The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-10

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ing metal.
From where l sit at the doorway Cf
the tent, the Colorado river is in view
twenty miles east ward. A t~reacherous
stream holding IN its bosom many a
mystery of the past, flowing silently
on to the California gulf, g%listenrDg
like a silver band in the glaring
sunlight, and far Owe and beyond it
three hundred miles away can easily
De seen the long high range Of
mountains in central Arizona that
overlook the far famed graLd canyon.
RI 'in in view-tbeir towering purple
submits sHblmely beautiful-As
though but ten miles distant, so clear
is the desert air. The heat in summer
is terrific. Eggs are fried by breaking
and placing them upon the tire of a
standing wagon wheel. Canteens Of
wster are carried by every one, on
ever so short a journey. The air is so
dry that one dries up il not keeping
tae system continually saturated with
water. Lost projectors are found
years later, their skin like parchment
around the bones. II a traveller is
found water iamished, though still
livable, and RECEIVERS, he usually
RECEIVERS IS an insane person, a kind
provision Of nature TO render one
unconscious of his sufferings err death.
Water cannot be hauled from the
river to any advantage as q team OF
horses drink half Of what they are able
TO pull on the trip up and the other
half on the way back leaving none for
the mar at camp. IT'S said a
prospe ctors watch has been known to
melt and run down in his boat while
m aklng bis way over the torrid sands,
The have a rodent indigenous TO this
country called the "trade rat" He
brings into your tent a piece Of
mes quite twig D: thorn Of cactus or
8 PEER Of a Joshua shrub, etc. Brings
1t in and deposits 1t on the floor, and
on departing takes away with him an
old nail, old piece of shpe sole, OLD
broken buckle, or piece OF leather
strap or whatever else be can find
around loose. Many efforts have been
made to train them to bring in gold
nuggets to trade for rusty nails. etc,
on the floor, but so far all has been
vain. They we're so numerous around
t he camp and disturbed ones bIlssful
and recuperating slumbers so, by
continually knawing at ones toes at
night that Mr.. Thomas on his last
return from LIS Angeles brought
along a good old family cat, who moi
only made short work IN our neighbor.
hood but who has since brought US
eight kittens. Her progeny have gone
back to nature Id a surprising degree
they are wild and cautious. thin,
gaunt and wirey with tails nearly
twice as long as a domestic cat. The
influence of the untamed shows in
them at the first generation they
attack the prowling coyote in a bunch
i, with ierocity, and are strongly imbueo
with the "howl Of the vast" nature.
!, While abundance" (the mother cay
rem aims the same gentle tabby as Of
yore.
Aremnant Of apache Indian still.
1 lin ger psthetically in camps on the
I bank OF the Colorado river maintain.
4 ing a pr eca rious existence by
g occasionally boati g prospector:
e Ecross to the Arizona side and over tc
this the Nevada's. Col. Thom4;
d often rides down there to purchase
Y fuel from them in the shape Of daft
t logs and branches which they catch OF
dry. They return his visit soon anC
e often by appearing at his camp IL
numbers, lining up in 'front.' Of th'
door and crying out. Lo hungry
d Los squaw hungry Los pappoose.
hungry Which ibid they but k ov
a it) is a waste Of words for the dcserJ
.e Indian a always IS the perfect picture .
% abject hunger, his looks alone al,
d sufficient.
Albert Megede, son OF lexington
u old lime jewelry merchant, is her,
" interested IN several mining properties
: We all hope he will make his millions
% return to old Missouri and pave Lex
iagtOn and Richmond's streets will
u gold.