The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-09
PREFER ODIi)F DOOR Lift.



epicurean pleasures Of the metropolis to
the slender fare. the miners frying pan
and camp IRE tn the Cascades In Washing
ton 70 q long leap. but 1t was taken out
Of pure love OF Life in the Westernmost
frontier By three young men VINO passed
through Lakeside . few days ago on their
way 10 tho new mining district OF Rail-
road creek, above tho source OF Lake
CheIan. One OF them II very well known
Ia Seattle. where he has many friends
Narxhall Bond. son OF Judge II. G. Bond.
Clad in rough brown overAiis, grey
woollen shirts. booted and spurred and ban
danas Tor neckties, they rode into town.
driving . pack train OF three broncnos
down the dusty tran and looking for all
the world ike . squad from the Rough
RiderA Bonds two companions. IKE NM
self both royal good fellows. are Oliver
La FARCE and Lyman Colt. OF New York.
ia FarEe is the SON Of John La Fargo. the
noted artist, who II now IN Rome; Colt
Is . Yale man, q member Of many Of the
most select clubs In New York. and man
OF means, a. IL also La Fargo. The three
men have forsaken city life for the rough.
independent, health breeding life OF the
mountains.
Mr. Bond, a. Seattle people will remem-
Der, Joined the historic stampede to the
Klondike In 1897. La Fargo and Colt fol-
Seattle last March and Joined forces in
Wenatchee for . prospecting trip 70 the
various districts and camps surrounding
Republic They packed their ou.fit on
bronchos and travelled up the Columbia,
across the valley Of the Mellow ard up
the Okanogan. fording Icy rivers. camp
ing under The stars on the edge of gla-
ciers in the Cascades ana living on muSh.
beans. bareback and marznalade.
Ha ~AxS n "a
daunted by any hardship or privation. and
determined II 1t takes years. to find the
hidden riches Of the Cascades. To Colt
and La FARCE the experience OF breaking
In q band OF Indian ponies or cayuses to
ride and pack supplies was novelty.
This they undertook at Nenatcaee, which
was their rendezvous. and where they pur-
chased half dozen Of as sullen and mis-
cradle looking hronchos as one could meet
in days travel. The horses improved
In appearance. however. fully hundred
ger cent. after a few days OF feeding. and
then the task OF subjusating them began.
Each of the three prospectoys picked out
n mount and a pack animal from the
group. The pack horses were given high
sounding names. A perfectly white. but
malicious brute, they called "Gen. Blan-
co." which soon degenerated into plain
whitley: a black, chunky cayuse. whose
disposition was equally deplorable. was
christened ''Sagasta." alias "Blacky":
aea-bitten buckskin OF unknown years was
hobbled by the cognomen y. Buckioso
Daddles,'' while to fanky roam. which
La FARCE selected as a mount, was fas-
tened the name Hunting dog. Bonos
animal a gingery brown mare, had no
name. unless. as ! came out during the
blankr'
degenerate OF the six, and early In their
acquaintance with him the three men
found that beneath "Whitey's" pink hide
o ensye by sy the oppportanity IBID You
see horse that killed like a KANGAROO
and could handle his paws IKE Fitzsiin-
asked Bond during &. hsna in
At their pack saddles. III not. come into
the corral and watch Gen. Bianco' do the
trick. You can stand at his head and he
effectively with q hind foot-unless you
see him first. Then. II your vigilance is
relaxed for an instant, Whitley likes to
bring you to sense as. q his
a fore paw. It's much like standing Up
against F1tssimmonss or Jeffries to toy
He Is pure white even to his eyes. which
have q CLASSY. deceptive look. with PINK
pupils. In which there turks devilish gilt
ter Nature intended Whitley for circus
pony, and had he been properly trained
Ia colthood ne would doubtless have done
his turn" with gold spangles. crimson
tassels. mounted by a scantily atifred
such purposes
But there were others in the band with
the rebeiIous spirits OF the Indian pony
pulsating through their veins. Sagasta,
Hunting Dog and y. Buckioso' all OBJ
jected strenuousiy TO working. La Fargo
tells how II took them nearly whole day
TO travel 500 yards when they broke camp,
Lac IN al
arose at 5 o'clock. breakfasted. and then
strapped the packs and saddles on the
six e9nines every s one Of .t whioh fought
bucked and reared and plunged. but nnal-
| ~ the last pack was cinched hard and fast
| and the little party was ready to move.
In the lead. before the fun began. sagasta
| made a break down the road. bucking at
| every third Jump. Gen. Blanco took the
| opposite direction. but followed similar
| pack. The euckskin simply stood s,ill and
| bncked.
Midst all this revelry the three riders
| were having their energies fully taxed in
| an effort 10 keep on their mounts. After
| five minutes OF fierce work La Fargo man
| aged to control his animal long enough
| 20 take n survey OF the surroundings. The
| black horse was a silhouet,ed figure near
/ the horizon In one direction. still frantical-
| lv kicking and backing. AT another point
| OF tho compass Gen. Blanco lay with feet
/ pack. He had thrown himself and soon
| managed 70 tie his feet up securely In the
/ bands A half mile further up Bond was
| trying TO maintain his seat under Difficult
/ ties. and the trail for a mile was SCATTERED
! with pots. blankets, picks, guns. bacon.
/ -Four and other contents OF the pack sad
dies
/ II was an hours work 20 get the hand
/ together again for new start Then
/ came another performance ike thu first.
No account was taken OF either time or
/ bad language. A. o'clock In the after
/ noon progress had been made 20 the ex-
tent OF a quarter OF a mile. Then che
| three tired men pitched camp. cooked a
/ good dinner OF bacon. beans and mus,
! and retired early for another start
/ The next day ''Whitey" hung himsel.
/ with his iine. His three sore and wrath
| fai owners saw him nearly choke 70
/ death. hut compassion seized them and he
/ was Gu; DOWN. Daily thereafter Whitley
/ proved that there IL no END 20 a hronchois
/ meannsSs He has been near death many
/ time says Colt. .sssls when we would
/ about make Up our minds TO shoot hiu,
/ 20 get rid OF him. cne of Us would reieat
! ard as IL was agreed that the death
/ sentence should be unanimous before I,
/ was carried into execution Whitley Is SIN
/ among sha living"
/ Mr.. Bond and his two friends declare