The sun., 1890-01-26
Two GRAVES IN LONELY eULcH.

An Affecting Story Told by . Former Pros
pector In tho Colorado MountninS.
From the Leddplle Democrat
AZ noticed few weeks ago, in your paper,
description OF lonely graves in the mountains
Of Colorado" remarked gentleman to the
writer Monday. AT the time read 1t was
travelling In the southern portion OF the State.
and 1t recalled to mind two lonely graves that
know of. which lie hidden In the recesses OF the
mountain in Routt county. or course, there is
a history attached to them. and II you have
time will spin the yarn.
I'm the year 1872 I was prospecting In the
neiRhporhood OF Hans Peak and the Rabbit
Ear Range. and at that time but very little
was known Of the rich eilver veins which tra-
versed that portion OF the State. There were
other prospectors in the country. and the few
OF us felt elated over the finding OF several
leads that contained gray copper. and We went
to work with will to opcn the veins up. You
have no idea OF the many difficulties that one
has to contend with in a new country and tho
privations ono has to suffer. But the excite
ment attending the life Of a. prospector. that
some day he will strike 1t and be recompensed
for ail hi his trouble buoys him , up: ana ne d en-;
grace The country at that time. was we'll
stocked with game and We never had any difh-
Guilty in procuring all the fresh meat that was
needed. / had built rude cabin at the mead
OF small Rulch and not lar from my claims.
aspen trees SURROUNDING the cabin and about
fifty yards from the door stood two majestic
ma day %Rea tfe from work
found two strangers. man and wife, had taken
possession OF my house. and was little aston
country. They asked permission to remain
there for few days, and Il was readily
faces. and welcomed them to my humble abode.
From the very filst noticed that the woman
was not strong. and this aroused my curiosity.
I could fRur1 ont WHY woman In Q0li-
cate health should be in such wild.part OF
the country. She had been avery pretty woman
she was suffering, had rob bbed her OF most Of her
beauty. She had eweet temper that won for
Perfectly resigned to the inoyitable. and knew
that her pilgrimage on earth ,sIs, was short but
They mad been at tue cabin about a week.
and everything about 1t hhd been changed.
AilceHthat was the yomap,s name-had re-
touch 'N OF a wv woman's mani hand. Wen. one eveninG
after supper. We were, sitting in front OF the
evening. when the husband. Alfred told me
what brought him to that section Of Colorado
married in the East for two years, his wife had
shown unmsasa6ls signs 9f he, Go1SpmEptSon Ss
s1d Gas '@ 90
sRs. s gFS 5saPSeEing Tn' tSss way she would saiP
srsas at rnsH small l0%Ha o%n In Nebraska who
were going to the coast and engaged their pas;
strength, but one evening she caught cold, and
the malady increased with awful rapidity
no I further % and the he trip had to bo abandoned.
At that town they We're advised to 20 60 into
the mountains. as the fresh air laden with
tives. A wagon was procured that took them
70 North PARK and BY easy stages tag on horse:
the merest chance they found it. and l was
but sSW ss as'ssaa af wds @ snkns @
and that she would never % leave the gulch
what an awful ehangeit it would be whom she
She called me into the little room ths had
part,ioned Of for their use; and, in a
came, to cross the mysterious river she
SnEnown. She told Alfred that Il was hard
and bear the afaiction that a Wise Master had
Scene The IKE oi which ! wish never 70 witness
bidding good by TO the man she. loved. and the
strong. powerful. man. bowed down with grief
tie which bound him 70 this world. The end
came; with her head piilowed on the breast Of
esrns rest Sne 81 the pns resS
we LAID her, and carved her name and the date
HfrSd All r was 81 broEsa s Hearted and wandered
about the hills like one lost. He mad no pur-
pose In lie, SO used to ask him to do the
something One day / asked him to go ont and
kill deer, as We were out OF meat. Whether
he committed suicide or whether the gun was
accidentally discharged shall never know. but
found him the following day about tyo miles
The gun could have been accidentally dis
charged. as found the body In small thicket
e. Sfd t% 'sS
discharged the gun.
81 got assistance and carried him to the cab:
In and he was buried alongside OF his beloved
wife. at the foot OF the other pine tree, and to-
day the place is known as Lonely Gnlch.
main no longer 10 the place SO left re-
turned 70 1t Q few year ago, and looked upon
the two lonely graves and thought OF the few
happy days that The three OF us spent thero in
the AuGust Of 1872 by reading the he article on
TO LeGdville that I would tell you, the story
about the two graves In Lonely qnleh Few
In in that littlR FaVina In ROutt county Now