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

| cottonwood tree beside the stream an Indian
girl was buried, The seru'chre looking like
huge nest Four miles further found good
water, but no wood halted for the night
Camp selected terause it offered no shelter
for an a.tat k stock herded close to corral
wagons chained for the fast time. Total
distance Is miles.
lOlh-Broke corral at a. m. Travelled
IL miles, aid halted a, noon on the same
branch. Mercury l03 in the shade. Cut
wood for next camp, and filled water vessels.
Remained in camp until p m, and then
drove miles, and made dry camp; grass
good Total distance, 20 miles.
llth-B:oke camp at a. N. Tie road
lay over rolling country, cut with deep ra-
vines, on which considerable grading was
done In some Of these ravines veins of BIZ
tun, nous coal was found. Travelled Ia
miles, AMI corralled at p. m. Remained
IN camp until 5 p. m, and then drove two
miles and corral.ed or the open prairie,
where there was good feed for stock, and no
cover for an Indian attack. Scouts report
ed Indians watching the train. Total dis.
tance 10 miles.
l2th-Broke camp at 4 a. m. Four miles
travel brought US to the North Sheyenne,
whose course We followed, crossing it four
times in the space of miles, and camped
on its bank, with wood, water and grass
plenty. Road rough, owing 10 the crossings
The day was su'try and oppressive mercury
100 in the shade. In the afternoon, Leaving
the old road to the right, and cor culied On \
high knoll Made mi les in the afternoon
total distance, - miles. Constructed riff.
pits around this camp, as Intended to leave
the tain here Wills, went for The body Of
Mr.. Hedges, who was killed last year four
teen miles to the right Of this place. Water
and grass in abaodance no wood.
l3h-Iudians attacked our camp last
night with fire arms ard bows ard arrows.
Some of the arrows were fou,d il sic our
corral in the mcrnrg. 4 few shots from
our rifles dove the Indians or At day break
started with l6 men tc End the body which
| succeeded III recovt ring aud bringing to
! camp, arr'vIug st : p. m. Duriug my ab-
! senre, the m"n were employed in plou Ching,
grading ,nd lyv-':r5 down the .alhs Z. tue
s'rcan. to sccnrc a good cros5c,, anil mark
ns the cu:-Jf br WHICH better road aid
crossing was Obtained. Br, ke caup, nn1
drove niles. C..D.fcl ca the open prairie,
| select, a suitable camp to rel"i an attack
! 81, ,,1 !
lith-RrJLe camp at 4 - n; wca Eer
cool a'd cloudy D., cI, arcu c.T wa;u =, .
a. m. Travelled ID miles, and corra.led on
a brar cb of the North Sheyenne; grass ard
water good willow and sage brush for fuel.
| The Pumpkin Butcs were in sight: road
excellent After dinner | despatched two
scouts to asrer ain wht thcr there was water
higher up tie stream than ! had found it
last season. After going up the valley about
three miles they i,covcrcl III l:~:;s, anl en-
deavorcd to return, but only succeeded in
reachlnG the summit Of hill which o>eI-
| looked tue camp. OLe bad q Henry litl-,
tie other a Spencer r:tia, With v'5;,h ,hsy
shot so ror';Iy that t'scy kept the lr!ars at
Day, until relieve Ly party Of G.;.en men
whom sent TO their assistance. Meanwhile
We flushed y king up, ard <tored A. soon
rs tAe party sent t. relieve the scouts ap-
proached the lntIans, the latter scattered 10
the lef; over the hi.s, and came arou,.d the
train in greater force. Seeing that We were
strong enough to meet them. they ,h wed
| i; 49,
laying down his arms, and advancing towards
as. A trnprer, who was OF our party, and
who spok, their Ian ,rase, laid aside bis RI
| ie, and advanced to meet him near enough
to converse, say 800 yards apart. The H.
dian stated that they we're Shevennos. and
that they did not want US to Kill any OF their
hutfalo, and excused themselves for the al
tack on the scouts by saying .ha, they sup
| posed them to be enemies At this point a
shot fred at th, trarrer hy an Indian in
ambush in a ravine that led IN % the creek
which ran between the parties, brought the
parley to a Sudden termination. 50 much
fer Ind an good faith MOI finding sutiici. mt
water as had hoped in advance, selected a
camp on the oren prairie, which pro: cctet
with rifle pits.
l5th-Surday. Day passed in quiet until
I p. m, when We broke corral, and for the
first time marched on the Sabbath, making
> miles, and corralled on prairie, selecting
camp as usual with view to the Indians,
who were seen on the hills duiins the day.
The drive this evening, was made in order
to shorten the journey on the morrow, it
being 80 miles to the Dry Fork Of Powder
river, the next water. Day extremely warm.
The Pumpkin Buttes seem as distant from
this point as 10 the morning. 1t is singular
how hard up for names the FIRST explorers
/ "eTe s'an 40. imagine what ,h"rc IS about
the Sc hills to sugg st the Il; me Pumpkin.
Ii h--Broke corral at / a. N weather
clear and warm Made Is miles over good
roads, to a gap in Pumpkin ButtcS, from
whence we looked down On IN immense val.
! ley-if such an abyss of hill tops can be so
called Ten miles in the afternoon, over a
rough country, brought us TO the Try Iork
Of Powder river at ) p. m. Water in holes
! for stock, and obtained COR camp use by
sinking boxes plenty Of grass and wood