New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-24

about the circle OF tho horizon every man and boy I'D
sight IL on his way 10 the seat OF war; And the IRE
wall OF flame afty feet I'm height the wird has risen IL
spreads nor h and south, fan like and advances east
faster than walking, while its borders, swea y
hoarseongued men toll like giants to narrow It's bounds
the p!oughs two OF them, ak horse to cacn,
and great harr0ws. Half way the six hundred
acre hold assemble along chosen line OF defence
The horscs start at full dozen men hold tie plough
aud guide tue horses and weigh down the BEAM hVe
hundred men ~ low and tear up the lOoscned wheat
eta ks with their hands aud clear tue path Here comes
reaper driven across the field Ike hre-ensine down
the avenue and cutting broad syab. Clear as roa /
way the whcaess Lane looms up across the field ana
men widening IT, ana lcycng the stalks on either
side I'll the fire hangs over them, scorching ther
faces Ry this n thousand men. n may be. are scat
tered along the line defence armed with bundles or
tSig. wet sack - watching IA entity ready De
srOy ten sp .rk Of fire tuat crosses TIE pl ug-Orokn
la cwiy; and there th,y stani until the danger Is
But once in the mountain, Of California the writer
m re rag elements even IN ITS simplicity han does
ua tie aith mie-wldc prairie FIR. sept mb'r u
was, a1n the mute grass Jay dry ma Eoiuen ou
IN, hillside II wns lonely region IN the itncrn piI
Of the ate; rocky ridges pine lands lhat ON rev III
duCements to the asi II tuIisi IhcIo was IVY III tuo
woods hat morning smould, ring IN some aNcn loBS
whore cnreles. campers mad cit Their Drlhds am Ger
tain to break ont &C ore long FOR hcary SIX mIIes
purelcd trail across the al H. through the o15 ol
rnrs OF the Sierra but me hor.lrrl, Pt'ncoI.rcu
To,rcya. o sparse growth Win masses ~ chiIparhl
ul n the vacant spaces. As uc uD hhoUl tillH
from rim OF no Low ain'nt the lls man @inewy
for ui ned silh0ue. to aRalh't te SIX, ana
ni- or.ur re- wav.d IN semapnonc signis. 'uihcu
NV horse little nearer. heli HI words ,,,
Firr ilre he outed, an sick wife an children,
m tac wheat ntl ~ tIr door"
I rode 10 his help at once, AMI whom the edge or
tn, clearing was reached. whero the pioneer VS.
n ,bt me- lie lire, toe pic IRE waa mpst
rat lie one log cabin ly In t 10 ntre Of perh1p'a
nfeen ser. Gle r1R. an m i-tVi On 4 space was oc"
pied by a ripe whca,ne.d hat exten red without break
To .c ~ wallis 81 the cabin par oi hor-r. err ~
.aitt A III
Tor Ire WAS the rocky huNld'i not ~ yet kf NJ
.or irc hti fHb ono El u" any one vi '{ u', ~,
0hO -nO nd tcmd 10 ch'ck IT, pIbgrs' Aoln tho
G. ct lug rude f. lco ~ brt7I anl lol' rNt'ud" T.
and the vnclt ~ spots grew iui against 1n Over pr
tons n this BARR T. me pOnce s'nht lhi va t"'
uy had nm back 10 where he was jHtkl tIg' outside
Of fence. ana 5000 joined MIN here anu Sc worAed
bl, lly I'D by .idr
- whats that about your wlfc I"
"atring T. snc's brdr den M the three chifes s'ck
aired WIN feygr ao e. ING mr. mr. e. III
tur or WIN | ken do att they are ont
That whca, IL We nave ioiiye oh thii winter Ana he
fntl. nj hr. with rcIoub.cl energy.
Afnr AN noir OF e tpori IT. rutgla the crisis came
We p,uid aide by side mt he angle 81 toe brush ric'
hur and exclusives sllgcl fac's hat WIN snp4e'
II Ics ycrh time4 on fire, AMI ph 81 lo4' eh df'
brush AVA "a fnst - they talght We MI glyri No
hope, nni etpo ted ov.w minute 10 SO a
M io nave ~ make y stf effort 80 feitua Zoe
nv ~ tn 40 ln to cirn -ulInuY H. .Wlhl
,rotrd and the a 20 srd hrsihrl anu then sw Ut uvpf
y. atiap4 ~ Htna tuus bn ida, nid utriV rVh1l9"h
sanh "a ~" go a. tpo io',l n't "i e''i"u'l t'"u
sromri IA u would Iva hnli - dnt.n tdliun ~
bal I oNuri thnm, iot onp ~ w'l'li nut
rho tough old pioneer tl"m,hl lAl NV,
slowly tu tho spflnHi Hni dihhs deeply hn wa
moan nj o,pi nnch to- a. S'd' ,"'i w. 90 'hn,
down lus rh ris Hs he ia nkrl M for nav help
iuouutrd NY ho. SO ami rode away hrf31s lha W7t TO
The mount Ia irail and by nshthl foachel Tie mining
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