New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-03

ne cfs tower hundreds OF feet above the water aud
every turn exhibits striking views, brilliant tints
NJ red green purple, brown, and white, relieving
NE monotony OF the immense rocks which break into
turrct spires, battemens, and grotesque peaks and
ninnaces In places have the rocky levels burnt
and frable TO the touch; Among these almost mac
castles and dwellings OF ancient race,
supposed ITO have been allied to the Moque.
BY this channel an effort IA making to tap the lucrative
trade of Utahthe whole interior along the line between
Coyine at the nayga1le headwaters Of the Colorado,
country is reported as rich and Astounding, In parts III
minerals.
About midway between Fort Yuma and the Santa
Clara Valley and along the Colorado for some distance,
extending again inland to the town OF Prescott are
richest silver mines Of Mexico. Here American com.
Panies have established works and already pushing
their operations with vigor At La PaZ on the Color
ado. and at Prescott well in the Valley OF Tucson,
the Territorial capital, there is considerable American
and German population. All over this country and along
the line Of the principal streams may trace the retreat
of the yanquished and exparaed Mexicans before the
Spanish invaders Their forts and earthworks IN ascend
Ing nOrthward and meet the relies the mound
builders descending from the northeast Tue opening
OF ancient mound I'm the heart Of southern Utah. e1-
posing objects similar to those found in the MISSISSIPPI
valley has recently been followed by the TI
the work of the same race, at lofty elevation IN the
Rocky Mountains, where only the ahsafa OF mountain
goat will Chamber These works are 81 stone, arranged
with evident design, with portions pointing 10 me
s %s1 haS s Oss a originally BY built many
to an ancestry lost In the msts OF time lin IN
evidence of great antiquity the mounds being over,
grown with moss aud partly buried In dlslniegra ,
\
They were is conecured places OF sepuure and not
affairs Of sacrifice or works Of defense or possibly ney
may have been at the time intended for historic
MEMORIALS pointing with fingers Of stone In the direction
Of the country from which the builders or Their
emigrated In the face of the rocky wall lining the
cafens of the system of rivers of which the Rio Virgin
and the Colorado Chquito are part late research mas
many excavations with indications Of former occupancy
which supposed 70 have served i9r tue evenings o.
might be- from mans cruelty and injustice In those FAR
wds Again in the heart OF the wilderness, within
time
with houses of stone and earh and have rode for da
over country tte SHAWL ewn WIN ye nf orpamen
taton to which the plain earthen jars
the Great Colorado Desert is still 10 be stone pyr
apid evidently belonging to very remote age In the
past and about three miles to the northward are the re-
mains OF bridge with foundations of stone, the outer
abutmens being 600 feet apart and buried till their tops
reach only eight feet above the sands The edsds Gdes
by Bartlett aud others in the Pmeria are Isolated
ruins built perhaps by the same or similar race AZ
the Pimo villages the ruins Of earthwOrks st visi
bic This is in the belt raversed by the route Of the
Southern Pacific Railway and viii eventually be place
travel between the northern mining agricultural, and
numbering districts and the ports on the Gulf Of CaOr-
MIA. Here the women weave and spin carry water ana
perform also the ordinary work Of the lodge and the
done in the early ages Of mankind Not long ago some
hunters and prospecters' encountered in mountain ra
party &c Of hostile Apaches After the fight the pouches
Of the slain Indians were found to contain several
e@ in tue conrse Of their rambes These bullets saw
and handled at the time, and am thus enabled to
with regard to the use Of gold bullets was received some
years ago with ridcue and doubt The matrons of the
Pimeria carry their Children astraddle across their hips
and indulge In an imitation clnone skirt made OF bark
strps-somewhat shorter. however, than our ladies
would choose be ill., In the course of travel Amer
lean and Mexican children are often met with, who have
been Kidnapped By ae ARaGgs SR e rnf int along
chased" from his Indian capors for jug Of whisky and
