The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-06

lhaye seen nothing larger than an Antelope,
except'a Pet Elk at one of the Ranches we
passed. During the forenoon we passed
/ Gray back Gulch, in Sangre deCristo Ratge-
| the home of Green Russell, the veteran
! miner, who has probably done more pro
specting in California, Nevada. and Colorado
than any other man. At one time worth a
million. be is with a true prospector's luck,
not worth cent, but digging away for the
means of subsistence from day to day. AT
noon we camped at Hamilton Rancho ~
miles from the Summit. Sage Brush, Grease
! wood and Chico abound on the foot hills
aud are the home Of the Jack Rabbit and the
Prairie Dog. wild pigeons are also Numerous.
and we made our dinner.on some Of them
shot by, Stebbins, Quarles and lSauber. AT
$50 we started on foot up the Big Hill,
where we were Joined by our team, and
were driven rapidly down toward Fort
Garland in the San Luis Valley, which has
been called the 'Paradise of the Greaser"-a
paradise Of sand and sage brush extending
to the limits OF vision, and bounded on all
sides by stupendous chains Of snow clad
mountains-the air ho wever is glorious, and
were it not for the fierce heat Of the middle
of the day, the ride through the Park would
be pleasant one. Jack Rabbits and cotton
tails abound in the sage brush, and several
Werekilied by our party. andwe made asuppor
on the largest one which was as large as four
Of our rabbits at home. The flesh is sweet
aud tender as chicken, out the cooking was
spoiled by the Justice, who fried it as crisp
and dry as q rasher Of overdone bacon.
Soon after entering the valley we were over
taken by Norther which raised such clouds
of alkaIi dust that the mules and men were
soon of one unmitigated grey, while eyes
and noses were irritated by the ashy sub
stance. In the distance great sand spouts
were whirling over the plain, and piling up
the sand hills like small mountains, Wher-
ever an abstraction was met. At z p. M .
we pitched tent at Elk Horn Rancho having
Travelled % miles, since morning. Our sup
per was cooked in the "Pilgrim House, q
structure built of Adobe for the use Of way
farers, and furnished only with rough table,
and sort Of bunk for sleepore but with o
good fire place for cooking and affordng a
shelter from storms. During the night a
furious wild storm shook our frail tent,
pitched under the lee Of the log barn, and
kept US wakefal. Our poor dog Loafer had
become lame FROM travelling over the heat
ed aIkaIi dust, and the Doctor, applied g
remedy to his swollen feet, thereafter we
permitted him TO ride like his confreree On
Friday at we broke camp--a splendid
morning. Bald mountain of tke San Juan
Range directly in front, and Sierra. Blanco on
our right and rear, Over the dreary and
arid mesas-through the strong Arroyos-~-
the wayside dotted with alkaline sink holes,
and strewed with the carcasses OF defunct
cattle who had been mired in their fathom-
less depths-the bleached bones Of others
glistening in the sum- on whose bodies The
the scene was q perfect Golgotha-and this
is the bepufed and bepraised San Luis Park
Several Antelopes were seen in the distance,
their white tails cleaning ia the sun like the
"Plume Of Navarre-but they wisely Kept
beyond the reach Of our rifles, and distant
view was all they vouchsafed u.s. Snow was
falling on the summit of Sangre dc Cristo,
while the scorching heat in the plain,
bllstered noses, and added q darker shade OF
2 brown to the 6ragelers-noon found Us at
Perkins RaLche "a lovely habitGtion in the
boundless solitude, where we bought some
) fresh sweet milk and some skunky favored
! butter. Here also we found solitary
= traveller returning from The mines prostrat-
7 ed with mountain fever, and unable TO pro-
coed further, had laiG himself down here, far
\ from wife and friends, worn out and penni-
less, perhaps to die without a single friend to
| close his eyes. The Doctor prescribed for his
iIlness-the Justice and the Secretary
administered to his pecuniary necessities and
:. a | gave him words Of cheer and comfort.
In his lucid intervals we learned that his
anne was James Spencer-a Constable and
Marshal of the town of Wathena, Doniphan
: County Kansas who had sought 60 better
l mis- fortunes in the mines-but HAVING been
FRUSTRATED with the fever, had exhausted his
purse, and sick and penniless, was trying to
} work his way home but could get no further.
He was unwilling that his wife should learn
) of his condition, and begged us not to write
4 to her In letter from her, dated at
\ Denver soma days before, and which bel
handed to the writer to read, she spoke of
her inability TO aid him with money, and
enclosed him all she had, GO cents, promis-
4 ing to send him more as soon as she could
i Get it. Poor fellow stalwaTt. brawny
i cnnofno an IF humanity stricken down in the !
prime Of life far from homo. bis clear blue
eyes moetened with tears Of gratitude. asl
we babe him good bye-perhaps ere this his
i body has been laid away in the desert TO be
I tho r,rnz Of the Covota and the RnZZard. |