Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-14

~ miles o. but a very iittio 49,.
rocks. IN fact the ontlre Ji.f,,-tlet
about NINETY miles IL well rsy.,' y
few yeatr ago The government t.,,,
road open betwccn the fort abovs r
tunod ana san Carlos on tho gU, t.,,
since has abandoned u. doing fbair Ivy
road usiuess tho other vEv fg,. ilIl'
M NJ llu,brook. when coyerei .
earth this rocky country was r ,'lh
bad, but not being kept In repatr -. %
scmblanrc Of dirt 81 removed bv Ky
tteinehvcus Hoods following rsi.
slp.'!h thls season 81 the year. For ths
FIRST ten miles we got along nicsty NY
had some very rough and atesp II W.
70 climb 30 rough at times tbit
horses could scarcely climb thc s,en.
shaped crega. ''ep-
Indian scuuta are omplavol no ,..
loNrrnment 10 Keep ~ repair tho tai..
gram line through this country
Meeting The Tort with San Caris. p, ..
were nearing the summit Uf tbs bt.I
ttt point and whore Wn ovpart.. ..'
worHt time, we met three of mo. r..'
enc Indian, ana we presume tb.
man 20 thH ultty. told ua % wna IH5r...
fihie for uH 10 descend on the 1it.rlIf
he said. thut recent Hoods mad M Xxx,
removed the naming dirt. but ga
lUldprH wfto in the road. deau .t...
were washed IN the duVway. that It ,.',
HlmOat Impossible Tor their partv ~.
horseback with pack animals. t6 gt
up Il. lie risl. J uH strongly 90 p4r,
ON that side aud examine brfar. u.
made The venture. We rot down sgt
thank the Lord, Tor 10 h n mltIsr .i
history With ropes attached ty, ~
me- aided ln Htcndying he wogou dY..r
tho stnlr-liko mountain side we f4ss
turns driving, for We could no. sts,i
the strain long NJ r. time. We let UuF
wagon down OF houllnrH NE hlrh Ha ,
wagon wheel step after stop. crlr 4f,
ter crt 81, AMI after several mIios OF tbIs
Kind Di nu experience. we found Ia rI...
Wide enough. u little way from tb. 'Gus.
way, 90 camp, ana you may iur.ri
We enjoyed q breath Of relief Pack ani.
mails ale the only outfits NJ travel ma
should ever undertake. that rad 5aIr.
DitapI uIntcd in the effort 90 InI "a
cutsuu road as recommended hv
friend Who had Just come over tho r.fl
tho other way, we spent the DAY az.
plurlng. Fortunately fIr uH 90 Wua
rainy season. About the middle uf ths
afternoon we were on the summit ia
tho mountains Immediately 0vsfiu1k|u.
the Gill valley. but instead Of gutiIra
down there and save possibly f.rfv
miles We had Co be- content with yI.t..
lnE ur beautiful ana turning AWAY.
While looking duVn the proclplra n
several hundred feet. we observed r5fr.
Wntcr stored In "a pocket we'll uu fh.
mountain side. with no small nr.aur,
of difficulty We got our horses ono Iv
oJc Gown and back 10 the wagon nFtI6.
tho fnnrrrrl brutoH ua woli aa uur.
selves enjoyed the rain water TINT
night we cnmpcd about three miles o1
the prpn.r road, from where We nfs our
breakfast. luoainr tho whole dny us.
pluring Tor cut-on.
The ella valley was finally reached
after u days hard travel over fHs
mountains. which the day before vs
thought u could be- made In ID f.e
hours. with our train worn Yut Hrl
Ourselves sore ana Tired. We rraas.I
the Ola river and near the close OF fhs
day put our team tn feed and rvHt ana
ourselves IN the way OF entertainment
IN grroulmns ak days in tho mountains
had made uH not only tired. but con.
aiderably rustioated.
You ought tu have known better"
the old hnatlor who learned that us
had come over the mountains ON that
old rocky road. remarked. "Anw oH.
ought To have known better than that
We didn't and now u h over. Nn arc
Just thankful Tor we got a most pruf.
table experience. but once IN 10,
time ~ sufficient.
Homo again. we found such "a differ.
onco In the atmosphere after coming
down out ~ the mountains we almost
got cooked. Xix weeks travel mostly
by team has glyUn ua a very good ldst
~ the immensely ~ the great Territory
~ Arizona ana the country tributary
TO thrsv ranges " mountains
ANDREW KIMBALL.
Thatcher, Ariz.. Aug. Z. 1899.