Gunnison news-champion., 1906-02-02
Pos~ nAv NJ GIR0asues

- y - 09ReGoAoo se jay 40.
In ''Ssory OF tue Tea; D~clsesU,"
srsssse by Ars. Seoscs. oss sssd
~stk interest She told Of comsas
into the valley n . wagon and hv,nS
tss s'sse nooshs 10 seats; hoe tos .
Ire DAYS II oue tame Gle aud her
h.sns.ad e1,ertasaed q stranger.
brecserr,dse by name, and boo he
sen, 70 lrwia sad tke nest day
cord resched GSan,soa Of the nsr-
der 81 the Eds-riy bsothers Breck-
ear'dse vss susIscssd aud Gas given
hearing before hastily summoned
grand jury thai failed 10 Gad an ia
d'ctme.t sGs.as, h,m !, was be
isesed that s.on~y PLAYED an import
Az, part in the dsc,s.oa Of the jury.
snd ~ the n4sa Was released
Crossings from Mrs. L. Miner,
spending the pressat winter -
California, recoupted the conditions
IN u aud 5s, when . complete
Kitchen outEt consisted Of fireplace,
with frying pan, camp Kettle. coffee
pot and Dutch oven. Dishes ~ere
If tin, with iron clad knives and
forks. All farniture wss home
made. Game of ell kinds was easily
obtained. Coyotes, bob cats, lyn1
and mountain lions vere Numerous
and troublesome But most dreaded
1t oil were the rowing bands Of Ute
Indians coming often TO the homes
ot the settlers 10 ask for biscuits and
"cufee water A fraternsl feeling
prevailed, no one locked his cabin,
the chance traveller was welcome 10
enter and psrtake Of the best the
house afforded whether it's owner
was at home or not.
The first social affair vas dance
at the home Of Ormsby Hinkle, on
the ranch now owned by Henry
Purrier The men wore duck coats
and overalls, with hob nailed shoes
The writer does not say what man
ner of costume the women affected
but II is safe to presume it was such |
as had survived a year or two of
pioneer life. The music for this
occasion was furnished by Owen
Smith ON graveyard" fiddle, and
the guests, so far as the writer re.
calls them. we're: Mr. and Mrs. o |
Hmkle, j p Kelly, Jonathan Out-
alt, Judge David Smith and daueh-
ter, Ella Belle NOV Mrs. Heiner), |
VIM, Hay, A O. Miner, and the
bachelors Alonzo Hartman, c. p.
Foster, Ed Hartman, Samuel Harney
and Prof Sylvester Richardson.
In the fall Of 70 occurred the
Aceker massacre, when Agent Mech
er and Mrs. Price lost their lives and
Mrs. Meeker and her daughter were
carried away capti,es. The settlers
IN the immediate vicinity of Gunni- !
son gathered here for protection in
case of general outbreak among
the Indians. Traces Of the earth |
works thrown mp ut that time for
protection are still to he seen on the !
north edge OF town.
Greetiugs came also from "Grand. |
ma Gleason, who is now in Boston, |
IN which she SAYS: Those we're STIR |
ring times, in which We so bravelv |
essayed to make homes and iurtanes
IN the fair valleys Of the West aud |
shared IN common with the red man, |
The bear and tie wolf But the /
flight of time has changed tie bard
ships nf those early days To peace |
and plenty, which | trust you NAV
all enJ y for many years to come,
and when taps aIe sounded for the |
last Gunnison pioneer who shall |
cross the eternal range into the Land /
OF the Great Beyond NAV each one
he there to answer Here, is the lov-
ing wish OF Grandma Gleason"
Mrs Z. j Hurley sang "Mal ma S
Two BOYS" composed by one of the
early pioneers, Mrs. Agnes Hoel
Shores
BY request all joined in singing
Rock of Ages" and CORONATION"
and as one listened to the sweet
volces the truth was self evident
that the song had not gone oat of
their lives, nor had the hardship.
endured marred the serenity of their
beautiful cuuntenances
Mrs. Heiner ENJOYS the distinction
Of bt ing the longest continuous resi-.
dent in the valley. Mrs. Dora Pen
nington wae the Oldest pioneer pres.
ent, and SIX months old Bah, Me.
Connell the youngest pioueer be.
longing to the erand-ons.
As the strains Of Home, Sweet
Home spunded the dream vanished
and all found themselves in the full
enjoyment of modern Gnnni.on.
while Pioneer Day passed on into