Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-03-17

Cinnamon live, and I noted some s
Of their names, such as Che Chung, +,
pBong Hi, and Lung Waugh. In
the church directory Rapis centc- s
nary. service was announced for
evening in the A8. E.. Church.
Although the weather was Na,pleas-
ant and the distance two miles vet
we went, and were much pleased :;
but such time As we had in get
ting back to onr hotel. 1t was
misting rain (quite a novel thing)
and Intensely dark and no lamps
81 far out, that. more than once
down we vent into holes of some
kind. After so long a time wo
were again in our room and soon
lost In a refreshing alecp. The
point at which the r. R. crosses
the "Rockics" is not SO mild as
one might think, as the ascent is
very gradual, and SO friend b. az
ranged a trip for me to George
town, which is situated right III one
of the main gulchcs.
In order to reach the above
place. I took the early morning
train to Cheyenne, and got off at
Golden, and boarded narrow
gauge r. Il. On this road the
cars were only half as large as on
the wide guage, such as we have,
and half way on one sidG
the seats are for two. and Oh the
other side for one occupant.
The gu;ch was qnicly entered
and the sides of the mountain be-
ing very proc ipitous, open cars
we're used in order to give passen-
gers an opportunity to see ont
however, on the day of my visit,
the weather was unfavorable and
a closed car was attached. Snow
soon began falling, and when at
our journeys end it was still falling
down, and the ground already COW
cred to depth of five inches, and
this on the last day OF May. The
road winds with the stream called
Clear creek, the water of which
was utilized for irrigation'purposes-
Two engines were emp Dyed to
propel the train, as the 'srade is
200 feet to the mile. Many silver
mines were passed some of them
being worked and others abandon
ed. Only few days before my
visit, the rHmor came that the
richest vein yet found had just been
discovered, and no little excitement
: prevailed. | went to hotel for
> dinner and had quito a good one
tor fifty cents, and then set out i'll
a muff1ed up condition for tho
, smelling works. A letter OF in
PRODUCTION TO the superintendent
from friend e. soou gained for me
an adr ittance TO all the depart
, nents, ard an elaborate description
1 OF the separating process. Before
leaving, | Was presented Will
, specimens Of the metal in vario4.
l shapes.
On the return noticed more the
:. points Of interest, which, however
:, are few and necessarily so. Sever
= al peculiar large rocks were desig-
;, mated by sueh names RS Mothc
), Grundy Rock, and Mt. Dexter
. Little or no vegetation was visible
= except one lone scrubby pine tre'
tar up the side Of the mountain
. apparently struggling hard for
= substance, but as l did not fee
!. myself responsible for its condition
: lost all intefest jim it.
n By this time night came on AM
v we were again at Golden. Friend B
) met me at the Denver depot witt
n my baggage, and here we took
n sad farewell of each other, he t.
@ the selection of site for nc,
: depot, and on the Kansas cit
# train for home.
e Next morning found ps nearin
= the Kansas line. This State ha
1t been spoken of SO much that
@ looked for paradise, but ilnagin
N nIy disappo ntment when nothin
y but q repetition of Nebraska plain
as was to be seen. The western pal
st of Kansas is not inhabitable. 8
g scarcely any rain ever falls to sus
n tain crops. saw fields that be
10 guiied emigrants had sown in whes
ls and not blade was there. Th
IS eastern portion of the State will d
re but furthe er than that 1 saw no sigr
It. Of living.
xt But here saw tho most inter
y, est feature Of my journey in on
'k sense, viz: the Mirage on the des
If ert. saw what looked like wats
\. and I asked gentleman the nam
le of the stream, to which he replies
I'd "that's not water, its the Mirage,
r and behold, when l looked aga
Id it had vanished, to reappcar at ar
s. other place. Accounts of tn
y phenomenon say that ships al