, 1869-07-19


hands above bis head. his arms vertical, and look
Ing between them Il Tue nea'ens, "fhe rocks
hoo-wo oogh, hoo-woogh. Water pony tine boat,
h.e-a. D buck! Water ketch en-! no see en- In
nm anv rnore. no SEQ EN- sapaw eny more, no
sce cm papoose apy uo,e!" Those who hayo
aeen these wild Indian ponies rear slserusteig he
fore ami behind or buck "ps tris called IN TIN
yer11aruIaf. Will appreciate biz dissertation.
At@tass tnsr1uR q point nc came 70 calm water.
hut with . threatening roar In the d1stanee
Gradually approaching this roar, We came 70 falls
and tied up just above them on the left bauk
Here nc had to rnate portage We uuloaded
,he boats; then fastening long 1lne to the bow
and another to the stern Of unc we noored It close
10 the edge OF the falt. The stern line vas taken
below The falls and made iast, the bow tine wss
taken by i've or six men and the boat let down
rs long a. tier could hold It; then letting 80, the
boat ran over and naA caught By the lower rope.
Getting one boat over 1hat night we rested unu
uc1ning; then made trail among the rccks,
packed the earsoes TO po,nt below the tasls, ran
over the remaining boats, and were ready to statt
before noon.
On rock, by which onr t1an rnu, Was written
"Ashley;n with \ date, one ngurc Of which was
obscure-sorne thinking It WAS lss5 Others, 1875,
1bad l,een told hy old mopptalnecrs Of party Of
men rtart,uu dow the river, and Ashley was mem
timed m one: aud The gtor5 sunB that the boat
was exsmne<I, and some Of the payt{ drowned In
tho ranon hc1ox. This word "Ashley"isa q xarntng
n 80 ond ~ rcsolre m orr.t caurioa. .AsnlcG
rn,ts" n me name ye hare given the cataract.
Tha rrrr IA rerr rarrnx hire: the right vail YER
.,ra, ,ho ,efr towe,1nr tn rr-,t height bu, yast
IL ath-,.a ~, rrt, na, .raar n md the ,trer. and
pn- a,o - tna ~. ,,rar.r ,rorc tte ,elee have
onn, soua " ~, tn,n tha .sonns, an5 c.nscd
-, 80 ,,,a,,s n, th, strea n, ar tha xn,er treaks
- -. ..s..e,ao ~ hs-a.. ~ ~, a,zes tar,e
~ .r,,n. tatn 49,. cho,~o, Tro uater rinnora
-. .hor, ten ~ ,Yc,ve year cna .ncn ia h1oken
~ socro ,n,o n >, ,nid ,,aiov
- ssrtno ,orsr ana =, ,,ad cano, there ia , m.
~ ,.a1,e- .hs,n n ,t,ra,n corrs ltown m e;ther
s,ds nm, thc nonn,a,n SUBMITS In the t,st7nce
ns.a W. c,n,ref for ths nt1ht ,naer xo hea1t,fr,
,snss Tne ne1. day W. snread our ratlons.
r,o,ne. r. ant n tyy' md serer.J wrnr mn, for :.
hnnt !, toa .,rats for nre or aEx miles nm tn n
rtne crore marx. Its r,ussy c1rpet bedecred with
cr,,nsnn ve,ret no set In croups on tne Stems
~ n roc4na That xax itHe fupa near: prn1ns of
1,,,rte3 eno4 were seen here and there
win. 7etlox blossoms utot.udipg through
scarlet bfaacta. Little tluc-eyed ro;ers were htd
AVA. IN the vrass. mid ,he MIR wss 11anr with
wb1te mower OF the family .sHosaceE' a taeua-
taIn broot ruts through the midst, which below
u
re,1rcruent from the raging waters OF the canou-
Well, lam only half way down to this camp, and
mr. letter is now long III Etite agatn. Good
n,pbL
Jr1E I, 1864
On the 9TH Of June We came doWo Into Browns
Hole Half wny dorn"she valley spur Of tho
Red Mountain stretches acrokE the river, which
cuts q canon through IT, Here the walls
nfe comparatively low but vertical, anu Fass nul-
.a.udes nt awplIoHB have built their ndobe horsca
on their sit{es, The waters arc deep and quiet;
Int the swallows 'nre ssl(t and nolsy enough,
suecnjnp abont In their curved paths through the
.,r ,nd rt,ttertnp iron, the rocks, tho Young
h,,fx stretching their little heads On naked utcks
th,oueh fhe. hoorxays Of their mud nests nnd
c,a,,n1tns for food. They afe lively people,
g. - sa,,sd tbjs sun1,ow cannr- stI,l1ater
49,. =, ~ srnoaatad az n,me .ttly doFn the
.,u, s,5~., ~ 7,I1a ,,nttf an earty hnur In the
ss.s.on wban ". vcnt tnto rau,n un,cr a
s..n, .n,,,nrood ~. standing mis- vay RACK
~, e.-o~ ~ ~ rtcbt bank nr NIGHT wild
un. .ne .,ots NJ ,,ecn sh,4 and n1ras of pooI
80 s.' ~. ha,a ,,oo., sunn,v of nsh nsual,
~" Sse'- ,,.ss ,hnnrh N. t,s,s ara no, fna
nn,,n~ ~, ~ ,n., NV j. -.
TEH ...+ .',r ,ett, m. n, me mon T c,t,nu,4 a
:;1ttSGEFSir ~ IN Yha rtphe 4 lono spur x1th
f.t1Fsn ,.toa, NJ ro,t ir.a 1nwn nearly tn the
rro~ -. errs+ a. NJ, +bc ,,o~hact ~ II tx
,r9.-t, -t,st. .t!.c ryd1I7nt w1ifi wnS r.s.nl,
tnr 10 the same potut. went IN the Rnlch Two
,,puta Of ltard Nort brought us TO the sum.
nit These mountains orc al yer1urc-
clad. riuc aud cedar forests are set about green
parIs md enoY-clad mountains arc seen III tic
distance to tbe west. The planes Of Tho upper
c1ren stretch OUT to tho north until they are lost
In The blue hcsrcns but ba:f qt this river cleft
rarEe infc.ycuez, AMI tho 1lter valley ltee!f11 at
o1r feet These mountains fytJood tho riTer are
split into long rtt-r. 1cassy parallel with the val
ley. On 4aA1uttheE faRe to the north 3ous creeks
,a5r 'o::AEd. Ilcse cnt through the Intervening
nfset-oro OF which Is much higher than that on
i" hith they head-by canon noFKes: then they run
IN gentle curves across Tue valley TO Inc FLYER,
their 5anks set Hilh wlIowe, box eldes aud spen
groves. 20 The cast 5ou hook uo the Valley OF the
Verni1llou, up which Fremont found his path on
..rte resn,nc NJ the norometer tnscn pe z,srt
down again in comnuny. and reach cauan. tired
nnd hute.Y, which does no. abato one whit OF our
enthusiasm M Nc tell of the dar's yotk with its
rturv of fan.scaue.
Tint ngoh,' mr. s)een was sweet r,bcr thc cot
,on.unoti ,,re. 4, iaebrear a cborus NJ h1ras
uwote ma 7, eecn,e.J M ,hnnoh all .he n,-ts M
,he rr1fon nm rome IN ,he oil ,rco-srye,al
sna.,aa nj ,rsrt1e,s and -ne11ovlarE4 In rre,t
nnmhcrr. win wood.neckers ami nIclcrs. md
w5t1 cees, an tne river recl,ne,, m nv e1nov
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