, 1873-05-18

coveted water could be seen sparkling in Il
suns rays. It seemed to the famishing trarcll
to be near at hand, and few minltes' bris
travelling would bring him to it. But, as he ~
preached, the seeming water 1eceded, and alwa,
kept way OF beyond his reach. Instead {
getting nearer the precious fluid, he Was goin
farther and farther ont on the burning plain
until at last, utterly worn out, he has laid hin
SELF down and died from thirst, which is SAID t
| be the most terrible Of all deaths. The mirage j
caused by heated air which lies near the surtac
Of the ground, and which seems to have tn
power Of redeeting the rays Of tho SUN. Some O
| these illusions are wonderfully beautiful, en
render the etorils plaias as gorgeous in ap
| pearance AZ the most splendid dreams Of en-
chantment.
Some time ago, while travelling, met lad
who inquired Of me it had ever been in,
LUdaERSAL ALLEY, !
which is described in Theodore Winthrop's boo]
called !" John Brent" and which is supposed t,
be somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. From
the description; I imagine Winthrop wished t.
locate it in tue Uintah Rahge,-for, being, as h
supposes himself, ut Fort Bsidger, he says: =.
How far is Lugge1nal Alley from For
1Ae niles OF 80 70 the eoutn ana east.
ntln2st 1ancy recognize II IN the shght notch II
:. This would carry it directly into the range oil
dasnx ansene ..s .sne Mnas Mnthrop was trying Il
oeeei1a'o ""a 11looaoLeuiY
n,z;.t, - 1oo ..;1ao nao"S s'td' hoA, - - ::
Bddger, and ia indeed q remarkable place. Won
de1ful stories arc told Of the strange things tt
bo seen in this locality, and it. is q favorite win
tering~ place for men who own herds Of horses
xrhn,a a@tant 80 - ha.,s- af19 ~ ~ h;el; -
rnciw waI1a which sb;a15 + f,n,, AZ w;,t ~
etor ~ hna1. ~ ~ a,5 Wa 40 :; 49,
Winthron sava Of il: :: a nsva-.ant ~ si;nnarT n'
stnnaS . harr;c,odose - ,';ai,tr ~ ho,,i3"r2s'
nhera lin bsd faNan ~ uoaa1s, ~
80 hafn-a ne dora ~ IL. ~osd-,,.Ea- 49, .
crsricea 1shar. unr.r1 faot ,a;e-ht ,nto1, ,
<r;5o T;fts srhere shskr horss -n;t III n1. ~
;a G-uS ts taa.S 49, S a aosee 14Ra' iat VI
orerhea ta I'd % an nnon tha uau ssg
ni1a tho,,sonJ faat shog" 80 ~ s,.;-a1;s,
hn..,, ,-@-r 1,saoad ha9o-a II ~ as,.- ~
of = tfry torrant followed ths nass ~ ei r hnd
.naIa ~ NV AZ v,1ar 5oas 1ot strni,t,+s+.
h,,t h., tbat notcn+ fsn;r;no ,rathoa ~ p
.,.5as 49, frc-r;,,. f-o.t - 49, eS.t..ff
1aarina ~ All III eta~;n1 t11ara ~~b;ia ~
III 80 - ra1,1a - Rii :; .ae
tso1e,' ~ tla .,al1sv" ~"'1 - '""5
. Rrna Ho1a von1d Ia sor,,.v1,,t ~
iosa ia otrn ;5ent,iT 70 wera IKE e as
Il +e
to+tnda ~ ~ 40
=. t1', ;s.a 4h;a - ~ 1870, 49,
- a5 49,. i;e,;d;r,.- 1.ad hat-.ea., ~,
6ts1, 6tr - = tbo,,1, ~ sa-v feat 80 -;saG
~ - a,t -, ~ ,,aar1r tl,o.ss,5 10; @1'oe
e'IJf III +ha,sa 1nn ~ 4s-s
sn1ouSn 'n9 easte 70 seems et
" - oe s.eaay a ~ A. '"e WY ~ Aa'>%'
A1a1 pAoope4A'2, ~ ~. - 7.,,,,on,r1o,,
:. au.,1. sess1,;.,t rs ~ tdtasa A.. h;~
70 ~ ~ ~ ~, 1ra.-,aI - r.
" -. ,1ao-a. ha,4oa X. 1r,har
anho ',so-a 'D th,r de1;h1ed G4ast hards of
.ati,a " ~ shs, rrcr,nv tha ronnJ wh;ch vaa
s4na aad a T.. X hnts1o ~ sbasn ~ aror
t.xs1roToonth +ber n11nhar ia verv considA1ah1y
;rnrasaad .r, ia ~ fact con,,acted 1e;th
~ i.s> ,1ntii te,s asra ~.
th;a rha araaaae ID M d;a down 20 thav do
- e. Es.ts5n ies sfaee hrt ia an r,,5s doGn IN
-. e docs in trea nnd 3sares @ Ike stai1
60 ~ Th;a - a|ca1.nt rrra7;-o J,.r;1
n1y anu sele. ta7 ~, - a1cae1en. ;eea1.us WILLIE
tIe th W. go, ". aH4 90 ng.5 tae1,
1ro sap tata nRs nua 'oo s1aeS 'seon1oe
siEen - u ana w. nEnasone. ~ sonaa, tor :
~ 40 ~" 'uo eosenrr 'rnn14r-11.p,en ~ ,
.n1 for lazy man nr mora 1,roner,v a man xho
"a fond Of I:is ease. + know of nothine< neore
ncssant tnn th;s enot The =. sn1e1i ~ fhs oie ;'
ram the In9ian rann;aa ~ w;owaroa naa- ia
,tresm mi the eenaaa and evervthino annaaTs
1encafnnI. T'ha red-tf,r1oated 1ohins % the rn{nve
1reasted maado1y-1ark., the ffai-hea3sd An *,
nj tha raidisb-b faicon.t,swEas
.re enioyinr themgelyes in bnsh and rrea. and
,Tcht atreann. na Il 7ancea along thn nehh1es
~ the va1Cet oreensward. StrntchaG at mi
eneth On tha grass. With the f1y from one's fish-
noeina daintiiv moyinr down the wrinTiea
1stera, with here and there he black back Of 3
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