Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1894-06-22

almost frantic with terror as /
saw him guide the horses over
that narrow place, apparently
trying to see how near he could
come to the edge and still keep
the wheels on terra -frma, but |
we were soon safely over and
continued our headlong pace
down the mountain. Such a
pace down SO steep q grade must
soon bring us to a level, and
few minutes later | Strengthened
up with a sigh Ct relief as the
holses came to a walk on a sort
Of large shelf terraced in the
side Of the mountain,
Then first caught sight Of
the prairie, Was that prairie?
1t looked more like a huge lake
with two little islands off at the
extreme right and near the cen
tire quite number of small
crafts floating peacefully at az
anchor upon its tranquil bosom.
An hour later we were down be
low the heavy timber and OBJ
tanned an unobstructed view OF
its broad surface. What at first
| took for two small islands
proved to be small lakes neal
the southern end, and the craft
IN the centre was the new town
Of Denver, less than a year old,
but already With a population OF
nearly three hundred.
Try to imagine plate glass
mirror thirty miles long, twenty
six miles wide, somewhat soiled
near the centre, with two small
holes broken in one end, and
completely framed by snow-cap
t ped mountains, their slipping
sides, hallway from the top to
the edge Of the mirror, covered
] with eyergreens, and you have
Camas Prairie as | saw it that
t August afternoon from the shelt
+ on the mountain side,
t The sun was just touching the
Y top OF the highest point of Craia
= Mountain as we drove into Cot
b tonwood, the first little village
e to greet us on the prairie.
d To tumble off a few packages
e OF express and change the mai
d was the work Of a very few min
utes, and were off across tn
3 prairie for Denver, ten mile
ie away.
d | settled back as comfortabl,
IF as possible in the hard backe'
II seat, and gazed dreamily acros
a, the wide expanse OF prairie, a
s gently undulating as the wave
is OF mid-ocean, to where it met, i
X semi circular form, the feet {
a the great Rockies. Every swe.
he seemed radiant with quiet an
e. harmony, as it's good night kis
le was waited to the declining su
ce by the cooling breeze from til
ne hoary peaks in the distance. A
to the WEAKNESS of the long journe
/ was gone, and ! seemed trans
s. ported from the grim realities :
Sc everyday life to an enchante
et land by the peace and Tranquil
ar lty OF my surroundings,
" Our arrival before the he tel
at Denver and the loud changing
nc a bell announcing dinner soc
IT. restored me to a normal col
on dition, to full realization
an many little tiresome pains dar
mt ing through me and the cravil
as of a keen appetite. ! W
on only to glad to climb dow
we follow the landlord into
ITO small room lined with roul
All fir boards and sit down to
ere dinner of broiled prairie chic
w en- and baked potatoes, Our
nd past ended, we again started o
on over the beautiful prairie iowa
Did Grangeville, ten miles away, al
eat the end of our journey. Til
mt ride through the evening twilig
it'll | shall always remember as o
cob of the most pleasing events
an my life. Seated with my ba
he toward the driver, ! gazed
the deep admiration at sunset me-