The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-27
A HERM[T'S GUEST.
III. 2. Unord in Outing.l

Nov. 2S, 1856. Well, we have out
flankei Poconaro- Guinnep and his Pi-Utes,
and can afford to rest here for few days.
Six days and night; in the saddle, running
away-for that's the actual truth-from a
lot Of cur,el redskins. il nearly as firing to
the system as leading the german on Muir
ray Hill, and think I'll turn in and rest.
Dec. l.-One Of the cowboys from the
camp below has just come in with the news
that Douglass and Williams, who went over
on tue Chiqu'ta Colorado about month
ago prospecting. have been killed by thu
Indians-ether the same tand that chased
us, or the Jicnriiias-ani that tins ranch
men ana cowboys ar9 gettlng up party 20
so down there ana bury the oo1leS AMI, II
possible, punish their muriererS
Johh and Juige are very anxious 10 JOIN
the party both because they are eager Tor
arap at our irleni fOconaro- uulnnep, ana
oecauSe Douglass ana NliiiamS were oid
"pard, oil their,; pat my leg Is s1ili 100 sore
from ~" S ouile'-lor leei sure IL WIS
lhe Oh 'a'cai hihisat VINO eraekei at me
from behlhl Tue sage -orush-to ailo" me 10
accompany them, AMI they don't llks 10
leave me alone. But can't ieel IL IN my
heart keep tnen back on my account
lhe du5-out Is warm ana conitortaoie'
wafer WOOD, ana 1000 aro piehty' Is
only twenty nile' 10 tue ranches on ons
size and fifteen to the Cow camp, on
t"e other; game Is apnn laht' anu l am
not too lam' to do littie hunt'
ing; and, altogether, with the one exception
oil solitude don't see why | can't spend "A
month or six weeks here worry pleasantly
III tue mountain rats hatnt eaten no my
copy Oh SNAKE 'peare u nope 1t Will al'aSree
WIN ','e"i "n sNe 'nenl uSSpoiola III us
Ni'e'' 'o'"l'' Shou'u nave Tue very oe't Oh
company; am even as IL Is, 1 SNAIL not %
entirely alone, Ter h'ha ana SwipeS VIII be
with me, anu the one, thoush he DO only a
dog Is wiser AM drawer than many man;
anu Tue oInef' aIoel1 NIUE, Is uuer ana
more anecuonate than some woman linen
some OF the rancher' or COWBOYS Will be
over inns way OCCASIONALLY 50 snail not be
en'ireiy without human conpahlon'hlp
he Stali insist on the boys gong
Dec %-ihe reilef expedition started oil
bright ana early TINS morning, ana hke the
hi"As'to, pe' quoVsl- under the,Sains circum
s'unuoS A'eAah Ter rneiNirk am monarch
u an l survey lucy promise 10 Dc UacS
nave le'' WIN me the following scneduie Oh
provisions 10 lasG unt'l they CONS pach: D.
lbs oi hour' 10 io'' Oh corn -iheai' % los, OF
nacoh' ~ iuS' sugar leoihlhehI oy Johh
nan s',hi ana lli7 o'n3r halt dooy nuu
"o"S NJ IL VI VA piea>oI VHiei az Han LOT
ei%, Wv iOe' cuiiee, - ou'nel Vi Potaloes,
Peeh vi oeah'' 'ohions' quart wnlshy tor
snake ol'e'j ana oaNlhg-poWder quaint
sull'
such Is tho comml'sariat; in addition,
have, OF course, plenty of blankets AMI
robes, my Sharp's Al, with plenty OF loaded
shells, cooking utensils, and all necessary
camp lmpedlmenta; so, II l can't manage to
hve hermits life for few weeks, tbs
tauit VIII he IN myself. Let me take LOOK
at my habltatlon and surroundings. Who
II was mat built tins dug-out "ieponent
saitu not' out we, VINO nave possession OF,
repaired ami inhabited 1t, are none the les
thankful to our unknown predecessors. II
is Il most luxurious residence, stratsgically
and picturesquely situated. 1t stands, o.
rather burrows, at the head OF little gorge
which runs up from the main valley about
quarter OF mile into the mesa, AMI end:
abruptly in slope of earth about twenty
feet high, backed by wall or rock of twice
or three times that height Into this slope
OF earth horizontal cut four feet wide, till
p,irot,s in n cbar,har fo,,rtoa, 60 - =,
twelva wide with n danth at the hact =,
ton fset slonino down To savap i, front
Over this are nlacad cadar noIas cover.
with dirt and sod. forming a roof harJIy
distinguisbable from the surface of the hi
it.slf. In other word. NV nre ant ba hjta
ton i, maralv n callar in the aide ~ n hin
with a trisngnlar uax;cor ar,n,ooa anI
chi,nra, in ono German FIonr Ill,
and ceiIin,s mr., all of dir. no windows
of c,ur.e AMI hut one do,r rou,hlv mad
of an OLD wagon-box.
From behind or above only the ton of tbe
stone chimney il visibIe-from below or in
front. only the pa,sareway AMI door II i,
dry and warm tbough rather dark when
the door i, closed; but as this i, winter
when there is no rain and but little snow,
shall not be indoors much, except in the
evening, and then freight will answer all
my purposes To the left of all thi, palatiaI
residence bubbles up a spring OF cool. sweet
water, rarity in this alkali- tainted land;
and to the right, at present, lies a large pile
Of firewood, which the boys, thoughtful of
my lame leg, kindly collected before they
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