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Show 1 ,f tain prrm ull(' nt ly, but thut it wns ono of ! nncl Wl're occupying this mountain f'lll' thcl'l· Mtrongltoltls in t ime: of wa r, (\llcl n l'ttfl'IY un<1 the t•njoymcnt t•f' tht!ir plundc1·. poin t wh('re rt<'!!Oiintinll!-l und II'Utli lll-{ wit h 'l'lti~ llll ]ljlO!li t ioll bus hl'C'n ptu l iuly CiJil• the Pi-utes w t·n~ cnnit tl on ut nny timt' ; tinrwu by Puu liui ltirn~elf, who stutcR thut it11 location Ut' ing- on till' l ine hl'IWCl'll the be wus tiH·r c ut thMt ti lltl', uud thut he: pn;J> iut cA nnd S nttlc,•fl. pur~d tvvicl.! to nttudc ll!l ; uut thu t he did 'J'ho UIOAt po ruct ical or thP ru~~c~ ] !'llili ~ll! llOt du ~\) Ul'CH\\HI.) Wl' hpL too cl osely !!lHLI'• . up into the monllt tlin urc ut its Rnntht-'nRt. tkcl, nnd hL'CilUHU he WtH! ufrni c.l of tltu •·big ('X tromity. The one most gcnt•ml ly URt?d gun'' our twch'<J·pnullder· Mountuiu llowLy the Hnnh lntlinug hnw<>vcr·, iH on thP i t~u r. 'l'l1i iR l tHlinn tcst inwuy, of COlll't!t', oppoRi te sidt•, l ~>ntli ng in frnrn the nOI'llnvnt·d but the . tlltle l tt~lillll g-iv('l:l u v •ry nceu ru.te nnd passing- up from 11 pnint nPttl'ly oppo- u escriptin1~ ol ou t· ca rnps untl route from site the sonth <' 11 '1 of C h ri~rmu H Lnke : the the f:)i e tT tl ' to tn,d tHotltH] \.Yuruter·'s moun· trnils of the Snul<c•s fnHlt t IH' 110rt lwnst ond tui n. lie also cl~~cribcH very occurut0ly weRt convcr)!i n ~ to ir. T lte!'P tmils werE' o11r order of llt :trchi~l(, putt ing t lte well bcu.tcn uu ~ gave () Vtdcm:c of uot being Uowitr.er· in p o~itit) ll illltncdintely upon OUI' in cons tun t. u ~e. urri vul n t curn p, p iclu~ li ug- anJ g·unrd i ng lndinn " ~ ign " wnR ph•nty from the time our horses io the duyt irno, null tying them we cntend Wnrnl'r 'R vnl!l'y 1 but we snw clo::~c nod gut1rdiug ut night, 1\lld othct· deno incJic~ttions of any Utl\l:-ittul f'or·ce being tail1:1 that were enforced clnring t he <' tt li r·c 1wnr, un til we reucll('<l the north pn~~s up rccon n u i~l:laoce, au.] wh ich he rnniit hnrc \Varnet·'s mounhlin , the ono ln!\t m(•n t ioned. l<'urttl'd 11 1:1 be ~ays Itt· did, hy following us Here we found nlw nt Rixt y m•w ti od ck£~('1'· from the Sie rru~ uuwu inLo the country of ted lodges. r vidently ll'ft not rnnrc th an the L''i ut\'A. three uuys bl'fore, a m] in nncl or·t) IIIH1 th~ m \Vc were in the vici uity 0f the main fragmeiiiH of uet•Vt'S thut thC'il' OCCilptU1tA bc><ly Of these l ndiuns u p w urcl::~ Of twelvu hud feustcd upon. 'J'hc 1rnclo; of Amct·i - tluys ; anticipating , und pt·epu1·ed for on aL t cun horses, poni<'s, mnlcs utHl <'lll ll c, u. l1 t11ck from t!trm u.t nny moment. Httving coming in from the northwnrd, lllld pass- 11 foroe of only tltir ty-uine eulisteu men, noel ing up into the rnounlaiu, wen.: uurncruus l'cverul fnmilies unJ t•r out· charge, arHl propand lwt recently mud<'. urty to tile vu lue of pcrbnps oue bunul'(.•d 'l'he news of the utt ncl< by tho Snake nnd forty thoulinnd dollars to guard, not chief Puulini and his bund npou C1\ptnin incl uding om· own supplies iu the cslirMto, ))rnl<e's command tll' ar Oanon Oily in ~!fly I dct•rncJ "discretion the bolter p!lrt of vulr, re,·ious, in wh ich Lieut. Stephen or" and llYOidcd ucting upon tbe offensive, " ' 11 tson wns ld lied, hR1l r·cochcc.l us before tuongh 1.\ I ways choosing g ront.J~l for the al. we left Ft.Klnmnth. Tho utfnit' by the same ternntive s h ~u l d it be funwd npoL1 us. To Iodiaos with H.ichnrdson nnJ otber·s ut S il have attrmptcd tho offl.lnsive with so small vcr Lake, we nlso had lull lwowleugo of. a force, and under the ci rcumstnucos named, I~' rout these !ants and the ind icntions would douutless hu ve beco fu ti le, and probbere presented , it was evident lo us tbut ably dienstto rous; ns it would ho.ve involved l'uulini uuJ his Judinus ball fnllco bnck to, the ncccn.