Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-05-05
NEWS rRoA THE nouxrArus.


NEWS FROA THE MOUMTAIus.
Arrival q Gel. v.-sn..
On Friday last Col. vAuoHx, he Gale.
bratsd agent for Tie Blacklist tribe d
Siosx Indians, Capt. CLAsx, connected
with the Fur Company Of D. N. f.osf 4
Co., and ths old mountaisssr NIcHAsL
CnAnrAIcs. arrived in Sioux City in :
Msckinav boat, having made the quickest
trip On record. They left . point 80 miles
above the mouth Of the Yellowstone river
on the evening Of the 2lst Of April, and
arrived ss Sioux City on Tie 18th at shout
II o'clock, A. NJ, making the trip, dis
tAnes Of about 1900 miles, in little lees
shsa eight days, including steppAgss as
The difsssot trading points and forts on ths
river. as each Of which they spent from 2
to 6 hours. This 10 undoubtedly the
quickest trip ever made, and the party
who made il can safely throw out chsl-
lenge for the championship"
Col. vAuoHx reports oil the difersst
tribes Of Indians on The Upper Missouri
in . psacsabls and friendly cosdision--
especially the Blackfeet Buffalo have
bees extraordinarily numerous during the
past year, and the fur companies are doing
an extensive and prosperous business.
The gold mines on Frazsr's river con.
tinue TO be the cause Of considerable q.
element in the upper country, and several
Of the hands employed BY Col. vAUcnx on
the Indian Farm deserted him and went
TO the ninss.
The last winter has besn . very long,
but, with few exceptions. unusually mild
one. Large quantities Of snow fell in tbs
mountains, and very heavy rise 10 The
Missouri river in June IL anticipated.
Col. VAUoHx relaaed 10 10 narrow e.
cape be made from freezing. On the 18th
Of Februsr- last, accompanied BY moun-
tsineer Of 20 yean experissos, named
PERorrE, - guide and iOtsrpreter, be se,
out from the Indian Farm, on Sun river
for the purpose Of going to Fort Benton,
where he wss TO meet band Of the tribe
under his charge and pay them their an.
nuit;es. The distance between the two
points is good days ride, and they ex-
pected to reach their destination before
night. but they had not proceeded far
when they were overtaken BY snow storm
Of unprecedented severity, which complete.
y darkened the atmosphere, and they be.
came entirely bewildered. Night come
on, and they were without means TO kindle
. FIRE, and al the food they had with them
was . couple of antelope ribs left from
breakfast, and . few pieces of cracker
which the Col. happened to have in his
pocket; and even these were frozen 10
hard that it WAS with great difficulty that
they could eat them. The guide com.
planned much Of the cold. and some time
during the night wandered of alone, and
it was with great difficulty that tho Col
found him. He admonished him TO b.
careful not to lose himself again, and to
keep moving, a. if be once became de-
spondent and quit exercising be would
surely freezs ; but he had not proceeded
far, when looking behind he discovered
that PERorrE WAS again missing, and not
outstanding he hunted for him diligently
be failed to find him. Several days after.
wards he Vas found frozen to death, and
bis face horribly mutila.ed by wild .ni.
mails.
The Col. continued TO wander alone over
the prairie al that night, the next day,
and the night following. without food or
shelter. In the afternoon Of the third day
hs came to horses track, which be follow.
ed, certain that il was Leading him in the
direction Of Fort Benton, and that he would
soon arrive there. Jsdge of bis surprise,
however, when, late in the evening, be ar.
rived at the Indian Farm, the spot he had
started out from nearly three days before.
His face and feet were slightly frost bitten.
but otherwise he was uninjured BY his I'd.
venture. The Col. is . man of stalwsrt
frame and iron nerve, and necessarily
possesses extraordinary powers Of endo.
rance 10 survive storm to which French
voyageur Of 20 years standing WAS CON.
PEELED to succumb.
Col. V. has distributed al the annuities
due the Blackfeet tribe for 1858, and
speaks in glowing terms Of tho friendly
disposition Of this hitherto hostile tribe,
and the progress they are making in the
arts Of civilization.