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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , HATWtfDAY , JULY 4 , 1891-TWELVE PAGES. LOST PICK AND SHOVEL BAH Eiob Gold Digging ! In the Sierra Madre Where Ono Man Waahcd Ont $10 a Day BUT HE WAS DRIVEN OUT BY INDIANS POP Y nr Hn.ircli Hun Boon Mail for the Oltilmhloh Pros pector llraillleld Ilnd to IJCHVC. SAIUTCXIA , Carbon Co. , Wyo. , Juno 30.- [ Correspondonca of TUB DKK , ] [ u comtno with most now mining districts there nro U Ki-mis of lost mlncss and gold diggings c great vnlito associated with the mountain ftuvrounding the upper Plnlto valley. Son of those stories savor of Iho mythical , Bt a number can bo well authoiilicaled. Moi than ono rich mineral discovery has boo made by member * of expeditions outfitted I years back In Denver and elsewhere to lool for old worKlngs , the location ot which sill remain a mystery. Ono story In particular , of the many whlc have long been current In this section , has npocial significance at the prcsont time 1 view of Iho actlvo prospecting now progress iugln the Slorra Madron only a few mlh west of horo. After a lapse of a number o yoir saareh has b3on renewed for the Bra field diggings or what Issomctlmes known a Iho Losi Pick and Shovel claim. . I have liken pains to gather all Iho in formation possible about this noted place ground where ono man pinned out $10 a da ; away back in the sixties. Fortunately then nro living In the country now man who know tba dUcovoior of the rich gold Hold am learned the particulars about his find froa him direct. Others got Iho story at secom hand from partners of Bradllcld who tool up Iho search after ho had abandoned It While the stories differ somewhat as to details tails , there Is nothing inconsistenl abou Ihom , though -the original report made 1) , Brndilcld has been more or loss ombolllshoi as the years have passed. Just where Braddcld hulled from Is un known. But thai does nol mailer so far n his prospccllng in Ibis counlry Is concerned Ho firsl came hero In Iho winter of ISU-o ! nnd over the old emigrant trail. Ho was on of a largo parly bound for California. The1 crossed Iho continental divide over the oil Cherokee trail und II f teen miles weslof Sara toeu aud rested for a while ou the Pacilli slope of the rango. There Ihoy found eooi feed for tholr catllo which had grown tender footed by the loim Journey over the gravclec overland route. The halt was necessary bo rnn o the road beyond the mountains was t hard ono on stock , drives of thirty miles li Water being necessary in some cases. XO Mil 1) TO CIO TO CU.Il'OHS'IA. While the caravan was nectmurlly do tnlued , some of the party put In their tlmi prospecllng. Indians were Iroublosomo Ihot so lhal no systematic search for gold dieglng' could bo made. None of the emigrant : know much nbout mining anvway or tbo might have contented themselves \vith mak ing it moro prolonged stay In thai localily , Bui Ihoy had slarted oul lor California atic nothing else would satisfy Ihcrn hut to pust on to the scene of the gold excitement. BradQcld seems to have been a venture some sort of spitlt and would have staid in the country if ho bad boon able to got anyone to remain with him. The journey was re sumed aud ho stuck to the party. For more than ton years he prospected nnd washed gold with variable success. During that time experience made him wiser so far as mining knowledge goes and bo came to Ihe conclusion lhat the country in the Sierra Madros was worth investigating. Ho eithoi organized a parly or joined ono which looli the back track from California to hunt for gold in the Hockv mountain country. When be and his comrades reached Utah lake their ways parted. Some wanted to gc In ono direction and others were allured to different places from which stories of big finds had come. Bradllold was so positive thai wealth was tc bo gained In Iho neighborhood of his old camping ground iu Iho Sierra Mudrec , that ho tried to got his companions to share his enthusiasm. When ho found that ho was only wastingl line In trying to recruit un ex- Iiodltion , ho decided lo 'ako uu Ihe Uun t alono. Ho slruck off by himself from Provo , Utah or some place in lhal vioiuily. In course of lltno ho reached Iho Sierra filadrea wllh a small pack oultll in Iho lallor parl of 1S < 53. 53.Ho Ho selected a place for n camp where he would bo out of danger from 'the Indians , wilh whom these mountains were favorite hunting grounds. From this base ho made dally trips along the rango. Finally ho came across a dry bar where ho was con vinced there was mineral. It prospected well , nnd from n two-foot hole ho took out rich pay dirt. This had to bo packed sorao distance to u creek , for there xvas no water near the bar. After carrying n largo quan tity of dirt to the llttlo straum he was able to wash out MO In gold a day. INDIANS JUMl'KD 1113 CIAIM , Bradllcld had been engaged In ibis work only n few days when lulo in Iho afternoon ho happened to look in the direction of the litllo cabin he had built for his shelter. There was a good deal of commotion about the plnco nnd ho took in the situation immediately his camp had boon jumped by Indians. Ho loallzed lhal Mr. Hcdskln wouldn't rest con tent with taking his pick of the outfit and appropriating the horses which were piciteted in the llttlo park , but would make a hunt ? or the owner of this property. Hastily burying his pick and shovel under n pile of rocks and blazing the trees around there so as to mark the placoBradtleldstruck out into the timber ou fool. Ho had lofi his gun lhat morning in his cabin where raosl of his ammunition was , but fortunately ho had with him a plslol and some powder and balls. Under Iho circumstances thn only thing for - him to do was to got nwav from thai locality as fast as hecould. . Wllh a hatchet ho started to blaze his course , but night came on and bo made nil possible haste lo cross Iho mountains. IIo traveled in this way for sev eral days without knowing whore ho was going save thai ho was leaving Iho despollors of his camp behind. Nol