CHAPTER XXXIV.

THE “SIX HUNDRED AND ONE.”

A Mysterious Society—Afraid—Led forth to Death—The fate of Perkins—“Another Man Gone”—Kirk’s Fate—Venturing too Far—“You see he Stayed.” 247

THE WASHOE ZEPHYR.

An Unpleasant Breeze—“Sleep no More”—A Jackass on the Wing—Weird Scenes—The Artist’s Soul—Light and Shade—Mountain Scenery—The Giants of the Sierras. 255