, 1843-10-14

scattered IN an open wood along the
margin Of tie stream, on a spot cho-
sen with the customary Indian tonC-
ness for beauty of scenery. The
Pawnnees had attacked ii the ear
" spring. Some of tie houses were
burnt, and others biackcned with
smoke. and weeds were already get
ting possession of the cleared Places
On the subject of game, lie says,
Up. 43,) they met with frequent
groves of OAK. tcnantcd by Wild tur-
KEYS; the elk were often seen on the
hIllS. and that NOV and then an an
telope bounded across our path, ora
deer broke from the groves"
Another item will go 10 prove that
a herd Of buha!oes. as frequently en-
counIelcd in tie great American dCs-
EFT. is a different spectacle from IN
agricultural cattle show:
AS We were rid NJ slowly this af
tpTnoou. clouds al dust ~ the ravineS.
among the hills to the right, suddenly
Attracted our attention; and N 4 few
minutes. column after column OF but-
talo came gallo, iug down. making Ill
~rccIIy to the river. BY the time lie
leading herd, hId reached lie waicl.
the pramie WIS tarhcncd with tie
dense masses. lun e,'ntty before
rs. when The b .mt> fist cane down
INTO the valley. >;.e: he'd an u,bro-
ken lina, The head Of which was lbs,
among the RIVER hais on the opposite
sid. nd s;ii they poured down from
the ridgr or Il n-Et. From Ill! To
hrIi tie prairie tct'rm Was certainly
not less han tmo mics wide, and.
allowing the animals To be len Ieet
apart. and only ten in Il line, lhcIe
were already 1000 il yicw. Some
IDEA nay iItus be iolmed OF their
rumhrr when they bad occurred Tie
whole plain. H. 4 short tine l.cy
~Surruuntcd US on every side. cX'euL-
my for several mIirSi tai tie rear, and
forward. as fer as the eve cou.d reach.
lea ing around us, as we advanced.
an open space OF only TWO CT three
hundred yards. This movement Of
the bufialo indicated to us the pres
ence of Indians Oh the north ford
And Wilde We. OF New York. were
celebrating she glorious fourth IL
parading the dusty streets. rejUiveni-
ting in the oyster sluIs. or in drink
ing root beer chat aborinable COM
pound in he Park. Lirutenau; Ere
mont gives this account of his obser-
:, vance Of the day:
Il halted earlier than usual. about
forty miles from the junction, and all
: hands were soon bu>ily engaged IN
preparing u feat to celebrate the day.
The Kindness OF our friends 1t St.
Louis had provided US with a large
supply of excellent preserves and
rich truIt cake; and when these were
aided to Il macaroII soup and war;
ously prepared dishes Of the choicest
buffalo neat, crowned with Il cup OF
coffee, and enjoyed with prairie ap
petite, we felt. as We sat IN barbarIc
luxury around our smoking supper on
the grass, a greater sensation OF en-,
juyment than the Roman cpicure at
his perfumed feast. But most Of all
il seemed to please our Indian friends,
who, in the unrestrained enjoyment
OF the moment. demanded TO know il
our medicine days came often"
!. The Lieutenant thus tells of one
of those virgin landscapes in the fast
nesses o! the Rocky Mountains:
Here again d view of the most 70,
# mantle beauty met our eyes. Ii
seemed as If, IRON the vast eXpanse
0 OF unInterestIng prairie we had pass
r ed over. Nature had collected all her
II beauties together IN one chosen place.
n We were overlooking Il deep valley,
+ which was entirely occupied by three
:. lakes. aud from the BRINK the sur,
: rounding ridges rose pr%ecipitously
q five hundred and a thousand feet,
n covered with the dark green of the
balsam pine, relieved on the border
q of the lake with the light foliage OF
the aspen. They all communicated
with each other, and the green OF the
walters common 10 mountain lakes
F. of great depth showed that it would
: he impossible to cross them. The
surprise manifested by u guides
when these impossible obstacles sud
If denly barred our progress, proved
that they were among the hidden
treasures Of the place, unknown even
to the wandering traFpers OF that re.
= gion.
And thus, OF a night encamPment
:. in one of those green defiles, with
:, which we are constrained TO close our
: quotations:
D,,r ,,hla SnrUtra uaS rather Spons