The Forrest City times., 1901-10-11
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! A Summer Outing
s 'rlong the Rockies. y
= Messrs. Nadakin and Barrow =
a View the Grandeur of =
4 Natures Wonders. 8
= The Beauties, Pleasures PastimeS and PerilS -
Il of the Great West Graphically Portrayed -
II BY a Versatile Pen. =
cANrIN4 ~ THE RoCkIEs.

( J. Barrow and ourselves in "a Trip
to Colorado" Sy a perusal Of about
three columns In the last issue. and
which left IS waiting a. Canpton fer
0ur flieId. Ton Freel, Tor at least
some If them are expecting 10 read the
closing chapter in this issue. and they
shall uo; h disappointed, except as to
what they may hope the article to be.
for really. though the time was full OF
exciting incidents, aad always pictar-
esque and interesting. 1t sounds tame
on paper Tame, indeed, TO tie zeal.
ike thing itself aud lad We net prom
ised, - otherwise occupied has been
or time. that We should be unwilling
10 undertake even
a PLAIN IALE FROM TIE Hills
j Tom Freel, Of Eaton. Is a man about
our Own heieb: and weight, a retired
i cowboy, a. present st0ckmau; gen
la fellow, a true sportsman. and fond
Of any kind IF excitement, especially
horse race. IL his time BE las proba-
by tanned mo!e hueSing bropehos tan
most any man Of his years in that sec
ton. and 10 hear him recount in a be
coming,y modest manner some If his
numerous thrilling hair breadth Is
eaprs, is faT moTe interesting than
mos. books. lie always conquered the
"broneh, tas they call them for shart
but tire time cant, Is j, V>ll4 ) aces 10
every daring her,. #aeH ION Vas sell.
ousiy ii IFed. He never alluded L
The story. lat the absence 81 d natural
lot spoke more eleqaeutly than words
The teHac.ty Of his nerve THIS par
ucaIar beast threw him high and hard
and when lie became untangled from
a baTbed-wire fence and made land
Ing, BIS Leg was 50 badly injured that
amputatlon just below the knee became
+ necessary. He now wears an artificial
limb. ana SO cleyeriy Tat few persons
guess the truth unleSe carefully noting
his slight hating step. We have men
toned that Tom ia1clges himself in
race horse. 1t l. TO common steed
either, but handsome, wel,-hmbed
Splinter with speed like the wind, aud,
barring accident. is destined to take
rank with such fayortes as Canmore,
Joe Frey, The lady. GOnfalon, Miss
Bennett, Advance Guard. Articulate
and others. One would naturally sup
pose that Mr Freel EMPLOYS a trainer
aud Jockey. Not Sc; he does both,
and a. Chel enne's Frontier Day races,
captured first money in one and second
money il the other OF the two races in
which his horse started AS a noun
tain climber, too, Tom was always IN
the lead at the finish.
Mr.. Freel arrived at Campton 5 on
Friday, september "a memorial q day
10 the American people though aI-se-
rene there in the mountains. where
news penetrates slow2y enough and as
We left the mail route the following
day, the beloved President had been
dead for days eIe the news OF his assas-
sludllun reached our ears.
Saturday morning all were astir be-
times, and on the tiptoe of expectation.
Tom had purchased provisions and ali
+ necesSaues for months living outside
of civilizations hauuts. The party
consisted Of MeSSrs Ereel. Chas. Camp.
ton, Barrow, and TIE writer. with eight
horses aud a mule. -Four Of these, of
course, We rode the others were pack
ed with tents, bedding. provisions and
utensils That mule was a treasure
a source Of comfort and a JOY. He was
the wise gay from Wise islaud'-a
whole team of comedians. in fact,
equal 10 a three ring circus. and sup
Piled amusement while We were in the
saddle, by bis caperS and wise looks
He never crossed creek willingly, nor
Jagged IN the rear &c a coed trail. he
never crossed = trail that he didn't
take the wrong fork and 1islead the
other packs. BIT nevertheless would
dFst stop, raise his head. look wise.
and evidently ta.e his bearing. and If
ANYTHING should have separated him
from the rest. there is no doubt he
would have returned home over the
| Identical route over which ne came
IL vas about . o'clock SATURDAY.. the
eth, when We got the pack tram ready
TO start, and then We were of. with the
good wishes of all AZ Camp,on's follow
ing Us. We travelled the beaten road
perhaps half nile. when We took a
single trail into the heart Of the noun.
tains, passing through Bull Park The
first afternoon. and camping some L
or d miles 0ut. The afternoon passed
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