, 1877-01-08

Is 'ull of tpcckled beauties, great, fat, lusty te
h"', who rio reality to tho fly or gras.
hso1rpcr. and the mott Inexperienced and lnnoccn
"a!t'" Gun hardly ia'1 to bag some Of the prizo.
IN August last In dark, shady pool half mil
a'ofe the Gap, tho writer captured string n
front TINT required the united efforts Of Mex
''nn antl burro 10 tote 10 the hotel, anil who
ne quit fishing the occupants Of shc pool seeme
1''st Al numerous and greedy ~ when no com
!nehccd' But the great attraction in the eycs .
1tfc invalid and tourist arc the
| .. FAMOUS nor SPRINGS,
which stand on the Aouth bank Of the river
within short ride OF tho main road. Th
water preserves uniform temperature aumme
ami winter Of t25 degrees, and Is almost Infalll
Die In the cure Of all cutancous aud ci,ront
diseases. while persons afflicted witti scrofula o
rheumatism experience almost Instant relief
1ari'g our glsit the grounds In the Immediate
Vicinity Of the springs wtrc dotted with tents
and males and females OF high ard low dcgne
and afflicted With ali the diseases TO which poo,
~eak mortality IL heir, went down into these
| healing pools daily, and were cured. Tha main
spring, which is set like Rem In tho bosom OF
lonely little valley, il about twenty feet In
diameter, aud So hot that \ dog In the party
~ about three-Quasters Of aecond minus every
lIHr with the exception Of Bmnil tuft tii1
his nose. Tho dog was dsgustcd, ani'the howl
or anguish that lao gave aa lie turned tall and
nli other c,lrs not to repent the experiment. 4
comfortable batsi-lIouae and other improve
inents l.ayc been erected, and project IL now
on loot to build nlainmot!l hutel next season,
asco1orado Springs. When to the hralth giving
waters aud beautiful scenery Is added tic at-
fractions of the sport ard cllasc, there Is little
doubt Tint such an Investment will prove profit
enterprises, VIC presume this will be obliged 10
wait until Eastern capital steps forward and
gives It II stnrt.
The route by way Of Tic Gap is The great
Juan silver region. via Antelope Park, tarr's
Caltns aud Cunningham uulcli, to 6flycrton;
Tut, t'!lce ou tlIc heal-watcrs Of the nio Granle,
the toad ts practically closed during the winter
The great mountain ranEe or backbone Of the
American continent lieh between Cnrr's Cabin
aud siverton, and It ts nothing unusual for
PARTIES to be caught III violent snow-storn
!,aro = uniform elevation Of IL, 600 and l4,0O0
icct nlovc the sea level, and are 80 ragged,
broken. mud prcripitous III places that nntling
n,lt prtl ean scac', tho summit. Snow fails to
tlc dcpth nl hve antl six feet on these noun.
tain ranges as early as October, while the cold
IL 70 Intense ns to be almost beyond the limit OF
human endurance. The mall between Del Norte
md silyertun IN transported by fneans ot sn.,w-
a2cs hut ~ tnat'y fnsta11c"s tllp hra,o men who
volunteered for this hazardous service have
hceH caught In fearful storms on tho summit Of
the mountains AMI
Lost THEIR LlyHs.
Ihc last nnd most melancholy case Is srcportcd :
i1t' the death Of j. +. t;rccnclle. TIM popular
sllcritt of Snn Juan County, whose fruzcn
corpse was found ncar tlle head Of Strong
tiaiel' few days aso. Tho deceased waa d
we!l.kn"In mountain ,nan, and a general favor
ite Will Al! classcs, n'Na we'll docs TIE TRIBUNE
correspondent remember courtcsfcs received At
ha l'an1s willie crossing the terrible tru.l over
Sultan sioutituln OIL a wet and dismal tlny
last l!.;,., spring. In. the winter Of 1sT'i,
Of mail facilities, "Jack,"' aa he was fatniJ-
iarly called, took It upon himself to euupfy
the miners Of the valley with q weekly Innii,
crFy,g It nrrosa the range otl snw-st'ocs, thus
tion they Ind with tho outside wosl,l. lie hati
1latte the trip often and 10 successfully, tbat
it hecanc a'n.nttcr Of fact with tho pcoplo TINT
"IarN - snuld make tue trip In, any klnd of
equal to tho last effort. t;sccnolle, It seems,
lsltl established eilow-shoc express from All.
