The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-26
in Central Utah by LIEU
tenant Wheeler.
More Wonders for the Tourist of
the Future.
ColOred Warm Springs and Magnificent Can
yOns---The Utes and Their Capers...Cen-
eral News Of the Expedition,

OF adobe houses directly south Of Salt Lake and on
the western shore OF Utah Lake.
Lieutenant Hoxie had six days before left for the
southwest of Salt Lake, in command OF party
which was TO explore Western Utah and
portions OF Eastern Nevada, enter and ex-
anime the mining districts OF that region
and map the whole OF the western quarter
of Utah, the most barren and forbiddng part OF
the Territory Joining the other parties at Beaver,
In Southern Central Utah, about the middle of Sep
TENDER Their operations will be duly chronicled
for you as soon junction shall be made with the
party at Beaver.
Lieutenant Wheelers immediate command about
half of the expedition, lay for the greater part of
week at Provo, under the shadow of snow-capped
mountains and in the delicious atmosphere OF Utah
Valley, waiting for delayed Instruments and max
ing beginning in the consecutive work of the sea
son.
An accurate base line was established and con-
ncction made with the survey of the iOrtieth paral
lei, under Mr.. Clarence King, while side parties of
biologists, topographers ana naturalists did care
full work in the neighboring mountains and can
Ons. A number Of
INDIAN MOUNDS,
the existence OF which in this locality has been
frequently doubted, were opened with consider
able thoroughness, and after comparatively bad
luck and the finding OF mere broken pottery, pieces
OF bone, human and other, broken pestes and
mortars of stone for seed-bruising, numbers of ar
rOwheads and other relics, at length an almost
complete skeleton was dug out and Immediately
forwarded to Washington with the rest OF the
spoils Until careful examination shall be made,
Importance can be attached to this discovery; but,
inasrnuch the skeleton found in the midst OF
a network of mounds of various form and feature,
whose characteristics have been noted light may
perhaps be thrown on the dark theme OF the mounds
in this region.
Northeast OF Provo opens wild canyon into
the interior of the Wahsatch. Into this canyon,
on the morning of Saturday, the I'd inst,
Lieutenant Wheeler led portion OF his
command, having previously despatched two
other parties under command OF Lieuten ants Mar
shall and Dlnwiddie, to the south, to sweep the
country lying directly south of Utah Lake. Thus
at the present time the expedition is divided into
FIVE PARTIES,
stretching in their areas OF work from the Nevada
line on the west to the almost unvsited mountains
ana plains northwest of the Green River, IN the
centre of Utah. Into this unvisited country Lieu
tenant Wheeler led his small party, in
light marching order, through the grand portal
OF Provo Canyon. Baggage wagons ambulance and
tents were abandoned to the more easy moving
commands going South, and on the backs of mules
were packed the paraphernaa of a three weeks
scramble among the mountains. Urbanus saw his
clean roll of cherished bedding strapped in danger
Gus proximity to greasy sack of pork on the back
of the widest Of mules; TopOgraphicus looked
dsmay as his spare tripod and box OF instruments
banged and pounded trees on the narrow trail;
and Che COOK CONSERVATION ITSELF as at the
first deep ford a mule, heavy laden with mess
boxes and utensils, staggered on the stony bottom
of the river, fell, struggled with the swift current
and finally kicked himself free Of dporejOs and
pack, coming out bruised and trembling, while
rushed in and hauled out the stranded statf and
hard tack vi life. Such minor accdents-the back
ing of unhappy mules and riding with wet feet
could not blind us to the
GRANDEUR OF THE OPENING CANYON
as VIC filed into it In early morning light Past its
gray walls, scanned and Scared with the falling
torrents and debris OF untold ages Of winters; past
its rarely seen waterfalls, where far above our
heads they plunged sheer over precipices dwaried
atmosphere; past the stratided walls Of
Battle Greek Mountain, with its irregular
surmounted by huge cOrnice Of snow, we kept
our way. Twelve miles OF canyon, and on the sec
the west by the high peaks of the Waisatch rising
In this view to even prander proportions than in
the view from Provo on the other side, vast masses
of snow filing the deeply cleft gorges OF the
summit and sending their Icy GOODNESS down
to In the refreshing streams and springs that
Keeping Midway and Heber City, Mormon settle
ments IN the valley IN sight, few OF us gaop with
our judicial Mormon guide, Jour or five miles away
to wonderful collection OF limestone springs in the
Snake River region. AS we approach them, miles OF
stonewall oftaia remind OF New England until
examine the structure of the stone, and we gallop
over acres OF ground formed by outpourings OF
these springs. dozen OF them stand in q
small area near each other, in adjoining fields, and
we see in the distance many more which we do not
visit.
SPRING.
The largest that we mounted stands siyty-fve
feet high, seventy-fve In diameter at the top and
100 at base, much resembling It's fellow country
man. the Mormon Tabernacle, in outline. Climb
ing up its crumbling Sides over which small
streams are running yearly diminishing we find
an aperture of twenty. feet diameter In the
i tUR' water filing is to the rim. Columns Columns
of bubbles rise from unseen depths, breaking as
they meet the air, and as we gaze down into the
dim interior, where blue, green and white patchcsof
stone, with curious hOneycomb formations. are
vaguely distingushabe, unconsciousy the mind fol-
lows the line OF bubbles down through the dark abyss
OF water and wonders at the mystery OF their
The thermometer showed l0s degrees in this largest
spring Qnd strange to say lively frog was captured
at the Very summit, after many elusive dartings
from the hand Of the naturalist. The smaller
springs are of about the same temperature as the
largest but vary much in the color OF their
Some are light green, some dark as emerald, some
blush black, and rurnor says that blue and red
empty filed to the level of the outer ground with
earth aad weeds. courageous farmer lives hard
by and ploughs the thin soil close to their rocky
Crossing Provo Valley and following up Danlers
Creek Canon to the southeast we slept on the third
night from Provo In
STRAWBERRY VALLEY,
5000 feet above the sea. Ice quarter OF an inch
thick formed in camp during the night, but the
sun brought warmth to shivcrIns campaigners, and
we mounted our mules at seven A. NJ, IN our shirt
sleeves, as usual. Thirty miles In length and nearly
rs many in width Strawberry Valley lies "bosomed
fair" in circlng mountains, well watered with clear
streams, covered to the bases OF the
mountains, and often up their sides with
rich grass, inviting CATTLE solitary log hut in the
middle OF the valley Is the only sign OF man. and
shows where the hcrder boys sleep in the cool
nights of their service. This Is corner Of the
Uintah Indian reservation. and here the Utes are
supposed to live.
THE uTES.
They are, however, disObedient to the Great
Father just at this time, preerring to through
the Territory at will TO being shut up In their reser
walton. Ill will is the natural result Of urgency on
the part OF the government and refusal on the
part OF the Utcs, and with good reason we drew
closer together, a small party OF us careerng over