, 1873-04-27

Of these pears, and thrown it into q bucket OF
roily water, which it clarified directly. There
are many species Of cactus In North America,
but the most imposing is that known Us the pet
height Of 40 feet. In the distance it looks {ke
a green duted column covared with spines. In
the latter part OF summer and autumn, 1t bears
q delicious fruit.
Ineyer could see that the cactus WAS OF much
use, and had hearty laugh once at 4 poor fel-
low WHO, without knowing the nature Of prickiy-
pears,
SAT DOWN
upon large bunch Of them. He rose immedf-
ately, and moro surprised individual I never
behe1d. He bounced about Like a barn-yard, and
yelled so that he might have been heard for
three miles. We an thought ho had been bit by
3 rattleanale, and 1t vas some time before We
could got him ca1med down sufficiently to e1-
plain what had happened.
Nod Burleson got bounced OF T. mule once,
head-1rst into a bunch OF .prickly- pears !. and,
between the time he left the saddle and struck
among the pears, he yelled out,
"cATcH THAT MULE !"
Ned's thoughts were always fixed upon mule.
and on this occasion hc was utterly regardless Of
self, and intent ouly upon preventing his mnle
from running AWAY.
pleasant-tasted,- NOT unlike the taste OF water
melon. They are full Of aeeds and red pulp,
and, when nothing better offers, are considered
quite palatable. Many man has had causo to
bless them on the arid deserts OF the lar 60uth-.
west. Another kind Of cactus called
THE STRAWBERRY CACTUS,
bears a little fruit, somewhat larger than cher
r., which is delicious. Thia fruit is rare. but,
when found, repairs for long search. On the
larger punches, called by tho Spaniards Nopals,
the leaves, and surrounded BY m immense web
OF cocoon. These insects are pushed of with q
stick by the natives, and fall upon cloth which
has been spread out beneath, The plant. They
are thrown into hot water and sca1ded to death,
then dried, packed up, and sold as an article OF
Up in these mountnlns, there are Bevora1
.BEAUTrUL LAKES,
filed with trout These lakes are oval In shapo,
and the sides Of tho mountains thickly clothed
with dark pines, surround them on every side
There ia q little beach between the water and the
pines, which is level, and covered with sha1e and
pebbles. They are Of great depth, and the water
is as clear and pure AZ anything can be. In the
sunlight, the dark pines are redected on the BUR
face OF the water as in mirror, and nothing can
be moro lovely. Here the deer come down to
slako their thirst, feeling safe while 90 doing
the bears also come Ehufing in; and long lines
Of handsome mallard and bIue-winged teal-ducks
settle upon thcir placid boeoms. Some OF tho
pines arc very large, and their wide-spreadng
b1ancbes and thick foliage furnish ample shelter
for hunters aud fishermen. Dry pina-couen and
is started; and then amountain-repasti is cooked.
Thero is one sungainly animal that sometimes
makes his appearance, whose room is moro nc-
ceptab1e than his company. I need hardly say
that this animal is
THE GRIZZLY BEAR.
There are plenty OF them in these mountains,
and :: Reuben" az he is called by the frontiers
men, is no coward I believe grizzly bear will
cat anything! He is by no means xfastidionss,
gusto as through q beehive. One WAS killed
near here last fall which had been rega1ing him
self upon some young pigs belonging to from
tier settler, The Indians consider it 8 great
feat to kill grizzly, and always save the claws,
necks, as young belle does her locket.
I saw man offer an Indian 925 for string OF
bears c1aws TINT he wore about lid neck ]; but
WAS INDIGNANTLY REFUaED,-
the Indian avetring that be would not take $50
for it, Ho also had string Of elk-tceth, which
arc also held in high esteem BY the red-men.
These are the sido-teeth or tuska OF the elk,
and there are but two in the lower jaw
Their rarity is their only virtue, so
and uosightly. and scarcely worth pulling out Of
the bones. Indian dnery. at best, is thing
that paeeos the comprehension OF white man.
They have certain kinds Of beads that are FASH
ionahle in certain tribes; colors change In dif-
ferent localities and beads that will readily sell
in one band cannot be given away IN another.
So, too. with hawks bills, and brass beads, aud
long white porcelain tubes, with which they or
uAluGIlk l4Gl1
Years ago, aome Mexicans from New Mexico
asceuded tie Rio Colorado, and made their wsy
to these mountains. On one OF the streama
emptying into the Colorado, perhaps the North
Fork OF the Uintah, they built & stone fort, or:
house, which was uaed by them for several
uoLD-HUxr1So EXPEDITION,
as it is very certain the Spaniards ranged over
the whole Of this region, long aud long before it
WAS ever dreamed of BY Americans sI'H' Tmle .as,
os owned some - good g. mines, and occasion
ally. Nowadays their old mining ahafts
ne discovered, and their rude works, gone to
ruin, are stumbled upon. The Spaniards ct New
Indians that it is even now difficult to tell where
one race ends and the other beglna. Such
thing as pure~b1oodod Cashhan in this region
is almost unknown mean, OF course, pe1son
born and reared in this country. The cid Span
ish explorers we're not the most literary people
that ever lived, and, as consequence, many OF
their discoveries have long ainca bean forgotten
Some Spsniards went among the Indians, Nha1o
they took unto themselves wives, and lived aud
died am9ng the aboFglnes Their ena;aas
PA1THERs
are quite common in the mountain8, and some
times arc very dangerous. These animals are
also known as South American lions, cougars,
pamas, and catamounts. have seen them as
large az full-groNn African lonasa, and 30
fornidable-looking that two resolute men dared
not attack ono OF them
Ono morning, down On tha Mexican frontier,
q party of US we're starting out On horseback
two hunters and guidos being aona distance in
front. We saw some wild horsea quietly feeding
by a .thicket, when suddenly the two hunters
halted and raised their rides. They did not fire,
but from tho bushca an enormous lion started
ont, and quietly trotted of. had been anxious.
to see the hunters fire, but, when I eaT tho lion,
was very glad indeed they exercised 20 much dis
cretion, for more form1dAble-1ooH beast
never saw at large On another OCCASION, I SAW
auperb-looking creature trotting along over the
plaii, keeping along parallel with the road. He
did not appear to be at all alarmed, but went on
attending to his own business. From rhat
have seen, Am disposed to think that these an-'
imals Gre larger in the South than they are here.
They do great deal Of damage at times. and do
not hesitate to attack 8 man when angry.
-. -ALGEBHA.
Some Remarkable ChcHs-P1nytnR'
The cheas club at shcf6e1d, Eng, hiss been ex-
cited Of late over tho mental feat Of Nr- Black
burne, who fought ten strong players at the same
time, and without the sight OF either board Or
men. Mr.. Blackbu1ne, though only 80 years OF
age, occupies very distinguished position among
English chees-pInyers, and it is singular 1aes
that he is most successful when the ooafoa aoa