Show ON reservation uyton bridge uinta reservation august 20 Wear here bore friday night tile the la hand and yesterday morning received the deseret news vol which liell contained names tola mor we expect to get balance ot of tile the llast 2000 our trip has been delightful we spent last sunday and monday in heber and started up daniels daniela canyon just before sundown AW aug 14 travelled 15 miles by moonlight and luel luckily tIlY only met two to teams the road H tarrow and steep sleep winding through balme so groves of cotton woods and willus the of 0 the divide always appears to be only a about eleven we camped at tile hall half bay ay store where hay and krai gral a can be bought at reasonable pot pi ices next morning we started at day light so as to lo climb the hill while it was cool on the divide a 1 soldier demanded our certificate and then directed us to the walo main camp on sugar springs where it was later counter signed leaving the summit we entered the famous strawberry valley and two miles down camped on the meadow in a few mantice s our fishermen were busy and success crowning their efforts they became as excited as a crowd of school boys I 1 was surprised attebe at the great change in the valley during last ton tea years at that time grass was vias a foot high over the entire i valley alley now it is pastured down till need deed to haul bay and the sage rage brush has supplanted the native graies graces over most of 0 the valley hunting and fishing was so good that we spent the entire day in the valley and the shades of 0 even evening ag were fill log when ben we e started up coal calyon here we found suld leri camped on excellent springs of water half an hours climb brought us to the ill divide vide at windy hill about fe lest fet t elevation and buth both arild and then their we seconded decon ded for about ten miles and camped with a freight outfit on oa deep creek creak within iwo ml blics es of currant creek here tile the fishing ig was excellent and baled hay worth 30 per ton currant creek la Is about the size of dox elder creek and waters a very beautiful rul fertile box canyon would make halt half a dozen ideal ranches we stopped for dinner on red bed creek and halt half a mile farther ou on left the main road and travelled north bound tor for upper DuChe duchesse soe all of my pirty concluded we were on the wrung load and we halted to hear bear the eise casl e ise 11 11 II jones gave mice go oil nl acau aci u ib i air believing we it I 1 I 1 1 jonii n alray a bild ins eli eloquence quence near gained 1 tile hie dy day however my prejudice our stepa tcp prevailed ind and soon we wet list w buu lad no LS i sj 1 to fu the lands A little before sundown voe reached the edge beof of the hie tible table land and razed gazed iwah a h at oui feel awed the hie mij ettic DuC duchesne besne fringed Exten diun halt a mile bioni the hie river were grcen meadus coveted a luxuriant of dative ballve grats grass the decent was a thrilling experience all the passengers clinging to the side ot the wagon bopre to prevail vo it ca I 1 sizing e ers tr sed s ed the river through a buky ford found two men camped at ab ford who had 73 75 speckled ila bea ties illes spread out jut on th the e grass gracs we day on this stream and hae it ever on rai tile lath we voe cro crossed sed the faaui blue vouch hench which Is an excellent trail of lind land but will require an expensive canal to irrigate it attar after driving a couple of 0 hours oi ali lia to test depth of soil etc a slight when bour astonishment we ITO i il a precipice aei ter ra rr I 1 indre I 1 net foft it in height lie ilU aud and r ii I i iorii larn u III 1 il I liala th clr walls were of nearly every conceivable color an I 1 presented a most remarkable sight below us stretched the hie lake fork valley and the road wound down a narrow crooked cro olied ridge with a deep canyon on either side aide we stopped to shoe brake blocks examine bolts beteg etc before venturing down but made the trip without mishap lake fork valley was apty described do as barren blighted blistered beetle crowed bluffs with hot blistering winds blowing over the them fortunately all this tract Is allotted to the indians myton wo we found full of strangers either passing through or waiting ni for their number saturday rooming morning I 1 received the semiweekly semi weekly news and read to a cry attentive audience the names of the first lucky ones the reservation Is full of individuals who want tu to locate prospective settlers for a tee fee of about 20 I 1 soon decided to patronize the wasatch development co it I 1 need any assistance but our crowd now feel quite competent to locate either themselves or their friends it if they get a chance we are arc now anxiously awaiting news of the drawing draw lui at this place hay Is sac per sawa iana grain ajo per lb ib an enterprising fruit ault peddler just arrived from provo and Is doing a good business The government Is building canals for indians indiana and offer the magnificent wage of V 3 per day lor for man and team the man Is to board himself and team our party 1 la somewhat divided as to our further course but it Is probable that heber will le our next objective point where I 1 may pickup pick up a party of homesteaders bound for ver nal this point 19 warmer than brigham will drop you a card when we leave here yours as ever chas 11 31 olson |