, 1881-06-04

cAltc from Narration hud tho acesp"
ing Knife. .....
IIl.p,teh to vt. L,uss 0sott-I -I*n,otrut.
LEAnvtt.i.t:, Colo, May W.-Frnik Mn-
thias, Civil Engineer Of thu Denver & Rio
t;rnlutc Kuatl, WIN sonlc len tlnya ago was re-.
tortetl to be surrounded by the Utcs and
starving nt the junction ut tile fi0artng Forks
and Grand fltvcr, arrival in the city this
,n0rnlng, q ptttable physical wreck, and after |
undergoing MI expcrlu.,ce that Inns few par |
plets. evet, In the cfleckercd history OF the |
West. Ills story Is full Of thrilling Interest,
and, II, the pri.sent peculiar relations OF tho
1ntla., tribes 10 the Government, Ut no llttlo
import.
over month ago, Matthias, will. his snr
ycylnX appa ratus and wagoti filed With
tile necessary provisions af1d equipment,
started from, Salt Lake City to locate rail-
road route to this city. Ills patl' lay thrnagt,
the southeastern portion OF Utah, and themes
through tie Indian Territory. lie did not
wtsl, tn excite the suspicious or anftnua1sy OF
the Utes by large body Of Inel,. and. tfcre-
yuu,,g YOU nS iun,, ,.alMcd I}iil White. Their
troubles did not begin uiltlB they teached the
lndIati cnuntry: when u became eyldc't tlle
supply Of provisions was tn0 small. Ihcii
ti,clr,lcnGy nj tile weather aid tIle unfami!l-
iarlty OF the travellers with the c01iitry masla
their prngrcss very slow. In addition to
thnse disadvantages they found with t!isn,ny
TINT the uses we're reparinK Tor hossils'es.
liz aos INV ansnsh h,S ths.. ,t nj s"rk +" ,,nnc,nt
antHss..y M ss.y ;H. wm ',nn rns"rvnttnp Icman,ri
Hal shat tae " snrscycr si.e Them sons Hour. Their
aa,,nyS Tf ~, thss sn,,ld nit Stor., my. The
c,a.a u.,. .1M H. Inr,s tnn viii ni,ttcrc,i
sh,,. eni iat Iha,n nnss nn,v sftnr n io,iv
pnrlty. Al the Junction of THO Grand and Gtn-
mnH ',nnn bcIne rcf,,sed the inttMnk seized tho
nnu % upo' ~ sS''nH anrrnx.r.s IW.,rimrnts It was
.af|n.s r.. r'.ttt hniy f,,n,irrti nrmej eayavcy,
aug tno sorseyors "cf3 @ "'s rw " ~ rnShs they
IS sng =. ~ it ~, =, n"mn hnrt lint vny
W tto.. oa',i,i HI ~ ~ tIej. with this nmrt.
H. ino 'I intunrtint, tbcr were hurrIoI from
tne tnnp p,'u,.n4 a1u i,.sr Tboir ri.s wi,re tcft
n.a .ac - ~ ~ srst dnv Msthtas shot n deer
tneia t aau " @ suo ,.itIw H. innnT scd rnrtinn
y ~ tba nis.at cnoksd oycF camp src, and do.
Mh auyt H"r thnr yeafhrJ thu FonrlnR Forks,
IVY leu, n he ,e' i"1 itunrineI inn de-
deio c tie, 9'nG ia .treatn too swollen
m ~ tns3lno m Ite s,,,,w nj the nnfth
~ pGt. p y ,h ~ snott - ~ Wnid hurr t,rnn wnrst.
q ehcn uePtu Laan !. nuu =, t,tr th"t dsrr.
tnan i4y - nse Inv ,tu9n r. ttev rsras11 thnr
.. .t..s ~ th", g,,1ui fhnr,snlrca ,cnnrd II, II
psiiv pot iFv ,mav XIX rns,Iei "aanthr Of thc
itscAy. & t"ss t,t Ivy tet, ara wara t,t vithnnt
Hsaa 1a nIas ts,,etsn M,,e 1Shtte nt TIN innk 0f
t6e river. Mashius recnnnoitcrnsl In tho rear
1nf hotns In, w. .d.tIns h"a udynnc. ms.
he fofla tnnt tnn M ohu ~ ~ .aw nr"ara
tGeay ans " wnr Thn H. aaws md panooscs lad
been sent e"ffWara ano sa t,,. ' ~ rnnm~ ~
,, I., ~ Gnu IT, ~ thn r"sery.t,on md ti,
t"nnr % ~ neh Hair at,I ptovsiotss IN pt,.ssbly
@ @aMnk T 10 H"ase .ye that II, tase ri hns.
ine o.d ,f W ~ ttt no ,rm,, ,tn, br snars.I
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