Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-02-10
TINE COLORADO or TINE WEST.


: NO. 8.
EDIToR HERALp:-I have now beel
? aboard the steamer ella three days, ant
: find her ably commanded by rougl
diamond-Capt. James Mellen, who hal
for many years piled the river, from it
mouth, at the head of the Gulf Of Cali
fornia, to the Rio Virgin. some seventy
miles above FL Dorado Canon, in the
State Of Nevada, between which latter
point and the head of steamboat naviga
ton the country is said to present tc
the traveller or tourist the grandesi
canon scenery to be met with on any
steamboat route Of this or any other
portion of the globe; and from what ]
learn from those who have passed
through those rocky portals, II must, al
an early day, attract the attention Of ali
tourists who delight In the grandeur
and sublimity Of natures mighty power,
as displayed in clearing passage
through mountains where walls rise
from the very banks Of the river for
thousands Of feet almost perpendicular.
As these canons are approached the
| ri7er is apparently lost, and the pro-
gress OF the steamer arrested, by the
towering cliffs that present themselves
in her immediate front, but, on nearer
appios'n mountain gorge as II oy
sne wanu Vi magic presents ITSELF and
ING ii''ie s'samer speeds INTO an apparent
cavern whose aeptn snDdues the light OF
NY from TINS monenl' ior . distance
oi Ten miles, one may witness an ever
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o.n.. 49, 'in, 90
mna.;,n go 80 ,A any.
-, -, "'e sA'"A u
r., a'''''e " nss'ea'
ms 'A''as osioonoe'
q ~ " a'''''''o :" = eouf'
$3.50, ~ @ - s.''en'e
o. : - 80. = ' app"'u' y,'
- - ~ .u'"' "no
and tr.o,n - - ss 10Y
have ont;o;n.tad 49,, -, L..
Ln.ausa II ~ ..' A.o1' 'A'eo
&C., :. ~ -. o''A - 'A'
I.
reel unuer oDiigation to MI. Mccoy,
'ne purser' taii' handsome young gen
Lehman from INC Blue Grass state, for
HIS un'lor'n kindhess' 80 far, on the trip.
nere oeing no young iadies ABOARD may
4''ouh'' |" some EXTENT Tor MS courte-
''es " me-
Little change, either in the general
features of the river, or character Of the
country through which it courses, is
seen. As we approach the vicinity OF
the Colorado Indians Reservation, the
aborigines are to be seen in great num-
bers on the banks; and, at point some
ten miles below the reservation, in Ari-
zona, they come to the river in goodly
numbers on the appearance Of steamer,
both sexes alike interested in the sale of
q few cords of wood, vieing with each
other in their primitive simplicity of ap
parel The Mojaves still cling to the
traditional tribal traits Of their ancestors.
ana are rarely disposed to adopt the
customs OF civilization. Not so with
'ne Cnimelueves' whose homes are on
the west SIDE OF the river. This is a
Drancn Oh the Fab Utes, and are a
mercer race more determined and war
IKE IN their nature than the Mojaves;
and, although less intelligent, in appear
ance they adopt, to some extent, the
naoits OF their white neighbors. The
men usually wear store clothes, and
.ns women display a creditable effort at
ie'n'nine a'''re. potn MoJaves and
Oniihelue'es iise IN iow' rude houses,
Sums paruy Underground, projected
W Scoser'hg Oh earen' tns sioes banked
Up WIN hAe material osuAiiy an
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ans M
-. Ao' su''u 'o' up
- ~ -. 'ne =. We. u super
rs i' 'od1'o' AL '"e'r CON
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A big river" or overflow, which
occurs In the last days OF June, makes
'ne INDIANS happy, as their farms are
tnen Tor time submerged; after which
planting commences, and without fur
tner irrigation, Their crops OF various
k'nds are matured. The preparation OF
W I. : o'Aa : i'Usis 'ei' W 'ne women
~ io' wheat noies iroih
g " ''A ''''e' ueep "uu as many
$3.50 np -. Dus' nso ~nion ''e
'' a"" !''' su'no'en'
eai.n ''.eu IN 70 spfoa' the gram rom
men ''1e 'ne care anu cuiuvauon are
n'."s'eu W 'no "a'cniui pro'ec''on Oh
A'no 1ro'iuence' IN mucn the same
MANNER Aie '''e'r o'ner crops produced
l have been disappointed in our speed
since changing boats; yet, as the river
has somewhat improved, and portion
OF the freight on the barge transferred
to the steamer, we are making better
time and all are encouraged. Since we
left Yuma all foliage has passed into
"sero and yellow leaf, and ] feel little
that way myseH. III we fail tc reach our