The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-03-20

his neighbor No one knew who his
neighbor was. There was somewhat of
that awful stiffness and sad pity over the
face OF nature which is to be observed
when an earthquake is about to break
the heart OF our mother, earth.
On the next day four ether men, simi-
| larry mounted, equally abrupt, sudden,
and swift, swept up the little stream
from shores of the white. lined sea, and
looked UP and down and right and left,
as if for some one who was lost or had
| escaped. They did not speak to any one
| up the stream, above our camp. But
| they heckoned him, and he answered
back. They then dasl ed on up the
mountainside which soped 10 Tie
stream, and, climbing at a steady gallop
to the high gray summit sat there III 4
| group long time, looking to the east
10 the west, everywhere, long and eager
| ". Then they rode ou down the grassy
mn toward the head OF tle stream, and
we sa" them no more. But 4 darker
shadow than ever was over us uou Il
Shado" llN oehlnd them IKE the @haupW
death.
we could not endure the strain any
longer And tnen. IN fact, We We're al
most ready to set cut once more on the
long, long Journey still before Us. Faith
er made excuse that he wanted to catch
the cool Of Tie e\.Mirg And tAis gave
lllm some pretence of reason to haste
Nj" So he set out, as The sun Went doWa,
to move bis !ttle train ON, en-, on. onward
"NeI The great white border Of this black
sea Of death anywhere, Indeed, TO geg
rid Of this nightmare that lowered over,
suiiocated rs.
some "l our men had uade beat
mere oul "l al oid "ag"h-peG. f'i The
nelP ~ " lllehoiN lhoIah 'ht} mac toWed
~ ""t - Hllie islaid Wlti thlee green
deeS o. II. here vas aI"ck Just Elsl-
"le ABOVE lhe black, heavy waters here
close 10 tniS lSlau'.
N'.e "I loe men VINO vert in bathing
Oh 'he eo4e ol the lSIahd swan toward
'Iil' l'cN' ne lnuldn was horrliied,
any "''h via SciiS heck"hed MN W elk.
Dut we man was aIltaGy tuning lack
'lllo'l9h NHe 'ldch' heaNN water, and
i'"Ni'iS i'' 'io lSl'iIu aIi0 ti'e b"at win
''i '''' ''il7l' nc iid" SteIi "ead hody
'lleIe Win Io2c'lalilS ABOUT 1.-THE Work
ol tle DdhlleS. And yet no man dared
say So OF even speak q It,
iou must know lhat TIE water OF Salt
LAKE Is 50 deiist ano heavy with salt
thdt you calih"t possibly SILK III It, IN
TESS great WtlSAts are attached 10 Your
oodN'
may mention that this lGek and this
island are no longer visible. The shores
Of Salt Lake are at least ten feet from
theif old white line Of thirty years ago.
ana mat lsi'nd and rock III the heart Of
the great black sea Of death are hidden
entirely. Inc ploUghed lands have been
washed INTO the lake, aud Its pores and
outlets nave been choked up. Away to
me south Slde o1 the lake last year |
ro"ed my BOAT over miles and miles OF
ieilce8 'llat hao petn swallowed up 10y the
iiSlIS waters ne racine railroad
pahN attempted 70 buiid close to the
ooI"er Oh lhls iake on the north SIDE at
NfS'' ne gradually rising water drove
II ~ 'i'7 iiIiiS'
~ WI H''io ll"lii oeSaH To StTetcn out
'''''' "''ii y ''e"Nlila wagons OH
~ '''o0i'' 'i'' "'ll'0 lin u llle
7'N'' TIT - wy "o''' III 'iie gorgeous
'ii'0i''i7ii'' "0 icy SUE 'lldV we Sh"uIu
l'0' W l''io"e'' oS ''lat liauhliilS ana
'-''' i''" 50 iollS PueAou
''' 'i"'h Sil"pe SHeh''E atef U.S. we
VIZ" 0"' upon 'Ne "ioa"' "hite SAT- Dor
u''' "hU oeS"H :" Stlihe away toward
W "e9'' l'e "''' ilol win US not loI-
lo"l'5 ~ 'n"Nh llodN"h Every one
thefe TOOK III d lonS breath, and ielt
petIei' Tee' lhili lof weeks, months.