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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-17

found the snow rs soft as powder and
so deep that we could touch no bottom
with our poles. Here, then, we took to
our snowshoes, and Zig-zagged up over
the long white haunch of the mount
ain, pauSing at the top for a. rest. They
are useful things the "slli," for finding
that the snow was again hard enough
to bear us, we soon converted ours into
a very comfortable bench, from which
we enjoyed the view of a whole piano.
rama of mountains, the names of
which. my readers will be relieved to
hear. have completely forgotten.
The snow was rapidly softening I'M
der the glare of the sun, and without
our shoes all progress would have been
impossible. We were making our way
along the steep side of a valley with
the mouth of the Furka pass fairly in
front of us The snow fell away here
al an angle of from 80 to 60 degrees,
and as this steep incline along the
face of which we We're shutting sloped
away down until it ended in absolute
precipice, a slip might have been seri-
Gus. My two more experienced COM
panions walked below for the half mile
or so Of danger, but soon we found our
selves upon a more reasonable slope,
where one might fall with impunity.
And now came the real sport of snow
shoeing. Hitherto we had walked as
fast as boots would do over ground
where no boots could pass. But now
we had a pleasure which boots can
never give. For a third of mile we
shot along over gently-dipping curves
sl<imrning down into the valley without
2. motion of our feet. In that great I'M
trodden waste, with snowfields bound
ing our vision on every side and no
marks of life save the tracks of cham
ois and foxes, it was glorious to whizz
along in this easy fashion. A short
zig-zag at the bottom of the slope
brought us, at half past 9, into the
mouth of the pass. and we could see
the little toy hotels of Arosa away
down among the fir woods thousands
of feet beneath US.
The Ski n Shoe or n Sled, at Your
Pleasure.
Again we had a half mile or so skim
ming along with our poles dragging be-
hind US. 1t seemed to me that the DIFF
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-17

lula of snow you find yourself mutter-
ing the names of a few Swiss villages
80 relieve your feelings. 'Ragatz! is
a very handy word and may save a
scandal.
But all this is the early stage of ski
ing. You have 10 shuttle along the
level. to zig-Zag or move crab-fashlon
up the hills, to slide down without los
ing your balance, and above all ITO turn
with facility. The first time you try
to turn your friends think it is part OF
YOUR fun. The great ski Tipping in the
air has the aueerest appearance, like
am exaggerated niger dance. But
this sudden swish round is really the
most necessary of accomplishments
for only so can one turn upon the
mountain side with out slipping down.
It must be done without ever present.
ing ones heels to the slope, anu TINS is
the only way.
,rhe ski Makes Mountain Climbing
Easy.
But granted that a man has perse-
verance. and month TO spare in which
20 conquer all these early difficulties,
he will find that skiing opens up
@Beld o. sport for him which is, think,
Unique This is not appreciated yet,
hut I am convinced the time will come
when hundreds of Englismen will come
10 Switzerland for the skiing season
in March and April. 1 believe that L
may claim to be the first save only two
Switzers TO do any mountain work
C.a7ough on a. modest enough scale) on
snowshoes, but l am certain that VIII
not by many thousand be the last.
Tho fact is that 1t is easier to climb
an dodinary peak to make journey
over the higher passes in winter than
in summer, if the weather is only set
fair In summer you have TO climb
down as well as to climb UP, and the
one is as tiIGng as the other. In winter
your trouble is ha1ved. as most of your
descent is a mere slide. If the sonw is
toll -ra r'y firm it IS much easier also TO
zig-z az up 1t on ski than to Chamber
osfer bouileog under hot summer sun.
The temperature, too, Is more favorable
for exertian in winter, for nothing
could be more delightful than the crisp
pure air or the mountains. though
glasses are of course necessary to pro-
sect the eyes from the snow glare.
A Ski Mount of over 5000 Feet.
Our project was TO make our way
\ from Davos to Arosa over the Fur]za
Mass, which is over 5000 feet high.
ne distance is not more than from
&geiye TO fourteen miles as the crow
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saw my companions do They undid
their ski, lashed the straps together
and turned them into a rather clumsy
tobOsgan. Sitting on these with our
heels dug into the snow and our sticks
pressed hard down behind u.s. we be-
gan to move down the precipitous face
of the pass. think that both my COM
rades came to grief over il. | know
that they were as white as Lots wife
at the bottom. But my own troubles
were SO pressing that. had no time to
think of them tried to keep the pace
within moderate bounds by pressing on
the stick, which had the effect Of turn
ing the sledge sideways, SO that one
skidded down the slope. Then dug
my heels hard III, which shot me off
backwards, and in an instant my two
skis, tied together, flew away like an
arrow from a bow, whizzed past the
two Brangers and vanished over the
next slope, leaving their owner squat
tering in the deep, SNOW.
Over Snow Drifts Thirty Feet Deep.
1t might have been an awkward acct
dent in the upper field where the drifts
are twenty or thirty feet deep. But the
steepness of the place was an advan-
tage now, for the snow could not ac-
cumulate to any very great extent up
on US. I made my way down in my
own fashion. My tailor tells me that
Harris tweed canot wear out. This is
a mere theory and will not stand a
thorough scientific test. He wiz find
samples of his wares on view from the
F'urka pass to Arosa, and for the re-
Tnainder of the day I was the happiest
when nearest the wall
However, save that one of the Brang-
-ers sprained his ankle badly in the de-
scent, all went well with us, and we
entered Arosa at half past IL, having
taken exactly seven hours over our
journey. The residents at Arosa who
knew that we We're coming had calcu-
lated that we could not possibly get
there before l, and turned out to see
US descend the steep pass just about
the time we were finishing a comfort
able luncheon at the Sheeof. | would
not grudge them any innocent amuse-
ment, but still / was just as glad that
my own little performance was over
before they assembled with their opera
glasses. One can do very well without
a gallery when one is trying a new. ex-
pertinent on ski
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flies, but 1T has only once been done in.
winter. Last year the two brothers
Brapger made their way across on
ski They were my companions on
the present expedition and more trust-
worthy ones no novice could hope to
have with him. They are both men of
considerable endurance and even a long
spell of my German did not appear to
exhaust them.
We were up before 4 in the morning
and had started at half past for the
village of F'rauenlSirch where we were
to commence our ascent. A great pale
moon was shining in a violet sky with
such stars as can only be seenS in the
tropics or the higher Alps. At a quar-
ter past we turned from the road and
began TO plod up the hillsides over al
ternate banks of last years grass and
slopes of snow. We carried our ski
over our shoulders and our ski boots
slung round our necks, for it was good
walking where the snow was hard, and
it was sure TO be hard wherever the
sun had struck it during the day. Here
and there in a hollow we f1oundered in
to and out Of a soft drift up to our
waists, but on the whole it was easy
going, and as much Of our way lay
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-17

