The Republican journal., 1880-06-17

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4 few weeks ago four prospectors,
bound for the Roaring Forks country,
left leadvillc in a sleigh drawn 10y SIX
mules. They We're Charles Hart, Il. :.
Bryan, James Sweeney and Charles Gal
lagher, and being in the employ of a rich
company, had every necessary thing
packed away into convenient space
Reaching Red Cliff without trouble they
put on their snow shoes and struck bold
IL into the mountains. At the end of the
first day they found that they had climb
ed only one and il half miles, and during
the next two days they were unable to
put Red Cliff out of sight. Eight days
later they found that not one OF the
party could tell the time of day, SO sWol-
len had their eyes become. The White
sunlight beat down upon the snow in Il
constant glare. All the horrible 81 mp
toms Of snow blindness began to manifest
themselves and one dared not look AT an
other, because the redness about the up
per part of the face made every man
look like some strange beast. NeNerthe
less the party pushed on. Bears SMILED
the air OF the camp every night, and IN
the morning huge tracks could be seen
in the snow roundabout. once a grizzly
bear sprang out upon the party but he
vas beaten of The fact that the provi-
slons were disappearing gave new cause
for alarm. The fuur men drew lots as to
who should return to Red ClIt1' for relief.
and the Journey fell to SWecnyS share.
He set out al once, and following the
trail, reached the half way point in three
days. ON the fourth day, SWeeny was
unable to 90 forward because OF a bind
ing snow storm. On the ninth day he
craWled into a dug-out on Gore creek,
He was more dead than alive, and actu-
ally had craWlcd on his hands and knees
the last seven miles. The Gore creek
men sent a relet party, and the other
proSpectorS were rescued.
OF thirteen proopectuTS who left Pine
Spring. Arizona, recently, to visit the
Ava Supals Indian village on Cataract
creek, three returned rather than attempt
the trail. 1T many places this trail is
not more than twenty inches 1t winds
around perpendicular walls of sandstone
that loom above ior hundreds OF feet,
while on the other side are the darkest,
deepest canyons in the world. l5y the
exercise OF great care, ten Of the party
reached the village, which is inhabited
Dy two hundred Indians. the whole tribe
The Ava SupaIa practice poly gamy, each
male having three wives 1t Is under
stood that they know where to lind rich
veins ot gold, but they cannot he induced
to part with Their secret. At one canyon
OF the Cataract the Indians explained
that no creature but the birds and no
spirits but those of the dead could make
successful passage. Believing that the
Indians wished to keep the prosptctors
out OF that particular canyon, ID. ".
Mooney Of Williamson Valley, tried to
make the descent. He took Il small
rope, hardly half an inch in diameter.
tied one end To a bush, suspended it
over the brink, then taking hold of the
rope was soon dangling between the
bright heavens and the dark, dismal
gorge below. suddenly Mooney gave an
unearthly yell, and letting 90 his hold,
dropped, no one knows where.
\ miner who had ''strucl it rich in
one Of the Colorado districts put up at
Chicago hotel ii few days ago, He evil
IDENTITY had journeNtd Eas5 to see the
age. rough and uncouth. like most min
ers, and dressed in the permanent sly lie
prevailing in Western mining towns
that is To say, he wore high heeled boots
Il pair OI pantaloOnS picked Il year TOO
soon, wide Drmmcd, soft felt hat and
a red ia mel shirt. Daring his first meal
al tie hotel Il cumely young woman who
sat opposite won his heart completely
he miner went directly to the prOpile-
tor Of the hotel and SAID that he wished
to propose marriage to the young woman.
by skll!tul manuuYerIng the latter was
informed Of the romantic turn oi affairs
but, like a good girl, she wanted nothing
to do with a stranger. Taking another
tack, the miner then approached the
girls father, who, seeing that the miners
proposition was in every way Well intend
ed, showed no resentment The gin was
called to the room. No sooner had she
entered, than the lover placed SOL, 900 in
money on the table with the remark that
II 1.-THE little girl would have HIM. thar's
her Weddin present" But the girl refus-
ed point blank and the disconsolate min
CT went to another hotel.
A Skagit CORES ondent Of the Montana
Herald says: Il packed to Canyon Creek
sixty five pounds on my back. 1t is the
worst and most dangerous trail in the
world. Every 200 Or 300 feet is snow
slide and there is great danger OF being
caught IN one OF them. Steep mountains
have to be climbed and one miSStep
would hur YOU into eternity thousands