Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-16

accessible only by the river.
While camped here party of us
ascendcd the Bear river fifteen miles,
and made Typographical map and
about twenty negatives. We passed
through Whirlpool Canyon, and then
we entered Island Park This is about
fifteen miles long, and fertile in some
/ places. 1t would make a splendid
stock ranch 1t is surrounded by high,
broken mountains and crags From
the top Of one crag 5000 feet high |
had some noble views. Through Craggy
or Split mountain, distance of fifteen
miles, We encountered several bad rap.
ids and falls. Clearing this, we enter
ed the valley of the Uinah and had
fair sailing for about eighty miles. At
Ulntah Agency we received supplies.
Starting out August 9Th We entered
the canyon Of Desolation, and for one
hundred miles again encountered rocks
and rapids. We again received a mail
and supplies at Gunnison's Crossing,
brought in by Major Powell from Salt
Lake, he having left US at the Uln'ah
| Agency From Gunnison's Crossing to
the Paria river, about three hundred
miles, we had mostly all canyons, and
made about forty mile portages, besides
running about one hundred bad rapids.
The walls vary from 500 to 4 1000 feet
high, and are vertical on both sides.
About one hundred miles above the
| Paria, at the entrance OF a stream called
the Dirty Devil, from its muddy APP
pearance, we cached our boats, in
which land exploring party will come
down in the spring from a trip whica
| will be made from some volcanic moun-
tains lying about ify miles TO the
| north west Of the Colorado at this
point We arrived at the paria Oct
23d We cached the boats, and started
Tor this placc with pack train. Our
supplies are stored here, aud he party
lre cautrcd SIX miles south If the
place The work for the winter is the
establishing ot base lines for the latl
tude aud longitude, typographical and
geographical mapping Of the noun
tains bordering on the river, photo
graphing scenery in the vicinity. aud
visiting various tribes of ludian2,
among which are the pah Ites. NayA-
JOS, and Aztec or Moqu9s, and others,
Of all Of whose languages Major Powell
is preparing vocahnlaries. H. is also
! collecting from them large amount OF
very interesting curiositics.
\ visit to the seven Aztec cities in
Arizona will be made some time during
the winter, and it is thought that many
valuable items in regard to this nearly
extinct race Of people will be added to
history. Kanab is one of the pioneer
towns Of Utah It is situated near the
line Of Arizona, about 80 miles nor b.,
east Of St. George, aud 10 miles north
Of the Colorado River.
During the troubles with the Nava>
| jos, the mormons had a fort hu;lt here,
which has been occupied six or seven
years. Agricultural pursuits, however,
have never received any attention until
two years ago. Now iine town is laid
out, and building is progressing rap
idly. There are about forty families,
all Mormons and true blue polyeamists.
They have telegraph, which has
lately been connected with this place.
Brigham Young and suite passed
through some four or five weeks ago.
We had the honor Of an interview, and
were received very cordially. Looking
upon US as peaceable party, intent on
scientific pursuits only, he has extend
ed to us every encouragement The
inhabitants also have given us the hand
of welcome, and where we expected to
spend dreary winter, we find the door
of hospitality open, and friendly greet
ings, reminding us that though far in
the wilderness, we have not yet passed
the pale of civilization" T.. o. B.
The Philadelphia North american
says that the iron productions of the