, 1873-10-23

graBslloppor, md thon maKos sudnon M'at
say Rs%sf nsees " a~sy aNS sS s"ans ind 5appy Isn
ho gota oxctted, md givos rnpld chase. With has
hat in hfs outs!rotohod hand, and his bald pato
a1,inthg rosplondont in MI August 61ir, until tno
ana cautious approaches anl sudden livos, only
to 200 tho object OF Ills chase again hop away,
aerone and musical. 1Ie will repont thls an IN.
definite numbor Of timer, md porhap&n & q. iass ~
ashoru,au comes along, and tolls him TINT. n tue
morning, willis tho dow s On, gIassnoppoas, III, G"n n,
ty, aud can DO just picked Up thnt man a.. VII h a.s
down. wipo tho porspiratton from a. h1s l., ptom,
s'ss's 1as sani"yaehs5ai san Ivtat;[s ay sobosr s
The SECOND morning at tho springs our parry, |
by twos and threos set out for uays nBtnlng
md, about noon, commenced returning gloomy
and solemn, and
WITHOUT ANY FISH.
And then, whom onr mo,lntalnoor told hbout
onco catching from Grand River hnnaroa tfout
In an hour, and then, whom hta bais Was si1 ex1
thoroof % balt, caught slxty-four moro,-tho
last timo hauling ont three, ono caught IN tho
usual way, md tic two othors hookod through
tho tail, tho tale WAS too much Tor ne, Gna We
all forgot the VOWS Of our Bunday -solool days
and tho pious resolutions Of maturor, years.
aud aoon aftor, whom member OF another par
ty caulo along with long string OK 1lno trout.
II mono Of us matlo my romhrks, u WAa ooSausa
no each aud all felt unable to do the subject
iuBtice. After this there Wero foW attempts at
Sunday, tho 17th, q Utc Chief, whose English
namo is Washington, and whoao ote appo!ihton,
Civilized alphabot, IL 1fnnoehawah, visited our
camp, and roportod to Dr. noid thnt his tribe
WAS about 8 mi1os up tho 1iyor, tho bzavea ready
and impatient for
Washington Visited the city OF tho aa9o nano
several years ago. and wears silver modal given
him by Andy Johnson. Ho said "1lneoln wah
good man." but inttmated dacidediy poor
to think, wore getting too thick in tho Park.
Tho Doctor, accompanied by about dozen 9TH
ora, who happened to 10 in the Park Pa. K. from eIa
tho various ctioa Of tho Territory, aoon ass out
turned gloomy and dejoetod, dcstitnte Of faith
in tho Indian nnture, mud mad nt the whole ).
FeniEnoro Cooper tribo. Ho Said hc round an
Indian camp OF about forty lodges, reoplod foE
the timo being with only women, pappooaos, and
Old mon, and 10 soon learned that tho braves
wore all oyor in North Park hunting, that thoro
Ind been no intention of having . hunt In hid
die Park, whoro game was thought too scarce.
llatohct-a -and-apple. monory, Ind onticcd him
to tho camp tbat tho inhabitants thereof might
beg Of him. Tho Doctor demonstrated With tho
groatost ohief proscnt, eallod 4enrom9not, 70
forripg to tho Representations made BY Washing
ton, only to receive tho sontontious remark that
Washington waH ,-..
no LIAR,
Then, dropping silent tear Of regret that ho
had not hfs p1ll-box with him, the Medicine Alan
could but turn back and again make bis why to
his own camp. The number OF Chiefs required
for 200 UtcH may surprise tho render o. 1t dad
mo but, after several attempts to master tho
intricacieB Of the Uto form Of government,
was Obliged to give up In despair.
THE epRLr0B THEMSELVES
wo found woll worth visiting. Six OF noven In
number, thoy bubble ,nn ut tho base of high
Iiil from rock eaid to DO Of magnesium folma-
ton. Tho waters from all, CT nearly oil. soon
unite in ono stream, and floq; to form natural
ahower-batl1, oyor perpendicular rock or 10
foot high, into q circular baem partly natural
aud aud q Of Of . feot deop. Over this basin is
built d rude bath-hoaae; its .'k1ss aides ar arq
tho roof, Of untanncd hides, .is almost TOO
airy to insure to batllera that sense Of security
md privacy 80 roquisito for the thorough enjoy"
mont Of q bath. Tho waters arc STRONGLY, i'm
pregnated with iron, sulphur, soda, aud, likoly
| enough, several other things. and arc almost
| Of rheumatism. Thore is n cold sulphur spring
| on the south bank Of che rivor, just opposite the
hot ones. Tho existence Of those springs has
boon known since tho lato Of tho first otfleuaont
in the country. William N. Byors, proprietor Of
| tho Rocky Mountain Nests o,Yns thon. Post,
another Ute Chief, however, Still claims TIC
Park, springs and all and eary Il % tho se9sison' 9.i
| lo mnde show of resisting my auVerao clhams.
The first visitors found
| LA1t1E HAND OF UTEB
at tho springs, who were monopoizlng thefn foF
bahns payD9 po door n BY
Dyors leugoe: !" Single baths, 7S eonts !; bath
tickets, SO por dozon." Tue Indians however,
grncio,lsly granted tho visitors permission " to
stay te seops at tho rngs t1ka enc fhe Da.,
woro old campagnors, ,-aome Of them Ind smels
burnt powder boforo rebel battalions.-and
thoy didn't scaro, but stayed al1 summer. as
visitors became numerous, the otes oooame y
docile. log hotel near the springs it
partly built, and will probably bo ready for
tho reception OF guosts next season. ana,
with its healing waters, Its beautiful river, ~
h and h9 5anfs .s sIslDe n tb bae
5!s spos Sss nSSs a tie
springs parties from all parts Of tho Territory
and from many PLACES IN tue states; II vas tl nc
ing by camp-iros, women whose mannora ant
| conversation gave sure evidence Of culture, ro
nnement, and gcntlo breeding. .
Near our camp was ledge OF sors fGoa tat hoi oi
evidently oozed out from them.
| GRAND LAKE,
ono OF the foatslros Of chief interest IN tn
Park, s about 90 milos north Of tho springs. ~. =
ever yot been found long enough to reaoh thu
bottom oil it's clear wators And, aa Q strange
pcculinrity it is said that it docs not give up 1T
dead. Tho bodies or the TWO OF tnIeo pe1hon
drowned In it have neyar boon recoyarod. l
lies at IN elevation OF 10000 feet, and is sur
rounded by mountains whose edes rise perpoonn on
dloulnrly from ita wators to the height Of ! o9
to 5000 foot. One Of the streams flowing int
, lie iako, and carrying a volume Of water equa
to ono-fourth that Of tho Grand River, fe,
miles above its mouth mlkeB, in ono leap, a fa
Of 1000 foet. That is 30 say old mountaiueere
THE ELEVATION IN THE PARK, :,
! ps noar as could DO ascertained, arc. at th
,, springs, 5000 foet; Grand Lake, 10000 feet
at Frazior's River, 5000 feet aud Mt our rainy
night eamping:plaee, something eyer 9, 10 ao.o3
: : many parts Of it, but the southern exposure
Of its hills arc sud to bo always bare aud t t
furnish food to cattle, which, It il said, usual
= survive the winters without feeding. Our o.
. perienco Of thu weather in tho Park, after tn
ilrst night, was bright, warm sunshine by da,
I and comfortable coolness by night, only, az Y
> campod on tho Frazier River, ono night, on OF
j. return, wo tofiid IN the Mornins sne s,uau;.,