The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-11-21
The Travelling Cabin
Of Rudy Gulch
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eidentally, he was the best cook he
tween Sonora and Yuba Dam. Wher
nfst knew him. his timid, jump-abou
ways impressed me with his Likeness.
10 = kangaroo-before the acquaint
@nce was abruptly broken OF / de
ciued ne more nearly resembled q
sofiila. Bobby Wilson saw in him
neither the one nor the other: but
tnen, at that time Bobby was q for.
.orn castaway. Ruddy GuIch a desert
,s'And, and the one sail of salvation
tn sight girl.
wilson was the mining engineer In
charge of Good Hope mine. which was
capltaiized on great expectations. The
naine has joined other great expecta-
uons' and. what is Of more impor.
lance, the great lumber iume that was
gone. ''-''
y was wonderful fiume. II was
broad enough and deep enough to float
ene biggest seQuoia that ever picked
ats way up among the clouds. The
cabins OF Rudy Gulch for the most
part clustered underneath the pines
on the hillside Just above the fiume
g tnat every night 1t sang us our YES.
per hymn.
kuddy Gulch was picturesque. II a
tr1ne tilted in its ways. 1t was inst
above Inspiration Point, which was
me thin edge OF the wedge that sep
arafed the gulch from Oak CANYON.
mere, on top Of the Point, great pine
iay fallen, parallel to the f7ume' ita
SCARED gray trunk stretching out over |
tne tip OF the Point. Below the
oeckoning water in the great f,uma |
ran swiftly by.
Miss Dorothy West came ND to
huddy Gulch with her father for the
pepent of what was left Of his health.
Inc camp at once fell in love with
her.
There was no doubt about the a.
say OF William George Johnson,s
character. He was Of hard-milling
ana rebellious ore. and II In all q
y there was ever . trace of precious
metal. no human test discovered II.
He was big and ugly, inside and ont
He obtained work in. the Good Hone
y an expert with the hammer and
Irfll, but he used too much powder
ma TOO little muscle in hts attempts
Q make an impression. so, at the re-
luest OF Bobby, the foreman paid him
n one evening and gently suggested
nat ne retire from HIS position as
lient partner tn the operation OF the
nine, because he was not worth the 8
owder he blew up. William George y
hereupon proved that, contrary To 2
enerai opinion, he was good for one q
hing at laast-his remarks were COM :,
rehepsfve. forcfble and conclusive =
men he sought Wilson and found him y
ear his cabin above the lume on the .
ippery hillside. "
When I was last ND Rudy Gu)cb :
~. the Oldest inhabitant was still !,
sciaring that there was never an :.
her such entertainment in Camp as :.
y night that followed. not even ex- =
'pting the time when the cfrcus =
me mp the road. -
The night was over when WIlson 20. - ).
red firm foothold. and, lifting his 4,
3 antagonist, threw him prettily into !,
: hume. That took the light out ~
William George; q bath was bad A.
ough In any way, and bath in ice -
ID water was simply shocking. Los- -,
3 his pride. William George &C. ~
ired cunning. and settling down at an
> Red Fire. pladhed and planned IN
zen there was no stranger to be ~
siable with ct the strangers ex- on
nee. -.
b the meantime Bobby's love affair be,
proached Z climax, and notwith- nh
ndiEg some few pangs OF jealousy
whole camp generously rejoiced an,
en- Il was rumored that there would cas-
q wedding a. soon q the old zen. on,
man WA little better. the
hat Kes was reputed to be a can foil
lat. His salary a. = cook was &C. in
ding to Bib merits. and he was sid
Ifty Celestial. The question had A
q argued with Z great dow Of Of
de and other things at the Rcd full
2, and It had been definitely de- me,
ID that be was Z capitalist Per thfr
9 William George had pondered It v
: the subject until be felt Z pro- was
'tary interest In That Kee's nos 81
lions; certainly he was greatly ex. hea
q when Uncle George dropped IN 9TH
be Red Fire one morning and told | Kni,
assembled crowd that the Moneo- Viii,
had been robbed the night before ! taxi
ISIS Dorothy had presented ia, Roh cou,