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Show ment had provided. They also told ns the squaws always have the choice of partners regardless of leap year. We thanked them for their information, but they would not let us off until we had sang and we gave them, "How Can I Leave thee? At 8 o'clock Monday morning we took the stage for Ferron. Of course the wind blew, but the driver iuformed us it was "only a breez"." Later w 1 fonnd It was trne. After "traveling a week," we arrived about 11 o'clock at a small settlement called Cleveland. It is hardly as large as Cleveland, Ohio, but it has room to grow and its prospects are flattering, for we saw a man and a dock pond. We reached Huntington at 12 and waited at the post office for the Ferrun stage. In a few minutes up dashed the ' lightning express" from the latter place consisting of a four-wheeled four-wheeled "barouche" drawn by an old gray n'are who98 name, the driver said was V'Pnddin " and a big horse named "Djceiver." When we remarked on the lcoks of the mare the proud driver replied: "That ther' brute? Ob, she's none o' yer tlonches, I can tell yer. If Morris lad only known ther worth o' that brute he'd never'd troubled erbont inventin' the telegraph After the hardest ride of onr lives we finally arrived at our destination about cundown, tired, cold and Oh, so hungry! It is a town of about sixty families, nearly all young people, and their health is generally good. Spring is advancing rapidly. The- apricot treev are beginning to bloom. Mr. A. C. Olsen of Mount Pleasant has beea here a number num-ber of days. Justice Lov.ry officiated a short time ago at the nedd'ng of Mi: 8 Mima Stevens to Mr. Augnst Nelson The relief society celebration was a complete success. James Jeffs of Castle Dale met with a severe accident the other day while driving. His horse became frightened, ran away and he was thrown ont. He was badly bur' aoont the face and head. The doctor baa fears of blood poisoning. The Home Dramatic club are having their stage enlarged. New scenery is being painted by G. Jack of ilanti. They will pnt on the drama, "The Forest Keeper." Several Ferron people went to Orange-ville Orange-ville last week to witness a dramatic performance. The performance, so their critics say, was altogether too "spirited." C. L. A PLEASURE TRIP' What Was Seen on a Recent Trip to Ferron- Ferron, March 22, 1892. Dear Sentinel: Like The "Sentinel's" "Senti-nel's" Pet), lam anxious for you to' print my letter, and hope it may prove interesting to your readers.- We left Sanpete on the morning of the 20th and arrived at Thistle at 9:30 o'clock where we waited for the east-bound train until un-til 12:30. It kept us on the lookout to 8' e all the scenery through Spanish Fork canyon. The lofty peaks of the Rockies were covered with snow, while the grass and ferns were peeping out in places from the foot hills from a white like covering, walA had fallen the previous pre-vious night. The train almost crept around the winding, sharp enrves, giving us a good opportunity to see those grand magnificent works of God. We cannot doubt he is a lover of the beautiful. When no eye but his own could see them, he has carved these peculiar forms. Every eliff, every tree and shrub, vine, leaf and flower is a thing of beauty so nicely are they contrasted con-trasted in their weird wlldness. I would advise the younu; people of San-pate San-pate if they want to take a pleasure trip, to ride over the Rie Grande Western. West-ern. Its accommodations are excellent and the officials are gentlemanly and courteous, and I am sure they wonld enjoy nothing more than a pleasure trip to Castle Gate. I could not begin to describe the scenery at that point.and do it jnstice. It is indeed a "Scenie Route." Great perpindicular, moss covered cliffs rise up thousands of feet each side of the track and here nestles tne tiny village of Castle Gate. Brown and white painted tenement bouses, seemingly ail alike, the great yawning mouths of the coal mines, and the electric elec-tric lighting building from which the mines are lighted, make a pretty contrast con-trast with the cliffs. We arrived at Price at 3:45 and fonnd it to be a town of about 500 inhabitants and it seems to be prosperous We were kindly received at the Mathis house, where we met Mr. Peradice, editoi of the Eastern Utah Telegraph. In companv with Manager Moore of that paper, the editor showed us their town, and did all they could to make our waiting as pleasant as possible. possi-ble. Mr. Moore, told us, very confidentially confidenti-ally of course, he thought seriously of soon visiting the Mautl temple accom-piaued accom-piaued by Miss Annie Gull of Spanish Fork. We also bad the pleasure of meeting Tooreoloose, Bob Ridley, Toots Carter and Ned, five Indian policemen and the head farmer of the Uintah Indian In-dian reservation. Depnty Marshal Eager of Salt Lake bad subtcened them as witnt sses in a case to be tried at Provo. The Indians were nicely dressed and looked clean. They gave an account ac-count of a recent "bear dance" which they had just completed, having danced awtek, 'Xney ended the performance with a grand feast which the govern- |