Lost in the Canon

to which scientists divide the human race, but this though curious in itself, is not nearly so much so as their

t in Detroit, Michigan, where

died. Following this awful calamity came a series of reverses in business which no human foresight could prevent. His property was swept

e had never followed his profession he, very naturally, looked t

ortunes being made in the newly-discovered gold fields of the San Ju

ted all the love of his brave heart on his son and resolve

r to become reconciled to his daughter's marriage to Mr. Willett. But when Sam's mother died, the old gentleman o

considered this proposal favorably had not Sa

sending me to death. If you go to the West, I shall go with

ssing his son, and so it was settled th

Michigan from Kentucky. Mr. Willett found and cared for the boy, and he

ame, the black boy appeared at the depot with an old hunting bag, containing all hi

appearance. "Ize bound to go 'long wid Mistah Sam. Oh, don't yeh feel skeat 'bout de cash foh de passage. Ize got eb

epths of his trousers' pockets a bag containing seve

ry last moment Mr. Willett decided to take the colored boy with him, thoug

cky range to St. Luis Park, and over the Sie

on, and two pack mules to carry

and the Ute boy, Ulna, who was a nephew of the great chief Uray, w

try, and, as they were well acquainted with that region and appeared to take t

view to recount all the adventures that beset our frien

e Camp, but it was in the possession of a

Mr. Willett bought him out at his own price, and at once made prepar

ncement of operations, Wah

e managed to explain in his broken English that he had lost hims

o hire him, he set to work to give an exhibition of his skill; and the r

ence of these people than it is to accoun

, indeed, before the coming of the Indians, that there was a strange race of people in

bited, these caves-they are quite common in that land-mad

eries of eight apartments, all opening on the plateau and all conn

which was used as a kitchen and general store room, wa

cool water in this apartment, and the original hewers of

heir pipes and sat before the fire, for though the day

y floods caused by the melting of snow in the mountains, constituted the fuel of t

ccess that was meeting their search for gold, they lay down on their blanket cot

he nearest room, but though they lay down s

ice, "since you left this morning that f

he want?"

he threatened to kill me if

paid him the p

es

hould not

rley's Gulch and consult a lawyer, and as that is our nearest market and post-offic

if you must go, father, I will do the best I can while you are absen

there is another matter I wi

s that,

. It tells me that the old man is dead, and that in his will he leaves all his proper

lf, dear father!" cr

hat if you should die in the meantime that the propert

o whom neither you nor mot

o learn from Edwards that Frank Shirley has r