until ho reached the Laramie river did ho recognize any land marks to guide him. Eventually ho got down into Colorado. There ho felt in with some minors , whom ho interested iu the rich diggings ho had dis covered. The next sprlne ho came baok with a party composed of Bob DIxon , Lou Pollard , Charllo Cutler , "Old Jim" Baker nnd n man named Sralih. They uiado iholr headquar ters on the Platte , ton n.Iles below Iho pres ent town of Saratoga , where Ed. Bennett ran a ferry on the overland trail. All the men In the party were well known prospect . "Old Jim" Biikor taken ors. was along be cause ho know the counirv hotter than anybody else , us ho was on old frotlersman nnd had boon for many years a govurninonl Interpreter for the Utos , who claimed this country as their own then , rim : un kxnuu TIIK LOOKS OK THINGS. Bradtleld and his associates spoilt most of that season In hunting for tbo old claim. But the search was unsuccessful. Bradlleld know all the country until ho reached the Grand .Encampment urook , twenty miles below Sar atoga , ou the cast aide of the Continental dl- vido. From there on over the mountains everything seemed now to him. In the in terim between his retreat ijnd this visit big forest tires had raged lu the mountains and the whole character of the country had un dergone n chungo. Thotieosho had blazed had evidently helped to kindle the great con- ilagraliou or added fuel to It , for none of bis course signs could bo found or at least idoutl- lied. lied.That That abandoned pick and shovel under tbo hastily constructed calm was practically the only thing likely to bo loft by which the cov eted placer could bo relocated und no trace of cither could bo found. When the expedition was broken up Brad llold wont back to Colorado again , linker tried to get some Information from tbo Utos ! but none of them professed lo know anything nbout a cabin thai bad existed nnyxvhere In the mountain. TbU waa only natural , for tbo lut gllmso Ilradtlold hud of his camp , when making hU ( light , sntUtlod him lhat the unwolcomod visitors had sol It ullro. During the tiucceedlng two seasons other similar expeditions roamed over the moun tains looklur for tbo lost Pick and Shovel , but with no belter success than the tirat. It was ouo of thoio parties , composed of twenty-lour men , that first made the dlscor ory of gold nn Hnhn's Peak , which created great excitement and attracted thousand thither. A big company U now engaged I mining there nnd Iho annual output of gel from that district i * lares. Brudflold hated to glvo up the search fo lhat bar , and ho tenaciously clung to th hope that some day ho would bo nblu to wor thn rich dirt again. After a while ho drlfto down lo Iho Smoky Hill roulo , where ho I reputed to have made n great deal of monc , and to have cone back east to enjoy It. MAT IIP. ov TUB luvr.iir. There were others , though , to wham h to'.d Iho slory of his dealing good luck wh were eager to enjoy It themselves. Who gold was dlscovorod just across the rang from hero In the Savory country n few year ago , Ed Bennoil was ono of the first of tb thousands who rushed lu thero. Bennett ha heard Bradneld's story from his own lips an been made n confidant astonll the particular nbout it which the locator could glv ( ills familiarity with the country and his experience porienco In mining inspired Bonnet that th Lost Pick and Shovel might bo near the fork of the Savory or on ono of the little tribt tnrles lo il. lie stayed by the district unt II was denonslrTted that the water suppl was Insuniclent for n poor man lo make eve good wages by washing. J o bueh bars ns lhal worked by Brae field have yet been found , bti if his old claim or anylhin llko ll is over como actoss it will create on of the gtoatosl furores Wyoming has eve seen. The chanres are lhat Iho diggings wi ! be stumbled upon sometime with good pro : peels of a rediscovery Iho prosenlseaso when the mountains nro being overrun b prospector * . The conditions are fnvorabl for three months to como for th snow docs not como in tbo mountains rnucl before the middle of October and then th full is light except up near the summit. It may scorn strange thai Bradllold wa never able lo locate the stream at which hi washing was done , or to bo able to lei whelhcr ho worked on Iho Allanll or Pacific slope of Iho Conllnonla divide. But tbo waters of tbo two system head so close together lhal il requires carefu observation to dcllno the water shed. Brad Held did not bavo any concern about thi matter when he was Ihoro olono and nfle his rolurn wllh a searching party noticoi for the Ilrst lime Ihe peculiar conllguratloi of tbo country near the summit of the divide The fact thai the bed roux where hi worked was In sluto cncouragad him to thlnV lhal Iho diggings might bo located whorevei such a formation was found. Subsuqueu prospecting , however , has > hewn thut slat ! exists in numerous places nnd Is by no mean ; us uncommon as Bradllold und his associate. ' wore led to believe. Within the past few weeks several gold bearing ledges have boon located on botl slopes of Iho ranio not far from whore Ei Benncll nnd other old-llmers think Br.idticli lefl lhal pick nnd shovel. These now find- which prospect well , have rccenlly bean referred forred lo In'TiiE BBK. Ono of them in par ticular is verv promibing. Tno , claim is boint rapidly developed nnd a mill run of ere wll. bo made when n shaft has been sunk a lltlli deeper. If that turns out as well as expected it will cause the whole neighborhood to be thoroughly projected. In thai way Iho rich bar which was lost so many years ago maj come lo be worked again. G. F. C irO.TT.IA' ' SI't fiein oc lloi Ion. Of woman's sphere the lecturer Preached long and loud , with many a slur At man , "who claims , " forsooth , lo bo A sort of male divinity. " Like dentibt working with a burr The while his victim longs to Hoe , She goucred and bored in llondish glee Till all had had enough of her "Of woman's sphere. " It was a timid thing and woo That sot her weary audience free A mouse thai