The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-05
EMMA LARsoN's SADDLE RIDE
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 There anNed n this city on sunday night yoang woman nom Seattle who had lust successfully completed tour !" scFuSs the plains on horseback The hesolnc of the ride IS Miss Emma Lar, son, twen,y-foui years old. American by birth and of Sc andinavlan descent. Her hAiI IS naxen colorrd. her eyes gray she Is very hfmsy built and presents an ap- peAfance ot health anu strength. The f1llo~,ng IS the story of her travels. as detailed hy her te CA'sss.. .s reporter yesterday
 formerly resided ,n { al,toru,a. but some ycars ago removed S,,h my folks Ia oIeen Lake county. N.s1ons,n. My father presented me ~i,h mare k,,,, ls her name She Il be e,ea, years old this sprung. and told my rcia,,vcs on several o,, as,ons that ksty and l were going Ia take a tnp to California but the, only laughed a, me They thought that would never a,,crnp; to pass the plans bat they wete mistaken. tot Kitty and l and ycailtng co.; lett Wtse on>.n on Inc ,went, fourth ot last ApI4i l was ,l~a,> fond ot ndIne. l only took k,tt, and Inc solt. an ell-,att. small buffalo taee two saddle blankets ant Il small sun oi money When l s4aHcd I,nt had a esa!at leNas saddle. ~tlh lwS Cia, hes on Il. but t was too hasd and heavy. so a, the hr>i opportunity traded Il oti io, hi,ago saddle. et about two hun dtcd miles on one pant ot the toad It ~as ueat soda SpI'nsN. In Idaho dld not see ranch, and Tor lhtce days and nights had Kethlng Ia h.e upon but water this was the ~ott part of the tup. There may have been ,anS he > some distance t,am the road. bu. l never lei. the uAli talloae the sslfoad ine "a kellln> and then la e,ieen uset. ihcuo C ta Soda Spttufs and tlam lhet- fo hoisc {, as rom hoisc ltN ta SSkei Ctit and tarsec Ia lehn Ia, : bttesc s,ios, lahu haN rtset into Idaho then l ,tn.srd make ,Nct and rode an te lendictan. and from there uf3>el i Portland ,heu, oetohci tenth would have tld den ttutn foitiand hcte h9i t9t the late ness et the ,eAsan aud thc st att, ui isod en the toad
 What VAS your methasi oi ;favchugs'
 fenrtail, started ii daylight and toie unt eleven o los k, and hen rested anui one oi two q le, m the atlcinaon. kt this tune It was eooiet dad l agaln stAtted aut and rode unil l would strike good food toi ktty. ot f l could not ind Il 1 would flde untll sunset aver tkcd about tweniy hse miles ,, dsA. hut m> htEaest day journey s..s stAly sthtee m5ies anal that was an the -ustnie piAfns &e never met any mofe feIo ,inua .ininals than drei oT antelope The ~hoie lantnc, ~as pleasant and meal, .HoYable one ,s~ no lndtsns ,n .uoaut ,o anything. bat ene d,N lode alih a band ai ttlJ from ihg sandusky to thc Green ti>ct ucse, pa,d any toll am! my sotEings ~ete nsNet espeuaise Namtlrucs l stopped .,t ihe ,.,u, hes along thc ~af. ba; pteteued te zleep on the ptlt4c on the mountain aidc Nah nly tebe 3iasu around me and ne othet eoSetng overhead but Inc blue saulted sk) and ts t~IukiIng stats, ~ss content he night ait waa eeui and HBsigotailng snd the Nilentc around me waa Yerl sol efnn and oppiessivc There VAS nothing t' disturb me as Lay theic pcae~inIl, slunbeHng hr hifds htp.nE and sspgtns tn the ttees and btleh would wake tnr m the iuotntuF. and l Noaid immediately arse and s~ly on my i8ut- ney ilnt,ng the day all ~as gHei h~ only su4nd to break the s,ltness ssa ,h. bifls pf. aslontlly staitlod hsie oF Iabfsl would tau A fo+a lhr path and per haps that would be the last sisn ni ,no,- snE hie you would see in houtA he heal soHrtimsA Wal almost oppfr ave, bat more espc' 'tliy on ihe pia,na. where no >hadc ~as to be found
 Dtd you no, ind the continual rding tA the saddie ~eansomr
 70 Ihe hcago saddle l Rut m the trade ~as made isl a man. ,u ! gepei .lly uscd Il in the mann~i ' ~ss intended for When ! was uaveilng on the pIsaur oi n iAe iotes;. oI. in i.., |, any platc an,aide of ,, io~n ot eitp. sttaddicd inc aaddis nsaH fashipn. Di suufsr t was tns uf- seHient to sefne esteui to f1de thts ~ay .ifh s dtess on fsf 1 @ese usthinR bat d dfcss dgt4ng ihr whole itap When ueared 4 s-,,l~nlrn, changed my a,,l, and rode .s fl on A slds s-saddle Dnes sgata seAy rom iiie and tssiiisAtiau hanged my u4AnhcG of rtdsng. ssd ;ha' oset, ame, ,o Some extent. the Weafinrs' Of she tgde