Men of the 1871 Expedition of an Abandoned Cabin Opposite the Mouth of the Uinta River. Men of the 1871 Expedition of an Abandoned Cabin Opposite the Mouth of the Uinta River. Photograph by E.O. BEAMAN, U.S. Colo. Riv. Exp.
We were now in Wonsits Valley, the longest expansion of the walls above Black Canyon. Near our camp, which was on a soft, grassy bank beside smooth-flowing waters, some picture writings were found, the first indications, since the wreckage at Disaster Falls, outside of occasional signs of Powell’s other party, that human beings had ever been in the country. The tail-piece at the end of the preface to this volume is a reduction of a drawing I made of the largest figure, which was about four feet high. The river now flowed gently between low banks covered in many places with cottonwoods, and it required hard labour of a different kind to get the boats along. Signs of Utes began to appear, and one morning a fine fellow, gaily dressed, and mounted on a splendid horse, rode into camp with a “How—how!” Farther on we came to him again, with his squaw, a good-looking young woman, very well dressed in a sort of navy blue flannel, and wearing numerous ornaments. We ferried them across the river, and afterwards found they were runaways from White River,—an elopement in reality.
The Runaways. White River Utes. The Runaways. White River Utes. Photograph by E.O. BEAMAN, U.S. Colo. Riv. Exp.
Canyon of Desolation. Canyon of Desolation. Walls 2000 feet. Photograph by E.O. BEAMAN, U.S. Colo. Riv. Exp.
A Halt for Observations. A Halt for Observations. Second Powell Expedition. Photograph by E.O. BEAMAN, U.S. Colo. Riv. Exp.