chanced her skirls to stir. She screamed , and leaped without demur Upon a chair a victim sheOf Of woman's fear. Thirty per cent of all Iho women of Amer ica are employed in remunerative occupa- lions. In the last decade the percentage was only 21. Columbia college last week lurnod out two women us graduates unions 331 men. Mrs. Elizabeth Cynthia Barney took the desrreo of bachelor of arts , standing fourth in a class of tlf ty. Miss Auuio Luland Barber was de- declared an M. A. , and came proudly for ward from a class of Ihtrty-ono young men. Miss Barker also holds the Harvard degree of B. A. But both noaien declare they were not lonely. Next to America , France employs mo-o women in clerical positions than any other country. Their wages as bookkeepers and accountants range bolwoon 1UUJ and BOJO , francs n year. A 1ury composed enlirely of women was galhorod logolher in Douglas , Wyo. , last Saturday. The trial was ono iu which all who participated were women excepting the attorney and the Justice of the peace. Mrs. Ingeraoll. who runs the hotel at Douglaswas sued by two girls working for her at the time , for their wages. 'No notice of Ihoir intention to leave was given their employer , and for that reason they had to bring suit to recover their wages. The jury- gave Judg ment lu favor of the girls , but the case was appealed. The trial is a unique event in the history of law counts , as it is probably the first"timo in history that a jury was dulled oomposod ontirolv of women. Great excitement was caused in Douglas bv tbo trials as all were imxions to see what the female Jury would do with the case. It was truly a case in which woman was pitted against woman. Efforts nro being made to erect on the West Side , Chicagoanew workingwomati'a homo , it nn oslinmted eost of $ .10,000. The object of Lho homo Is to provide rooms nnd board for Uhleago working-girls at n moderate price. Mrs. Carrie Williams , President of the San Diego , Cal. , Silk CulturislV Assoclallon , has Ijeen experimenting with cocoons on her so\v- Ing-raachlno. bv which she linds reeling may lie done sucessfully , in llou' of the regular naohinory. Mrs. Sutro , Iho first woman law graduate ) f Now York , says the Sun of that oily , pnss- 'd a brilliant txamlnalloti at Ihe university , uid Is now successfully teaching a lurgo law ; lass of women. A 11OYAI , MXK. The most beautiful unmarried royal fcirl in ill Europe Is Princess Alex of Ho so-Darm- itadl. The youne Gorman emperor who was eared In England , has a decided taslo for tggs and bacon. Ex-King Milan has given British royalty a winter by winning JJo.OOO at baccarat , bui , hen Milan isn't a gonilomnn , as Natalia ( HOWS. ( Jueon Victoria breakfasts alone at 0 o'clock n summer , ac Osborno , Windsor or Balmoral , formerly the queen took cmtmeal porridge as i part of her morning meal. The queen of Portugul Is n flue horse- voinan aud rides about the environments of Lisbon so early In iho morning lhal mosi of icr faithful subjecls urn ' nsleop. The lllllo king of' Spain has a very largo uubillon lo grow a very largo moustache nnd 'ho cannot understand , " it is said , "now the ting of Spain can bo so small" n thought lot nt all royal , but familiar to most people n conlcmpluliug kings in general. The emperor of China doosn't permit any awyeis to fool away the time around his jnurts. Ho simply orders the beheading of 'all persons concerned in the recent rloia md massacres , ' ' wilhout bothering too much ibout the share they had In the trouble. Three thrones In Euroixj now ore occupied ay children Queen Wilhomlna of Iho Neth- irlaad * , ton years of age ; Alphonso XIII. of 3palu , five years , and Alexander I. of Scrvia , t Ijoy of fourteen. Two of tbo llttlo aovor- : lgns are controlled by wlan und capable nothcrs , but tbo banished Queen Natalie is : ho mother of tbo other. The queen recent of Spain seta a very iirolly oxauiulo of economy lo Iho woman " ivorld , ono which strikes at "tho root ot the problem of things. She U bavin ? u summer [ > alaco butit at St. Sobaatlan , tbo work of bleb progresses slowly , Ixicuuao the owner , [ hough u queen , devotes only a portion of her illowanco to the building , and when It is ox- liaustotl the workmen must stop for a ivholo rear until more funds cau be saved of the noyal Income. Ouo dav when surprise was expressed to Senator Vance , who la a strong Protestant , thai he should have married u CiUholle , the North Carolina statesman retorted good- naturedly that ho had tried * 'ruui" and "re bellion' ' and now he wanted to complete the prescription with a UlUu ' liotnanisiu. * ' DELLS OF THE WlSCOSSIi A Pioturosquo Country Not Sufficiently Wi Known. THE MEMORY OF A SUMMER TR1 iirlKht Description * of a Drowsy or t'lcnsuroVhcro Nature is Seen nt Her Very IJest , "Thin Journey la written In my inoino with a sunboum. " Longfellow. "Ktlbourn City ! " That was nil the brak man salil ns our train drew near the statli midway of tbo afternoon ono sumraor day. IIo said the words lust In that same sin sou ; ; , nrosaic fashion that ho had auuoiino many another station passed by ; If auythli the words foil upon our ear with an addltlo al monotony , for wo were becoming tire dusty , and travel-stained , and although Ui wan our longed-for destination , wo looki from the window , all of us u trills dlsa pointed If the truth were known. I at lea must have confessed such was the state of ti own feelings , had anyone chanei to have asuocl mo Just then what was iny llr Impression of Kilbouru City. The place looked Just us ordinary and win tractive as the words had sounded couimc place Indeed. Our little party loft the train and Indlffo ontly turned our faces toward the town at : although wo did not In words Rive tittoranc to our thoughts wo were mentally atklng wo were not sorry wo came. Then when was It and how was It that tt spall caino upon us ! Wo found ourselvc catching glimpses of scenery here and thoi In the distance that suggested warm admin tlon upon nearer acquaintance. Tin ' 'diilanco lout enchantment to tt view , " was an