The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-19

Indians For safsty during their reposes tho party
turned on tho track, issued through canyon
the horses being put TO grass short distance, with
the spanish boy IN the saddle to watch. Sleep. whom
commenced, vas too sweet 70 be easily given up ana
u was halfway between midnight and day when the
sleepers wore aroused by cstampedo among the
horses and the calls Of the boy Tho Of the alarm
was soon foundnot Indians but white BEARS this val
ley being their great resort and tho place where Col
onel Fremont and thirty-nvc Of his mon encountered
some hundreds OF them tho summer before, killing
The character Of these bears well known and the
bravest hunters do not like TO meet them without
the advantage Of numbers ON discovering
tho enemy Colonel Fremont felt for his pistols
but Don Jesus desired him to be STILL saying that
at them in spanish, and they went oil. Sleep went of
Also and the recovery OF the horses frightened by the
bears building rousine fire. making breakfast from
tho party till dayureak, when the journey
sumed eighty miles, and the afternoon brought the
party to Monterey The next day, IN the afternoon the
party out on their return, and the two horses
rode by Colonel Fremont IRON san Luis Obispo being
aprssent to him from Don Jesus, he tDon Jesusl de-
sired to mako an experiment OF what one oil them
could do They were brothers, year younger than
the Other both OF the color cinnamon and hence
called 81 condio or los candios the cinnamon or the
cinDamonsL The elder was be taken for tho trial,
add tho journey commenced upon him at leaving Mon
tefcy-the afternoon well advanced. Thirty miles
under the saddle done that evening and the party
stopped Tor the night In the morning the elder canalo
was again under the saddle for Colonel Fremont. and
Tor ninety miles ho carried him without change ana
without apparent fatigue IL still thirty miles 10
San LUIS Obispo, where tho night passed. and
Don Jesus insisted that canao could do It, and said
inc horse by his looks aud action. But Colonel
Fremont would not put HIM to the trial,
and shifting the saddle to the younger brother the
elder turned loose TO the remaining thirty
miles without rldes He did 30. Immediately taking
the lead and keeping all the way, and entering San
Luis in sweeping gallop nostriis distended snuning
tho air and neghing with exuation at his return to
his native pastures his younger brother all the time
At the head Of the horses under the saddle bearing
his bit and held in by his rider The whole eight
horses made the 100 miles zach that day aier thirty
tho evening beforc the elder cinnamon making ninety
Of his under tho saddle that day. besides thirty under
the saddc inc evening before; there the least
doubt that he would have done the whole distance In
the same time II he had continued under the saddle.
After hospitablc detention OF another hall day IT
on the Same nnc horses which they had rode from
that place. and made the ride back n about the
time they had mado it up-namcy, at the rate OF 125
miles day. On this ride the grass OH the road was
the food for tho horses AZ Monterey they had barley
but these horses-mcaning those trained and domest
catcd as the canalos were-eat almost anything OF
vegetable food, oven drink that their master
uses, by whom they pcted and caressed and
rarely sold. Bread, fruit, sugar, coffee and even
vino like tho Persian horscs) they take from tho hand
OF their MASTER and obey with like docility his slightest
intimation A tap OF the whip the saddle springs
them into action the check of thread rein Ton the
Spanish bt) would stop them; and stopping short nj
speed they do not oste the rider throw HIM forward
They leap on evcrything-man, beast weapon -
on which their master directs them. This description
far conduct and behavior concerned of course
only applies to tho trained and domesticated horse