The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-09-16
NOTES on THE WAY TO WONDERLAND;
A Ride to the Internal Regions.
BY c. G. CLAwsON.
rContipued from last week. !

CONTINUED from last week.
1t IS not often that human eyes are per.
mitted to feast upon such sights as await
them while descending from the hills to
the valley of the Madison. Look up the
river, down it, or across, the same grand
picture is before your vision. like rich old
painting, which, when once seen, remains
forever fixed upon the memory. As we
looked upon the mountains to the East,
known as the Cinnamon Bear Range, great
clouds broke in twain against their barren
peaks, or clung |azily to their sides. while
others were waited to and fro by the strong
winds that hereOn have their everlasting
abiding places.
While yet on the Madison slope, the
Infatuated zephyrs suddenly turned them.
selves loose upon US, and for an hour or
more it was all one could d. to keep the
saddle by holding on with both hands and
spurs.
When we reached the river about 10
miles from Virginia), the winds had abated
and the sun was setting mid the hills and
mountains that border the stream on the
West, casting their giant shadows far out
into the valley. We found a moderately
good ford, and crossed at point near the
grave of one who lost his life years ago in
claiming right to the place he had chosen
for u home. Close by was also grave of a
child. rejecting the sad truth that there is
no nook nor corner, nor place so far out of
the way, but that Death will search it for
The little ones, or that
"Thelc is no land that hath not tears for some"
The grave Of the murdered mani is about the
last signs of civilization t., be seen on our
way until reaching Henry Lake, beyond the
mountains, if the grave Of a man slain by
his brother man is a civilized sign, which l
am sure don't know; but the white pail.
ings enclosing his marrow house, indicate
Christian feeling on the part of friends.
Not far from the river, and among great
meadows Of grass. we chose
OUR FIRST CAMPING PLACE,
where We were soon joined by Mr.. Sawtell,
who came over the day before, and with
whom previous arrangements had been made
to accompany the party. His home is some
90 miles to the South, and where the waters
belong to the Pacific. The first camp is
generally the least pleasant Of all. Every.
thing is so mixed up, and it takes patience
to get the first meal. When supper was all
ready 1t was found that not man in the
whole company had brought a plate
While all were lamenting over their neglect,
some one thouyhtfully remarked that If we
brought no dishes We would have none to
wash, and we consoled ourselves accord
ingly. AS it may be necessary to hereafter
speak of them, give the names of the
PERSONS COMPOSING THE PARTY.
There were six men Of US. Gilman SawtelI,
guide; r. W. Raymond, U. s. Mining Com.
missioner and editor Of the New York Min.
ing and Engineering Journal: Mr.. Eiler,
Assistant Mining Commissioner; A. F.
I TnTnsncr, f'notogrsphcr anu I'rOf. OF the
Fine Arts generally; J. s. Daugherty,
wealthy business man Of Wabash City, In.
diana, ON n tour of sight seeing and for his
: health; and last, the writer, Assistant Pho
tographer and prospcctor with the eye
having forgotten the tools) Then there
!. was Mig" the black dog, who looked ex
actly like bear, and rs he had no tail tc
wag it was hard to tell when he was in
good hu,nor. We had nine horses, three Of
which were packed.
. UNCOMFORTABLE NIGHTS.
. Although in August, the nights were COO
. and frosty, and sometimes might even hay'
been classed rs cold At the first camp O,
the Madison ice froze half an inch thick
and our beds in the morning were covered
with coat of frost that resemblcd snow
t 1t seemed to me would freeze before day
= light, yet we had number of blankets ant
!, robes. This was owing in great measur
/ to the frost. of course, but it is an undenisbl
fact that married men suffer more from tn
cold on such tour than single ones. VIII,
c it is don't pretend to know; but ther
were several in the party, and can testif.
J. they kept up continual shivering durin
> the whole Of this and many other nights
' and complained Of rheumatic pains and in
dications of aguc. Being used to bette
beds at homo, or the way they are made up
or the poor sleeping qualities Of the men
may have added to their uncomfortableness
1t is said that man can get used to anythin
in the mountains, but in the case of marie
g men becoming accustomed to sleeping wit
). men, the rule will not hold good. 1t is jus
J, as impossible as it would be to sleep wit
e the Cardiff Giant or Greek Slave and M
catch cold. So much about sleep.
OUR MOUNTAIN ENEMIES.
Il In the mountain countries man has thrt
) great enemies he is liable at times to me,
% with, oil of which I acknowledge fear e.
!. ceedingly, especially after night. They al
: the rattlesnake, bear, and noble Red MAJ
q To be dragged out of bed by q grizzly viii
:, in the enjoyment of pleasant dreams, Is NJ
:. generally an agreeable surprise. But oil
3 mountainecrs say that is easy to ''get ava
= with" them by yelling as loud rs possible
"a and fleeing away; probably some little d,
- ponds on the swiftness Of foot To ha,
: - an Indian crawl noiselessly up to you
4. the dead hour Of o'clock in the mornin,
" and brain you at single blow of his tomi
. hawk, or slip an arrow through you, or eve
. shoot the top Of your head off with b
i. Spencer, (the same which Is gratuitousl
: furnished him by the U. 8. to play jok,
"a on Us fellows out here), may be unpleasar