The daily sentinel., 1908-08-04

En- Route Across wyoming
July Is.
The Daily Sentinel,
Grand Junction.
We left Rawlins on the morning
of July Ia for a journey of 1875 miles
to Lander, where we are now IN
camp for little rest both for our
selves and our team.
We are all we'll and in good spir-
it's, although somewhat tired, and we
felt a little rest was necessary. We
expect to start on soon.
The first day out of Rawlins we
made Bell Springs by noon, which
is Is miles northwest of Rawlins.
These springs are near an old aban-
doned road house on the line of the
old freight and stage road. In the
early days all supplies were hauled
by wagon from Rawlins, which is To-
Gated on the U. P. railroad, for a
distance of 200 miles. There now
being a railroad at Lander, all the
heavy and extensive freight traffic
over this old trail or road has been
cut off.
We followed the stage road for
1876 miles to Lander, through a very
rough and undesirable country. Some
of the road is almost deserted. We
met but very few people; sometimes
we saw no one for half day and
then only a lone sheep herder.
On the night OF the 14th we
reached Bull Springs, which made
80 miles of travel for that day. There
we camped for the night, not at all
desirable place to camp. but not so
much worse than some other places
that could be found throughout this
section. We were in a country de-
voted almost entirely to sheep rails
ing. All along here we saw but very
few people, but those we met have
nearly all been very sociable. In
some places we have had come trou-
BILE in rustling wood for our camp
\ fire, and this place (Bull Springs)
was one of those places where wood
was very, very scarce.
! The next day we resumed our jour
ney. This day was about the same
as the one before. We were st'll
travelling through sheep country, and
one would think by going through it
that it was good for no use-barren
hills, rocks and sage brush. On this
| day (the 15th) we reached Lost Sol
der at noon. This is horse ranch,
but | did not learn the name of the
owner. He was a sociable fellow.
After lunch we Travelled on and that
afternoon we saw plenty of prairie
dogs and sage chickens. About b
| o'clock we reached Crooks creek,
having made 80 miles that day. At
ter we were in camp about an hour
| three herders came along with a
| flock of sheep of about 800 head.
| They camped near us, so we had
company that night. They killed a
sheep and gave us hind quarter and
would take no pay for it. That night
1ur horses got away and next morn
/ ing / overlook them about l u miles
| back on the road that we had trav-
eled the day before. We then start
ed from Crooks creek, bidding good
7 bye, probably forever, to our friend
ly sheep herders.
That day we passed Burnt ranch.
Here is plenty of water, We went
on the Rangis, reaching there at
noon on the 10th. This is an old
stage station. 1t consists of part Of
fee and part store. One would Judge
store carried that little business was
done. The stock did not look as if
it would invoice over $40. The own
er had one sack of flour and we pur-
chased 10 pounds of that He had
one 15-cent bottle of horseradish and
we bought that. | think he had a
can of peaches. but we were afraid
that someone else might come along
hungry, so we left the peaches. That
enterprising place is situated on the
Sweetwater river. Here we crossed
the old Oregon trail. This is the road
the pioneers travelled years and wears
ago, and it makes one feel like ]
can't tell just how to take a look at
that old trail and to think now those
old-timers crossed those hls with OK
teams and fought indians as they
went.
After lunch that day we left Ran