Fergus County argus., 1889-10-31
LETTER FROM YOGO.
a 'Covy' Of Judith Valleys Fair Daughters
Take Trip Into the Mountains and
GLADDEN. the Heart of the Lonely
Miners and Prospectors.
IoGO, Oct. 10, 1889.

esting to your readers to draw their
attention away from the cares, ankle
ties and worrilnents of their different
avocatiOns in life and dwell for q few
moments on the mountains and their
rich and gorgeous scenery. There arr,
only II few. if any, who place n just
value upon the health-giving atmos-
phere and the grand and glorious time
that Il few days of September afford
for recreation. The mountains with
their tall, majestic sides, beautifully
clad with pine and fir; the deep, mar
row gulches, traversed by the swiftly
gliding stream, the beautiful speckled
trout that so numerously inhabit
those stream: the coy and graceful
deer, all bid the visitor welcome to
their lonely midst.
Surely, there are only few who
really know or have experienced the
pleasure Of those days. The fresh
mountain air is balm richer than
the ''elixir" so much sought for by the
blushlng "bunch grass" maiden. 1t
brings back health. youth should
not say youth, because they are all
young and fair to the lonely, deserted
mount aIneer. II is, finally, a time
that should he eagerly sought for by
all who may desire to while away a
few days. 1t can hardly he conceived
why those who labor so hard the year
round should not spare time to rest
for a lew days IN September, ard there
is no place that one can spend few
leisure days with more healt h-gving
effect than in the mountains.
Iogo is beautifully located on Yogo
creek, IL branch of the Judith river,
about % miles from Utica. with num-
erous cabins that could he occupied
by pleasure seekers free OF charge, and
it would be "A pleasure to those of us
in camp to extend every courtesy in
showing visitors around to the differ
ent mines. Some, no doubt. i'm the
near future will be great ore producers.
We have, indeed, a great mineral belt,
and those ranchers who live adjacent
will reap "a rich harvest when our
mines begin to yield up their store oi
precious metals.
\ few weeks since We were most
aereeably surprised to have the Misses
Edith and Eliza David and Minnie
sloane come amongst us to recreate
for II few days. II was so unexpected
to some of us at least that it really
brought great 10y to our hearts. and
there being only IA few men in camp 1t
became our duty to entertain our
visitors, and it afforded us pleasure
to do so. The ladies made headquar.
ters ut Mile Reynolds hotel. MIlie,
10y the way, enjoys the sole, un,lis-
puted honor OF being the only female
IN Ioso. She claims even greater dis
tinction, as the "colored female pros
pector" who mas found three leads
the 'Gawliell' being one-and she
says she can find more with mt least
two well-delned wall,-inplace." Miss
Sloane can also produce evidence to
the above as she. on the morning OF
departure, took picture OF our party
with Millie in full dress as 'colored
female prospector. have no doubt
this picture will he highly priced, with
Eliza, in her long. hanging riding dress,
sitting in queenly attitude, upon her
noble Fern with George Settler
by her side, while Edith is more
coziiy and unostentatiOusly seated
on a bench log OF the corral, with
one of ioso's quartz men by her side.
Our party wended its way up Iogo
TO take "a view OF the remains of the
old placer works, and was very much
delighted To have 1T "panned out so
that they could see with their own
eyes some gold in its natural state,
and To their surprise the second pan
of dirt yielded about 5O cents worth
OF gold. Of course they naturally
thought they were ''salted' since the
first pan did not yield any. and the
miners sought several places along the
crevlces OF the "Nein rock and at
one time was out of their sight for n
a moment. Oh. incredulous young
ladies, In this as in other affairs, why
do You doubt the sincerity OF the oppo
site sex? They were finally persuaded
oi the correctness of the whole affair
and We're invited up to the Mount ain
Home" cabin to dry the gold, and in
spect the premises, which they very
much enjoyed. On the following day
Minnie sloane, with her beautiful
camera. took n picture OF Carroll in
the act OF pannnc some dirt, wit Ia the
clear, brilliant sun shining in his face
and his boot resting on a large rock i'm
the creek. No, nothing else would do
Me, l want you to have that old
white hat on, and Me want you to
take Oh that vest, too" We're the
orders from he ladies, and oi course
Carroll would do most anything TO
please them. Being satisfied will this
sitting" and having "a few moments
before taken n view of the eulch, with
Nogo and Badly at the head, our
party, after the camera was safely
deposited in the Mountain Home"
very briskly ior Elk sulch to see some
oi the mines. The ladies' We're, of course.
on horseback. For while after start
ing our guide thought his presence was
forgot ten as he was aioot. But il was
mistake. Eliza was supposed to
hay. remained behind To keen him