, 1865-06-27

From Denver to The Rocky
Mountains,


we 4e1t Dtffcr On Saturday morning, aud
Eaa me r1de that day and night, arriving
ot snEnla Oa1e, beautiful spot sulons the
BACK Hills on Sunday morn!ng. Here We
Ete11 q qalst sabbath, not In aceordsnce
,na..,s 49, ~ Geosi ussse o. t1s country,
se11,1. 1, k.atut ~ us pat 'ue reports
u.a. .s. .@ ...4 .o,oes ~ aao aoou. e'1oSes's
aos' ~ ~ s.e nas eoi'e tl'ousn rom LIE
*es1 ~. 4ouF Ut I'VE lays, mace our stay here
dcsitab.e, ae It Is one of the very best sta
tiors on the whole route,
Our COURSE. M snv one ron eaa hr a~.,
inv +ha NOV for sn,1.' ~ ,s,e ~ u,
,s. ~ Alaf' ~. @o ~ ~ nit..e H'nA
Deaset' Is ncasis noftns ano short distance
crossed large, rapid stream, along which ne
found settlements Thpzc hnt tor Am t,r,s :.
,,a.,nass S,.;et H.. .,,s ,sa. ~. ~ ~ siaas'
"oppete, "ncn, AAe LIE Aoeusls OF Egypt,
seem determined 10 ocsonr every green tln:g..
the high prices Of produce would render e1.
trctnrly prosperous. Think Of it--corn at
six 10 zine dollars per bushv1, hay one hun.
ofeo oo.la'e Ics toa, ana everything else 10
| proportion. Ul!chcs are dug from the base
oftEc mounta.ne or hich up tie ssreamg. af
fo,a1ne irrigation. and thus these lands an
made ye,y productive. We tou1d that c r,.ns -,
1 -
I observation, II the grasshopleer can b. in.
dnced 10 eunirrate- or uny eifectna1 ,neans
! e,n ,u i; md to i7ee,ror +1aro 10. a,,,n.s.
~ - ~ ~ ~ 49, .s. ''s !. to'
! naIS nfes east OF 'i'e moantalHs VII! s1o1
contain very Itch md prosperous farming
| community.
WcMar surd,y reports of rich n,,nes at
| %ho ,..5 ~ eo~o,o1 ~ +ha .t- a-,~ -.
wy 'eao " ~ Nuc s,'t".47 VIZ LAW
c[cfseos esEecaly n."aro l9e 1ead waters
u tne bou1def, tae H's aoo Little tatstnie
| aho Kock Cleeks. 20" mnca real iounda'
Lion there may DC lot item we Know not
put ludr,ps from }hc course Of Tie noun
ta1ns and their geological character we zee
ro reason Why they may not be true. Some
nf these districts VIII be thorcu.l1y pros
viii no doubt BE- given to the public.
We're to write al the run1ors Of Indfaa
Lcprcdat1o1s,1 ] ou1d I'll c :lumu after >}uu1r.
| The facts are bad enough, and hare CONVINCED
our party thu! im1ncdiate and the rost vicur.
ous measures are necessary It general IL.
You have already published m account
Of the massacre npon The Blue, lust
l.efnc we left Atchfeen. On Mon
day afternoon, soon after orr coach left
| Willow Springs, the first station ": reached
npon the Laramie plains, fifteen Indians rode
up and stole ali the provisions, but did not
succeed In driving of the stock. They seem
I'd to know about our party, bit our military
escort kept then. al ! respectable distance.
Early last week, they stole nearly al the
stage Ccmpanyfs stock between here aud
Sulphur Springs, and Killed two emisrauts
| who happened to fall In their way. That Is
| 1bough wc have IN escolt and are fully u:a-
| pared for the tascals, We hare not the
teams to take Us forward. The division
agent has toauaged to stock the 1tae 50 as to
run three times per week. We leave tonight,
| and have still SOME hope that We may reach
Salt Lake b. Saturday night
| tn,1y in thc season have satisfied Mr. Speak
n to1Ax lhat vigorous, and lot sugar
rlumR policy, IS neceskarJ to project our set
ileintn.s and 1he overland 1na1l from anu1hf-
.a .ataon, and ne Aas 50 Mreetesented M matters at
VII, iii tharefoqe hsye aet n.s i;ep
q slensacancc, foI the mem angs OF those
Who hare cried. humbue! when the Indian
Houolcs we're menuoned, VIII be ot1sinlly
r. atIesl. ~ nc comes hcte and secs for
<Slmte1l. no mah tan appreciate the tmpor..
nonie nIg q tro1nio sfe ss1eh tht ne nnse. Of
amount of property Which tie Goys:umsnt
snenla anu ,no1.u n,. mast pfotect: w haFe
passea i.a.ns almost ianume'ab.e, and yet
ti. ~ ons g ~yIen, al Iold, i!on twenty
..Ls tuous.La aaa ~ na'' m''!ion ol dolass; The
sufG 1nlaoJ nate L"o tnousahd horses
1Ie. Cr f~ft1V, oet @tA - y
vn.fon ,;aEe nru Sa'. A@hS u sa1sea at ITO NIL
,b inn1 a,o u 9S ~ 1ns % e1penss aa. q a running
~ i!ue ~: UT 5ess s WI ~ ne tsooooJ, aud as
ny iesrNf oa's e1aa w tor castY!n. the
nAn, ketue ioea ean 1nns oe formed OF the
nnInnl u y. t1@Ffl nefeszary 70 Keep the lsue
u V!E1s!len: ~ 1ncse 1a;ts and the vast
amount {! laIonsa l'a!1c @hlch It woald at
oncf counaua pe conasdefcd. ana doubt as
70 1Ee enecess q tbc facs1c Railroad will be
fHtctuahy smoreo.
A iew mnes M a11Er We ie1t Virgins Dale
among me Biack Hills, We reached the Lara
ME fla1rs' They arc high. rolling. and bar-
TT o. cFefF1Etns but stunted grass and such
pants as can eEo* T1tbous rain; and oar ef-
fofts we're taxed not little to imagine how
taey could te made valuable for any a:Ticn1-
lnfal PmPoEs. ana 5et me pnmoer OF bleach
lns punnlo sEnlIs prove that these animals
onee nst 1naneo 3ia neIe n iarge aers, and thrT
9nsy Mn5oa ''sS th Vice tnfm 1000 abundeut.
~ harIse sIe ssa'.n.o naa taat even mere
..,o,.t LIZ 0n osa - UNI sources OF
~ ~ ana saso.a. IT,. ~ aoph1ns ~
X X st.a eueIs, staelelng unnenes o. grass, and
aps e ~ n,,st1a ~ oioa t1s pams 1:aFe!ers
~ ~ aPt ~ - SiIi3 1ua etpsIaence proves Inc
~ tbat ~. ~ na,t LII nM11sIs1ons' ss' aaa Nhea We
uaaI .L ars- naa ~ alons oa5 ROME a1e
~ s}hsmsn1ras ~ Ia'1 1e Gsn ~ % SURE
T;nta. ,.s eeo ~. LILLE sae Eaicaes onlng me