Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-11-13

lin so step Out lively
And roae on still 70 the north.
Now Hayden Pass WAS the name
given TO narrow rloornv canyon that
cut deep into the Saprre lie Christie
mountains, almost meeting d -ulch Oh
the opposite side OF the range. there be-
1n- but low ridge between 1be -
spec1ITe heads Of the TWO -aviues
Hence The name Of the Pass" Bat
though tne canyon itself was cbeerIess
enough, Its upper slopes were sunny
and ALWAYS clothed with II abundance
Of grass green and succule1t Il 81 -
[oer- d-E bat nutritious n winter Sure
enough 1-tce- had s-rayed poor TanC-=-
TOP 70: found her horns Il knew then
y ne 2eculla- crook II the left one
and her cleauly -picEcl bones lying
amid the juniper bushes IA I'D the
mountaln-slde- ! rad ridden NJ there.
fot cowboy never walks where he can
by INV oossi alllrE -l1e- no matter how
steep the ascent an Is ! drew rein 10
let the cayeuse regain MS breath,
nore1 Win Z start . surprise that i
had grown very Laa=. Indeed from be-
tween Ire peaks e I1e Sa-uac1e hills
the lavel rays Of the setting sun s1one
grass around Tia p5-y's hoots but he-
meath thaD lay long shadows, ana II
5ae gathering twilight HAYDEN Pass
yaw-a- dark and gloomy a. my feet
Come. o=L---. we must get ont %
HIS ! said 70 the cayeuse, with d
shake q 1le rein. but before ne could
Cake Z step forward, from Z T.inou-
s1-Ju5ed rulch 10 nv left arose q deep.
another rang ont clear and ornino8s
rom tae opposite side OF HAYDEN Pass.
Then third and q fourth sounded
ron cottonwood thicEct that nestled
Il Culch At NJ rear.
It's the wolves, and they have u
almost surrounded Go i. Se-l-.~ !
cried. - gave him rein.
Hal wild with tea-. he rushed Of
down -ae Loouurain-sIle.
That was mad rz5e 10Y life. Now We
dashed under me 1ow-taurlu- ooucas
u . stuute1 cedar. next va leapad :
fallen lree-T1-}- scattering dry branches
right and latL, and then We Jumped
deep gully ur went bea5lo1c Of 2 ledge
O rocks nor seen IL -ae dim light until
100 late 10 avoid them
Somehow We reached the bottom q
the pass II safety and few down the
narrow trail - The mouth OF tie can
Won A. We emerged into The open val
ley ! saw the glow Of lights al Gortlief's
c4aln-aDOt4er pioneer seutler-only
three niles way i only The cayeuse
could distance our terri bic .ursue~s Thar
far w were safe.
Down grade and clear trail. Go
II Sal--Z. Wen beat them ve-r J
CRIED.
And the little horse lay low upon the
ground. while the echo Of his toot- beats
rang Z rhythnical march Of rrlurnpA
upon the Lar5-oackad soil.
But glancing over nv shoulder
through the twilight ! saw pack Of
flying shadows horribly close al our
heels The bowling had ceased long
since. Is tbs wolves were now saving
their breath 70 chase th"-- prey
-'Faster-fascer. Selin'' ! shouted
And the pony spraEE forward with
Increased speed. only 70 STUNT bic and
fall, sending ne head over heels INTO
dump Of OAK brush.
Luckily ! was not much hurt but
scranb led TO ny feet inst IN time 70 see
the poor cayeuse hobble past Oh three
les WITH the band . wolves right urpon
him.
Put his foot in dog-hole and broke
his ler," ! reflected That ends his
chances, poor fellow
TIE next moment heard that Iitiful
sound, the scream q horse II norJaI
terror. and knew that the savage brutes
had overtaken him al last
No use 20 wait here for them 10
- E-k47
Lucky thing fell n this brush where
they could not see ne, or some Of t3en
would have finished ne before now. ID
better climb q tree while J have 1
chance
But that was easler said than done,
for or the slopirg toot-hiIl where !
stood grew nothing save struggling oak
brush, too low 70 furnish a safe REF
ure.
However, about three hundred yards
10 toward the mountains stood i dump
Of scra-gy pinons and cedars. from
whose midst lowered great yellow
pine, and thither FASTENED.
Out Of breath and still -re u bling from
the effects OF ny fall ! sat down al the
foot g the tree 10 rest: but now tie
bowls = the wolves again rang II nv
caveuse they were coming hack for ne.
Rising, attempted 10 climb the pine
rrae. bUf il was fully three feet through
II t1e base, while the nearest branches
were uulue twenty feet from the ground
hence nv frantic efforts were fru14less-
Com ,Ietelv exhausted WAS forced %
deslst- bun the idly-nearIn- howls OF
the wolves quickly aroused me
If only had q gun, I'd sell ny life
Is dearly as might be" ! rroaned-
And then ! beJhourh1 me that ! IL
least had a few matches IL nv pocket
Ora wing them forth. ! struck one, and
with rren bling fingers held il - q ruf1
Of dry grass
Instantly d tiny fame shot NJ: this !
fed Win pine-nee3Ies- dry cones ana
little twirs. until / had bright blaze
burning. and none TOO soon, for now the
bafHed wolves were clrclinc around and
around TIE space llIumine6 by the fire.
light while some o. The holder ones
even entered for moment Its outer
boundary
At first fed the fire freely, but as the
night wore or and the savage 5rUtes
showed no signs Of leaving, ! began to
economic on fuel The ground beneath
Ihe pine tree was Uttered with the TALL i
81 needles cones and dry branches O
years. hut they burned very fast and
already ! mad made great lnroads upon
them
II must have been about nine o'clock