Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-16

Hulapais pronounced Wholl-ah-pie), a dis
tant ofshot of the far superior Apaches.
They were once very warlike, but since they
| were thrashed into submission by the
noblest and greatest of Indian fighters, and
| the most shamefullT maligned, General
George Crook. they have fallen into harm
lessness and worthlessness. The manu-
facture nothing characteristic, as do nearly
all the aborigines, and are of very little in
terest. Their shabby huts of sticks, gunny-
sacks and tins are visible here and there
along the railroad, and their unprepossess-
ing faces are always to be found at the sta
tons
Alter brief pause at the then 20-house
metropolis Of blackberry to inspect its low
| grade copper mines, We made the end of a
S6-nile walk at Hualapai, another boxcar
section-house, and one of which shall al
ways cherish pleasant memories A big,
savage white dog few out at Shadow with
inhospitable bark; and the outlook was not
wholly encouraging. But a little, thin
faced Irishwoman drove off Shadows assail-
ant and bade me enter. Gould l get some
thing to eat, and sleep beside the stove (for
had had to ship my blanket home, since it
was too much of burden through the midi
day heat, and with the broken arm; and the
| nights were cold) and do little writing at
the table? Of course 1 could and she
hustled around to get me supper.
HOSPITALITY OF THE WILDERNESS.
can phat's the mathe- wild dhe arrum?'
she asked kindly, noticing the sling, and
when 1 told her the tears started in her
tired blue eye.
''Och! The poor ladI The poor brave ladl
tOut in this wicked country wild broken
| atrumT' And she ran to bring me q pic
| meant for the mems supper, and other Sec
tion house delicacies, bound to soothe my
hunger if she could not mend my bones.
After generous supper she went to the
other car and dragged in her own mattress
and quilts and made me luxurious bed Oh
the floor, despite my protests. In the
morning she firmly refused the customary
payment In vain told her had plenty
Of money and could not be content to i'm
pose upon her. She only said over and
over: "No, it's not meself II tax the frsht
nickel from yees, poor lad. Ye'l need it,
or ever ye get out av this sad place"
Two years later, on a visit to New Mex
loo came late at night to the lone section
house of Cubero and slept on the floor till
morning At breakfast 1 noticed some
thing familiar about the face of the little
old woman, but could not 'place" her until
had gone half mile. Then her tall old
husband and her bright sons were aston
ished to see the stranger fy back to the
house, throw his arms about little Mrs.
Kelly and give her q sounding smack on
her withered cheeki She was even more
dumbfounded than they, until I said. $50
you don't remember the poor lad with
greyhound and q broken arm that slept on
the best mattress at Aaulapai, and left no
pie for keily's supper3"
WATER DELIVERED BY Raj.
At hardly any of the stations through that
vast stretch of country is there any water.
In few cases there are springs within
few leagues which can be piped to the track,
but in most places the supply comes many
scores of miles in trains OF huge tank-cars
and is delivered into barrels half buried
beside the track People who grumble at
their rallroadlng over a transeontinental
line do SO without any conception of the
difference between operating a road in the
desert and one in land of abundant water,
fuel and labor. 1t is an interesting subject
into which L must not enter now; but TO
give you notion of one small matter let
me tell you that the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad hauls the equivalent of6, 900 water
cars (each holding some t, 900 gallons) one
mile, or one car 5000 miles, every day of
the year, to supply its stations with water;
and that to supply its coaling chutes it has
to haul daily the equivalent of 80, goo cars
OF coal (each car Of something less than 20
toDs) one mile, or one car 30, 900 miles.
Had it not been for hunter experience,
which made Inc never touch drop of water
before noon, no matter how checked, and to
keep nly salivary glands awake by q smooth
quartz pebble under my tongue, 1 do not
know what would have become of me. As
it was, more than once we came at night to
station with tongues swollen dry and
rough as files projecting beyond cur cracked
lips, and the first drink brought spasm OF
fearful pain
SHADOW COULDN'T I STAND THE STRAIN.
Despite the heat Shadow had been inde-
fatigable in his pursuit OF rabbits. l was
averaging over IS miles day in my haste to
get across that forbiddiDg land and to meet a
sudden need Tor my presence in Los An
geles, and Shadow, L believe, must have
Travelled at least three miles TO my two But
now it had begun to tel on him, and he ran
no more, but dangled wistfully at my heels,
and would not eat. At Yucca, after fear
ful day, we found only miserable shanty
OF shakes, almost as open as a rail fence.
There was no covering to be had for love or
money, and the drip from the water tank
made two-foot icicles that night. AT last I
found town and dirty gunnysacks-
that was our bed.
As usual now in these wretched nights,
Shadow and L lay spoon-fashion, huddled
close to keep from freezing. That night he
was strangely uneasy and groaned and
growled and twisted il his sleep, but
thought nothing Of it Next morning,
when We had travelled some four miles down
the track, he suddenly turned and fled back
to Yucca Utterly dumbfounded at this de-
sertiOn by the faithful dog who had always
seemed haunted by a fear that he might
lose me, and who would even spring from
his nap if l changed my seat in room and
refuse to lie down again until he had been
careSsed and convinced that l was not going
to escape, trudged back the suffering miles
to Yucca. He was lying in the shade of the
tank, and growled hoarsely as L approached.
put strap around his neck and led him
away. He followed peaceabiy, and in
couple OF miles L had forgotten my wonder
ment and was busy with other thoughts.
And on a sudden as l strode carelessly
along there came a snarl so unearthlv, SO
savage, so unlike any other sound L ever
heard, that it froze my blood, and there
within six inches OF my throat was wide,
frothy mouth with sunlit fangs more fear
full than a rattlesnake's S. Shadow was madl
CHARLES Z. LUMAIIS.