Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-04

/ ny means Oi FOuS tIle OuIcE eil'iS vi tAt
timbers of the track are supported
/ from near the peaks of the rafters
! AS | remember there were three o
! those rafters. 1t must have taken
some ingenuity to erect the bridge
for there is no possible place to stand
but the ability that will do one will
do the other
Well have told all | know about
the Canon and prudence says stop
writing about it. There is not much
to be said about Leadville. tits situated
about three miles from the Arkansas,
on the first low slopes of the MusquitO
Range. 1t claims 10000 inhabitants,
and that in the times of mining eX-
citement there has been 10000.
It's altitude is l0,130 feet
above the level of the sea, the greatest
height of any city of its size on the
continent. 1t is well up towards
heaven geographically but morally it
is 10000 feet below any kind of a
level. Yet | must say that do not
suppose it is any worse than any
frontier, and especially mining town.
| suppose there ought to be something
on this side of the Mississippi River
to balance Chicago and New York
immoralIy. Vet there are the fifty
righteous in the city" SO there is no
immediate fear of the "tire and brim-
stone.' 1t is called the greatest
mining "camp' in the country, and
| cant say it is not. Some fifteen
millions worth of ore were shipped
from here last year, land the product is
increasing and new mines opening
continually. One matter | have been
interested in is observing the effect of
the altitude upon persons and things
as we have observed it and eX-
perienced it. The unseen forces of
life have great interest to me, and
that proves their reality |
love to watch. The air here is rare,
because of the altitude ; and dry, L |
do not know why. These both have
their effect. The first week we were
here there was snow melting and rain
falling 50 that we did not feel the full
effects of these pecuIiarities of the
air. My wire and her sister felt langud
and a general lack of "breath.' All |
.he effects of the air are increased in
warm dry days. On those days they |
could hardly do anything, and were
obliged to take extra sleep during the
lay. The first clear warm day gave
ne epalpitatiOn of the heart so that had
1uite little fear for myself. Friends
said we had got to become acclimated.
had also Il pressure at the base Of
he throat which was very disagree
sble at times so that / could not bear
% have anything touch it, At sudden
,xertion there was also rush of blood
o the head and dizziness. [ had also
he lack of breath. / made the poles
or the tent and worked part Of the
ime in the heat of the day and had
o stop every fe w minutes and forci-
,ly breathe, and then it seemed as
hough could get only half breath.
The ladies few times had the same
leart symptoms as myself, These
laYe quite passed away now, though
here is yet the lack of breath, and
in the heat of the day. 1t
would be dangerous for person with
very weak lungs or feeble in health to
come here in hot, dry weather
lnless they could have complete con-
rol of their time and do only as they
Wished.
The dryness of the air is seen also
n increased desire for drink at first:
lips, dry nostrils, and, ifone
hances to breathe through the mouth
lryness in that too. And then,
,ictuals will keep so long. Friends
old us We would have 40 trouble
n keeping meat. But at first we
ould not trust even upon the words
# friends, beef that cost us eighteen
nd twenty cents pound. So we
ared for the most of it as accustomed
o, put little up in the tree to try
he weather. 1t hung there over q
week, and sure enough, when taken
own there was a thin crust dried
lard on the outside and the inside
vas as sweet as ever. Nictuals cook
ng "boil dry" very quickly and
nust be watched vegetables are long
r boiling than usual q washing"
gill dry in an hour in an ordinarily