ficulty of our journey was over and
that we had only to stand on our
ski and let them carry us TO our des-
tination. But the most awkward place
was yet in front The. slope grew
sleeper and sleeper until it suddenly
fell away into what was little short of
being sheer precipice. But still that
little. when there is soft snow upon it,
is all that is needed to bring out an
other possibility of these wonderful
slips of wood. The brothers Branger
agreed that the place was too difficult
to attempt with the ski upon our
feet. To me it seemed as if para
chute was the only instrument for
which we had an use, but / did as
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-17

through fir woods. it would have been
difficult to ski. About half past 6, af-
ter a long, steady grind, we emerged
from the woods, and shortly afterwards
passed a wooden COW house which was
the last sign of man which we were to
see until we reached Arosa.
Over Rolling Snow Fields.
The snow being still hard enough up
on the slopes to give us a good grip
for our feet, we pushed rapidly on over
rolling snow fields with general up
ward tendency. About half past the
sun cleared the peaks behind us and
the glare upon the great eXpanse of
virgin snow became very dazzling We
worked our way down a long slope
and then coming to the corresponding
hill side, with northern outlook, we
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-17
THE LION AND THE BEAR.
Great Britain and Russia Seem Like
" TO Join Hands.

~ 10 JOIN fQnQS.
Now that the car is at length buried
the interest of Europe centers on the
policy of his successor, and there are
some indications that that policy,
while perhaps not less peaceful, will
vary in important directions from that
which, in a general way, allied Russia
in terms of unformulated but genuine
friendship with France, says the Out
look. A noticeable hostility, expressed
through the newspapers, has suddenly
sprung up between Germany and Eng
land, and in Germany articles in some
newspapers have weight because they
are supposed to be Unofficial express
sions of official opinion or attempts on
the part of the government to sound
public sentiment in advance of action.
England is told by some of the Ger
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-17

