Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-28
EN- ROUTE TO SAN JUAN.
SALT LAKE CRY, Jan. %, 1874.

and in the afternoon IL commenced |
storming, and We experienced some dit-
aeulty in crossing Merrimans Summit
and reaching the second station; bat
through the indomitable energy and skill
ful driving of Lew Gates We succeeded
and there found rousing good fire, con-
genial spirits, and judges of good whisky
We tarried at this place long enough to
get away with quart bottle of D. C.
Clark & Bros best old Bourbon, when
we were warm and the driver ready, and
'all aboard" was called. We clambered
into the sleigh and glided away for the
Riverside Station, under the auspices of
a bottle OF Russ. SCOTS elixir of life and
Bat Worley, as good II driver and as nice
a gentleman as ever pulled line or
cracked a whip. He brought us over the
Wah Wah summit in the best possible
manner, and about 10 o'clock Saturday
night we alighted at the Riverside Sta
ton, where good fire and good supper
awaited us. Having completely ex-
hausted Scott in getting to the river, we
here started in on jim. Cronan, and then
went to supper, after which repast We all
felt better, and prepared TO proceed, un.
der the care of very gentlemanly and
accomm odating, but rather inexperienced
driver, who loves hard work on horses,
but does not understand doping wagons.
However, by patience and perseverance,
we succeeded in reaching Fillmore about
3 o'clock Monday morning. At Fillmore
we were taken i'll charge by Dick Pierce,
big, whole-souled young fellow, who
can drive any and all kinds of stock and
make good time over any and all sorts of
roads. Dick is a boy after my own heart,
and chap who don't stand on trihes nor
hunt up obstacles to progress. If you
only keep your seat he will put you
through on time, and not hurt his stock
nor anything else, for he knows just
where, when and how to apply the silk.
Dick brought us to Salt Creek. and right
there the Bourbon COLLAPSED; and OF all
the detestable places in the world at
which to get grog and become thirsty,
Salt Creek is the place; but ours had
gone the way of all liquids, and as we
had received the benefits { p of them We
ceased to mourn, but not to love. At
Salt Creek Dick handed US over to an
old fuss aud feathers sort of a driver,
whose name do not know, nor care to
learn, although he brought us to Provo
in as good time as was necessary, it be-
ing impossible for him to make the train
of Tuesday. became a little prejudiced
against the old man when he told me
that he had been in this Territory about
10 years, and then wanted to know if we
had anything aboard to take" but my
prejudice and indignation did not reach
fever heat until caught him sucking
at a private bottle he carried. He then,
to avoid giving up any of it, said il
was medicine. That was too thin, you
know; but We let the old fellow go of
happy under the hallucination that he
had pulled the wool over our eyes.
at Provo. Tuesday night, We stopped
at Bishop Miller's, an affable gentleman,
who keeps an excellent house and gives
good supper. bed and breakfast, oil fol
Sl.50! With the Bishops blessing on us
we yesterday left his domicile and board
cd the cars OF the Utah Southern Rail
road and reached this city at 4 p. III.
Here things look very much as they
did eighteen months ago, but some nota
Bile improvements have been made. Jus
now people are complaining of har'
times.
At Round Valley we met Jack Glmer
who is now on the road, Strengthening
out and regulating things. and in fey
days Gilmer & Salisbury's stages will b
making their usual time between thi
city and Phoebe. Jack is thorough
stage man, and can run and regulate
line to perfection, but he cant contro
the elements, which are responsible 70
the Irregularities OF the past week or two
The recent storms exceeded nythins
ever before known, but the prospects ar
now favorable for the weather and goo
roads.
A sad thing occurred on the trip, an'
lpresume James Connolly, one OF tn
passengers who left Phoebe with me las
Friday morning, is now dead. ! SUP
pose he had never encountered such
trip as we did, and was unprepared TO
it. He attempted the journey withou
overshoes, and got his feet wet the frs
day, and so they continued as long as h
remained with MS. As consequence b
suffered very much, his feet finally froze
aud Ave or six miles the other side o
Fillmore he became insane; but very un
expectedly to any one on the stage. Con
molly and myself had been walking tc
gether great deal Sunday afternoon an
night, but did not at that time motto
anything wrong with him. Becomin
tired OF walking We got into the stage
when he pulled off his boots for the pu1
pose of wrapping his feet in blanke
and trying to warm them. We rod
along in the usual way for few miles
when Connolly suddenly called to th
driver to stop, and jumped from tn
stage with nothing ON his feet but pa
of cotton socks. The snow was five {
six inches deep, and at that time we SUI
posed Connolly had put on his boots an
desired to attend to q call OF nature
After waiting for him about five minutes
the driver called for him. He came
to the rear of the stage and asked If
were taking him away to do him al
harm. This was the first sign OF insan
ty. On being assured that no harm W,
intended him he walked around to Il
side OF the stage and asked me to har
him his boots. This was the first y
knew Of him being in the snow witho
his boots. l handed them out and
put them on, and proposed to walk b
hind the stage. I told tho driver tn
it would not do. Connolly then said
would not get in the stage, but that
would walk before. To this we conser
ed. He started off and walked two
three miles ahead, declining invitation
several times from the driver to get
and ride. Once we lost sight OF hir
and called to him. He answered, al
said be WAS all right, when weproceede
That is the last we ever saw OF hi
After going ON for nearly mile we l6
sight of him again, and this time he
not respond to our calls. Then aligl
ed from the stage and proceeded to n
more on foot, keeping good lookout
Connolly, whom we still supposed to
ahead and all right; but it was not
On arriving at the hotel in fillmo
Connolly was not there. We then 81
posed he had reached the place Sol
time ahead of US and had stopped
some private house. We remained 7
III after daylight, when search
through the town for him, but to
puprose. The driver who brought US