New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-27
THE COLORADO EXPLORING PARTY.

The Denrer Colorado Ners publishes n let
ter from member Of Col PSweAs eARsdiHo4 dated
published by " on MONDAY Inc party on June ~ had
on the Esd OF island about mile long IN
the shape OF crescent III Island PARK On the gun
savs the correspondent climbed clif 80 the head Of
our next caIOu and measured 10 BY barometer. It's
hight Is 2sOO feet Back FAR as the
pass IRON "nS eentry covered With artemcss~a hue
pastnrage for game OF all kinds The plateau averages
about 1850 feet above the rJSe win nero ana tnere
point a. high 5000 feet On our right was various
b,nk 10 tbe Tintah range Of mountains 10 Is cut by
thousands different warehouses showing the strata
which has the appearance ~ color OF muddy LOOKING
r,inbow on the 25th we started on
our way. running down four miles ana turning
off in tangent toward the east we entered
tLe cal0n soon began 20 appear rapids which
followed one upon the other, IN rapid succession. In
canon the river for the highest points within
the ran &c OF vision disemboweng first one and striking
nitey turns short and sharp into the very cen
ter the upper end OF long mountain, tnsn ,nts
most the lower end, and shoots out 70 e ctt again ino
the prairie wl,s bnuId tower 1000 feet above IL to
check its progress 10 seems To have desgs on All noun
ar,bv 49, notice on June 20 we landed boats
loaded ND ran down 10 the head OF 10" idlis anu ao
nortape OF hundred yards. From here We ran, win
pod many short twists aud whrls. into the valley
On .ght, left and IN front was an allos. , ~ "
O0 wards ana islands and groves ot cott'NOOd Degh
to appear along the course Oh me tNt ~ , ,o
through Cleft MOuumn Canon Eestmated ht ABOUT ~
miles ftpr leaving the Canon, ran on down the valley
about n miles by river coming nearly back to the odtle
orr IN there we began to fear the river was going
hark ON ~; so we hauled IN for the night under some
large cottonwood trees 70 take sleep before We epoleg
II again. The river had found out s h' ~ en-
turnAd reluctantly w the left when WITHIN hgn, vi so
| caTon and went wandering around here ana thefe
toward all points .. the compass ioI ~ vi o. I Pi
| ON tie 18th we down To "a point on uitsn
near the mouth OF the Unah and the White "hete hs
etfer Ia written We intend To remain III caup uh We
9TH July This gives time To get some supplies irO Wv
agency replace those lOst ahu OthsL thlnk - 49,
In fnotfpp M the estimated distance by river rom het
Rivcr CIV 10 the he OF this valley, hnd TO amount
10 about 2a5 miles com the head OF the Nsey 70 t1s
point, about l2j miles Inc nrsI es.ia , 80
o,nts ~ view Buf the latter u.s. doubtless, oyeresti.
mated having all been guessed at from point 10 point
while moving along IN our boats ~ aAne uPUut sp
rom these last estimates and then drawing ne from
m, mouth OF the last canon 10 this point, distance
nearly accurately known, we ma our uap eACees 'nt
i'm lie ratio Of about i've To three our map SHOWS tue
| river runs from our starting point TO the mouth OF
Jrnry Fork about degrees east OF South, from there
to the lower end OF Browns Hole, - degrees so9h oi
east from Browns Hole TO the mouth Oh besr H.s.'
o. degrees west OF SOUTH Bear River 10 head OF tns
| valley southwest, from head OF Na'y heIc' 80 un
grres west OF south This valley 81 also tue NHeys OF
lie White and Unah for Is or ~ niles mas tue appear
.ce ~ .ng very fine agricultural purposes and Tor
grazing The Indians lntah agency nave nheloohhb
crops OF corn. wheat aud potatoes when lhol P ~ thl
Spring the sud Ihey nave also sa,u,n VI
thing Is said 70 look well Most of the lndhhS are now
from the agency, To the railroad wine tho resi- stay
toattcnd their stock ana Keep tnelr nol ~,
Zen nm Inv uu,seoes since lying ~ camp here, our
principal amusement having been hghilng ahd SMOKING
HE mat. Two OF the Utos living at the agency are mere
In ake nm our mail and fossils We have collected
and will leave this morning These Lre tue ony lhuas
we have seen since starting. When "heie you VII.
hear from IA again Is hard 10 tell MI Goodman one OF
he wrecked pnrty leaves her. being unable 20 raise
nar,ona ntt for the remainder OF the trip We nov
! number only nine 10 finish up our Work