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Show STEVENSON'S TRAVELS. Intaraillag llrralali oara uf 1'louoor Day la Maxlna Olhvr Irtuli. Colokia Joartrz, Old Mexleo, Dec. 17, 16116. To tba Kdllon After we loll that beautiful Itound valley apokaa of IB my laal oommunl. uatlon, and aur rlda af tan ruileo through tba tall plnao, wapaaoad a aaw mill where Warner I'oiter waa culling Iba plan lore Into lumber aad loads of which waa laday on Ita way dowa to lha law laaao, la aur meeilnge ana administration.. Al Cava vallay we met with tba United Order brethren who have a eblagle mill and email terming lands, and bava bad a bard otruirgle to maintain Ihemoelvaa In Ibis loo muab oreinped-up place, llul wltu all Iheir trials, none wern en great aa Ike looa of ouo of tnelr leading men, Elder Chrlolopber H. llealou, who was murdered while away maklug nioleoaoe al Dililan. Four Mexlceuo have been oonvioled lor Ibe crime, one sentenced lo ba shot, Ibe other thlee inung. felleu H. Norwood, a niece of 'mine, Is left widow wllb five dsugblera. This ecaurreace oou a sadoaoa aver tba peace of lb la quial place. Tba roadway from l'aohooa lo Cave vallay, eight iniloe, la tue tougheol 1 ever traveled. The cavee found In thla valloy up In tba ollfla are moot remarkable. remark-able. Una al them which wa vlolted ooutaloe twenty rooms, lha partltleus made of oement with email eulrenoee Irom ona to tba other. Tbeeulrenev to Iba main cave la ab 'Bt till feel wide and 12 loot higb, and rune baok, vary Ing from 0 leet to I -14 feel lu deplb. Many hieroglypbice are an tha plastered walls. In Ihe mouth of lha cava la an oyer aboul lit feat high, and In the oeulereue about 1J feetamallere! tba base and furma a com al the top. An opening al lha Inp Is sullloienlly large lo draw water from. It is watertight and doubtleos woo le bold a woter supply. H Is made ol i:r.iso and oement tha body betug aiK.il or ten lucbeo thick aud very lu. oeulouoly mode Huwmeny hundreds of years old it Is no uae eau toll. There areaaveral aovta of security In those wouderlul olllls, reminding one of tha Uedtoutou rut'bero1 eunuchoids ol alsuk of Mormon limes. We look a plolure of ouo promlueut oeve belore we bade adieu to the menulaln eouu. try alter vlolllng Ihe 1'louoor Use; eight being lu Ibe parly, uua of whom beiag ona ot iba lea ptooeers whi camped eu the elevated epot.on the 21th of July, U66 this being tkodey when lha slara aud stripes Wsre al half most throughout Iba Umtod Htatee, moura lug Ibe death al freeldonl (Jrout, alio being the day When III boll Lake Uliy, Ulah, III 1H47, tna Hlara aud Hlrlpoo wuved ever Mvxlcau eoll In Uiah. i'hoos few pUneero bung tbe Htars and Htrlf.es, Ike good eld Amvrloau flog, in memory of 1'residrul liraut, at hulf luasl, te a promlueot plbe tree al ther Hl;bnfjiily raoiplog grouud, where nuw Issituatsd tna Merruvn ooluuy al 1'anbero, Moeio . Our uomp rvotvd bare, aa K. M. Lr man bad killed bis Urol dier ni-ar at baud, aud the onipany rocrullod tbair oappllos by Jerking some of the deur nioul. In Luouior uf tbls olnuU'or lu-sUnce lu-sUnce ol doiur houor lo (Jeuera! Urant nnd lo toe router Day of Uiaii