New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-18

cupfd N tVng down the number OF wagons. horses,
mules, sheep &C. cross ed in his boats Between
tie emgrant rans and those belonging 10 our comnani
you may be sure he had task 10 attend TO- Beyond the
ksna some OF our party met drover who stated that
he driving ten thousand head Of cattle before him
90 California Whether he able to drive such
number in drove only divided into several droves
cannot say Such i the statement given 10 me ani
illustrates better than anything else could the anoin,
Of travel and trade in the direction OF the Pacific an IRE
the past season The country Immediately south Of the
kAnsas possessed aud occupied by the Pot-awat
sn,e Indians whose email farms be found here and
there but mostly upon the banks OF the Shan "A nuag
Creek seven miles south Of the river Wandering par.
tee Of Ksw Indians also met near the banks Of the
Kansas River which formerly was the nome OF tla, tribe,
but has passed by sale and treaty INTO the posses
sion of the eniigrafed pOtfawatames The haws pass
the summer In hunting the buffalo and in jerking bu1alO
meat TOR winter and early pring use observed on he
POLES OF their lodges huge psits OF this meat TWISTED OF
plated IN the form OF hurtle-work and heayy am arm
enough 10 make good substantial gaze. II apphei 70
such a purpose Buffalo meat thus jerked AMI dried Il
said be exceedingly sweet and paaiesble bu' re-
markedly indigsnbie, requiring Prey ST )AS OF "a
potsiion after eEting. 10 correct the oppression II
causes in the stomarch. Between the amount OF cut
ting and trimming 20 get al the clean and nrm meal
and the forbidding appearance OF ths article o.
prairie diet never could get up enough cnhu5ism or
curiosity 10 eat small piece, 50 that give you
what have stated above from tle experience " ONE
Tie ksw Indians must here remark, after III posing
OF their former lands 70 the Government were thnk.
assigned % the country on the NcnslO RIVER; A. am
rate there il their present home They repltei to
be the accomplished thieves of the puIre, and
Il, traveller beware how he leaves articles Of value
or OF nc, essaTy use loosely about his While eai
ing q visit rC m them. 4 blanket or buffalo robe xxi
fully and apparently unlesigneiy thrown over hunting
knife haiyaet, drinking cup. Will when the bankes or
robe is gaiheicd up inevitably pass into the possession
OF tie rea-yisagci vlsltCr.
Beyond the Wahkarussi Greek. which il Il miles De.
yond the crossing Of the Kansas River. bat lt,le timber
Tor any purpose Is found upon the streams which cross
the rosd Scariy skirts elm trees border the creeks
ID gfslf IN
Ing poses. camp hns sometimes 10 be male on the
creek from quarter 70 half mile above or below the
road 70 obtain even this
Al IS miles from Fort IeivCnwor.h Tho new rOai, on
which marched and which has b,ea e..a lishc and
used for three years only stkes into the broad trace
from Independence to Santa Re. Here expo ted 10
fnd single rOadtrack, narrow. Ike all roads lrough
new and widely extended country, but amazed 70
fni heavily beaten broad highway, bearing much
tie marks OF travel a. any highwsyrosd within the
limits of the United States FOR forty years n has been
the only route Santa F6 and it has been and q
YET more travelled ly large caravans OF traders
loaded with every article salable among the people of
New N xico and chihuahua
Rio Jobp Srrue Is the name of a creek which crosses
the road between two and three miles before reaching
Council Grove It's source is said to be large aud lae
spring 10 the north OF the road mile or two Il was
thus named from the fact OF It's being Dissolve during
n hunt many years ago by OF two traders named
JOHN whose sObriqpd was Big John, to distinguish hm
from lis smaller szed associate and nmesike. Hira Is
enc Of the worst hills TO descend 70 be found upon the
whole route but the water i strong running good, AMI
makes the spot very desirable for camp CavcrnOus
limestone abounds in this immediate section of country,
and Is to be found cropping out on all the bill side'
On the Hills swells OF ground near Biz Jhn Spring,
there is good prospect OF the valley Of the NcOhO River
wththe Council Grove green and beautiful on its opposite
western bank The valley OF this stream extends wh
nearly the width has upon the road, say two miles, al
most the entire distance 10 the Arkansas RIVER at Fort CID
son ts broad meadow valley. handsomely boricrel win
Ch ioagcd groves Of trees and dotted with the lodges OF
kGw IndHns il OF tue most picturesque and beautiful
| have lO kpl AZ This rho II
liz miles distant lrCm Fort LeayenwOh, aud some forty
from the town of independence. The NeOsho IL
undermining stream vita a stony and graycy bel not
OyCrO feet VIDE at slng anu not more than from
II inches 20 feet depth of water On the opposite
wet hank found the small trading settlement of Coun
Gil Grove, with blacksmith shop two or three stores,
and about the same number OF dwelling houses or huts-
The first traders who reached the Neosho forty years
ago found the country IN the possession anu the home OF
the Osage tribe OF Indians They were not permitted by
the Indiana 10 cross this stream until they had held
council with them and had paid tribute IN the shape o
presents. They were then allowed to 90 on their way
unmoc.tcd The grove timber ncartO the bank OF the
Ncosho in which The Council was held was thence
named the Council Grove.
