Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-10
Mathematics in Arizona.
[Leadville (Col.) Chronicle.

tLeadVllle (Col.) Chronicle
Talk about snakes" remarked an old front
iers man in conversation with a Chronicle re-
porter a few evenings ago, 'there are more
snakes in Arizona than ever existed In Ireland
before good old st. Patrick came along and gave
them the grand bounce. Why, | have been every
where waded southern swampS when would
have to stop minute, with the water lp to my
ch1n to allow OF drove or school OF water moe
northwest and British America have lived like
lighting cock and to the Queens taste for
weeks at time On snake steak, but saw more
rattleSnakeS down in Arizona last summer was a
year ago than ever before In my life, all put
together. Down there they don't go In pairs.
clusters, or drOyeS, but in columns Just for the
tramped out of Egypt with Moses and Aaron
in the van, and Joseph with his circus coat.
bringing up the rear. and friend were over
In the tombstone country. among the hills, On
snakes all around us, but they did not seem to
be very savage. We would scare them up
riding along, and they would sneak away from
our tracks like coyotes One day about O'Clock
in the afternoon, we were taking hill, and, as
the ascent was very steep, our horses would
stop every few PAGES to blow. Long before we
got to the summit we heard strange noise oe
rather largOn OF noises, apparently just on tht
other side, and if we had been shot the nexr
minute could not have told from whence it
emanated Why, 1t was worse than the
after awhile, the noise increasing every ste .
we took up. By the time we had got there
had become little short Of terrific, and looking
down over the side we saw sight that took
the cake. On little plateau OF perhaps fifty
yards dimensions. about seventy-five feet BE-
low us. was regular rattlesnake reunion and
concert. The ground and stones were lust
yellow with them, and if there was one there
were at least 10000 snakes In the
gang. They were OF all ages and sizes, and
how They enjoyed themselves The two Oldest
k1ng-p1nS OF the crowd were in the centre. and
the other snakes were all gathered about them
Each and every snake had cooled himself up in
such manner as to allow their tails and rat
ties good play. and they were all rafting away
as II for wages, and their wicked tongues were
dartlng out and In, keeping up an accountant
ment to their tails. We looked at the racket
for about minute, and then with an awful
nour1sh the rafting stopped The two old
snakes reared their heads at least three feet off
the ground and looked all around over the field
IN manner indicative OF a General on battle
ground. After surveying the situation and ap-
parently seeing that every member of the
snake combination was ready for business
they sounded note by way OF tuning up, and
tnen the whole crowd commenced their con.
cert again. 1t took them about ten minutes to
nnlsh one tune. and we must have Watchef
them through at least a half-dozen. After. .
while got tired of the business and rolIad -
rock down In the crowd. This broke m the
meeting without delay, and, as several or t tne
snakes were crushed to death, the Others cot
up an aWfu! rafting and crowded away t0 fbeir
respective dens. l have been among SnaIeS al
my life, but this was the first snake concsrf e.
ever Witnessed WHICH,