The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-12-21
For thu Kenesha Telegraph
Leaves from Tent Life. -'e,'


mail station that we passed before leaving
the Salt Lake road was built close to til,
river bank and just opposite, under tf.
bank ont ter 81 lie was an immense SNOW
bank tw I've feet high, clusttd hard and
giitteringly white beneath a June sun Il
was nelriy quarter of mile long an
around ~ eig $ grew fresh green grass
Towering moss AMI fl ,wers bright and beau
tltui On the other side If the road aroun
the roots of spreading willow in full Leaf
blue vinlets looked out timid!y at us, pal,
stra" berry blossoms and deep lemon hue,.
dtndclions
Formed ul by perpetual SHOWS it remind
ell me OF young lives heset 10y love and east.
aud pleasure. and wanting 10 I've great
while hard laln. loMned up ahead Aud as
from the melting Of that snow they derived
moisture and strength so from deep sor-
rows to he borne aud great obstacles to be
overcome, do young lives derive strength
and irmness
On the 14th of June we crossed over from
one bend of the river to another, over hill
upon hill, and almost meath the shadow of
snow capped mnuutains aud nooned at the.
foot of a high hill Ivy Il little Struggling
crook formed by melting sn,ys Far at our
right although lnoking very near, the summit
OF The Rocky mouuta S reared its hoary head
against the deep blue Of June SKY June
was above us in the clouds, aud around us
on the earth but not around Ills ia the air.
for the wind blew fariousy and freezingIy
cold We loaded ourseiv,s with all the
csoaks and shawls We could command ann
still Seemed freezing Oh, tLoss lue winds
that come FROM pure SNOW banks
In the Afternoon the hills grew III ,re rocky
sharp ridges Of stone peered out through the
ground, and small Jagged black rocks set
up edgeways as though they were the eli
max Of some vast ledge which mother
eartt, eDveloped all save that These great
piles Of whitish looking stones were scatter
ed along the way with here and there a
name written, that we might know sorne
one had passed. Not many had, tor we
were OH a new road. 'Lander's Cut off
laid out by Col Lander who has since
laid down his life for his country's glory. =
Dark Cellars aud pitch piues we're scattered
along. often with stones piled high around
their ROOFS perhaps to IN ark the road be-
fore 1t had been travelled
Just bnfre We cAmped, We descended a
steep hill, and the Sw e,twat,r Embbled its
tunetui way through dropping willows he
fore us We we're near it's lead and a wild
sweet stream it vas there. II eau hut be
pnte, clhIni < pareutags frnn the vest;.i
mountains. Which seem. live the pure spir-
II NJ chisie maisIen reaching heaveu~ slrd,
while earth chained it The Sweet water il,
led by tie deep sncws Which yearly rohe
the uiJunsaius where 1t springs Iuto exist
ence This was my lset io.k at it. We
left it there AMI the next uoop the 10th Of
June cahiped upon the sun,u,It of the South
Pass. East If us q mountain stream dashed
mostly eastward; and vest of lis the Lutte
Sandy dashed down the mountain westward.
The summit Of the Pass is "a beautiful spot
Its surface generally uuduilting. brori aud
grassy, aud one cannot realize that he has
attained 80 high III elevation Just at the
north rise the highest peaks, aud among
them Fremont's They We're covered with
SNOW twO-tl,Irds of the ,iistane from sum-
init to base except here and there a sharp
rock peerlng out from behind lis virgin vail.
they were twelve miles distant but appear
ed scarcely half mile. Where not cover
ed With snow, there were. what appeared at
that distance, small evergreen bushes, but
which probably we're large trees Thus
blooming vert1ure smiled meath eternal
snow, aud fragrant beauteous flowers. lifted
their tiny cups or SWING their snowy tassles
ia the pure sunshine, while bene til a.
was spread natures luxuriant carpet the
dark green grass
TO the South the mountains rose
again stretching in Que continuous chain
until lost amid the blue nIists of air.
The Pass is near 90 miles wide from
north to south
AS We left the summit vt fn-tltd the Lit
tie Sandy and there commenced going down
the mountain by going up short hills and
down long ones through daslling roaring
mountain streams, aud groves Of pine near
high antique looking stones aud immense
boulders
The road was very hard and stony and
just at six in the evening We came to the
Big Sandy 1t was very narrow up there.
and its current so swift that We could ford
1t only by driving slautiugly and coming
ut on the other side further down than
where we entered it We camped close by
the river bank, aud all night lnog heard the
noisy d shing rush Of its Eaters OH their
rapid way to the valley below The banks
were thickly set With tasse!ed willows. and
just there Was an island covered with them
At one side of it two tall arrowy pines lift
ed up their feathery piumes bright. heauti-
flu aud airy. The wild beauty Of the Big
sandy had not been excelled by any river
We n ID passed.
THisTLEDuwS
lady from the city who SO listing ii
the country y ith her little daughter attend
ed church where tie ch;ld vas quiet and
attentive until the munster commenced
u VIM ct IL. nm Ill III.