Newberry Library - Loren L. Williams journals, 1851-1880

Title Loren L. Williams journals, 1851-1880

Date 1851-1880

Subjects Frontier and pioneer life, Indians of North America, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)

Extent 0.6 linear feet (5 volumes in 2 boxes)

User-Contributed Transcription 140afterwards ascertained by some prisoners that their reason for not burning it, was the fear that it would be abandoned which they certainly do not wish, for they are generally very successful in capturing cattle horses and prisoners in the vicinity of this reservation, The Agency is a strong block house with port holes to defend every point. and � doz energetic men. with the necessary munitions of war could certainly defend it against any combination the Snakes could bring against it Upon Shit-tike, also the Creek upon which the Indian farms are situated, the bluffs are some 4 or 500 ft high, very steep and terminating at their tops in vertical cliffs of Basalt Crossing the Creek which is 20 ft wide, the trail leads across the Valley of the Indian farms in a course S.S. E thence over a Sandy barren with Scattering Juniper and an abundance of Sage brush for 1 m to the Bluffs, which are 5 or 600 ft high from the top of which, the trail leads off S. over beds of broken volcanic rock, for 6 or 7 m to the chasm of "Rush Creek" which is about 400 ft deep, and like others, perpendicular at the top The trail leads to the right along these bluffs for � m to a break in the walls down which it descended by a rough and rocky descent, to the narrow bottom upon the creek, this creek is about a yd in width, runs E. and has a small growth of Birch, Alder & Willow upon it Upon this I camped for the night, with a perfect knowledge that I was within the Range of the much dreaded Snakes, the terror of this whole country

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Call Number VAULT folio Graff 4683

BibID 991560848805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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