The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-05-23
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One oithe smart money-making entsl
prises in the Territorial days et colorad
was the construction, by priyateparties, q
bridges over turbulent streams that In
terrupted rapid progress to the mining re
gions. Is - Sl.sG h s
Two or three men would get together
go TO q place where such an Improvement
was greatly needed, cut pine logs am
build Q substantial bridge. A log cabil
would be putup, alonpide, aud there the,
then would stay, mending the road ada
cent, kesping the bridge in order AMI
taking big toll from the eager traveller
bound 70 the newly discovered Eldorado
It was legitimate and much needeC
enterprise, and was often the means o
greater rewards than those obtained BY
lucky miners and pTospectoB in bringing
70 light rich pockets Of gold and silver
Forty, fifty and q hundred dollars day
right along, makes big income for /
small association; and when men hay,
few opportunities for spending money i
counts up very rapidly.
hssaS44 - -. 4Sats4a " S4os9 eAAt
OF thsss bridges with two teams, anC
Would nave gone on II the charges hac
pe sai much more IN tact, we compliment
ca the men on the substantial character
of their structure, and the good condition
OF ths mountain road for some distance
on DOM sldes OF the nver.
In me immediate vicinity OF one o.
these bridges | spent several months, Of
sucn uLneS during the period as hap
pened 70 pc III from excursions to the
mines, catLe ranches and other places,
setung Information ior newspaper cores
pondence, IN which was engaged.
II was loliy time. There were trout
IN the sueamsI game IN the nils and sport
everywhere. how cool and crisp the
summer ar was, and how Ike the balm Of
SIhead was the odor Of pine trees that
hoated ooWn from the mountainsl And
Lhen now lnlly one realized that he had
lungs ana muscles, and could acknowledge
Item ~ grand accessonts In conquefing
dihculues, riding and climbing, and IN
ne,ne nrst r1te animal as Well Us m IN
tehSent Delngt
AZ ranch q mile away l kept two
hotses ana pack-mule, 70 be used as oc-
eAslon required, out spent much nme at
tne Drldge Win the 6oys, At whose caDln
Iater on MAD llttie room next to the
sool, where wrote letters and look my
ease.
-Four miles south OF the bridge was Q
fancn owned anu Kept ny an Italian and
nus Wlte, VINO were only known as."Como
md ms woman. Ihey hgd been there
tWo OF tnFee years: ana Sala Iemuhefa-
ave puhhess seillhg 70 travellers eggs,
butter, mi!k and other products OF Their
piace, getung the nlghest prices, and, 70
her credit oe u SAID, furnishing the best
tselr IAafket anoraed. IL was peiieved
nat they had saved and lad by good
Teal Of money; put they were Eetlcent
persons, nos on atniliar terms with other
t4neh people, AUG minded thelf own Dusi-
aess. II was known that u was thelr In.
sention 70 UT tneir stakes aiter awhile and
81 back 70 ltaiy, from which country
Como had sailed some years before.
Proficient musician. being the owner Of Q
aana-oFgan.
Although the country Whereabouts was
!nlnly settled, mere were enough people,
Win SUBSTANTIAL interest, a. sake, 70 make
e necessary 10 exert themselves now ana
then TO preserve order, and TO keep up q
secret oEg In 1 HnoWn among tnem'
serves as tne t.Ange ooluiittee, 70 PUNISH
'1enoers, such Us morse ana cslttle thieves
Ind otnefs'
And mere II may De wen 70 say that my
means Of Ayetiho9o were somewhatainys-
ery. tcane ana went WITHOUT aaVerus,
ing me iacl, anu was pasy IN my zen, ana
cent on packages, mostly letters LOT tne
papers, ana was not qaesstouea, IL peing
thown ~ tae ptl4setIien t may l was Wfll-
ng, Waile 9tneIs VINO Nste Inefs o ulnes
eesPtsa "lthoat .femark lhe iAct that
vas = nswspapsaI .1 sosIesponesht, aau
shereiofe NAG Wsaltn, Whateyer Iney may
nave th99ugnt OIL lne means ~ o. o9tainlhs IT.
'9 n:t ae! y 90 ptsSali, you Know. a..
ms prlngem 1Tl, were n1y nlenas. one
Of tnem, Jaek " ltson y. WlueaSaKe senue-
nan IN Ine gulSe OF . poraer iullan, 80 70
SPEAK, wa 70 solns e -1t, NY connoant,
q ,, whom uSen 70 sI9W 10y Notk IN. mo
talk over my plans. he was every men
) man MAJ
There were some pretty nara cases
among he PeoPie o. tne Iegton, ana "
ames tney Nouau ~. e rs as near !a y
onoget Whefe = man n, ~ lhe name a o.
9F1p nnAel Llaa an w een., anu nave
lively nmes playing POKER ana catousing'
alter the manner OF the PERIOD.
Inns tatAsf wa = usta ohe, " tae say
ing went; out ny owh go . ! .s., Was =
member o. tne fAnge So 1i1n, ana wa
noted lor nus seventy IN aeanhg Win men
S9o were atIaenea lor misaemeanors.
ne was .ea4ous ana oola IN nuntng Guy
thieves, and maze some noted captures,
!hough now ana tnsn notses ana cattle
were lost IN spite Q, the Range COMMITTEE
ana 1fups pest eheeaSo9.
one evening, Jack ana ! Say OUT IN iront
Of the cabin, on the pune pench there, tell
ing experiences ana elaoosaang asplIa;
nons, UNI 2 etock, ~ twas jacks ni W.
on duty, taking toll, and then LETT him
and turned u:
Next morning, man RODE up IN no,
haste, saying Como and ms woman had
been found Outside oil their house, muir