Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-01-02

cumStaucc till now, they could on : express
their a>toniSdmcut at the clcytrntSs OF their
companion.
As for myself, was in Il fever Of excite
mcnt during the remaining two days of our
stay in the city, lest my fugitive friends
should be oycltakcn, or some accident occur
to them in their perilous flight to the
mountains.
Bat the two days passed, and the fugitivcs
were not oyertakcn-at least no news to
that clect had yet reached the city e; but
there were flying rumor- that they had been
seen fleeing northward by several persons,
and the Hat boatman who transported paSsen-
gers and freight across the river (Bear Eiyer)
remember to have seen them at the time of
their crossing in his barge. He particularly
remembered them on account of the re-
markable beauty Of both He had never
seen SO handsome Il couple together before,
nor two iincr-Iooking horses but after this
all trace of them was lost, nor could any
further ccw be obtained as to he precise di-
rection they had taken.
Two days after their departure we broke
camp in Salt Lake and started Tor Bear River
We met several parties returning who had
been out in pursuit Of the fugitivcs but all
gave the same answer to our inquiry, that
no trace Of them had been found beyond the
river. Various where the conlcctureS we
now formed regarding them. Zebulon Jnks
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on to the mountains, and We're now lying in
wait for our arrival. Some thought they
might lave ovcrtakeu and joined Il party
who lad left Suit Lake day or two before
our arrival. while others imagined they
might have been caE tured by Di.grrS, or
destroyed by wild beasts. But the great
problem was solved four days after in 4
most curiou, and proyidtntial manner
We had campcl for tie night among the
foothills of the Utah, selecting Il small r,vine
or valley, which presented an unusual show of
vegetation, and hamper oar animals 50
that they might not wander far from the en-
campment during the night. We had not
as Yet taken the prccaution to station Il
guard over property, not apprchending amy
DANGER from the hostile Diygcrs at 50 short
Il distance from tie Mormon country. Bat
in this iAncicl dream Of present. security we
were destined to hc mistaken. for Il little
past midnight We were awakened by demon
StrationS of unusual excitement and terror
on the part Of the animals. The dog aroused
the camp by his lo,gIaa,! yoci!,ruu- barking,
while the horses and two o! the mules hud
led around the trnt as if 10 ask protection
from some impending danger. HE other
three males We're missing.
We looked for them in cyc.y direction,
hut t5cy Nert no Where to b. found. We
naturally came to the conclusion after tbs
that We al received 4 nocturnal Wit from
the Diggc.S and the discovery the next
morning Of a trail cadny up the mountain
filFy corrohplutcd oar fears. We left two #
tie party in charge Of the camp, while the
remaining four started mp the mountain in
pursuit of the cowar,y h.nck ra~cal> who
We're putting II, to al tli. unnecessary
trouble. The trail was very plain most Of
the way, and we made rapid progress.
From prcyioG accounts We had read, VIC
knew that these barburous and degraded
creatures--;hc most ignorant and CHASED,
the nearest approach to the animal OF any
Of the aboriginal tribes on the Continent
inhabited the rocky dan> and caycrnS Of the
mountains, dispuiug tie right Of occupancy
with the grizzly bear or the gaunt olf, We
knew that by per-clcring we es.'ould ultimate
Is track them to some Of thcir numerous
haun;s, and that ordinarily one well-armed
white man was able to cope With dozen Of
them If we succeeded in oyerIlauling them,
few well directed rifle shots would put
them to flight, and leave us once more in
possession Of our property. For three hours
we toilci on and upward, climbing height
above height. till it seemed that we must
have already reached the highest apex Of the
mountain. but still there WAS a higher hight
Suddenly we observed the dog throw up his
head and sniff the air. There wa, some
thing in the wind it was plain.
"What is it, Hawk Eye?" said the
guide. DO you smell the red-skinned,
hyenaS, hoy?"
The dog gave a low, admonitory yelp, but
still kept shifting the air. Presently Xebulon
himself, whe was few steps in advance Of
the rest, suddenly stopped, and, like the dog,
seemed to be shifting the air. At length, as
if satisfied, he exclaimed
"Roasting meat, by gingo! and little
burnt at that. The pesky varmints amt
fur off Hawk Eye, keep quiet. Now let
us Il move cautious"
There was still another elevation to ascend
in advance Of us, Of perhaps two or three
hundred feet, and we commenced climbing it
as mute rs 50 many mummicS. The odor of
the burning meat grew stronger and stronger
as we aScendcd, till we reached level, which
seemed to be the crownng point of the
mountain.
We advanced cautiously short distance,
lodging in and out among the rocks, till we
came to IL circular edge surrounding deep
basin or hollow in the mountain.
Here the confused camor Of human voices
became audible, and pcering out through
jagged opening among the rocks, n lively
and Il novel spectacle met the eye
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