The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-04-06
The Devils Nest.

| Colonel }. W. Brooks, in communication to
| tue Chlcago Tribune, describes a wonderful
| valley, Wa!ch VIII remind the reader o. that in
accessible valley OF diamonds described i'll the
Arabian Nights:
In the winter of 1874 / was in the service OF
the government on the Pluto Reservation, in
| southeastern Nevada My business was to look
after the wants Of the Indians, visit the differ
ent subdivisions of the tribe, and use nv intlu-
| ence to bring them to the reservation, where
| they might be cared for and taught the princi-
| pies OF civilization. On one excursion | was
looking after the scattered bands of Sebts. and
| on returning to the agency, was attempting to
| cross from the lower crossing of the Little Col
| OradO, on the east side of the main Colorado
| river, to the mouth of the Red Virgin. over
| dry, barren plateau of seventy miles. 1t was
| a Wearisome march, and both man and beast
| had reached a state of actual suffering for want
Of water. Serious thoughts and calculations
| occupied every moment; the fear of destruction
seemed to be indelby stamped upon all ; yet |,
who had the guardianship of the party, had
many times, in my twenty-siX years in the far
West experienced very similar tests of mems
souls, and, with my assurance that they would
reach water, they trudged on. While travelling
along g. very old Indian trail, discovered an
object i'll the distance which | supposed to be Il
deer or an antelope, which was regarded as
sign that water was near at hand. Spurs were
applied to the faithful mules, and they were not
long in approaching near the supposed animal;
but, to the astonisbment of the party, it proved
to be an Indian laden with Zoona blankets, on
ms way TO What he called the Dlablo-the
L,eNlIs Nest. He was most tfearfully frightened
he attefward stated that ne expected TO be
murdered by the party but upon BENG assured
OF friendship ana good VIII he gave lmlorma-
non OF water ami also OF his business. lie
proved TO- be Moqua Indian trader, and, as
stated before, was on MS way TO the DeVlls
Nest. Ne invited us 10 follow nm.
we haa tfaVeied put snort distance When
we came upon great descent IN the Level PLAIN
or Mesa. 1t was evidently too steep to be de
scented WIN animals 80 we 'lsmouhleu' pick
eteo our thimalS. ana on 1909 foiowed our
guide \ feW rods traHei Drought us 70 per-
peholcuiar CHI OF soma lhalpaCe or cooieu iaVa,
lfom Inch we ohtaned plalh view OF most
Woh'Ieriut chaihoel lNlhS i'll @real distance oe-
-" ~ ~ tiii' PolnI our SuiUe tile" over VI
Gown ms Pack' anu 1t soon WAS OUT OF sight'
lhilheulateLy before US WAS narrow ueep
Cfater III the hlaipace. through Whien we went
uo"h at an angie OF 81 degrees, ~ ''hotheF
PerPthuicalar cllu was Ieatilett' Wni'E we ue-
scenuea by the anu "' n Mexican ladu'f. II was
mace Oh faWh'de' anu was securely fastened IN
p" iarSc pllc oi stones al inc l"P. ~ hau small
sucks ,NlIieI III ne fa"hIur at rlght ansleS
WIN tle Iaflat' Nhlch served ~ steps III the
iaNFF' 'h lhrih' one iu'ef aho'lef'a lo"ef
pV'ht was salleu' except III Il teW cases Whert
y loh@ 'oie was useo as Sub''tute. AZ last
Iht ooIioih WAS giuhed, anu aitcT Journey oi