, 1869-09-13
BEYOND THE ROCKY MO Uh-
1AlH8.
1rjp 10 Owl creek Mountains,
A Deserted Hanohe.
EtiH Wind Nlser Waller.
r:rhe Cuutttty riuhi Wind niver to
Uwl Uteek:
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md I..Il, ,naAg.li Ih hnnlIhx frul their hailsr
ttrtnrhl i!r Inssnt l"antitlI rlecklr'i trout rr
t.". WerauRht lAorr than u! thr preceding fInJ
hui ngnin tlrnctut Myrrs brought III 1hr iAERrst
AuinlscT. he ha>in9 11rt1-phn nhl I'll Ills tttit'x'
s~,;,r tIt hnh weighed utrr &Mu lotli''lA
hLu,Aer }nlIy night *hs *r"nt IN ramta and
.fa,!, Tie ,c II morning. Mf. Wuulry having r..
s".eIr,i, w tcxxn t1"rH'IbH fur "nf fftafh III
,.Suuth Pas. a nunttr III III felt t"h I" le"f"
sNrh rirarnt.t qtnstrE'. AMI rbHntfJ that wns Ha
trt III at,.,Etn au &.ls chtusr, Aud nj ''"l"""'t"
i.rrIinr rniir III 'tfi'Etl'' Whether VII AhHh1
-, with tiIr patts ur frtiinu IchtAl II "As kdaa
r,ftttti that i've x1u1i ErnlHn. Mil, taking "lIf
rt.ls Isnin lLr waEtI, wr Till al<H 10 Hcnesal
A,Iyur plnt uuE friends Without much srEfnt, 5or
NJ u.Lic1pa.ed tonx Rip1!ou" 1uu IN Tue nonn-
taina, ..
Among ottra left 1,ch.nd waa Lieutenant Al
,,u;. o: tic Enplnrrrr, who Ind orders ttnIh Hrn'
.;al Auvuf To arutt A!h map thc toatttfS. hH hlh
.Iut,ts would nrrrsxaE,tt tntr !itH, 1lH And Aa"n
str ssrra.nr, n,ld through the tnoantAln' wc 'le-
.rr,, Irrl 10 niturh dl.ne!yts to tia party. While
I: oa, pssy cfS {: ss Is s
lttsrr Valley, md their return. to ny hurtrisc.
~t1r anxious TO 20 home. ! WAS dctcEtnr'l,
however, u 20 with Lieutenant Al4ins, MIL bill
ling my !uenls goodt3e. haw tac,n OF fur South
l'Als. wlth dlsruhi nni rt.ret-
The rftparaf1ona for odF nfxt scout were SOON
,ca1nrlesed, 1rd it v ~ announced That We would
+.aft the next da5. Major Gordon. with hA cum.
fans ot cavalry, accompanied us, nnl our oataf
consisted OF nfty.atS enlisted uen, three otncefs,
Ete amtu:auce. sixty hbrrr'. eighteen mules snl
tlfcc wugous containing ten OATS t1tlouI aud
hall forage tor the hnts1ias.
uasa glorious evening and tic sun was shin'
ing brightly over tie hills when VIC Pulled out OF
,hc turt aud started for n1r nrst eauplng-piace
snlue eight niles dIStant, a, the junction of tht
Little with f5lg Topuaalr RIrer.
We crJesed The ruwA..c, ascenie1 the nils,
anr turning IL The i-It, followed Iowa the stFeaH
Ii tt,lI sight OF The SalIer- II was magnificent
view. as, winding nlong The hlutit We sa" the ror&
the ud nag, and the hcr''s In tslr green neado"s
growing smaller an1 smaller, unt ut last tho 1as
:uuket1 uo larger than l'"cktt-han'ikerchcs, aus
the cattle feetn-l Ike hsa hn the RraEa. Tue Bls
In1uauc Valley IA about twu miles ~ttt, fich, MI
uei.-i1mbercd. The trasa ts tHxur!stt, ana tn
mInle &nl!ts has the a.tptuEasI:" Of s;st 1ncaaus
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,,rr in 1uanY rl.res II ,1trr, na11p*, anil swift
u,xjrr liz liiu rNpu4xic, We found K,,sl ca Ill.
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tight. ..........-...
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