Smyrna times., 1884-07-30

AXIS diOuuu WHlCll ICNOlNCS q WOAlu
shall be solved, or life lost in the at
tempt, is the Lurlei that will lead and
lead again, until it may be the Stars and
Stripes will whirl with the revolution
of the earth at the North Pole, and not
until then will Arctic expeditions cease.
For the Smyrna Times
Letter from Wyoming Territory,
Mr.. EDITOR Having a few hours
leisure l concluded to write you an
account Of a trip took to the northern
part Of this Territory. On account of
the severity of last Winter and the un-
usual backwardness of the Spring
three others and myself concluded to
look for green fields and pastures new.
So, on the 2Sth of May, we started
with wagon, four saddle ponies, and
complete outfit. At night we camp
ed jHst outside of Larimie City, at |
which place we laid in a large supply
of provisions consisting of whisky for
snake Jites) canned goods, flour and all
thing necessary for the inner man, be-
| sides an extra gallon of whiskey (for
snake btes). On the follOwingmOrning
we started in high spirits, expecting to
find the EIdOrado of our hopes. Our
adventures were very numerous, l
will only mention a few as it would
occupy too much of your valuable
space to give one third of them. The
roads were in bad condition, and rivers
and streams very high until we reached
Rawlins, town of about 800 people
it is on the Union Pacific Railroad, and
quite lively town, 135 from Larimie
City.
Just outside of Rawlins we had quite
an exciting chase, after some kid ante
lOpes. We struck band of about 500,
in which there were a great many kids
so we approached from the windward
as near as possible without their seeing
us, and OH being discovered gave our
horses the spur, and, with rope in
hand, charged the band The kids at
3 days old can run nearly as fast as a
horse, and run in perfectly straight
line. After an exciting chase of over
. two hours we returned to camp with
two fine buck kids. BY constant prac-
e tice we had become very expert with
= the rope or lasso.
e On the next day we passed through
: Whisky Gap and struck the Sweet
G Water Valley. Snakes were very bad
e we accordingly celebrated the Gap il
e good shape. We found the river very
If high, so we camped and had palaver
o some wanted to cross and some did no
IS so we concluded to sleep on it. Th
rt next morning after breakfast we con
al structed Il raft, and started for tn
Y. other shore. Your humble serVan
" and Wm. Parker were the raftsme
ID and we struck boldly out for the OppC
ID site shore, ut which place we failed t
re connect, as the river was so rapid W
g. were carried down with great rapidit
IN and after almost super-human effort
N on our part we gave up in despair
of We were carried by the current abou
ID two miles down near the OppOsit
f. shore, and after some trouble succeed
of ed in landing, with no very great il
IN jury, but thorough wetting; bI
of nothing daunted we tried again, an
re succeeded in getting everything owe
r. Of course we had to take our wage
tic apart to raft. The horses swan owe
ch We travelled about 100 miles north, al
all being completely disgusted turned OF
n faces homeward. We found some fiji
90 country especially between Fort Fe
he lerman and Fort Larimie. Ineglectt
,st to say we camped near large body
I'm Indians near Rawlins, and, by Il
hit way, quite an amusing incident Occu
VS. red. One of the Chiefs children W
lot sick, and the medicine man was gOil
his through his incantations, &C., amOl
ers other things they do is to fire pist
lde to drive the evil spirit away. One
VS. our party had considerable curiOsi
Ife- and wished to see the ceremou
me The Indians hold their medicine m
the i'll great veneration, and object to t
on whites being present at any religiC
lde ceremOney. So our friend was told
the this, but being u Tender Foot
md thought we were foOling him, at a
uld rate hecreptnear the camp and was h;
cut. ing fine view, when the old medici
are man came out and fired the pist
Gus Our friend thought ne was shooting
ere him he uttered loud yell and t.
no frantically back to camp, much to
had astonishment of the Indians &
ery- amusement of ourselves.
ex- l am fearful l have encroached
Ie a your valuable space too much so '
was close, and at some other time Y
him write to you again.
Fort Respectfully yours,
and CHAs. +. JONES
and Sherman, WyOmiag Territory, July
look 1884.
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