, 1890-08-15
A RAMBLERS' RUN.
An EyentfuI Trip on Wheels to
Cheyenne Caves.
Riding on Wretched Roads and
Walking Through Mud.
Some Hard Work, But Altogether a
Quite Jolly Time.

my Blk mlieS- II Was iuIeuutu W Cauip
at Hord's ranch Saturday night, do the
caves next day and be in Chey-
enne for church Sunday evening. The
programme was not carried u exactly
this way, but there was good and sufi-
cient cause for every change made. This
was the personnel of the party:
Will Rishel, Carl Either, Lester Baker,
Arch Hale, Geo. Cole. VIII Geotz, Fred
Houghton, Otto Snyder, Ralph Hale,
Art Spaulding. Chas. Bristol, Lee Bris-
tol, E. Magny. Chas. Bon, Frank Boyd.
Fred Chafin, Harry Griffith. Len Deit-
rick and the war correspondent.
Lee Bristol, Boyd, Ralph Hale and
Griffith RODE in the mess wagon. all the
rest had wheels. The main party started
from this office at 6:l0 Saturday evening.
1t had rained in the afternoon
and the road was soft An
other shower, and a heavy one, came on
before the city limits were reached. The
wheeling was wretched and had an ele.
ment of danger when the lightning began
TO flash, but the run of seven miles to
Hord's was made in just an hour. All
were wet. Foraeers raided the woodpilc
Of the hospitable ranchman. and a big
bonfire soon lit up the hillside. The fun
was at its height, and good stories were
accompanying the coffee distilled by
Magny when Baker and Hale, who left
town at 1880. wheeled in, quite wet aad a
triie weary perhaps, but in good spirits.
They had located the retreat of the Ram
blers by sky rockets sent. up from camp.
A pretentious fireworks display had. been
made during the coffee boiling and drying
of garments.
A most curious happening added inter
est if not enjoyment to the social held
around the big fire. Every minute or two
a little solid dark green or white spotted
lizard would crawl from the tall grass
toward the fire, and once feeling the heat
would dash into the glowing embers.
They would toss about a moment in con-
t~ortions of agony and then succumb. No
less than thirty five Of the repulsive rep
tiles suicided in this manner in two
hours.
Inc Junketers punked In the capacious
nay NOW. A Jolly hour OF general talk
preceded dreams OF the morrow pleas
ures-
At daybreak Sunday all were aroused
oy MIR. Hord- The dew spaTkled under
IL
the SUM- rays as preparations for break
fast q an early start proceeded. The
meal was being discussed when Hough-
ton appeared, having remained In the
city over night.
mere had beer a breeze during the
night and the road was IN fair condition.
though a bit heavy. Out the Silver
crown road four miles to the red gate,
the couisc changed to an almost direct
route TO the caves, q here the trouble
commenced. Through heids Tor nine miles
10 Nehs ranch the route was over Old
ROADS. never very good and now soft.
Some OF the boys took the prairie and
some walked, but they we're still fuli OF
the strength gained by a nights rest and
the ntcipations OF a day OF pleasure,
md scarcely minded the hrst hard work.
but the road from the red gate to
Nehs s, whiie Dad enough TO discourage
the average city cyciist, wasn't a circum-
stance to the miserable trail beyond
ONehs to the camp struck three miles
from the caves Scarcely a pedal was
touched Tor the hrst four miles and much
drilling was lone after this However
Inc boys showed true grit. No one
while discussing old lunch at the loot
Oh Iaole mountain IL was discovered that
not a IN OF the party could locate
the caves. After the meal exploring
squads began climbing, and In an hour
the expedition headed by WIl hishei
found the entrance to the beautiful cham
bers. This last trip was a clincher, but
not without compensation Tor the
scenery was Crane. In one
place the head oil a canyon was a granite
chn nearly loo feet mgr and almost per-
pendicular. Ii was now uncomfortaply
warm n the ascent was iaoorious' with
the result that II wasa pretty weary crowd
That rested at the ave mouth.
cheyenne caves SHOULD be visited by
every citizen. They are fascinating with
the domed rooms low narrow passages,
crystal walls and stalactites and stalag-