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Show 101 COLORADO MAGAZINE: It contains numerous fissures and underground passages thrmm; which the Water runs from the spring to the river. The San Juan is a fine mountain stream and very cold, though. sufficient war--: runs from the spring into it to modify its temperature, so mud, v.. I am informed, that in the winter, while it may be frozen sufficiently hard for teams to cross upon above the spring, it will be op. a for some distance below it. The whole appearance of the sprii:- with the numerous openings, and fissures, around it, immediately mi which the vapor condensed into heavy columns of mist, remind-edme of one Dore's scenes in his illustrations of Dante's Infers;,. where the hell of boiling springs is shown. Nature though was |.,..' ing despoiled of its beauty by a new town of board shanties, which were lming built near to the springs, between them and the timbered hills which bound the valley . of the San - loan. Bath houses w.- rtr already erected, and at no distant time, after tlie railroad readies this place, it will no doubt be a resort for invalids. Fort Lewis which is on the opposite side of the river is a newly built log cantonment and is not likely to be a place of much military import-anee. In the afternoon the chiefs of the Southern Utes earne in and held a council with Oenl, Hatch at which I was present as a '' war chief." The Indians expressed great sorrow for the . misconduct of the Northern I'tes, and declared they had no sympathy with them, that they were peaceful Indians and wanted to know why troop* were brought into their country. The Genl. told them he had com-this way to be prepared to meet the Northern I'tes if they should eome south and that they must not. harbor any of them. They said they would not. Jt was evident they were much worried at seeing the troops and no doubt our coming into tlie country prevented ti. » * young men from going north to aid the White Fiver I'tes. There was much speech making by the representatives of the three trib- » or bands of. Southern Ftes, the Winnennu- hes [ WiminuchcsJ tie- Moaehes and Capotes, the speakers for which were Alhamlra. Sav-aro. and Kanea.- he. The speaking by all but Savaro wa> in I'te: h-spoke Spanish and translated for the others to our interpreter ' A spoke Spanish and English. There was eloquence in their mai n.- r of delivery and I wished I could have understood them. 1 saw that universal Indian trait of pretending not to understand Knglish for when Ceid. Hatch said some things tending to arouse then:. t h . i r fa. es showed they understood him. They did not want tlm soldiers to go any further into their country, but the General tohl them he would go on and would stay until the While Fiver murderers were punished which had a great effect upon them, lguar.-' jlgnaeio*. the Chief of the Winnemuehes and the most powerful man among the. Southern I'tes, was not lovsent. his lieutenant At- |