Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-02

the entire morning. and that the owns-
Of the horse he was riding had COM
planned 10 another member OF his
party that "thc old man would Kill the
little mare If he had 90 ride her much
farther AT that gait
The next morning Douglass meas
ured the bridge and said that Doe DID
not want the Utah people % use his
measurements Prof. Cummings and
his party left the arch about 10 o'clock,
leaving his Navajo. Dogeyebega. with
Douglass. This Indian knew the loca-
ton of the canyon which containe
the elm dwellings the surveyor had
failed % find the fall before, and also
what trails led 10 that canyon from
familiar with Sega canyon and knew
the ruins Douglass was looking for I
remained also. at Dean Cummings
wish. in order that the surveyor might
bee successful in his work. The Navajo
quit the morning after the Cummings
party had left and caught up with
them before they reached Piute canyon.
We remained "a the bridge two more
days ON the way out. the Douglass
Indian said that he ala not know the
trails. therefore another Piute was en-
gagged 90 lead the party across ths
mesa 90 the head Of sega canyon.
While attempting 10 gather inform1-
ton concerning the several paths that
the two Indians were constantly pass
ing. boo a cut across country. Jim told
me that DE knew am the trails Bon that
part ~ the country; that he had been
over them many times when ] asked
him why he could not find the way
from Piute canyon To- the head 0f the
Sega ne merely laughed, ANA refused
20 answer.
WITH DOUGLASS SEVEN DAYS.
was with Douglass seven DAYS
from tho time the two expeditions
parted al the bridge. Al Professor
Cummings wish ] guided Douglass
directly 90 kCtt-SccL the lf0-ruom
dwelling, Doc one OF tho smaller cane
Nous. I also drew r. map OF the Sega.
with its main branches. locating all
the ruins that We had found. including
the aO-room dwelling that white man
had never seen previous Co its disooy-
cry hy Dean Cummings and DTS party
] further furnished Douglass with a.
map showing the best camping places.
marking the springs and tanks iu
which water could BE- found. and those
places whore he could hnd grass f1r
hIs horses.
knowing that our party was waIt-
ing for me. I left Douglass 8t the
kcot Socl ruin on the morning of Aug
22 and with bougIasss head packer.
Dan Perkins. rode the 90 miles tu
Oliato that day We let our horsra
rest the next day and started fUr
home ou tho morning of the 2ith. ur-
irving at Blun city the afternoon of
Che 2ith. and reaching salt Lake
sept o.
This has been hurried account of
the d0.ngs of the Utah party during
the time boz which Douglas was n
the field. His suggestion FOO Dean
Cummings. that the Utah Historical
society present hls hev. llw. WITH RI
gold medal for guiding tncm 40 tho
bridge makes one laugh m regard
90 "the party Of gentlemen from Utah
who wished 90 gct the benefit 0f hIs
guide. Mikes boy and their real p0u-
ncctlon with the examiner of survey
enough has been said when the truth
has been told W B Douglass would
have returned 90 Blur ClN second
time without seeing either "this hlgh.
cst of am natural bridges or the two
extensive prehistoric ruins mad m
not been Tor the courtesy az Prof
Cummings. NEIL NJ JUDD.