Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-10-19

| journey
There is striking similarity OF hap.
| pening in each days events until along
towards the cad of our journey every
thing is new and strange. On the
ninth day of our journey We were get.
ting well up into the mountains and
game of all kinds seemed to abound, SC
we declared that we would rest our
teams a day and take a delightful
hunt.
So We started out next morning early.
to see how much game we should get.
| had not gone far, however. before l
saw large herd of antelopes feeding
on the hillside, so / cautiously made
for them. / got within short dis
tauce. / fred at one big fellow which
| crippled badly. The others all ran
and he did, too. but slowly and / af-
ter him with grim determination not
to let him go. | followed him a mile
and half. | think. and [ could see |
was gaining ground. And very soon l
got near enough to shoot again and
this time | killed him. So intent had
| been after my prey that had failed
TO take notice of my route, so when l
had taken what meat l could carry l
started and found that / was lost. /
had no more idea which way to start
than a baby, but had to try and did
try as hard as ever a man did, but it
took me several hours and many a
weary step, aud do not know when
ever should have found camp had /
not heard a dog barking, and follow
ing in that direction got to camp. It
was almost o'clock and my compan-
ion had eaten his supper and was
growing much alarmed at my long alb
sence. was so turned around that
felt like was going the wrong way all
the time, and l could hardly recognize
my companions or dog and | told him
that didn't believe would hunt there
any more. So, after eating supper, /
laid down to rest and | did. My, just
cold enough to be comfortable and not
too cold
We found the roads, some of them,
awfully steep and narrow and we had
to drive with the greatest caution, but
the beautiful scenery that we find
along this route. No words of mine
could picture to you The beauty and
grandeur of these. Looking one way
We could see country so level and broad
as to imagine we could see the curva-
ture of the earth's surface, while, on
the other, the level surface seems to
end and when you come to this 1t
seemed like you had come to the end
of the world and you could just shut
your eyes and jump off into oblivion
and ride down and down the canyons, so
deep and narrow, as to seem almost
bottomless. with probably a little
stream winding its way around the
mountain sides. looking like a silver
thread. Sometimes the road led Us
through the canyons, sometimes over
the ridges, and then on the tables,
while on the mountains we could see
lots of snow. As we neared our des-
tination snow capped peaks loomed in
tn Sipht m ovarv hand
On the afternoon of the fourteenth
day We arrived at our stopping place
and We were cordially welcomed by
our fellow workmen, for some OF them
we had known before. Going up on
the mountain next day to see about
some of the prospecting we rode over
some snow drifts that were ten feet |
deep, so | was told. We found busi- |
ness progressing nicely, and as this part
of the state is rich in mining facilities |
| think there is no doubt but what it |
wilf be one among the best and richest
states in the near future, for it is only |
in its infancy now.
Well l have said quite enough about
my journey here, but think will have
more to tell about when l
look around up here. for this seems to
be thriving and prosperous settle
ment. WM. L. MOORE.