The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-11-10
With delight the appearance oftwo steam
boats, TIE Chippewa and Alone.

With delight the appearance oftwo steam
boats, TIE Chippewa and Alone.
On the 10th we reached TT. Union
S5 miles from where We crossed tie
yellow Stone. Between the 10Th OF
July and the lsth Of Angust, the expe
dition has travelled 457 miles to this
place. On the 18th we lost ono man
while swimming his ho'se across the
river. He WAS member Of com 7th
Iowa cavalry The time between the
l0'h and goth vas n~nt in crossing
and getting supplies for the down trip
Fl. Union il situated IN . most uninvi,-
ing country it is . very rough broken
barren nnpreduc,ive region. The river
at ,his place il about as large ~ fhe
Cedar 1t the Rapids, only there j.
much ire water, it being deeper.
rode my horse across, it vas not deep
.nrugh to swim him On IN" 2lst We
4 = 81 tSI t'Su iVF tlVtiS w ibS <0tU W
cached Fort Bur,hod, distance from
! Union lSS miles; here we met with q
greeting from the friendly Indians :;
| his place Their large field Of corn
spak" we'll fnr their industry. The,
have ahon' 1000 acres We had all Of
the green corn that we wanted, il waa
getting rather bard. The General
mad them speech, he told them that
be was coming next summer. and Lc
wanted them to join him anA help him
drive all of the Sioux lndians f,om he
"or,h west, Chey are the onI, Indians
ikat are in onen rebrll'nn.)
Company G o. Tie 81 w.s left at the
For, u'.drr Capt. Mo:elaa1.
On ihe 30th We started down again
and On The 9th 4 sep. reached this
Fort I need not d crle this place !;
II | mistake not | have one" before.
The distance tina. We ha.e made from
, Bnrthhold 30 Rice is le2 miles ba' We
went On Of our way . !it.lr 70 !.ant
s":ne Indians, bur did not tiiai them.
We saw a few s'rag!ers. Ever Davis
aud | were ont hunting Buffllo one day
after We had camped and saw 8 they
lil not offer to molest us. We had
',een .cllo wing Sutfal y a:oga3 ..a.o:.
Ii. hi!is Ia yei a spot n, :hcm. and the
frs. IA, We knew were some 1 mites
/ N camp. We first saw > on = high
nil about / mile If .it,;n. on the
ground with their ponies beside hem.
We had just go; the hutfa!oe. where We
wanted them +; they w,'e jus, over 3
small hill ft.n the toy II which NC
cauli take our pick Of large herd. ,hat
10 ane ~ had been following. Joined
W. !es, the bufaloes and made for tho
Iniians. 4, this one come 10 the top
Of tie hiIl from the other sia.. the
-ha, were on the 'op Il thu Nil! mounted
heir ponies and made of Al the
s.me line 4 move came tTom behind
the bin and lett in short meter. ex
pected that they would attack Ia, hat
lid not. We vent - camp without
any Buffalo that day but made il up
after. We had killed crta, quantities
,hi. summer. We did not find any IN
the scusl aide Of the river. 4 few
more wo'd- and close Since leaving
his p'sre the commsnd hs- Travelled
IT, miles, fought 3 dsy>, .or.l"d rivera
Ard dug their was through couM'f v
~ broker, ~ 10 aeem utterly ,mpa>aahln
often suffering for DAYS together tor
wan, Of good water ard grass; taught
the combined fo,cfs ot the Indlans 4
lesson that they never Will knGe.. Fo,
rhe first time demonstrated the prac'i
cahility OF atesmbost assisa,i"u "t the
Yellow Stone surveyed III unexpsoref
country, aud it's immense resources Of
h.svy beds If coal lying exposed in
every 1mec,inn. Such hss been some If
! its lahnrs; but time atone VIII show
their future value to the North western
trontie: al our country.
This is the 23i Of = ,pt. wss taken
sick after commencing aud .on muss
excuse its delay.