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ADVENTURE IN COLORADO.
The following description of an adventure
. by Mr. Fred; 11. Fisher, of Leadvrlle, former,
ly of Clinton, written home, will no doubt be
read with interest by many of the'snbSeribera-
of the New ERA l -You will recollect that
when I wrote you last, I stated that Uncle
Wilson and family,, with their friends, in-
cluding. myself, Were' ioo1 Thg forward to the'
pleasant time we expected to enjoy on a pic-
nic excursion. Accordingly, on Monday even--
ing, the 3rd, inst.; uncle and ,two others
started out to make arrangements for the fol
lowing day's .pleasure 'at Twin Lakes, the
summer resort of Leadville,'wlilch is' said by
travellers .to be the moat pietu'resque spot in.
North America. ' The way out to these lakes
is by railway from.Leadville to : ". Twin Lake
station,'? 'a suiall •flag station,. and 'then by
teams to '"Win Lake House,'.' a distance of
fiye miles from the station. ` •
On awaking on the morning of the 4th I
was informed that a man had just been killed,
within 100 yards of our house, while celebrat-
ing the 4th,: by shooting •off a cannon.. We
hastened to the spot, and found'piecee of the
canon 'and 'carriage strewed about in every
erection-, ; some of which were stained-with--
blood.
tained-with-blood. Shattered -windows- and cornices de-
corated..the surrounding houses,:•but .our
building escaped, being higher up on what is
'known as "Capitol Hill.". The sad' accident
of course cast a gloom over the 4th celebra-
tion ; but I am wandering from rny. sgbjcct.
Our party: left at 8 a.m., arriving at Twin
.Lake station ' -at 9 a. •m., where we 'were to
obtain conveyances to take ne to the lakes;
By some misunderstanding'. pp rig was at
hand, so after climbing Granite Mountain,
and waiting until eleven o'clock, we started
to walk, the Male's 'carrying ,the provisions,
and the ladies looking after' the children and
themselves.: About a quarter; of a mile beyond
.the station we came to a miner's but, where
we halted for a while, ,hoping the promised
conveyance would. come along, and while de-
layed weset to work to- enjoy oar .dinner.
This accomplished, `-I' espied a conveyance
with one empty seat, ' coming. up .the road,:
and secured it for'our. party, so we ,sent on
five of the:party,;an.d in about an- hour seats
were secured in-anot-her rig for -the-remainder--
of the ladies, and the provisions, and thus.
fixed up, -the gents; of the party started to -
walk the five miles_ to -the lakes. A. miner
undertook' to act• .as guide, saying that he
knew 'a short cat,• and. :' So off we' started.
Ere long we were' separated, when•, our party'
consisted of four. We wended our way along
for sometime, and soon' found ourselves at
the- landing, where we expected to be taken
off by the lake steamer, which, . by the way,.
runs over the highest: waters of any steamer
in -North America Owing to anotherr clash,-
in the arrangements, however, no. steamer
came, and so Mr. It. and. I,' assisted by the
other twolof;the party, setto Work .to make a
raft;by means of. which we expected to -get to
the opposite aide of'the lake, and secure a -
boat to take the remaining two of the party
across. After an hour's' hard work, by means
of three logs and.a rope mat,: from'wbich we
obtained strings to tie our -raft' together,. we'-
constructed a very passable raft, without the
use of a nail, or spike. Nothing was left but
to set sail, so seating{ ourselves (two, of us) on
the raft, we, started, with, good prospects of
reaching the opposite shore (2i miles) in an.
hour. ,.For- the first°half znile'we made good.
time, and were eorresponiirngly elated with
our success, as. the lake -.is surrounded •by
mountains and is"liable to sudden squalls, we`
soon found -a' different aspect was .put mi -our
,,
surroundings, by the presence of a gust of
wind coming down' the mountains,:: causing:
the white caps,to appear in everydirection.:
Now it was we experienced. that we bad, over
estimated onr'strength, and were .becoming'
powerless to ' Manage se unwieldy_ay craft.
