The New York herald., 1877-07-13

Crook aud endured those Winter campHIgns
ended. which tried the toughest Of irontiersmen HIS
stories Of savage cruelty are good 70 go
TO bed ana dream on.
Then, as the fragrant herb CLOVIS In the pipe DowI
and Inc darkness shuts IN the fire and the little circle
about from tho without. tongues are unloosed
and the treasures Of memory drawn upon 70 enc
liven the hour All these mountain men are great
takers most OF them tell story in very VIVID
way-a way purely their own, sounding barbarous 10
other oars. 60 full Of slang quaint phrases and pro-
family Is H. bat which is perfectly understood and
one OF the men last night tell OF tho tales OF the
Arabian N,gns;" Il Is so long since have read the
as,na,on has supplied; bu. you can understand
interest by being told the Pickering gnt OF wilder
ness camp lire and translated into the racy idom Of
amuse each other with; but wo like best TO hear and
rehearse the personal adventures which the life Of
these miners and rontersmen f6pete; tales OF In
dian warfare and ruflansm IN the old days Of the
cnjgrant trail, the founding OF tho Mormon settle
gold discoveries IN California, Idaho and Montana;
stories of the ''road agenls wh0 infested tho roadi
Leading out Of the mining regions robbing tho mails
and expresses never letting man out OF the country
with any money, and the hardly preferable vigilants
who Tor many months sought IN vain to rid the noun
tains OF these human wolves aud learned that the
persons trusted in their councils were the ring
leaders in crime. Between the road agents and the
vigilants saie Tho former might kill HIM
to get him OF tae way the latter hang him The
single charge that The rufians let hm alone.
WESTERN vIGiLANrs.
But By ono the vigants slted out tho traitors,
their murdcrous methods OF justice at last suiced
10 restore comparative degree o order 70 the mining
regions and give the regular forms of law. utterly
dehed and poweress before, foothold at least. The
backbone oil outlawry and organized violence WIS
by Smith last night, illustrates how the vigiants
worked at Helena, NJ. T., perhaps the worst OF nl
you would one two men hanging 10 a certain
tree behind tho town slaughter house every single
place Tia. had not had man strung up 10 iss tongue.
Al length al Helena tho vgilants arrived at the dig
nifty OF gallows, as doing tho work rather more IN
'.orm," and looking more like '.justice," aud in
cIed one OF their members, who was carpenter,
70 build it, He ala 80, prepared the trap. hung the
committee 10 inspect it that evening. They tod him
when they got 10 The gaows, which they Vowed
as connoisscurs that they had some persons
trial trip and suggested that the ropc was
not of right lengtn Eager 70 prove the correct
ness oi his Arrangement he went upon the platform,
easily fitted the around his own neck This
precisely what They wanted but had not hoped 10
gain easily Instantly The trigger was toucned The
vgllaat carpenter sprang into the air. and the sria
trip" was over.
Those were the days when the poet Stoddaid was
schooiboy in Oregon; Bret Hartc was mining In Gala
veras, and Mark Twain was staging It westward and
doing newspaper work in Virginia CITY. Al that time
Joaquin Miller express rider IN Oregon. One
day when in Portland restaurant three men attacked
him. Joaquin sprang upon keg IN the corner, drew
cooked two rev0vers aud drove his assaians out
OF the pacc. One Of these three Budsoe, perhaps
the original OF Bret Hartes hero. Another was q
s.ierrcr . He had killed several men, and at last
scalped infamous woman with whom he was drunk
ing. He was put ~ n. penons'ary for ton years.
escaped At tho end OF two, was recapturcd. went
III the good behavior tack, Joined tho
prison church, became boss workman, &c was
pardoned out, went 10 Arzoua, got into hight, was
dead Thus cpitomizc The lives OF half the
characters whose ugly faces and deadly shooters
disapL caring from the smiling valleys oil the
Pacific SLOPE which their desperate wickedncss once
made terrible.
coated with asnes the pipes 60 out and arc
relghted. Ono by one we seek our tents, ard IN
two minutes the United States Geological Survey OF
The Territories is asleep.
