Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-16

est. while both rims OF the canon here
and there show battlements towers.
pinnacles and other projecting heaps
of lava that the winds and rains Of
ages have gradually been wearing
away. This Is said to he the mos re
cent eruption in the Cascade noun.
tains, but 1t occurred so long ago, so
many centuries before the knowledge
of man. that 1t might Just as well
have happened before the food Near
ly all the volcanic cones and piles of
lava are worn smooth. although the
granite is rough and rugged. When.
ever We came to an open place In the
woods we could see conical hills OF
lava, where vents had evidently oc
CURED during the great upheaval. and
at one point there are deep strata
of pumice stone as light as a dr.,
sponge. We had seen samples of this
pumice at the hotel and had been told
that some enterprising people were
cutting 1t out to ship to market.
Some one suggested that so notahlo
geological phenomenon as the Anna
canon and such roaring stream
Anna creek should have more digr
fled names, when II was explalnel
that twenty or thiry years ago pa~'
of Young people were camping up thi~
way and one of the Young ladies' fel
suddenly i'll and died. Thee burio
her under great bowlder and CAV
the canon her name
We met procession of wagons con
tanning Indian families who had been
mp in the mountains after hucklehei
ries and were on their way home. The
90 out every fall and bring bushels
berries back with them These AZ,
dried in the sun for winter use.
At noontime we stopped at spriu
for lunch The horses were unhitoh
and given their hay and oats, and In
robes were spread ont upon NJ,
for countless ages, year after yeai
upon the floor OF the forest. Ha"in"
had very poor excuse for break
fast al daylight that morning every
body was hungry enough to eat q lSe
OF nails; but much TO our cons'ernn
nails. All the wagons were careful,
searched and no lunch could be found
No plates, no knives, no forks, no
spoons no "nuthin'." as Charlie, the
colored man who had been brought
from Mr.. Fees private car to walt up
on us, declared. Everybody jumped
on the Judge, and with mournful tone
and much self-reproacn he explained
how he had trusted everything to the
cook that had remained behind 10 hold
down his desert land claim. and the
rascal had evidently gone
back on him. There was not even -
cup 10 dip water from the spring. a
nest Of glasses which somebody had
carelessly thrown into the box Of one
of the wagons was smashed en- route.
II was not cheerful situation. for
all healthy human beings require
nourishment at regular intervals. and
when they can not obtain II their need
is usually exaggerated. Finally Char
lie found small paper box Of des
sert crackers about an inch and a hall
square a bottle of pickles and tin
of Vienna sausages. OF which every
body was invited to partake. The
consequences may be Imagined when
It is known that the party consisted
of:
Two ladies'.
One passenger traffic manager.
One general passenger agent.
Two assistant general passenger
agents.
One circuit Judge.
One furniture dealer.
One stage owner, who formerly
pulled bow oar in the Harvard crew
and played left guard in the football
team. and is blessed with CORE
spending appetite.
One newspaper reporter.
One private secretary.
one photographer
One colored porter.
Three drivers.
And they all jumped on the Judge.
They had neld him personally respon
sible for had he not volunteered to
make all the preparations for the ex
pedition and to provide all the sup
pliesY The gods of ancient Greece are
said to have been envious of happy
and popular mortals and to have graf
flied their Jealousy by bringing upon
them sorrow and trouble, and that is
what happened TO the Judge. He ex-
planned 27 times to the partly collect.
lively and to each individual as often
as they would permit. that IL Wns all