old ndajro \ \ remembered , But 'twas false and it soeme discourteous to haruor that trite old savin In our minds for an instant. Just how tb miracle was wrought wo never know ) bt ; ICHbourn City Deemed transformed befot our very oyos. Tno narrow , winding streets , rich In thel wealth of shade , bee line attractive and eve fascinating , leading and luring us on. some times turning a corner to unfold a river b < fore our eyes that was ao suuden in its lovl f&r th ness , wo felt like apologising thoughts which had flittered through oj minds such a little while before , and w were , oh , bo glad wo had nc spoken thorn alond. That WH our comfort. Wo could m.iko it right wit the river and hills and the Dells bcforo w said "good-bye" and came away , for tio\ could they expect us to have imagined the ! exceeding great beauty ? It was not possible and they would b lenient und mainianimous with poor , weal humanity , wo knew they would. Througl the ramtiling streets wo finally wondcd ou way to a very homo-like appearing hotel linulnir it just as hospitable und home like as its oxtenor had givoi promise and after refreshing oursulvo and resting while the arrangements were be ing inside for our trip up through the Dolls we sallied forth. KiKlit here I would say a pleasant word fo Mr. Bennett , our guide. Ho was a man o Innate courtesy of manner and thoroughly nc quamted with each bit of scenery for mile : around. Having lived in Kelbourn City fete to , thee many years , ho was acquainted will many historical facts connected with thi different points of interest , and his manne of relating them made the listener's plc.isun double. With duo respect to all other cnidcs we were glad that it had boon our good for tune to have "Bennett" as ho was familiarlj called , for our pilot. There is a little steamer on the river whlol makes two trips up and back each day but this is not the way to make the tri ] most enjoyably.V o had wished to coo thi Dells of the Wisconsin river of which wi icoined always to have heard delightful ac L-ounls , und really to see them , how faint and ilitn hud been our imagination of the reality Isn't there a certain charm in the word Itself ! Yes , the very word pictures some- ining delightful in one's mind , even before ivo pause to make definite the vague churn which just the sound of tno word suggests Prom the hotel to the river's edge wasonlj \ short distance , and our guide had waiting t rowboatof generous dimensions and com fortably cushioned. 'Twai about half- [ > ast lour o'clock as our oars tirst dipped the water and the row of flv < miles would just about bring us up into the Witch's gulch by supper time , and supper ap at "Robinson's , " who lived in the Witch' ' * juloh , was something well worth going tUe niles to obtain , oven leaving out the scenery , > o wo had boon told. Imagine a perfect summer afternoon , a ia y. lazy , dreamy summer day una vou ait ) ntenng tie jaws of the Dells. The jaws arc roinense rocks , high and massive aud for bidding , standing In such close proximity , uat the passage through seems hardly argo enough for our little b6at , and you .vondor . , can the atearaer , though it s of small proportions , over squeezethroueh it alii .And once safely through these mighty aws the wonder of the Dolls lies before you. Dn each side of this narrow , winding river , .nereis so much to see you are perplexed , lot knowing which way to look , fearing to nlss any part. "To have seen It , to have hung it up in the mil of imaginative memory , i to have bo- : omo richer forevormoro. " How can ono give any idea of what the Dolls nro really like to those who have never jeheldthemi To suy that they consist of ilgh precipitous rocks und ledges on either lido of the river , of fantastic shape md outline , sounds as if they wore not very vonderful after all , and indeed not half so ) oautlful us many other scenic points wo ibtir spoken of daily. But lot us portray a licture by word-painting ns nearly true as vo nro nbio and see If It does not please your nncy. Ono may not make mention of all ho points of Interest along the way , but of iomo we must speak. , A short distance up the river at our loft is iomauco cliff , fulfilling In plcturesqaoiuiss ill that the name implies. It delles doscrlp- lon , for who has eloquence to describe the noauiug of that potent word } The ombod- naut of the idea is , oxproisod in ho inagnlllcont rock , It silently gives utter- nice to all that words cauuot express. Just * little. distance beyond , on the other side of 1)3 river , our guide suddenly steered the boat 11 to a cavc-liko opening , und there was a pring of water which camu trickling out rom the bed of reck , so white and clear and omptiug that we all drank of It and decided o name It "Satisfaction Spring , " forstrango o say , though so worthy , it was nameless. > nd wo unanimously agreed that none could 10 more ilttiug. Looking across the river vo sue an opening among the rocks , nil a little wuy up from the Ivor's bank there Is a ourlous joking old hoiiso , having just the look ana ir about it that leads us unconsciously to ask ur guido its history. Wo felt sura 'twas no rdlnury bouse where somebody had lived < Mul led and who had no particular history and ur Inference was correct. We learned it . as the old 1'loneor hotel. Long before the uy of railroading , It had boon the military o it station between Green Buy and Prairie u ( /hien , having been built In 1614. A inl 11 our guide steers our small craft to ward another opening among the rocks and vo Und ourselves in Uoat cave. Wo are shut u by the huge rocks completely , we seem cparatod from all the outside world ud it's so cool and inviting wo think wo rould like to linger until we are reminded hat wo have oomo only n short distance as ot , and have not begun to dream of the loauties of tuo Delia boyond. Next coms the Navy yard. Here largo louldcrs ara standing out in the water and harply outlined against the bank of the Ivor , so very like "men of war , " > t does not com possible nature could have moulded hem so accurately true in detail. Wo ara till marveling when wo como upon Allen's iand. Wo did not need to have tbo hand lolntoit out t ? us , it was BO very llko a iand indeed , but wo did not know twos Allou's band until wo listened to the ad story of ouo poor Allen who loved In aln and whoso hand being spurned mid ro- octoU by the object of his lovo. it turned to tone and one day those grand old rocks took in the outllr.a of poor Allen's ' hand forever to lolnt with prophetic warning lest some itbor tboughtltxu maiden should forgot the Into another cave the steady strokes of our iars brought us and this was Skylight cavo. itralght upuborous was u llttlo crovlco broughbich we could sou the blue sky and sunshine and thot rift of light , hoi it glnddcuod , and made brig ! the surrounding .darkness. . 