New-York tribune., 1866-12-22


plains filed rs with cxpeciIlOns.of rare sport
Gen Cusu. lent MS two mule 1ubunces and three cav
airy horses with orderly 20 take care o them We mounted
70 our seats ne horsemen caneIea gayH W ua,aHSe & U
teamsters Brigham and Peter cracked their long WLis ana t
terCusy tced the tender ears Of tho Leading es Au 20 VIZ
Of the garrison ratified out Of the fort and down the dusty m
TO the railway and 20 Junction cry We kept along me
Stage route all day IL was trIlm! iousA Iils 80 -
cshons and gchs where the road seemed 10 have been moe
with utter disregard to to the danger Of utenr Bngha
admirable driver, and brought US safely through M W.
pe Of the way bat felt uneasness even under ms
answered with laurh OF crson You bet brigham was
wonderfully rio character tall swaTtby fellow with long
costume composed chiefly OF boots buckskn gauls hlse
oyercoat ard cape and spreading decorated @
% s any 9, na t t Id = IsrJ in an manner Of uuciyilzed
a Dn 9s d rs I d'% Cor ro5 At Pre- PeiE traded and gam
bed in New Mexico; and driven mules across the pnins lie
was now in Uncle sans service a bat he said he
thcn = asked "Not daIued thing long the money
lasts" Brigham tus Of anecdotes ana haa iud OF dy
buuor which Neistc Karl especially fond Of driving out
He smoke little SPANISH aud noticed that Whenever he was
particularly peas with US he signAea lis appreciation D
using aNeT spanish words.
KirRt found rs nj solomon City little city by antcpa
lion t tie irpcon OF Tie Solomon Fork With the Smoky Ill.,
35 miles west Of Fort Riley. 1t is hamlet Of some ~ houses
and though isoniy about year od 1t seems 10 have mace
faster but Tor the same obstce which keeps back many
OF the interior OF Kansasthe want OF amer ior
can afford to build The limestone which s so abundant al
about here and strange say there ere iw or no lnD
yards During our VISTA sGulhl' In ~ = Siino
carloads lumber from ST. Louis 70 he e town oi sauna
Of Soomon and IN less than week every SICK o. was
We were iaouced TO- prominent citizen 10y some who
did know either Of u.s. and proceeded TO eye in an 9e
co of our Journey 1t did not interest him mucl and he
remained unmOycd when We told lin that We had per
ear over roas of various gauges aud across r1,oies
rivers in AmercG; butwhen Mgster ha spoke Of yonr cor
mo snid he you don't mean itT
Yes be is really -
"WLai is be O correspondent
"Ilc is one Of the editors FeJoined AelsteT Karl
nee PPs to oyco' a3 { a 199r@ 9od%Ss 5oSG:ts csS so
with an emphatic and nGec,iouato ALL I'VE know a about
o'ae ace Grg Gre ~ Sase T. T M 'n1 Ed Sa @ @tTored % as managing
editor o Forucys PLatjhG Fe and our skcpuci iieSd
was again overcome with delight and aazeeni though be
turue 10 rsepryaoy and usard in whisper how Tie Pre
stood politics When had assured him that i wasn good
ite In tht following unique stye cc Alr Jones want 70
introduce to you this ere Mrdon tear, pay ll'
Eamcs Of the editors o: forncys thA4a'4"- fTee-
hee was haTI rain in thonist an made slow pro,
rrcss on DE- th the roads sneyy heavy We got dHner
tat Jay Soni 5'nies osn solomon city " "es TO nc
our lass squire meal 90 we made The most t IT, HH '
the capital oi saline County aId l9s aJ q! iy h.. & '
and about ruhabtns. Like al ihe oihei i""h. "1' At
ovcrcro7cd saye 40 doubt val soon d. igr i9wh
iog the Fochc Railway is couans E'in a,, ~ " 'a - m
situation junction oi r saline fok wild me sno!
ISL The Saline and te solomon im,, yene ago ll5 SI' 4
Of tie county ds not exceed f1vD l H.y nov no" 81 t
, 'i y ..s s .', me- ,s - c,,rtr t.~ tllt wear l.
g. % on every SlO0 while IN New OH t s not more Than
pi;o "a e sfri tlc ssi beds nom vhic tue river aud
couUty have tc namc and which c,nLas far west as our
excursion took and know not bow much iarihr There
la lt srriuc near the town nid s'wo uow boring.
