Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-01-11
|THE ELECTRIC HAND.

Il Aas am not disposed TO ques-
d liz dogma that man possesses
sre senses, am never surprised
abnormal development Of amy
alar one, or at the expansion
.illar strength To such a high
v al to surpass the understand
q 4 that stage Of psychological
\ shIrh has yet been obtained
II lap ages, such powers us were
Il sd BIZ the late Washington
Bishop and other prodigies Of
II ID mas h. lar from phenomenal,
exercised as generally as We now
~ o. determining between col.
n ., Tie notes o. "A musical instru-
] am certainly entitled TO
N lslef ios aa apparently super.
ri poaer possessed by nn In.
aal undoubtedly sayei my life
oBe 0erasion.
n NJ 10 ,he summer Disco, | WAS
b ID, from Yuma with dispatches
commanding oiiicer at Pres
n irit0aa, being ~ that time IN
u nployueHt o. thu government
rer nnd scout. This was short.
George II l.sighy, Indian
\ fia;suarus, huh tsrn nmhnshei
aieaevsj, aud an the trilsa IN
II territory except the fimns
n @sFagoes. were, hostile, aud
d a'han pew on the wnrputh.
h ,.grpiorr, TINT Il would he
yug tur nee % cut across
sst9 tbna II would to follow
stil yuAis or trails on which
Nv uryv lmug daily killed and
n " uIiHs hni fallrn during tho
a tao weeks and tiIled the
NJ vatert tanks, Il would not ~
NJ ioeruss tho deserts. Istruck
2 northeast course, mud col.
iaat direction ~ nearly ~ the
a'aiiou Of the country would
Il weather was ho,.scorching
cling hot Even the lizards
protection from the sun i
darng tho middle 81 the day
Il " rattlesuakcs took shelter
seactas or mesquite bush and
4 q move TIL after theardcnt orb
2 ihe vest The gaunt, giant
n % the mountnin.side and
plain seemed TO give forth
q 9 heat, while the scant foliage
Palo verde and the prlekly
oithe mcsquite.treg afforded
a'5le shelter for myself or horse.
h'cssarily compelled to take
Y lore q The suns rays, as II
4 mpracticuble to travel Mt
n Rf The reason that had
h g'gssed the country that way,
A oe'des We're somewhat likely to
~ ~ lndinn camp unawares.
u 'sn'ly my speed was not
NV afternoon OF the third day.
uei9re shutdown, ntrnck the
i wv ,Muolsey's Aqua CaIiente
4 y Mickcnburg, and, following
II ~ miles or more, cume to
sa'eF.tBuks. was then about
n miles west of the Vulture
wv w way Of travel. more
hundred and thirty from
M, ~ ! was getting into the
s,onntry, | resolved to be
us'9us, as in two days more.
NM happened, / would be at
@bg :. my journey. After pre-
and eating my supper, |
I Ss lasAtIliguished the small fire |
I a,Sa and scattered the embers
WIN sIis about 30 as TO leave no
&yS y Alter having given my
&rs1 sood drink at the tank, /
n a55 = tactics with which every
&sns !, inountaineer IL familiar.
! ,.uuen forward on the trail
N \ pahd background where the
$nss,,a' w pony would make no
Slp,s dismounted and put the
nv an ~ ms feet. / then turned
Hsrabn,,fIo rode back, and pissed the
$tsowal ! half a mile, where, at a
tI e nye or six hundred yards
Fettane trail / found good
NJ ,ass Tor the horse and made
aod was on the east side of the
n tha sue t rom observation from
4 IWo. Illhes, through the fact
Squita'a behind a thick clump OF
esecnteegsS 40 these manmuyres
Il t6eyu ,e,l, inter dark, / felt sure
~ on would have been witnessed
l una that 1t would be ms