National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-25
THE GREAT SOUTHWEST.
EIE COLORADO RIVER AND ITS soR-
RoUNDINGS.

afforded him great pleasure, IN response to invita-
tions of distinguished members Of Congress, to
appear before them, to give some account Of the
great Colorado and the cenons OF the same. II
those tho who, like him. had explored It's wonderful
He He referred to the agricultural and mineral
which was 500 miles In length, and navigabie for
steamers o distance of go miles. II was won.
s ss. s 50 Tss So.y against
cihc coast, and echoed here among those VINO
fickered in the sunshine of legislative assembled.
Ten years ago thousands Of miners and settlers
wendell their way to Arizona, attracted by its ex-
tensiye
MINES OF GOLD, SILVER, AND LEAD.
pendence, and awoke to ind their goods, ma
| chinery, &C., stopped ct the mouth Of the Colo
RADIO, through the influence Of powerful corpora
from California, and q desert between them, with
mad steamers , on the Colorado yielding Immense
profits. Under these circumstances the lecturer,
assisted by Capt Trueworthy, went 70 Vaiiiornia
get no insurance for less than 500 per cent. above
customary charges. That steamer marked new
path Of comTsrce ans aer assany was . 70 9pen
and here TO defeat the objects of the expedition.
In eighteen months after the arrival Of that
he rates Of trsnSportstiOn Mines were opened
up; far along the river for 600 miles mines OF gold
and 500 n
rich corporations of California to prevent the
and instead Of q shallow water, as represented.
they found 20 to 20 feet water. Here they found
six wonderful
GRAND AND BEAUTIFUL CANYONS
thirteen miles in length. which the lecturer min.
found green cut timber, which had been cut by
the combination company to prevent the new ex-
oF @ yang sent pss
Colorado in charge Of Lieutenant Ives, which
went up as far as Explorers, Rock. and returned,
ported to be impossible for steamer to 90 above.
When at this point the expedition had but one
Fortunately, they discovered near by . cave,
which contained many CORDS OF pitch pine. They
then assembled the river to Roaring Rapids, which
we're soon heard paddles. It proved to be skid,
with two Mormons, who stated that the parties
tuned. under information that the expedition
had been abandoned. Eighteen months elapsed,
when the exploring party again started for the
found inexhau.tibie mines Of gold and silver, and
O thousand feet up on the sides Of these noun
piecs Of The salt was EXHIBITED by the lecturer
For 40 miles this country had been supposed to
be desert; but they found forty-three towns,
ton. and no record of this had been placed upon
official maps until 1866. An uninterrupted rail-
road route was found. and given in his report to
nent providing for crossing the Sierra Nevada.
He was then ridiculed; but, since then about one
hundred miles of railroad had been completed.
On this land prolific as It was, could be raised
almost double as much grain to the acre as in the
lecturers native State-PennsylvanIa.
THE MoRMoNs MANAGED THE INDIANS
successfully and the latter were their best aids in
agriculture. This policy should be Initiated by
our Government. The Indian agents, the brok en-
down ponticlans,were responsible for almost every
the Po IN Tas Success and II new DEUCE
were to sweep over the country there would be
something on the surface or nndert the surface, to
Ing on, the smoke OF the Hot Springs was seen,
and the lofty mountains rose up grandly. At
Beaver settlement the lecturer found thousands
daughters oElsrael. They had gathered to cele- |
brate the anniversary of their arrival in the Ter
the scene. On the road he saw Mormon trains |
loaded with corn, called by the Mormons the |
Lords corn, or tthing corn, some bushels ofwhlch
without price. Twelve days aftor leaving Coil |
vile the party reached Salt Lake City, the Nor
The lecturer brief described the city and spoke |
kindly Of the Mormon people There was no me-
cessity for a police officer among them until our |
the days Of the California emigration, were gen. |
orally marked by justice and equity. They came |
mfnesaDd Ters nqensred for snx desp T fT
years after they went to Salt Lake the locusts |
and the grasshoppers destroyed everything. but |
come from the ses and TO have destroyed the To- |
Gusts and grasshoppers Abolish polygamy-
wnIea inc lecturer IN ,e tne
try. 1t was not surprising that when they saw so
much corruption in other parts Of the country |
they should claim to be the Lords anolnted
The lecturer gave an interesting
SKETCH OF BRIGHAM YOUNG,
the great prophet OF the Mormons, who, although |
an ignorant man, was full Of energy. He was |
willing to meet the people OF California by rail-
roads. Order, system, and energy regulates every
movement Of the people, whether in the church,
In society, or in conducting o horse-race. His
would not bear repetition here. win Elder
Kimball the lecturer had had an interview, which
he described.