regret to say that my journey thus far there was
nothing of a particularly humorous character, which oc
cured WORTHY OF record You will therefore have 10 be
sat fed with my plain nate otiact description OF nat
| saw and heard. Scarcely Wild animal OF any de.
scripticn was SEEN except in occasional VOL Not a
deer antelope during the entire journey ~
far Council Grove that Is, 10 my recollection You
know am an inveterae fisherman, cut in all my anci-
pations of fine fishing | was grievousy disappointed
Every creek Except Strangely Grashopper, Soldier
and Wahkarussi Greeks were muddy with repeated
rains In all these streams there are. in favorable
weather, good-sized parrish to be taken.
After striking the Senta Fe trail we found the prares
filed with upland plover and curlew DR. H-y, an en-.
hu.nstc sportsmnn and very intelligent and well read
naturalist wns a member OF my mess, and so1etmes
brought In twelve fourteen birds for our evening and
tnorping discussion These birds how yer, were not
always in very good condition In the spring they leave
theirusua hauntg and seek the praires IN great mum
beTs to form their nests and hatch their young.
was prepared TO a greater number and more
noble representatives of the lndan tribes who roam the
prairies ard plains But between the fort and Council
Grove but few comparatively, were enc0un ereI ana
they were generally OF the most wTctched and poverty
stricken class small party of SdHkS was the hfat we
saw between Stranger and Grasshopper Creeks they
were mounted wrelched ltte ponies were al looking
understood and dirty in the extreme In one instance
We saw am Indian with the best part OF his family IN.
GLIDING himself and hia plumber, mounted upon one
sOrry-C0kng pony How the animal carried TINS loau
il incomprchensble 10 me. II If notorious however
that on Indian viii get good travel out OF horse that
white man would abandon broken down. 40 the
Kausss River 6rst Kaw Indians, and from that
river until We came into the Santa F6 trace they were IN
small parties, often in our camp When tired OF then
II was always ,asy 10 rid the camp Of them by INFORM
inc them that We had the cholera in our midst and that
such number OF our men had died they would then
in.tanty ilse h body leave US and not De seen again
near TO camp On the Kansas River We aao saw q'ute
a number OF Pottawattsmies who appeared much more
favoraby 10 Us specimens OF Indian character ana
manly Learin than any we subsequently met on the
Plains
Pv our next neil shall try TO give you some further
account 81 ny Journey embracing inst part ua'e,sd
ever between Council Grove and Pawnee FORK In ths
vicinity OF this latter j. the chiei range OF
the buffalo None of these denizens OF the plains are
now found west Of Cottonwood Creek.
AxorHERFIRE IN DrSKIRK.-AbOut O'Clock
sunday morning FIRE broke out IN the Shades Hotel
Front T. and the wind blowing fresh from the norm
west all the buildings the north side OF Front st. be-
SO, p,,.,.lo and Centersts were DESTROYED. except