Show letter rom rod from elier ellez 0 hyde hyda haws HAWIS may mar 31 1855 1865 having iia ira vins tins comer coma ahead of the train yester yesterday day p in la company r with judge stiles and aud mr haws who came to us about 35 ml mt e es from this place I 1 now have a little leisure leisure time and ia employ it in writing a few lines to the aws glrst ersty a brief description of the country atter after leaving the bear river there Is little to interest the traveler mom moril s than thau j a succession of otiis bills barren plains and snow clipped flipped mountains bains the mountains are not so high on this route as the are about the salt lake valley vailey yet there are creater ar eater quantities a of anew snow upon their peaks I 1 think that I 1 should be unwilling to exchange my garden of one antl anil a halt balf acres in salt lake city for all ibe the land that shat I 1 have seen lyng lying between the point of 0 the mountain a few miles north bear river ferry terry to within thirty nive five miles of this ranch a distance t about miles much or of this country seems to b no higher than salt sait lake lafke city yet it Is very cold and frosty frosts BO so much so that water being left inthe in the tha bucket or wash basin from tram a little after adil till sunrise sun run dise rise would be completely frozen over arwe As we approached ho railey ralley through the humbolt or daryis man mar river flows we encamped at a place called lithe the wells veils a low bottom botton at the tha left of the nad mad aard aal ard ans in an abundant supply of gras eras but hut not ot 0 a very good quality this bottom bot tomis is marshy and covered with water in it are many natural wells of 0 water w elioe hos e depths have never ben beu ascertained that I 1 know of the bottomless pity pit may give you some idea 0 of them from these wells ilin issue e the bead waters of the eastern or southern branches of marys river I 1 would advice no one to camp at this place stock Is it in great anger ot of mired and moreover he margin ot of Ws this bottom is strongly en dusted wasted with palt ratus seep on down stream about one oua and A hat halt f or or two miles and you will find good grass and nd hard bottom about nive five miles from the wells the road forks forts one pa on the north and the other on the south side 0 the riv river e r we took the left hand fork forte leading dow down n on the south col Step toes toels command was only eight miles ahead ot of vs at this point on the north road before we left the ottys city WB we were advised to come this way the road Is better on the north side but there Is any amount of in the grassy grass in the water watery and in the dut all long along it appears almost a II 11 a light snow had bad fallen uon a on the earth I 1 after we had proceeded on the left hand fork for some two or three nunes runes our road seemed to run out on a rals inis erabia erable salera tuis law low bottom the slough of despond despon seemed turned to be there we were forced to wheel about and make maka for tha sa baga sasa 0 o brush on the bench our horsemen in company with myself oa on foat font to ranged around in the brusti brush until entil wa we found adim a track trick nere here II 11 re mr haws came cams to us and kindly piloted us in the way uter amter this we found the he road more and more beaten through the sage grads gras of the best and most luxuriant kind and pure streams of water flow alg aig n down auw n from the tin snowy mountains about the size of city caty mek creek nek on an average I 1 though some larger than south cottonwood Cottun nood wood the average distance of thusn themi apart ap int urt Is not more than 1 two miles the very best mountain grass waves in nich rich abundance all around you vuu there Is plenty for all the thi stock that ever did trailor trav 1 lor or ever will on this western route the water is as abundant as any one ne could wish and as pure and clear cli ar as the tha crystal it itself scalf the finest a eckleb trout in all tue in stream streams ve we saw raw them then caught them khem and eat them thern and wa we know that fiat they they are goot yet iret it is a cold coll country most admirably calculated calculi tel fa for I 1 stock growing and entirely tree free irsai from sai sal ratus ritus potato and grain mey be produced heru here to a limited extent As tar far down as tins this place plan lire tire n re it grows warmer and aa 11 the soil and climate more adapted to agricultural aarli pursuits urs haws pre prepared pared os us an excellent b hupp bupp cpr r of the beat iest lest of and aud beets of their thlin thi lr own ova ra laino some som crebb ahat j lope lopa meat meal nicely broili d and served up according ac aco to gunter it if the travel traveler vr r want a good ni nt il al let ahrn hin b ro call at it mr haws and he will get it not kut only tea or cose coffee cos e i I 1 but cream enam en am into it too mr if has managed to t fi cure the c of the indians