The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-02-22

were Lacked OIL The backs OF abinlaIs
To the s.ttl, ments III The valley.
After slendlng several days at Tue
seaside Appleton concluded !" ie'"in
home, ana as The sun WAS vel oi us
downward course, to avoid tb' D"' NY
of the MIDDAY sun, LIE det' lnil'd 70
be on, his way by lbt time tltt inhiih-
any had Disappeared beyond tue west
err margin OF the sea.
GniIy wListiipg md SINGING alter
nat.N and thinking OF the 10 ks NJ
home. he pdrsu.d his way; now slowly
welding his way up the steep hillside
how down ugaIi then thr"ntn "ttp
gorge will ripping book uiiilhe
down fl,m the mountain side. hh'ii
midnight tuund HIM far into The v"st
r.ctsses of mn unhr0ktn mountain
range, hose deep. dark canAoi cast
u gloom over his more hail! Thoughts,
that were nnde more lonely by "n oc-
cnslobal bi, eze that swept through the
lofty PINES
That sh, ok hands high tvtrhesd
And bowed und in,eltwintd acre ss
When n fw moments ct siiiln ~ oc-
cured the hootiIg OF the night owl
SUI oh, d The place of the nnrmnring
ZINES. " hlch had t.Id.hc! Ia NIL his
mind with npny ni-givings AZ IT. the
prorriety of having l.ft bls cheerful
surroundings 10 engage III Jonlhe. at
that time through n Rough mountain
country. snn, y Of whore peaks were
still cnvert d with the white mantle of
Wnter, and through an almost lml'ei-
etrablc forest whose foliage WAS SO
dens. hat
through all the cane py Of green
Let IL. one mt on-sLait shut betwt en-"
Il, ,iis,ab, m,.rmur oi Il q mountain
str.aln broke tie lroIotonS of the
gloomy sounds eIuu ell, and MAS
u. ettd with feeling of leil'f.
Long after the splashing Of The rush
ing waters had tee, me familiar bis
near apl roach reveal, d the fact that
the melting SHOWS high npon the
mountains Lad filled the bed with Its
niadd ned food until 1t was almost
impnssable. Taking in the stu
alton ut glance. and noting the fact
that the trail came ont on The opposite
bank some distance below here 1t en-
ter, d the stream. giving HIN the advnn-
tage Of the current. with n deiermina-
ton that would have done credit t.
person of more advanced years. he
plunged his tried and faithful steed
into the swift current.
Those who arr accustomed to the
slow. sluggish streams Of the valley,
can form no correct idea Of II tor
rent Of water rushing down from the
sse-p d.clIvities If monDtain side.
Filled with floating debris hinge trunks
of mammoth tr. es strike against the
banks. swing ont into the current. and
it dashed TO atoms against the giant
II hcvld that mark the channel OF
t tream.
obi, ndlug against these elements oi
destruction required COON. ss not
common III the old r-settltd States OF
tue UnIon. Wlinilg wet. with bruls, d
limbs shivering from the Effects OF the
ic, cold slreais. Apple ton emerged
fiom the waters Of the rushing strt am.
DlsmounlIng. aud as his noble hoIse
stool anting and tr,mbIiig like AN
aspen leat, he thought for IA noment of
the risk hr had taken. Counting one
10y one the many long niles that slIll
lny between hlm and the nearest settle
III, nt. he would willingly have returned
had he been Oh tue opposite short;
but this Was imposslb t tom the strong
current 10 be Encountered III going to
the upper landing. But then as he
had reason 10 believe the greatest dan
ger was passed, he resumed his Journey
With some degree OF cheeiiu!ness.
Urging his horse into ID gentle trot. the
sunud of the rushing stream had ditd
OFT III the al nee, the forest btcoi
my more dthse II possible. the feeling
OF loneliness WAS again returning, wien
tie or chlng of the nndeI brush was
heard but short distance ahead. The
holse threw his ears forward, check, a
his gait tuout the lelns being ulh t-
eheu, aud the shrld, sharp scream vi
the California lion rang uut through
the darkness vi the forest. Trembling
wih tear, with the danger ot ALI ilnpas-
sble steam behind and apparently
certain death ahead. made the stu, ton
on mat required the courage vi ths
most daring mountMineer.
AI'er The excitement consequent
upon The FIRST shock of this apparent
aishger, Appleton knowing IRON hls
Own txtef,encr that although ia. se
nuiuials were savage aud dangerous
When press d. AID particularly ~ when
wound d, that they We're cowardly by
nature, and thought 1t might be well
that he .aI RED neither gun nor pistol.