The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-09-27
CORRESPONDENTS.
vlRorSa CRY, NJ T, Aug. 10. 1855.

live did not extend 10 that time. To pro
ceed with the narration OF our journey il i
necessary 10 90 bark to the 4th of Jnnp.
the day on which We reached Jnleshur9-
which is a military pos and is garrison ed
hy Pawnee soldiers. lque>iion very much
the policy of employing these or anv olher
Indians 10 act as soldiers, uplrss they ar
feqnited 10 nSe their own arus. To arm.
equip and uniform them lk. u. :. Soldiers
a these are. il, 10 say The least of IL, a
hazardous experiment. For the d-eener
ale and degraded condition TO which the
lndianS arr no~ reduced, AMI The PAwnaes,
although uominaly civilized, are no excep-
uo", r-nder> The employ ment no RESPONSE
be positions, especially III The army where
ihrtr wo's; passions are most likely 10 be
aron>ed very Qn-siious biz expodlsni, aud
the result has NOR rhaG ror rfrmeh my i'm
pre--ions ] was informed by some OF the
wni e soldiers al The upxi station above tlls
PosI that thu Indian soldiers hal pesn sns-
Peeled for some lime Vf having commiiIei
de ,,TeddiInns npon enI9rAnts, bui nothing
could he proved against Them. Aud Il was
very difficult l0 dpieci them. They were
accustomed 10 get laeve OF ahsPnce from
duIy to lake a hunt. On such occasions
:hPy would ride away TO the bluffs. throw
of their mill ary suit and pul on an Indian
hunting dress, and when that change was
made u was very easy 10 90 a step further
aud disguise themselves as Sioux or Shians
and IN mat dlsaui>e pounce npon some un
eusprcIIOna emi9rants or lreighier, siam
prde his stock. pund.r his wagons or even
massacre all cPrsnn- found wrh The way
ohs. Then they would carry their plunher
% The bluffs and eiIher srcTe!e il or give u
into the bands of accomplices, don their
mIlIlary suit and return 10 camD aud reporr
The dPpredatioRs committed as having been.
done by hand oi hostile Indians. Al
length suspicion be- anne so strong against
them lhaI they were closely watched and
when Iher bTcame aware OF the iaci they
all described irNm The se'virr, taking their
arms, clothing and horses along with Them
Tins information rec-ived al Latham Terry
about 90 miles above Jule>hur. a i-v days
alter leaving that place. and l;itorn.aron rs.
rev &C from other sources which Were ron
sIdered reliable, confirne the ftci They
are nn 10 be Irusird. For TOO many ~
-'Aure> are an record of their having been
ted and clo he'd by III. government aud
alter eH'ing .uf o,herxi-- consuming what
Was aivsu thsm they have tuned around
aud commend ced hoslfties without any APP
parent cause. There l. no doubt however
bui that whiIe mpr are ur1i,tc them on
Sioux Indians last winter tnt u ha- heeu
rehnil;. We expected to cross he south
Plato al tnai po,nr aud take rit'ier the Fort
LaTlmi' road or the Pole Creek route, bu,
by an arbitrary order OF tie military anthor-
uIe- there We were no. allowed 10 10 So
bni were compelled 10 go bv way oi L4ih-
am irrrv in which sam officers have
pernniary interest, as ] aferwA rds learned
They formerly hal all iuipre>t In hrId2p
at or near LarImie from which rney derived
lhr9e pTnhi>-ioo large the owners ihpuyht
thai beng cut of they Withdrew Their
Influence and surured an interest ~ ih-
irrJ above named aud ~ rrveu2- is-nrd
an orier compelling The travel TO go Inal
way on The prrjext however IN at the lnti
ans were very had on the other runte W.
were thus obliged 10 travel about four hum
dred miles out Of onr way and Two hundred
and hity ot u the most barren and desnlaie
ronniry lever saw. The water wa neither
III inr man nor beast and the iced consisted
nt Wild sage and sressa brush, with here
and lhere spear of grass.
There was death IN the train on the
neat day alter lravu,g Jnlesbure from some
constitutional dI>pa-e In a day or two
alter our parry from Penrsy lgania with
three other teams len the irun and travelled
10y ourselves. ln thai way we reached Ihr
Terry on the lith OF June On the lOih W.
rau2hI The first glimpse of The Rocky
Mountains. about one hundred miles dis.
IanI On the l4Ih we hal splendid view
nt Longs peak. My feelings can beurr
h. imagined than expressed on looking for
the firsI nme upon lofty peak Of tins Tar
tanned m0nnlaiu rang- Having travelled
>lure tnP 2nih OF April without seeing =
mou"'a'n or ANYTHING approaching one l.,
stZe, ] tell n, though | wa> looking u2ou
lte infH' ot an olh Trend aud lunI.d TO be
transported To u sntnnIt thai | nInht prn-
brace II Oher, oi our party e, preset the
same feelings.
On The Il b We crossed the Snurh Plato
without accident although We ha some
difficulty IN getting The cattle over Had %
drive them into the river and make ,hem
swim over. To do THIS il was hpreSsary tn
90 IN wi.h horses F. A B. Enous and
J. NJ. Pauon volunteered ior that servire
They sucrreded bnt not wlhouI running
considerable risk of drowning. The former
VA oh his pony twice and was finsIly
obliged 10 let bum 20 and swim ashore -
HE Terry was miserable affair. II unI,
carried The wagons half way over aud we
had 10 lord The rest of The way They
char2ed u So 90 per train or wagon AMI
We uIu tHe WoIk. we lhen Travelled about
'hiriy miles along the Cach--la-Poudre
(CaZh-la-Pou) uVer which steam is beau
triul aud picturesque in The extreme as u
wInd> It's snake like course through the
bottom lands Ia one place it crossed and
recrnssPd he bottom seven times within ii
distance oi one hnndreJ aud fifty yards
On Saturday,, the II IL we entered the Back
HILLS. passing up canon (nr canyun) lhr
road tor the most parf benny solid and
shooihe We were two ant half days IT
crossing. TIE distance was abnui ior,y
miles. We then came To LarImlr plaiu>
hich took three daIs 10 cross. irrrviu.
Fig l-aTInIe and Lille L'rlnie Rivers
AitrI cfo>>i'g he lal-f We IrmrdIatrl,
e"i"fri the munrIain- a2am When W.
ia hrd Rork CT-ek wbien dIi n Ihr
= So hsfUi rarl.ug rrppus o. lnLlan-
J Iurl "a" teen there .buul iuo hoIr, Ne,