blanket with leveed revolver the enforcer OF the
ant and dd not appear to regret the Change MI Bart
lett also while acting Commissioner, rescued beau
tff, flp he
TO her friends in Santa Fe
1t is very difficult to corner the Arab-ke people who
wander these plains. They have system of telegraph
ing by means OF fires kndled upon the peaks by bent
twlgs stones turned bottom up, or laid ON one side or
tilted against each other by marks upon trees and other
ingenious devices which are perfecr in their way and,
being mounted feet horses they can come down upon
settlement, rancho, passing caravan as the Assy-
ran down upon mis- enemy OF yoTe and before prr
suit be efficiently 9r rgn Are b So o AWAY M
parched and for the most part wateres AT the debou-
chure of ravine on the bank of the Colorado,
party came upon reservoir scooped out Of the by
former Spanish occupants pIoDapiy ana mere Traced
wears ago Up ia the ella country the remains OF
jesuit college and the rocks close by are scuptured
feics Of their fegG Near this place the
hS great is S River OFs sSi SSFSq
bottoms covered with cottonwoods. The dell covered
with rank grass, and in the center Is mesquite tree
with q plain wooden slab, placed there by friends
OF the deceased oatmen family. In the near view,
as I stood with uncovered head by the grave could
discern the steep emigran road IN ascending winch inc
family had been murdered party OF ApaGhSes Jen a
the hospitable campfire, had followed the wagon and,
after staying the family and 1 ne tbe
Helen 0atman prepossessng girl, who alone on ac-
gS Se Hs carried her off as his WIFE, her the
secret OF his tribes ana or seVera years sue Wa
her true condition reached the settlements party was
dispatched TO search Tor heT ana sne was re-
covered and restored to her friends. Helen event
ually married prosperous farmer IN the west,
and still lives, l believe, to reeie her own story.
the spot will take in its way the Colorado Desert.
Crossing this Desert between the thrtyhtth and thirty
I'll xiii parallels saw distance Tar above me. extend
ing for along the face of the mountains on the
west the ancient MaTerYpcs cnt in the Stone bv the
abOrigines Of that time similar hieroglyphic tablets
are found in various parts OF the Basn not very dissm
liar to those found widely separated localities from
the Mississippi to Maine The banks OF the Colorado,
like the Desert ITSELF subject to foods have seen
the trees cogged with dead leaves and sticks left by the
retiring waters at hight Of Is feet; and yet IN March
from Fort Yuma the Moaye country, in the little fiat
bottomed steamer Cocopah-so great was the droutb.
Al times we were poed" through the engine not being
sucient~a pilot heaying the lead and calling out the
varying degrees Of depth az the bow In the narrow re-
verberang chasms OF the river the eehoes OF Ills voice
had a hollow unearthly sound .
After becoming acquainted with the Indian country It
IA easy TO solve the mystery to the means by which
the indians maintain their existence Along these
PARALLELS game is abundant and the Indians rarely miss
Sen bere az the MESQUITE tree which they consider It
crime to down. for 1t yiedsa nutritious bean, which
and and make into cakes, which form their resource
when all other things fail them. There Is also
the cactus, which Ghe meseal chiefly they
II is this same mescal OF which the Mexieans make
the most into xcatng liquor known. Hundreds OF yarie-
ties of the cactus distributed throughout this belt
of country, in innumerabe picturesque and curious
forms Some resemble monuments IN q graveyard some
are like uted columns OF PROSTATE temples some are
gigantic candelabra; some have exactly the appearance
Of long lines OF telegraph poles some are doneke or
shaped like balloons Others are IKE elegantly worked
balls for children play WITH but the traveller must be-
how he kicks for 1t Is armed with sharp thony
spikes The Spanish bayonet Is little sharp. dagger
growing all along the path, aud sometimes sticking into
The horses fetlocks firmly as TO defy e1trcaton eX-
cent y emitting out There IL kind which looks very
tempting aud sometimes entces the unwsry 10 take
bite 1t is the prickly pear ana caves te mouth 30 i9
TIdno Estacada of New-Mexco tue Nayajoes find little
yellow isolated points OF straw sticking OUT OF the sand