The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-10-01
AN INTERESTING LETTER.
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inches ip height and weighs Al 800 lbs.
was told that it was once driven into
snow-drift with ten locomotives at the rate
Of sixty miles an hour.
Just before reaching Be.o.ra. me Station,
we passed what is called the "Maiden's
Grave, with a large cross erected over it
on one side "The Maidens Grave" on the
other her name Lucinda Duncan" She
was one of party of emigrants going west
before there was any r. r. here She took
SICK and died and was buried on the plains.
Here on the red ridge is dividing line be-
tween the Shoshoues and the Pluto, two
tribes OF Indians, who seem TO do nothing
but worrying emigrants, stealing stock,
eating grasshoppers, &c The Shoshoues
are very degraded Indians. Soon after
leaving the station, Hot Spring Valley
comes in on the left, and for eight miles
you can see columns Of stream from the
NAN "Hot Springs" some of them throw
ing sulphur water from twenty to thirty
feet high. West of the Spring we passed
Paradise Valley and Paradise Creek, where
are thousands of cattle roaming around.
One company have over 10000 head, and
one ranged fenced Of $4,000 acres. We
also passed Battle Mountain" where the
great fight thirty years ago was fought be
tween whites and Indians. This battle
gave the name to a range OF mountains.
The Indians got badly beaten. After
passing great many stations with inter.
esting scenery to the travellers (but too
much to write it DOWN, we come to Win
nemucca Station, named after chief Of the
Piute Indians. Next come Rose Creek,
then Raspberry Creek, and why they
should call them such names is a puzzle,
as there is no signs of roses and raspber-
ries But they call Jack Rabbit, mar
now gauge mule. So we must get used to
strange names in this country.
After long ride through Canyons, tun-
nels and passed many stations, we are now
gazeing on the Bonner Lake, the Gem Of
the Sierras." 1t is three miles long and
one mile wide, and the deepest point
sounded 200 feet. Its waters are cold aud
as clear as crystal. This lake got its name
from aparty of emigrants from Illinois.
Among them the Bonner family who
persisted on IFS hanks
As we have been told the story, we Will
tell il again. The party was under the
guidance of trapper, who knew all about
the Sierras and the danger to cross them in
any weather lie wanted to hurry the
party over the mountain before the winter
snow would encompass them. Part OF the
party hurried forwarded, but Bonner had a
large lot Of cattle and would not hurry
them. He got to Bonner Lake and en-
camped there for the night. The weather
was cold and betokened Storm The
party, who encamped at the lake that
night, was sixteen souls. Anon g them was
Mrs Bonner and her four children. Du-
ring the night the storm burst over them in
its fury bearing destruction and death
with it. Most of the frightened cattle
went off with the storm. In the morning
they could see nothing, but snow and still
falling. Still there was hope as some OF
the cattle remained there with horses. But
Mr. Bonner was sick and could not go, and
Mrs. Bonner refused to leave him. The
balance OF the party, with the exception OF
a Ferman who decided to stay with them,
placed the children on the horses and
babe Mr.. and Mrs, Bonner a last good bye
After perilous battle with the storm they
, crossed the mountain and reached the val
ley where the danger was at an end. After
crossing the summit they knew an attempt
to reach the imprisoned party would be
worse than folly until spring.
Early in spring party of brave mer
started to find them, thinking they had
provisions enough to las. them through the
winter, but they were mistaken. After
weeks of toll and exposure they came tt
the camp of Bonner. what sight met there
first glance. In a rudely constructed cabir
before the fire sat the Dutchman holding
in q vice like grasp a roasted arm anC
hand, which he was greedily eating. lit
sprang to his feet, seeming to be airaiC
they would take it from him, which they
had to do with man strength What re
NAMED Of Mr., and Mrs. Bonner was buried
in the valley. The party returned taking
, with them the German, who recovered an,
still lives. His story is that soon after the
: party left Mr. Bonner dieG and the last o
the cattle escaped, leaving little food
[ And when it was exhausted, Mrs. Dome
died. Many dark suspicious on the par
of July surveyors have been circulated
but il is not known whether true or not.