; but , in brtof , It may bo
muted tbat every mechanical arrange
ment und uppllain.0 which human Ingenuity
has dcvisou Is hoi o brought Into uio to on-
euro the safely of the public , with the result
thut not n single accident has occurred in
the history of the road , nave the unfoitmmto
killing of a lad on the Peak ou the Fourth of
.luly lait. This was caused by the boy's
falling from tbo rear platform of the train
beneath Its whoeU , and was not duo Vo iiuy
defect In tbo machinery of the road ,
Hie 1'ut Man uud the 1'uny Old l.mlj- , * * - iWo
Wo loft Manitou ou iho noon train , with
the usual select assortment of tourists that
you meet wherever you go , and without
which no trip would bo complete. They
were tbo same old crowd that you run
gainst both on Jund uud tea ; that you hava
Iwtys met , aud will continue to moot for
ever und the next day. There was the ovor-
Drosont tat man , with an unlimited supply of
good nature , and who took things easy ; the
wlso man who had been there before and
who knew it nil ; tlio fussv old ladv who wor
ried over everything , and who was in con
stant , fear that the cars would run off the
track. There was the small boy who was
continually asking questions of everybody ,
and who resembled nothing so much as an
animated interrogation point. Lastly , tboro
was the young lady just graduated from
school , wltbnn inexhaustible supply of ua-
joctives , ar.a who wont into spasms of
ecstatic delight over every thing , from
a plno tree to a peak. The adjectives
she scattered along the line would
have easily ballasted the road , had
it needed ntiytliln ? of the kind. I yearned
to tie a string to her and fly her like a klto
fiom the window she was light-headed and
giddy enough for It.
ThuVllil UcHiiluto Scene.
I shall not attempt to give anything like a
detailed description of the scenic oeautle.i of
the trip. They have been written up time
and again by almost every tourist und news
paper correspondent in the country , until thu
life mo has become a hackneyed ono ; while
the railroad literature alone on the subject
would 1111 a largo volume. Starting from
comparatively commonplace surroundings ,
the higher wo ascended the wilder , tnoro
rugged and desolate crow the sceno. 'Twas
as if ola earth , upon some eventful occasion ,
hud given birth to a succession of oartht
quaiccs , which lu turn , had run their course ,
wrought their ruin nnd left their traces of
desolation and dctruction upon the land.
'Twas u series of frowning precipices ; of
K run I to cliffs whoso piercing pinnacles tow
ering Into space above scorned to defy all
tlmo and eternity ; ofcauons so durk and
fombro that the birds never euro to penetrate
their solitudes , and into which the pun never
shines ; 'twas chaos , sublimity , grandeur.
Man becomes dwarfed and dumb in looKing
upon tbat sublime scene , nnd alter viewing
which would never dara to question the
power that nnturo possesses.
To mo the most beautiful nrd pioturosquo
feature of the trip wus tbo almost constant
succession of mountain streams In sight
during the gicutcr putt of the trip ,
llorn in heavenly heights as It were , and
seem ugly partaking of the purity and fresh
ness of the place which was their origin ,
those liquid gymnasts came tumbling , tos
sing , foaming , flashing , roaring and rushing
aown thu precipitous stoops , ovnr broken
rocks , under fallen pines und tbroueh stony
grottoeo , stopping for a time to form little
lakes of liquid lovallncssandaialn. to shape
themselves into crystul cataracts of trans
parent purity or vaporing voiU of virgin
beauty ,
Tlio roitiitlo Young I.iuly Kxplrod. *
I guess that Is ubout enough of that-klna of
description , Put it U pirt of the play , so to
spoaic. A letter of this character would
never bo complete without moro or loss of
what fluUvor calls "riotous rlpplo of rot , "
and I Imyo followed the fashion , but not , I
hope , to an undue extent. We passed the
half-way uouso und soon reached ' 'timber
line , " artor which not to much wood as a
match could bo obtained for love or inonov.
