The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-08-08
ON TIE TRAIL.

ON TIE T7AiL.
Last Monday morning the town was
wild with excitement. The streets
were crowded with pale and anxious
spectators, whose fearful eyes and
white trembling lips told Of intense
sorrow mixed with the gravest aprre-
hension of coming danger. The flower
of CalGwe!l's youth and beauty were
about to start for wild, rugged noun
ta;ns. and who knew but what they might
be attacked and eaten by band of We'll
organized jack-rabbits. The feeling
was intense, and many an inward
prayer which the lips refused to utter,
was silently breathed. Suddenly d
thorough-brace stage coach, drawn by
four magnificent cayuses dashed up tho
street with its precious burden. Hon.
&. II. Reed drew the ribbons over the
prancing steeds, while w. V. Turkey,
armed with a rifle, a shot gun and a
cheese knife occupied the same seat.
Smithson, who was appointed physi-
clan Of tue party, was perched on the
top of a huge medicine chest, while
Rice was seated in the bottom of the
wagon, cutting bait. Mike Kelleher
and W. II. Thorp sat TRANQUILITY on the
back seat, carefully balancing 4 demi-
john of bilge water, taken along for
ballast, while w. C. Dunbar occupied
an exaulted position and presided over
a hugh compass. Cheer after cheer
rent the air as they dashed down the
street, but above the din could be heard
the calm, clear voice of Pilot Dunbar
shouting directions to the driver. A
rush, a whiz, a streak of light and they
disappeared in whirl of dust, but not
before TRIBUNE reporter had swung
himself gracefully under the wagon.
A HORRIBLE DISCOVERY.
Ed. Tribune-A most horrible dis
covery was made today by Captain
Reed. While he was sauntering
through a dark dismal canyon in search
OF slippery elm bark, he stumbled over
what ne supposed to be log. Closer ex-
animation revealed the fact that the
object was a corpse. The unfortunate
man was horribly mutilated, evidently
having been shot, hung. ,crucified, and
! beaten with sticks. 1t is also a signi-
! iiccnt fact that every tooth had been
extracted. 1t is generally thought that
! tie remains belong to the missing TRl-
BUNE correspondent. Will l share 4
similar fate? The remains were buried
by a babbling brook meath weeping
| willow Ar Nn, ~ I,
ed life extinct. In his touching re-
marks over the bier, Captain Reed said
preaching the funeral Of newspaper
man was a pleasure he had never ex-
pected to enjoy, the only thing to mar
the enjoyment of the occasion, being
the fact that he could not select the
corpse.
| AN IMPORTANT STOP.
the past few hours, and the general
verdict seems to be that the ballast
must be ightened. A stop has been
ordered, and from present indications
both the demijohn and six heads will
be lighter for the next few hours. Pilot
Dunbar, after consulting the compass
announces the course to be NNE.
SNAKES.
| ne wagon was matted Tor Iukey to
kill two large snakes which persisted
! in coiling themselves around the horses
ears. They We're plainly seen by the
entire party but laughed Mt all efforts
to disl0dge them. They were finally
given the freedom of the wagon, and
took possession.
| SMITllSON TO TIE RESCUE.
Great CONSERVATION in camp tonight.
AS is always the case when II person
associates with wild nature, he becomes
reckless. Today the boys got to ban.
teringly challenge each other to take a
drink OF water, and ut last all but
SmithsOn rashly swallowed u cup of
the strange fluid. AS might have been
seen, they were all soon deathly sick.
with symptoms OF poison. DIR. Smith.
son took in the situation at u glance.
Rushing to his medicine case he quick
ly compounded the following:
: Oleum Tiglii o..
" Capsicum o..