1'roscntly on little boat scorned to bo urroundcd by flit Flames leaped up.Wii all Rides' and wo coul hardly baliovo it' was just phosphorus w saw , caused by thn guldo pushing the oa quickly back and 'forth ' in the sand Just b < neath the boat's s\Ue. \ ' Wo came forth , Vwntlnning our way up th rlvor , passing Sturgeon Hock and Dnvll1 Elbow , and arrive at.the narrowest point 1 the river. It is only nbont llfty-two fet wide , yet our guide tells us the water Is ovc ninety foot dean : Artists' Glen wo nex passed and amo to Cold Watc canyon , Here , if ono bos the tttm n landing may bo made an thoro's a walk of a half mile Into the canyoc which repays ono fully by its beauty. Then we find ourselves looklne nt th Devil's arm chair , and cannot .refrain trot remarking that the devil's ' possessions up 1 tilts region socm to bo undisputed and mi mcrou . Steamboat Hock stands on n llttlo islam about four miles up the river , nnd docs without stretch of tbo imagination , muilm one of what it represents. Wo next pas Hood's ' glen , another picturesque point o which wo cati-h only u gllmpso lu passing desiring a much moro extended vision aud suddenly our boat Is hugglni close to the shore and there's n llttlo cloarei spare between the rock * surely , but can thi bo our domination f Is this the Witch's ' gulch I Again ilrst impressions arc disappointing yet again likewise w i are silent and awol developments. Securing our boat , the guidi tells us to follow him and wo obey. Wo wall only n few rods when wo como to n nnrrov path , which gradually grows moro narrov until It abruptly leads us Into a sort o goriro or C.UHOII , and wo enter the uncannj place , single lile , carefully picking our wnj and all the time full of wonderment. Certainly , If wo thought the Dell : marvelous as wo voyaged up the river , wlm were our thoughts now ! Wo had Imagines when we on lured the place that only u fo steps would load out into the world aeain But , no : moro and moro thohueo rocks closei in upon us until the arched cave of rocks enclosed closed us wholly. Once in awhile , through an opening froir above , the light came in , but tt was most o ! the time dark save the dim rays of light froir the lantern which our guide swung back und forth as ho led the way. and how dark II wusl A narrow walk bosidoa rushing stream , every now and then stops to ascend or descend , sudden turns in the hazardous pathway , ro- veallng by the dim light picturesque 'Hid ro- mautto surroundings of the most weird and uncanny sort imaginable. Had wo dared listen we felt sure the wlten's voice might have boon nluinlv heard. Without trying to hear wo several times feltsure she whispered something , but our Interpretations of what wo thought she said were all so different we were finally forced to bo prosaic onouch to conclude twus only imagination after all. How beautiful and how strange it all was ! How long uo Kept walking on aud ori yet did not como to the daylicht. For u hall milo you are in the gulch and as suddenly as you entered It. you Ilnd exit. The rocks part , ttero Is an oponinir before you nt last , and there is "Ilobinson's. " Air. and Mrs. Uobinson are a most hospl- table host and hostess and the supper pro vided is all that \ \ \\ere led to expect. Its such a ( juumt place , a cottage with ample piazza has bucn elected in the cleared space among , and almost under the over-hanging rocks , the same lltllo stream wo have follow ed through the gorgo'rushes along by the verv door , as if bent upon some mission which our dull minds could never think of comprehond- iugoveu should it'paliso ' to explain. Woglnnco up at the rocks oh all sides nnd how for bidding they look1. ' It's not sunset yet , but the sun never dhos lind his way in hero except for an hour OT two at midday and to night , could wo have' had a moro sweeping view of the skv' ' above us , wo should have had duo intimation of how our plans for re turning to Kilbpnru City , by moouMght were all to bo shattered and laid in ruins. Our plan had beeui to have supper up in the gulch and thqii como down through the Dells by moonlight. Many n time as we journeyed up the river , wo had triad to fanry what it would bo to s > eo the Dells by { moonlight , and wo had promised ourselves' this pleasure without ever dreaming of its belnir fullillod. Wohad no sooner llnishcd our delicious supper than no hoard tbo tumble of , distant thunder and almost before wo know II the rain caino down in big drops and the storm was upon us. Will any of our little party ever forgot that storm ! It was mi electric storm of unusual violence und fury. It swept through the gorge like some avenging Nemesis. Ono tall pine em bedded in the rocks high above us fell pros trate , the bolt of forked lightning split ting it from top to bottom. Wo felt al though we perhaps would not have willingly missed witnessing so grand a spectacle , yet iill were hushed and awed into silence dur ing that very marvelous combination of py rotechnics nnd artillery. It is hardly necessary to say that wo had no alternative but to accept the Hoblnsons proffered hospitality and spend the night with them. They made us very comfortable , aven though it was a bit crowded for every body and after a most refreshing sleep , wo Dpenod