•(xradually:we becamaware'that wewere
losing ground, and: were at the mercy of the
waves, until at last we were broadsides ins.
trough of the sea, powerless to extricate our-
selves, • and consequently let our ' raft • drift
before . the .wind.' and waves, and by• silent
prayer put ourselves iu • the hands of Him
who calmed, the, wind and.' waves. : Oar fear
• now was that our :frail craft would be torn
asunder by the onsladglltof:;the v'hves, which
were.. beating over • us •at,every dash and ,we
sitting in ,the water to.the:depth of three or
four inches almost:constantly., We. Signalled
for •the" steamer - in ,vain. Having our canes;
we tied .our'}iandkerchiefe. thereon,; and kept
on signalling �ntila party who were''eaniping
on; the ehyi nei est us saw us, :and we soon
discovered.: by their actions that they under-:
,stood the peril we' were in, • and they. very
soon sent out a boat and..conveyed us safely
.to;, land ; and methinks if -ever two half
.drowned humane were glad:tofeel themselves
on solid footing again, we were the -two. -
.IIaving,bythis time, (8i30 p.m.) been sit-
ting in water:•for'two hours and a-half,.you.
can easily imagine that we were pretty wet.
and tired, but, having fallen among good
Samaritans, who knew us', :arid ourparty, no
pains were spared to administer to our com-
fort ; they kindledafire by which we warmed
our feet and made the best' we could of our.
dilemma..
'• Our companions as soon as they saw us off,
returned to the station,. and we started to
walk to'the' hotel, ;where we expecteit;to-ineet.
Mir. party On arrivi g at the hotel,we found
that; after passing .a day.of,painful•suspense
they had left for the station and; caught t'o
.6:30 train for Leadvrlle. :After having sup:
per, we thought we sliould'be et;the station"
In time to catch, the 9:30 train for Leadvrlle,,
though we had but 45 minutes to walk a die:.
tante of five miles, we made the 1 attempt,
feeling comfortable after our hearty warm
supper. When within a half-mile'•cf: the ata,
tion, and near the-sfnei s Blit, we heard t -Tie.
locomotive' whistle, :and.our hearts _somewhat ,
clink witb the thought that we would have
to travel back the five miles, in order to get
a night's'lodging. On reaching the miner's
hut we halted, thinking we might get shelter
with him until morning, "when we were told'
that the train we heard' was a down.freight,,.
and not our express, we became more hope-
'fu'l cif...getting hoine, .and started. -to -get -over -
the remaining part of -our journey as soon as
possible: The night •being dark and weird
from the shadows of the'surrounding moon
tains, impressions were made and thoughts
indulged in which will not soon be forgotten.
On arriving at the station we found about
twe!ity ladies, and as many gentletn'eu, lying'
around, some on the floor, some on doors that
bad been taken off the hinges, waiting for the
•train `After the- lapse of . about two hours,'
we learned that owing to a wash nut down
the track the 'train would be "delayed :for
hours, 'so we . stetted. to walk • to ' Granite,
which wo were told was two miles; but turned •
out' to be four, so you can. imagine we were
pretty tired.. Here -we, got lodgings at about'.
one A.M., and by a.nrbrning train we got to
Leadvrlle about 8 a.m. • On;Arriving 'we found
the rumor was circulated'. to- the " effect that
titer last seen 'of lis,' we were. out in the , lake,
on a raft, and that a team was just on the
point of being dispatched in, search of the
missing•boys. Strange, to say, neither of us
took nold, and I never felt better than at
present, A friend says that the fact of tis
taking two days to celebrate the •4th, only
shows the true loyalty that is born in Cana-
diens, for my churn,. 'Mr. Reynolds,..is also a
Canadian. The next fourth' We celebrate will
TRUNKS, VAL:IS'f
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CHEMISTS & D UGGIS:
Albert Street, Ciintoati.
The • public will find our stock of medicines complete, warranted genuine, and -of
- the 'best quality, -
TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMERY, SHOULDER BRACES; TRUSSES, SPONGES,
AND ALL KINDS OE DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES USUALLY KEPT
••IN A I+'IRST CLASS ' Y xUG "
Don't cry, dear." 'a
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To get: some of his: 75 . ct. Tea ; she
can't get along without it • she is
so troubled with the :headache.
You know he has everything good
and sells very cheap. Ma will ' be "sure to buy
some of his fresh ground Buckwheat Flour, then
hurrah for Buckwheat pancakes: " I; want some
Bologna." " You'll have some if you're . a good
girl, that's a deary.''
GOODS DELIVERED TO ANY•PART OF THE TOWN ON -SHORT NOTICE:
Robb,'" the C, ea', Waterla' e i e, C„Linton_
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Industrial exhibitions in 'Montreal and' Toronto, -
8 large stook . of Violins, ;Strings, Bows,
Concertinas, Flutes, Fifes,; Sheet and Book
Music, on hand, at themost reasonable
prices.
