104 Reeent Literature. [ February, 
Near the Grand Cañon Mr. Powell met some of the Shi-vwits, a tribe 
of Ute Indians, more primitive than any other Indians seen on this conti- 
nent by our author. They subsist on wild fruits, nuts, and native grains. 
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(Fic. 6.) BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE TERRACE CANONS. 
The oose, or fruit of the yucca or Spanish bayonet, which is rich, not 
unlike the paw-paw, they eat raw and roasted. “ They gather the fruits 
of a cactus plant, which is rich and luscious, and eat them as grapes, or 
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