The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17
LOST ON A MOUNTAIN TOP.
An Adventurous. Sosersster and a4SsaideD

| An Adventurous Sotfrsster and a4SaaideD
Camp Gut Without Equipments.
The E7zyeaH-eia. senrof the RsT. q. r. Vim
cent, Of Grealsy. .ana the daughter Of ex-
| Governor 1ssasan underwent az experience
| one niktSbHKfbh viii be remembered TO the
end of their asys. They had climbed up
| on the rrsaAtair1s the day before, and
while walking up B0rI4cr canyon con-
ceived the idea of climbing to the top of
the aTothills to the south, and from there
see the sun set Another lady WAS with
them, but, being coasump6re, she soon
gave ont, and young Vincent took her
down TO the road again ana then climbed
up after his partner in the tramp. The
place opposite the Maxwell tunnel, where
the climb was undertaken, is perhaps the
rockiest and hardest to climb, as well IS
the most dangerous in the neighborhood.
There is no gradual ascent, but it is a
climb from the very start over the rough
est of precipices, places where, if once
reached, it would be difficult TO turn back
and retrace the steps or the climbing
Young Vincent and Miss Eaton, bent
upon seeing the sun set, climbed on, and
did not notice that it was already getting
dark in the valleys Overhead all was
~
however, the sun had set. and the two
were suddenly confronted with the fact
that night was drawing on, that they could
not possibly retrace their steps, and that
they knew of no way to get down the hill.
There was a good trail and wagon road on
the other side Of the hill, but it was three
quarters of mile from the lost wanderers
and they knew not of its existence. Be-
ha
top. In the twilight they craWied upward,
sometimes crawling on hands and knees,
sometimes needing all their strength to
enable them to set ahead. 1t was hard
climb. resulting il bleeding and torn
hands and torn clothes
When the top of the hill was finally
reached the couple got their bearings and
could see in what direction Boulder lay.
They could see the reflections of the Argo
Smelling works on the clouds; they could
see the electric lights of Denver; they could
later on see the outlines Of Boulder and
her electric lights, but they could not get
down. Except on the trail the descent Is,
even in daytime, not the safest, and at
night absolutely dangerous. The ravines
and gorges are deep, and the precipices
Overhanging and steep. At many places
the ROCKS present perpeNUiCulGI AolSAG
of 100 to 200 feet. Some of the gOrges and
pitfalls are seldom seen by the human eye.
The two people were unused to mountain
climbing and knew not the way down, and
were hence imprisoned on the heights.
Meantime the father Of young Vincent,
becoming alarmed at the absence Of the
two, had succeeded in getting number of
people out to hunt the lost ones. He feared
they had been murdered or had fallen into
the creek, and it was carefully searched,
as well Us could be at night, for dead bodies.
The crowd called out, but received no an
Swcr
Those on the hill made several attempts
80 come down, but each time the dangerous
nature of the descent warned them to go
no further, and it was lucky they stopped.
But with this constant climbing around,
anxious to find some trail which would
take them to Boulder, they became worn
out At the first streak of daylight they
again attempted the descent, and a little
after o'clock arrived IN this city footsore,
hungry, weary and bleeding from many
scratches.-BouldeC Cor. Denver Republi-
can