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Show 200 TEAVELS AND ADVENTUEES IN THE FAE WEST. horse ; I gave him my double-barrel gun and a blanket in exchange, I have now a relief for my mule-we have a long journey before us, and I must give him as much liberty as possible. My sole dependence is on him, for crossing those dreaded jornadas* of over two hundred miles in extent. I made several views and sketches to-day. Fillmore is 33 miles S. S. E. from the Seveir River, latitude 38° 59' The Parvain Indians are a dirty degraded set of beings, scarcely deserving the name of human. They are much inferior to the Utahs, both in mind and appearance. The Utahs have a large number of horses, and when mounted for a journey they are caparisoned with bells and gaudy trappings. The men paint their faces with vermilion, except when they go to war-they then paint them black. They are curiously attired in buckskin shirts, leggings, and moccasins, beautifully marked with beads and porcupine quills. They generally travel bare-headed, with sometimes a single feather in their hair. They are very fond of red and blue blankets, and use them in the manner of a Roman Toga. PHENOMENON OF INSECTS EESEMBLTNG GUNPOWDEE. Riding leisurely along, at the extreme end of the caravan, I noticed, on the ground, what I supposed to be gunpowder. I knew that Gov. Young had a considerable quantity with him to give the Indians, and every man had more or less, a pound-I attributed it to the acci- * A journey: the absence of water and grass, makes it necessary to continue aoross the desert without stopping. |
