Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-31
On >kEES IN COLOR ADO.
A NORWEGIAN LAD MADE AN
EIGHT-MIlE SLIDE.

Olaf Ericsson, Exciting and prriIous
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country m'h'l!.
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III S''ii'' I''r,> ., our country ',iS'ca"
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up IKE 'll'' "' Sl"'Sh' 1T lS showed
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VI II Nh''' 'l''' 'n.' '"'''"i' '''llI Nti!
Nll''"'n' Il h'ah WIN l't!" pF,''l,'
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ill"h'hS tue u''S''il' Oh mountain sue
1T j. n'ui h'''SSar! 10 put ON ',lc
orIhr' ms 'S S!llllhE hhS pore
Nn,fh Is piar'" between 'hc Knees
Win I'll" lower rlhi pressing mo 'lc
SHOW ny n'arlhG 'h' W'lSh' upon
'i"' poe !" 'h'N IL "'''P 'urroM Ill 'i'e
snow "'W"h tn" Sk''S' anu uhlrSS
.l'' hi"il'Iii.'iil Is YER! great Spc'ullH
III 'ihSN l''l'.
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~ nV' i'r' ut''p on II lever III Colo
r1h". 'ii' f'F'S''"ll' il Norwegian
H"i'h "l eighteen Years. nut as sturdy
ana p'W'fl'i rs Il lul-%r"Wh man. icll
ms r"''''' carry III lnr morning I" go I"
'''' '"p Oh h''r hi'G" I" h|rl NlEl.
PI"Hl 81 ,i'r'' WAS "' trapping ana
>il'''''h2 'li' ihf o'ar'hS 'l''hl'iiS'
II WAS ah"'' 'Sh' inll'S I" 'liH crest
"i IN" fia&',. ana as ne started carry
IN IN" morning. with Il lunch I" S"rN"
nm III h'ii"AN' II" expected /" h'' at
ms nome ny |'ll'S'!-
vi course Hl' "l the iahnr 90 IN"
Journey 10, 'aE III Grl''l'S 1" the Top OF
'll' i''S'. NH'h ne Sh""il lace an"h'
on ms r'''li'' Sf'N''! W"'ll'i hrlliS NM
,f'rk III Il I'W minutes. lhd""d. oLIi
.''''' n,'''' % '''''"' ,''' "'S''i'' ON Sh'''N
III Il l'''i" more ''i;h zen minutes
was l'f'''ISlo'l> '"Nh. 'il"''2il. "
w. M"' ms ""! ~ ''i' '"p Oh 'i'' rlh%".
i'i' '''u ..'''' SiiSll' NAV c"'ll''"
vi ''!S '"',"i'' l" ioN'l ID! Il ir"'|',
"n.r'' ''S"''''' Ill h'''klilG me surface
W y, wv H,I'" ''''''N' hN S'l""," hS zee.
n!p'''''ui! 'i' !""'h l"'lii'i I'''ll>'i
>npp''iS ''''h"'ird' ana 'h'' brake WAS
arPpi'n "'or' IMAM once I" rh''k DIS
"'H''''' WIZ "oS''u''l! iilp"S>''l'
:: ''I Nv III uh ''' ,''''' ;" ne con
'i'l,'''! ''rh'"' nearing hfS' l" IN"
~; .,H'' ''''' ''''' ''r over I" inc hli.
~ '''','NS "' ,l' snow S"li''"
't,i''> I''lii'''i'l S'sh '"ii% 'arkS lhi'l
Mmn no 'lhd G"h" ini'I hundred
!''"> ne '"''ii'i ll''''S"iI "llil Il lew lrrt
,''N' ms S''r'lhS point once I" ms
"'HS"H'' ~: WIS an''ia'iN lower
rom '"iN II VIII hn' .ha"r>t""d now
E'In'riotlS WAS TN" TASK II" had set hlm
,' ~ ~" M"n"' nave pushed on Ill
Wv 'I'' vi N'''li u''i''"i'''S. 'f!Hi2
t,'uS' '" 'Ah1"S' 'h' most a'ill''lc
,l'''''' h''' inc H"u'il had inad'
Hn""n ms purpose I" ms parents he
'",' n''NIhG nome. ana n" gi1InlN re-
>,'N'" i" ''h'h the '"p II II took MN
'",' ','ir" "aH'
ana ,''''' Is ps'fISolN lh' lllhr II dld
,hh'' 1T was growing dusk when at
i'N nv r'''ii," 'll'. crest. :" worn out
'h''' II" c""'d II" nav" @"n" Il dozen
;'l"H '".'''' re iii'h eaten nus lunch
"ni "'''rt ana l'i' hall lalhlSh"d.
'"' n'' III" "'S'"s'rHi Signs "l the
mo, ,'l'l'h'> "I TN" 1ur,b";lrlnG animals.
anu .I was wen plri'Srd therefore, with
,h' result "i ms days work. He had
''ri"h WHAT ne Se' out I" learn. ami
"'H ''"" prepared I" return.
hu' never was oltt :" utterly worn
"u': hI'h''igh illl' LABOR WaS lnvolv-
ca III me arfoWy descent. h" must keep
MS WIS anou' MN. :" as /" act i'll
H,ah.l! ANA surely III steering clear of
'"', i'N rocks ana trees III ms path.
Niiah resi- il Iitl" while. WhS his
'''''''iSio'i' aS ne Sullatlcd down on his
>h'.H III Il ihich NOR" comfortable
p'FS''I"n IMAM II would seem possible
!" S''',r''
ne ur"l''"d asleep immediately and
'h''r" Is II" showing how long he
""uld nav" slept had h" not been
aWIErh'd by II startling occurrences.
hurii'S MS hrlci sleep tn" full moon
r'Sr An'N' the lar horizon When he
"i"'h'" ms eyes everything around
seemed as ilSn' aS day. The few stunt.
'i pines oaS' rieaf-'ut shadows ON the
S""'''iiE Wih'r surface nut III what
,n' ~, + ",r'','i"n ne %a%rd II" could dis