New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-03

bottom gazing for human haDitaions lar ABOVE ye
IN picture you would have toerable idea oil sks
Canon Of the Rio Mancos.
Keeping close nnder the mesa the Western ade
you never find houses the Eastern elf Of canon,
where the morning sun, which they sdored could not
strike them full with It's first beausOne Of MS espted
what he thought TO be house the face OF partieu-
larry high and smooth portion OF the precpee, which
there jnCted into pr0m0ntory, up the skcs OF
which it seemed possible to climb to the top OF the
above the house. whence IL might be possible 10
crawl down TO TO- Fired with the hope OF nnding some
valuable relics OF household furniture in such place.
Captain aud Bob started for the top and
behind the rocks while busted ourselves IN getting
ready the Photographic apparatus. After while an
inarteulate sound hoated down to u.s. and looking up
cricket, creeping on hands and knees along what
seemed 70 Nc perfectly smooth vertical face OF rock
He had got where he could not retreat and 1t seesa
equally impossible 20 go ahead.
TRAGIC INCIDENT.
There was . moment Of suspense, then came cry
that stopped the beating OF hearts as we watched
with baed breath dark object no larger than cricket
whiring spinning. dropping through that awful space,
growing larger it neared the EARTH till 1t fell with
mued thud the cruel sharp rocks below But ere we
could reach IT, another object seemed 10 fa Dackwaru
from the highest point and reeled down through the
flooding sunshine casting It's Aging shadow on the br
liant bluff gathering dreadful momentum with which "
dash ts poor self dead the dentless stones beneath
The Captain had thrown down has boots;
He still there, crawling carefully along, clfngD@
to the wan ike lizard, till nnay broader ledge was
reached ana having ne nerve ., an a'eoe no HTs
circular shape, Of the finest workmanship yet SEEM
al the stones being cut true ot VIDE 10 inches long
side as to require no plasterng IL was ABOUT ~ ~
feet in interior DIMENSIONS and feet hign. The door
and window bounded by hntcs, 81 Is and caps OF
single Hat Yet all tins done. so far % We
learn, with other tools than those made OF stones
implements OF kind however, found Dcre-
Overhangng the house aud fully 800 feet from the
ground thin projecting shelf OF rock Upon this
bracket Bob To be dancing about ID very
lively manner and endeayoriDg to get below E wound
"A at IN IaDta,n'S
boots had takeD AT any rate ne turned pale when se
got down and saw where he had unconscously been.
INTERESTING REMAINS OF INDIAN LIFE.
Photographs and sketches completed, pushed on.
rode 10 miles m0re and camped just over the Utah
line two miles beyond Springs, which, for the
first in the Captains experience were dry. 1t WIS
a sore disappointment to all. There were about
these springs which are at the base Of the Ute Noun
TAM the Natural corner post OF four TERRITORIES for-
merry many large buildings, the relics Of which
very Impressive. One OF them Is 300 feet square. with
Wall feet thick and nc1sed In the center circular
feet square, with equally thick walls, and was
divided nSFta ana south ny VERY I ie PARTITION vG
about the springs. These heavy walls were
constructed OF outer strong walls OF cut sandstone regu
larry laid in mortar. filed in with firmly packed rag
ments OF stone chiefly reddish fossiierous Limestone
containing profuslon OF beautiful fossil shells.
wall still stand 40 or 80 feet IN hight, but judging
from the amount OF material thrown down, the building
must originally have been very lofty ODe What puZ
Fled to place the entrance or 70 satisfy myself
that there had been any at all On the ground Moor
covering half square mle aud out In the plain another
small village Indicated by collection OF knobs Scarcely
Is W believe that In those old times IL was
under careful cultivation.
