The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-06-18
CHRONIC AGAIN.
Elk CITY, May oath. 1882.
Editors Herald:

LIN I'll i Aldy E4Gu, 1907
Editors Herald:
Our last separation took place at
Walls Ranch-your letter to go to
regions of sun and flowers and me
to the pure realms of snow and tim.
Der. We went there; we found it IN
all its glory. 1t was away up-had
you been there you would have
thought so. Mr.. Wall took us horse
back to the edge of the snow, four
miles, leaving US $50 the settlers
measure) tWenty-one miles to make
to NeWsOm Greek, on the Pedals
our ancestors bequeathed to US. The
four miles brought US to the top of
Astute hill, as it is called so through
an incident that happened there
several years ago. One Of the miners
had captured some kind of an ami
NAL. 1t must have been a wild cat
or young jaquar. Going down that
hill the animal had eaten a hole
through the bottom OF the box.
pack-saddle and all until its teeth
penetrated the horses back, when
the fun commenced. curving back,
bowed head, elevated tail; all four
feet together in the air, striking the
ground, movement reversed, and as
streak Of horse, ETC., it shot down
the hill, missing the trail. Over
and over went the anamilS. The
proprietor of the menagerie stood
on the top of the hill trying to give
vent to his feelings. in the language
Of the immortal Barnum, by ex-
claiming with oscilati1g arms, eft
that amt an aStitutuS there never
was an as-ti-tu-tus in this wOr Id +"
(He tried to get off Guyasticutus.)
The animals got so tangled up IN
the trees and brush that they were
secured. The refractory one got
roped In for walk to Mount Idaho,
and On this same hill our fun (Of
the kind commenced. A few drifts
then move three or four together
in a string, until it got down to
business, and eight to ten feet of
snow under us, timber thick, and
poorly blazed to mark the trail.
Consequently it made US blaze, and
the sun got hos, and that blazed a
biz blaze on the snow. The only
thing that preserved our clothes
from bel 6 consumed on us, was
the hydraulic force of the prespira-
ton We kept sending through them.
They were saved. The trail is so
crooked one lOOses all trace of either
right hand or left foot; but for the
heavy grade, one would be as apt to
go backward as forward; until Mt
Badly is reached, where the
snow has drifted on the face of the
mountain, until it is fat as a gothic
roof. The sun made the snow soft.
We saw a great many APPS and
downs on this mile of the route.
With caution we wendell our way.
A slip and start was all that was
needed to land us a little over
mile down the mountain to a heaven
Of rest. We were not weary enough
for that, so took all the time
needed. 1t was long pull, strong
pull, as we pulled ourselves together
ON the south side of the divide
where the down movement COM
menced; down, down, slip, slide, on
top, down to the collar Of our pants.
We finally, as the dove mentioned in
the flood, rested our weary feet on
bare ground, 1t seemed as dream,
but pleasant. We knew it was real
from the number of rocks and roots
we struck. For time my pack
only weighed twelve or fifteen
pounds when we started, by the
time we reached NewsOm creek it
weighed about the same number Of
pounds. My friend remarked his
was heavy enough for his Alpine
trip. At NeWsom we were cared
for by the whole souled and open
handed George DempSter, Scotty, as
he is famiIiarly called. At the door
of his cabin he made us welcome,
and filed our pantries until all the
wrinkles were taken out of our
vests and we were happy-With the
exception Of my feet. Ever fatherly
he bid me battle my feet IN the
pearly snow tears flowing in crys-
tai stream at the rear Of his house,
| did ESQ and sighed. The aches
were carried away with the stream
and my feet rejoiced afterward,
even as a jaw rejoices at losing an
aching tooth.
Placer mining has been carried
on Ryears past very extensively all
along the creek, and some is still
going on. Our benefactor, amongst
the number, has a very good claim,
Will have to cut this short as
deacon Jones'" prayer, for here
comes a ChiDaman going out. 1t
may be a week or so before another
goes.
Respectfully yours,
GrTDnNrO