Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-11-24

| 'n't hffe Is territory pertaining tn ,he Iro,.a
'iafes beyond the Rocky Mountains-ihou.su,l.o ~
II ON our 'a''hcst frontier seltl, nents-- = bo
hhVo any 'deaihat there are people o,be, thar IT,.
'npf'eea III The savage tribes who boyc lived ,h.,
"a s'e's III something approaching 10 soci.,v.
'oonsh without the pale Of The laws.-Tbo v,r;,y
- '' "iio"lng Ictier went out with yiew IN IN.
1'''@al'on OF The Flat Head Indians. who are ran.
resented as remarkably favorable 10 the hnb;ts ana
institution OF the White Man How far he = ;k..
y 10 succeed may be eothtrcd from his Communal.
eansn, winch Is as follows:
- A''.s8 Oh rue CoLoRaDo OF TUE Wssr.
June %, 1894.
10 regard 10 the manner of living. mus, bc,.
..hafk That the usual order of nature is inver,.d
"o vulgar hda2c breod il the staff of l;6.n 4.
- '''s.o"n, or II known at all is known 10 he
hfa' IL here (to be little pcdantic, ,hs
aue qua non. have often smiled Ia ,h;nL rs
nose itends with whom we have surrounded ~.
'shse hoald would laugh 10 SEQ US sented in m.
'o u'hiSh style, round ponderous dish of buffs
-, 'o'''o''"o' "'hont salt, or fcasling on tho
exquisite nintiow Of II bone with es much gu.,o a.
!" we nad literally obcycd the ptecept of the Sp.,.
'oh cook. Ent you must not hence conch,de ia,
VIC nave no variety. We sometimes hny. il fried,
soo'e'lh'es fonaied, and sometimes boiled A f,,vs
upper heale ful OF tea or coffee placed beside on,
~ ''sl CONSTITUTES rcpost on which we feed
WIN erpe'I'es at which your pale and cnpricious
aytPepnes might smile with n contemp,uous sheer,
No'"'ihNandihg the watching. tolls and priva,icns
OF Tho journey, we have nearly all increased ~
health end strength "
well dcI'ncaioJ description of these bardy
nountalneefs would surely be an interesting pro.
uoeuon. AT this great western Metropolis mean
'oe efhefal RENDEZVOUS Of mountain Traders and
'aPpeis, You could see men from almost evorv
country, and almost every shnde Of character from
the sons of Africa to the tawny aborieine,
Inc creole CANADIAN, the once polite American and
The adventurous European.
liefe Is the hardy mountain veteran wbo L..
.ahsed these wllds for more than thirty war.
ee'elefy emolnnont was perhaps his first induce.
noni oot now he Is ms poor as at first. Reckless,
o' all provision for the fu.ure bis rren. sor.;n,a.
- 10 III up ms mental innnny by min al graft
u .nlion Here IL the man now pnst the meridian
II HE who has been Ia the country from hi.
youth, whose connections and associa ons with The
natives have identified his interests aud habits with
heirs
l o form M adequate concc ption OF their nppsr.l
you must soc lin suit of cloihes IL seldom wash
60 - 'ulhe3 rom nc time II is first until II 10
e'' aside. Cnr, and butts are mnde of beaver and
'''' hh'nsi The SKINS OF buffalo calves, NC. Some
y ,nese hfe Enthusiastically ornamented with taitS
III hofns. lhcso ornaments may DO baJpes Of
distinction ior nnsm know, bu, being a strange,
u lhe country nm no, oblo 10 speak decidedlv
NJ snrf anu ittgrns gaev'u'iy NUS .zi,n 'nmsrs
ilong the arms aud side But nm sure you hive
never seen the tasty fashion Of frinees carried TO
reflection. Here they arc SIX inches
ons aud hung dcnscly On every seam, believe,
10Th ofthe hunting shirt and cgglns. Indeed their
Is n great burJcn But ii 10 perhaps ad-
'i5ablo nndar existing circumstances TINT
holld leave your imagination TO supply the rc-
ure. Inere IS doubtless many generous henri
ouehed under the above general outlines, nor
must you su,,rosG that there remarks nro npplca-
bic 10 all for llerc exceptions 10 all general
-nrsn
Two gentleman, n Mr.. Pierce and Bush, Iun-
Iorstand, f. victims 10 the savage malesoloncc OF
Inc Black Feet Indians short distance from ,his
place, time last winter.
Professor Nuuoll, Of Cambridge Massachu.
setts, who accompanied us for the purpose Of ma.
king Botanical inquiries, has met with the most
nnflertng sncccss.-Mr. Townsend, the Orin,hofos
gat from Phlladclph'b who also accompanied VI.
has surpassed his most snngune expectations.
Ihs' evening he informed me thai he had discover
ed fifteen new species Of birds, SIX that were doubt
ful aud twenty that were lately found. II is tho
intention Of both Of these gentlemen TO explore tho
Oregon Territory, From their unrcmtted excrtions,
| foody anticipate that The result Of their labors
will be many interesting accessons to their respee.
We left Liberty as you may recolec on the ooh
Of April aud arrived al this place Ga distance Of A.
bout eleven or twelve hundred miles) on the Goth
inst Fow d ieultcs have occurred the way
excepting those which are insepafable from the
nip we have been further north thar latitude ~
degrees and 10 seconds which wns on Sweet Wa
ter, n tributary stream of the Platte. We are now
IA latitude A degrees 43 seconds, longitude ll2 de-
grees 81 seconds west from Greenwich / must
here remark that much, credit is due to Capt.
Wyclh for the manner inwhich he has led US for
waf1 This gentleman uniles in his character, quail
Graiions no. always TO be found uniting prudence
aud cicamspectI9n, with unhesituing bravery and
perseverance.
In accompany composed Of such vary Of cha.
raccrs as Rocky Mountain Company usually il,
It might reasonably have been expected wo
should sometimes be placed in dsagreeable circum-
stances yet it is due TO The whole to say, that We
have al most invariably been treated with politcuess
and respect
On orr arrival at this place, we saw some few
OF the Indians, among whom !, is expected we shall
locate. They appear eager for instruction in liter
AZURE and the principles of the" w ite Mans re-
| ligon." From this circumstances and the Informal
lion have been able collect from other sources,
we indulge pleasing hope that open arms aw."
US. Surely every phanthropic heart must srdent-
| ~ desire the dissemination of knowledge and re-
vcaled truth among this honest, moral, and yet SUI
pers,ilious and unharpy people,
! The distance we have yet 10 trhve before We
,ench the Pacific Ocean is estimated at some
thing like athousand miles. We will then havs
to retrace six or seven hundred miles of our jour-
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