Night. sab goddess, from her ebon throne.
In rmyiess majesty now stretches i.rth
BEDDING.
Almost your sole comfort properly speaking, IN
camp your bed, and you soon learn that u pays to
lin oper bedmaking will teach you lesson you will
remember. The proper supplies IN the way Of bedding
besyv 81 s duoUa fourteen Set
long by four feet widc buffalo robe, trimmed into
rectangular piece sufficient 10 lie underneath you; Two
pairs OF thick California blankets those costing $40
pair peng good enough; pillow halt the size oil an
Ordinary one covered Win tough CLOTH or as mine ID.
Carriage oicoth, TO prevent becomtay soaked IN case
OF wetling AR your bed In the thoroughly daring
tho day Them before dark, spread your canvas
straight out, double your bangos and lay them out
smoothly on top OF each other covering one end o.
your canvas After the wrinkles all smootbed out
iod ar blankets lengtnw once over evenly to ths
foot mus covering the blankets completely, and your
made. Then you can drag II into your tent or
oi your blankets to leeward. Your bed IS now madc.
You have u canvas, buffalo robe and tour thckncsses
OF blankets under you ana the same over you texccp
tho buffalo robe) the blankets passing ul thick
behind your back. You hold the edges tight
together 'front.' pull the ends the canvas over your
head II it rains, and--peasant dreams TO you. Your
pillow Is great comfort III you do not have one you
must your saddle or your boots. or piece Of
wood. warm nightcap IS also comfort, as broad
brimmed nat Is hard 10 keep on your head during
sleep. always unaress, even In the coolest weather.
bong lar refreshed than when sleeping clothed.
slip on PAIR of dry woollen socks when you 60 to
bed You kick them off before morning II you ara
too warm.
Ones sleep In this crisp arr after the fatlguos OF tho
day, sound ana serenc-rarey disturbed by dreams;
but III bad country Tor grass you sometimes awake
to find mule standing over you, or are bcreit Of
cured naLures sweet restorer" W the long drawn
persistent howng OF tue prairie wolves (coyotes),
who,-l use the personal pronoun aavsediy-will
sneak in and The straps of the saddle under your
head II you 90 not keep your eyes open.
MoRAING DAwNs.
But the morning-ahl that's u time that tries menh
souis In thus land man will find 1t very unpleas
antly cold TO be with her when
stands tiptoe the misty mountain top.
You awake at daylight little cold, readjust your
blankets ana want 10 70 TO sleep The sun may poui
fortu from the golden window OF the easr and Hood
the world with lmpid sunshine; the stars may pale
aud the black OF the midnight sky be diluted with
light to that deep and perfect morning blue into which
you gaze to unmcasurcd depths; the ar may become
u pcrvadng champagne, dry and delicate every
draught o which tnges the lungs and spurs the booc
aong the VEINS with Joyous speed; tho landscape may
stretch away AIRY unduiation of prairie or end ip
snow pointed pinnacles, hitting themselves sharply
against azure, yet sieep Will chain you. Tie very
quality Of the atmosphere which contributes TO AL thi
beauty and makes 1t delicious to DO awake renderi
II equally blessed to sumDcr Ono becomes 50 accus-
toned 10 sleeping In the open air that evcn the con-
huement OF tapping tent seems oppressive and the
ventilation OF a sheiering spruce bough is bad
But some mornings are not IN the least glorious
The rain aud driven hard before mountain
wind, ice hall inch thick must BIO broken before
you can wasb and the icy water hurts your snnournet
neck and peeling nose, ana strikes lko needles lnt(
the wound your hands. havo repeatedly IN by.
gone days got up daylight when the canvas mt
frozen stiff sheet iron. and the wind blowinl
gale A gets into his frosty trousers with CON
siderable ceeriiy under those circumstances, and
murs az he dances round In his cold boots:-
Lives there a IN with soul 5 dead,
Who himself hath said:
If dearly love my little bed"
Breakfast Is after sunrise, 'smunitons
OF peace put upon the muos, the packing being
only 10 be learned mere, and by SIX O'clock tho