The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-09-15

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serve meat. Hoosier declared that Lots
wife must be pretty near there.
Wednesday, July 25.-Finding that the
buffalo were not yielding talloW enough to
pay expenses, Snider and Allen started this
morning up the river in order to ascertain
whether the buffalo there we're in better
condition.
We were visited to-day by an old gentle
man who was anxious to induce some Of our
company to Join him in exploring Salt
Greek to its source. In addition to the or
binary aversion which all men have to GO
ing up '.Salt Creek was superadded q
vague fear that we might not get back with
our scalps. 1t is generally understood that
the Indians have determined to kill every
white man who may discover these salt de-
posts, from an apprehension that the whites
would Immediately settle up the country.
At former visit Of some of our company
to this vicinity, small party Of Usage In
dams came to their camp and begged for
salt. They left under pretence of hunting
buffalo, and started off west; but as soon
as they supposed they were out of sight,
they changed their course and proceeded
directly towards the head of Salt Greek.
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whites some three or four miles above, hsv-
ing their sacks filed with rock salt From
what can understand, from various sour
ces of information, have no doubt of there
being large deposit of rock salt somewhere
in this region. It lis said that the Arrapahoes
and Cheyennes obtain salt from this place
through the Csmanches and Kiowas-that
found west of the "Big Bend'' being so i'm
pregnated with bitter alkalye as to render
it unfit for use.
This evening our scouts returned, and
reported that the buffalo further west were
not so plenty, and in no better condition.
They visited rancho beyond the "Big
Bend" where white man had been recent
ly killed by party of Kiowas. Here they
learned that the troops had an engagement
with body of Kiowas about hundred
miles west of US, and after sustaining some
loss bad succeeded in capturing a chief s
squaw. Snider interpreted this part of his
relation with such comments as he usually
INDUCED in when fighting Indians was the
theme.
1t was now determined to abandon the
tallow part of the enterprise. procure as
much meat as they wanted, and return, and
in furtherance of this object, Snider should
hereafter con6ne his killing to large calves
and heifers.
Thursday. July 26.-Made an excursion
to-day on Billy among the sand hills. 1t
is difficult to describe these hills so as to
convey just idea of them to one who has
never seen them. Whilst some are in pro-
cess of demolition, others are being formed.
They are composed of pure yellow sand.
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carried away by the ever-changing wind
which sweeps around their base, leaving a
perpendicular wall of sand from ten to a
hundred feet high. The tops of these
mounds are covered with long, green grass.
How this grass can remain green. or even
grow at all. up there, is to me perfect mys-
terry.
Fridog, July 27.-Visited to-day by our
salt-seekers. and it is agreed that portion
of our company will join them next week
and help hunt "Lot's wife," as it is termed
here.
Mr.. Simmons left us this morning to re-
turn with an old gentleman and his son, who
are encsmped little above US on the other
side of the river, and who live on the Upper
Cottonwood,
To-day we found an Indian dog with our
ponies-he seemed to be lost and when
brought into camp be Immediately took up
with Coke, but it soon became apparent
that he did not understand the English of
''dog talk
We had brought vessel along holding
a barrel and half to carry plums back in.
This we filled about two thirds full with the
most delicious plums and covered them
with water to prevent their brusing-pack-
ed up our buds and prepared TO leave our
friends in the morning, and set our faces
of the Middle Greek teams
going with US.
1t seemed as if all the wolves on the plains
had joined tonight to give us parting
serenade, to which they were attracted more
by the sweet SAVIOR of our curing meat,
than out of any affectionate regard for US.
We had heard wolves howl before-that is
some two or three hundred of them in full
howl-within mile of US. But tonight,
it seemed as if the demon of the canine race
had unkenneled his whole pack, and con-
gregated them around US The combined
power of all the "Furies' could not have
surpassed them in producing discordant
sounds. Every possible variety of woolfsh
tone was heaTd-from the shrill trebble of
the young kiota to the deep bass of the big
white Rocky mountain buffalo chaser. The
bowling of these prairie demons would
generally commence a little after sunset
and continue till after daylight. Coke set
his trap for them one night, but in the
morning he found himself minus trap
the wolf had broken the chain with which
it was fastened, and carried it off.
Saturday. July 28.-It was not without
some regret that we took the parting hands
of our comrades this morning-good honest
hearted fellows! shall ever cherish q
kind remembrance of them. It is doubt
full whether such heterogeneous mass of hu-
manity ever dwelt together SO long in harmo-
ny. There were mechanics, farmers, lawyers,
doctors, and preacher. There were Old
School and New School Presbyterians,
Close-communion and Free-will Baptists,
Complexities and Hicksites. Universalists
and Methodists There were Breckenridge
and Douglas Democrats, Free State men
Republicans, Know Nothings, and Adolf
tionists. noticed every night one who had
been fiery Border Ruffian Kickapoo Ranger
sharing his blanket with one who had gir<
en- him and his friends more than one chase
whilst an officer in Lanes army. Times