Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-08-03
SOLDERING ~ THE ROCKIES.
A Thrilling Story Of Western Ad-
venture.-TrOubie with the
Miners.
CHAPTER II.

Sto' on our WdN iu the seat oI war.
aud our battalion consisting o. the
two Pueblo Companies was soon
drawn up and marched through
the STREETS of the cItv TO the Rio
Grande depot, where We expected
transportation to Cripple Greek.
This move resulted in a counter
march To our first stopping place.
being the result of wrong IhfJma
ton. and while waiting for our
special to be made up, the CCmmIS.
sary dispensed beans. com Orrf aud
crackers. The spirit of "apprnprI-
alton" innate toa thorough s"liier,
WAS here first displayed, one of our
men having succeeded ~ "swIp.
ing" from "A Dei.hhoring bake shop
qnite Il quantity of dough nuts; but
having made the proper divy, this
FIRST "fIrnsr" wa overlooked.
CdIs were assigned to each cOm-
pany. the .Iaiu pniling Out at abou-
10 %. IN. The weather was cool.
and all were supposed 10 cnil up IN
their seats AMI rest tor the un-
known on the morrow; aud such
rest, fifty untamrd warriors as they
were, on their first outing. Those
who were so unfortunate aS to nPe.i
sleep found it impossible 20 adapt
their proportions to "a seat in Il day
coach, while the noise from others
who apparehlly did not rest, inahe
the dawn welcome. We found our
train at IA stand StIll, AT the small
station, Divide, hring IL crest OF The
Rocky M0unlains,and here the ops
! porIunitS WAS afforded of making
our toilet, q e. taking wash III
what pools ui rain water we could
tinh. More beans, cern beet and
crackers were here dispensed. with
the addition of very far cup OF
coffee, and we wtfr all irrling 6nr
as we rode INTO Midland. tin,llmS
thd whuie ut the FiIat hrgI.nrht
AHEAD of ~ ~ cnireP Oi G.uetd.
! Brooks. The artillery with thpiI
horses gave quite Il martial asp ct
10 the stuatinH. and when oHI
company adS immediately prov idrd
with new sultS. caps. rlrIcuhtS.
ha,erSdrks aud canircnS of the
standard u, :. make. We began 10
irrl part aud paIcrl OF an aI'uN.
ready TO make war, adVaIc' aud
retreat arcurtllEg To tie Latest IuIrs
and regulations.
The frs: regiment left Midland
ahead OF US, making forced march
to Beaver Part, about II miles
distant. and sSIItine Cripple Greek
or the Sonih, they having rec-i,ei
intormation of a Threatened fight
between miners aud drI.nry sh-rlffS.
which 1t WAS hoped To stop. We
ie nalneh at Midland all day, wait
ing foI the remainder of our Rp.i
ment. the Second, hui ~ waShu2Is
on the road had detaiurd them. W.
also started Tor Beaver Park at 80
y. IN. with Il march of II mile
ahead OF Us, aud with "A steady
clImb up the mountains as we'll.
We took a rapid pace, making Tres
Qupnt halis, at which time blt of
ciack-r with mouihful of watri
from our cantrrns, Imi Tovrd the
situation Immensely, aud at
ll-30 We made caGlp, ha>inA
passed through the Slee, in:
camp Of The deputies, being cha d.
aged 10y their sentIies only.
Wnat ii tiIed lot We were, and n
we only had bed: but We dld'Gt
SUme five tents were assigned our
company, with IA blanket each, and
the thermometer sO,new here brlov
freezing point. He would he "A Gar>
seeing and IN 'th0iical one vino
would presume To erect a cent a;
mId.nighI, with toe view 0i resi!u.
the remalndrr oi the time TIL Sig Ia
the morning. SO We crawletl bp
tween the folds OF THE tent, usin2
...,. i,I.t,E pfS Ia rha hast ...l,..,.,.