Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-17

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IAN idea suddenly occurred TO me
that this story Of certain death 20 who
ever went up to that mountain top was
story Of tho Indians to prevent any Que
going there.
"'I'll bot horse sai1 :. that the
mine Is there. and I'm going TO see
well. TO cut II short. | LEFT him
there, aud with ono mule started for the
Chihuandassi. calculated that | could
get around In three days. and told him
TO camp there and wait for me. II was
nasty work getting down into the river
bed. but did Il before night, and bad
the satisfaction of camping on an old
trail that night Early the next morn
ing entered hssurc at the base Of the
lone mountain. IL was a dry water
course, not moro than a dozen feet wide,
and wound around between high sand.
stone walls. It was, however. compare.
lively fro from brush. and ! got along
famously FOR time. There were many
mathematics and ccntipedes along tho old
water course. but nothing more.
II had been going up the old channel
Tor probably four hours, getting higher
every step. The walls Of the water
course were getting lower. and at this
point was not more than forty feet be-.
low the surface AZ turned a sharp
bend. however, came right up against
a bowlder that completely filled The creek
bed. The trail ended right there. II
appeared ~ u the rock han recently
rolled down TO where |, lay.
II thought that u could climb over
II I could continue on up the water
courre. So started TO climb. Tho
bowlder was rough enough for mo TO
gain holds for my hands and feet, aud
though It was slow, hard work and |
often slipped back. at last managed to
surinount " and stood on top. To my
intense surprise found myself within a
dozen feet Of the floor Of the mesa. aud
just above me ono arm Of tho giant cac-
tus had scen from the other mountain.
Then determined, instead Of confirm.
Ing In tho dry creek bed, TO scale this
wall and 70 reach the inesa, where ex'
pcctcd to find the silver mine.
1.-THE sandstone was sofs and hal n
strong knife. Besides, Mt the edge ! saw
some vines hanging over that looked
strong enough 10 bear nv weight N |
succeeded in reaching them. 30 began
10 climb tho wall.
eat last graspsd the hanging vines.
1.-THE stems were covered with fuo
points like a prickly pear. but could
not let go without falling. reached
my other hand higher aud graspcd an.
other vine,
.It an instant IL. tendrilt were around
my wrist. other stems fell over the edge
CT the elf. They curled around my
arms and waist like snakes. Then they
began TO draw mo up, and almost before
| realized II was dragged over tho odps
Of the ehasn almost 10 tho foot Of ths
cactus
eth, vine. draggel ma ON. oibe,
,,s,ns curl.A abont nv lev, and dr,w
,,yh,., and tigh,.r
,,Th.n realized that the India, s,or,
was mo- fable The iden on belny in nm,
power OF mi. oon.tricting thing tbal
eoy,rcd ncrru OF land naraly,ed ma 10,
an instant. The hand ,bnt lad in.t
toncheJ Inc Wins. was beiny crnshei 1,
IA, deyilish tendoua NV little anee,
was broken backward by the power o
,ho yine Tbe main bronybt m. IN m,
senses. and 1 began 10 fight for my M,
ON, hand wa, Tree. and in IL was M,
knife. began 10 hack nj tho annkelik
coil. on tho deyili.b vegetable. A As
A, could cut away one running stem
another would coli around me. Fitch
ne 4 would. the vines was stronger. nm,
ON and on il dragged me.
"My foot strusE somethiny. and fel
IL crush and crutnble beneath my heel.
looked down. IA was a human head
oue Of those vhite ,not. hal .,,l
through my glass. The body. fearful
thrunken and omnriated. lay ther
among the coiling, twisting vines. Nea
II was another.
II realized II all Will. | hacked an
strugglod. These two had been caurh
I'm the tolls Of the awful monster Tx
mysolf and strnngled.
II was getting weak. The prersnr
about my linbs was unbearable. | ha
cut myself badly In cutting tho strar
Cling bonds. / looked over the mes
with wild hone OF seeing some ono a
something TO help me.
"The mesa was ali in motion. TIL
, vines wero twisting. curling. falling. M
ing. trembling. Il was moving ma,
, liie The ocean. and the waves wer
, ,,acbing .nd fnilipg toyvard ma