Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-08-23

oe o. ne Rocky Mountains and their extraordinary dninu
uo WI" DC MADE clearly evident from the following state
ment AZ any Time between the years 1924 and 1885, ira
weller might start from any given point south north the
Rocky mountain range ourneyDg by the most direct route
the Missouri river and during the whole distance HIS road
would be ALWAYS among large bands Of buffalo which wou
never Iva a., - III; 80 ,, ~ $500 49,. ", -: 80
or ,h ysa &c ;,;,s ''s'' - a'' a'o'' "'''i' ssn
:. A. his lin. ~ hT, conn, ~, 49,, ,;.,;,a
nnc;naIIv alone ,h sas,ar h.s 80 ~ PL Ma',ps
sometimes eY,erd;na !, ,h; o,hs,n x.s,n,. !,
esbe into lie mains hetysen Tho Plate an, L
ass liver .nd aIon ~ .,a S,; 80 NJ ~ ~
far south as Texas. -1 III -'Tr II - 4,
s.Tbe solIo,yny s,a,ao.n, which ovs "a ,h L;n !,
Mr. sansnrJ nsrtnsr ~ ,bs Ams,csn FL, Cannarn i,
G,rtber ;IIur.,a H. h;s, y, av,s. L.,Ia ; "a
dnrinr seyeral wears 30 4. ye hrough H. - ;I,d ~
the buffalo 1., =
.ssrL 49,, , 80 , u $500,
and o,hss vii ~, h. sad ~ da h n' ~, ~ ssa;
statement !: =. 49, mn ss'''' 4 - - =. 20
Robes
American Fur Company. 4. . i. 10000
Hudson's Bay Company. 10000
All other companies, probably. 10000
I
aAAng .oa q e: ! yo,ooo
" 90 ~ - i.'u.' ~ ny isS, eSn, ~ 'en wars
~ ~, Idau NV, u,s muIso pay COMPANY paunass
being Canaa 70 which the eosf of eaiv
the produce frs and II is only within very recent pc
riod that they have received buffalo robes trade and
the great number OF buffalo annually killed throughout the
regions naDited p me Cananenes ana Other Kindred
CO. ~ o s M 3. ny .oa us Nc IIng only
% ] c - , a's ye M u H. me s :,.
mouths being vaueess to traders and the hides Of bulls
never taken OF or as robes any season. Probably
~. ole man onea o. ue skns arg taken rom e am
preparing dressing the robes being very great and
seldom that lodge trades than twenty skins year
y Is during the summer MONTHS and IN the early part OF a-
tha inc greatest number OF bunaio are KILLED. ana yet ut
''s u.he ssh 70 never TAKEN or ue purpose On usus
From these data which are certainly limited and dccid-
eddy within bounds the reader Is left to draw his own infer
ence Of the Immense number annually killed.
1917 found the sioux Indians OF the Upper Platte
demonfes as their French traders expressed H. with the fail
ue OF the buffalo, and IN the following year large villages from
Upper Missouri came over to the mountains at the heads
Of the Platte in search Of them The rapidly progressive fail
ure OF their principal and almost their only of subsst
ence has created great alarm among he and at this time
there are only two modes presented to them by which they
see good prospect for escaping starvation of these is
rob the settlements along the frontier of the States and the
other is to form league between the various tribes Of the
Sioux nation the Cheyennes and Araphoes and make
against the Crow naton in order take from them their
country, which rs now the best buffalo country in the West
pun .ney nave now ~ ana would pro
advised Of this state Of affairs and say that thew are peecy
prepared These the warriors in the Rocky Noun
tans and allied with the Snake Indians and il is
probable that their combination would extend itself to- the
Utah who have long been engaged in against the Sioux.
in this section Of country that my observation formerly
led recommend the establishment of a military post
The further of narrative will give fuller and
detailed information Of the present disposition of the buff
falo IN the country we visited.
On September the party obtained the first view
of the object Of their anx;ous search the Great
Gil. ~ A'0 ''oa'
a' I1NAe
ne waters Of the Inland sea- stretching IN still and sol-
ay grandeur lar beyond the limit Of our VISION IL was
Of the great points OF the exploration and we looked
gefy over the lake In the first emotions OF excited pleasure
am doubtful the followers OF Balboa felt more enthusiasm
wnen from the heights OF the Andes they saw for the first
Tune tne great esfen ocean was certainly magnificent
object and noble TERMINUS to this part OF expedition
and TO travellers so long shut up among mountain ranges
sudden view over ne o. silent waters had IN 4 some
SUBLIME Cevera large Islands raised tneir high rocky
heads out OF the but whether or not they were TIM
was sui LEFT to our imagination as the distance was too
great 70 determine me dark nues upon them were woodland
aheo rock Dunhg tne Gay ne CLOUDS mad been gather
ing oack over he mountains 70 the westward and while we
were oosne som Dust down with sudden Jury upon the
enurey mo ne sands rom our view 80 lar as we
go a'ons INC SHORES tnere was not sontay tree and
Du, nle appearance OF grass and on Webers fork few
les oeo our a encamPmen tne lumber was gathered into
siosc'' anu thch u'saPfeafeo enurey'
The voyage on the lake and the preliminary an
ticipations are Tins oranhicallv described.
n - NJ, :.
. !, . .euss anu nyse,', larson Dermsi, ana
- a' ao oce seee.ed 'o' 'ne ooat eApeuuon
~ ei aenleu Oh tn's inerior sea ana Dadeau, WIN
anu oo Se co'o'cd mani were 70 oe .e' 70
'so u 1c op we were favored win most aeiign,'u
sn. .ns'e was as o1l'nan, sunset o. goiuen
w seo' ",' e,. 'nc western shy Gear anu ocau
u pure put CLOUDS IN 'ne east made me lose an occulta
on. ihe sue, Hoes Were singing around us, ana the
oscls was very Peasan'' WIN temperature Oh ngn
= my sou'en AUTUMN $" our supper we nau gam
pd e mos. ageeao'y navoreu Oh tne roos seasoned py
.a i' uuc, winch mao come IN the way OF jacobs rne.
our n'e 20 were many speculaons on what To-
mouu pns lo,'n ana 70 our ousy conectues we
~ '"a. VIC Snomu nno every one Oh tne large 'sahos
angeo wilderness OF uees ana snruobery feemng with game
49, ~ e., ~ 'ns. 'oe negnpomg ,esOn ano'oec ana