New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-29
Fy%ss FUNK q wAeNAus coMPAW PUBLISHERS A5s%sa.

exists, and does not wish to develop his latent
atavistic tendencies. let him refrain from read
ing THE Mountains" It is an account OF a
summer journey that Mr.. White took with nine
comprehensive men and seven horses-through
the Sierra Nevadas from Santa Barbara cross
country to the Yosemite. 1t is to the ordinary
volume of travel and adventure what an ascent
Of Pixies Peak is to a trip in the subway. 1t
is book OF impressions rather than Of person.
elites. OF reflection rather than of incident
Not that it lacks either personality or incident
both are there in abundance--but they are
only brought out when they are distinctly typi-
CAL and then they are used to illustrate some
point the author wishes to make, That point
is likely TO be Of the utmost practically.
In fact, the book while in one aspect apprecia-
tive Of Nature in her grandest well as in
her softest moods. is equally a particularzed
guide to the whole science OF camping out.
Formidable is the list of Impedimenta that
Mr. White recommends for such an expedition
as he describes-where pack horses are taken
along-ranging from the contents of a grocery
store to that of blacksmith's shop. Yet their
four animals carried all handily, and saved the
outfit from much unnecessary suffering Too
much care cannot be given to the selection Of
the horses themselves Those Of the authors
party displayed as much variety Of character
the humans. and in his descriptions develop
as great personal interest to the reader Their
whole education" he explains from the time
they run loose on the range until the time when,
branded. corralled and saddled, they pick their
way under guidance over a bad piece Of trail
tends 10 develop their sef-reliance They learn
to think for themselves" He adds:
To begin witn two Misconceptions merely hv
way of clearing the ground; the Western horse Is
generally designated "broncho." The term is
considered synonymous with horse or pony This is
not so horse Is "broncho' when he Is ugly or
mean or vicious. or unbroken: is a cow .ibron-
Again from Certain western nnetgat oT snd
few samples, our notion of the ow-pony has be-
beast. Such may be found But the average good
coW-pony Is apt to be an exceed ngly handsome ant
Moorish and Arabian stock
Mr.. White takes occasion also 10 explode an
other cherished notion. When reused from their
snug blankets at dawn he denies that expert
enced campers run with glad shouts to plunge
into the nearest pool" as most camping fiction
would have US believe. mot they" he says
The glad shout and the nearest pool can wait
until noon when the sun Is warm" They blow
on their fingers and curse the cook for getting
them UP SO early. "AII eat breakfast and feel
better"
Eight days were spent In crossing the desert.
Always the fiat country stretched out before us
we S0uIa see Tar ahead landmark which we
INTERVIEWED between us and IT, After we had looked
az u whle, We became possessed Of an almost In
800 uesiIe TO make run for i. The SLOW mad
6ening three miles hour Of the paek train drove
unless we shifted our gait. unless we stepped out
sies the SLOW strain Of patience 10 when the in
IinG a and run round ana round m eiEsSsRs Pso
and most ormdnb he bnndrd yards 6aa s1ne ait
iety 1ehlnd Us TO tnsgnificance. ana We mad dared
coniTothen r ba16n rom the woods OF o se n
creek ned' or group OF buildings whichever ~