, 1869-12-18
The Black IEi,lss
From fAe Cat,1t.ne Etna+r fhr. IT.


In SATURDAYS Cd t!on We fe!crrr.i to trc tIa'l'-
tlun Anous H1d Ip'itan frsPnsrs q the eSs'ccce ~
gold niles H. the ianaons blick uti.e. 1L:sp1o
toned In the work. O: Father DE- Su-t, d Rl!aiI
to by tEaprcfs aId arus officers. arc Lot + o<el-
lln y est OF here anu ietxre:. lis AID tn latAn;-
plhlns. 1ht.e arH comru atbrciy Of uL-teFu .LuA.
uou. Intn witsln the rsst inur OF i've t-urs
thee were uustown h. thar naTe. the inask
1ii!ls proper weIe A!.aJs soea:td north o. For;
and The distance EaFtoa>tJ e1ei nt 1s' t, u,
ties, The county r. represented to be Aen.e'J
Il aps q ~ -:
covered with luxrEtaut g1astes and as all sta-oas
os the year wild game. tucu A. naha1o. oeer, tl-.
coat1tJ TO tic northeast anu the southeast ul
these nllE, stfetEhine III! awa> TOWARD tne Mis-
eou! hst IL The former d:reion. autl 10 the lat
let Cachttg 10 acd tFseLI the ccnfse Of Sc5s4sAa,
IN tie 1atDnus ":rr.r maura'a. or Bad Lanl4,
about y hich hat little Il known, EXCEPT th1f HE
snl vrgc.a'tou are reported ez;lr.'s therein.
cnmc across tue rn1ut1y 10 Fots Laramie 10 til
Tue us ua route Of tF.rel .. or the - teJ of snr
S1ol'ra,a River, now the rcrthtrn hn1Idsry nl
NEAta.kb, 10 within Abo1t distance o. Fort Ltra-
'e wferc ,1,e ea1srau1 oE tr41er ~onld leave the
| ran AID k:fikh cue Fo1. III the North flA:le
Is,ver. In 1874, Gct, ra latnes. ho IL scsap:2z
ira, rou,e froa The 1,rcr TO Fort l.ran,c. or ,he
s,Stsss s.t.oa tue sS 70" * rs ss
tTNm tie NtstnItt Eet, cnTmenrln!'
1t the outh OF tie NiohEsFs Kir.T, thebcr ar ~
| W ley 10 the IEack Iii =, through 1hc.e TO ;ar
K"cks MtLItains. TIM ucn so1e P7ss Ct zhc .at'tr
! ~ u III eI!>t} to iht hclc &a|Fre ct The Saate
River, &!nF D Srsst 3stztf 10 Fort lfa'l. wn+ net
OF Il rr4ciicnhr, hut wouHl f.e. great fAS.1G IL
G'uIe a. Il Ell pense, IN ErAsh1nR tht fAcuc cots:,
| inkts ad Of setting cut ron 1elyeuA 9th or S-
| Iu eph, a. was ibe practice. TIE town Of S!obta
| m = IS LoenAed ~tth taa vtcr OF II hecotn3nR 1t
IN pc11Rnt ehppnR potrt Orer sn,~ pTDjectt-t 70 III
! The wxf ttelLE 10 tAve kuockpl lols tMAGtnst.
h,Shw ~ 1t the hrad. otlins ha7 hteb heard c
Nsf late ttsFs The rOut, t. t.lh there, II, 1cStr
ard 1fRe1e 10 tie saue ca1ec i9ns ;h,t tneu e1t-ic
Chief OF = h'cn Vas the DAT ger 10 &c Arpre1coi
| I'd from Indlans~
II u t1t proper 10 s.a.e In thts crnnt]tton, saa
| This ruu,e, ~ q ltna ol travel frol1 ..t 1aalAl
| agencies anil forts on the Cr7rr Mit.naH 10 F.E
| IAtante Is asAn'Ope.a, H1t, u"t+Hhss43tol
tSst It f., th-fs ave pumaefs Of tSo&1 tau tap7er
AID tIaLeis living who are thoroughly Acqu Aaute,
| with the soute, with the Bt1ck I'LL epautry. m
| the county i.tIE vest Of n the 1et oEEtour
tl.fdly one oI these can ne f0ara whose desrrp
tIop Of tic county. nos embraced In Ceatt1t au
| Northern WSonttg, IL not nj fnctlve 10 eFerF ra5
| ticrl4r e1tcp! In tac chaf.cteF OF tts Erf1z'e'
Attt the rr1&Iy Of ltk Ffd m Ah1tanAa Tllek
are Inl SPOKEN nl In cuacAl!rE terms, nof u tne'
! acquaintance encouraged.
We llo< ttar u prts.ns It IS the ha7tt or nc
| CsOpd = people. That It's pa<foTA! Q1a flc3 MT 1e
tIe buffalo in iarRe puUber* to *iotes taefc tns
lunn's horc.
B+soph question the hest portion OF WJonin
; Territory is yet uIexrloFcd and unknown