New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-05
ne of the men Il be intended 10 return again 70 tie

been twelve wear. in the mountains and that Oh
for me- He had accumulated tie money sui
fcisnt buy small farm. and Wa Int'L L: '' ,"'n
farmer. He bad married BlackiOot "oi4n, an SIC
rad lef all her Kindred in tie mountains and followed
him without hesitation H. ,ed he thought oi "a' 'hs
hers as tie traders usually 10 lher fquaN wives "n'h
they bid farewell TO the country but he had become
80 accustomed to her society that he could Not dV
without her. Whee the boat left for kanesV1iie
about four miles distant hc stepped board but soon
the boat reared the bank and he started back Tor NJ
family return again 10 tie mountain few words
from the b0YYgeOiS boss the leading man OF lhc
company is called. was sufficient 20 change al his
good resolutions and at sight of hi- old friends hs love
for the mountains returned. met him soon after
and asked him what had caused him 10 change hls
plans 80 quickly oh 80 he sad. 90 VIII Try the
mountains year more | can get no Buffalo meat
here nothing but pork. Nv squaw Is sick and if
- do not take her back she will die few years IN
that wild country units man for civilized life. lie
cannot bear the restraints imposed upon him, and
sooner later returns 70 his wild home again. These
men had brought from Fort Benton distance OF over
thousand miles fourteen hundred packs OF robes;
a pack consists of ten robes. Nearly opposite ~.
Mary's s Bellevue. q trading post established some
wears agO by Mr.. Sarpy for the purpose of trading
with the Indians in the nelghborhood; the Otoes.
Omahas. and Pawnees. This has been considered one
Of the finest locations for city the river but the
river changing il channel has left a sandbar at
least a mile in width between Il aud the bank,
30 tkat il cannot have f good landing The boat
stopped there for few moments. and large numbers
Of the red children came running from sll quarters
and gathered the bank to crafty their curiosity.
A more squslidOokng SCI never disgraced the fair
form Of humanity" Some were almost in state OF
nudity others clad in rage of the most filthy descrp.
ton their heads and faces daubed with yermiiou and
bears grease, their hair closely shaven except small
lock on the crown. which assumed a perpendicular
position giving them an appearance thar was udlcrous
in the extreme. 4 few of these frontier tribes
have been So long in with the whites that they
b.ft b.rn nal hs
excessive vanity. They Inferior in size, lndol"nt.
thieying drunken race Every attempttOclyllze them
has had obstructive influence their prosperity They
seem learn with great readiness all the vices OF the
whites but of their virtues When they can pro-
cure intoxicating liquors, hey become the most de.
graded sots in the world. Their love for "whiskey
is an uncomfortable passion for which they Will barter
their lodges their horses the food from their chdrens
mouths and the virtue of their wives and daugh-
tiers. This deadly poison is fast dealing death and
destruction among the frontier tribes and must soon
extingush them They have lost much OF their native
dignity and pride much of the energy they once had
and of those redeemng traits OF character which
the Indian in his wild possesses 10 an eminent
degree. They have been often deirauded by the
whites that they have confidence in them nor in each
other and will often steal from them and from each
other. There is a certain class of traders lurking
rounk the fronte who carry petty tratc with the
Indians bun feel interest in them only So far as Will
result 10 their immediate advantage. These men are
totally devoid of principle and are constantly rooone
and imposing upon them The law regulating the III
ercOurse with Indians very strict, but they manage
To evade IT. and it almost impossible TO prevent
it; aud the poor Indian must still continue to be
prey to their avarice. Another thing has had very
injurious effect their prosperity and that IL the pay
ment of the annutes, in money, by the Government
This is easily taken from them by these petty traders,
and in many is promised them IN advance by the
Indians After they have wasted all their money in
dissipation they must of necessity starve This 10 the
treatment which this noble aud powerful race are
constantly receiving. If the intercourse laws were
more rigdly executed il would be much more tayOra-
bic for the Indians
As we passed near Kanesville an Indian stood on
the bank leaning his spear aud gazing at the boat
with his usual curiosity His clothing consisted OF an
old froch coat and highcrowned fur hat lie seemed
quite c0ntented with the idea that he at least half
white man, and his feshcolored pantaloons with
great nonchalance
Kanesyille, as il was called by the Mormons who
first settled t-COunc Bluff City az il has since been
named, is situated in a large bottom prairie, hemmed
in by high bluff which at distance 10 come to
the river each side presenting the appearance OF g.
gantc wall. Ii contains 800 inhabitants. lts location
is rather bad being in auvia prairie subject TO re-
wal at the option OF the river. The bluffs which sur
round this prairie from three 10 FIVE hundred
feet high and destitute of timber. vast amount of
emigration has started from this place this season,
Dr. Lowe Land Agent at this place, says that at least
three thousand wagons have crossed the ferry this
spring and countless number of horses and cattle.
time each DESTROYS of crossing before the other They
were all bound for California, Oregon aud Washington
Territories. The emigration has not been 30 large
this year however as last Just above Council Bluff
City on the opposite side the most beautiful site for
a village in Nebraska Territory. IL has excellent
landing and the ground, a few rods from the river
rises and forms broad dry terrace ID feet above the
river bottom below. In the OF this terrace are
gently soping hills covered with thckes of trees and
along the river, quite large forest trees grow in
abundance. This place DR.. Lowe thinks, will be the
future location of Omaha City and the seat of Govern
ment of Nebraska His reasons for considering this
central point in the Territory these The Platte
being river of considerable size must necessarily be
the boundary line of two counties Below the Platte
three counties may be formed, aud above, 10 AyOnay
River. four counties. Consequently the county Of
which Omaha City would form a center would be the
middle one. and its natural advantages would give il
the preference the central point of the Territory.
The geological formation of this region ia very SINH
lar to that lower down the river which have men-
toned in n former letter. The carbODiierous forma
ton extends as far as the mouth of the Big Sioux
River where il is supposed TO end and the cutaceous
formation 10 commence. No workable bed OF coal
has Yet been found IN this vicinity, and the pr0ba
bity is that none exists. The discovery Of Il small
seam of carbOnaceOus shale in the Bluff, near 81.
Mary's produced some excitement year or two ago;
but il turned out ~ be of value for fuel. In the
limestone here found in great abundance, a very
interesting little foramniferOus she-ia sVtiHd cyH-
dricd-whieh has much the appearance OF grain
kernels that many of the people hardly be induced
to believe that il il not petrihed wheat. The distant
bluffs which border the extensive bottoms OF the river
present very picturesque appearance in this vicinity
forming as II were, gigantic wall on either side.
Their geological formation also Of great interest,
being supposed 10 be Of very recent date. DR.. Owen