finest west Of the Mississippi-and witnessed the
play of ''Uncle Toms Cabin" 1t was the best
performance he had ever witnessed, even in New
news was brought Of the death Of President Lin
coin. There was general grief among the Nor
he ever heard wore delivered in the tabernacle.
He also met there General Rushing, who had re-
ported so earnestly to Secretary stanton on the
route to Salt Lake, advising him not to be In
fuenced by reports Of the Bank OF California or
the coalitions Of corporations in San Francisco
Assn 70 ina aor
order that they might control
THE RICH REGIONS OF THE COLORADO,
and thus domineer over the Territories CALI
fcrnia, with diadem upon her brow, was o sup
plant at the footstool OF rich corporations.
There were at this time twenty-five or thirty
steamers in California and an arrangement was
ma9e to buy one for the use Of another expedi-
tiop, but condition was annexed that II the
steamer should go 70 the Colorado tho contract
Fks isstalsf lss Vent up the Columbia
s s. Iewstow1; and passed Loo miles through
He then descended the Colorado on ran as far
a. 1 M M. DENT Ssssi z bi Sis;
Capt. jose, MniaIs indian, two miles below,
who made raft for him, and upon which he pro
obliged to abandon his raft. Sitting upon the
polished walls of the canon, with the thermom-
movements, but not moving down stream.
He then proceeded to La PaZ, and forty miles
further on met the steamer. under the command L
MormoDs, he Inscribed upon the high walls of the
canon the fact that the Colorado was nayiga-
Bile, and that neither
THE coMBISATIos COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA,
nor their satellites, could ignore the fact. Getting
TO Julesburg. on his way to Washington, he was
showed in. Calling upon Mr.. Stevens, OF Pa, he
said he regarded the opening up Of that country
as worthy Of the noblest efforts. In company with
Gen. Butler and Senator Nye. he visited Secre-
tary Stanton, and laid his plans before him.
Under instructions from Secretary Stanton he
again visited the region Of the Colorado, and re-
sumed his explorations. He crossed the Rocky
snow was ten or fifteen feet deep. Coming to
Mount Lincoln fourteen thousand feet above the
level Of the sea, three great rivers here have
their source. Reaching the Timber-line without
changing position, with one hand he made snow
ball, and with the other pluoked a flower. At
the base OF this mountain the lecturer prepared
to build o boat, and hero he found three hundred
miners and several ladies, who presented the ex-
plorers with a beautiful flag. The general i'm
preston was that
wEsTKRN PEOPLE WERE ROUGH, -
but IL was o mistake. At Breckenridge the popu-
lation was as refined and intelligent as In any
part Of the United States. He cited case in
which Boston lawyer made . splurge in that
country, but was considerably taken down. Boats
were built within thirty days at Breckenridge.
The beauty and grandeur Of the scenery were
here described. From this point the boats made
the descent Of the waters OF the Colorado.
The dificulties and dangers Of the route were
wildly sketched, the boats sometimes rushing
into the dark and tempestuous canons. Some Of
the men became dissatisfied. Six Of them deter l.
mined TO 60 back. Four days afterward the party
passed into Pacific Park. Near this point they
lost one Of the boats. They then reached Middle
Park seventy miles In length, and surrounded {
BY rich mines Of gold and silver. The grand can-
on Of the Grand was then described as magnih-
cent and gorgeous. Here three more of his men
left. Al Swift canon thoy encountered terri
Bile storm and ali thought they would be lost when
Inf auddan thay aRaDt into ~. 1