New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-20
TIE BLUE RIVER EXPLORING PARTY.
SAMUEL ADAMS RETURNING-A BRANCH OF THE
COLORADo-CANONs AND RAPIDS.

SAMUEL ADAMS RETURNING-A BRANCH Of TIE
COLORADo-CANONs AND RAPIDS.
Can't. Samuel Adams, who has been eIplor-
ing the Blue River branch OF the Colorado. william ex
petition similar that OF Major Powell in the Green
River branch arrived at Omaha last wednesdayon his
way 10 Washington He has been engaged during the
past four years in the service OF the War Department
exploring the country lying west Of the Rockyhoun
tains and contiguous TO the river He will now nbmit
an official report Of his discoveries to the Secretary Of
War In the following letter to The Omaha Republican
he gives brief account OF his last trip letterfrom
Capt Adams, written after the expedition started
was published in THE TRIBUNE about six weeks ago
The Colorado River and the almost unknown country
through which IL wends It's from the Rocky Mum
tans TO the Gulf OF California has been much misrpre
scented by professional letterwriers ana more r@ent
explorer who has expended nothing individually and
with the development OF the Terra Inoop1 West The
public in consequence, have been deceived ana very
great injustice has been done TO the mineral
and agricultural resources OF neglected sed0n
Of territory which must soon attract the attention OF the
Government Ii is impossible for me- in this brief ON
nunication 10 enter into the subject at length as have
done In my official report which VIII be publshcd n
few days My exploring party OF eleven men, with bur
boats constructed the Blue River left point on hat
stream, eight miles from the main divide or summit of
the Mountains July H. 1862 for the purpose or
ascending the Grand he tributary OF the Colordol
TO point the Colorado River, where had esceIhed
Gulf OF California three years since the ics
OF which given In my published report TO the eere-
tary Of War. and published In The NEwYoRK TaLBthE
and other papers the East and West For the nstlO
miles after starting found the descent OF the ryei to
be over feet The Rocky and cave canons OF the
Blue and the Grand" and "swift cahOns OF the GRIND
River found TO be swiftor and much more Dangerous
than the "Mojave." painted" "long," "back," md
"bg' cafons OF the Colorado River through all Of Which
have assembled and GesceDsed several times within the
last three years description OF Tie currenft delib
and length OF cations, &C. gave In my published rert
distance OF about lioc miles tho descent OF wter
cannot feet ess than i've feet to- the nile
thus the statement made In my nrst re-
port In descending through succession OF rapid cafons
lost my boats instruments maps &c The instruments
were replaced, when, with my companions two met,
proceeded upon cedar raft THIS was broke up ain All
our provisions lost except four days Iatlons fo 70
miles the fall OF water would average 10 feet To tho nile
OF satisfaction 10 myself and additional assurance
that the fall OF water must necessarily be lea.
below, 10 vas n cause OF alarm 10 tho balance 81
my party who left me IN the Rocky Cave Canon IN
In descending the river upon our raft rs WeiI ~ Io
miles above where constructed NJ, We passed nouth
a successon OF valleys from one mile 70 20 IN lehgln'
where we Unexpectedly found wild oats, wheat rye'
barley timothy, aud clover growing spontaneously
while the fine cedar aud oak timber Increased n she
The mineral found 10 be OF the nost nsnf
ing character Time will not permit me 70 enter h'o
full description OF these or the superior fseises Ior
making them available. soon the public win Know
and appreciate these facts, end the pTss OF
the East will no longer " led astray ~ de-
scrptlons OF the caons OF the Colorado gwen " re-
cent explorer In this the eerenh hour whose vision was
40 remarkably acute that at the distance OF 800 nesiro
Green River he could the canOns OF the Culorau III
ali their length and DEPTH and whose letters stated mat
he the first 10 ascend 20 the summit OF LONG re
when IL is matter OF public noorety that women aid
men have gone before him for the last ten years tue
and date OF whose ascent marked upon the place
his triumph. feel that am DEPRESSING from my oole:'
i'm writing Had time would enter upon u NJ lehEA
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