New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-24
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We Ind Inc PLEASURE Of mociing Mr. John & Toyi, of
this CITY, and Mr. Ales Cubertson ~ Fort Union, who
has just arrive cd from Fort I'onion In company ~th hon
ON lp trp wns Lieut. Sasion. US Army, WIN hal besn
ordered by the Government a. tako supplies OF provision
Sc from tie Pacific, and 70 deposit thon NJ tho ~.
Mays for tho use Of Governor stevens having per
formed this service he and his command ordered 70
the States -
son Of Col Graham Washington, and sir. Hoyt,
attached 10 tie expedition were also Of the returning party.
They descended the river from Fort Benton within thirty
miles Of the Falls Of the Missouri IN keelboa. 20 ~.
JoseIh and there took a steamboat for n LOUIS Lieut.
saxon who is bearer OF dispatches from Gov Stevens
left Yesterday for Wellington
Alter the arrival Of Gov Stevens and his party of OK
ploraton at Fort Unon II which We have heretofore
given account portions OF the goods intended as pres
epis TO the indians distributed 10 the Ass1ebones
and thew were greatly pleased. Before that ne. ar Cdl-
bertson whose influence the Indians OF that re ION -
unhound,d had negotiated treaty OF peace and trend
ship between The Asssebones anu the PesAns, branch
oil the Hlackfeet tribe
these tribes have been continual war with each other
hut is the opinion Of Mr. Cubertsol hat may be pro
ducve Of benefcent results If followed up in proper AID
concilory spirit BY the Government Similar treaties
might be concluded with other tribes, and IL believed
that if the tribes are secured in their property agns' the
depredaous Of each other The disposition to war upon
each other will be greatly L. ssned.
Gov Stevens arrived at Fort Union, from s.. Paul. on
tie lst August There he remained for the purpose NJ a.
lowing repose TO his party, and to recruit h M es'
until the 10th II The MONTH liz thea started Tor Fort Ben
ton accompanied by Mr. Culbe-tson and Mr. IevIs Fort
Benton is 375 miles from Fort Un0n acertaned by an
odometer.
On the first day out, and when the camp hsi been
formed the mpudent conduct of one OF the inior ON ers
of the command was near being productive OF seras
sequences large party of Indians approached the en-
canpment within what the officer conceived - o. go near
distance He ordered them off in manner which great
y incensed thu They resisted the order and oo-
allie that serious difficulties would have followed ii NJ.
Cuberison had not been present lie lnerered 70 pre-
vent hostilies and the matter was settled.
At the distance Of l2J miles from Fort Union the party
struck Mix Rver-which is very inaccurarely laid down
on all the MAPS hitherto pablshed-an followed it, course,
chiefly. the north bank for about $50 miles in nearly
due west direction The country Is mainly prairie, inter
srersed with skirts of timber, and Is entirely practicable
for a railroad After crossing Milk River. finally. they
pursued the same westerly direction to Fort Benton.
Between the mouth of Mix River and the Fort two re-
markable mountains formed-oue Of them, Little
Rocky evidently Of volcanic origin and the other the
Bears Paw of entirely different formation. These noun
tains are detached fr, m each other.
The peIy arrived at Fort Benton on the lst September
They we're supplied with abundance of game and the
weatberwo very pleasant. - 80
On the 23d they entertained at the village OF the
Gros yentrea of the Prairies in most hcsptabe style
LOO Indians were present and the party spent lay and
half with them. They greatly pleased with the
present Of tnke &c which Governor Stevens was pre-
pared 10 make them
The Governor caused his howzer to be fred and they
filed with astonshment at its effects "A war party
of the Blackfeet also met an expedition against
the Snake Indians, but Gov Stevens made speech 10
them. and inducedthem to abandon the expedition
After his arrival at Fort Benton, Gov Stevens and Mr.
Cubetson started upon visit TO the Pgans about $50
miles distance ard in the British territory but they were
recalled by an express announcing the arrival Of Lieut.
saxton and his Escort from the Pacific.
Aswe have already stated, Lieut. Saxton was ordered
to make deposits of provisions at ST. Marys and other
points for Gov. Stevens lie crossed the Rocky
Mountains at what Is known the Blackfeet Trail but as
We did not him Information about his route IS very
deficient.
GAIT Mcclellan, u. S. A, il understood was en-
gagged in the survey Of the Cascade range of mountains
and expecting to connect with Gov. Stevens survey
Iieut Grover was detached from the main party ana
ordered 10 examine the Missouri River from Fort Benton
TO Fort Union Thence he ordered 10 cross the mount
aims In the winter so ascertain the peculiar character
istice Of the country this Ii is perOus TIP
and if be succeeds will be full of incident
Mr. Tevis and two OF his friends visited the fai'
of the Missouri distant 30 miles from Fort Benton Inc
Falls present splendid appearance: Az this pont-tne
river about verbs widehe fall Is about 40 feet into
an apparently bottomless chasm.
Long before you reach it, the spray u seen from tne
prare ascending the skies and the mountains IN the
distance on every side give the whole scene most mag
nfcent aVpe arance Very few white men have ever VS.
tied these Falls but the time viii come when they w1i be
come objects of curiosity and thousands will find their way
to them. ~ O.
II may be gratifying the friends Of Gov Stevens psr
~ 10 know that they were without exception. IN tle ENJOY
1ent of excellent health Tue detachment OF Dragons
with Lieut. Sexton down on the same boat ani pro-
ceeded TO Jefferson Barracks
Tie eeros of provisions made at st. Mary is poln
about 200 miles of Fort Benton and on the west side
of the mounta 1t is the site Of missionary station
established me years ago by Father de Smd but from
which the missionaries expelled by the hostility OF the
indians. 800
Gov Stevens and bis party would follow the same route
to the Columbia or Fort Vancouver that Lieut. saxon
had Gene.
Lieut. saxton reports the pass through the mountains
by which be came being by beromecal observation
nearly 1900 est lower than the South Pass