The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-27

a while. we entered the marrow defie and |
began to ascend the rugged sleeps The
Doctor was about used up and found the
preciptous ascent decidedly grievous-but
fresh breeze having sprung up we tolled
en- through the wild gorge for 4 long miles
TO the summit. Words are feeble to des-
eribe the sublimity Of the passage through
this gap. Titanic rocks piled in WHO con-
fusion On either side the narrow canyon
sometimes 1900 feet above us, and in places
seeming ready to topple over on our heads,
the scene was terrif1cally sublime. AT our feet
q rushing stream was tearing furiously
down, and crossing the trail at every few
rods on either side of the path, flowers Oh
every hue, and of the most intense colors,
greeted US at every step. In no part of the
world have l seen such a PERCUSSION OF
fowers,an such depths of coloring-Laurus-
tinas, Spireas, Candy Tufts, Geraniums'
Roses, Honeysuckles, Columbines, Verbenas,
Daisies, Larkspurs-4nd hundred species
of which we did not know the names
enough in variety ard beauty to set a florist
crazy--among the rest, an Elder bush III
| full bloom of snowy white, made me think
OF Kitty and home. How her heart would
bound at the sight of such foral treasures,
and how, l longed to transfer them to our
moister CLINE, where doubtless N ost OF them
would perish or degenerate for want OF
their rocky soil, and their hot dry atmos-
phere. In the steepest part of the ascent
we encountered wagon going down, drawn
by three Burr0s, with harness OF raw hide,
and driven by Mexicane and 1ndians-the
wagon being loaded with jerked venison.
By the aid Of all hands, the rckety old
thing was lifted to one side, and our
team wGs enabled to pass with ''nauchas
qraxtas" from the greasers. About half way
up the m ountan we struck the P1nOs-here
we found thistles with bright yellow
flowers, such as had never seer before-also
a variety of Cyclamen, much like the Per
SLAMS OF our Greenhouses. At o'clock we
stopped near the summit and cooked our
supper. While engaged in this necessary
duty, we received visit from Ute Chief,
who with his family and retainers, were
encanped Just above US. He was very in
teligtrt and spoke considerable English
had been to Washington, New York and
q Chicago, all of which he described, as well
as the "Blr Water" as he called Lake MIchi-
gan. They were hunting deer on their old
hunting ground, and had already secured
four. Packing up our cooking utensils, we
continued the ascent passing the Indian en-
campment, of two Wickeups-about so
splendid ponies, and as many wolfsh dogs.
The Doctor asked the Chiefif be would sell
us ore Of the ponies-but with look OF
disdain which would have done honor TO
Kaiser Wilhelm, he replied "Chief no sell
pony" He was second Chief OF his tribe,
the head chiefbeing old OarG5 who has been
successful in restraining his brave from
taking the war-path on several occasions
One of the towns in the mining region is
named after him. DESTROYS of avoiding the
heat of mi day travel. We pushel on after
dark over the summit, and encamped at .
z. NJ. on the Eastern slope. Here we threw
ourselves on the ground without pitching
tent, and slept in the open air as Only tired
mountain travellers can sleep. At $3.50 next
morning we rose and prepared breakfast and
at were again on the road, all feeling jolly.
Passing through another deep canon we
emerged into the lovely Huerfano Park,
lying at the foot of the mountain range OF
kthat name, which here juts OUT at right an-
giles from the Sangre de Christie. All thas
bright morning we bowled along through !
the Park, where the fresh green OF the
sward and the scattered clUmps OF trees,
with herds of cattle browsing in their
shade formed a strong contrast to the arid
desert through which we passed on the other
side. About 10 O'Clock we passed the Post
Office and station of Gardner, An adobe
building of one story, dignifed by the name OF
"Gardner House" and which answered for
Store, Post office and Tavern, and on which hung
sipn-"Potatoes Corn and Prunes"-constitu-
ted the entire village. Numerous Mexican
Ranches along the Huerfauo Greek. for several
miles, formed the suburbs. At one point of the
valley we passed an Adobe Church, of considers
BILE size but as yet unfinished, and which was the
centre of cluster of adobe buildings evidently
the seat of a Jesuit Mission. Now and then
detached pile of rock, shaped like the stack Of
furnace, would rise abruptly out of the plain,
detached from all surrounding rocks, and look
ing like obelisks in the desert. This valley Is
rich and we cav many fields of wheat, and some
corn AT noon we camped on the side ola hill
the sun pouring iercely down upon us, as we took
our MONDAY meal on the parched soil using our
ponchos for a table. Having gathered some
plants of cactus and some flowers OF magnlh-
cent ConvolvuIus, at 4:SO we reached st. Mary's
Rancho. Here the road which we had Travelled
through the Abeyta Pass in going out joined sne
one on which we were travelling, and thencefor-
ward we were on the same road which we had
travelled on leaving Pueblo. After driving I
miles further we stopped for supper on the bank ,
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