Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-10-14

we TeacneQ Eagle hock iittie
after sunset, having driven 73 miles
since six o'clock this a. NJ. Here We
cross Snake Rivera stream about
The size of the Great Kanawha at
Red House.
The bridge is a wooden structure
with. two main spans. supported by
massive pillars of solid rock whose
foundations were laid "when the
morning stare first sang together
and were reared by the Architect
Divine" This Is indeed weird,
wild looking spot. On either side OF
the river the massive rocks rise per-
pendicularly for more than three hun.
dred feet, aud are a. smooth as
though they had heens chiseled by
the hand OF man, while in the center
of the stream, rising TO an almost
exact level with the side abutments,
stands a giant column, wide in CEN
ter and tapering at either end until
on the snrface it is very nearly the
shape OF an ordinary coffin lid, with
the head up stream. The river at
this point is very narrow, and with q
fall OF $50 feet to the mile the wild,
mad waters come leaping and ptung-
ing through the awful abyss beneath
the bridge IN manner at once
frightfnl and sublime.
Speaking Of the river at this point
Professor Hayden, in his geological
report, saws: with line 282 feet In
length failed TO fathom it." So
that its depth is yet 8 mystery.
Here we strike the Utah Northern
r. r. at the village of Eagle. Rock.
j tried to count the houses and found
store house and saloon (both in
one) family residence, section
house, stable, pig-pen and the
but end Of an old hay stack. We
unhitched and fed our horses and
tried to get some supper, and had
about concluded that on account of
our short comings we would keep
this as day Tor night rather) OF
fasting, when we were informed that
il We would go over to the section
house where the road laborers board
ed We could perhaps succeed in get
ting supper. Of course / went,
Bill saying he would prefer sardines
and crackers, which he could get at
the store. / found the house kept
by u Mormon who had two wives
Zone a native OF the Emerald Isle
and the other a Dane each of whom
had young baby. The man him
self was, say thirty years old. He
was long, lean, lantern,jawed, dried
up sort Of a specimen of humanity,
and as he sat with baby on each
knee, vainly trying to Keep them
from crying while his two wives were
getting supper, inwardly pitied
him. His face was as long as boot
jack, and he looked as though he
had been sandwiched between two
flap jacks and fed on corn Cruel for
the last ninety days.
Supper Overland oh, what sup
perl started out to find somewhere
to sleep. l went to every place
where man or woman slept, but was
informed at each and all of them
that they did not entertain strangers.
It was now quite dark, and finding
there was no other alternative / went
out into one corner Of the corraIl that
inclosed the old hay stack above
named, and spread my blankets and
robe, tied my red bandanna about
my head, and laid me down to rest.
was very tired, having driven l53
miles in a little over two and one
half days. AS / lay there, / thought
of home and softer bed. | turned
on my back and gazed at the blue
canopy above me, and watched the
shining stars as they travelled along
the milky way until was lulled TO
sleep by the noise of the falling
waters of the grandest river in west
ern Idaho.
Sunday morning we are up by
early dawn, breakfast with our lean
Mormon, arrive at Fort Hall at Il p.
M, meet the Secretary on Wednes-
day, accomplish nothing, start home
on Thursday and reach Lemhi on
Sunday, tired, worn out and dusty.
E. A. STONE.
Lemhi, Idaho. Sept. 9th, 1880.