New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-22
THE MOQUS.

For oov hevond the south PASSION the head waters OF
Gila River lives John Brdger trapper OF the piain anu
mountains Tor than 40 years II 10 admitted .! al
tferper that he is better acquainted than any VnS man
with tie nifcacies Of all the hills and sire ans Iha iso
themselves in the great basins WhIe trapping on to
tributaries OF the Colorado an Indian offered 10 5s M
Erdger and partyto people living Far up the uess''
with whom he could barrier. ILL.
The proposition was accepted and after proVIding
tLomgelves with dried meats and water they struck rsht
out into tue Of that grsat desert where no whe na
has before since trodden, and when inc baiuy iDn.
ajuoers viii only to skirt After five days trsVei
Tie patty arrived Ut three mountains or Outte Slg III
prnideur in tat solitary waste These mountains were
Covered with diversity Of forest and fruit trees, with
streams Of the puresi water ripping down Their decLyes.
AZ their base was numerous agricultural people sur
rounded with waving fields Of corn and proiason OF Ves
etnles The people dressed Ia iealhef they KNEW
nothing Of fire arms using only the bow and arrow and
for mile aer nile circlDg those bues were aloOe houses
two ard three stories high. Mr. BrdgeF wes mol allowed
10 enter any If their towns house, and after re aiming
be. dnvs baerng scarlet cloth aud iron for their iurs
be left item not however before being given to under
stand bni hey had no c,nmunIa2n peyvna ,ngl ,
home Ihnt these the peoIio that once inhabited te
bnLs Of the CHA and Colorado and len these monuments
~ wonder no "Ca,so Grand which deeply attracted
le followers 81 Fremont and DDphan and then van1hei
Hls o dream, hero con no longcr be doubt
Moulhs after This conversation with bndgor hal an
other viii, M rnin The ngeu oi The American Fur Com
taby o told that another Of Tho party. Mr Walker
iln nounaiierr after whom of the mountain pRHrs
.s nninsd. md Who Is known h. bs man 81 truth. hnd
gittn him hh description ~ oao Isolated people,
nnd IN ny mind iA'fH h not shallow " doubt pi i'f 90
isifnfe.
A~odng 10 ratAain Walter. through lho yory cenlro
IT La Gfs II basin fpns Tho p 'idAip 'iip of ~
ir 100 ifef u iakfa III Tee IL The mountains that sh
DO tsLi Lank ~ DE Iip niendr lows almost due wns'
ami tiiifs inp DE Colorado ~ ppnl go he safe pa
,si'd 81 latitude with walkers rass About 100 inlps
NAH ~ Ole sbd running almost paallsl With v. "a Tho
,stt Han Jphn Tae Il these slfnniasls spu a1n re1
L.tg ieineep them stretches imtnensn table ianl
L,tas D.assiDhsy W aie,ss ~ great length which
sL.ni 90 sn1t ihe ntnsfei tlsFsiirp Ahur half WaT
i.lntar i I'm tiss,s nrl Wlrsg 10 Tho wiils'na's ln
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