The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-05-09

! Of 1884 feet per mile. After wind
| ing around the, hills for long time
they turn by large curve and come
back within few feet Of their track
and runs back, as it were, to the top
of The Pass Arkansas Pass is in
the Continental Divide, 1926 feet
above ocean level, and the air is very
rare. The only effect l felt of it was
a slight headache which left me as
soon as we began to descend From
Arkansas Pass the waters separate
and flow in different directions, one
into the Atlantic and the other into
the Pacific. In our ride to Kokomo
we passed CarboDateville, Robinson,
and Tabor city; the latter place was a
small town named after Governor Ia
Dor, and consisted of mountain
spruce cabin at which Colorado
lightning" was dispensed among the
miners at Carbonateville and Robin.
son.
Kokomo is town Of nearly 1000
inhabitants, located on Ten Mile creek,
and is supply and distributing print
for large area Of country. At this
place is located large smelter and
reducing works, and several noted
mines among which may be named
the After Math mine. There was no
school there when | was in the town
and but little civilization. The min.
ers, although "big hearted" were new
ertheless rough, and the night be-
fore | came, two men were shot in
saloon. and the mOrning of the day
on which / came a chinaman was
waited to the "Flowery Kingdom at
the eud of lariat and the other end
to pinow limb. The Chinese are not
tolerated in the town, and the above
was the third and last that, believe,
ever ventured into the place.
We were obliged to stay at
Kokomo fer four or five days.
We got tent from Mr.. S. E. Reaugh,
Rest Eng'r of the Blue River Divis.
ion, and moving down the valley a
short distance went into camp.
This the boys called "Camp White.
kin" and from where my readers will
remember I wrote to the REPUBLICAN.
In short time all of our equipments
were on hand and Mr.. Reauh furnish.
ed us with two four-mule teams and
large box wagons, and we were soon
on the move. The first day we did
not travel very far and at about six
o'clock we "broke to camp" and our
teamsters loosed the mules and let them
run wherever wished to, in the valley.
All hands fell to getting supper for it
must be remembered that each one in
the west "goes it alone" We built a
large fire of sage bush and when it
was coaled down each of us took a
slice of ham and putting it on a stick,
which we stuck into the ground, re.
tired from the roaring heat until it
was roasted, when a few "hard tack 4"
the ham, and water from spring near
at hand, furnished us with tramp cof.
fee" with which to wash down the
hard tack. After supper several Of
the boys, whom I imagine were a
trife homesick, sang with great effect.
"'Tis a flower from my angel mothers
grave" We were just at the head OF
Ten'mile canon and the voices rolled
down the canon and faded away to an
almost impreceptible sound when the
effect was difficult to surpass. Night
coming on we made our beds and
turued in. You may imagine how
strange it seemed to me when l woke
in the night and saw the stars shining
above me with brilliancy which
never saw in old Pennsylvania. We
were at an elevation of over 5000 feet
above ocean level and it was very
cold. Once I awoks ard saw Venus
just rising, up the valley, and the
first thought that occurred to me, in
my state of semi.conciousness, was
at is the Star of Bethlehem;" which
may not be wondered at either since
! at that ehormons elevation tho OF.