Show t editorial Gor correspondence nee 1 I I 1 DESVER DENVER colorado territory november 2 est 1st 4 yesterday Yet erday I 1 wrote you hurriedly from thas point today to day I 1 take a leisure moment t to lot let you know that I 1 we I 1 still lir en route thither we tarried four or five fire hours at bridger and enjoyed enar the proverbial of that post maj oneil ON eil in command keeps an eye on and bridger the same s a m i e I 1 1 ift pleasant a s a i ait place aiace alever 1 l although Althou I 1 gl tile the sto storms rag raed 0 nearly every day after leaving the fort the depth of snow west ivest oatlie ro mountains by no means ni ans comp compared ared with that east cast of them we crossed this great range through bridgets er s pass and so gradual is the ascent fa affo r 0 1 m I 1 dither cither side that one is scarcely aware F that he 11 is is crossing this lofty t range so dreaded dread cI by early explorers we passed the summit at a 12 of a I 1 ii L i fill moonlight i night pursuant to our realest request reT ll 11 lest when we reached the highest point whiff whit lier ier the waters flowing into dc tue ju U atlantic A aask and pac pacific effic flow flow eastward mil I 1 f I 1 I 1 I 1 and anve westward atward the aliver h iyar re ruined reined ined up tip and t 1 U u alah alio llio ted to take a view to the romantic or oven even to the less imaginative I 1 this standing on 01 tile the summit of the great dividing ridge between tile api galley and d the luo great basin pos i 1 besses ases at features here we W were r surrounded isair F bounded by the lofty SHOW alad peaks ot of w rocky ro eky range with of flie th platte and green river eri ad either sibe to the general it was a moment cimore or o inore than coin co nio ninae bibe B ibe years acrond 0 inspirit inspired fl by the alaf tle tl af trappers and hunters with hun him keds dores ke ds of f otherl men in ia search of I 1 novelty feuy and adventure lie he enlisted as a private in uie the U S for the purpose of visiting the rocky mountains which was then supposed to bu bt destination toe of the new re gimont ont the ike exigencies of tho the service drew the regiment to other fields and the longing wish ea private con nor iier edis uty fluty fl d in the then own north skirting em cyp bank of the mississippi long years have passed since then the mexican 1 war drew him to the battle fields of of 1 the I 1 landi of bf the Monte Montez and from a private r he I 1 became successively lacut andich etain in the volunteer force bl spun th s union I 1 on buts But till still ills his long ell entertained ertain bd desire to visit the roe rocky ky mott mountains was langr the allurements allure a ments r ia arthe war chini by tle the more sont southerly herly y mexican route and now if at li 11 1 1 ocl ok at night I 1 on anthe 1 alie 1 ath of 10 november albor 1964 be heat stood dod on the very sl submit limit towards which his ion long been L L silver eilf cr rays ays of 1 l r I 1 I 1 t the he full orbed dooh moon were reflected p ng anil and bright from tu single aktar suir shibli proclaimed al i nied our old time private a brigadier Briga dieto gentril Genc Oe ril As we tood stood there hi iv bubince BU tince gazing at the wild tc scene ne I 1 around us what demori memori ig rose r abse to djs big mind mi ud what scenes of A it past bast were IM I 1 1 ved 4 hat vary W g ale 1 ofa atif I 1 1 I 1 the paa past life afe ufe r rushed u sh ea mina 1 it its ie nolt nol for us ua to say it was a moment 1 0 ment for abong ht and an an and d it was wa undisturbed by any word wad of oita cr ards W 0 HD inythe the rocky roc y range rinie the next arouh t us US to the fork forar i w of blae mid d th thence ence rapidly to th e clad i I 1 p of the laramie and 0 1 ith iain the wai was covered with alt neatly nearly tw cwg 4 ciket letof of snow wk which aeb eite extended n ad we iwo ere wormed almot to io the k i i ir evv r Ort way we t brief time ti meRt rt 1 1 ewt ic at the estern bass base of the reay moneta w at the ne nevi poat on oa cam cola la poudre named ca camp MP dol these theae posta ail arc 0 ga ed the of the iowa lo 10 a vols under bader capt and the letter latter iby y parts of two compa sift of a ofel r vo vow vote W unde nde ademaj r Maj baay icay nit all cavalry bayal in ere are B no WIT troops station savi re a det win 0 nent for provost 1 IKI I 1 d d duty I 1 ty the lt lot colorado do is considerably scattered but is being gathered in to bo be Inu mustered out ont of service the terms of enlistment of e expired the ad colorado Is doing duty in missouri and the ad the hundred day men inca are re camped at bijou basin seventy miles tf 1 southeast of denver and abolin about to jam start or on an indian hunt As their term terin of service vice will expire on the of december they have but little time to win win glory or do 10 much in tile the way of r finishing the savages col chivington ivington Gh the dj dw erict comman der mi started arted a day br or two since to command the expedition it is said that the indians have again at attacked a train outturn creek cre eki ek biye miles from fort kearney kearncy but were driven off by the soldiers with a loss to tho the former of five braves unless the bcd skins are aie severely debast chastised isei this winter or ea early aly in ill the ille spring rin 1 g renewed deprecations a may my bo be anticipated next summer having ca ks 1 J i q sva y a business and observation at this point and win wk L cacti cabi lity a rattler rather impracticability of a winter campaign with his own troops has bas taken a flying 0 trip to central and black hawk cities about forty miles from here where are located the extensive sive minand mired and mills of colorado r on his is expected tonight to night we will take up our bed and ride homewards II 11 |