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-17
AN ALPINE PASS ON SKI
CONAN DoYLE's ADVENTURES IN
A"INTER MOUNTAIN CLIMBING.
nc" Pair OF Ski Help One Over n
iountain Pass Nine Thousand
Feet High.

by q. Conan Doyle, Author of Micah
Clarke THE Adventures of
Sherlock Holiness etc.
copyright, 1ssOi, by A. Conan Doyle)
There is nothing peculiarly malignant
~ the appearance OF a pair Of ski.
: 1hey are two slips of elm wood, eight
teet long, four inches broad, with a
square heel, turned up toes and straps
in the center to secure your feet. No
one to look at them would guess at the
possibilities which Turk in them. But
you put them on and you turn with a
smile to see whether your friends are
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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-07-20

will move up from Jamestown in q few
days, and the former will assume charge
OF the Office here. They will occupy the
residence of General Williams for a time
and the latter gentleman will go east fol-
a time to visit mis- children.
The members of the body of men who
have been arrested at Mandan, for hold
ing up deputies, will be taken to Fargo
and brought before Judge Thomas.
William Kidd, who has been the hero OF
several encounters and hair breadth es-
capes, is one of the number.
The Coxeyites who we're taken down
to Fargo to uppear before Judge Thorn.
as, have been sentenced to thirty days
each, and the time which they have al
ready served will be taken into consid.
GRAFTON. One of them, the man who
threatened to kill Conductor Sloan, will
probably get a heavier sentence, and the
judge is not yet through with his case.
The east bound Northern Pacific train,
the first IN sixteen days, was wrecked at
a point about two miles east of Missoula
Tuesday by dynamite cartridge conceal
ed on the track. The shot shattered the
pilot and the right cylinder and piston
roc, broke the widows of the cab and mail
car. There we're eight coaches on the
train, which we're loaded with troops and
passengers.
According to the jamestown Alert
an order has been issued by the manage
ment of the road to the effect that Man
dan shops will be opened for work on
September l. No discrimination will be
made against the old organization, but
no members of the A. r. U. will be al
lowed to 60 back to work-that is to say
present members who leave the organiza-
ton, and who were not leaders in the
strike, may be taken back.
Pioneer Press: P. J. Wheaton who a
week ago last night stabbed himself in
a county jail, was yesterday worse and
his recovery is regarded as doubtful.
He is not suffering much from the effects
of the wounds as these are now nearly
healed, but there seems to be a degen-
GRAFTON of brain.tissue. Saturday night
and yesterday morning he was delirious
and unable to recognize any one. In the
afternoon he was somewhat better. His
relatives have been notified of his pre-
carious condition.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-07-20
Slaughter Items.

ASSAA5s
Never since the organization of Eek
lund township have the crops been in
such a critical condition as now. The
wheat, though put in late, is we'll grown
and headed out finely, and one good rain
would fill out the kernel, but that must
come in a few days or all is lost. Some
is already beyond redemption.
Corn that needs sunshine and warmth
is rapidly succumbing to the protracted
drouth and hot winds. It now looks as
if our farmers who held on to their
wheat for two years waiting for the bulls
to give them a boost, sold a little too
early. If their foresight had been as
plumb as their hindsight they would
have been in the swim somewhat.
Charlie Swan Peterson, who bought
the old Presbyterian church, is building
a handsome residence on a quarter Sec
ton purchased from the railroad COM
pany, a few rods from DR.. Slaughter's.
Axel Oleson will build on his quarter
section. By the way, Axel has the finest
quarter section in this township.
Grass Lake is getting to be quite a
fashionable Sunday resort. The hand of
vandalism has been laid heavily upon it.
All the trees that fringed it's shell and
pebbled shore have been cut down and
ruthlessly dragged off to do duty in
some secondhand box stove, that is as
great a stranger to polish as his soul is
to poetry. This lake ought to be stocked
with fish, and a frebrake put around it
to save the underground that will soon
afford shade for the weary, heated and
dusty pilgrim, as we'll as protection to
the BURBERRY, gooseberry and wild cur
rant that grow luxuriantly on it's banks.
This lake is growing year by year, con-
trary to the rules of lakes surrounded
by cultivated lands. Much of the
meadow land is now under water, I am
told, and I have found it to be true. in
my limited observation, that bodies of
water that usually disappear in the
months of July and August are becom-
ing fixtures, while the heretofore per-
manent ones are drying up.
9 The farmers are busy haying-hay
crop medium.
Another school house will be built in
this township the coming fall.
July IS, 1894. A. B. G.
f.. ...f. -gs.r.-. l...E-E= AIS.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-07-20
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1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts
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The ladies at Donerail, KY, are throw.
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perfume than the temporary odor Of
roses and m~ignonette. to eliminate the
very noisome smell which clings with
the tenacity Of fate to the record Of the
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to the intelligence of the voters of his
district.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-07-20

