New-York tribune., 1870-01-29

o,ohard This was in Northwestern Arizona, SOY vet
hundred miles from any spase tse scattered Indians
of this gion have trading with or % 7ribe
cane tbs 'Hey Heyo%s pSuTes of civilization unt phey
penetrated the most inaccessible poro S anoh The
aSriculturs Pueblo" indians they have feen geners ans
disseminated over the table anus oi NSw MEL trees
AIi5oTs ooos as we spTnss ons the rOue of travel
Near the mouth OF the Little Coloi"Lo We S me bottom
Of the Great Canon, but tins time without aed
% p only above
level Of the sea- then were stopped by pTeePce We
colorado at the junction OF the Little Colorado WIN that
stream are subser ucnty learned So ieet aSVyS &
the ev OF the ayd the river s there about iooo
feet above the sea- the walls Of the canon are moro 'han
The s canon c the Little Colorado we found utterly i'm
passabe. an SO we were compelled TO " head" " making
detour Of 2O miles, passing around the san sS
MSHni IaSieia I'd IN central SSeSaT pA1S Arizona ''N
Cros dng the Little Colorado above the fans we eoug c
and fojlsd the MoGui Vlaos, the high plateau ~
mile ncTth OF crossing. These Moquis are the oy
pure remnant of the ancient civiza9n tnat , one of
er ed Ae Colorado pateau, and such were ob)ec's
speci interest to u.s. We the first whites who ha9
come among them "tas notes ana 1 6heT & oSoTc the
plains. they cultivate. Their phsognomy, nap,s' % b
nostic economy their arts and religion Formed Inc su
jects Of our study for several days. A.. an,
We STAYED among these people vey long tlinc, am,
rom them en- as oirr an idea Of our ancient civil
lzation as possible noticed an interesting iact bearing
upon their theology in the conduc of those VINO %T,
with U.S. When came 20 sPing our guides a., hS hiS,
went and made offering by scattering some oi tnoi
corn meal arou1G the water then cotton was teo 70
stick and made depend into the water when W1ulu %
of course capillary attraction rise In the cotton NheI
this happened they conceded mat the spirit approyeo
their presetce there, and permitted them 10 oihh
These Indians also very ingenious an w.
cultivation OF the SOIL and in the menuiae
tnre of their fabrics Their Industry u
spread over the surface andevapoaed again anu agar
to irrigate and vyify the whoebut on the western
border plateau the descent very rapid 10 he sex
level Sc that when the Colorado reached tlat paTt
ts course il fell au,ost cascade 5000 feet tsh'
from the base OF the mountains 5000 fee In TINS 40
haypl Ouel a ID
cavate the stupendOus chasm III which 1t Howe ana y
cut through series of sedimenaFy rocks ro
the top of the chalk formation down thfOugh all the u
deriving formations to- and the lower part OF s cour
500 feet into the solid granite.
From the Moqu towns struck north westerly, am
attempted again reach the Canon OF the Coorado
The dryness OF the high table land over which, w
Travelled was however, such that we were compelled
turn hack for the want of water; and as our animal
were nearly and resources genera!V
hausted we pronounced the Colorado Expedition ehdeo
and passing through the Navajo country To santa fe
a came home across the plains. .
At the CONCLUSION of the lecture the Rev Dr. pernar
in expressive of qualification at the success
which had attended the course of lectures moved Vol
Of thanks, which carried, and tho audience uJs
3, peTsed