Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-12

Wild the wooden ladueli sun ia pIhN',
90 80 from The first 10 the second
story. the weeds used Ia bind ON the
cross pieces even being IN good condi-
ton
so LOoTERs THERE
When asked MS 10 the relative posi-
ton nf Dark canyon 10 the Culmor eX-
pl5rlng party's route. which last year
TOOK iu the big bridges and White can
y0n, Mr.. Cooper said he met the party,
and had agreed 20 meet them over III
Dark canyon and pilot them through
the section They found the SHOWS TOO
deep. however and cOntcnted them
selves with inspstlD. White canyon
and that locality which Is west ana
north OF the Dark canyon country. In
this canyon the feet Of loOtlng relic
hunters have never yet been set. and
there Is sull a chance there 10 preserve
a perfect collection Of ruins ot Ulaas
oldest inhabitants Rellchunters. Mr.
Cooper says. have never been IN there.
and On late years they have not seen
them anywhere in the section.
The process OF making ummies was
Interestingly explained by Nj. Cooper
and hc has a theory worked out from
observation. Nov" he explained, AL
the mummied remains were from pe)-
pie who were buried In the caves. These
caves were up under rim rocks. whore
10 was dry. Well IL was 40 dry that no
hefmetlcally sealed coffn was ever
dticr The heat was something terrific,
and q you set out and start 20 dig Va
those old caves today the fine dust VIII
DE so thick Il viii choke you. Hence
the bodies Just dried up. Instead Of io'-
ting. Now among our cattle Il Is that
way. when a poor, skinny COW dis
out ON the range. her skin dries on her.
and doesn't fall on. hut stretches 3s
tight as a drumhead With a fat cow,
however. the oils bring on decay and a
skeleton forms We have picked up
down there now and then en- the past
few years bodies and skeletons ~ men
who have tried 20 get through thc
country, and lost their way.
EASY TO GET LOST.
"They say an old steer ought 10 know
its oNu range. but ] think I could
easily gct lost myself out IN those
You can look over a coun-
try and IL win seem 20 be- Just one
nat table aud when you try to cross
IL you will strike canyons that are
straight up and down and so deep Il
makes you dizzy 90 look down into
Them. There Is simply no passing them.
and cor punchers learn 10 get through
by headin gthe canyons, that is. lcarn-
Ing where they start, and going 10 the
TOP of each one.
About a year ago I ran onto one
Old man Boo that country. sim alive, but
he was about an iu. one OF my cow
boys told nae one day he had seen 4
wild man in the cliffs who had lodged
behind a rim mock as soon as he saw
1e was watched aud the cowboy hadn't
Investigated because De took this as
meaning The mln didn't care % be in-
ervioNcd and would probably shoot.
Next day ] ran 0u ,u human footprints.
md decided 90 follow them up. 7 dl
SO and fouu J an old man lying down
under a cedar tree. He was nearly
lcad and bad given up an hope. when
Ne got him Co camp. and and got some
.ood and drink into him. We found ont
he had been a cook f0r a placer gold
mining outfit Oh miles below BIun ou
me- San Juan river The men had
bounced him from camp. and with one
neal in bis pocket be- had started
ross country. uo. figuring ON the steep
'anvons. VI We hadn't struck him he
would have dioi sure
WHERE BOAT WAS WRECKED.
down in that country. you know the
Grand aua Green rivers come together
10 make thc colorado and ihc different
canyons have different names. the Cat
lraci being nrst. well 20, down In
Cataract canyon some 70 years ago.
ma ! found there almost everything
from thrgsh.ur machine % "a horse
hoe. There Uere bits OF electric wire.
D case ~ unopened lard enough lumbc-
10 build a house oars. ease ~ toma.
toes. paris o. wrecked boats. ana A
whole lot OF o'ner Junk n VAS stun
hat had been brought down iu- NJ
food season from The country far up
above except the land and tomatoes I
These were from p1EsiIs exploring
boat WhIah was wrecked ln this CANYON .
.eyerai years before / piled up "a loi j
~ The lumber above water line and /
guess its there yc,. Tor there's no way /
10 get o. out
Mr Cooper SAYS The country has A /
great future. This is because there IS /
COPPER there. that Hil bring riches out /
1i ihe soIl whenever . railroad comes /
aear enough to haul % away. 4 have I
copper claim there" Dc slf1. chat .
had to stake out With Oh tomato ra1 be-. 1
'ause ! cou'dn end stick uf timber .
W hin 70 miles DO ls so bare "a iark- /
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