Soon also , we were among the clouds , the
homo of the thunder nnd tbo lightning ,
whoio tbuuderbolu nro niuda to order , nnd
lightnings of nil kinds , suuet , zlg z.ig. etc. , Is
kept constantly on tup , About tbls tuuo the
ncstatlo young lady expired In a spasm ot
delight over u certain red rock , while the
small boy's mouth bud become Immovably
Uxed In the abapti of an interrogation point-
sort of inqulslilvo loou jaw , us U were. Then
there wus peace uud comfort for everyone
concerned.
Hiiim b ill Soup null lclcl < > ou Toutt ,
\Vo reached tno Peak , a combination of oar-
ronnejs , solitude nnd rook , and Indulged in
( ill the sporU and exercises of which thu cir
cumstances und occasion admitted. Wo
pried mighty boulders from their fastenings ,
watched them bound from poiut to point fur
down tlio mountain vide , until tboj dlsip-
pcarcd with a tremendous roar in a cloudof
dust antl'fragmonts. Tbo Inhabitants in the
vailoy below must hava thought that they
were being troatoa to a shower of moteorio
stones , and. 1 presume , gathered them up as
curiosities from tbo sklos , Wo chased cloud *
about the peak , caught them nnd roue them.
This nui not unattended , however , xvlthout
considerable danger. To look at thoio whlto
lloouy masses , from down below , lloutingllku
gossimer veils far up in tbo noft blue iky
upon a summer's day , ono cannot imayluo
tbo wleUuduo3 and deviltry tboy develop
when caught nnd straddled by a stranger.
When they got their back up. so to speak , a
bucldnir broncho is not in It. Wo al/io haa
lunch a cold ono. It Is unnecessary tore-
mark. Snowball soup and Icicles on toast
wero'a few of the stomach-aching delicacies
with which wo rog.iled ourselves.
Tliruo Alilu-Hn Hull l.lilrs.
It is astonishing , when on this peak , nnd
apparently so near their Manor , bow man
will lie about the distance they can see. No
matter how good a man's reputation may bo for
truth and voracity when at homo , ho invari
ably indulges in tbo moit cxtruyagant state
ments ubout his ranee of vision from the
point. Throe able-bodied liars stood In a
group thut afternoon upon that peerless peak ,
and us they looKCd towards the east fur off
over tbat ralgnty plain which stretched away
seemingly without , horizon , number ouo cas
ually remarked ; "I think I can nee yes , I
am sure 1 can see Chicago ; and I can plainly
distinguish that city by its well Known
modest wavs. " Than ho sat down , fooling
that he had done all that could bo ox pec ted
of him under the circumstances. Number
two rather scornfully said : "Vour eyes
must bo weak ; you should wear glasses. I
am looking at Now York , and I can plainly
300 her citizens engaged in tUo moat active
efforts to make the World1 falr % at Chicago a
success , " lie stopped bactc , feeling that the
prize was bis. Numucr three'calmly but
Impressively remarked : "Gentlemen , you
both must have cataracts In your eyes ; you
should bo treated for defect of .vision. I can
plainly see some honesty and truthfulness in
tbo approaching political campaign. , " A
deep silence foil upon the group , in a number
three toJav wears , the diamond medal for
truth and voracUy upon his manly breast.
How tlio Sun Wont Down.
But all thlntra must have an end , and our
time " came for leaving , Before that , however -
over , wo were troatea to a glorious sunbot , .
which will remain fixed In my mind as loug
us life lingers. Llko an Illuminated whcol
whoso blazing spokes tilled the western
heavens , the aun sank m a sea of gold
against a background of shimmering masses
of purple and crimson tiros. Islands of
purest pearl floated tremblingly over lakes of
molten stiver , and opalescent peaks lifted
their flashing heads In u maze of prismatic
waves. Then wo turned and wont down ,
down , far aown to tuo realms of little man ,
turning our backs upon thit awful solitude
ana these tltiinlc masses of rock composing
tbls mighty peak a paak which shalfstand
a monument of earth's greatness until tlmo
sets In eternity's sea.
