The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-02-02


that the road instead Of going direct across lay u
long the base OF the hill around the margin of the
basin To avoid what seemed to be Loggy ground
in the centre.
Rather than walk around concluded would
strike across To point which Judged our train
would reach about the time for their noon halt
and by this course should save five miles. Ac-
cordlngly struck out for that point having "A
view of the whole basin and the line Of train, on
the three sides. Passing along the banks Of "A
little brook found an ABUNDANCE Of yellow cur.
rants on which ieasted b. the way, rs | went
ielsurcy on thought was in luck 10 dav if ever,
and 50 II proved IN the sequel Having ploAtv
Of time after walking about four miles Law down
On a bank 70 sleep slept suundy in the hot
sun perhaps an hour when on jumping no and
looking IN the direction where our wagons ought
to be ,awa cloud Of dust rising which convinced
me that had Judged correctly q, to the distance
which ON tram would make hy noon and start
ed Otto meet them at that point Owing 10 the
nature Jf the ground came out "a nile AMI a half
below item ON The rpi when ob5rr we'd that all
tie tracks ran ina wrong dire ton vli"l. could
not account for On approaching tho wagon
which were now calnpcl saw what was odd e
npugh tia, their bind ends were toward, M. as
WIS before them rs if they were making retro
grade movement but on approaching little near
er discovered lLdt this was not our train allo
the number Of wagons was the same. / -tnpppl
ani cnqured II the Ottawa company hid p..,cl
NO, not since wc have been herr
"Iiow long have You been here"
.Wi III an "'"'
"y I,Ty must nav Pi',e' saw ''ei1 60
w., ''9''' '',y '' ~ i"' mn "''' h I',y nave
,'' ,o'',' up my must u' I'1e W YOU l. there
~ .y S,,'''p '.'M
"S.rr-c. VI, Van mn. t.,-o c-,.r..1 ,.,.-
us last ri,lt NrI,f ti,.. iii ,..., .,...
panv Yesterday -
"NrEaye NJ, nos.cI anu O.,,,., c,,,,..,,.
", do pn, lr,,,,. ,r,. .,'.I : I'"'!
oDil van, ,.,,,,,, ~, L,,IiI ,..,. u.,l...,.
b,ynl,.t ri,Lt = '' ''' "'''''' u
WHY w. carnel ~, III, I,,,,l, .i..,.. .,,,
ul.s LrI,ur WI
"That cant he f,r ,I,s rool clI,,.s ,o,,.r ,l.
br,prLo ''"" "'
NO we bovo boc, ,r,,,,1;,.,. 49,, .,.,r r..,.,.p
"Can II ho N.gt + om ,rr,,d rr,r'nI =" Tl.;.
cannot lac far c,Tac Irc@t,,. o,r.'' t. -,
from ,onIcr prpt and SEQ liza, ,I. ,',l ,,.'.
around at the base of .ba.U"
NO" REPLIED the .l,..lrr vl. lo.,sn IN con,.
prehenl NV dIlelnf,
"Whatroad is tLi, then" op.,,.f-aI a,7Ibo,,
did you get here"
WHY this is the : II lake road and We came
by that route"
"Oho, the mystery /. evrr,ipcj" II ,vos no,,
the junction Of the Fort Hail opI Sal. I,,e. ,nsJ.
and ! bad walked across TO N, Latter ylira ony
teams had turned nm tbrougI, /, r.rroy, LII,
which led over t.e Lill wbere 7 VS. o.l,,n an !
disappeared while the cloud. Of dust on the Mar.
mon road matle me still ,lnk that onr ro,d ron.
tinuei around the basin.
4. twas noon onaSt - .-;,,
f,r, ,,,r t,,;, ,..r.,t.. y, 'As Nv"
-, dn,na. ~ 49,, e'E s.espssu 'ni ,';iI''.,i'
ation os ,,a III a., LII s'.. 'i.'I,''
N,rn,n, ro,J go ea IA, l. s','s .i .,'e
.t, thgr b,- Fart Hi a. 49, re, .nS
ferry and .evcr,l Jr.r' frs - - :; -,,
nsrc..or, n ,.,;sa ,,,d;. - WI. =, u vas
,,ad tl, r,ss and ,rator 80 80 III Ii'', Wv
It that we boI savaJ ,;,,a l., NV ~
0au -ort, Thcv co,,,d -, coort;% @' ,"t .Hi
y,as f,r,,I tl,,e ns tho Mnrn,bms ", 49,
,'-,.:.,, 80, .t,. -. m
vcr ,ri i, ,,.s tbo,cht tIiero ,.,"II L o., ,,'
,rn, g.. -. o1on ,,oa,In o"I IL, 90 ~,
mons o,o".L ON az. wav ~ ,bo yoi'.v C,r II.
r.,,.,,.,r,.i, NJ, ,, o,'J -. ''
i;h 5"..P,'oH m flon, oae,u p1 m s'IG,IgS wa,
sg r,r - G"' c,"a 1at ,',,i .,
80. ~ ~, Npui -. rehc' 'oG"N o'',. u u
.,,',- ~, ou' sgoa ooei Wa l'.''l az
s7i started ON nv WALL w;,b6p. l,'.,.in,, Le,lcy
the two roads Womb nnito In tI'.' J'r., tr,roi rr
not. vet determined to lern tIn r.,.I 7 v,.,, nj,
til came 10 the inncti,u n, in ali rr.lgli,-,v
shoul not have 10 Law ont moro tLiy nm, r;',lt
and tlma.chcs To ,in.ue 4 fire with in c,.a
could find rsc! tokrcpoG the chill ri,l,tgir Tie
afternoon was excessively hot and f,rnl mi, ,y,.
Ter f,r s.x or right mile, anil srl.rnI n,or fo,,
thirst than had done at aoy time before.
At length / came "a small ,,plly s,r;p,,
strongly nppr,gnalcd with -ulrh,, pnJ l,vi,',
down to the nau,er,s LIQUID Ilrang ,;'l roIl
,rinl, ro more. About a mile hpy,nj r'ls / ,,.rL.
ed the junction Of the roa. ls and shortly altrrmnt
Mr. Rood Who bad been ,Iwr ahead to find
grl,s. who told nae that our train was behind ami
that We shout find water for the nipLt about 1--WE
miles in advance. went ON an1 reached the
,rcuad two hours before the ,va-uns came up-
Near the junction is "A singular out,rnp ur Rort-
There were three prominent cove. ,pmrtl,iu, in
shape Of sugar lo.vcs. frry feet or more Liph
surrounded by many small ones Of G,nt,.,ic forms
They NIGH; he taken for U,.,len Dritir. am.
rounded Lv their wor.hippers. our cuc,,upncpt
Wa, in another basin. bounded as usual bt lof,y
hills, and though we mad, out wei! enough for
water ina slight mountain rim rrass was sctnty.
Distance miles.