The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-08-17
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
ACROSS. r.Bs Da.ERrs.
Hrom Huno"bio Nevada. 60 San
Jaa0.. Colorado.


vile, ~ho LETT D>ln Glen last Spring for
tue san Luaa mines in soa;h Western
Colorado reached their destination in
me latter part ok Jaly, having travelled
D. 2o2 mites with, horses aud wagons.
Foiiosing il
BatEF DescaIrrt0y OF THE COUNTRY
THROUGH whoa they passed, aud Incl.
aents OF tho journey: Leaving Hun
hoih comfy, April 29>h. wittsa party
OF i've pvrs)as With one wagon aud
sixteen horses AMI males with the nec
essary o-lt6t for camping, ,oking AMI
PROVISIONS, they weut via. Anssin to<.he
Smoky valley. wher is situated n yala-
able SAT- mtrsn, from which the supply
OF salt used ~ the reduction of silver
ores IA the vicini is obsa,nt,l.
mountains, to. piue creek ia Mooitor
valley. they reached Barley creek OPP
posite 10 Belmont. Having CROSSED the
hrad OF Hot creek, the route led them
across rather fat country. to Twin
Springs.swhscni Is opposits the flourish,
Ing mining; camp OF rybo. then over a
rodgn country to what is known as
Quinn c,nyoa. After passing this
point. the country again. becomes more
level uutit Wai'e river is reached
From this river the route is over
range of mountains 10 Coyote Springs, 4
and ffoiu th-ue to Bristol. another min
ing camp; thence to Phoebe wash, and
down i; 10 Penacca, u Mormon town
near tue Utah. lice This is a ine vii
lage situated in Meadow valley, and il
III Nevada. Tnen. passing over a range
of mountains, taey reached Heorsn.
the frat Mormon settlement la U;ah.
Ia this yictaity is situated the Noun
taiu u ,.doss settlement, which covers
a space of fifteen miles. Ths party
camped. ABOUT one aud a half miles.
from the scene Of the famous
MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE.
Twenty four miles further on. is stu.
ated the II )rmon town of st. George,
a handsome town of 5000 h4bitants
on the RIO Virgin, and is the place Sc
lected by Brigham. Young for Winter
residence 1t possesses q, tabernacle
aud all the other facilities for an indul.
gence by that people in their peculiar
worship. The road leading in AMI out
of st George Is described rs execrabie,
and from their description they would
discount FiD0-r aud. Grassy hills,
which are tefrors to, the traveller en-
route To Silvertou.
AZ distance of eighteen miles from
81. George Is situated the famous Lseds
mining region. where nature in defiance
Of ali geological rules. placed silver in
q s.adston- formation.
A.fsw miles To the East of ST. George
ia also hns Morn "a, town called
Seventy five miles ia an easserly d.
reetlaI from ST. George brou Sht them
to Knao. this distance bsing over u dry
desert coantfy. but generally level.
Ffo,n there the roLte crosses Bickshin
leading southeast. AMI
reaches Lees ferry in distance OF
- miles. Lee, ferry. SO called after
lts owner of MDuataIn MsssdDs fame.
IL ia Arizlua, aud ut tho head of the |
celebrated Grand canyon of ths Color
ADJ The ferry is still operated by the |
Youngest of the three wives of John ID. |
Lee. WHO lives at that point.
One hundred miles nearly due sonth |
brought the partyto the Little Color
RADIO river. This part OF the route was
over
ADRY, ARID AND SANDY WAISTS,
Almost entirely destitute of water.
They followed up the stream a disssuce
of 100 miles to Sunset crossiug. This |
river DAs fertile valley most OF the |
way, aud Is /, ct unoeeu pied by ssttlsrs,
except by - few Mesmobs who have err
tab.ished the furnishing settlements
called A Ian y camp. Lott Smiths csnsp
and Ballenger' scamp. The direction
was then southeast. 10 the Prescott and