The New York herald., 1877-11-18

he Is prospcctng for silver gaicna sulphur oil OF
which arc found in these mountains. Next the loco
motive pauscs at a water tank close by an opulcnt
mountain stream which pours its waters into doep
clear basin like that which Narcissus may have
bent to see mis- fair reflection. Nov grmy fireman
stoops with tin cup, and he Is presently imi
tatcd by tho passengers. who seize tin cups from
nails driven along the walls of covered II Is
glorious draught, cooler and far clearer than the
water one is accustomed 10 drink NJ Salt Lake City
cooled by ice impregnated with dirt and honcycombed
with air bubbles. Three tour such springs are
found near tho bed OF this grand canyon They
were much priced the days Of the old wagon road,
which tho railway has replaced. and up which labor
ing teams struggled slowly with freight tor the
mines behind them. The wagon road Is well nigh
obliterated Not birdie path is 10 be secn and
the horsemen and the pack mulos, which carry their
blankets and provisions, have to take to the railway
track most OF the way. The locomotive camo
upon packing party and frightened horse ha,
he nearly killed hts rider Tho latter, though thrown.
still held bravsy the bridle aud lifted and
tossed TO and fro against tho rocks by the rearing
animal until the train passed by Bruised and bleed
ing, he then seized piece Of broken limb and began
70 0elabor his revenge out OF the beast, which
took his punishment with astonishing tranquility.
These dcvilish horses called in the mountains
''coyooses," perverson Of she Spanish "coyots, !"
wolf They were born for mountain service. They
enduring that nothing but absolute aceration
breaking OF their bones "phases" them In the least
They will 10 All day mountain trails dubbed or
spurred half the time by cruel riders, and return at
night merrily kicking up their heels and asking for
more fun OF the The most of thcm get
nothing but grass to cut but rs It is bunch grass
tboy thrive IL They are turned loose every night,
their owners taking the chances OF catching them in
tho morning When they have been freed for q tort
night moro some get Wild as II they haa never
bcen caught Then they give their Mormon chascrs
opportunities TO air thoir peculiar explosives and
oaths. Brigham Young did not allow the name OF tho
Deity to be taken vanly except by himself when no
chose TO rip and horribly In the Tabernacle,
but the "By HE'LL" Of q Mormon herdcr is about as
villanous an oath dislike to hear. Having
captured hrs brute and mounted him the rider pro-
ceeds clinch his heels under his belly that he
cannot be dislodged by bucking, and an animated
cooquy ensucs consisting OF snorts Of anger and dis
gust by thwacks and blue 0bureations by
his Mormon oppressor Tho dialogue usually ends
with "Won't yer damn yel you blackheartcd, snake
livered, evil eyed, ratsailcd camel backed, mule
named, gander legged damned thief Of coyoose,
youi" from the rider, accompanied with . 1nai blow
that makes the animal bound away with . snort OF
pain and despair There s streak through tho Forest
crash Of dry undcrbrush. distant rattng Of hoofs
which old Putnam rode and you left TO hope that
the unfceling rider may break leg
by being pitched over hts horso's drawn back and
wicked looking ears
MOUNTAIN VEGETATION
But all this time the train Is pushing up the canyon,
where beauties Of the forest and tho stream dis
close themselves instead OF the ovcrOwcring grandeur
OF the barren cns below. The railway has risen
that heights either side or the canyon
only half as lofty those which rlse above It's
They clShed too in some places whore
great chen covered rocks and bowldors and threaten
ing OF copgomorate jut out with mantle
OF evergrcens and quakng asps, tho latter similar 20
the SILVER aspens OF the East only growing taller ana
In shapes beautiful. The lining OF tne leaves is
not however nearly brilliant that which the sill
aspen dscoscs. but their stems quite
lsua These trees sway to and fro In the mountain
winds with grace like that OF the young popars
the plains Lombardy During late years they havo
largely replaced the pines that have boon cut down by
woodsmcn and miners and they have also riscn up 70
clothe and partially hide from vew tho naked trunks
OF pines donuded by forest fires
A charming underground OF mountain forms and
rcsds Wild flowers soens overY forest interspace
Occasionally rich parasites are seen twning them
selves around huge trunks and garlandng and estoon
ing tho limbs above .hcm. But shall have more TO
ers when We have ascendsd 70 the higher peaks not
yet In view.
WINTER THE CANYON.
Sublime and enchanting as American Fork Canyon
Is in summcr-stil more SO In carly autumn, whom
tho few varieties Of deciduous have turned their
leaves in splendid contrast with tho swarthy CON-
pexon Of tno pines-t is in winter that It assumes
solemn and mysterious grandeur. Tho snow storms,
descending In binding volumes, sometimes contnu-
DUSTY for days, pile themselves upon the peaks and
ovcrhangng crags and replace the forest, burying L.
The tempcsts comb tho snow over tho brows OF the
Cliffs that sometimes thousands OF tons Of II i'm
pend thousands OF above the bottom OF the
yon itself buried In drifts twenty 1--we, thirty feet
deep, from under which the torrents sounds like
. low Then WOO TO teamsters or travellers on
shoes who vcature TO invade the canyons white
and silent deptha They moro assured of
safety than those reckless winter pilgrims through
the passes Of tho Alps who arc yearly rescued by
dogs and monks from lonely hospces buried out Of
sight Of forever The slide Of the Wasatch is
quito formidable and dangerous as the avalanche
Of the Swiss chain or She Tyrol It launches itself
Unexpectedly, It's thundcrs TERRIBLE It's descent
swift It's ruin certain. Nos year passes when
from twenty to thirty human lives together with
horses, oxen, wagons and miners cabins not oblit
Grated by these furious slidcs Sometimes tho
mains OF victims are found sometimes they have been
swept away past finding save BY tho wolves and the
bears. Only tho othor day rode across tho bed OF
Of last winters snowslides, which. having de-
scended from It's perch the summit Of o mountain
1000 ieet above me. had crashed down into the little
valley where STOOD ripped away from It's foundations
a house containing hvo people and rolled the Of
the house and the bleeding bodies Of its inmates far
up the side Of the opposite hill There II covered all
under from twelve TO twenty ee OF solid snow. Three
bodies, those OF man and two women, taken
out before the lapse OF many weeks another that OF
q little child with . sweet smile It's lips.
covered in the early spring The last, tho Of
the owner OF tho house, Mr. Parks, found July
through tho pcrssten. efforts OF his friends and fellow
miners.
MKMEST0 or TRAGEDY.
What s this2 Standing hero on the scene Of this
pathetic tragedy see little oft OF red color the
midst OF the binding bed OF snow. l lead my horse
forward and bend examine It. take hold OF Il