Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-21

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A, Fort Dodge the soldiers LETT Tho
= No halt was made thcrc. Tho |
..miain aid he though, II better to push |
sSF a' ~ much timo had been lost at .
A,,bs f.rt tho trail LEFT the Arinnsas /
80. ~ , w., across the country in moro
s"r,hwfrtcrly direction toward the G-
,,9rron river Day after day the heavy
,rain toilol on, slowly aud creakingly IN
4, ,yasnn agreeable advertisement in
H. monotonous days-as it is Ia all
,,b,s,. and conditions Of human lifc-lo
inys a pair of lovers in the company,
aud tbo movements Of the Napiain and
J,poy were watched with eager but uu-
ol,,1siye scrutiuy. Their little side cx-
eur.ion. ON horseback, lcir long talks
IN the twilight after the corral was
formed and tlo tender glancos thu;
oftop passed swiftly between them were
MI noted: hut these Iings did not solve
,b. mystery surrounding King aud this
yofu.u, und rs yet NO explanation MAI
leou offer i ny the captain further than
VIVA, be said on the night he came TO
their aid at p,wuel RoCk-that sho was
his promised wife.
Mo route OF tlp trail from The point
where 1t touched tll Cimagron was up
the stream for c1niapr.Hio distance
aud then duc soutl.aest 90 tlc Catholic
mission OF san Miguel 1t now lay
through more bruspu country. The
ioatmlb and low lying spurs of the
mountains ran out into tue adJW unt
country for iuauy miles, aud diversity
the plains and tho all.ali fields with now
and pleasing rrhul Mountain streams
running down toward tine valleys Of Tire
great iiyors taat feed tho Father OF
Wutors;" patches OK Ncrdugo that hive
held their ground against the ugly
prrkly cactus aud th' Spanish bnyoncti
real trees once moro uu thu high Cleyh.
ti0us aud along tho water courses aitOi
the sandhill, uro passed, nud then the
din outlines Of the mountains ia tho
distlncc-iirst tho Ration range 10 thu
north, and then the Sierra Blanca, the
great. pCrpc,ually snow covered divide
appearing in the low DISTANCE like a cd
very line on blue base.
tudc. and the nights grew cold, hut tho
dayswcro glorious. Now vigor filled Tho
beasts as well as the men asthcy gained
the higher atmosphere, and nh pressed
ON. Up and down again, set always as
cunding Now following tho highway ul
u iursa, now slirtiug the base of round
toy, noT halnng toislako thcig trayo
thirst from the sparkling mruyo-, and
again and again pointing on. 20 thu Zen
dgrfoot passengers the pimaclcl citirs uO
the mirage. Hero and there vista U
the p,nins, widening between the foot
hills, showed this miracle Of light hnl
imboldpd Ia aul halt floating over th,
sand. Or, view from somo high pom
that tho caravan had almost uuguu
fci0usly gained looked back over IN
Hat. yellow desert and discovered tn
"falso ponds" and spectral wind blown
trees that thoy hal seemingly passed b,
without knowing u, The curious con
iiguratiou vi tho ground often mndc tn
mountain streams appear 10 bo ilOwinl
up hin TO meet tho travellers, and then n
Tho trail bcnt sharply around upon itfcl
the lifcliko water would slide away be
hind rock and plunge down proci
pice into dark, green fringod basin 0
. tortuous crack OF the Utyon.
Hot springs bgilcd from one OF th
mountain sides and were walled aroun
with the sediment Of the overflow q
ages, presenting grotcsquo shapes an
bluogreon tint5 suggestive OF undoi
earth Laboratories. 10 step over thcs
long growing crusts aud look for III
FIRST tmc into tho bubbling wntcr
TO feel their living motion wit
tho hand. to wonder whence the
had como through all tho ages sine
the uphoaval Of tho mountains !,
loose their fountain heads, In whose d,
minions they took their rise; what fIC
warmed them; whence they gathorg
their falts and their sparkle, and VIA
force brings thom forever and forcy,
upward-that was n rare sensation
Tho waters still cifovcacc, aud the
healing warmth has not diminished
degree, but the wilderness "a COMO.
When the Santa Fo train reached l.;
Vegas springs they found the lodge ,
several old and decrepit Indian iaInili,
for generations before them, 10 In,
their wounds and their worn ont bodi,
In tho waters. With them wcro three
-four miserable Mexicans, who ha
omwlcd over tho range from Santa !
after some train, anl who, behind the
backs, were called lcpcrs by their con
patriots, Al had faith that the watc
Of tho mountain would euro their III
aud were happy. They greeted Il
tTainpeoplous intgrlopers aud demand,
large tribute in anything they could s
10 eat and drink.
While the caravan was at this Gto
ping place Captain King called the m,
together and said TO themi
- want TO bo fair with you, pnrdnei
80 must toll you that 1T san Miguel ,
shall haya 90 part company. We will
married there uodding his head iowa
Janoy "by The father ut tho missio
and from thcro We win 60 TO my olai
mp Ia the territory. You will bo b
fifty miles from Santa 70 thon, ant
think there can be little 1onbt Of 20
safe arrival, It docs not look quite t
square thing to lcays you Oh tho W
nitor You have honorol me by MAXI
fne your captain, but | hopo You W
forgive that, 1t may be, pGrdners, III
J have noarly as good q reason for /
fiping ps old Jose hal-l hops it W
tapll Tghth