te!ope 8prings to HyertoD, and in pursuance Of d
ts : plnn ho arrived at carr's Cabin, on the l
sseas T te % 81 s s !; SStsss ." M ,ss
In the. morning Jack started, with
pack of twenty pounds on hts back,
lo5 stlverton,, distance Of nearly twenty-five
miles. Inc 'lay was cold and stormy upon the
ehselored The talteat peaks, and the landlord nf
he cabin. sr. Brewster, ct,leayoretl to dissade
',iln from taking tic trip; but ,Ia:k lauyhcd
lishtl! a. bis fears a'd started on. This was
sencc from SElscrton at last created alarm, and
4 party was organized to aearvh fur tho nsstur
nal. Illey found tile body Of poor Jack |
seout Soo rods from the summit on The Western
lild ttc hccns presented was one never to he |
Al Wa drcnry waato Of snow: |
1ot'lnV 70 Within tho range OF tho Ase to prenls; |
ne ne. weary 1nonotoly excep, tho boary peaks |
'aas; tho winds so,lg]line through the cavern,
requiem til tle unr dark olIect lyiug
lpon the enaw.. This WIN pour Jack. Fallen With |
It's teaa doWI.1tl lyinE upon hs side, with his
nountainccr wllo Ind lain down to rest;
'ut for lin it wa a rest that knew
10 waklug., Ills bodyw followed to Tho grave
= hundreds e g. OF mtiIsrs al On Aunny siupe at
nw sleeps peacefully and wei! benea.h mod
st stub which only brars the plain lnscrjpt1ou:
III memory OF Joht, r. Grecnrln.''
RvEHY NistNH COUNTRY
.,l. NJ. although we arr s.an!tns u. tho outef
u2c OF one Ut tlib richest gold and silver pru-
ucing belts ever known u the world, yct there
rn hasdrels Of ind!yiduals who proposo
'ah shu 'ns,r snr, asks sOd upon .t,ihS tS Sat- Juan
*tld.goosc ei,asu 10 the l,aAk Hills or sou,u
thcr part Of old Sitting bulls duIniuIuns. 4
~ VIII doubtless make tlIer pile, but it IL safe
predict that tho greater t,art will co,nu back
ofn ragged, tairtY, an'l inIwcunious than When
icy went. This IL the experience Of all iniuIng
,1'htrsts. III tho early days of California,
Aen golden nuggets The size OF chcstuuts
'u!d bo found IN tho hG,l OF every gulch and |
rrat'i. scores OF unlprttIilatcs took tho buck.
ark fue the States, wlo sn!c1nly swuro tIIat
q country was nothing but tasrcn desert,
III here In tho San Juan eau b. foumi
enty Of fanatics who propose to leave gtaAi
u substantial lode anil placer eiaiMs bcli,ld !
the sake of testing tue gllttcrng uncertain. ,
= Of thc Black Hills. And vt every inIca- $
~ points u, tho fact tt,ut there Will soo1, bu
~ " Immigration anI cartta1 hero unknown
leo The famous 'stalnpcls Of lBI7-s, As /
l"re STATED, the section known as San Juan i,
esres tue whnfc Ut lIlnstialc, Sau Juan, uni
! fl1la Counties, in Southwestern Colo. !,
III. lilo tlrst IL 10 the Gust and north
tic other two. aud the second
lcllts to tile eastern Itne OF lItah, n
. tic last to tho north limo of New Mexico =
III Arizona 10 Tho northwest. Tho great :
'lintan rang. which forms tile dividing line :,
lWren llihslalc and San Juan Counties gives ~
G to the Anlrnas La FIata, Illo Doloyoss Snn h
s,,s,. a,ll n'u1!y smaller ssreas,a. Ill VI Which v