Show A 0 TRIP WITH BUY BOY SCOUTS ACROSS UTAH The Ancient Indian Worshiped Rain That which those Indians worship as far as learne is the water for they say it their com corn to grow and their life lifo and they know none other reason but that their did so From the writings of 01 Coronado about 1540 Fourth Day Clear Creek Canyon Over the divide from Cove Fort found us in Clear Creek Canyon The bus was stopped at the mouth of or Mill Creek and the boys were led along the ledge for about a amile amile amile mile and a half seeing excellent single glyphs and groups of others of varied extent and subject mat mat- ter A group with super-imposition super containing glyphs of three periods was first talked about it being explained explained explained ex ex- to the boys that here was first very old work done many centuries ago second a later work some of which was put over the older third somewhat somewhat somewhat some some- what recent work not more than thana a few decades ago The explanation tion given was that as an Indian with a fixed purpose e to make a record of something highly important important import import- ant to him a vision a very animal animal animal ani ani- mal or an any other deeply felt motivating motivating motivating mo mo- thought he went to the rocks and should he find an older record there sometimes he would add his own even if superimposing super ing all or part of his own over I the older record This occurs with I some frequency In a few rods the boys were assembled as as- assembled 1 before a n avery 11 lery very striking cut of large size being being being be be- ing nearly two- two thirds of the body of a man It commands attention I at once This man wears buffalo horns which signify that he is a Medicine Man for no other could properly don the horns and dress regalia of that functionary his outline is boldly drawn neatly balanced his chest is decorated possibly with a necklace embo embodying ying his rank and insignia of office in symbolic form The remarkable thing about this glyph is that the waist of the figure figure figure fig fig- ure ends on a fine Rain Sign This rain sign is of the common well form of a horizon line with vertically falling faIling lines of dropping rain rain rain- raina a rain storm in ac ac- The man is doubly denoted denot denot- ed first by the horns of the Medicine Medicine Medicine Med Med- Man which constitute part of his ifs regalia and secondly by the rain sign which denotes that he functions In rain ceremonies It would be like our illustrators denoting denoting denoting de de- noting an artillery officer with his a surveyor with his transit transit transit tran tran- sit sit sit- the field of operations of each plainly given The man is identified identified fied Cled his work is identified His functions are expressed 1 He had I acclaimed merit In bringing rain I his medicine was p potent tent he brot the rain H He and his field of work are plainly set forth in permanent record on the rocks that all may know his powers And it fits exactly exactly exactly ex ex- in our study study- rain and watter watter wat- wat ter as Coronado centuries ago said they worshipped The boys were next assembled before the large group from which the Ute Indian Tedford renders the recital of the myth How Fire Was Brought to Man This Indian says this is an ancient told In his tribe That grandfathers grandfathers grandfathers grand grand- fathers tell it to bo boys s 's that he heme me memorized it and for reward was taken to this spot recited It and the the aged man with him who told It t corroborated each event by putting putting putting put put- ting his finger on the glyph expressing expressing expressing ex ex- pressing that action as the tale un un- folded aIded This is a n fine campfire story stoy sto sto- story ry y said the pilot promising to re recite recite recite re- re cite It that night It Is very entertaining entertaining enter- enter and anda a good Boy Scout tale for or night Under the overhang protected from rom weathering the boys were shown hown a series of men with arms touching in a neat row That said aid the pilot is the representation tion ion Indian way of their Circle Dance If a rain sign accompanies such uch a dance glyph then the men are dancing a Rain Sing The In Indians Indians Indians In- In gathers in a n group circle around around a- a round and dance chanting to tb the beat of drum Two means to the ancient Indian any number more than han one so it might mean fifteen or men gathered d in such I C 0 a Circle Dance A fine glyph of or a turkey gobbler gobbler gob gob- bler bier with beard was shown to th the e boys a very fine goat with a beard shown plainly no mistaking it anice a anice anice nice group of oC elk and what may maybe maybe maybe be either a dog or a coyote with them a bear a man with a club or a in his hand a man with a bow in his hand a strange impossible animal from rom which a aman aman aman man walks away holding his bow bowin bowin bowin in hand but not shooting It is well executed and admirably pre pre- served A very ancient glyph of a Medicine Medicine Medicine Medi Medi- cine Man with horns his body unclothed un- un clothed except for a breech cl cloth th wound about his waist was pointed point point- ed out to the bo boys s The venerable age of It was impressed upon the boys with remarks added that belief belief belief be be- lief in a Medicine Man Is centuries upon centuries old The Indian left alone changes but little The beliefs he holds today arc are heritages es from a dim and distant past Another outstanding group o of glyphs is that of a ladder upon which a man Is shown climbing up and out from two other othe men have already clambered u up and out lines lead to two deer o or animals as if to signify that animals animals ani ani- animals mals too emerged from the under under- world This was explained to the boys as being another version o othe of the climb out of Sipapu a variant varian on the Myth of Emergence o of which they saw the turkey gobbler gobble version at the Gap where there ther were the tracks of oC the turkey and anda a ladder and then we said Follow Follow Follow Fol low my tracks and I will lead you out said the turkey This Thi group vividly supplies the ladder by which the precipice near the o opening opening opening o- o pening was surmounted This i ione isone is isone one of the important groups on th the subject of Emergence from Sipapu in Utah It ties in well with authenticated authenticated au au- scientific records record o of research workers on that subject i The boys were taken across the canyon and saw a very large serIes series serles ser ser- Ies les in red paint so good that a photo of it was used in the 1936 1036 Report of the Smithsonian tion It is of earth terraces and andis is especially nice So we find at Clear Creek Canyon Canyon Canyon Can Can- yon water denoted in a fine rain sign on a Medicine Man glyph no rainbows but a very nice glyph o othe of the Emergence from Sipapu It all al ties In nicely with the purpose o of our study At the campfire that night the myth of How Fire Was Vas Brought to toMan toMan toMan Man was recited and ending with the spark of fire Cire drawn from the rock and wood nurturing it into a I flame The boys were keenly in in- in in the recital The legend of Pah Death Deat h I Water of Puffer Lake was recited recite d to the boys this had been published publish publish- ed many years ago in the Improvement Improvement Improve Improve- Improvement ment Era and is a fine Cine story of In Indian Indian Indian In- In dian love and sacrifice of the life e of the boy with his sweetheart rather than desert her by swimming swimming swim swim- swimming ming to his own safety Ever on the theme of water How the Indian has built around that subject To be continued |