Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-10-11
INTERESTING TRIP.
Great Work Being Done by EpiscopaIians
in the West-Some of the Hardships the
Bishop Underwent on a Recent Jour-

Treat Work Being Done by EpIsc0palIan
in the West-Some of the Hardships tn
Bishop Underwent on a Recent Joul
| ney.
| Bishop Funston, who is so widel
known in Virginia, meets with man
obstacles in prosecuting mission worl
in the sparely-settled sections of tn
great West. At least. it would appea
so from an interview with the Bishop
printed in western paper of recen
date-the Statesman, of Boise, Idaho.
"In going to Fort Washakie," say
the Statesman, 1.-THE b shop left tn
train at Rawlins, Wyoming. Here h,
took the stage, which Is really a crud
affair, and in this he made d journe,
of l50 miles into the interior, horse
being changed every twenty miles. HI
remarked that his companions on this
Occasion were not of very cheerful
kind for such long journey. There
were only two seats on the inside anG
one by the driver On the outside. The
man who rode by the driver was going
to bring back the body of'his son who
had been drowned in the head waters
of Green river. The Bishops only
companion was Chinaman, who
could not talk English.
The trip was over the barren, sparse
ly settled, but picturesque plains and
bills of central Wyoming. there being
only a. few ranches and scattered her.
ders with their focks. The weirdness
of the scene was Intensified by occa
sional sights of antelopes, coyotes,
badgers, and other wild animals. Even
the names of the stopping places are
suggestive of the unsettled character
of the country. There is Separation,
"Lost Soldier" and Burnt Ranch. y
AS the name implies, each station car
ries a romantic history.
When they were about fifty miles
from Rawlins, while the driver was 60
ing rapidly down hill, the stage struck
a rock, which broke the axle. As no
repair shop was convenient, the driver
took a single tree from the front team
and bound up the axle. Before driv-
ing many miles further the Single tree
broke. The driver then picked up an
old rifle barrel, which had been lying
long years on the plain, and no doubt
had been used by frontiersmen to run
The Indians, which the intelligent driv-
Or made use of to try to run the stage
by binding it around the axle. But
that falling soon he had to borrow a
wagon from rancher and drive on
heir course which continued all night.
They arrived at Fort Washakie after
,hirty-six hours journey.
Bishop Funsten spoke with great in
crest of the services which he held for
he Shoshones and Arapahoes at their
espective meeting places. He has
here full-blooded Arapahoe clergy
nan, who many years ago was captur-
d by the Shoshones and was about to
re killed, but was saved by the whites
nd thoroughly educated. He is now
DING great work. He pointed out
0 Bishop Funsten the very place
there be came SO near losing his life.
Among the Bishops hearers was old
I elbow Bear,'' who in early days was
faithful friend of the whites. After
ne service, Bishop Funsten asked him
ow be felt about Christianity. His
nswer was, II am old; think of
1ese things by day all the time. and
dream of them by night"
Rev. John Roberts with the assist
nee of Michael" the Indian lay
sader, who is quite brilliant man, is
'anslating st. Luke's gospel into the
rapahoe language.
Bishop Funsten, in returning, came
y the Ross Fork Mission, Fort Hall,
lahO, where also a most important
ork is being done under his supervi-
on. Miss s. G. Garrett, very con-
crated Christian worker, is in charge
the work there.
Concluding the interview, Bishop
unsten said:
"Fewpe people realize the magnificence
{ the scenery of central Idaho, and |.
so its immense resources in respect
} grazing and minining. l am more
nd more impressed with these great
as l make my periodical
isits. What the future of that Sec
on will be no man may even hardly ,
onjecture at this time: but with the
lcoming of capital, energy, and sci
nee, it is safe to assert that central
1aho will shortly become one of the
lost resourceful sections of the great
Tarthwest.n