~i t y of divid ing our stretrgt1J und lbUI:I jt.!OIJlU'Uizing tue sul'cty Of OUI' CRillp, lmins uud supplicw, while onr whole forco would bav~ been iusuflicien t to ultuck the l nd iaua wi th uny cha.uc.c of a su ccc~:;ful l'Ceul t. ~te i n's mo11n ll\ill is visiu le from Wurncr 'o, being ulmost d:ro cal:l t, u.nd di!itnnt for • ty-scveu Ill ilea. Au o th~: r h iglt ntuun tu i u is ulso vi~:~ib l e to tl1e uorthwnrJ, SL\cutingly is· sulaltcd iu il!l posi tion, ut t<.l il:l prouubly iu the vici 11 i ty or JJ urney Luke. :-:5tllne of tltll lliOttnta ins uround the Pueblo lJ iHtn ct nrc ul~o vi~:~ i b lc iu u di rection u. lll tlu cu~;; L of south. F rom "V urnet·'s motmtui" to (' ucblo vullcy, so·culleu, wo passed iu IL !:luutht;r ly di· r ectiou UVCI' tLo lllOS t SlCd lo CllUII l l')' WU had yet seeu ; hard l,Yn ~:~ p o t of g m~:; thut W<4d iu Ullj' WUJ UCild ictaJ fur Ull l' U.ll iU)ul!:l to e1\t, for u dt~:~ tancc of Lilty mile!:!, uml uu wutcr oxccpt u. smull lltu<.ldy ulkulino lu.ke, rcudcred unpu.lutu l>lc by bt:ing tho ccJUJnton rendczvoQs CJI cu untlcot~ duck~:~ , gee~:~e, nncl all OLucr ::~pecies of watm· fowls cumuwu to tbe couutry. Uy digg ing bolc!:i uloug it 1:1 bu.uk WC uu tuiucd wutcr tlluL Wll !l barely eodurublc fo t· cool<iug p·u r pusct~, bu t uot a ~ .nll pnlutnblo to uriuk. 'J'bi::~ we uurnctl, Qti 1:1 clw.mctut· suggtslt1tl, 0 uu.nu J )ulcc. 'J'lre lutl itHl t.rui ls from the <.l irection of vV arom·'s mouutnio, nnd tbu..t v1ciui ty, .nil except one, wh ich l e~Ltld to tbu l' ul3t Wt\r·u, cuovcrgo tow1Lrds tue bead of thi::~ lul<e, w bero tbey j t>i u tLilU l'onu u wide, beuvy beaten t rucl\ 1 wh icll cou liuucs tbuuce sou th wu.rl.l townrus l'y rum id L11ke, u.nd is doubtlcos tuc muio lud iu.u tlwrougbfu.t·c between fhnt reg iou u nd tbc ~ nnlcc country. On this trail woro fresh tmcks of scvcr·al .A.mel'ican horses and numerous I odiun ponies; al1:1o, of a benvy t('a.m mule uew- V• 15 d iuns of Warner's nwut1 tu iu werQ sti ll hovcr ·i ng- Ut' C)UlHl US, WtLlCbing OUI' tnOVl'tnents und ~;ec k ing- lUI oppurtuu ity to nttuck us. 1\" ear th i11 I ukc, uno of the lud ies of the tmi11s tr~vt>l ing unci •t· our CliCOrl, was takea violent ly ill, tux ing tho ~ki ll of Dr. Greer to rcliL·ve her, unu rcq,, ir ing tile use of the umhuiLwco for h.cr sufuty tltH.l comfort iQ Ct>ntinui11g her journey. F rom this poi11t we pnssP.d in 11 southoust dircctiuu out of th~ buHin or trough in which lhc lake i~ Hitlmlell, by a low lltH) ~ rn oolh dl' pr('ssion io the r im, nod entere<! upon a seemingly intermiuublo field of tbe nrg e~t nnd most vigorous sago we bud ye ~ l:!l'llll. 'l'hc surface of l u~ country immedi .. utcly along OUI' route wus goncrally clel\r Of rock, AlllOOl h ntH} qui te fii'IOj but the Iango suge was n ~everc clog to our wBgons, u<.!J ing grcully to the ltLbor of our t(inms, nud the fatigue of the comrnund, Our lady pat ient, too, being regarded at the point of ueutb , nlltl requiring, QS all be .. lieve<.l, U. hulL Of 13CVCrU.l un.ye to Sll.Ve hor, if iuuccd !:!he could bo auvcd at all, added to the gene1'u.l gloom unu intense anxiety of tiJnt duy's IOUI'CU. 'l'a malt where there wr,~.s nei Lbcr wntCt' or gnlSS fot· miles u.round WtlH impoa :ble, nod u.udc'l to this wns tbe uncertniu ly of rcn.ching wutcr, at the best, for n uight o.11<l a duy Lo come. Our Surprise V u.llcy guiJo kna\Y where there .. a<J been springs ia J uoe pt·cvious, at the point to which we wcr·o dit·cctiug our coursl'; l>ut it wus now the 14tll of August, the tirno wlrcu springs tbat are not Jiving rountuins l)f;Ut,dly go dry, uou our f11itu that we shoul<.llind wa.tm· ut this scuRon nuywhera ou tho wide waste oo which wo we1·e j ourneying, wt~s hard ly greater tllo.o the grain of mnRtttrcl Rpolcl'n of more t hF\n P-ightef'n ~ l l 'l |