ANXTHINpr.IN, THE MOVE LIKES, NOT IN STOCK, PROCURED ON
-THE SHORTEST NOTICE. "
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In these times of quack medicine advertise-
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one remedy that:is worthy of praise and which
really does as recornmmended. ElectrieDitters
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They invariably cure Stomach and Liver Com-
plaints, Diseases of the Kidneys and Urinary
difficulties, weknow }whereof we speak, and
can readily Say give -them a, trial. Sold at 50
tenth a bottle, by J. H. Combe druggist.
CLINTON BAKERYo.
R. M'LENNAN
D"�'�ESIRES to intimate to the people of Clinton and
„L/vicinity that' lie has reopened his- bakery on Vic-
toria; Street, and will be pleased to supply them with
anything in his line. 1
Breath, Cakes, 4te„hofand*111 kinds kept ou.
.
Bread sold at the shop at the following prices: -41b
loaf -12 cents ;.2 J. loaf 6 cents. No orders booked.
Patronage respectively solicited. 'Remember ,th7
place( -Victoria St., Clinton. •
Farm and Town Proiierties for .Salo
GOOD BARGAINS
1. That well-built three-stor brick store and dwe I
mg, oe corner of uron an. Orange streets; known
ae.th Mounteastle store.. Would,be exchanged > for
.'other iroperty, or sold cheap on long credit.
2. That large and commodious frame dwelling;houiie.
near the G.W. Railway Station lately occupied by the
Station agent. Has parlor, dining room, eight bed:
rooms, kitchen, pantry, &c.- Large stone cellar.: Raid
and soft water in' building. :Suited for 'a large family
or a boarding-house. Lately finished and -in good eon-
ditiont Apply to the owner, Ma. G. 'Bsymhav_, or to;
the.undersigmed., ' I .
' 3. ;Lot 825 bfary:Street.(opposite Mr. C. Helyar's re-
sidence) with neat cottage of three rooms and summer
kitchen;: good well and pump ; choice fruit trees in
garden, &c. '
4. The valuable hotel property on Victoria Street,
Clinton, known as Lane's Hotel,. now occupied by. Mr.
Geo.IKnox comprising u large hotel building, driving
houee,:four choice town lots, &c.
5.. That:elegant two -stogy; frame. dwelling house on
Huron 'Street ,'-Clinton ,. formerly held by J.'G.-Miller,.
now occupied by'Mr. John P; Martin:
6 -That choice and well -situated farm,: part of Lot 6,
Huron ,Road, Goderieli township, comprising 65 acres
of fir,t.elass land;, nearly all cleared and in good. eon:
dition. Goodbuildings, &c• ' Only one mile from G. W.
station; -
7. Lot 21 en Huron St. with the dwelling house now
occupied by Mr: Simson, C. W. R. station- agent ; also
-lot-40=--on.Mary---Street, abutting,on_theaibovelot.':The.:
lots will be sold together or separately, Apply, to the
.owner Mr. Thomas Jackson or to the undersigned.
8. The house and lot,' No. 845 on Mary Street, now
occupied Mr. Wui:. Davis..' The house contains three
rooms below, and one in the upper •.story; has back
kitchen, garden, well &e.Terms Ealy. '
9. The store and dwelling, on lot 18, Huron Street,
formerly belonging to IL Norsworthy, and noiv occ,u--
pied by Mr. A. Bennett,
Also,other lots and huildings for sale.. Apply, to
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atBright's Disease, Diabetes, or any disease,of
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Forty' •Medals and ;Three Diplomas awarded
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raeinerR,''hreshers and Mill men will save
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W 6aiieri-Manrai'net,ahrers-win-save-nwney-byL
using our Wool' Oil, it -equals lard and olive oil, -and_'
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TRUNKS„' FOR THE ; MILLION.
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SHINGLES -`1200 bunches of GEOIAiAN BAY SHINGLES for sale, from 45c
. per hch, u'n.
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tion or its' line,conneating the, Plaatandithe wee -
, by the'ehorteati route, and carrying, paesengore,'
without change of !ears, etween'Chioago and Ran -
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Magnifloent Horton Reclining Clratt,''Cars, Pull''-. -
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Trains. between. Chicago and Minneapolis and. at.. -
'Paul, via the Famous
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•BattgaFe eheei:ed through and rates of fare, al -
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'or detailed information; qct the Maps and Fold -
ere lot the
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