The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-01-22

At Green river we saw Indians on Q
trading exrsditioo to Green river city.
their pack horses loaded With pants,
6hire4 sboss. &c. Each Indian was
vyspDed in Q nsv blanket With q s
] d aarisd lpoa l. These sedakias
veso asmed With the bsst Winchester
riAas. besodes . belt full Of cartridges
a.d . huge. bright butcher knife.
They came into camp and offered %
their goods at half Of St. Louis prices.
A train OF twelve wagons was here
waiting for rsiniorcsmsnts. We kept
. double guard that night. and we're
veil ssmed.
We were always deceived in distances
in this rare6sd ar; objects looked
much closer than they really versL
Isdians make no sach mistakes. In .
few dsys' travel. amidst the srandsst
seeoegy ioaRinsbls. ~ esooD The east.
ern rio Of the Utah basin and descend
into I" "Zion's dwelling plscs." On the
4th Of July we came 70 The first Nor
moa villses, Smiths Fork. Their de-
nsoslsasion sonsisted OF ho,stine the
Stars s.d Stripes on . short pole.
The next day - passed through
xeatpsliss, quite . littls tovs. This
plses is . godssnd 70 the emigran..
Hego 10 % operative store, WAsrs ws
besght gilt-edgs huttse at 10 csnts .
pound. 6our at . cents. barley and oats
-lH eeses, end potatoes Il Is cents .
bushsl. The people, Of course. ere all
Aormons. The very looks Of their
fsnees. their ditehes and their houses
indicate that they are foreigners. mostly
Sve,lss and EDglish. They take no
interest in anything bat Salt Lake city.
They have no lawyers nor doctors i'm.
posing the hand q the sick cures them;
The Church settles I'll disputea
Ne1t vs preceded to Soda Springs
where ~ drank 10 our hearts oostens
of this delicious beverage; stopped at
the Steamboat Springs; then We 49,
cende1 the northern rim of Salt Lake
basin. and descssded "a the waters OF
the Columbia at Oneida. stuohlipg op
. narrow gage railroa3. Where in the
world does this thing 20 : vas our ex.
clamstion. This. was the Utah North.
ern.
OF late, at nearly sll the camping
PLACES ws dnd copiss Of the Salt Lake
Tribune. published st Salt Lake city.
Il 10 Gentle paper. and. with United
States bayonets - point d'appui, It
slssaks it, mind. For the last dve hun.
dred miles We have been continusliy
reminded to bevare Of the Aosmons.
They Do their work. through Indians.
At Mostpelisr, with . band Of other
rsdskins was one distinguished BY his
air Of superiority. He sportsd Ave
eagle feeehers around his hat . com.
men felt; around the crown wera i've
different colored ribbona; from his
neck was suspended . 8 inch medal. on
one side Of which vas stamped ~. 8.
industrial Exhibi.icu, 1875" and on
the other. in big letters. Cray Head"
We laughed heartily. he and the other
Indians joining In the laugh; never
thelsss ws kept our eyes spen.
We soon ca0e to the Kclton and
Boise City stage roa.i. Hero ws had .
nids road. with bridges and culvsrts
and free from rocks. but the dust was
fearful. and the niss pasture and the
abundaacs Of water of our mountsin
trail were wanting. Oar old saesbrush
alone vac here. We crossed the Snake
river 40 miles shove Roise. From
thers q Boise tho runs Of stage Sta
tions snd burnt rsneAss wsrs the mon
uments oi last year's Inilisn dspreds-
tioas.