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Cry hiSers passed Through Gun
nsson last October. wheu they
went throseh Gsnnison. they were
sure ths; they would reach San
Franchises by the hr-s VI JsauAry,
1914. aud thus earn the ssrAo. o.
reward. Bat they dsd not reach
tnsre by thai time. heweSer.
they have written very interest
ing book regarding their long wsk
from Kansas City 10 San Francisco.
This book rs called The Diary of
the Kansas City tiikers" and con.
tsins the follo~ing regarding their
trip through Gsnnison counsy.
October sixteenth. This morning
while we ate breakfast lot of cattle
stampeded in front of Our tent and We
thought that the end Of the world rad
come. | never before ssw 80 many
cattle ut once. The rsnchmen sre hav-
ing the fall roundup. They finally
urged the cattle past Our teat without
Us being trsmpled to death. we follow
ed the cattle for several miles before
we reached Gunnison. We stopped IN
Gunnison for three hours end met
numbers Of fine people. We met an
odd colored man who told " sAat he was
bodygusrd to Abraham Lincoln. He
showed Ne q badge given him BY MIR.
Lincoln. He is proud old msn. To-
day we walked ten miles.
October seventeenth. This morning
we walked to the bank Of the Guanison
and saw hundreds Of trout. TIE Gun
nison River is famed for trout fishing.
and the boys wanted to fish this morn
ing, but rs we follow the Gunnison for
some time we decided we he'd better
wait. Our camping place is unpleasant.
II is very damp and cold. and lest night
we could not sleep ON account of the
cold. After we had walked twelve
miles we saw lola across the river. and
as we were expecting mail there Irene
and ! went over after it, Gus, Morris
and Ruth took the burros on. Before
we caught them they had walked four
and half miles and were preparing to
to camp on a high hill. We had to
carry water from the Gunnison River.
The canyon WAS so steep thst it was
quite task. There are no pine boughs
here to make bed, and no ranch near
to get hay, so we had to lie on the
ground. 1t was very cold, so we took
turns sitting up to keep a fire burning.
We found an old cedar log to burn. 1t
really seems a shame to burn the besuti-
ful red cedar, but it makes a beautiful
fire. We walked sixteen miles today.
/ October eighteenth. Today we only
walked three and half miles We did
not start until one o'clock, as we were
very late in getting up, our burros had
strayed away and we had to hunt them.
At two O'Clock we reached the Sports
mans home, owned by j. J. Carpenter,
to whom we had an introduction from
Mr.. Howell of salida. Mr.. Carpenter
was away, but Mrs. Carpenter invited
US to spend Sunday here. and we are
very glad to do so. Mr.. CARPENTER
came home this evening from hunting
trip. We spent Jolly evening.
Some visitors came; then there are
several sons in the family. two girls
who live with Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter,
and dear little lady who teaches
school. Mr.. Carpenter and sons are
professional hunters and guides. and
can tell many interesting ''bear" stories
In the season the hote Is He'd with
tourists who come to hunt and fish.
We enjoyed looking at the specimens
ON exhibition in the club house, bears,
mountain lion, deer, in fact, almost
every KIND of game known TO Colorado.
October nineteenth. This afternoon
the teacher, formerly a missionary in
India, conducted Sunday school, and
her talk was educational as well as in
teresting. We had music afternoon
and evening. Mrs. Carpenter served
an elegant supper, all Of US helping to
prepare it,
October twentieth. This morning
Mrs. Carpenter insisted that we take
lunch with them. We regretted leaving
very much, and they were sorry we
could not accept their invitation to stay
longer Mrs. Carpenter told us they
had enjoyed having as with them as
much as anyone who had ever visited
them, which we consider compliment
when we know who visits them. They
sometimes have very distinguished
visitors. We look forward with pleas
ure TO meeting the Carpenters again
We started at eleven o'clock. and
walked twelve miles through country
more beautiful than anything we have
yet seen. The Gunnison River is at its
best from Cebolla TO Sapinero. which
Is the entrance to both the Blue and the
Black Mesa: the Black Mesa road leads
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