The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-18
A AW0NDERFULLAND,
MONUMENTS BUILT BY NATURE
10 her "r'atas" asd Grahdsur-A Bear Hunt In
No" As1leo-A Thanksgiving Dlnser on Ante. q
'lOpe WlthBsar'.Ol Thrornln-peea!!.
Arltles Of Soil the and Climate.

a"e p'aee now known us Cassil Rancho
one ilnds on the maps OF the territory
marked "Shaw's Ranchen The,I,J;on
layent no nomea l,,oa ,o.a r..
tro;l. i.o., ~, e,, ",s" ''e'' 'or years. ahd
,' ''n III a'rectlohs lead 10 the odd old
adobe house from which am writing. 1t
was abandoned, however for som. lin.
and miners nrosnoo,or, ~, !, ,u.'.o.,'-,., 80 "' ~,
-. ' r'o'pec'efs ahu :rustlers al
s."n.i p.u ne'e' anu uhrinS the cold anu
stormy season found welcome refuge from
aswceping wind. There are no neishbors
nearer than aftoe, ,u;,oa r. .fs." D' -
v.otor d,r;n,.,,,s sA,," .e' ''e'e ''e'e ID
""..' uu''ps ''e eh1lre year, ah important
mallef IN country where springs nre ten
and twelve miles md even farther anor,
Every prospector corr;cs w;,,, ill.,, ,o,,,a..,
or smail water kec Nsar ar.r, snr;,". n',uvii ~
seen Mia of I rosis re'r w. ",nse nsaty sprins Is
ment" showing ii Ia takcn and III.
ranche VINO has good lasting spring
hen heann,iinl oe', eUmttols u. r miles aad miles OF
could not be- found hnt iraomau, M iuIlS,s I"nsrs
raids have prevented stocking them. We
are on iavorite trail, n route always taken
6y oIu llctotio when on the war path.
INT !Ictorio has been sent to the happy
hunting grounds. Mana, his successor,
soon followed, and the fierce Apaches
have been so reduced in number TINT the
'"ias are supposed to be at IN end.
IL" years since there were over e50 900
sheep On these plains and valleys but they
were destroyed anu the Mexicap hetlers
klllea py lndmns. They drove tlocks be-
,ore lllem frequently shooting ashccp md
| :eavihg is to. die; pretty iants were hung
IN me FORKS OF trees to die by degrees, hun.
lfeds were fastened i'll their corrals and
ielt 10 siarve,. al sorts OF tortures were de-
vised. Inc ruins ol these corrals-branches
81 !rees forming circular or square sheep
lolos-are seen on all sides, and every
%here are iound bones and human skulls.
", the o!eactllng skeletons scattered ali
over these beautiful plains-too beautiful
'of such awinl death.
ApEAk HUNT.
Although wa ore some d;sto, % f,o,, .ho
,;,,hor 90. ~ co.'. o''''".' INV, u VII l,''
''u'D''' oi'c "i'efhooh "heh a'l the gentle
men were out but two, one Of these came
hurriedly into the room where wc
were seated and orou,o1 his n,,, ,;,,.,..
saving HEnnr Saars,n "'v W. s'A' n''lp,f
loved him II tho '1ve.,.rn w, ,,o.,", d.. auf, ,o
moi far distant u.as nn P;.".. ;.u unu
old bear and three cubs nearly vrowm,
They were walking in a circle and playing
,e Laa &c E"pPl,y. f'p ,,o knowing now desperately
doors, We ladies' lincereJ nnIer @ ti,o is nas,,a, a'
intending to make d rush for the fiat roof Of
the honse,o our only refuge il the bears came
ue"r uS nut US Inc genliem en- were not
not see them At the first shot e ol'' o mo,har n
bear reared on her hind legs and at Tho
second good deal astouished and
somewhat frightened, she started Mt Il
rapid gait toward the mountains, with the
cubs following closely. Finding their Guns
and belts empty, the gentlemen did not
| follow, but two OF the dogs, never having
enjoyed n bear fight, gave chase. We
watched them eagerly. They had lust
reached the cubs, when the old bear sud.
denly turned. We mentally said vood.byc
10 the two faithiul dogs. but ut that instant
they discovered they were mistaken; this
| was not the bear they wanted, and they
set out for home ut q rate never uccom-
plished by dogs before. Being a foreiyiup
old bear, she let them 20, and turning
again tro.ted of towards the mountains,
with the cubs ut her heels ~
woynrpr,,, co,,x,rr> d, '".
r,,au,.a: :" N'''" ''",
A''.n"se'l's morning was bright AMI
beautiful, and part Of the company in Il
wagon and part riding We sct out 10 enjoy
the day. the ,od;os uo,r;no ,hxo,d I,r;n,
mo,, ho,s ;a. a." ss ,,..,;' %s"."s u.o.o ",'n''
A.. 49,, ,,, 'a"''"."o '''u 'o'
w., Jra.oa" '. ."' o.''s" :, W ,s'''1,'' '.ah'
tsas' "nu '".A..'' VI 'nmo'''H
or nointain muioyonv % A. " 4; @ Garent ;o;nta uIIo
us we drovewc noticed location monumental
where prospec,ors had found mineral. N
W ehtefea great broaa PARK as clean
~ tsoa ~ Ae!t w u gardener inc trees all ever,
sleen' !lhe' junoh, llVe OAK, spruce and
tne ne 1u"ipel, .I WIN great pthches o. ihlstic'
s,o ~ W. ',,u ," pousls, iigre anu there on tho
s,oanu ssna nuo w. w. nos'cGu saiuy Dafe spos lonr
mu NV 'Str tm, ia ueter %hu IN INC eenlfe
W. w "''. in'n tIon ohe'!,all 10 TWO leet
tn'sn: AIMING li,e cie'h Dle grams o. SAND
IT,, Ji e'Iesso ..its w. 'lstuenl1y lnu oea''-
ena, aaar 'Ise & " 1ou''s, put tne aus, eteat rcti
oass, n"Ist ,s,l que as pIlhiul ny tae sung OF
"naTi ~ the inin'ehse roeSs III this park Y
,o4h ;Js ~ soF@ aat OF mnlas'c saapes-pyn-
1."i ..IS' Isses, Nv eastes anu great old catlle-
.", ,,na soonao1 0n otae o. lhe locks Mhefe 1nere
pne. mas e.alcsly @ u hanuhi o. SOL, una Just
over ! .saa au arch .hroueh whieti We coula Walk,
d s',s'..o:' ueu %as slowlng. oh lne soath ne
na.st .,.oahusius w. "ere SNOW covered, on INC
',. oi.1 ,,,s mnele i' WAr'h sun ieil, lie ground
WIS pare' anu IL was o"lmy summer
W. TRAVELLING THROUGH CANON. j.
Leaving the wagon VIC walked up nar-
AZ" s"''oi' A"o ono" ""' uSep le'e "nu