Our days march was westerly leaving the mosa
bluffs ON right gradually behind the road
interesting one intellectually but nos asll so physt-
number OF quite perfect houses perehef high up on
rocky bluffs and many other remaiDs. One, remem-
Der occupied whole apex Of great conceal Dowlder
big Dutch Dafns, that DecOm6 QS-
ached from It's mother and rolled out into the
valley. Another worth mention was round tower,
beautifully LAID up which surmOunted immense
bowder that had rolled to the very verge OF
watch and we we're told that almost all the nigh
points were occupied by sucn sentinel boxes. From
q deeply worn, devious trail led up over the edge
of the mesa, by following which should dOubs,
have found = whole town. But this Ouly q
nossance and We could NOT now stop to folio" out all
Indications
THE Valley OF DEATH.
Time was short and we must gallop TO where tra-
dition the last great battle was fought, the last
stand made against the invaders into whose rude grasp
they must surrender their homes. Toward night We
reached u, The bluffs right had sunk into low
banks of solid sandstone. white at the base the
left tall rock aud the barren Mills soped
away to behind them Ahead the valley closed
INTO a CANON, where stand and on 10 the right
the surface 10 succession Of low domes Of bare sand
stone into guiies and chiseed into pothoes by
ancient rivers modern rains devoid Of SOIL support
ing 0uly few stunted cedars rooted 10 the crannies,
and CHASTITY and garlsh under the September
rln Brilliant ellis wierdly carved by Tltans, ranged
themselves behind and right in the foreground thrust
MP through the very center Of one Of these sandstone
domes STOOD ragged ehrlstone-a, volcanic dike-thn
soattered and comblike. IL Of despair and
desosion enhanced rather than sOttened and human
ami he fragments of heavy walls that once defended
approach to the habations about the ehrstone
the plan Of the fortcasiOns listening TO the
fear OF stone hurled from the top feeling
how absolutely safe garrison would be there long
"a they could hold against hunger and thirst. IL
required little faith to believe the tradition OF this
valley Of death, whose broad slopes OF white sandstone
were crimsoned and reerimsoned with human
THE TRADITION OF THE VALLEY.
The story Is this: Formerly the aborignes Inhabited
all this country we had been far west as the
head waters Of the San Juan, far north the Rio
Dolores west distance into Utah, and south and
southwest throughout Arizona and on down into Mexico
They had hved there from time immemoral-since the
earth was q small lsland, which augmented as It's In
habItants Piled They cultivated the valley fash
lned whatever utensils and tools they needed very
neatly and handsomely ont OF clay and wood and stone,
not knowing any OF tie useful metals orlh ther homes
AID hept their hOsks and herds IN she fertile
bottops, and wurshiped the sun. They were an
s sx asrs asssss rather than by tas chase
Ibsut tn0isand years ago, hOwevE thsy
were visited by savage strangers frsm the Ssrta WHOM
shay treated 6sspta6ly Soon these mere
ireasens and annoying Then their trsassssAae aelxh
snaSa i s k.ss 70 u,asssye sam and DC vasaais der
farss their hves at least, thsy saI house.
I,is away ~ tbs Yaidsrs .est. But
yadsrs did ~ back theE msaRsaas sAe peslo
az peebed ant broaYht s0er families with tnoU and
setIlea Aawn. ~ driven from sasr homes sad sads.
starving = shsr little sashes On sss high s.fxs. ssy
souId saly stesl away daring tAe niSat and wander
aerass the oassrss aplands. " VINO nas 1ave4ed
thsss sIe ppes sasA nxA seems eCrtss And as uaad
hes, 10 picture che sanerlRg VI ts sad tagnvss.
As sse sAristsse teey hastsd ana probably f0and
sssds reoIs and caves are fua Of e nssts VI
ti,es~ huasa asd swallows. Here tey ooNoc<ed.
eressod Stone forttfaeaxIsHs ADD waicA dug
reservoirs s rocks To- seld sappy u water. whica
In Al sa.ss prsoarsoas hGis laisua, AID
stood Tnsr fees and for oae isax mouth
fought aad beaten back, aud restrOed day Atsr
day " tafe Attack persrss and nevttab as the
ude Mean his she fanlass Of the dot8aders wers
eyaeuatiax AID Moxlng sonA, and hravely did their
nroteetsrs sn.eld tnesn MI they an safely
Lundrea nsiies Tas sesoagers beaten back