Show the life and tames TL ip mabs 0 f e N the story of a frontier and a great frontiersman PETE CARRIES THE MAIL pete been in ashley lor for many hours before the whole settlement knew of his arrival and one by one made their way to britts cabin to hear petes tale of ills his adventurous into me alie hostile whiteriver White iver river camp question after question was fired at pete and as the story came out ills his courage and bravery were established in the hearts of the villagers from that day in december 1879 to tills this day december 1935 one of the favorite moriea in the uintah basin Is petes tale of the meeker massacre and his dealings with the angry red men after resting a couple of lays days in ashley most of which he spent talking pete bori borrowed owed a horse and rode back to rocks to report officially to agent critchlow and resume his old duties critchlow was greatly ast astonished 11 I 1 when pete walked into his office one cold brisk december me morning lie ile looked at pete as is if lie he were seeing a ghost where did you come from I 1 thought you were dead lie he muttered pete told his astory to the surprised agent and then aued 1 I have come back to go to work critchlow was full or of apologies only three days ago I 1 hired another 1 I n fellow to take your pike alke time was passing and I 1 never heard a word from either you or mclane I 1 felt sure the indians had done away with the pair of you the iman who is taking your place happened along the other day he was desperate needed money badly to care tor for his wife and four children I 1 took him on oil out of sympathy than anything else but it if you want it the job is yours no he needs it worse than I 1 do let him work for the winter an and d ill corns come back in the spring was petes answer with very little money tingling jingling in his pocket pete made imade his way back to ashley after he had sold i his homestead claim and cabin babii I 1 I 1 he had invested all his money in a post store with will britt but the turnover in business was unell and there enough to keep two men dien b busy US pete had to find soni something ething larl else to do lie he soon joined up with dan dail beard one of the homestead ad ers and the two of them dug coal in the beds just east cast of ashley when dece niber was well on oil its way a reil real good eld cid mountain winter set in and in a couple 01 j days il it snowed 16 inches this shut off all travel between browns park on the Colo colorado adf line and the settlement in ashley valley it long beare ault vult supplies began to run short and abild thi were growing impatient to hear from the outside they wanted newspapers vied rna anzine alinea i and in sil ill the fellow who had the mail contract conti act fsr r ashley announced that hp he boult pa pai ag a wit to anyone who would bilag the mail over front from I 1 Pr Ars sona orla post effice at browns paik money was scarce and 1600 bounded good to a lot of men one of the settlers borrowed petes one and set out but two cr r three days wen liy hy and and he did not return alie next man mail to attempt the trip was petes partner dan beard pete warned him dont go dan were doing pretty well here hee a dangerous trip we better leave well enough alone no theres no danger I 1 can make it and taking petes woolen mit mittens tells he started oft off into the cedars loading leading up diamond mountain two or three days passed and not a word was heard f from ron i the browns park supplies really getting t liot and the situation was becoming serious sone ono one must go pete sas as setting getting worried about dan dail and wanted to go find him frank castle who owned a salo saloan n needed liquor britts store needed supplies und and so frank and pete got together with a teamster by the name of seii sa n miller they rigged up six MX horses to a bob sleigh loaded with teed feed and started oft off on the perilous trip from which two ti avel ers had not returned tile the party hoped to bi break eak a trail over the mountain and return with a load of supplies tor for ashley but it took two and one half days to reach diamond spring aprin which was only halt half the NT wiam aw ad ix afiz A kv V aw 1 pete dulman dillman dist distance anee between ashley and browns paik the first days clays travel was vas easy but the second and third days only four and five miles were made tile the horses sweated and puffed and every hour or two tile tho lead team was changed travel over 16 inches of snow that held up was difficult going up the hill near diamond spring pete found his woolen mit tens that dan had worn at the cabin by cie spring he found dans shoes which had been cut off his feet knowing that dan get very far with frozen feet pete went out and looked around lie ile saw some inventions indent ions as it if posts had been stuck into the snow going on eastward and pete knew that dan dail had continued en to browns park the thee bluee men mei cooked upper supper fed the horses and re rented abed in tha cabin for the night in those days cabins unoccupied in tho the winter were left open and filled with supplies in case a traveler should be staled or weary and hungry this was a custom ol 01 1 ii arved throughout the mountains until vandals made it