our eyes to behold the dawn of a per fect day. Wo drew In long breaths of the sweet , fresh , nlr and looked about us wondering if we had not ireamod ot that torrlblo storm. No ! wo had lot dreamed it for there lay the pine tree icross the opening among the rocks , split ivldo for several feet in length und bits of the icorchod wood lying about. Hero was an jvidonco. To see was to belioye. An earlv brnakfust , "good-bys" said nnd ilncuro promises that wo would surolv come iiuiii und wo turned our faces toward Illbourn City. True , we had to forego seeing the Delu by jioonhcht , but tiny were very lovely in the : arly morning , and wo felt that had wo soon , hem by moonlight we must have lost this ovelatlou of their beauty , and we were eon- on t. t.For For the benefit of any and all pleasure lookers who have never made a trip up .tuough the Dolls , the following Information saddod. Kilbuurn City is situated ou the nain line of the Cbicapo , Milwaukee & St. > aul railway , between Chicago & St. Paul , wo fast trains making trips each way daily. A FEW I'tlOUlXKXTS. Sergeant Cumnboll of the seventh cavalry , vho was snot through the jaw at the Wound- id Knee light , carries § 15' ' ) worth of gold m ho hole made by tbo bullet. President- Diaz of Mexico has a strain of naian blood in his veins , as had his nrcdo- : essors. Juarez and Hidalgo. The congress > f Mexico is largely composed of descendants f the ancient Aztecs. George Augustus Sala , the correspondent , s described ai a jolly boy of sixty-three. Ho s u man whoso Initials furnished him at the loginnlng of hist- career with a clue to his uturo success in , life. > Next to SenntoftHoar , Senator Evarts has lad moro college , titles conferred upon him ban any mombcrQf cither house of the last otigross. Ho pas received degrees from larvaru\ Yale aiifl union college ) . The Haytian ( { onoral , Hippolyto , Is about ixty years of ug9aud of coal blaok complex- 3i ) . Ho is the , political idol of the pure ilacks , whose blood has not been coiiUmi- lalod by intermarriage with the creole * Ho s the son of a college professor of Port-uu- 'rinco. and Isa maujof considerable learning ud cultivation. It was The O'Goruian ' Mahon , the fine old rlsh gentleman whoso death was chronicled list week , who introduced PariieU to Mrs. VShca. 'He woa/a man of exlromo punc. Illousuess whore matters of honor were con- orurdund is aniU tp have participated In Ixteeu duels. Huitvns eighty-uluo yeara of BO. ! . Fort Sherman , the new army post on the utskirts of Chicago , is in command of Col- nol Hobert E. A , Croftoo , of the Fit Lee nth nfautry , IIo Is a fine looking man of tlfty- ix , vith u soldier's figure uud a soldier's uoord. Ho is an Irishman by birth , and In .Is younger days ho held a commission In the Iritlsh army. It is claimed that John Hockafellor conld Ivo every man , woman ana chllci In the Jnited States &i each and still havu left tbo iiodest sum of f 1,000,000 with which to start i pouuut stand. William Waldorf As tor ould do the same thlncr , while our own dear ay Gould could give $ UiO each und then iuvo lef t&MHXVWO with which to sink n well or moro water. Whltulaw Held began his Journalistic work > t Xenia , O. , finishing off nn obituary notlco din the following phraia : "But while all Cuuia today mourns tba untimely ami of her [ IstlnguUhed cltlzon , he rujolcfis in thn bought that bo has cone where thera will bo 10 vurcoaso of narrow. " Ho loft the service of be paper eon afterward. An Accidental Tind of Anclont Coins Re calls a Olmptor of Early History , ' THE FATE OF THE DONNER PARFY , The Tcrrlblo HnrdHlilpa of Ono of tlio First IIxjK-dltloiiH AcrosH the Sierra Ncvmlns Relics of Their Wintci- The accidental discovery of n burled treas ure on the shores of Donncr lake , near Truckeo , Cal. , recently , recalls the terrlblo privations nnd hardships of ODD of the Ilrst expeditions that crossed the plains nnd moun tains In the early forties , nnd gives special interest to experiences recounted by sur vivors in the July Century. The fact is well authenticated that Mrs. Graves , onej of the party , had from * JttH ) to & > 00 In silver concealed In ono of tbo wagons. The hardships of winter in the heart of the Sierras and the lack of food had brought her to death's door , nnd the treasure was buried beneath n tree where It remained forty-live years. The fall of this tree led to the dis covery of the coin. A miner named Hoynolds found ton ancient looking dollars on the sur face , and upon Renrchlng further Into the earth uncovered a largo quantity of silver. About J.00 ! was taken out In two dajs. The coins are antiquated , of dates prior to 1SI5 nnd of obsolete mintage. In addition to American pieces there are French , Spanish , Bolivian , Argentine nnd other foreign coins. Tin : OHOANIJIATIOX. The Donncr party was organized hi Illinois In 1840 for a journey across the plains. The first faint whispers of the pastoral wealth of California , its luxuriant .soil , its tropical pro ducts and unequalled climate were wafted east of the Mississippi , and created no llttlo excitement In the the scattered settlements on the then frontier. But little was known of the region to bo traversed , the trackless character of tl.o plains nor the extent of the barriers which the several mountain ranges presented. The patlu opened by Fremont's expedition in ' 4J-i ! wore not generally known , but the wild granuour of the Mexi can province , together with the mystery en veloping the western empire , served to whet th a desire lor adventure aud exploration. The party was composed of 78 prisons , was thoroughly equipped , und mndo tbo Journey to Salt Lake without particular trouble. J'HCI'AHATIOXS. "I was n child when wo started for Califor nia , " says Mrs. Virginia Heed Murphy in the Century , "yet I rotnombor the journey well and I have cause to remember it , ns our llttlo band of emigrants who drove out of Spring field , 111. , that spring morning of 184(1 ( hnvo since been known in history ns the "ill-lnted Uonnor party" of "martyr pioneers. " My father , Jumos F. Heed , was the originator of Iho party , and the Donnor brothers , George nnd Jacob , who lived just a little way out of Springfield , decided to join him. 