New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-05-14
WESTERN EXPLORATIONS.
LIEUT.. WHEELER's EXPEDITION.

| RESULTS or FORMER ExPLORATIoNs-FRED. LoRISG's
MURDERERs gIIIED-A FUGITIVE FROM MORMON
HATRED.
| pRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, May 10. - Lieut.. George NJ.
Wheeler who Is In charge OF the expedition Tor the sur
vey and exploration of Southern Utah. has already com
manded three expeditions In 1852 1871, and
1874 Utah. Nevada California, and Arizona. The appro-
praton for tho expedition last was 10000 fer this
year IL will be $4,000 This increase OF $4,000 Is SUM-
cont proof that his labOrs and their results nave been
appreciated. He will be seconded In the explorations OF
the coming year by Lieuts Marshall and Hore. assistant
and executive officers also OF the Engineer corps ana
other members OF the party representing the various
sciences Among these Mr. Severance, ethnoi0gstj
DR. ii. c. Garrow naturalist; II. Stewart Brown, me
teOrologst; l.. II. Clark and Maryat chief astrono-
mors; Mr.. Klett and Louis Nell. chief topoeraphers;
u. X Gilbert, geOlOgist; and H. W. Henshaw collector
in natural history. Each OF these gentlemen have
assistants in their particular duties, and with
escort, packers. drivers servants, &C., the en-
tire party will number about IT'S. Among
the trophies OF his former expeditions which
Lieut. Wheeler has retained specimens OF copper,
iron lead and cinnabar salt in crude just as
taken from the mountain Sides some OF the specimens
clear as crystal, and others snOw-whte and dantily
chiseled like staactites depending from the roofs OF
caves; sulphur in the state flaming tho breath
OF Volcano natural magnets Of extraordinary weight,
which uutter ana cling ndlus, VI
for experiment; specimens Of fossil wood remarkable
likewise for its weight, aud fnelyvened as yerd an
tque marble opal pebbles showing. when broken open,
shifting rdescent hues needing only to be polished 10
possess the uster OF jewell and In which, 1t - said, are
sometimes found-imbedded in the body OF the stone
genuine opas great beauty and value precious stones
of various kinds garnets red white and yellow; azur
ite malachIte azas chaleedony, opal, sapphire One
imagnes In looking at these wonderful specimens that
Colorado Is the verable diamond valley to which SIN
bad was transported in recompense for his trials.
PHOTOGRAPHS AND COLLECTIONS OBTAINED.
The collection Of photographs taken by the expedition
OF 1872 is extremely valuable and interesting Looking
at hemwith the sereoscope Is means OF payinga flying
visit to the region they portray You see with your own
eyes that strange, most desoate, most appangy
sublime scenery; gaze down into the awful depths oil
tho terrific ca1Ons estimate the enormous hight OF the
overhanging cliffs frOwning down upon the hlo Colo
RADIO note the inevitable geologis seated TRANQUILITY on
some apparently inaccessible and most dangerous pm
nace calmly overlooking the world Of stupendous desc
laon at his feet the groups Of squad sayages or
parties Of the explorers themselves taking possession OF
some improvsed camp or starting on sudden ex-
ploraton; wonder at the mighty caverns the natural
arches the perpendicular wall9, hankng aud following
out the mountains start at the spectacle OF solemn
mausoleums adorned with strange and gorgeous soulp
lures, wrought not indeed by human hands, Dut Dy
nighter artss-he wind and the rain, the volcano and
as il built by prehistoric OF giants at turrets
and tOwers all the strange, groesque, capriclous APP
Mailing sublimer forms and scenes, indeed, which Ma
ture in GustaYe DOre mood has crowded into this viii
derness as resolved for to wreak herself IN the
expression of desoate and sublime grandeur. These
photographs are the best o. Journals True as Nature
herself they give perfect Dea OF the country fail
ing only TO reproduce the strange and brilliant
coloring of the mountains, the blue skies and
delicious breezes which cast vail Of tenderness and
beauty over the desOae scenes There are 325 OF
these marvellous views 25 OF large size and 200 sereo
scopic complete set has been mounted and sent 10
the Vienna Exhibition. Minerals and photographs are
not the only trophies brought from these explorations
The collection OF birds is very valuable, comprising not
less than 800 specimens OF 1893 speces among them
swamp swallow never found before west Of the Rocky
Mountains and still another variety thought to inhabit
exclusively Arctic regions New facts regarding the
food fishes Of Nevada and Arizona have been discovered
facts curious that Prof. Spencer +. Baird, United
States Commissioner OF Fisheries has incorporated them
into his own report One species found living in
warm spring so strongly impregnated with sulphurous
gas that the animals would not drink the water. nor
could IL be used for cooking variety Of blvayular
shesh also found, so small that the space OF Gu
bic inch would contain million the smallest known form
OF organic life These specimens and also those OF ser
penis Indian Skeletons and Others all at the smith
sonian. Mr.. Severance, however has still at Lieut.
Wheelers house curious and interesting pieces Of
pottery: OF graceful FORM not unlike the old Etrus
can and Egyptian and Dr. Garrow has some fine
specimens OF stuffed birds Valuable IS these collections
are the procuring them is subordinate to the
important objects OF the cxpedition-surveying the
country estimating its and making scientific
calculations The rapid marches. frequent changes Of
position and route necessary TO obtain the most impor
tant results have nterered greatly with the duties OF
the collectors and is due alone to energy and detcrm
nation that collections large and valuable have been
secured.
During the survey of 1872, Lieut. Wheeler and party
crossed the Colorado, below the grand canon, in the vi
ciny OF Prescott, Arizona aud Wckenburgh. Near the
latter place that persisted the gifted and unfor
tunae Frederick w. Loring of Boston. 1t is satisfac
ton to know that the Indian tribe the Apacbes to
whom belonged the perpetrators OF the Wickenburgh
stage massacre still suffering retribution for that
atroclous crime The discovery of the murderers
extremely dramatic Loring had formed friendship
for one of the MOhavc Indians, man named Maimen,
cool, resolute recent, and with strong attachments,
one of the best types of Indian character This Maimen
after LOring death, went and lived among the Apaohes
with whom his tribe was on friendly terms-for
several months, for the sole purpose Of finding out
who were the young mans assassns. When he
had succeeded, Gen. Crook who knew OF his
plans called a pretended conference, the real
object OF which the capture OF these
men, The conference terminated unfortunately.
The plan to give piece of tobacco to each OF the
assassins. so that they might be recognized by the
soldiers stationed in the back part Of the house, but
these keenwited Apaches noticed that they being
singled out from their companions, and suspecting
snare rose with horrid yes and fell upon Gen. Crooks
party The soldiers rushed in and general melee ensued
in which number of men on both sides were kiIedand
wounded among the Apaches almost all the murderers
fell. Hosttes were of course renewed after this
Gen. Crook assembled the friendly Indians over whom
he had control-the PahUtes. Mohaves, Hualapas and
Chmehuevis, at Carp Besle springs-and they had