Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-09

] Afforded the AnaCue1 sugu ualHi 90
shelter that the never could Doe dis
lodged. but from their positions behind
the rocks they were always able to deal
out death and distinction TO their
| enemies Even 10 this day The Mcx'can'
I are said 90 Jc afraid 10 penetrate these
] rugged mountains. AMI they were very
| much asfonisled that our people dared
/ go DO here a few years ago, as there are
sull 'cN renegade Aplchos roaming
I throughout the country, among whom
I one known as the kid Is very much
I feared by the Meyieani. as he has com
] mn,ci a great many dcprciauons dur
inE tte past few years.
! Adjacent % the Cave Valley settle
mcut ura the celebrated caves which
| were used by the ancient inhabitants as
places ui refuge. there are quite mum.
bef of these caves boo the canyons
/ through which the Rio Peadres Neries
/ passes and also i1 the side canyons To
most Of these are found remnants OF the
old cIiH dwclIgr ha0iauons. ln most
instances che mouths VI the caves show
signs ul having been walled up and
fortified very strongly, Do fact a number
of these walls or pllliadcs are still
standing: behind them and extending
into the Interior of the caves were the
babuauous of the cliH dwcIlcB, consist.
ing OF rooms OF different sizes. but sci.
dom of greater dimensions than % feet
square. ON the walls of the caves proper
as wei. as upon the partition walls made
by hand are numerous Indian h.crogly.
ph.c,. in one instance ] noticed some
that fcgcmblcd 20 a certain extent the
characters and cuts represented ln the
Book of Abraham.
Perhaps the most attractive OF al the
peculiar rock formations Boo the neigh.
D0Thood is the so-clllcd Ola Cave.
situated about half way up between
base and tup) Of a magnificent cliH or
about 100 feet above tine creek bed
below The mouth Of this cave, which
is reached hy climbing over the face OF
an extended s.oping ledge, D. about so
feet wide aud ia feet high; it is about
200 feet deep and contains u number Of
ancient dwellings. some OF them two
stories high: there Is also an altar, with
three steps TO IL, standing IN front OF
what may have been a room or house
erected for public worship. In the
mouth Of this IS the so-callcd grand ola
which somewhat resembles a huge log
terminating iu a small top This ola Is
- feet hish and measures as feet in
circumference in rs widest pats. the
wal s. arc made Of matted straw or
weeds covered with clay. Il is an un.
decided question what this and the other
smaller oilas in ncighboring caves we're
used for; but the supposition Is that
they were grain magazines; perhaps
others were made 10 hold a supply Of
water in case OF siege
Adjacent 90 the Ola Cave. at the
head q rocky gulch, IS the so.
called Dark Cave, the mouth OF
which Is about 90 feet wide and 20
feet high. In the interior Of this cave.
which Is about 100 feet deep, there Is a
regular system OF ancient habitau0ns,
number Of broken ollas and fragments
OF Indian pottery. Near by Is another
cave with small mouth which Is en-
tircly walled up, with the exception Of
an opening large enough to admit a
human body. A short distance back
from the mouth this cave opens into a
very large room over loo feet long and
perhaps rs lcet wide In the main, with
several side chambers, The height OF
/ the large room varies from 4 to - feet.
| Human ske ctons and many varieties OF
Indian pottery, tools etc. have been
| found and carried OIL hy former visitors
! 10 these strange chambers on the rocks,
leaving only less interesting relics Tor
my friends and myself TO carry away.
Across the creek or river from the
! Ola cave and in the mouth Of a canyon
is fine grove containing IS or more
different varieties OF timber and bushes.
| Among them We notice the cedar,
juniper, black oak, white oak, cotton
wood, ash, cherry pine, grape vine,
willow, balsom, sycamore, maple and
ivy. No one Is allowed TO cut down
any timber in this grove, which would
made @ most beautiful and attractive
pleasure resort, were Il situated near
more thlckly populated district Of coun.
IT,. Should a railroad be built through
this country az some future day, tens OF
thousands of tourists would certainly
visit this romantic valley 10 see the
caves aud u,hcr of natures great won.
dcr which abound here.
The Cave valley settlement has a
little saw mill, to which is attached a
miniature gust mill. n ID don't pro-
duce the very finest brand OF flour. Il
chops the grain sufficiently small To en-.
able the people 10 have bread. which Is
| healthy aud strengthening, and Is re-.
lished by the residents fully as well as
| by their more delicate visitors.
! TIE people Of Cave Valley are salts.
| fed with their location and can point
| out quite "a number Of natural advan-
] hEes which they think their neighbors
| do not possess, and they have the salts
! faction also of knowing that they are
| the only community OF Latter.day Saints
no the present time who are living la
! the United Order"
! Cave Valley was first settled by our
| people in 1857 since which an ccclesias-
| teal organization have been kept up;
/ at present they have q Sunday School
/ bon good running order, a Relief Society,
a y. NJ 80 /. A., a Y. l.. ", I. A., and
"a Primary Association. Elder Christie
/ phcr D. liglluu, FIRST counselor On the
PaCheeo Ward Hahopuc. and who Is "a
resident of Cave Valley pTesiles over
the general meetings ann now bound
for sonora, ANDREW IENsoN.