396 Miscellaneous Intelligence. ” 
5. Colorado Fxpedition.—Major Powx11 has returned from the é 
cafions of the Colorado, having left his party in the field in charge 
of Professor Thompson. Since the party started in April last, it has 
passed through the caiions of Green River and the cafions of the 
Colorado, to the mouth of the Paria, at the head of Marble Caion, 
ere the major left his boats for the winter, and he expects tore 
turn as soon as there is a favorable stage of water, and embark for 
the second trip through the German Cafion. a 
Jn the way down the party explored the region to the west of — 
the Green and Colorado, tracing the courses of the larger streams — 
emptying into the two great rivers to their sources in the Wahsatch — 
Mountains and Sevier Plateau, and examined the geology of the — 
great mesas and cliffs. o 
Early in the winter a base-line 47,000 feet in length was meas — 
ured ona meridian running south from Kanab, and the party 8 
now engaged in extending a system of triangles along the clifls — 
and peaks among lateral cafions of the Colorado. 1a 
During the past season the party has discovered many more 
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among the monntains to the west. Stone implements, gee 
basket-ware, and other articles were found buried in some of e 
ruins. . 
north of Cuba, and back to New York 
command of Capt. Giraud, and, in accordance with 
received, he made lines of soundings 
of the voyage, of the direction and velocities of the ees ie 
of the temperatures at the several depths obtained, deo 
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