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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
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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
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