'All the previous winter wo were prepar ing for the journey nnd right hero lot mo my that wo suffered vastly moro from fear if the Indians bolero starting than wo did on the plains ; at least that was my case. In the long winter evenings Grandma Kojes used to tell mo Indian stories , bhohad'an mut who had been taken prisoner by the sav- gcs in the early settlement of Virginia and iContucky , nnd had remained a captive lu ; helr hands five years before she made her ) scape. I was fond of her stories , and eve- ling after evening would go into grandma's oem , sitting with rnv baclt close against the vail so that no warrior could slip behind mo lth a tomahawk. I would coax her to tell no moro about her aunt , and would sit listen- ng to the recital of the fearful deeds of the iavages , until it seemed to mo that everv- hing in the room , from the high , old-fash- oned bed-posts down oven to the shovel and OUM in the chimney corner , was transformed nto the dusky tribe in paint and feathers , ill ready for the war dance. So when I was old that wo were going to California and vould have to pass through a region peopled i.v Indians , you can imagine how I felt. IN TI1K l I SiitT. : "We were now encamped in n valley called 'Twenty Wells. " The water in these wells vas pure and cold , welcome enough after the Ikalino pools irom which wo had boon forced to drink. Wo nrcparcd for Iho long drive across the desert , aud laid in , as wo supposed nn ample supply of water and grass. This desert had been represented to Us as only forty miles wldo but we found It nearer eighty. It was a dreary , desolate , alkali wastes not a living thing could bo seen ; It seemed ns though the hand of death had boon laid upon the country. Wo started in the evening , traveled all that nlijht , nnd the fol lowing day nnd night two nights and ono day of suffering from thirst and boat by day and piercing cold by night. When the third night fell nnd wo saw the barren woato stretching away apparently as boundless as when wo started , my father determined to go ahead In search of water. Before Marling ho inttriiPtcil the drivers , If the cattle showed signs of giving out lo talto them from the wagons and follow him. Ho had not been gene long before the oxen began to fall to the ground from thirst and exhaustion , They were unhitched nt once nnd driven nhfnd. My father coming back mot the drivers with the cattle within ten mlles of water nnd Instructed them to return ns soon as the nnimnls had snU.nttcd iholr thlmt. Ho reached us about daylight. Wo waited nil that day In the desert looking for the return of our drivers , the other wagons golujr on out of sight. Towards tilght the situation became duspcrato and we had only a few drops of water loft ; another night there meant death We must sot out on foot and try to reach some of thn wagons. Can I ever forget that , night in the desert , when wo walked mile after milo in the darkness , every step seeming to bo tbo very lust we could take I Suddenly nil fatigue was banished by fear ; tluough the night cnmoa swift rushing sound of ono of tbo young steers crazed by thirst nnd apparently bent upon onr destruc tion. My father , holding his youngo-a child In his arms nnd keeping us nil closu behind him , dicw bis Distal , but llnnllv the nmddon- cd beast turned and dnshod off into the dark ness. Dragging ourselves along about ten miles , wo reached the wiigon of Jacob Don- nor. The family were nil asleep , so we children lay down on the p-ound. A bitter wind swept over the desert , chilling us through and thiough. Wo crept closer to- uothor. aud , when wo complained of the cold , papa placed all live of our dogs around us , nnd only for the warmth of those faithful creatures we should doubtless have perished. COI.II ASM ) SrVltVATIOX. "Tho misery endured during those four months nt Dontier Lake in our little dark cabins under the snow would till pages und make tbo coldest heart acne. Christmas was near , but to the starving its memory gave no comfort. It came und passed with out observance , but mv mother bud deter mined weeks before that her children should buvo n treat on this ono day. She had laid away a few dried npplo.s , some beans , n bit ot tripe , and n small piece of bacon. When this hoarded store was Drought out , the delight of the little ones know no bounds. The cooking was watched carefully , mul when wo sat down to our C'nrlstnms dinner mother said : "Children , oat slowly , for this ouo day you can hnvo all you wish. " So birtcr was the misery relieved by that ono bright day , that I hnvo never since sat down to u Christmas dinner without my thoughts KOim back lo Donner Lako. "Tho storms often would last ten days at a time , nnd wo would bavo to cut chips from the logs inside which formed our cabins , in order to start a tire. Wo could scarcely walk and the men had hardly stiength to procure wood. Wo would drag ourselves Uuuuirli the snow from ono cabin to unothcr , and some mornings snow would have to bo shoveled out of the llroplaco before n tire uouid bo mudo. Poor little children uere crying with hunger , and mothers were cry ing because they had so little to give their uhlldreii. Wo seldom thought of bread , wo tind been without It so long. Four mouths of such suffering would fill the bravest hearts ivlth despair. Itlll.IKV A TOUCHING SCIIVE. "On his arrival at Sutler's Fort mv father made known the situation of the em- grants , mid Captain Suiter offered at once to lo everything posi-iblo for their rclieC He furnished horses and provisions and my father and Mr. McClutchen started for Ihu uouuliins , coniing ns for as possible with lorses and then \ \ ith racks on their backs uoeerding on foot ; but tbov weu-linallv : omw.'llcd to return Cautaln Sutler was not surprised nt their defeat. Ho stated that , here were no ablo-bodlod men iu thut vicln- ty , all having gone down Iho country