Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-01-12

Lone Pine-l7i miles. This beautiful
stream is twenty five feet wide, cool, clear
add rapid, with gravel bed. Timber princi-
polly burr oak and pine. For the frat few
miles the road was level and grass luxuriant,
but later the prairie vas uneven aud grass
poor.
20th-Broke camp at S a. m. A heavy
thunder storm last night, rain fell in torre nts;
two tents blown down. Four miles from
camp, struck off to the LET, and nooned on
prairie creek, II miles. Poor water. One
mile 10 Bear cr,ek, on which, six miles fur
her, We corrallcl--lS miles 10 all. The wa
ter at this camp was poor. The new reai is
better, and more level than the CID. Dis
tance about the same.
2lst-Rsined again las. night Broke
camp at 4l a IN. Weather clear aud warm.
Nooned on Fossil creek, a swift running
stream, clear aid cold, with rock bottom,
and timber for camping. Descending from
the high lands, corrall.d at the mouth of
Bogus Snake creek on the Niobrara. The
scenery at ttis camp was very fine, the bluffs
along the river rivallirg in grandeur the
Palisades on the Hudson. Distance travel
ed to day, lS niles.
22i--Broke camp at 4 IL a. m. Weather
clear and warm. Four miles from camp,
turned to the right, and came to Snake river
6 miles. Here all hand. were employed the
greater portion of the day making road
down the steep banks of the river, which we
descended without difficulty with our heavily
laden wagons. The river here is about 100
feet wide, lS inches deep, with rocky bot
tom. The scenery above the crossing is
grand. The river descending over numerous
falls of from 6 to 25 feet in height. The
nearly perpendicular walls of the canon be-
ing composed Of lime, sand stone aud mari,
amongst which are many fossil .emaius-
Pine in abundance grows along this stream.
Three miles further we corralled on the Nj
obrara, 10 miles in all. BY crossing Snake
river where we did, we avoided the worst
range # sand hills On lhe route, and saved
four miles
25d--Broke camp at a. M Ascending
to the high table prairie, we Travelled . mics
over si'eniid road, camping at noon one
mile rou the river. Struck the old trail
about two p. IN. Prickly pear for the frs,
time annoying US. Drove miles an camp
I'd on the Nlohrara Wood, water nd grass
abundant-lG miles in all
24tA-Tl.c Sabbath. Weather fue. Re.
maintd in camp all day.
25th-Broke camn at 5 q. IN =, and Travelled
9 miles to deep creek. Mercury It noon o5
in the shade. Good grass, wood and water.
Started at p m, and corralied on the Nj
obrara at p. m, II miles. Camp on high
table prairie, overlooking river; fine springs
at the base Of the bluff.
26th-Bruke camp at m; weather
clear and cool. with high wind. Road gem
orally over high table prairie, there being
about four miles Of low sand hills between
long stretches of level road. Nooned on the
Niobrara, l3 miles, and coIralled at 6 p. M,
on the level upland owe, looking the Niobrara.
Total distance, % miles. From our elevated
camp We look down On beautiful scene, the
river winding like a silver thread through
meadow and coppce, whilst the grim bluffs
are fringed to the base with piue and ce lar.
9th Broke camp at 5 a. III. Wea her
cool and pleasant. Travelled - miles, and
nooned on q spring branch, where We bull,
bridge Of cedar and pine logs. Two miles
further, crossed another spring branch where
we made good rock ford Travelled 5 II
miles to crossing Of the Niobrara river, and
camped on the north s.de at D. IN. Total
distance l9 ID miles. The river at this
point is about 200 feet wide Is inches deep,
and runs swiftly over q rocky bed.
2Sth--Broke camp at 1 2 a. m. Tray
eled up the Niobrara 5 miles, and then leav-
ing the old road to the left, made direct for
Rush creek, camping at noon on the prairie
miles from the Niobrarn river, and striking
Rush creek at 5 p. N. Total distance trav.
ele1 23 miles. Road over gently rolling
excellent Lux"riant grass, good wood and
water This morning crossed the trail made
by Lieut.. (now Gen'D Warren in 1856 also
the trail made last season by Col Cole, OF
the 9th Missouri.
29th-Broke camp at 4 ID a. N weather
clear and warm. Travelled miles to head
of Rush creek, where we nooned, as it was
Ia miles to next water; mercury "a 10 shade;
road exc' lent; greater mature Of clay in
soil. The irst Indians were seen to-day
watching the train, which was kept closed
up ia consequence. FIR m an elevation this
afternoon saw the Black Hills for the fi-s,
time. Corralled on tributary Of White
Earth river at 4 p. m. Total distance, l9
miles wood, water and grass good.
3oth-Broke camp 1T ! - a. M; weather
warm country rolling; road good The
soil is largely composed Of a whtish clay
from which White Earth river takes its name
aud color. The scenery to day WAS very
fine. Cedar, spruce. &C., abounded in the
r~vines, which, strangely, were destitute o'
water. From an elevation the view was
bta u.ilul the rolling prairie and ,imbered
raviaes had an asp.c, Of quiet bea",y, willis,
at our feet lay scene Of surprising gran
deur-a vast valley, clsd in brightest ver-
dure, and dotted with scattered evsrgreens,