The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-06-09
ON THE SILVER CLIfr TRAIL,

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isce ats gtaz ej hslf /, rttie1 bat
slsrct T. kuns that BE- .s ole ubo caal
ba'h give sa5 take bsrI knosts Tier
wm u0lLihg fepg syt sbout hiu, 30,
even % ibe co0lf.ry. be seemed to b
hottest good n.tuEc5, a1d thorough eet
titmsu TO the best sense Of The word. Il
teflrg ilio conversation With in,
learned that be VAS ffom the Wet sc,
bad Travelled eItetsiyely through sll part
gl the U1ited slsteg. especially the wide
.psrts We so0n bee ne tssi friends, q
men someilmes ali apon very short a
lasiutauce
We bad both travelled far that Day snt
sere Dol Inclined to Ell up very iops, st
about teu We retired TO our room snd
seni TO bod fell ssleep slmosl as soor
as my bead touched the pillow. Hos
Ions slepr DO rot know, bat ss'
ssskened by sounds Of distress from ny
foammates bed. As | svoke beard hin
cry NJ il 10 great fear; Don't Nil me,
AUD iuBoctut For Gods sake let me 20.
Tbs sas followed 10y choking sound
that made my blood rnu cold. Jumping
ont of bed turnrd 90 the light. aud look
ed toward his side Of she room, fully eI
pectng to see my FREUD struggling with a
burglar. To my surprise there was no
one ID the room except we two, Step
piug bsstly 10 the side OF the bed | found
hin clutching his own throat aid with
ing 10 sgony, a. the same time uttenDR
the cries heard His face bore Q look
Of mortal terror, such as hope never to
see sgain. Realizing that be was suffer
10 from some awful nightmare, tried TO
wake him up. BY calling him repeatedly
and shaking him | finally succeeded. He
started up and gszsd about hin With Il
not know where be was. Gradually be
came t) bis senses, bnt be Was trembling
like leaf II began to put 10 his clothes,
eIpIaining that be did not dare go to
sleep again but was going out for walk
II you don't mind, I'll go With you.
sad /, for to tell the Truth, / don't be
lleve could sleep either,
Im sorry I've spoiled your nights rest.
be replied. but II you really wish to go out
with me, shsll be glad to have You
We lighted our cigars aud sroIed ont
into the night. After wsIkiog some dis
tance iu silence, my friend said; 1t is \
strange that that dream should come back
to me nov, 1t hasn't troubled nae for
years. There was time when it haunted
me so often that hsd to be watched con |
stantly when | slept As soon as show
ed signs oi aetSton, the watchers would
awaken me, II they had not my mind
would undoubtedly have given way under
the strain, There is a story connected
With that dream. Do you care 10 hear II?
Oicourse | was very much interested
aud begged him to go %.
The dream had tonight, he continued,
is merely the recollec ion OF a terrible e1
perience | once had, | was very young at
the time scarcely eighteen. | was with
ont any near relative aud dependent en-
tlrely upon my own resourRes, lou re
member the time when gold Was discov
cred 10 Colorado. how people hocked
there from sll parts OF the country to make
their fortunes. Well, esugh, the fever,
too and taking what little money | had ,
saved up, went to Denver. There | re
msined some time mingling with miners ,
and learning from them all could about ;
the gold mines From several sources
heard that gold had been discovered IN
paying quantities at Silver Cliff, and de !,
cl1ed to go there, stepping on the way at
Pueblo to buy horse and other necessary =
parts OF miners outfit. :
The evening before left Denver was
sizing in the lobby OF my hotel, when an
I'D gentleman sat down beside me and en-
erred into conversation. He was very =
pleasant comps ion, and took to him i'm y
nedttely, telling him my plans aad oil v
bout myself, When he learned that |
lad Just come from the East and knew "
lothiug about gold mining, he cd
used me to return, But was young and :,
iopeiul, aud, moreover, yearning for ad !,
Ventures Of the sort depicted 10 the chesp
,oyels had read, 90 bis advice was thrown :,
way Finding that was not TO be dis
uaded from my plans be good nsturedly
Isve me great deal Of Information and
cid me some very intere'tins stories OF o
lis own personal experience. 81
The next orniug found NE on my way IL
0 Pueblo, Arriving there, went to
lotel aud began msking inquiries as to %
be best way OF reaching Silver Cliff. The W
sudord was very obising. BE assisted "
ne 10 selecting horse, old me what | L
goul1 need 90 my journey, and promised ID
o let NE know when be heard OF any one
'ho was going TO the same place. Ga O
be third day Of ny stay be introduced 81
Ell Clih he next morning, aud was will ca
Or 10 take me uith him, This man, who %
allied himself Biz Warren, vas ~ evil sc
ookius fellow, bat rather thsn wait long ,h
I decided to accept hin as travelling al
ompsulon.
Before daylight the utIt morning the n
tart was made. We bad ouly one horse ed
sch. sud these we're obliged to serve as p
sdile horses sni pack horses 8, the same 10
me. THIS msde our progress rather %
low. We hsd hidden some ten or twelve eu
lilies, sheu itoash, heard hooibe.,s bc
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