, 1864-08-11
THE INDIAN WAR.
From the Yeliowstone--Een.
Suliy's Expedition at
Fort Rice, D. T.
Hostile Disposition OF the Sfoux-Pro.
babse Route OF llle Expedition
Qhc New Forts-Eeneral
aul1y's orders, etc., etc.
CAMP or NORTHWESTERN INDIAN EXPEDITION,
NEAR FT. RICE, D. T.. July II, 1854,
iCnrresnnndpnre ST panl Ptsss1

NEARF7. RICE, D. F.. July II, 1854,
Correspondence St. Paul Pfess.1
The expedition reached the mouth Of Long Lake
Creek on the etb, and psrt Of the n!st brigade WAS
V1h, The remainder was crossed over yesterday.
coi. Thomas. il stil On he opposite Or eastern
unlosded, aud the ffelght stacked on the landing
near the Epot where the fort Is to be built to do
the ferrying, Two Or tree Of the boats will pro
charge their loading. Seyen IN all are now lying
here the remainder Will return below IN a few
days for moro stores. $500
having come BY boat from Swan Lake.
On reaching the western bank we .obeerved
large board nflxed 10 an oak near the lanaIsg,
"FoRT RICE:
LOCATED 5rrr 74H' 1Sa; 1T untcADrRh CENTRAL
The elite selected for the new fort IL on an eleva
ted PLATEAU. far above high water. convenient to
good water and timber in abundance; It is on the
Lake Creek, and about midway between The
mouths Of cannon Bal and Heart Rivers.
The scenery In The vicinity Of the fort is such as
niles hisb, hare bluffs. broken BY wind and rstn,
Oars rayines Ds1k1ng their precipitous sides, and
high, queer shaped bottes rising from the plain
a. ainEt the horizon. far back from the river
THoN THE TE11owsToxE AND BEYOND.
The Fur Conpant's boat yellowstone" +" passed
down yesterday. She broueht no news or impor-
tance. Inmber Of PASSENGERS returned, who
The gold regions in the mountains, taking passage
and paying FIRE Tor Fort Benton. The boat. how
eyer, aseended no higher than Cow leland short
freight snd passengers for Idaho were discharged.
making no reduction in paEeage money THOUGH tar
be,ow Fort Benton: Rather than slider this in q.
ihe !eaoing man Of the Fur Company, was Oh
The email packet :: Benton above the Yellow
account Of low water. she brought down Oh her M
second trlp 10 Fort Benton, number OF cold nj
ners q pssssesnssss. They state that new mines
yer Creeks. n hich held out encousagtngjy
The ;. .YelloTstone'' had on board over aOco
bales q buffalo robes; heI deek vas covered with
immense elk antlers, which with the fresh buf-
ala meat hanging about rhe decks to dry, the half
breed crew, and buckekfn dressed pas.enge ers pre-
sented ane pietuse q an upper Missouri steamer.
buffalo were seen on either bank, the boat actu-
ally steamine through drove while swimming the
river; three coWs we're thot and taken On board
Some 100 lodges Of Sioux we're encamped on the
river opposite Berthold, who crossed ry the bost
toalspose Of thslr rabet At tie post, for goods.
With those lndians. suppl, Ing their wants and ne
ceeeities, while the Government Is endeavoring at
such tremendous expense to bring them to terms.
tseanRe1s say that these Missouri Fur Coupa-
uies need watching.
THE HOSTILE T11oSwASs.
several 1nd1ans sienaied ne aseamboats, when
Coming np. n.ar .ne naon1o @ 1i tne Cannon Bal
aho were 1aken oa ooa.u. Ihey stared thsf they
cannon bal ano Heaft flvers. nut they belonged
% ne feace paty. and eot away Only With great
d1mcnity, ano anaef ptetence o. hunting Tue
inoians were some#hat alarmed, they said, at the
prcGresa Q! me e1peoltlon; bul there are no IN"
..,aaI.a nrass.t"nas atS ass a1Aoas ~ come
,oritv are ayerse to treating Win hsvhtea nness