, 1869-09-28
UTAH.
A Lecture by Major Powell On
the Colorado Canon,
Capture Of the Stage Robbers.
The Utnh Central Kailrond.
The Junction Controversy.

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region and there il little ioubt nj 10 thear being
! poKeii'a uep. o. G. Hovtaat. his btotn.s. and
another, The report Is thar theY tret1ted death
[ b. 4sn,onl. tllltnr sduax. hut haye kunva o.
| q, uow1apd per1opsilS pxpy yeast taud have no
hesitation In pronouccipg this part OF tho story
I libel II was not IN the m.ns faithful, gemsl
| nature to do such thtrg.
This canon has been feGar1ied ~ the most
no,a,ie example on earth Of thc espsire ac,!ua OF
wkter. Iu Governor Gllplnb aonoruus phrase, It
cleared the znowy Cosl,lle1a To ia roots, bur
fpHei through the bowels OF the ps.u1eyal moun-
tslne, and acid concealed IN tho depths Of ,ta
mysterious shadows, the prec lous metals In mass
aud position. It IL popu1asly supposed, soo tta,
the mountains make the Clouds Major Powell
has incontlueutly pr.cked one Of theae 4Iu.ous
and II Enust perish with the popular fables OF his
tori, For the other. he manta,us tha4 The ciou,,t
made the noup,alr, hy carving and carry
,nq away the original htqh table lant
which coust.tutcd the cpusinepts. auc
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