Manitou bus become a typical nuinmor re
sort , with any numbsr of Email hotels , dude
men and maidens , high prices und every thing
that goes to inako * UP a plaua where the
world can spend Its tlmo and money and
enjoy itself. To read the acscrlptious in thu
guldo books ot Manitou and Us surrounding
attractions , ono would tnink that heaven
was not in It with this spot. But Manitou U
a delightful place In which to spend thn
summer , jf cool nights , good living , pleasant
company and magnificent aconory can con
tribute to one's happiness.
Turning Nljlit Into Day ,
As for Denver , well , nothing but Chicago
now betts her for life and activity. Thu
summer scusor is her harvest time , so to
speak , and her highest aim is to treat her
visitors so that they will ojino again. At
present the city is turning herself Inside
out , as it wore , In preparation for the tri
ennial conclave , when ube expects to take
care of uud comfortably entertain 103,009
strangors. Think of that. If she does , and
everything at present so ms to Indicate suc
cess In the matter , her reputation us n con
vention city will be assured. The Illumina
tion of tbo city will bo on a scale that will
make the aun , moon and stars feel ashamed
cf tholr feeble efforts in the way of produc
ing light. An Idea may bo gained of what
will bo Jono In this direction when U Is
stated that (50,000 will bo paid to ono eloctrlo
light concern for tbo purpose of turning
night Into day.
I'rumt tint Ho U mi Oiuiilinn.
"Omnlia people nro so numerous In Oanvor
Justat piosaut , that 1 am frequently com
pelled ( o turn und look at tbo buildings to
assure inj self that I am not buck In my na-
llue town. To elve a list of tboso tioro
would bo to publUh a largo part of Omaha's
directory. Whenever uad wherever * you
meet them , however , you can shako tholr
band with prldo , and with the knowledge
that In enterprise , ambition , culture and
tame their city la ono of which they may
well bo proud , nod of which they will still
bo prouder us lluio goes on.
Biuu C ,
THE .OLD 'CALIFORNIA TRAIL
Fremont's Famous Pathway Throurh the
Desert
LIKE A JOURNEY THROUGH A GRAVEYARD
Story of the Old Tr.lll 114 Holntoil by Gon-
orul John C. rromunt Itimjulf Two
Yuura linfbre Ills
llc.ith.
Two years before UU death General John
U. Fremont rolatoa to the writer the story of
the old California trail.
Goaorat Fremont was Justly entitled to his
title , "iho pathflndor. " In 181J ho hadmaJo ,
his famous exploration of the plulus and the
mountains. Savoral years later ho had won
renown by his gallant conduct in California
during the Msxlcan war. Wliontho , rtold
excitement broke out and the rush to Cali
fornia commenced , Fromoat.wus InstruqtoJ
to "blazo a trail" through thu wilderness ,
and ho dla It with his characteristic energy.
Commencing at.a point opposite St. Joseph ,
Mo. , ho proceeded to Loavonwortb , Kan. ,
thence northwest until ho struck the Piatto
valley at Fort Kearney. From this mili
tary past the trail followed the val
ley of tbo Piano river until it became -
came lost in tbo Rocky mountains.
Winding its way through narrow demos' ,
over lofty ranges , and crawling along the
odgoof dUzv precipices , the trail reached
thu high plain between the Rockies and tbo
Sioirus , thence through .Echo end Weber
canons and down the western filopo to the
gold Holds. The path across doiort and
mountain was marked so plainly that uono
could go astray. Under direction of Fremont
two furrow * wora plowed with OK loams , the
furrows being from 150 to SCO fojt apart.