with . Yemeni to tight the Mexicans. Ho advised ny father to go to Yurba Buonn , now San Trancibco , and make his case known to the mval ofllcer in command. My lather was , in 'act , conducting parties there , when the L\CH members of the Forlorn Hope arrived from ncrojs the mountain ! ) . Their famished faces told Iho awry. Caltlo were Jellied and men were up all night drying beef nnd making Hour by hniul mills , nearly two hundred pounds bolng nmdo In ono night , nnd n party of MOVOU , commanded b * Captain Urn-ion 1 * . Tucker , were sent to out relief by Unptnln Sutler , and the alcalde , Mr. Sinclair. On the evening of February 11' ' , 1817 , they ronohoil our cabin , where nil were ttnrvlnff. They shouted to attract attention. Mr. Brcen clambeicil up the ley stops from our cabin , nnd soon wo hoard the blessed words , "Hollef , tbnuk God , relict ! " There was Joy nt Donncr Lake that night , for wo did not know the fate of Iho Forlorn Hone and wo were told that relief parties xvould como and go until nil were ncross the moun tains. But with the joy sorrow was strangely blended. There were tears in olhor eyes than ttioso of children ; .strong men sat down nnd wept. For the dead were lying nbout ou the snow , some oven unburled , since tbo liv ing had not had strength enough to bury tholr dead. When Milt Klllotl died our faithful friend who seemed llko a brolhur my mother mid I dragged him up out of the cabin nnd covered him with snow. Com mencing at his feet , I pattud the pure white1 snown down softly until 1 reached bis face. Poor Milt ! It was hard to cover that facfl from .sight forever , for with his death our best friend was gone. HfW CU.tFOllN'tA. I/OnivRD. Words cniinot loll how beautiful the .spring appeared to us coming out of the mountains from that long winter In Uonnor lake in our lltllo dark cabins under the snow. Before us now lay , iu all its beauty , the broad valluy of the Sacramento. I remember one day , when traveling down Nitpavtlloy stopped nt noon to have lunch under the shade of nn oak : but 1 uas not hungry ; 1iia too full of the beautiful around mo to think of caling. So 1 wandered off by mjsolf to u lovely little knoll and Htood there in a bed of wild Ilowors , looking up and down Iho green valley , all doited with trees. The birds were slnglnir with very Joy In the biuncbns ever my head , nnd the blessed sun was smiling down upon all as though In benediction , I . drank it In for n moment , nnd then began kissing mv hand and wafting kisses lohonvon lu Ihanksglving to Iho Almlchly for creating nwoild.so beautiful. 1 loll so near God at that moment thai 11 sci-med tome I .could feel bis breath warm on my cheek. By nnd by I heard papa calling , "Daughter , where are you ! Come , child , wo nro ready to start and jou have had no lunch. " I ran nnd caught him by the hand , baying , "Buy this place , plonso , and lei n make our homo hero. " Ho stood looking around for n moment , und said , "It is n lovely spot , " and then wo oassod ou Jssssssss ! _ S Swift's Specific SS A Tested Remedy S For All A reliable cure for Contagious Blood Poison , Inherited Scro fula and Skin Cancer. As a tonic for delicate Women nnd Children It has no equal. Being purely vegetable , Is harm less in its effects. A trcatlw on Mood nml Kkln DIs- etuis mailed niEE ou appllcitlon. Druggists Sell It. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO. , Drawer 3 , Atlanta , Ga. issssssss ! FALSE ASSERT w. . . are majo by unscrupulous nuntuui turi'rs and dealers in porouH plasters reftard- ln their curative po * ere. BiN'hl ; > N'S PLASTEItS are the onlj' onvs Indnrewl by over 5,000 phvulciiins und ] ilianiiiolsU. ! Jin ware of lirltatlons and eub tl- tutc * . Rub a lame back with Pond's Extract. Only Exclusive Special Newspaper Train West of the Lakes. ss p i tr . s pj sss i F5 - - - - - &IXTY MILES AN HOUR. Making all Union Pacific and Connecting Points Rig/it to Tiventy-four Hoii-rs Ahead of all Competitors. Residents of Interior Points Want to Read a Sunday Daily on Sunday. They Must Have The Bee. All Newsdealers Sell It. TH m -i TIME CA.HD : GILMORE 3:2O : a.m BENTON 5:17 : a m T > A--1LLION 3:27 : n.m WARRACK 6:23 : n.m MILLARD 3:37 : a.m GO UMBUS 6:3O : n.m THURSTON 3:42 : a.m OAYT7GA 6:38 : ELKHORN 3:48 : n.m 1 UNO AN 6:46 : am WATERLOO 3:62 : n.m GARDNER 5:5O : VALLEY 4:00 : a.m SILVB t GREEK 6b7 : MERGER 4:10 : n.m HAVENS 6:06 : a.m FRE fv.ONT 4:18 : n.m CLA KS O:13 : a.m SAND BERG 4:23 : n.m THUMMEL O:23 : a.m AME > 4:30 n.m CENTRAL CITY O:36 n.m NORTH oENJ 4:4O : n.m PADDOOrC , .Q'tO : am BAY STATE 4:45 : r .m OHAPMANS 6:6O : n.m RO3ER3 4:55 : n.m DOOK.WOOD 6:68 : a.m SOHU YLER 6O5 n.m GRAND ISLAND 7:1O tun LAM BERT 6:11 : a.m At Grand Island THE IlKK'S Flyer connects -with the early train on the St. Josnph aid Qrnnd Island roidand Bees nro sent flying iuuacki to Uolvldero , Davenport , Donlphan , Edgir , Fnlrbury , Falr- > field , and Steele City , Me Cool Junction , A : Millie in , H carried f om RUrbury by freight train on K.C. & O. U. R. ; Hebron is supplied from Belvldore by horjo route , a dlj aioa of 14 m lo-t. At Cjlumbus connection ia made with a train for Plitte Coaler , Humphrey , Mad son , Norfolk , Wayne and Wakollon , At brand IbUnd also a fast freight IB caulit which supplies Elm Croulc , Gibbon , Qothonburj ; , Kuar- noy , Lexington , Shel on , Wood River md North Platte THE BEE roaclus the last mentlonoU J > ! acoat 2:20 : p.m. Its woul4-ba rivals tumbls in tholr at 0:136 : at night , teven hours lutsr. It is too lata to read thim thanand they are ajcordlnjjly delivered next inarnins , when thtyaronbout twonty-elcht hour * old At Silver Uroeklarjo pack g < * of THE IES are thrown off for S romslmre and < soojla , which are convoyed aeroiH country a it in t aim o of twunty-tive miles by i'HE B E'S wagon route this tielng the only Sunday piper r a.hliiE them on tht day of publication , Kullarton lu Bupnlitxl by horse route from CUi kh , RiliuUnou of ttiteun miloa , wukib elve the people there tan only Sunday papsr they ever had ou Utd day ot publication.