, 1873-04-27
Indian Wanderings--Holiday Sports
old Fort Supply-Monn-
tain Scenery. :.
Fairy Lakes --- Bears Claws SIS Savage
Oraaments--.Spanish Explor-
ers -. Pant1ers.

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sunshiny dnys that arc to como, and Of the
warm weather, with it's mountain blossoms and
green meadows Here, beside a fine waterfall,
amid tho head-streams Of tho Rio Colorado
there Is
WORLD OF BEAUTY,
surrounded by magnificent mountain-hcenery,
SCRATCHING far to the east and weat. These
mountains arc in Utah, and south OF them is
reservation for tho Ute Indiana known as the
Uintah Reservation. The miners are already out
prospecting, and certain individuals are looking
for good wagon-road across tho range. be-
IeYe gold will be found in the gozges. as well
NJ ailver indeed, some sver-o1e, OF considerable
promise, las already been dug out n1ong the
rocky layers which so toward making up this
particular range Of the Rocky Mountains.
When Ned c. came mp from the 1oW-1ands,
he wore an enormous pair OF boots, the legs OF
which ucre perfectly huge He stalked round
over rock and fallen tree, but every little while
could see him halt in his gait. I did not pay
much attention to this, inasnnuch as he appeared
not to notice it. This morning, however, when
he got up, he rammed his hand down into ono OF
the boots, aud, after fishing round there some
time, much to my surprise,
DREW OFT Pa1R OF aSUpFERs!
4Ao14t oR4O AO5 - e4AOo64s sAASAc 1seo 0SA4A0-
thing in my boot; it has been bothering me-
three or four days. How the devil these snuders
got in there, gets mel" could scarcely repress
3 smile, Ned looked 90 grave about but could
not help thinking how utterly dumfounded peo-
ple who wear tight shoes and boots would be at
the ides Of wearing q boot about for several
days with pair Of snuYers slowed away in one
corner.
al t,eo ~ %a,& &;eEk
for you, are they, Ned?"
"No," said he, "they are plenty big enough,
but didn't bargain to pack anufferB round in 'em
any way. I wonder how they could havo got in!"
During the winter, quito band OF
UTE INDIANS
romain On the reservation, said to number fully
300. They move out in the spring Of the year.
taking the trail to Browns Hole, on Green
River; thence travel, along the shady slopes Of
tho mountains, to the Mormon settlements in tho
Wasatch range; returning. on the south side OF
tho uplands, to the reservation, stopping at
Browns Ho1e again, which is ono Of their favor.
ite grounds. There is plenty Of wood, water,
and grass along this route, and an abundance OF
game, such as elk, deer, antelope, and bear.
The Indians spend tho hunting-zeason here, in a
delightful climate, making occasional Tisits to
tho settlements near the railroad, for the pur-
pose Of trading. They have rooted antipathy
to the hformons, whom they consider hu inferior
tribe OF the whito people, end mover n1iss an op-
portunity Of stealing as many horses from them
Is theT can.
A short time ago, Capt. ". E. jones. OF tue
United States Engineer Corps, led
An EXPLORING PARTY
ACROSS tho Uintahs, FOR tho purpose OF looking
ont road examining the extent Of tho valleys
aud streau1a, tho character OF tile timber, the
carto;ning anv other information resnectinr the
conr1trv tIat meht be- useful.
Dnrinc the hoiidayg. one Of those singular
e ~ .ssnooTrsa IJ eonApxs'' ca
orc7,rred aiming our neiehborn at Green River
~ sbich a 1araon hardly knows yhether It il
heet tn cry over or laugh about. Ono man was
Eij1ed md fonr wonnded. Ono of the wounded
men walked of. and went to the house Of won,-
~, known Al II French MoI.n This French Mol
Ind In n,,rchased fluo turkey. which she had put
,,' u; tba stnre to roast for har nner whan alane
cav,c q vonne mountaiuecr. who. for want 81
ha.ter nnnlo2ment. uulIed the turkey out Of the
atnra md commencod kickinr il about
fhs'"' fhs nom. The turkey fairly dew.
.nGued .ma ed,eas;nc coverjnr nvarvtbinp. Wills
ho 1as enrnTed in this Interesting aud absorbing
ac.nnat;on fI,e wounded nan nnoned the door
sn.1 3raa mt littio aurnrisAd to see what wns
roine on, Ho studied the position Of things q
oo,nn,anca;1 fir;nr. WITH ench cfYect M TO wound
fb the tuSkeykiokeS in the forehead and BODY, &C.
comnanyinr tho last shot With tie remark: :
GThare d9n vou, they ahot me. and I'ya shot
ro-, rA'1S, T',n even t" '"''>~ .-'~'
wv iii II he snan from this TINT our neon1a ara
a. n1avfuI a. ayer aud that tI,a comn1efion Of
~ ~ pra}iroa1 ocroas thu nonntainz haa not flona
away with all eonBe Of humor,-the firing all
ts,at 1872 l,,s w nceerrTcd IN - 1ono tina
~" Eoa~ +ha haoa ~ tha n1ornfa;oa m tha north
a;iie ira tho remains Of '
eto0' - AN yofn sronxox srrr1r,trSr.
1,ozrn "a Fort Snnnlv. and here tha Mormons
for1na-1T rnised rood crons. Now. The houses
ara entirelv cone thew having been burnt when
+ho nI,ca was Abandoned. ut fho approach OF the
Tnitad I'M T States soldiers in the autumn Of 1857.
Fifteen Mormoas we're sent out from Salt Lake
CIV about the lst Of May, 1854, to make this
ssrns. ia monnta;na on account Of snow.
Wh;1a an the wny- a yonnr MN who had render-
u MS h;noaaiT 40 ohno1iona to the Saints was ahot
5a.,n q ~ cn1a h1ood, Hs vaa crosning stream
~, harsahanI. whon ho recoiyed ahot, and fell
1a.d 40 n tbe water. His horae took fright and
.." uoao ~ - ;tha cnnn ~ thn Normons 1hich was
,,asr lan hv Afte1 the man WIS killed, very little
nsal aa;a aboutit tic party continuing its jour
w.. "1 snd aefactin1 aite aear the heedwaters Of
n.5,,.h' ~ FnrE WIere fharo ig fne alluyial soil