our Utile party, t.Jwoid Htevous-n, lioorv W. Uurdy, A. iU Kariuviih, I'omr (,', Wood ol . oilu'ii, lilnn Hie Uag iron nud ri.ork.d lha ua:o, V4 July, lSh5, wilh anna uoini'O ou II nud the rt nt uate, M Dei'., Ibllo. riios.niMi.1 iluoe tuo plunocra lu Moa'Co ale F. td. l. iunii,Uoolge lVm. oa o, Aleian Jar F. Hli DoiisId, Ji-e N.Hinllh, tin rge C. Wllllamo, Aloi to L. Farnoworlh, Itaao iurley, lonel t.'ull, Marllu M. Hainlars uud l'.dwiu Uiuuardsou. The oouipsuy uuilluejai Corralitoft. nl nrnn zrt at Tnrlj'i Mnp, lha fir it nlathi'n cimp waf l lha point where Juam now li. Tup mmpin Irtvalad up lha I'laUra Vvril from Juaras lo Orallra iiailttt oatiu-lng on (ba paint whtra Ida Ilitc traa uuw rvoulDP, atvlkia it-llli of Jul?. Our party Kattivri'd aruoi tha flai Irra, and Uadlratod thla cmip nrfaind and tra that from tint oamp grouad MarnunUtu may aprand oti tka rrpubtto ol Mailoo. producing Hunt cnnofriitrf thatr pr-mt-niiori win erotaad tha ovtaii frura Junitutatn l'j lha Und of Atnarlea tioO yaura bofola Cbrltl waa born Altar prayar on Ihli mtmrHla camping ground I bado adini li tnu parly and conitnuad my jntirry to Juim, ihlrty-flTa mllM, a Uaurlot.an of which I gaa In iny lat cvniByiiis oatlon; thut having tatraoad njjr itro ovar a rough but plcturviijua luuroay In Ilia mountain, am I Jul Ihe plnea, der and turkaya, aod lom ry rhuloa MormoD, In 1'aohaon, Cave vallay. Hound vallay, and i.huaobiipa. Xu footing tip our Journey, arduoua but plfaaut. 1 found It ronaialvd of 2i ml Ira, round trip, rioting Hiturd TvniriK, liau. 14, la!), O, wnal a torrowiul day far ouo who la bereft of a loving wife, a ntather, n I only of bar own children but : ot har ftl.ter'a children, who p" I oeded faar, leaving lliaiu to i ber ear I Hitler taenia! a leavnt buth lamtllca, tier ynuugeU dil'd leonlya t.urln ,l hrt tout oi ng 1 tne tcaae douMy aurntwrul. Hut i ' mutt e.y for Kl Jer Tetadale he in , dured the thock wilh godly fnriltud-. I Hiiodty, the fl'teetilh ut roru-f, lhi'j, Ibe laal rltea were performed over tbe reaaalna of Hitier 'leaadale, l'he young ladlaa and ptlmary a-aorta-tlont forma t al tba home uf the be r raved marching lo the funeral oarleje lo the meeilag bnuae. Tha bouae waa packed with eympathlilng InanUa. v ouaforllng worde were tpoken by l-:idrt M. r. Itoojaay, Kdword Hteveuton and others, Hl.ter Tfiadala had the love and ei-leeoi ei-leeoi of all who knew ber, and many Were Ihe tera of love ahnd for her. J n all my travel never have I found a ward wiv aept Ihe word nf wtadom to well, a-itl dwell tog. her In iuoh love aa thla ward of Juarri, Thla It largely due tu tbe faithful laburi uf tflitlar Teaadala and her huvliaud. Itefora Ivavtnf Juaroi a larturowat dellvared la the niretiag ltouv; auh aot, The l.lfe and Miaoo of Juaeph rimitb the Frepbet." Two Hevenilet oieetlngt were held aud lamely at tended, end a profitable 1 1 tne enjoyed. On Wedueeuay, Ibe l.H.ti lim., we Vtail aad lioldi tuaetlniia at Uubteu, , eighteen Bitlva nirlb, and then rniurn lo lla, mur-flve tullra, wfauro we eii eoi to maet Ibt eutfit trmn Hunora. and holJ conference, aud than utt 1KI i ml Ira to Demlitg. KUWAHO P.TKVKMMlt. |