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Show UTAH SUPERINTEXDENCY. 185 Green and Grand rivers. I thm proceeded to Cedar City, about 150 miles south of Corn creek, at which place, and at Parawan, I had interviews with bands of Pi-Ede Indians, all of whom agreed with Hanosh as to the location of Black Hawk. From Cedar City I went easterly along the Kanara river to a large valley, sometimea called Buey's valley, which is east of any settlements, and -where I assembled about 200 Indians, about 50 of whom were warriors helong-ing to the hand known as Buckskin Xountain Utes. I remained several days with these Indians, to whom I gave the greater portion of the presents with which yon had furnished me. They were, at first, unwilling to accompany me in my search for Black Hawk, stating that owing to some of their number hav-ing last year given to the settlers information of an intended raid by Black Hawk, the latter was greatly enraged, and had threatened to kill any of the tribe whom he could find. At length, however, I persuaded three of the best hunters among them to go with me as guides. Wecrossed the Wasatch moun-tains without a trail at a point northeasterly of Buey's valley, and came upon the Pired river, a small trihuta~yof the Colorado. We followed this to its junction with the Colorado, and proceeded up the latter stream to its bead, it being formed by the junction of the Green and Grand rivers. After leaving Buey's valley we did not see a single Indian,-or any sign of their recent presence, although we watched therefor with the ereatest care, and also ascended numerous high praks commanding 1:xtt:nuiva 2ta.n of t l ~ e c n u n t ra~ro und t u watch for smorke from their camp fires. \Vc sere, therefore, forcrtl tu the coocl118iun that Black Hawk had leh the region where I had exnectcd. from tile heft attnir~ahleil lform-ation, to find him. ky guides and oth'er ~ndians had told me that he was expecting to go south and steal cattle from someof the small settlements on the Rio Virgin, and as I could not get information of his being gone in any other direction, I judged it most probable that he had gone upon that expedition. We therefore travelled back, down the Colorado, until we had reached apoint nearly east of St. George, where we crossed the Wasatch mountains by Smith's Pass, and struck the Rio Virgin near a small settlement called Pocketville. Before reaching this point my Indian guides left me, returning to their tribe. Onreach-ing Pocketville I secured some Pi-Ede guides, with whom I travelled a con-siderable distance, both up and down the Ria Virgin, (probably about 100 miles,) visiting several Indian camps, hut being entirely unable to learn any-thing regarding Black Hawk, all the Indians stating that he had not been seen or heard from in that part of the country, and that they believed him to he east of the Colorado. Taking a few Indians as guides, I again crossed the Wasatch mountsins and proceeded to Fish lake, xhere was a camp of Pi-Edes. I here obtained the first definiteintellieeneeof Black Hawk. Two of the Indians here ~~ ~~ ~~ 0 had recently reterned from a hunting expedition, during which they had vizited Mack Unwk's camp. Ue is now encamped a ehort distance ca5t ot'the eastern tcrn~inul of the Xlk moantaius. and direetlv south of South l'ark, in Colorado Territory. He has with him about 60 men: about one-half of whom are Nava-ioes, and the balance renegades from various bands of Utah Indians. A small scouting party came a short time since to San Pete county, in this Territoiry, where they killed two men and got a small number of horses. Ny informants further stated that the Navajoes with Black Hawk were opposed to coming to Utah to steal horses, claiming that they conld get them nearer and with less trouble and risk, and that they thought it doubtful whether Black Hawk would return the present summer. In view of this information I did not deem it best, at least without further instmctiuns,in spending more timein searching for Black Hawk's hand. To reach his camp would involve a journey of upwards of 500 . miles, through a country almost unexplored save by trappen, and unsafe unless with a party of ten or twelve well-armed men. I therefore travelled northwest from Fish lake until striking the east fork af the Sevier river, which I followed until reaching the settlements. My Pocketville Indian gnides accompanied me |