Where streams or natural springs could not
bo found xvolls wore aunlc at convcniont dis
tances to furnish water to the thousands of
men and boosts that were to pass In n surg
ing , novor-ondlng procoamon along tbo route.
luunoiitltjr of the Tr.ifllc.
Although noarlytoulf a century hasolapsod
alnuo that trail wjisAiarkoJ lit the sands of
the desert , its roaius are still to lie soon In
many places aloaioUho Piatto vailoy. The
writer has , wlthlutbo past lour years , rpJo
In a buggy ulonglbe trail for ralloi , where
the deep ruts nul boon cut. iota Ibo
yielding neil by ADO hoary wagon trains.
Ttieso ruts were from twelve to twontv-
four inchot deep , and instead of
them being a slnglUkwason track , there were
from six to twelve , jido by sldo. In many
places the trail WAX so boatou and p'lckod
that tbo pswUteat wild bunch grass of tbo
prulrlo bud boon unable to make any inroads
upon its llrmntis.vi n.d tboio parts of tno trail
ware , and doubila tlll are , barren of vogo-
lotion , although a nuurlor of a century has
eluosed roco the tnill was linully abandoned.
It will bo d I Bleu Ul .for tlio modern reader to
gain any concoptloa-of the immensity of the
tr.itllo over the plains traversed by tbo old
Kearney trail. To give sorao idea of the
f rolgtit and emigrant business along the route
it mabo said that it was no uncommon event
to stand at the door of any ouo of tbo many
ranches along the trail and count from 700 to
l.UJJ wagons pass in a single day ; ana
the writer has converged with one cottier
who on ono day counted uiore than 1,003
wagons that passed hr door.
llutr the Mutinous Wiis Done ,
The reader mar also gam some Idea of the
magnitude of tbo business transacted along
this great overland route from the statement
that ouo firm alone opotutud 0,230 wagons ,
with a team force of 75,000 oxen and with a
capital invested of 91,003,000 , Whea It is
understood tbat this was but the outfit of a
single tlrin , und that it did not Include the
thoueunui of wagon * belonging to prlvuto In.
dividual ! , It will readily bo soon that tbo
trafUp assumed enormous proportions.
The wagons built for tbls ovorlaud traujo
wrto mnsslvo concerns built especially for
the purpose by a St. Louts tirra. Thov were
constructed with a storaco and carrying ca
pacity of 7,000 pounds , and when loaded re
quired the comoinod .strength of eight to ten
yoke of oxon to haul thorn. "
A train consisted of twonty-flvo wagons
under the command of n wagonmastcr , who
also acted as captiln. Ho was assisted bv u
deputy , the oxtrn hand ; ) , tbo nlclit border
and the cavallard driver , whoso business it
was to dnvo the extra cattle. Be
sides these there were drivers for
each team , making a total of thirty-
one connected .with eachtrain. . In
tbo nomenclature of the plains the wagon-
muster was universally known as the " ' ) ull-
wugon boss , " too teamsters or driven as
"bull'vhaekors , " and the train as n "bull
outfit. " Every man went armed to the
tooth and all were in constant rcadlno > s for
an attack from the thousands of savages
who ewarmnd the prairlos.
ly Through u ( iraio Yiiril.
JA volume might n deed volumes have
been lllled with tbo recital of tuo desperate
encounters with the Indians of the plains. It
may1 truthfully bo said that tlio old Cali-
fornla'truil is a pathway * through u grave
yiira. Etfery railo of the route Is marked by
the craves of tboso who fell bv the hand of
the hostile , redskins or succumbed to tbo
many illnossoi incident to an' ovcrland Jour-
nov across the plains.
The government established a chain of
military posts along the trail , nnd the garil-
sons were constantly employed lu protecting
omlgrutfit trait a which were daily wend
ing their way toward the Rjcklos ana bo-
ynud , und hardly a week passed that did not
mark a bloody bght with the savage bloux
or Pawnees.
