The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-20
KEN0sHA, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1876


nothing larger than Chipmunk, although
this is the home of the savage beasts. Posi-
bly, the notice Of our murderous intentions,
which had been given In the Kenosba and
Chicago papers, had given them the alarm
and they wisely kept out Of our way
Wearied and foot sore. our guide, the Doctor,
was frequently asked, "How far to the
summit 2" and the invariable answer was
t'just over the knoll, boye-6nly lttlel
| further SO knoll after hnoB was mounted
''with weary steps and Slow" and still it
was "only little further,' until our
strength and patience were exhausted and
Paul voted the Dr. "a humbug and fraud. =
| At length we reached our camping grounds,
after an almost perpendicular ascent OF q
quarter Of mile. When Stebbins broke
out with the first line Ct "a Lille On the ocean
wave" but could get 10 further. and this
was often repeated during our stay in the
mountains. This camp was named Camp
Stebbins, Snow was all around us, lying III
immense drifts from to 20 feet deep. A
thunder storm, with hail and rain essailed
i
Ter under temporary hut Of spruce boughs,
The storm lasted an hour, and tie delay
gave rise to the following piece Of "uGutce
TO Tourists" on the part Of the Treasurer.
IL you design making trip 20 the San Juan
region of the Rocky Mountains purchase a
complete outfit at Del Norte get everything
in order for storm and tempest, then sell out
and go home
Our dinner was prepared under difficulties
the ram bad wet our provisions and dry
fuel was cc-neveItheless we had good
Iappetites, and M ade hearty meal. Our al
titude was now 1900 feet ard overcosts
were at premium. At4 P. M. we followed
La path through the snow eb out G feet deep,
and at $50 reached the timber line. Here
through gap in the range we obtained q
magnificent view Of the Sangre de Cristc
Range, and ST. Louis Peak on the East and
Bald Peak on the South. The trail now
passed through morass in which our poor
J BErro got mired and eank to his belly, so
that we were obliged 20 unpack him, and
lit him ont by main strength. Covered
with mud, and sorely fatigued. we trudged
on toward the summit Of the Dlvide-~cross-
, ing over the Clogs Back q narrow ledge
J only few feet wide. with sheer descent
on one side Of 1900 feet to e. lake. and Of
: 1900 on the othel, to the bottom Of the val
r ley. After crossing this ridge about mile
we came TO the last precipitous ascent. up
which it seemed impossible 80 force our
animals, with their loads. After desperate
struggle we succeeded In teaching the sum
NIT, and now stood 1900 feet above the sea
level. Descending On TIE other eide, we
coon found ourselves entangled la q vast
willow swamp where both men and animals
aoundered and plunged for three hours. and
! the Burro was again mlred. but lifted out
without unpacking Twice the Treasurer
, fell prone In the mud, and was scarcely able
to pick himself up,
, To add TO our discomfort we lost the
, trail, darkness set in. and at 10 o'clock we
{ camped on the edge Of the timber, about
r a mile from our destination, the Treasurer
, isick and dIegusted with mountain travel,
Sunday, June Is, we slept till 9. The
service for the 2nd Sunday after Trinity was
read in the tent. and we eli felt grateful to
a kind providence for having brought lis
thus far safely and free from accident
! While the Dr. was looking out spot for our
final camping place we talked Of home and friends
and tried 10 imagine what they were all doing.
In the ate moon we pitched our tent at she
foot Of the South Mountain near the mining settle
IN ent Of Summit City. In the evening we were
Nv listed by Prof. Robbins who talked learnedly
; with the DR.. on ecientfc subjects till bedtime.
On Monday we breakfasted or wild onions and
ba con and etarted 10 explore the mines on the
side OF the mountain end visited the Stamp
works On the White Mans fork Of the Alamosa
Greek, a tributary OF the Rio Grande. Above the
works IL The Little Annie Mine. which we explor-
ed. The lode is ebont 200 feet above The works
and ira m-wey lis nearly completed for sending
down The ore. which heretofore was cent down by
urros The ascent is very tiresome being ell an
4 angle of nearly 90 degrees. This mine was hrst
dis covered about three years since. by "a Dutch
man named Brandt end Ewede named Peterson.
who still retain GIG of the whole. u was edd
Ito Mr.. J, Crook of New York for Che machinery
&C., necessary TO Wcxk the mine. MIR. Van
IGicsen who became the owner OF Il has recently
solo his interest for sos Geo. and Mr.. Crook has
offered Brandt and Peterson 100000 for their
share, which they have refused. The lode has
Just been fairly cpened. Tic product OF gold
last year was $4,000. and Che proceeds oil two
reductions this season ere 900 ounces worth $50
an ounce at tie mint, making $4,000. the ore
Averages about 500. per ton. The lode appears
extensive, and grows richer as IL descends. The
) whole mountain Is stakcd out with claims. and
some ten or twelve stamp mills are to be erected
this season.
After examining several OIL tue cialhls' We
climbed TO the highest peak. and surveyed inc
! whole mountain region. The eummitIs ABOVE
ihn ii,ahnr line hnf there WAS no En0W upon H.