Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-05
The Devils Nc>t-Oue of III Wonders, of
Arizona.

Col. j. w. Brooks. in 4 communicated,
to the Chicago Trj5ua describes :, wn,.
dcrful valley, which will remind the r-t
der of that inaccessible valley If diamond
described in the - Arabian Ni.ht-:"
In the winter of ISL | WAS in tli,. scI
vice of the government on the l-iutc H,.>er
vation, in southeastern Nevada. Nv bp~l
ness was to look after the wants of the In
danS. visit the different subdivisions o
the tribe, and uSe my influence to brin:
them to the reservation, whcfc they mimh
be cared tor and taught the principles o
4 CIVILIZATION. On one excursion WAS look
ING after the scattered bands Of Scbit>: ant
Oh returning to the agency, WAS attemptin.
to cross from the lower crossing of the ii
tie Colorado, on the east sid. Of the maj.
Colorado. to the mogth Of he Red Nirrin
over Il dry. barren plateau Of seventy miles
II was Il Wrari~omc march. ana hU.h MAJ
and beast had reached :: state Of actual >uf
tcriny for wan, of water. Serious thou~ht
and calculations occupied every moment
tn" fear Of destruction seemed t. be indpI
lihlv stamped upon all: Vet l. whp had tn,
/ guardianship OF the party, had many time.
/ IN my tWenty-slN years in the far west. cN
7 pcriencel very similar tests of mems souls
and badc them onward; and. With my Is
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HtIlact' OF coo''t EtVA, lf"m winch We
"htauned a pIun view OF most wonderful
ch'ihher iNlh@ ;l Sfe'. distance oeIo"
Us ~ ms rolh1 or GUIDE threN over u
down l!Is pack anu Il soon Wa~ out O
sight Immediately before Us NA- Il n4r-
row. deep crater IN III" mtptre. through
which W. went down at an AMI OF So
III another prrp"nilenlar cllI Wa reach q
when we dtSctlded HN tl4t td of Y NrNi-
can Ltddrr- /! WAS ma.ie oi r'lWH-'r ~ /
was securely f'>tehcd III a lar-' pIr "i
:, n'> 4, IL" TOP. II ltd >llA sticks twist
Ell III thr rtWhide al riIht angles Mlth th'
l1rAt, winch served 3~>t"l'~ IN the ladder
On 'heln one "ll'f :'ho''!tf' a lower r'nt
wa gained. tNcept IN 4 few places Where
1 IonE pole was used Il 4 substitute. Y
last thr bottom WAS gained. and. after I.
Journey OF nan mn" over b'1utifnL-
smooth surface. we cam" to one OF the
most beau liuI hubonnG springs We Raj
ever seen. OF pare. cold anu sweet water
N ihi> point. TO my ">,"hl>hmrnt anu
dl~mav. found an abundance Of Indian
signs CRACKS OF intI1n- | e""ld look
around m" and rraiiLr the ~tUbh IN fact
tha, WIS in one Of natures most secure
prisons. The walls Wrr" rrrptndicular 10
the hrlEnt OF HF0 or t'NN l.rt. WUh seem
ingly no possible means Of escape save hy
the way We entered. The til~t thought WAS
hurritvnr in the extreme. The idea OF
having followed an Indian iutra >tonr-
bound cave or chamber and into thr midst
of a band OF wild Aluchr-. was Terrible In
deed. | >uepiriuusv AMI trrmblinrlv fol
lowed the Moqua a 4turter ot 4 mile fur
thcr. when the stream @: the spring had
grown to quite a little creek. having been
increased hv many other springs. and the
Sims of Indians had changed to that OF
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