Gunnison news-champion., 1915-02-12
Marie Berninger, Juaior, c. s. N. S.

msrie Berninger, Junior, c. s. N. S.
stsadiaG bsld end bsse in the sun
light, or softened by rsin-cloUds and
purple shadows, Mount Msckintosh
Iaoks down On the scene Of our small
sctivities. Unlike TenAsrfoot or the
Enthusiastically sad protesting
Msckintosh stsnds ssasewhat sleof, ve-
miadinG oee Of tn ssd Pyncheor House
Of the 81 ven Gsblss, secure eviaently
in ske memories Of ether days. What
thsse me@oriss may be snA whom they
may esscesA, IN tAsse diM cs~turies be-
fOse tssppss % pssspsctss hsst set foot
in Cxaaisss., Ne cannot even coajec-
tsse. Wkethsr the osd noSntsin wss
Givsa . nsRe BY the lndiaes, ve % not
knSu; but csstaia it 10 thst its pssssnt
es0e vss hsstsvsd visA A~e psap snl
siFguosessce. - TIE birtA1ay q ARss-
issa Independence, in the yesr Of osr
LSed, 1ss2.
u wes . bright warm day-that
Fosrth Of July. At tsa .. N. . spssn-
6id ps0cessien grscsd ne streets Of
Gsnnison: The fire csMpsny (shsdes
Of the departedD ives cut in full uni
form. First came the band then the
Nook and Ladder Compsny, then the
Hose Company. and last the citizens on
foot or In gaily decorated carriages.
There ives . speed test between the
two fire companies. from Tsbor House
to Tomichi Avenue, the Hook and Lad
der boys running in twenty three
seconds and the Hose Company in
twenty two seconds; there was dancing
in the park, dinner at the Methodist
church and . ball at La Veta. But among
the events of thatday wss one Of present
interest and importance.
About ten O'Clock party of horse
men finely mounted, were seen leaving
the Office of DIR. Macintosh. amorg
them DR.. Macintosh; DIR. J. H. Mack
intosh of Patterson, N. j.; Duncan
Macintosh; Prof. Richardson; and a
representative of the Review-Press,
who brought up the rear. To the omni-
present representative Of the press, we
are indebted for the following account
Of their trip. The party struck out
boldly on their fiery, prancing steeds,
passing along the river, and were the
subject of many remarks from the peo-
pie whom they passed, who wondered
what had happened. Had the Utes
broken out, and what did il all mean?
What was that man on the bay horse
carrying. which looked like long pole
wrapped up in paper? 1t did not matter
what the people thought: the calvacade
kept on its way, needless of every thing.
and soon reached Halls bridge which
they crossed. and started up Antelope
creek. 1t was evident that something
important would be accomplished
Soon the party left the creek and laid
their course up a ravine toward a
mountain without a name, and after
about an hours ride climbed to its sum-
nit, where they dismOunted. and the
real object soon became known. A
mountain which had ever been nameless
was to be christened, and Prof. Richard
son was called upon to carry out the
ceremony. Soon monument was
raised, and the American flag, which
the DR.. had concealed by wrapping it
and the pole in copies of the ''Gunnison
Review" WAS planted upon it. After
the flag was unfolded and set up, the
Prof. took q bottle of some kind of
liquid, supposed to be champagne. and
poured q portion of its contents upon
the monument, and proclaimed that the
mountain from that time forth and for
ever should be known as Mount Mack
intosh in honor Of DR.. j. H Macintosh
of New Jersey. Then all drank of the
sparkling beverage, drinking to the
perpetuity of the name of Msckmtosh