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Show Ik-of the greater part - others are a degree higher, and live in conminltieo upon some lake or river that supplies fish, and from which they repulae 1 the miserable Digger," Fremont further records friendly relatione with the Utah Indians and contrasts the comparative aeourlty in which he traveled through their country with the guarded vigilantce necessary among the Sioux and other 1 Indiana east of the Rookies, The Insilrrranta. Following the era of the fur traders came that of the immigrants. The earlier irsalgranta to Oregon and California, those of l$ fl, for the moat part passed through leaving no mark. They case by the usual route up the Platte, along the Sweetwater and through South Pasa to Bear River Valley. Uhen near Soda Springs those for Oregon went north to Fort Hall while those for California followed Bear River southward until within ten miles of Great Salt Laka when they 2 turned weet-?- rd to find Ogden River. Tho romons. Not till the Mormon imralgratlon beginning In 12^ 7, did tho Utah Indiana know any permanent 1 Fremont, John Charles, Reports of the Exploring Expedition to the Ricky Mountains in the year 1S42. Washington, Blair & Rlvae, printers, lfi^ S » P* l6l. 2 Bancroft, Utah - pp. £ 2- 29. |