Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-02

begun az once, Tie frat obstacle being
the report that the Tahlgu river was not
yet open. A big canoe, two-ton or
thrco-ton affair, was easy enough TO
Rel but packers themselves over the
land trail were hard TO obtain until n
sort Of sub-chict of the Tuhkus, Nash'
noosh by name, q local policeman,
stimulated by the citizena, tool, hand
and recruits were slowly obtained.
Even then 1 coulG only obtain half
enough, At good stiif rates Of course,
and had 10 double paclts (ayeraring 100
pounds each over the trail Of nearly
100 miles Ms u proved,
The goth OF May we got away, seven
Indians and three white men, six Of the
natives being packers and one, Robert,
the owner OF the bort On the recon-
incndltlon OF some citizens who be-
lieSed In the horror OF the average In
dian for Ill legal papers I had a hugo
contract drawn up, rctpleudcnt with
many Colorcd scala and ribbons, and
this they signed 10y touch OF pen, while
the United States District court Inter.
prefer read aloud its contents with u
Solcmnity equal 10 that given u death
warrant still retain that page OF 10.
gal ludicrou8ness and while admitting
Il may have done me much good, yet l
can only compare Il with the verdict OF
the frontier coroncrs jury wherein,
sitting on mans body dragged from
the rivers bed and rddlcd with bull
let's, they concluded that the deceased
had come to his death from drowning,
caused by water pouring la through the
bullctholcs.
So about noon Of tho aJth, with tho
American Dag hanging from the peak,
we got away In the beginning Of wind
and drilling rainstorin that later made
our first days trip one Of he most un-
pleasant OF the whole Journey. An Gu.
tAusiustio crowd of citizona lined tho
shore near tho steamers dock, aud AS
We padded away down the chpnnrl
gave rs many u hearty cheer and many
warm wishes Tor our success.
Let us now take u hasty look at the
little expedition as II started, the In
diaus being sufficiently described 10 pass
them over iii events call them up Ia
detail The commanding officer was
the heaviest one OF the party md made
excellent ballast In the rear part OF the
canoe
The scicntlst o, the expedition was
Dr. c, willard Hayes, representing also
the U. $. Geological survey through the
courtesy Of Major j. ". Powell tho
head 81 that government bureau. To
Dr. Hayes also foil the photographic
work Ia the main, rs well AS the topo-
graphic or mupmuhlng. ! had hoped
20 got u professional photographer, and
felt sure o. sueccss when Mr.. Lander.
kin, one from juneau, made an nppllca.
ton for the place. lic was caught on
the grand jury, having alrcA'v been
sworn In, but we both thong that
u mere baVatellc as OBJ
staclc, but the Judge and Dist net At
torncy thought otherwise. Both were
willing enough, but there was nothing
In the law the oregon code prevails
here, 10y net of Congress $50 far al II II
practlcable') that would allow H. The
only excuse whatsoever WAS ono OF So
we're sickness, attostod under oath by u
physlGlan
But GuppoSe a grand Juror dies?" /
ahkrd the Judge.
~ could not excuse him from duty on
thnt ground" he replied, slowly, shalS-
Ing his head So MIR LandcrlSlu re-
maincd and DR. Hayes did double duty,
poo III WaI the only otAoF
Wliito man m tnc party us We start0u,
which organized ON the basis of all
my previous expeditions, or iust ls few
white men hs possible, with natives 20
do about all the work OF transportation,
@p-, ,ele.1 etc. with which