, 1880-10-30
4 WONDERFUL ADVENTURE.
SeetuH 700 Uccr Mt Look on tho
PItku'n pnnls Trnfl-AstnckoN by
Mountain Lions.

seeing 700 Dccr Mt n Loose on tho
PIhn'n pnnk Trafl-Astnc1kod Ivy
Mountain Ason~.
t,oior,fda Srrtao. 1hztt''
Sergt. O'KGef9 returned Inst evcttliE
from, NIL unsuccessful attempt 10 ns-
cenl tho Peak. lle says tlat u is
tic first time within hts experience
Tint i,o Inns beer thus ba,l'c,', antl lie nsks
To f,a uxcl,se,, from ever being subjected to n
similar experience. by the repnrts which ho
had received frau Afr. Sweeney. vito Is STA
tunett ut tho I'eak, he wns leu 10 infer that
hut little snow lint fallen, anil In consequence
he was not prepared to contend with tho
obstacles which blocked hfs path. The
Journey for tho first few miles Of tho
trail wns without any Unsatisfactory
feature, but, while making MI abrnpt turn
tn tho trail In tho vicinity Of Affnncfinha
Falls. the Sergeant, wis hln;tEllt To- q stand
SILL 1iy M immense herd of black-tAird tlGnr,
which "pse h1s ar TURNER ppGfgrfss' r,ffS S
100 head. md SAYS, IT, tuck Just ono
huNr and forty Msl,ltcs for them 10 pass
given poillt. rho Sergeant Was only
armed with ;sscll!pre Smith y Wesson r.
urn NJ succeeded III G1lling seventeen Of tho
tlrcr. The only ptansIblo reason that Ser
gcul,t 0'kcef can givu for tho rcinnrknble
snfa;ncs 3f tls st ynst The hGr Is III At rot INK
storm.
AZ tho Sergeant wnscompcl!ctl to continue
his Journey to the PeNk,. liH 4atl.oreA tlle
game Which ho Ind slaughtered, ticA their
II sS lis t fatitai In saa!e. SI !saissr,,' HG son
tlnuci oil Its way. Everything rnssctl nlr
sInuutlly until tlm,cr line was reacc.!!,
when tho SrrEsa,,s encountered! another , ssrl;
which ncco,nmntel tho storln Ind, formed
mountains of SHOW ncrosy tho trNll. With
the lhlcil-trusted veteran lnnlu 'Dalaan','
nnt! M ns'Ns,n! aM.our't Of perseverance, et!
e si,r!uonntN trcn'en,too|,s snow ,rift twenty.
eight ttGt IN depth. When safely tllH''! the
otscr side he i.auscd for,a nlosllgnt, md tak.
l1g hfs ileldElass i!e yicwGn the nrospeG;t p.;t
ti,o cyn could reach nothing but snow
hunks could be seen, Sonic 0f which were! ut
least 1o1 feet ~ hight. 1t only required,
Vi, W its Mind tat It woi!tl 6s iscless tt, rlsk
Ills life In making another rash nttcnpt, 81,
lsc concluded to return to. tho springs, but
npon turning th step Into t!le saddle ho ~ dis
covered tllnt the mile bud Disappeared; rle M
only survived tic terrible mt raid Of 1siG to
starvation?
liz rctraccd Ills steps, through, tho NAM:
| the other sitlc, Thoroughly exhausted, After
ile llal Hoiltewhat revived hn glanced around
him In hoprs Ut finding s0l,,o trace Ut the lost
liz m@c!.trWsteI Iialaan.'i lying apon Ills
hack with feet urllftctt III tic mir. Mt
tic bottom, of q deep ravLmc., rho
deer with Which lie Ind been festopned werc
Tho Sergeant secured tho Knn,o md the
mnlu, and agaIn started on his honlcWnrtl
Journey. Willie passing Nlong very sc-
elntttd portion of tue tratl l'c was attacked
orslcr to saye Ills own life, lie
WIS compelled to cost away tho ganlo
which hntt required 50 much exestion to capt
ire. Even tho seventeen dCnr did mt Re-,
thay pursued hiss, Int by t.!e proper nan!pu.
latiO!l of tint mule O'keefc n,nnagrtt to cyntt
them, Ile reached The sfgnnl 0tllce in t!lIs
city Mt s O'Clock last night, alld 1t is toMbtfnl
whether llu ever ngain 10 traverse tho Pike.
l l1.,att Artltl