Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-12-30

TERRA AxAaELLA, Dec. IL. 1873.

id and twenty miles southeast of Ami.
INNS City. after tedious journey of forty
aoys We have Travelled distance of
mont seven hundred and fifty miles. l !
,,n now commence at the beginning of
our iourney and give you description Of
N. route we travelled, which, to say the
least, is road that will never travel
o,ain. unless circumstances over which !
have no control should compel'me to do
so We got to Parowan on the third
day. | went to the telegraph Office the
next morning about half-past eight
o'clock, but was unable to get the opera
tor "a LADY, ont Of bed, consequently
could not send you a telegram. We hired
II NAN to carry our things from here to
pancuich, where we arrived on the fifth
day, and pitched our camp in the yard
Of our friend Wm. Proctor, to whom we
are under many obligations for favors
rendered us, but we have no friendly
feelings for the people of Summit, little
town about six miles west of Parowan.
We came to the conclusion, after due con-
sid.rltion, that these people are not good
Christians, at least they refused to COM
ply with the requirements of the good
book in that command where it says if
stranger comes along take him in, for we
asked Of them only such things as they
possessed, such as feed for our tired ami
mails, which they refused to sell us--for
some reason best known to themselves
at any price, although We told them that
our animals were tired and some of them
lame. We reached the first hotel as We
entered Parowan little late, where we
received good recommendations. A
number of our party expected to get their
outfit at Parowan but they found the
store out Of nearly all kinds of staple
goods, so they got such things as they
could, bought some horses, and made the
best time we could until we caught up
to the first party, which we overlook on
the seventh day after leaving Phoebe.
We went from Panguich nearly south, by
way Of Little Kanab, about seventy miles
to Johnson's Ranch, small Mormon
settlement, where we found store kept
by Mr.. johnson, clever gentleman, who
had the best assortment OF goods that we
found outside of Phoebe. He had on
hand almost everything prospecting
party could ask for. Had we not found
this place on our road many Of our party
would have suffered many inconvenience
for want of things, too numerous TO men,
ton, which were supplied by him at very
Eottfh of horo ahp,,t
two miles is where the Tokersville road
comes into the road leading to the Pahi-
rea. We laid over at JoAnson's one day.
when We started for the Pahirea, and q
Mormon settlement there of the same
name, almost due east and distant 81
miles from Johnson's, which We travelled
in one day. Lees ferry is at the mouth
Of the Pahirea, forty miles from this
town; and the Ute crossing on the Col
orado is about As miles from Pahirea,
and higher up ON the Colorado than the
ferry. We crossed at this ford ON the
eleventh day cut, and camped on the
eastern bank of this fearful and so much
dreaded stream without any serious ac-
cidept. Next morning we again took up
our line of march over rock and cliff,
sometimes scaling the precipitous and
dangerous bluffs, then wading through
sand half knee deep, going in every di
rection until we would find ourselves
looking down 500 or l, 900 feet over some
ledge OF pure sandstone into the deel
canyon below. Here dim trail is barely
visible, and no alternative is offered us
proceed we must and wend our way alonl
this zig-zag path the best we can; dow
perpendicular walls from two feet to fiv,
feet. Many places the walls we're 30 higl
that it would have been impossible t
either descend as ascend them had it no
been for the steps made by piling up rocl
to assist the horses, and in many othe
places steps had been cut in the sand
stone to assist animals in keeping thei
feet. Why Dan Ricss trained ponies
would not be anywhere alongside Of tn
teats performed by some our ponies
10 go up or down pair of steps is moth
Ing, they can run up or down stairs lik
agoat; and one mule walked out over
shelving rock and went headlong over
bluff not less than 25 feet. He was re
leased from his pack for dead. but not
bit OF 1t, for he jumped up and went t
eating. So his owner said put his pacl
on again, as long as be eats he shal
work, which he did, and is here all right
aud ready for another double sommerset
You may think this is little colored bu
tell you 1t is the truth, and, by way o
explanation, will say that in making tn
descent down the bluff to the river, q
well as many other places, we passe,
over solid smooth rock SO fearfully stee
that 1t would make the hair stand up Of
mana had
impossible for either man or horse t
Keep his feet, only for the peculiar char
acter OF the rock, which il OF snch ma
ture that it would admit of hold bein
made in 1t by the corks on tthe horse
shoes. The distance is about 100 mile
that we were obliged to travel over thi
broken and desolats country, o countr
TOO poor and worthless to offer induce
ments sufficient TO get . jack rabbit :
i've in it. If Uncle Samuel WAS to max
me present Of 100 miles square OF thi
country should want it exempted froI
taxes for all time. ~
About 30 miles from the river the car
yons begin to get little broader--sa
from two rods to half a mile in width
and here is where we first meet with til
Navahoes, whom we found to be yer
friendly and possessed of fine hsrds {
sheep and goats. They raise little corr
and grind it by means of rocks whic
they keep in their lodges; and by som
means they separate the hulls from -th
meal, and mix it in batter very ndc
as we do, and very good, sweet kind {
bread is baked, or oafes. I know the
are good and sweet. for they were kin
enough to give most Of us some. of the
cakes, steaming hot from the fat roc
upon which they were baked. These II
uians also make 4 very good blanke
strong, warm and durable; but those
saw were coarse, although II is said the
can make some very fine ones. "
bought little corn Of them, for whic
we paid them two prices; and for o shee
dollars. - - -, -,
mere is where we begin to see Il
ruins OF those ancient towns so ofte