The daily sentinel., 1914-05-26

water surrounded by evidence OF
former visitors prepared me for the
request to dism cunt, which | quickly
complied with, when was lead
through a large crevice in the side
wall. which had obstructed the way.
on the rocky shelf farther down the
canyon, where it widened out to
quite a court. Following this we
came to large oaken door made of
slabs of red oak, bolted together, and
so near the color of the sandstone
wall that did not notice it until
my guide, swinging it to one side,
bade me enter, whereupon we found
ourselves in a large storeroom, where
scattered about on the floor were sad
dies. blankets, fire wood and many
implements. which are used by
mountaineers. Crossing this space,
my guide opened another door which
admitted us to the living room. A
cheering flame was cracking in the
fireplace, while a steaming breakfast
weighed down table that occupied
the center of the room beside whicn
long benches upholstered with red
plush cushions awaited our coming.
Chilled to the bone and hungry
from the nights ride 1t did not re-
quire a second invitation for us to
accept the hospitality and soon we
were partaking of most palatable
meal, washing 1t down with hot cof-
fee, to be followed by excellent ci-
gars,
The meal having been completed,
u inquired as to those needing my
services. suggesting that we attend
them at once, when | was conducted
TO the open air and following my
guide along the trail, for perhaps
hundred yards, We entered door
which was SO completely concealed
that | had not suspected its exist
ence. Crossing an outer court we en-
tered the sick room. AS my eyes be-
came adjusted TO the faint light ad-
mitted through a partially covered,
irregular hole in the wall | observed
a man stretched at full length upon
a bed which was composed entirely
of large red cushions and covered
with Pullman blankets; a towel was
about his head, and another bound
up his left shoulder. AS he was de-
lirious from sceptic fever, | inquired
of his nurse as to the length of time
since he was injured, gaining as many
other particulars as | could without
showing undue curiosity as to the
reason for his condition. Ordering
hot water, towels. etc. | proceeded
to dress his wounds, after having
administered an anisthetic.
found the shoulder fractured and
the neck and side of the head terri
bly, lacerated from the effects of
charge of buckshot. but with the as
sistance of the cook. who is gener-
ally the nurse and first aid man in
camp. and the light from a student
lamp. | was enabled to remove frag-
ments of bone, battered shot and
dead tissue, and, applying wet
dressing, soon had the satisfaction of
seeing my patient fall into deep and
quiet sleep when, after preparing
medicine and advising them 20 call
me If any untoward symptoms should
develop, | turned in, the long ride
and continued wakefulness having
very much wearied me.
When | awoke it was mid-after-
noon, and not having observed any
women about the place. | proceeded
to the spring and enjoyed a refresh
ing bath and rub down, after which |
began to look about me to discover
many strange phenomena. not the
least of which was the fact that to
those passing along the well worn
trail in the bottom of the canyon all
of these commodious habitations
were as thoroughly hidden as though
they had never existed, as their en-
] frances, in every instance, were pro-
tected by great blocks of sandstone.
the most of them resting just as ma
ture had left them, but taken advant-
age of by man to further his pur-
poses. while the windows were nat
ural fractures in the rock or shafts
sunk from the top. like air wells in
large building, therefore invisible
from all directions, except directly
over head, which was inaccessible.
As | had to remain with them
several days before my patient was
sufficiently recovered to be left
without a physician, / had plenty of
time to reconnoiter and was granted