New-York tribune., 1876-12-29

tn. vbi,. River division WAS directed by George B.
Chttendcn as topographer. accompanied 10y f. h End
IIch as gcoogst. Jhe district assigned THIS party COM
menccd from tho eastward at longitude 1912 30 Joining
on the worL previously done and extended westward
30 miles into Utah Territory. Its southern
boundary was north latitude 800 so, while the
White River formed the northern limit
The party saw lakes OF more than 400 Yards IN 1lan
nearly al inhabitabe, both Winter and sun,mef ann
considerable portions OF yauaor' hnn Ih"uen Inan
Rnseryniion the advantage Of a more accurate
knowledge OF its character can easily be IS seen; ,;
The country 4. almost destitute OF lumber ana mas nt
Iftlc good water 10 is however, aDuud htS' rlchy
supplied with grass and especially In the WmiGr season son
nmn,it Of plateau about 5000 feet above sea level,
continuing unbrokcn over the Green kiNer I1maT In a
coi,ors that contain tributaries Of the Grand Kytr.
For i5 miles the party followed the canon OF tme mto
and the slopes OF the higher portions by thouSans OK
crously crodod rocks and figures that Gan De Sa
to those of animated beings. GeoloG,c""' 'P'""' '
district was one Of singular uniformity; ,, a.,
The field work Of the iampah DIVISION ulrlmg 'nS S
mast srasOn was principally confined 10 distict Oi
North Western Colorado, lying het"een the laII' % u
White Rivers. and between the Green hnei a' ~ g ' %
ordinate range OF mountains that Hes west ol hnu pl
olel with The Park range. Tnc area Is embraced nc
tween parallels 800 Oand iO' 3O ara inerius 90 oU
and lOo 30 The plateau country was destitute Oh "atcr
About 30 miles the agency the White River opens
into broad barren valley with ony mere lam anu !Is r
n deep canon with vertical walls l,OVo icet %, or
more in hight and continues 70 P ~ tpc west
Tho pIacc OF lHcOn resembles me PARK suIIouiMeu M
On al ias it erodrd terraces aud plateau spurs that
,s % he vs 10 the divide on either side. This park Is
aboni eight miles length from east 10 west; ,, ~,
CbaroC tcriStc fossils discovered III inc Vioy
the Yampah They are thus shown to be exactly equiv
arpt to those now well known IN the valley oi Dtier
Srcnt Wyomlnr Territory. They all OF either DIS
tincy Nincra types or closely related to species now
living In American fresh waters . - g., IN, .,..,o,
Te close affinity Of these fossils UHios with species
now living In the Mississippi River ana IT'S trDutries
seems plainly suggestive OF the fact tha 1Sy m
the pnr stry of the living An Interesting series Oh
facts mas sO been collected showing that some ot iho
a,IicJ In,crcnn typrs Of UHO introduced IN
what Is now the great Rocky Mountain Region ~ SIrB
as the Jul.ssic period and that their diiierehth s
become gleat and clearly defined as carry as ao 'io"
coois and early tertiary times. .,..u, .ho ,or
The work OF the past season shows very clely tne mar
,u rclotions of the various groups OF strata over
VAST areas that although there may be thek kehg or
tbnng ont of beds at differ ut 0ins thcy can a'l 10
I'd nom tbe Missouri River 10 the Sierra NeShua
H,sin Tho fact also that there IL no physical OF pae0
iolocicai break in these groups over nrge arcS Io u