One of the earliest , if not the first Indian
war growing out of tin overland travel
occurred la lS53or 185) , the exact data being
In dhputo. It occupied the attention of the
troops at Forts Kearney und Laramlo , and
briefly related the fasts uro us follows :
I'oolhiirtly I.luuton nit Gr.itfin.
A parts of Sioux Indians , related to the
Brulo tribe ) , had ulllo 1 and oaten u cow belonging -
longing to a party of Mormon emigrants.
Tha ctLiciploj of Brigham Young were un
necessarily indignant over the matter and
nt once hurried to Fort Laramlo , whore they
told their story , not neglecting to embellish
it with a few lurid details from ttnir own
untrammeled imagination. In fact , the un
scrupulous Mormons magnified the thjft of
a bony , footsore und weary bovine
into an attack from iho redskins.
A young o Ulcer named Lieutenant
U rattan was at once sent to the scene
of Iho alleged attack. Grattan bad bu > .
twenty-eight soldier * under his command
and there were -,000 Brulc warriors expect.
Ing his approach. BUI when was an ofllcor
froih from the triumphs of Won Point
frightened by tno force of numbers ) Plant
ing his two small pieces of artillery on the
brow of a hill overlooking the hostile camp ,
the young jioutciant ; gave the wury chief
live minutes lu which to surrender. The
tlmo expiring , two well directed charges
were sent crashing through the fragile
tepees of the savages. Tnoau two shots wora
all tha' weroi lircd , for in another Instant
2.000 Infuriated redskins dashed up that little -
tlo hill and In another Instant the lloutonint
and his soldiers had boon swapt Into eter
nity. But ono man , a half-breed Interpreter ,
was loft to return to ForlLaramiu to lull the
story of tha utter nnulbllutlou nf Lieutenant
Grattan's command , Tno Incident led to a
long und bloody war In wtilch tbo Indians
were , of course , subdued after tboy hud lost
the greater dumber of their warriors ,
The Grave on the I'mlrlo.
In tbo northwestern part of Adams county
may yet ba scon thu dim outlines of a lonely
grave that was made In the prulrlo nod long
before the present state of NeoiusUa was
givcu oven a territorial form of government.
This grave was hollowed by the Hide of the
old California trail and was for yours an
object of Interest to the emigrants and
freighters who hurried by on tholr way to
the gold tlelut beyond tlio mountains. It
W'ls the last resting place of n young wife
who hud boon killed by ttio savnges while
crossing the plains with her huvbund. The
story is but ouo of a hundred ot a similar
nature , but It possesses nn element of pathos
seldom found lu the others. Her name will
never bo known ; but It is known tbatsuo
was a bride of out u few months ana that
her trip ncrois the plains was her wedding
journey , Late one evening , just us the eini
grant train was preparing to go
into camp for tbo night thcro was j
sudden attack of tbo Pawnees and
when the snvuces had boon repelled
it was discovered that the young wlfo wns
ono of the victims. Her grave wui hollowed
in the sod where she bad fallen and the
wagon train pushed on nil but the husband ,
Again ho turned his face eastward , wnlklng
back over the trail until ho reached Plaits-
month. Hero ho b.ngalnod for n rude tomb
stone and , carrying it on his shoulder , ho ro-
travorscd the distniu'Q to the spot where ho
hnd buried his younir wife. Ploainc the
hcads ono over her last resting place , ho
pursued his journey to the wost. The Httlo
stone stood until a few years ago , when it
was thrown down and soon broken into
pieces.
Old Tort Kearney.
The moat important military post on the
California trail was nt Fort Kearney , near
tlicsitciof the present city of that namo. It
was located in the heart of tlio Indian coun
try and its garrison was constantly employed
In repelling the attacks of the hostile Sioux ,
Pawnees and Arnpuhocs. The outbreak ot
the war of the rebellion created Intense ex
citement at the fort. It Is a fact not generally -
ally known that when tbo civil war broke
out Fort Koatnoy was a hotbed of secession.
