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to their friends the White Eiver TJtes. They have clung more tena- 

 ciously to their typical mode of clothing themselves, and tJbieir weapons 

 are more characteristically Indian. Tomahawks — manufactured in Con- 

 necticut — are frequently seen among them, while the Southern Indian 

 has almost entirely discarded this weapon of offense. Bows and arrows 

 they often carry, besides rifles, with which they are well sujiplied. About 

 their habits little can be said; they differ but slightly from those of other 

 Indians, and are, as usual, greatly modified by the imitation of and 

 j)roximity to white men. Their religious exercises and beliefs are strictly 

 carried out and careMly guarded from the knowledge of white men. It 

 is "bad medicine" to allow them to become common property, and many 

 a superstitious fancy is connected with the fear of the evil that a pos- 

 session of their knowledge by whites would bring the Indians. 



SETTLEIVIENTS. 



A numer of settlements occur within the district we surveyed. They 

 were organized within the past 12 years, and owe their origin to various 

 pursuits. Mining and agriculture have attracted the largest proi)Oi"tion 

 of settlers, while hunting and the establishment of stage lines has been 

 productive of isolated habitations. 



Mining settlements. — The settlements produced by the prosecution of 

 mining industries are located in the vicinity of Camj) Stambaugh. South 

 Pass City^ 6 miles southwest of the i)0st, was started in 1867, and during 

 the early mining excitement of that region a large number of houses 

 were built. The town is located in a narrow gulch on Willow Creek, a 

 tributary of the Sweetwater. Since the udnes have largely been aban- 

 doned the inhabitants have gradually left there, seeking localities Avhere 

 either labor or merchandise were in greater demand. At present the 

 place looks very much deserted. A few stores, two hotels, and a small 

 number of dwellings unoccupied comj>rise the city. Atlantic City, two 

 miles from Camp Stambaugh, was started at the same time as South 

 Pass. It had reached a smaller development, however, and, owing to 

 the vicinity of the post, it has suffered less. In case the mining pros- 

 pects should become brighter, both of these towns may rapidly increase 

 again. ISTorth of the post is Miner's Delight, a smaU mining town located 

 on a tributary of Twin Creek. Mining is still carried on there to a small 

 extent, but the first flush of success is over. The location of this place 

 is very pretty, high up in the lower foot-hills, commanding a fine view 

 both to the north and east. All of these three places are on the stage 

 line from Bryan's Station on the Union Pacific Eailroad to Camj) Brown. 



Agricultural settlements. — Following from Miner's Delight the stage- 

 road northward we first reached Eed Canon. Here some farming is done 

 on Tweed's ranch. From there we reach the Little Popo-Agie. A " gar- 

 den" estabhshed by Camp Stambaugh, Paris' ranch, and Murphy's 

 ranch occupy the narrow but fertile valley of this stream. They ex- 

 tend do^vnward to the junction of Twin Creek. To the southward we 

 find a ranch located on the Coltonwood, a branch of Twin (]reek. Con- 

 tinuing on the stage-road for twelve miles from Murphy's ranch we reach 

 Landefs City. This town is established near the i:)oint where Old Camp 

 Brown was formerly located, on the Popo-Agie. ExtensiA^e farms are 

 worked here, and a bountiful sui)ply of timber, for various purposes, is 

 obtained from the neighboring foot-hiUs of the Wind Eiver Eange. The 

 farms are in a flourishing condition and bid fair to i)rove a good invest- 

 ment of the labor bestowed upon them. On the IJforth Pork and on the 

 Little Wind Eiver, below Cami) Brown, are a number of ranches. On 