useless the next morning they decided they make it with tile the bob sleigh to liowns park firk the horses were worn out and feed was nias running short it was liscic ed cd to r send end sam miller ler tac macx to ashley with the holsea and pete and frank would so go on to find dan dail pete found some lumber in tile the root roof of the cabin and made another pair of snow shoes cr tor for frank lie had bioux biou git ills his own pair if a man could coul d handle himself on skits there ther 0 was no better belter way or riding the sillo smooth oti snowy mountains between ashley and the colorado line most of which were above timber line but flank was unused to snow shoes and could not travel with any speed wien vien they lett left diamond spring that morning they intended to reach browns park by night fall but when darkness set in they had only reached the little cabin it at the head of sears scars canyon they entered tile the cabin and won aled that some one had been chete ely recently they felt fell they were on the right thail of frozen tooted footed dan heard deard the next morning after putting the cabin in order the pair once oie set out on their snow shoes A few miles from the park they removed their shoes and stood them up in the snow and continued afoot tor for once more they had dropped down into the timber pelt the first place they visited in browns park was the post office in in the parson home and there suro sur enough as they opened the door pete could smell dans dails filzen toot foot rotting off the doctor believe in cutting human flesh and poor din dan was left ts suffer all the misery and pain of a toot foot decaying and tailing falling off dan told pete that his feet were toz foz en ell when he reached diamond spring se e stayed over and bound one of them up with packs of snow and meat which drew the frost out but he became so ill that he take care of 0 the other foot and it was the one he was losing ile he then thell cut a quilt in liala und and bound his feet up in that and started along tho the way lie ile went on to browns park instead of returning homo home because chec was n doctor and such could not be found in ashley lie ile walked pirt ol of the way and then ht hi feet were so BO painful lie he got on ills his hands and knees and crawled A ran or Arr happened along alone anil and carried him on into the villa ge it it was trial that which saved dans life pete also learned that the first iman who had undertaken to carry the mail was in the same game plight and was staying with come people until ills feet healed finding they could do nothing for dan pete and frank stalled back the next morning pete was sworn in as mall mail earlier and n ills his back was strapped trapped fc a ba tilled filled with 18 pounds of mail the pair w walked liked towards sears canyon and where they had bad left their and pete slid said you take ill ahr little shoes and ill take the good shoes and the mail then after a while well change off but it long before frank said lie manage the little skile at all and so pete had the poor ghods and the mail they went on until they got a little past pet cleek cicek eight miles the other side of Dlan diamond lond spring ard frank gave out 1 I cant make it you go on oil in and ill be in tomorrow il 11 but pete heir hear of leav ea ing frank franic to freeze to death in tile the linely mountains and urged airro on saying we stalked stai ted t together 0 and well stay together toge e anyway it if I 1 went on oil I 1 id ll 11 only have to come back for you in the morning go oft off in ill tile the cedars and freeze to daigh pete went on oil a ways and alid saw a great pine with willi spreading boughs under which was bare ground covered in plue pine needles just the spot lie ile beckoned for frank to follow and by alie biale tl ns he get there had found a pleat pitch log which with the help kielp of frank lie he pulled over under the protecting branches of the mighty pine A fire was built and pitch burned all night long when the afire was roaring out its warmth and the travelers wf woe p seated with their backs against the tree pete said now frank you lie down here on the pine needles and go to sleep Ex exhausted bausted frank have to bo be told twice and soon his weary bones were relaxed in sleep pete sat gua d und and kept the fire warm about 2 a ill pete began to grow weary ani and awakened frank you watch the fire for an hour or so and let me get some rest I 1 want to make it in to tomorrow but pete been to sleep very verl long bafo e he awakened frozen out frank was sound asleep beside him pete built up the tire fire and let frank rest until the peep of day lie ite awak awakened ered alln and told him rt we must ac ll 11 l l to SO boi f cat cal they had had n thing to in b bicaci abot t hi il v I 1 ore sine they sl qt i I 1 hut but had traveled a al ul lit it 17 i a mile only J frank sto eto rifi eti antl wild nid i when cant f make it cac iao ell ois d liim carat tried to make inako liim him ma i 1 to ahouse vim and somo some determination nation and the r got to rho t tp P ot of the hill they you follow alora alon down in in A now tracks and ill KO 90 on to my dia Dian me onil n 4 spring and ge set t breakfast lead ready to bo be continued continue |