Although thcic were many staunch union
men In and around the fort , tbo larger part
of the olllcers uud settlers symptthlzed with
the southern cause.
The fooling between the roitondlng par
ties ran high und several times nn open rupture -
turo was narrowly averted. The o dicers
whoso hearts were with the south advocated
secession and wished to take possession of
the fort in the name of the confedoratn
states. Two prominent ollicors , Colonel
Btvcrly Robertson und Captain Robert
Henderson , both educated at West Point ,
< rave up their swords and accepted commis
sions in the rebel array , und both won major
general's commissions.
Colonel Mlloi now General Miles was
the commandant of Fort Kearney when
Sumptor wiv 11 roil upon. Jlo and his regi
ment' , the Second Infantry , were at once
tauon east to asslit in the defense of the
union , and Captain Tyler , n llory
southerner , loft in command. Tvlor did not
long retain bis loyalty. With his
hU own liuiiil ho t pi nod tbo fifteen can
non at the fort and deserted to the rebels.
A patriotic people may , however , console
Itself by the rullojtion that Tyler was cap
tured oy the federal authorities very early
in the war and kept in close cnntlnnmeut
until peueo had once moro been proclaimed
over a united country.
Ituhol I'rUoiu-r * In Nolirniloi.
During the war several thousand rebel
priaonors wera confined nt Fori Kournoy.
The word conlincd is hardly the word , how
ever , for the confederates were practically
free to go and come as they ploasjd within
certain limits , When the war closed many
of these prisoners ro nuliiod in the vicinity :
but tboy retained nil their bitterness toward
the people of the north.
Fort Kearney might today bo nn Important
military post had It not boon for the malig
nity displayed by UIPSO unrepentant rebels.
The government fully intended In 181511 to
onlar o the fort , surround It with complete
lortillcatlons , and make It tun principal depot
for ho distribution of mllltury supplies to
all posts throughout the wou and north
west. General Pope visited the fort and
lifter a carol ill Inspection was Impressed
with the Importance of its location ; and un
der his direction the work of enlargement
and Improvement commenced. Steam saw
mills were eroded , logs cut and converted
Into lumber , new residences for the o Dicers
built , aud work commenced an n large hoi-
pltal , commoJlous quartermaster's and com
missary departments , adjutant's olllco , eta.
Tboso impiovoments were well under way
when General Pnpo was sui-coodod ov Gsn-
oral William Tecumseh Bhonnau , now of
honored memory.
Tlioy Hunted ( Hit Toriiiniiili ,
General Sherman certainly had no reasons
for discontinuing the work commenced under
the dlrectlod of General Pope until after ho
bad madoa personal \Uittotho town of
Kearney , west of the fort Hero ho was ro-
reived with scoffs and jeers from the unrn-
peatant robots , of whom the larger proportion
of the population was at that time compiled ,
Instead of receiving the plaudits of ait on-
thustoitlo nopjluco , as iho liorp of the march
to the sea had reason to expect , he waj wel
comed bv u howling mob with hoots Instead
of tiurraut. The dUgrao ful recaption was
too much for the feelings of the general and
lie returned to Washington In "u state of
inlud" thai , boiled no good to the umbilicus
residents of Koarnev. liuforo hU indlunu.
Lion bad tlmo to cool be gave orueri for the
Iwrnodlalo sutpouslou of tuo work at the fort
nnd still later for the cntiro abandonment ol
the post. Fort Konrnoy remained c ono-gaar
nson post until 1871 , when the last soldlor
was ordered away ar.d the place was turned
over to the ravaging tooth of time.
Abamionmuiit of the Trull.
With the completion of the Union Pnclflo
railroad the old Calllornia trail soon foil into
disuse. The state begun to settle up rapidly
and the Indians gradually retreated befora
the advancing civilization of the whlto man.
