The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-10-01
An Exciting Ride.


 Gunnison City IS one of the peculiari- ties of a mining boom. IL spreads out and slops over ihe plaIn Ike huge camp meeting. bu; without shape or beauty
 The plains there are red ard sandy. the trees are not nearer than the foothills and the civ. which claims 1000 inhabitants. though 5000 would. no doubt. be more accurate. |, composed of q wlde area oi ground with scattering houses Ina; ioos lonely in the midSi ut tse des so!ailon. Mining in Colorado this season has not advanced with the wonderful impetus which characterized | n previous years. Wherever you % Sog hel. IT.. ere fcl- son and then another. wHt -a-ed a4aes are nc, being worked There .s trouble arn0ng ilc so kEoldcr> @ game ut freeze oa. lack ei eaystA. ;. Fat n i-. Ter maCh.ne.1. or eNcesssN = sso.sS. ilo .;e. .a pav whl1h virtually pa;AiXzes :Ae ie- ductlon .. ore oane4 by aea leo TaaT to erect The eNucr.s.s [ aa: t,, f.e e>>afY = he le4llzai.en ei prot, iron. the innc>;
 Returning ffa:n 64ant>ea oi.y. IT." y;:. f!.e |. a ra:. 7. er ,ae fec r.. thr n .c. 4Hs .s4sl1ng aP :Ee amos; pr-pcrl- d.caiar mn.n,tin. near tae summit T .sh,4,3- she .ilplae ;a4ii33ei.=Ass s-'fs sae,4r he tunnel there = perpendicular and sonae;l.acs even iGt..:!. al above yaG. hgndfeG> of fee: II xsas t.sh:. "Alic Ia below ve...= e,l r.... lei: ls :, eilaw streak. which at hr,; Hte takc ,a se an i'd mountain ;Fa... bg; when NG socn ,..s- e,-ver . ille e.FtgIteus uaes =e,eF svaieh vtu have iLst cafae.
 Near here. whle the road wts beng bu,i.. inc span gf horse baisrs. on the grade. ard k al balky Ae:sc>. pro eeeded to back of: the road. Inc ou Ter go, out of the wagon and told them ihet could keep the ;hias up T tfey wanted te. ba; Ac could na; endorse .helr policy. They kept haCs,Hg o.t urtIl the wagon wen; olc. the b:ak. and then there Nas !itile sr.,rA.ag oi iaose stones. inc ka- le doscape i legs and hcui>. a llt;lc rush and ta!nsae- -..na the ~nfid ~-s weal;h4er by one le>s balay team. Ihe owner re, cr weny d.vn to see where they went ;o nor how ,hcv II. He was .,if.lld they would m, -un4Nc taclr ii9arcs. 50 hc dld no; = down there. Later tie ear- f3on ereSS anu turkey bGlxdfds ind!cA.ed where ihe refractory team h.d landed. and deep 2 ;hc mountain .rsc the ~h.tc boncs le amid inc wrees ot a lgrracr wagon IL monuments oi eqa.ae Il '.
 n oa:u.d4l c1cffns We lad ne peas are Il I'd avMi4 the diz1y grade 'ss.t i!li.e :. i ,iista;4t .. cl shteen 2..~s.. wh-cf .z:71e vc GcsrcayieCi d me pur .lStt- G5CE.aI.y T < push 5,.r. N '.I >z1pofl;.tefl1.- ci. \ lsa. 3s Ca.5ddEi,. .sad ci.s succi. ! .i-sA e..a=.s ,.la=.. Ia; e... aAea ,,> ..s d {. .lgnsfg ? ;..u.e. 8.;k .agr W!.oc'sa ..na no:4za5 ;a pieaei -ba; -T.as-:1-, ,ad uo;iiaas - >;oa :. hat I >4af .aez4e0 iaeee ei pae - .tntias. iianeasi. ,, near me Aip#ae ;s,ae.. ..s thc ,.tn1.u; ut he 3aaats.az4s a5oa: ii-ooo fee: ! sk. Sec re;Afx Morgan. Mes Morgan. h ;ber l,;tic d-a5l;rr e,ef;fide, |. !. Sack of tic aR. !,..i4& Clark ui the L..iit,.. ou- pcrgtendessi N lb4f and a-.iztii co3.>.s- ;u,c,! the parry.
 \, nTs; ever D. Ciy was h,;le nervous WIih the u oL,au.attas velocity ot the II and the Xawn,r, abyss below U>: but later NC su; more accustomed tu IL. lrd ihe solemn grandeur n; the green pinc covered ednons. the lofty snow covered peaks apparently se near us. and the rushiu. i5.,fiips torfcnis. far below us. were all NC saw. Like lightning NC rounded he sharp curves where the road seemed ;a hang ater instant destruction. and NC held oar breath as NC though; that, Ike Dutch Charlie and other srea; men. enlH piece ei tw"-by-ioUr soan;- Ing stood between us and death.
 Again and asain the abrupt curve leomed up ahead and below us. while we flew alon- the narrow gauge at such a pace that we almost sure the car would leave the track before II would round such a point, aud eacA tinc the ,wo-by-tour wen, down on the drivc wheel with :. pressure iha; sent up volumes ot blue smoke
 |; was w.d. grand ride >e wild and -;~nd ia iac, jh | e>cn vet NC wake Up at nigh, W.;h .s s;ati rom dle-m T winch the sane plfN $ udlns clown ,ha; canon j, lightning speed and Mir. Wilbur. ln | -thoug.tlc,s moment. has dropped hss p.nc brake .,cfnoafd,
 Shades ot Sam Batch. bu; wouldn't Il scatter tne-4Neiaee cNeuuer oNer southern Colorado i su,h thing should happen some day, Why. the Wonds would be full of them. and for Wears to come the prospeeior along Chalk creek canon would find pNr!.es ot editorial poverty and indications oi collar buttons and fragments If .Arehimedean levers and other menenioeS of the great editorial hegira ot ISSc.