Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-12-21
ROCKY MOUNTAINS. NO. s.
Ay1MArINa SCENE, AND FoMlDABLE NIGHT
COMPANION.

In tbe carry P"r. VI wv , haoa y,
scendeu Di''er my. Nv " ~, ~ GomnO
Navigation. mere INC huuson I"' p
ny had q traa'ng posi- "ni'n uara on n
was abandoned IN ln' M;n. ;s,;no
fine day we enJUyeu qui,e nn ans hnats
scene; ~ ions INV " noItr;os were nro.
ioaueo Win iuis a?u ,ha nbo,o snrfac,
ceedlng down .he W., ,hI ,hoSo | I;abt and
OF winch was covereu sn VIII han,, ' nonoss Which
fragile vessels, Dirch earh oanoes, r;,' "nTD NV.
OF all known cral: are, tne mus s e;.h ei What p
SET one is as'onishea " 'e ,;na t,;nns
dexterity ana aaaress .heso .OpNTs W. haSs
are managed by 'he squaws. W. | ha,
seen an Old squaw PACK her oauoo " ~ "
back TWO miles across Pof'ns., sSs ods
the water, pie upa M"gon ioai "h;,Jrsn " go, nn
upon 1t, throw three OF lVur on.iu'vh .ho S o,s
top and getting lnto ~ Guiiahoo ."o hSis III
by the motions OF her poay my al nns
away with almost the speeu VI 1on, -
is surprised thaI Iear VI nv u0I'. .S -
cur. AFTER the heet VI oHnoen "" - .
peared onftheir way uown 'ne III, Jnwn =
long line OF horsemeh a'so pIooeeuIu uU" -,
he river 6y lana ih'enulns VIM.
Fort Colvliie, iea'lhg pehinu pus H.
part OF the company no,,a "saen owav % in small
morning o'he'e DAoAy non,o In
parties, VINO scugh' sne.'e. s;ans anu % nam.
hooks ana raVines u uhe "NJaos d inoorv
tains, there TO spehu tho ,ons San nnu e fam;
winter. l accompanied nan uo-nn ia =,
lies thirty or tor,y mics up s1ian sIn o 'uharn
to q very small out pretty Vh.i'yi w.
we hoped to ma game apunuan'' ;
the early part OF Inc winter, hanins
pretty good supply OF PROVISIONS, ny ,I, =
and ayosng half breed lnaiah hahassu ", "
keep pretty goou supply VI 'en.'on un ~
hand. The winter, ho"eVe,, "s. % fac,
severe; snow ieii 70 'no uep'n IL I,
over the levei suriuoe VI uv '"y onI an
was Impossible 10 ge' "oouS 'Ho'P W.
snow shoes. PROVISIONS pesan " 81"
scarce, and our huntihg heoess",ny ~,
camo on every day business,
get about as tired OF tn,s as n"u p.o
ousiy got OF hsllns r,hs % 90 aov oyer
shoes, haii OF .nreo .':,, - on3 naot
spurs OF mountains, 80 ~ throo
1t on your oack 70 o"mp wv o,nnso-
miles, might do as an occaslohaa " =, an
ment, but when necessity nan.S ~ 90 an
every day business IL oeoones aa,s ~, h,
some. Convihceu ,na' VIZ TDainn ioaroJ
able to supply oil the camps, 'oiuh..eeo =
10 go down the stream wnere we nae" nnS
small party OF Indians were statiohsu auu
hire enc or two hunters 10 go up anu nun'
for the party LETT behind. Hcth NY sSu,
blanket tomahawk ana knile' uso
with small scrip OF dried Vehison' SOY
out on snow shoes. my COURSE ,aS 'Uo n"w
the narrow valley OF .he stleau' 80 80
crossing rocky point, now 'nrousu su S;@ :
OF pine timber, anu Irsqusuy W. ann
cult ravines. During the uay | sum nauy
deer, but was not yet 30 ios' W nu
as to kill them through mere wahe9ness, 9.rs.t
suffered during the day Tor wa,er, a..nousn
| was almost constantly pesiSs ;.a . mnst ho
hfteen or eighteen ihense Vi i0o -.
penetrated before couiu hop1 " ~
ter, once attempteu W le"'n .ne a. ,
with my tomahawk but soon iounu .nas as
after penetrating the Ice the Wa.'r "as
still beyond my reach, ana gave A. W ~
despair. l had freely been eaung ny
snow all day, but snow Is put sorIy suo
stitute for water. In the evening" o.sd os,id
TO look about for some place wners 0ouu
spend the night. Luckiiy, l Iouhu 80. 80
sufficiently large at the entrance " au
me in STOPPING posture: as SUM 10
entered it, found It suihciently cePaciou,
being two or three zee, "iue. as nsI' n
lost in darkness IN tne ln1eIo ,;,s nn.o,,
struck fire, and having suppress mye' ~
with large quantity Of pine AnS. aSa " aSa
we're sufficiently abundanh men ~
myself comiortaoie peu VI .S o' ~
the talsam mr.; got tnorougniy nstnYu ~
ate my supper OF dried 'enisoni snN III \,
really have felt quite comlor.ao'e lu M,
not have been Tor my inoIuiua ,n, hsnrd
Directly heard, or lsnelea 'us a. 80
water tipping IN tne inlerior ', -. oiors
Making loren, anu eassns ny and soon
proceeded 70 explore me me 81 en- NJ % mus, d. de-
,ouno, 70 ny grea'yvy, Vno =. a.n az H. i;fs
l,ghful fountains naa ever r;,Sor ssen - ho,
me water was etquisise, n s.eh oy.nn.
nor 100 COLO ana oeyoau 'S was s.,;sssd
gel.uon. 1 arsnn ,:,.,a un h.ro,a ,hs strict
ns,Ing gone h'.ie "a, n.ar he