The last serious trouolo with the savages
occurred In 18(51 ( when the Pawnees made a
last desperate effort to wrest their hunting
grounds from their now possessors , tha
whites. Early Intnatyoar the Indians laid
their plans for a bloody campaign. They
distributed their forces along the on lira
length ot tbo Piatto valley with the Intention
of exterminating the settlers nt ono blow.
On S'liidny morning , August 7 , 1801 , the
lir.st. attack was made at Plum Cloak. Asa
small party of emigrants were pushing their
wav westward over the trail the Indians
clashed upon them suddenly and ruthlessly
murdered the entire party , eleven in number.
The attack took pliico but a short dlstinca
from tbo telegraph station nnd the operator
nt once Hashed thu news to ovcrv station
along the lino. A moment later and ho was a
corpse , but his bravery In remaining at his
post saved the lives of hundreds of satilori.
for tha warning ho had given bad enabled
them to seek places of safety aud to pro-
riuo for dofcnso. Attacks were made
simultaneously nt a score of places
nlnng the trail und the victims were
n urn bored by the scoro. The government
nurrlod troops to tbo vailoy aud after months
of severe campaigning the savages were sub
dued. 1'ho people of tbo Piatto valley liavo
never been troubled by tbo savages sluco
tbat memorable year.
Tha Trull Only a Montory ,
Today the ola California trail exists only
as a memory. The stirring scenes of the past
liugur only with the oldest Inhabitants who
are ulso rapidly following the past into tha
unknown. The days of the Mormon emigrant ,
the California argonaut , and the Plica's Peak
adventurer are pist. An undoUnod path/
across the prairies marks the trail of tbdj
hundreds of thousands who , spurred on by- '
visions of golden wealth , hurried In never
ceasing procession eve ; the plains , while n
few rows of tall cotton wood trees alone stand
sentry over the ruins of Fort Kearney and
the intruder , whether ho bo emigrant or
tourist , passes by unchallenged .and un
heeded. O. F. It ,
Cook's Extra Dry Imperial Cbampagno U
the pure juice of thu gr.tpo naturally for- ,
men ted. For boquot It has no superior ,
" itrt mra ffittm it.iM'B
The real battle is always fought bcforo
gun Is llrud.
The man who looki at everything through
money never sees far.
That day Is a failure la which you do not
try to make somebody happy.
Tampcronce maana the right use of right
things. There can oo no right use of wrong
things.
There nro weak spots In your religion It
vou never pralso the Lord except when you
fool like it.
One of the poorest men on earth is the ono
who has no tlmo or inclination to do au/-
thine except try to make mon y.
The world is not dying bocnuso there or < o
not morj flnonormcms preached , but bccauoa
there uro btlil so many cowardly , people m
the front seats.
If the government renlly wants to prpvo by
experiments with the bloyclo that war can
bo made dreadful , ivliy not got n thousand
women together , give than ) wbooli uud turn
them loose 1
The "No. 9" WUeoler & Wilson Is n rapid
stitcher ; so rapla that It will ttltch three
yuid of goods while only two yards lira
being stitchud on any vibrating shuttle n\
ohlne. Bold by Goo.V. . Lancaster , 614 B *
10th troot.
A franchise for the operation of olootrla
street railroads In Montreal , Quebec , hs *
just boon voted upon the following tennx of
pavinontj The Montreal City Passenger
Hallway company U to pay the city 4 per
cent of its gross receipts up to tl,000,000 , ; ( t
par cent of IU ro receipts from $1,000,000
up to $ l.6'JOOOOj S par cent of iw gross ro.
coipts from $1,100,000 up to 2,000,000 ; lt >
percent of it * gross rcclpU from f..OOO.OO * '
up tofi.WO.OOO ; 13 per cent ot its gross re
oolpts from fJ.bOO.ooo up to M.oou.ooo ; IS
rcr coat of lu grot * receipt * bovo ( J ow.OOO ,