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorh.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castorie.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-07-20

The editor of the jamestown Alert re-
ceived a communication from a presum
ably expert accountant recently, as fol-
lows "Daily Alert My Dear Sir. Hearing
that you wanted q young man of good
habits to learn book keeping and look
after accounts, etc. I would like the
job. I have no bad habits and think
that I would SCOT, hopping to here frome
you soon please melton the most you
will pay" Sorrowfully the applicant
discovered, from the intense silence
The herald., 1894-10-04
SAN BERNARDINO.

SAN BERNARDTNo, Oct. 3.-George Swing, who
has kept books for r. F. Garner for some time
past, has purchased the market OF the Hanni-
mann Fishing company. Mr.. Swing has al
ready taken possession and as his place is the
only one of the kind in the city we predict
continued success under the new manage
ment
Considerable excitement was created in
bicycle circles last evening by the arrest of Il
young man for fast riding inside the prcscrib-
ed limits. He was released upon his promise
not to repeat the offcnse, but this may be
taken as the last time that an infraction OF the
ordinance will be overlooked Gentlemen
riding wheels will obey the ordinance and all
others must be compelled TO.
This morning at 10 O'Clock Judge Knox offic-
lated st the marriage OF Alfred Bergen, age ~
a native of Vermont, and Bell Van SHARK age
20, a native of Canada Both are residents OF
North Ontario. The puptial knot was tied
good and strong in strict accordance with the
statute in such cases made and provided
We unders tand that a joint meeting OF the
directors OF the Lugonia Water company and
the managing committee of the Sunnyside
company will be held in few days to arrange
for placing their systems in pipes.
The city trustees met last evening num-
Der OF delinquent licenses were placed in the
hands OF City Attorney Rolfe for collection.
This brought up the subject of the licenses
OF the city street car lines. Trustee Bar. on in
timated that the companies could not afford to
pay the common carriers license tax. City
Attorney Rolfe stated that Judge Otis had de-
cided thst the license could not be enforced
against the Southern California because it in
terfered with interstate commerce. The back
taxes involved in this case is only $500, but it
involves the right OF the city to tax railroads
common carriers Judge Rolfe stated that
this was looked upon as test case, and the
outcome and expected M that this would W. be car
ried 10 q higher court in order to settle the
points involved.
on motion OF Trustee Ham, seconded by
Trustee Barton, the city attorney was instruct
ed to appeal the case,
The herald., 1894-10-04
DOWNE

DowNEY Oct 3.-The dust has subsidized very
much since the showers of Saturday night.
Sunday had quite o wintry feeling. Snow
was plentiful on old Baldy
The search light is to be seen every few even
ings now. On Saturday night it was thrown
against the Clouds and made fine appear
ance.
A temperance lecture will be given in the
Christian church Friday evening next by the
Christian minister of Rivera.
A congregational meeting OF the Presbyterian
church at Rivera takes place on Saturday, the
I4th inst.
A large audience listened to the address
made by Hon. Steve White and George s. Pat
ton on last Wednesday evening. Enthusiasm
ran high among the Democrats.
Public speaking was had in our favorite hall
every evening OF last week, commencing on
Wednesday.
Preparations are being made for barbecue
and grand time ON Thursday. The Populists
are to have rally. and we are told special
train will be run out from Los Angeles that
neighboring towns are to assist in the enter
tainment. Speeches. good music and plenty to
eat are promised.
At meeting of the two Epworth leagues at
the NJ. f. church and the one at DoWney, it
was thought best by some to unite the two.
and vote being taken it was carried, but not
without some feeling being manifested in OPP
position to it. We learn that another society
will be organized at the church in the near
uture.
George Butler has had an attack of fever.
Rev. Samuel Adams has been removed to his
son-in-law's home, near Chatsworth, hoping to
benefit his health.
Mr.. Nash, who bought land and built a new
home north OF our town, has sold his property
and removed.
Property is changing hands every day and
improvements being added to many places,
showing that the owners intend to make them
permanent homes.