The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-17


termined to see " all with my own eves; III,
climbed the mountains afoot 70 Maenona'
keystone, Black Hawk, and other mining camps
Like Mushrooms thoy have sprung UP IN night.
he whole side of tho mountain resembles
vast cemetery full OF uuen graves. There are tho
trenches that have been dug in search Of leads.
These are tho tentstivos which fortuno has
frownsd at rhese represent so MANI ruined
thrown away. or these the papers make no
trunpeunxs.
snaft or mine winding and twisting In pursult
~ The precious ore. rhe appearance OF such a
mine Is sins; A platform Is built over the OPEN
Ing. with hOs large enough to admit tue pas
sage IN and down Of two large barrels. The
barrels aro nxed nj each end OF 4 rope worked
over wtndlasE by two mep aud IA one ascends
the other desCeuds. Oae brings uD water, the
othcrrock. The lends all over this part Of the
mountains are atellurdo Of gold, n dark gray
rock spukl with nlts Of MICA and varying In
V'lue from SiOVOO TO 500 ton. One or more
men AT the bottom OF tho shaft attend to the
nllng OF the birrols. great deal more OF the
rOuzh rock Oi tho mountain than OF tue telluride
- brought up from the shafts, and around all of
them are vast piles u rubbish, giving a pecu-
Larry desolate LOOK 10 mining camp. Some Of
the shafts produce y rich telluride which pays
tneit owners well; but am inclined 10 believe
snaits barely pay their working expenses and the
board bills VI their owners. virgin gold has
never been found IN the mountains
7 returned TO Boulder. NV adventures now
take an entirely different complexion. | mud
Spncciyed the project Of wslkins across the
might -tudy tho country aud the psople more
accurately than one can nom the windows OF a
railway ctuiage. AccOrdiugB, set qua from
u ulder Ia the middle Of tie day, and reached
the raucu or station house midway between II
and DcnvAr In the evening. Here stopped for
tie MI ht the view II the R,,ky Mountains
from these ~ ins b. very striking. Tho whole
r'uHe. from long Paak 70 Pike Peak Is dls-
tinVdy visible, the tints Of the dfcr1nt s.errds
NNNlug Ia . Thousand distinct shades, as suu-
sninc or clD "a shadow pliys over them; while
in all turr higher corgcs aud gllcnes snow
patches al.. ca Ike heaps OF pearls.
Here ana t"erc On the plains are large ponds
of clear water, aud farms ats numerous. Wheat
70 " the ta'uito CROP AZ II can DO car
uei're The srl.shnpp rs IN abe their appearance.
Vel Hooks OF shrrp also orowse upon tho sweet
aH sue .iitnt grass, so That tue landscape has
ulon nli,inS at Denver next day felt SO
t.rod th.t to- Il mo evening tr,in to Hugo. ex-
ps ting 10 arrive there the following morning
dii-a. two . clock. All the rooms OF he no
tel W, Zee so ful thit preferred sleJpiug outside
uu ths ycrdnd Il, ana ele climate Is - delight
fl that slice. ins uut ~ doors Is q luxury. This
was my INST nisnt 4 camping out
now took to the road IN real earnest, but
had no better bre iktist than or 4cker3 AMI
water. At the stat IN hO4se II Mirage | oOught
s1t.o Ore ID and n.iik rom inc housewife. Here
was the lr.. mile post hid noticed 80 from
kaus $ Cty.' Ihe station house was the most
wretched den - the ~lnd that was ever made
T. disg grace humanity 10y becoming its sholter
1t had been struck py lightning Jurin. the SUN
mer, when the station ,nan. his wife, and their
children were all more Or less mi urea By faliug
materials. Great rents in tue wall, and plaster
Stripped from The ceiing were evidences ~ tue
thai the directors Of tue Kansas P-cinc Il ,iroad
ou.ht to feel shanled OF themselves any time
tHeN passed Mirage.
Inc whole Of tne road bed. along this division
OF tue railway, Is in a dlapid ited condition.
lac ties were originally OF tbc hardest KIM OF
broken IN 30 mid lie; - that the nne "a quite
q .nseron Tor hOlyy IT M. Fac road oug u to
ee thoroughly reiaiu with walnut u oak ties
GREAT HkRD OF CATTLE.
Between Nirase aud Arroyo | mo. an i'm
mense herd Of Texan cattle, which. tho prnciph
droNer told me, numbered three thousand five
hundred head. He sii he wa. selling them
along tho road to whoever was Wiling To buy.
AOOat ten other drovers were toIdiug TOO herd {;
Ines, men ware tanned almost TO Dldckness.
NhilO the leader was talking 10 ms, vicious
trIts az tA0 he ID Of the herd took II into his
sNuIl to cross the railroad Just as traiu Ap-
proaching. In an Instant there wls a furious
stampede; the train was Obliged to come to a
dead IA IL: tho drOvers Squared their horses
madly IN pursuit OF tue offending cattle and for
time tho widest confusion rsixned ON he
plains. Prcsenty however. the stanpsders
were coll . ed together; tho tran proceeded
~ the llne, AMI tho truantS wore quietly
trouLht D.ca - their less unruly com 2aniOns.
