Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-26

A party Of bone aztbsress, who we're
collecting buffalo bones 10 the bad
lands, report singular discovery II
q mosDtain glen they fOsud the aksiis-
tons Of thirty men. A shs5rt distance
away the ground vss s4EssEn with the
bones Of many horsss- There i ms
tery connected with this ni0dsrn Col
gotha- Noperson. even smong the old
est trsppers, has any recollection Of =
battle ever hsyiag bssn foaRht ip tsat
vicinity, or OF kuntegs Or e9giFrasts
being murdered by the Indians. Per
hapa there IL no person living today vito
can unveil this mystery. The secret 81
Who they were, hoW they died. may never
Be known till the grave Rssf's ap iis dead.
--Chtoggo TINES.
There i bat one living vito can solve
the riddie and reveal zho they Wsfe,
and the tale Is ttiia
Spring vas at hand. Weeks before
the south wind bad melted the sn9F
Az IL by magic the green grass ssrsIIs
nm and covered the prairie. High ia the
air hoeks Of waterfowl are sEiagisg iasIr
way 70 the zoFthwaxd. From its home
In the grass the lark sends forth itsi song
of love and praise; il Ia answered by
inc its nest in tbs Lass yeaf'B reeds. Tie
grouse il strutting and altering is syoons
ing cry. Oh the edge Of the ravins.
near the mouth Of thsir den, the yoaelR
coyotes are gambling. tbs spirit Of
nature IL abroad in the world. H,f
footsteps can be traced Ia the baidn &
flowers, in the sprIneirg grass, Ia thss
songs of birds, IN the lake released fs9D
a la isaN
and Rlittering beneath the Ai4y SUI.
IL Is Wild scene. All shs beauties uf
nature are there, but Il h the beaaty IF
desolation. There In lacking the hand
Of industry 70 make thaA fertile plain
the home Of happg Thousands. Bat tile
f0rerunRer Of future greatness il already
there. Stretching far Actors chs prairis
are the two iron oars--the pathway Of
that powerful slave of man which car
Hes its burden With the swiftness II tie
wind-whose limits never tire. In its
pathway follow tiioss who are the MI
tion's bulwark. II is the one that cen.
quefs distance aad poverty. The poor
dweiIer Ia the barren East who follows
its footsteps 10 tue far West, II be seeks
II With q will, fn3a comfort aud plenty.
finds manhood and undergraduates.
smoke. As u comes nearer there IL
rash and q roAr--a CLEAN of steel and a
glitter of brass. Over the vide prairie,
through the deep eat-thsn IL comes 20
q stop In the pleasant valley. From the
Eass comes another fEain 20 meet IL.
When IL reaches the first, which nos
stands on the side track, u stops and
the men that belong 10 the two trains
-. e. a H.
Only o minute does it linRer. soil.
tary passenger steps from The coach.
Then With Shrek the engine ghdes of
10 the west.
When shat bent, toll. worn figure.
dressed In his ragged fnstiaR coat, army
pants and rusty broRans. stepped on the
platform, and tho owner OF ths shaggy
head that suFmountsd it gazsd around
at the stalwArt men that surrounded
him, u WAS the siRnal for general oat
break Of laughter. This company of
men was Q selection from the best scouts
and ffontiefsmeD that eoald be found.
They we're the guardians of she road.
Their duties vere iighL To repair a
broken bridge or replace defective rail
vas all tAs work they we're required %
do. Their duty was TO guard the road
against the attacks Of Indians and road
agents. In their ranks we're found men
OF almost every nation 0n the saFth. A
wild, laviess band they were; jet thsiF
chief wae the youngest man In the barIa
and the oldest was not more than =
years of age. Like soldiers or sailors
there were ameug thefa frequent brawis
which were always settled IN personal
combat. The next day the fend woald
be forgotten, aud they would be better
friends than before. Bat woe bstids
the man 10 the town al siithsr end Of the
road that woaid dare quarrel with ons
OF thon. The whole party would IS
pouse the cause Of their nomrada, and
II the offender escaped without broker
bones he WAS lucky fellow.
The thought THAI sush a creature al
the one above described should bs SEM
10 recruit their ranks vas in xprnssibl,
funny 70 them, and they indnlaad il
maRy harmless jokes Of the expense oil
the poor wandereF, who stood treEnbiiBG
before them. hewilderHd and arnaxiid
Az last The bell in tha dining car sas
heard. A general rush 10 the table an
sued, aid the old tramp wss left Rlonf
on tue platferra. How long be would
have stood thete Is unknown, for thu
poor mortal was evidently dazed by his
STRANGE RreetipR and Tie rode welcome
he had received. There Is not a hotIss
In sight. He has seen bus one In hi
last three hours ride In the cara. whers
viii he got What will lie dos II seem,
that there Il bot one place where be vii
md friends and rest; thai place 10 fai
beyond the world
Standing distressed and RFievad. b,
did not bear footsteps approaching. II
was only when q pointer dog ran up anc
leapcd upon him thst be saw ha lad
been Joined by d very ytianR man With {
gun on his shoulder and a game hal
siung az his side. The forioFn mar
seemed 10 BE- sniprised that be was $40
ken to kindly and asked why he vas NO
al dinner. In voice trembling anC
rioh with Irish bro. ne he told tho mes
conner that be bad bean eett on the tTail
and had letter 10 .hs cslAfe.n
Give II % ma. said tho new conner.
share, ! vas TO give il 10 the shaf,s,
Eeplisd the vail.
lam the chief" said The other. reaa,h
ing for the letter.
fe may BE tha ahafa,s said the vaif
bat yer oblS sye.a
Ths boz tore apsn the letter and rsat
- aAttoNH+
CfuoAeo. April Z, Ia.
fnrxND HAaoflp--I send you the ori.
Rinal Irish esniexisnt. lie may mod hay.
sat on the stile and wept for Mary, hui
has sat On the stsps OF The Office aud
worried me-has made my life a hufdan
20 send him 10 you. II yon can't slss
him Tor anytainst hava him pfiyata,iy
Killed, or else make present OF h.m l.
some Of our former friensis, the tentisF
hearted eieux. What pleasing sabj,,oi
no would Be 10 finish up ths teudtr slaes
OF tha sun dance, q "a kagbseAs. f,ss
vantiy hope that yOa bare snanRh lssl
ma never 10 silcs che hanaiina sietnan
70 reiuin 10 vex my gentle soul with Ills
never esdinR 8 Went " give me a i(,h,
misterr Tears. Is OF aid,
kIRxFArMcK..
while ire ysang man was readiac
shis elssRnt epsEle be vas also aware
thai 4 pAsr Of hsisha gray 1sea wire
shsesdly saady ina HE iaee; aud, when
no had finished Is. The man, ia a voior
30 longer TREMBLING, said.
sare. aow, Isia will give me ion.
! am nos very STRING. hea wlll Dc 81 i
cam
After look az the halsess wssnkled
tane tne yoanN man answered
les. vii gtys Jon u islhs come a,ad