The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-30

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| AdSOS hOieAbS oOWu tu6 Cauftk, VI
hanging on to the ge-pols with
might and main, while the hail pelted
the root. sides and ends OF our tent
with such force that no one could
stand against the canvas, and
Through the hollows which the stones
knocked in our supposed tightly
stretched tent the water poured in
volumes. The mules of our outfit
tore loose from their pickets and
rushing wildly about sought
shelter along the high banks of the
river. One wise old ass called Ba-
laam backed up against the lee side
OF our tent and assisted not little in
keeping it from blowing over. One
particular pIule-the meanest brute
that ever wore long ears-too stub
born TO run, stood Kicking through
cut thu STORM, which lasted about
twenty minutes.
We were about a mile away from
the nearest point of sheiter--a vii age
OF rough Clap board houses, which
had been run up in day or so with
the first talk Of building e road. So
after tke storm for .his village We
started. Wet to the skin we waded
across the intervening plain, mauy
places oyer our shoes in ice and
water, and to add to our misery it
kept getting colder and colder as We
splashed through the water and ice
Arriving at the only hotel in the
town We found the usual western hog
pitality. To our demand FOR fire by
Which to dry cur clothing the land.
ls-d replied that we should have one
as soon as be could hunt up the nee
esssry fuel. In the course of an hour
the fire was started and around it
We clustered, turning a dozen pair of
shoeless feet up TO the warmth, and
by alternating fore and aft" drying
the outside and wetting the inside,
We finally succeeded in restoring cir
culation.
A heavy rain now set in, aud how
it can rain out here on the Lrairies!
Our landlord and his SOD stood in the
ball sweeping back the water as it
flooded in under the deor-A prac.
tical illustration of King Oapute and
the food, and about az successful.
Bedtime arrived and q dozsn stiff
boys, shoeless, coatless, as we'll as less
several other articles OF attire which
need not be mentioned, all of which
were left behind to dry by the only
Gre the hotel afforded. marched out
through the wet hall. and climbed q
ladder to the loft. Here we wres,led
manfully with the bugs till next
morning, when it began blowing such
terrific gale that dozen fellows
came to Q sitting posture to debate
the question OF hunting the cellar.
One OF the regular bosrders awak-
ened by the din settled the question
by calling out: "You fools; there's
no: cellar il town; lay down and
sleep; it's better TO he on top than
under. anyway" We lay down.
In the morning our Ian lord
brought up our shoes, clothes, etc..
In bushel basket and emptled them
out on the floor to be scrambled for.
On going out the worst scene of dew
astation it has ever been the lot of
the writer to see met his eye. The
day before large fields of grain. ripe
for the sickle, could be seen stretched
away in all directions. Of which not
stalk remained standing; garden
growth Of ell kinds utterly destroyed;
hardly pane of glass was left in the
village; the foliage OF the trees was
90 cut and msngled that the limbs
looked bare as in winter time A
belt eighth miles in width and twice
as many in length was entirely clear
OF vegetation"