The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-04-16
RAMBLER. !"
Among the Snow-Clal Sierra'
Nevada.
AN INCIDENT WITH A GRIZZLY
Tnducemeats for sportsInen-aame
and fish in Abundance-Natures
Charms.
~ ..o Editnr Of TIE HsnALp.

To the Editor Of The HEEALD.
IT occurs to me, this dreary, damp
ovopirr As [ sit in my lonely cabin in
the very heart of the great Sierra Nevada
r.,re that something has been left I'M
do,e and that that something is let
tor to my cherished friend, the SALT
L,.xs HERALD. For the past week. I've
been buried, SO to speak, and have not
seen the papers, so that 1 could pen you
my ideas concerning the world doings
hut during these past four or Eve days,
I gazed upon Nature in all her wonted
nagnifcence. grandeur and sublimity,
and more than once, I've been compelled
to- exc.aim in amazement: oh! God,
Thou art truly divine and by Thy
bandiwork, dost Thou refute the claims
of those who deny Thy existence"
Quite near the headwaters OF the Amerl-
can River is a large rock, covering about
half an acre, with strange unlntelhglole
hierogIyphics here and there over tne
entire surface. 1t was thougnt Dy some
scientists that this writing (lf II be Sucn)
was done by chemicals or caused oy
water; but by blasting qul!e distance
it was discovered that the same tLachlsS
.;.orp RIM through the entire rock.
What means this handwriting on the
waIlU is for some others than "yours
truly" to tell, for it resembles every
foreign tongue, Chinese included.
The snow is fast disappearing from
the peaks and high places, the valleys
are green with grass and the song OF
birds is to be heard on every hand.
"a little nonsense now AID then, is
relished by the best of men," So III re-
late a little mishap or incident, call 1t
what YOU NAV, which occurred to my
self not many days since. The point
from where L am writing at present IS
about a dozen miles from the nearest
station on the C. P. r. r. and as yet we
have found it impossible to
get to it with team, and
to surnount all obstacles, we have
made mack horses of ourselves and thus
keep up the GRUB" supply at our camp.
1t fell to my lot to hoof it all alone last
week, and to shorten the distance cut
across over a high mountain. On the
way going. all went well, the snow hard,
bore up and | made extra good time.
with my pack slung across
nv shoulders, noticed huge pear
track freshly made and going In my
particular direction. L did not relish
seeing that, and more SO did
| emphatically dislike the scene
Of few moments later
saw the bear; the bear saw me-he
evidently shifted and found out that
.he FORTY pounds I carried was palat-
able and felt as if some choice grub"
would sharpen his appetite after his
long winter rest. l suppose bruin
thought all this from his actions You
know actions speak louder than, words.
and in this case so much louder that
fairly flew (pardon slang) and by dlnt
OF running the side hills and thanks to
the snow, 1 won the race and still move,
live and have my beng. though in the
Silly night often since I've dreamed
of grizzly bear, cinnamon bear and
black bear and run every time.
The mountains are filled with game
of every description, and soon expect
TO see the Washoe Indians in here. This
nearly extinct tribe, hardly numbering
900. spend the summer hunting and
fishing. The mountain streams are
filed with fine trout. and quite near me
are Lake Tahoe and Bonner Lake and a
dozen smaller ones, all of which offer
superior inducements to the fishermen.
I do not like to sit still and keep my
peace with rod in my hand. 1t is hard
work. vet there are many who go to the
mountains to rest, and occupy their
time fishing and hunting. L would
rather infest all editorial sanctum, pre-
pare copy for the printer, and that Is
hard work.
Since Rambler" spoke last the pros
pects for war have about subsidized and
all moves smoothly onward. l regret
very much the untimely death of Bar
rios. as the Central Americans need
lust such a man to govern them. To
fitly manage a set of half civilized beings
a man of stong determined character is
essential. The exhaustive paper which
I've Just read, of the First Presidency
sNd which was acted upon at the Logan
Conference, is very noteworthy one
and trust will tend much to solve the
Utah problem. The principles of Nor
monisn as set forth by the Presidents,
John Taylor and George Q. Cannon, are
plain and icw-abiding i'll my opinion as
those of any religious sect. May the
difficulties soon be settled and settled
forever If that "noted" lecturer, Kate
Field, would keep her mouth shut or
tell the truth, then much less would be
the odium cast upon Utah.
Wishing The HERALD and its staff
success. remain,
Truly Yours,
RAMBLER.
mil 1871, 1Qs6