, 1873-08-07
That our country is nearly aeltlod up ?,
- In tho hountaina thoro Ia u beautiful light
pink flower, oallod


r. THE 1Ew1a1A,' -
aftor Capt. LOWS, Ito first explorer acroes tho
continent. It is very small, hna no groom leavos
q, and looks like gom lying, among. tho rocka
noticeable on account Of ils beautiful. delicate
pink.
TIE FATE or GAIT. Mrn1wEruEn LEWIS
has always appeared to mo to have been
artnSy in 1906 and bocamo Carlain In 1sd0:
From 1901 to 1908 llo waa Private Secretary OF
preHfdont JofforHon and, in tho lattor yoar, Was
designated to 1eatl M exploring expedition to i1lo
lam Clark, and . pickod party Of mon, he suc-
coasfuf1y carried out hia orlorB during tho yoara
1901, -, md o. 1{is unBhakon 1r1nncss and ur-
daunted courage, his prudence and ontorpriso,
for this service. Soon after his return, he was
mnle Governor Of Upper Louisiana. 1Ic Ind
some difficulty as to Ills accountB In Washington
which distrcagod him, and ho get out on jour-
ilo thence prococlod by land. Tho cabin at
which he died Was ~ miles from Nashville, on
the borders Of tho Indian country. It, appears
that l,o camo to tho house with two
night, while his mon rotircd to tho barn.
Tho woman who kopt tho house heard him walk
ing about in groat agitntion for several hours
Wien this sound ceaaod, ahe hoard tho report OF
2 pistol, followed by tho noiao Of his falf upon
The floor, Another report Of pistol succeeded,
and sho thon heard him crying for wator. Tho
woman WAS 40 much fortified TINT slao was ut
ablo to renaor him my assatanco Ho cropt to
tho we'll, but was unable to get any water, md
it was not until daylight that allo gained courage
suffered great agony, and died as the sun was
rising abovo tho trces. His death took place on
the l1th Of Octobor, 1909, when ho WAS only Us
yoare Of ago: Alexander Wilson, tho ornitho-
wllderness, md paid the proprietor Of tho soil
a sum OF money, aud received from him q writ
ton promise to incloso tho grave. He thon loft
tho place with hoavy heart, and ontorsd the
This wns q sad ond Of 30 honorable career,
and ono cannot rof]cct upon it without sorrow.
Howeyor. le won for himaolf high and on
during fame, and hia explorations wore OF tho
greatest Importance to tho nation. Before Ills
time, nothing waa known OF tho Rocky-A1oun-
tain region, or Of tho yast rivers and streams
Which hayo their lisc in tho interior Of tho Con-
tinont.
Horo, in this elevated region, it seoma as II
the days
i WOULD HEyEn END.
From morning Until night, it appears almost a
week. There ia 30 little to break tho mouotony,
TINT life at ti1nes bccomoB terribly tedious.
Under theao circumstances, & naan must do
something to pnss away tho time. I cannot ur-
doratand how Home solitary individunlg can Rup-
port existence but most OF these pooplo aro
lluntorH or trappers, md those pursuts will not
admit Of much noiHo, it carried on successfully
AN OLD HUNTER
from Missouri has lived lereabout for many yeara,
and has supported himsolf vol by hunting.
During tho winter, he takca many wild anualB,
and, BY curing and solling tho skins, manages to
make considerable money. The fleei furnishes
what food ho requires but 1,o must hayo l,a
regular ooffoc and sugar, without which lifo
would not bo worth having. At ono time he hal
boon ndoptod in an Indian tribo aud ranked aB
something which did not moet with the approbn-
tion OF tho savagcs, aud thought himHolf lucky
WHOM he got away with n whole scalp Oh his
hoad. He Ind no childron, thought tllom nal-
Sdfe' vito had died | cIildless. @ rSsrlaps 10 viii
die ns many n hunter Inns died before
him, md his romans bo loft to crumblo away
and mix with tho soil On tho hillside. Ho is o
groat Geal Of q philosopher, and has seen 40
many ups aud downs that the future hns no ter
He romnds mo n grent deal Of
MR. wEsTfAL1.,
of Toxins, who was guide for olir aoltliors years
ago. He was called Lontherstocking, from his
supposed resemblance to Cooper's hero Of that
nanlo. know Westlali woll. At ono timo ho
WAS attacked iu his little cubin OIL tho Looua
through tic broast. uo foil back in lis cabin,
whom his companion, h1r. Bertrand, got up to
LOOK out, and he too rocoiyed riflo-Hhot, from
the e1octs of which ho soon died. Tile dog Was
also killed. For three days Westfall 10y in tho
cabin tho Indians in the moantimo having gono
OF without knowing tho oxtont Of damage done
by them. When Wostfall was nblo to rise, he
left the house, and was three days in going to
Fort lingo, 30 milos distant. Eventually lo re-
covered, and was with him Oh ono occasion
whom no ontorod patch Of woods not far from
his house, whore party of Comnnches had been
surprised md attackcd, and several Of them
killed. 1 neyer shall forget tho expression on
Wostfall's countennnco whom lo looked ut the ro-
mains Of the osayages, ,--such mingling ofdaBpera-
tion and bitterness. 1Io said nothing, however,
but could soo that Lis feeling Of vengeance
WAS satisfied.
Throughout this country there aro many
0REAT-TAIIED Foxes.
In general this species resembles the red fox,
in ilH difforeut varictieB. From these it may 10
distinguished by tho length Of tho tail, which
exceeds that Of tho latter species by more than
| color, as in tho gray fox or badger, the hairs
| being dark-brQWn at tho base then yellowiBl-
white tipped with black. These hairs arc inter-
apersod in very abundant, soft fur, Of uniform,
body. Tho nouo and sides Of tic taee nro black,
and tho tip of the tail white. In this species VIC
tind all the Varieties OF the common rcd fox, as
the chestnut, black, Bilver-gray, aud CROSS. 1ta
Ocean, and reaches long distance north. 1t III
seldom found cast Of tho Platte, though Bonao
| specimens hnvo bcon found far up OIL tho Mis-
souri Riyor. which have been killed by the trap
pers. Iudoed, this spccioH is tar superior to the
ordinary fox Of tho Eastern statca,-the fur be-
| ing much longor, finer, and moro valuable. To
! ono WHO has never aoen gray-fox skin, tllis
could readily bo passed. aa ono, aud it is fro
1uontIy done upon newcomers and inexperienced
PERSONS.
There is a prospect that
| A GOOD HoAD
| can DO made from South Pass to the National
| Park around Yellowstone Luke. Old guidos and
| mountaineera believe it to bo feasible under.
taking, as some Of them haye made the trip. II
a year or two, there may ho limo Of settlements
along the oastern slope OF tho Wind River Noun
Pacific 1saroad to tho bnnks Of the great lake
which is surrounded with so many ourioaitiea
An outlet through this way will be gront con
venieuco to the people Of sontlcastorn Mon
talaa aud will do moro toward developing thiE
eountry than anything else. Tho wonders oil
this region l,avo boon described il1 several maya
zino-articlos Of great interoyt. Tho gcyscrH art
tho most remarkable Of any i'll tho country, ant
Union. 20 far as aubmity is concerned. It it
intimatol that an ontcrpriHing individual is abou