Council Bluffs bugle., 1855-04-10

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On the nth of October last, a party Of
twelve Normons and one Indian, headed
by w. D. HUI tington, left Manti. one of
the most southern settlements in Utah t.
by request OF Gov. Young, OF which moth
ing is known, and il possible open trade
with the Nsyaioes, who dwell III that quar-
Ter, for sheep, goats, and horses, OF which
it is known they have an abundance.
They have, besides. considerable skill IN
manufactures, and make oil their blankets,
leather, bride bits, DC, many OF which
are executed with most curious workman
ship. They also work iron, gold, and sill
YER into multitude of forms, and arts
cles for the warrior, husbandman, and the
tradesman.
The party returned to the Mormon set
dement's on the 2lst of December last,
having on their trip made some most re-
markable discoveries. Tney found, in fact,
the ruins Of city built in the rocks, very
similar 10 the far-famed Petra IN the Eas
tern Desert, and even surprising it in ex
tent. From Mr.. Huntington's account,
furnished the Descret News, we take the
following highly interesting particulars
On the nth, we left Manti with our fall
outfit Of men and animals, and with five
wagons. Wenever felt more gloomy and
doubtful, or undertook what appeared to
us more hazardous work, during an eX-
parience of twenty years in this church.
A wild, mountainous ana drcary desert,
hitherto almost entirely unknown. lay be
>are US, and what was still more formdl-
bic, Indian Walker and his allies had de
creed that We never should pass, and with
twenty Spaniards had posted themselves
on our routes, and their ra!lying smoke
vas in full view. Sull We unanimously
resolved to 90 ahead, and our enemies fed
before we reached their position, the
Spaniards their way and Walker his, lea
wing our path perfectly open.
We followed GunnSon's S trail to within
25 miles of Grand River, which, accord
ing to our calculation, is $50 miles from
Great Salt Lake City. This road, so far
was a tolelable good one, but the country
has little or no wood, grass or water.
There is beautiful valley on Grand RiY-
er. 60 miles long, and from 5 to 10 miles
wide 1t has good soil and grazing ran2 G,
is very we'll timbered and watered, and
is abuot SO miles from the Elk Mountain.
From here we travelled 40 miles to ST.
Johns River over u very rough noun
famous region, difficult to pass over even
with pack animals, being covered with
dense forests OF cedar. 1t is forty mile
from ST. Johns River to the nearest Ma.
VIC town.
Reception BY tho Navn; n;ocs---CaunibaI-
ism.
The Nayajoes net US with very hostile
feelings as they are a. war with the whites,
and three days before we arrived, they
had killed, boiled, ana eaten white man.
so great was their exasperation. By the
persuasion OF two friendly Indians with US
our sui1a and int-srs.t-s .A-y I.~>.-
ed to an explanation Of our business We
were fDally enabled to form treaty, and
did some trading with them, while they
were doing some tall stealing from US
They were highly excited, but he chiefs
we're more cool, appeared quite friendly.
and wished Us to come again and trade.
Trade is the best letter OF introduction a
white man can take among Indians. Their
great Captain wished Us no; to 20 among
their town and villages, as there were
some that could not be controlled, and he
did not want to fight us. lie said We had
come very great way, and he wished Us
well, and sent to his town, and brought
out an abundance Of corn, meal, flour.
bread, beans, dried squash, pinenuts, with
sheep and goat meat of he finest quality,
30 fit us out for our Journey home.
First Discovery of Ruins.
On the north side of the St johns riy.
er. and about 500 hundred miles south
east from Great Salt Lake City, We tray
eled over section of country mostly a.
mong the mountains, anI about 40 miles
in length, up aad down the river, BY 25
miles in width, covered with the ruins of
former towns and villages. The walls Of
many buildings are standing entire, some
projecting eight or ten inches, but worn to
"a point at their extTcmitles. Every bull
ding was forthcation built in the stron.
gest manner rnagihabIe, and in a style
that the present age knew nothing of {;
many of them still plainly show the whole
manner OF structure and e,cn the marks
of the workman s tools The first ruins
we discovered were three stone buildings,
crumbled to mere heaps. One appeart d
to have been a pottery, for in and around
it were loads of fragment, Of crockery Of
fine quality ornamentcd with a great va
Iiety of figures, painted with yarieus col.
ors as bright as il put ON yesterday.
C;sw,
From here we travelled 10 miles with
occasional ruins by the way, and entered
deep canon with projecting shelves Of
rock aud under these shelves were MI
merous hoaseS or fcrtiticaions. The one
we examined was divided into tweDty-four
rooms, each nearly square a d enclosing