Alter pa-a NJ Arroyo, came uJOn the section
mea belonging ~ Wlid horss. Lacy were JUS
lutiihg ~ their tools 10 rsturn to the station !;
80 mounted the hand car and returned vita
them. Here lad supSsr ana uei, and ran
out On the oA,torl-Dp ia hand car. aDJut four
nile, n xt moruiug WIS pHucni trly anxious
g. get to klt Carson. as did not sseni to feel
tn II my taco was properly out toward tho Il 81
TIL passed tlht point. XII CpsOA, however. -
the most dis ippOintux of PAGES once II was
lively, oustiux pr aine town, Drumming with
prosperity. and Plotting Ia dissipation. Now IL
Comprises twD groceries anu place marked
Beer aud Billiards" which Is most Of tne lime
From KIT Carson set out with a Hight heart.
AT q am eastward bound, said l. Bu
after few miles began to foel tired. The sun
was getting low. turned aside, and, after a
hearty meal, sat nJlNing u pipe, ana almirng
tHr eori-s ~ tue western SIX after sunset, non
tiaicnp hpriared from no" mere ~ particular
four beautiful autelppes grlZing upon the prairie
hot 4 huuuted yards from me. / took odt my
pocket glass. anu vas admling the graceful
IL
: .ri'n came oy' ANA with "A few cay bounds
They dsiose e..i'sil A soon az quiet was re-
there suddenly appeared In tue SPOT where the
untelOpss mud quilted an enormous gr y wolf
lie $ tho nu.st specimen had ever seen or
Imagined Of the species. lie frosted SLOWLY
al ,ns for ulnute Or w then be u II sd, ADD.
seeing me, stood trausuXed with am aze usnt.
60 ny ~ kuite ready, AMI thought, " Now Tor
H." but glter giving ne another long aud pro-
found stare, ~ trOttel away. and was seen no
ino.e. LAD me down anu went u sleep.
SKULL AND CROSS BONES.
At Cheyenne Wells Is a small ON q Of the
Western Union. over tho door Of winch Is a
sK4ll and cross homes bleached to tho white ness
oi nov II Il. | was informed, the relics Of an
Indian cai-f Killed mere - He Years ago ; but
could learn ~ furtaef ptfticulirs. | obtain ID
a rido IN WAGON across tue state line to Mo-
uOtony, the hrat station in Kansas.
Monotony II was vol named. Tor this whole
region Tor hundreds OF mi os presents most
fllithry depressing aspect. GA an sides stretch
the noDndie,t plalhs, unrcheved by a single
house, tee, stlei %, auinlal. or human being.
OtcAsinuully you come - a bridge, ana a liant
h lpH arl- cs that here at IT, 81 VIII found some
r.nuiu- water. Not SO. A dry and arii channel
meet, tie eye, whore in winter rushing torrents
pJ.r doWH To the streams Of southern Kansas.
b 4 ehrro now ~ II drought and barrenne.s.
NOI cone OCCASIONALLY 70 some muudY pOois,
stamped all around with the hOJf, Of cattle. aud
So strongly iHpiegn. tod with ak al that, IKE
tnt "fai,e waters OF thirst ot Emerson, they
give o., sttt,lac iOn To the cleaving palate. NOT
O ilNe Of ue,uty -Jnlv weeds Dt Disgusting
EFT lyiula. Not a Dltterhy-onl beot,es and
ant, and to entor at once upon the great
tbrme--r sinoppsrsl
Itis not possible W any q the combinations
OF authMotlc To convey TO the human mind an
iict Of TIC nunucr Of LrA- shoppers wntGn in
f. tuis lonsl, and .gtl % region. Blessed with
a si,y nd attn feprrre ~ delicious warmth and
cNlui ifs freshness witt a sJil 50 generous that
l. Won prod .cf ulfn1 every variety OF food,
| ado. dug 80 ~ g4U-uds Tor inunit3 herds Of
! oxen and hurs's, o. llI endless uJCks Of sheep,
u is, utycrHrlt- us At Ir AneuAnle t. cu iva
! tuu "a, The Nauart aud a, tcuhuilc-s a the
! Dead 3D. lie c.las "a the graasnlpOer. All
J over thls region, from the h-aI 81 tho Arkausas
IFci o. Stilut ia kausai, at every step sou take
tpeY start w. from thr ground UY millions; they
| are la the ir around y,u hf millions; and II
| you uoli your hand 80 f4ie the sun you viii
| posed OF hundreds ~ tul4rtuIs ~ millions
| mora. The -rasaHpHt ci Is an overwhelming
| huhj sct ton great for neWspADsr Article.
| Another di-tIvdhtagg ~ TINS rgElOn Is the
want OF watsf In huudrels Oi squae mi o.