Aiu lsF c .riyr 40 IIuaceAs ranch DO miles beyond
Selma and resolved there ol tc night We lns supper
q! n sooby the glt OF h4zursre aad hoped To- 9,ouac
I OF spalks end argued rather pia-shl7 must con
Tess m if tic vild sheH u..,e BOO tc night IRE might
play havoc with Dds hay.iJc' 80 John poured -lel ga me
enhea aHd composed oaIri''> g. 80, ,lih p"ud COZ.
scoasnes 81 supcrioris 10 Tic ..'''3 a. 't, a o.. o.,
pride gone long icort morning lr "F 1lI's'u t,'
sentiment, a. the whole Aiiy "I i' '''' | .. w w. @
and heu with dow running of faces Ike shower
baih, the CO.." gaA-lP. ti4.i'ts IN .l " M . Jtic
a,o;es and Irl docs swelling thc nocturnal d.coId II was
We ore and an got out.of bed" ,rd eD moments
We had tre burning and wsi' er.''ilr la,. "5"l-o
-rtuiar laugh spread contagious rmcnt through lc circle
oi et t rst o. the Goals. o genial Goy malcAll
t,s ,tI ta1t aircd Mnrv 20 school shouting iae battle
CIV OF freedom ald Mcsie. ha in hf very ioasAes' has-
(which strong language rs.g, Ic.l C-al'a ls ia'oii"
l-disn las of The Great Museolras" Through a acmGy
friu Dol teluk vc ever were HcuieT haH during t' I'
scuou of toc comfortable lours tc.are dawn a. soou
ns timcio Irdtack aud sat iaai iie muiH were caught
aud hauosed an- "e nouaicd oyi1i, o. "lf ..,i-
s, qe ct Aou-htrs ,-for Ellsworth Hnd Go al the Do"
\ lights OF ile most e'.4h @ Lo ts-,i va o.. ] H. NJ. jt
ths meuu dirty. descl1r 4il'Ic 4l~.ui C s s
t.sbby loc butte and tests Llupur n ilc cold wind 4'eI
our experience o. the night before, How grateful rr" ile
i Kind. ttenor, Jolly major who made sncl cTitd tod
dies md pitched twonr tents ior o. t.' ., i.al4 E'
/ +.
sarv who -cpleuslcl our stos and Che conmani1 Ao
asked us 20 ucr We uos hec ,olai Montague and one 81
and roa on their way to.the dan council They were en-
'tusafc n their praises oi tAc sport .io !a. ,"l !. l
icu.ar gave thrilling description. olthc AAf-i,chi in"
\ mea wien q fierce lu charged upon him. and J-srnsst9
tipping Die ics open BY a.ol '.i! @ 'gcI ~, vi s'r'-
i' i' ,rsd guJr VA. uncertain how soon il would open
ter r.t alter tie L,-on. We borrowed four horses
fnd another soldier and good nights pst uad,r
I canvas made early saft on fuday morning. We hd
travelled miles from Fort Riley and pnfosei foing about 90
miles urtter We arrived about dusk n pouring rnin AZ Hn
overland stage station called Bunker llprobay because
there lu anywhere near it We had note nom aF
GIcjie the routenrcni commencing us 20 The L"spihhues
Of c stables an along the line readily got tl1 sion 10
pa he NIGHT with the horses IT, zee stalls were empued and
swept clcon lay was spread upon The HOO aAa we
wanted buy bay and corn 'i this ranch bat tie
lonn strictly forbidden 70 -' any forage nhl our note
from Gillespie not thought sufficient to cover his case
But If you 'elt tnAe iorrny s-l sl"n mum I = - 80
your pm! Is e hiFoug''l :" We i'et H WIN NO. u,l'S
ran coanteuance paid for IT, shook HANDS a round
Sl5u noon we came to engineer campon Fossil creot
whore uqry Of soldiers rnd civilians under coIWHid 0i MI
boNIfo J. NIc"''' ~ f.D ~ 80 90 ~ ~. 80 80
way We learned that game could heoud ~ abundance close
Clio met by gallant and experienced hnner named HowGud
who attached 20 the party ~ hs oe lonu cAlac ah9
ade rc our resting place unpacked. stOnud turned
loose mules After dinner uHder e guidance OF ur
prcpafaOry 20 grand lUai on tie following day lie Colo
mel tie Planter themascr Of he hunt aId Benedict b.siroe
,hcir good stceds while Mcister LaH and went with
brigham n tleumbusnce Now e 30 le distinctly understood
st we did consider this hunting party VINO ever heard
OF riding after bison In iourEiue Wngon II true That
tne liL' m & 1,jti t,flo ttri aiicTnoon but who let
Ihcu cscspe and saw any afterwards were heard on
several occasions lcS q ts rs hunt bot Meer Kari
and nj mo Of uLcTTifcd press Indignantly
drny hatis anything OF teknd The Lunt DID rot come
OIL ,nl tie next dsy Hoy hcps acquitted itself ten yoa
shs clu in due time Tint two hutAoss were seenhowcSei
on Tie afternoon in quesiioIswe' do admit Tic cavaliers 90
once went them, having fret PROMISED TO ccumvent The
beasts nnd drive then toward tie n0lHee HAD ins promise
been Kept there doubt whatever tat your correspondent