The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-05-23
IN THE MOUNTAINS.
The Way the President's Party Rode
from Central City 20 idaho.
From the Central CITY Coach.

From the Central City Coach.
While the dinner was being served,
the crowd on the outside became i'm
meuse and very unwieldy. Marshal
Shaffenburg succeeded IN keeping
things tolerably level, and would soon
have restored things to order, had not
the irrepressible Journal man again
appeared on the ground with his bull
pup, backed by the crazy Owens with
his book OF poems, demanding that be
be appointed poet laureats Of Colorado.
This brought tremendous jeers and
frowns from the crowd, and tro ouble
might have ensued had not the driver
of The Coach ascended to the top OF the
building and showered down upon the
excited populace two or three thousand
old bills Of fare. These somewhat set.
tied their cravings for while, and
everything was in style when their
highnesses descended to start.ior Idaho,
and here began the thrilling part ofthe
whole affair. The Colorado Stage Com
pany furnished the vehicles, consisting
Of four elegant barouches and six
house stage. Superintendent Campbell
was in charge OF affairs, and did the
nice thing. General Grant rode with
Campbell alone; Mrs. Grant, Miss Ball
Governor Elbert and others were placed
in the barouches, Hon. j. B. Chaffee,
II. NJ. Teller and others took the inside
of the stage, but you ought to have
been acquainted with
THE PARTY THAT WAS ON DECK.
Ofcourse nobody but Rocky Mount
ain Jim Allen could have held the reins,
and we pledge our sacred word that he
never before showed to better advantage.
By his side was Colouel Dunn,wnile on
the first seat back of them sat Miss
Nellie Grant and Miss Kimball, with
General Babcock between them. When
he took his seat we wondered what he
had ever done to be entitled to such
honor. Seated Immediately behind
the young ladies with their backs braced
against them was S.iCole, son OF Sena-
tor Cole, and the Driver Of this Coach.
Thus situated the word "go" was given.
Jim straightened up, rolled his whip
out among the leaders. gave yell, and
the six gallant bays sprung into dead
run at the first jump, Down Eureka,
round the corner and out OF Main street
we went like bullet shot out OF a gun,
leaving the flying banners and cheering
mnltitudes quickly in the distance
Striking the mountain, we slackened
pace, and general and pleasant con :
versaton ensued. Many were the ejacu'
lations of surprise expressed by the
ladies at the grandeur of the surround
ing scenery, but we were so excited with
the royalty of our position that we
could not remember them. We do re-
collect, however, that Miss Kimball
said "that if she were a man and had a
black moustache, she would dye her
hair grav," and it shall be the aim of
our life to get up some such appear
ance.
AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN,
on the divide, we halted to give the
ladies view OF the vast plains below.
After appropriate expressions OF wonder
and astonlshment, we assisted Mics
Nellie to descend, and, taking the "S:ar
Span gled Banner" which she carried
with her, che ascended rocky knoll
by the roadside, where no human loot
had ever been before, and planted the
staff firmly in a crevice. We have
read much OF General Fremonts GAL
liant conduct in performing a similar
feat on one of our highest peaks, but It
was q sight grand and beautiful beyond
description to see Americas tavorlte
daughter planting the flag of the Tree
on the very dome OF the continent. AS
we stood there and contemplated that
fairy creature silently adorning our
proud ensign as it fioated in the mag
nificent empyrean of Colorado ether
blue, we felt like going down on our
knees before her and asking pardo for
all the wrong we had ever said about
the Grants, Dents and Caseys. But we
mastered our feelings in time to JOIN 10
the last chorus of columbia the Gem
OF the Ocean," which was sung with o
will by the whole party. Then Miss
Nellie resumed her seat and asked Jim
how long it would take to go
DOWN THE MOUNTAIN,
which she had been told was distance
of four miles, descending at the rate OF
GOO feet to the mile. Jim replied that
it would take about seventeen minutes,
when Colonel Dunn admonished him
IN an authoritative manner that they
did not care to run any risks. by
Cd, mister, l think as much of my
neck as YOU do OF yours" replied Jim.
and touching "Fly," who works in the
lead, with his long whip, he dashed
down the rough and rugged canyon
with it's granite cliffs, 1000 feet high on
one side and foaming torrent on the
other like a mountain wind and landed
us in front of the Beebee House In ten
minutes and forty.two seconds just one
minute sud eighteen seconds quicker
than the Register ever made. The
party were carefully unloaded, and Jim
pnlled out for the stables, but IN less
than five minutes he was coming around
the corner with a fresh team In spank
trot. on the regular stage for Central.
Stoppipg in front OF the hotel where
our companions were skill standing he
called for the other driver, which meant
us. Once again in the box the young
ladies bade US farewsll, to which jim
responded in his happiesl terms and as
he made a complies circle, on a Keen
run, in front of his admirers, we let
loose a dozen of our Coaches into the
crowd, and went out OF Idaho in as
Good style and time as ever Ben Holl'