New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-19

| their lanes OF Initials on the trees among which
we Seio riding.
After GONG two or three miles through Big Cot
| tonwood Canon our guide said that II we turned
m the first trail W. TO we conld get over the
divide between the Big Cottonwood anfthe frovo
Valley saving two three miles OF travel, whlc IL
we went further down the canon we would ma a
! trail that was more ireqnented but no better to
travel. So we turned up the HILL not noticing for
| some distance that no one had recently gone tnht
way A beautiful little mountain rill dashed down
over the rocks on one side forming cicles at every
cascade When we had climbed two or three hundred
feet snow began to appear in the road, and rs 1t
grow deeper and deeper we discovered that no tran
had been broken through 1t since ts fall about zen
DAYS before. Still we had no uueasiness, IA we re-
posed perfect confidence III our GUIDE VINO We
supposed know the way The SNOWFALL, wnlcn
had been very deep IN the higher monnIfhs,
| had driven the game down from their Summer
| homes. and every few feet we found their tracks
| leading across our trail. There were big bears anu
| little cubs deer aud rabbits. each easily dlstIn-
Cushabe BY the trails they left IN the otherwise I'M
disturbed snow. Now and then we saw the spots
where the bears had sat down on their Launches III
the snow and guide entertained us win stories
of bear fights which residents OF AHA hau liz" d"
| these mountains. ~,
MANY old mountaineers avoid encounter with
| bear whenever they can. AS general thing they
have lost no bears they will tell you and have no
occasion to hunt for them or TO modest them wneh
the bears are content to leave them alone. we saw
none that day, and If we had seen one we shellu
| not have disputed the road with HIM, having
no arms and | am afraid that we might noi
bave displayed as much presence OF nina
| as was shown by an lrshman of whom
| | heard when in Montana. He working
| placer mine n few miles from Bear Gulcli,
and visited that place one day to get his toos
| shaTprned Just as he was about To start Dack.
some one told him that If he would go home by the
way of sour krout Gulch he could not miss his way
aud would save several miles OF walking. rat
started out, but after travelling some miles the sun
| was almost down. aud he had seen nothing that
looked familiar. AT last he made up his mind that
he was lost. and. to use his own words. feared
he would be robbed and murthered ln-
| tirely all alone" While he was IL tins state
| of mind he spled nnlmOn bear on the side OF
| the mountain. and almost ready TO fall To the
ground with fright. Recovering his sei-poSsession
| "A little he said " thought il wouldn't DO TO let
the bear think was AFRAID of him, and concluded
| that might intiniidate him by making him think
| there were sveral If 80. walking little
| faster called out loud iver could Nike !!
| Mike On say. Mike, h0uld on a bit TIL catch up
| wild We and the rest % the bys.' When the bear
| heard that he walked away and said not a y ord
While we were looking at the bear tracks and
listening to the stories of our guide. we came to me
end OF the trail. There Just ABOVE tle TIMBER
| through which we had been riding. rose the noun
! tain five or six hundred feet above US with two
feet of snow upOn its side, but no sign that anyone
| had ever climbed II. We were certainly lost, but
our guide was sure that the road TO Parlev's Park
was lust the top of the ridge, II we could only
get there. We rode out OF TIE timber and looked
at the mountain. 1t was certainly too steep TO ride
| M: we could probably climb II by taking ZlgzAg
| course and placing our hands on the ground,
hut was doubtful whether or not the horses could
be made 10 20 no. and If the road should not be on
the top Of tho ridge. as our guide supposed. wOnld II
be possible tor Us 10 get down gu the other side
! Aud as we were certainly out of the road, might
there not b. other and more difficult mountains be-
yOnd. which 10 wOuld be necessary 10 cross before
reaching Park City We final " concluded to Try
| 10 90 10 the top, and noticing that ltile 10 The
north OF where stood when we made our decision
n curve the TOgr exposed Its surface more 10 the
sun aud that lac snow there bad disappeared con-
slf. IN kat a
! MT considerably higher than Just above US.
| Dir. Kennedy preferred the snow To the additional
climbing but he got the worst of IL before hc reached
| the top. The mountain seemed sleeper as we al
tempted TO scale il. bur we found that ouT horses
carrying 10 load. could 20 mp much more easily IMAM
We coud. Taking zlgzag course we could 20
about ten dozen steps, when on ac-
count of the altitude ana the ticulty OF
the hill we were Obliged 10 stop Tor breath. Some
| times stone detached from the loose surface SOIL
10y ourselves or our horses would rOn down, Douhd-
ing over rocks aud through the stuntcd uGlerDiush
| until 10 landed in the deep snow. The climb was
the most difficult ever made and when al last we
reached the top could hardly resist tue trmpta-
| ton to lie down upon the ground. heated "a we
| we're. and wet from the melting snow AS the noun
/ tam was.
| A. nad feared, we found no road N the top. and
the western side Of The mountain looked sleeper II
anything than that we had just assembled. After
resting on our horses for quarter of an hour we
| again dsmounted and started down. Sometimes 1t
WIS with difficulty that We prevented our horses
| from running over us. but the descent was made
without any great difficulty by taking COURSE along
| the lace OF the mountain rntu ~ SiliuiS
would call lacking" AT the foot we found
lumber trail, aud knowing that all roads
in or near Plrleys Park lead to the Ontario
mine null. all those of ancient times centred
~ Rome, we followed IT, and after travelling about
two miles reached the road leading down iron the
! pass through which We should have gone. We then
ascertained that the iTail which followed out of
Little Cottonwood did not ieau over the divide at
ALL but was built for the purpose OF hauling timber
! from the forests the east side of the range 10
saw-inill Oh the Big COTTONWOOD Creek, and that we
! had crossed the mountains about two miles
south of the pass and al point where IL Is doubt
| ful II any ever crossed tucm before. But We
got over safely. the only approach to an accident
being when. on the summit of the divide, Mr. KEN
nedy rode into little rayine which Was tiied with
snow q not 10 be noticed. OF course there was
no bottom, and the horse IN struggling threw his
rider INTO the snow and then got out safely himself
PaIlcy's PaTh rs beautiful plain about i've mites
square, surrounded all sides By high peaks Oi
The " dh>atch Mountains. ii was named FOR Par
ley Il. PraLt one OF the early leaders of the Mol
mons, WHO. believe. III the division VI tie lands
WAS gwen the wood and timber IN tie canon Of the
same name which CONNECTS the Park Win Salt Lake
Valley. he .atiOn OF the PARK Is so great and
frp,ts are 50 frequent even ~ TIE summer. tnai no
grain he raised there, but there good grazing,
with abuudaLcc Of Wild hay. he iIrey's Park min
ing ulSIct Is IN the mOutalns sOutHO Tie PLAIN and
three or iOur miles from IT, Some OF tie mines are
on the PaIR side of tine divide. between Parlcys
Creek and tuc Provo River. and some on the Other.
The fTovO Valley, as seen from high points ia tie
mining region, looks more IKE some OF the Valleys
Ia Montana than any nave seen elsewhere went
over the PARK mining district pretty thoroughly.
but must defer "A description of II Tor another letter.
Z. l.. W.