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Show THE RESCUE. 149 von Doenhoff, Secretary of the German Legation at Washington. The Count was recreating among the mountains and delightful wilds of Colorado, and volunteered to go for the sake of the adventure. There was also in the company a special correspondent of the Denver Tribune; Captain Cline, an experienced scout and frontiersman, with two men to drive wagons and take care of the camping outfit. That the ladies might be spared a long journey on horseback they took a buckboard, and Ouray, with his usual kindness and thoughtfulness, sent his tent for their special use. The chiefs who escorted the General were named, Sapa-vanaro, Shavano and Colorow. The first day they traveled forty miles on an old Mormon trail, to the crossing of the Gunnison River. Here two runners were' sent ahead to inform Chief Douglass of their approach. On the morning of the 21st the envoy left Grand River for the enemy's camp, twenty miles distant. Before reaching it,'gthey were met by one of the Indians they had sent ahead, who told them that after a whole night's council the Indians had concluded to let them come in. Adams, who was in advance, seeing a squaw standing in the doorway of a tepee, approached her and asked if the white squaws were there. She said "no." Miss Meeker, who was standing immediately behind her, saw General Adams and his party, and pushing the squaw away, walked out to meet them. - The General asked, "are you Miss Meeker?" She answered, "yes." He said, " we have come for you." Miss Josephine ex- |