to a great digree degree gree ile he appears to Ap aspri apprehend hend no lio i danger from them Us his stock roam and nn on guard d without m on unless by some soine strange and arid transient indians n 11 keeps kips no locks upon hig bis door but the th strings hang out div dav and anil night II 11 has his succeeded in restraining them to tokuja a good degree froin depredations dpn up m th whites n h urs UPS as they pa bai bat t dt lie he sars sava they arg are ar getting nobui kyyny k angry becaas major majot maj ir n loman liman ii former agent promised theia thela pay tor fir hores bores hir cs bjolin fr fram tiu ilu them by the em cranfi grant and a rem reward revard ard for fur six pix Ic ledian dian dlan whoa whom the tha whites L k II 11 d without i wita with these promises the indians wirl induced to give up sheep stid nd some tome cattle which they thy had tas tat ii u as an indemnity major II fleman rIeman soon wit vit I 1 it and major majin nedeil bodell n leil succeeded eded hini hint in office but his health beaith abeln por poor he be was not abla able to visit them and goon soon di d id led the w ards alid and promises pra raises of major holeman II hav h iv 0 cox cot it llen laen taen fulfilled mr haws iiams Is very any ani ous uti uit that the agent act aci nt come corae out here with ith hii his hl own inte ten ter and stay star duri durl dureg ug the siaion ot emigration and mike himself acquainted with alth ith things as kley kiey arp arf as som some liaw fet tet felt to censure him with being J Ml egued with the indians in e n cr crants grants ants anti this so far as I 1 cn can discover disco Tr Is unjust and ani cruel crue AC at any rate raie if the agent will come out wah w A hig his interpreter shoe honee bonee and inquire into tle the tie full state of acair be will be tiivi 1 1 11 feeds mani mini indians and has induced them to labor they want plews plows and seed grain stid slid nd the usual implements imp mi ants of husbandry hust husi bandry and as game Is dearly nearly al ail killed aud frightens fright end away by the emigrants thet they 1 y must rasa raise rr it in an th sie suli sull hat they will require or at til and rb rib r ib la in 0 i 1 r to live uve I 1 th anat that a small tull ty goberni to dpn an goma soma farm armstlad armst sund tad soud r the manage mut men roen i them seed grain and arming j pi drus malls be lie a rsvp lap not only batta satta satisfactory tact faCt eory tory to tho tha Ind indle lane lacE but ii highly ad olt uli vii ageous to them riis riia indians roi loi liang lians up and down this zia riar feel that they are P ani ail arl thy they have hive become bc cona shiry nry nty tnt and very twy to traveler I 1 hope the agent will tutt ibi ibio ft actions and ard look took into things and the tle condition of the th most must be done for them or no man caa CAR a t avel ayel with safely up or down this river 0 company arb ara sli all well barshai marshal heywood la IA lre lie trying ewry eany axy when bf he left the city be he could hardly gee ree A arliey arlieu a hsi tsi now flow lc he can dt lint guy gay buy artt into isto a carriage e but ride id on it horse reba bark ten or fifteen miles at t a limb lime and even walk on loot for tor miles IT lie Is cl certainly an ail and high minded officers officer small smail th things ingi do ao not stand in his way I 1 judge stiles reforms performs p camp duty to a charn charm lie ite stands his regular hours as guardis guard ision on band at roll call by daylight in the morning while the stars are yet shin chining inn ing ile lie breaks into the fashions and habits of mountain life in our int tnt indian I 1 ian ca country antry the tte right way I 1 think that he will pass in this country where we have to sleep with one eye open one foot out of bed a ridle rifle in one hand and a revolver in the other these are the harbingers of law and gospel in this country I 1 believe there are grasshoppers enough between the city and this ranch to make salt lake itself as thick as a pot of mush if they were stirred into ite ito it I 1 almost wish them there the boys in our camp are all in good spirits xo no profanity is heard among them at prayers they are all attentive we travel from 20 to 30 miles tulles a day our an aneals are in very good condition I 1 seek feek eek out the camping places and take care for good feed for I 1 dont perform mu muan ch servace service myself but sometimes am out at midnight and at various other hours of the night bight to see that all ail goes on right the indians tried several n gats j to get our animal I lut but they have not succeeded yet and 1 I 1 I 1 am resolved they shall not I 1 reel feel that the lord lg Is with us and on hlin blin we rely tor for or aid for abdom and for strength with kind regards to yourself to goy gov young and to his bis associates to my family and to all our good friends in the city I 1 remain most respectfully your tour friend and obedient servant ber ter vant tant |