The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-25

We recently received . letter from Gen.
Brisbin, from which we extract the follow
ing
FoRr STEELE, Wyoming Ter.
Dear Sir: Mr.. Belden has quit the or
my aud retained to the wild lie OF smoun-
~taineer. l an in receipt Of the following
DOte from him, which will explain itself:
OLD FoKr KELRSEY, Nebrssks, 20.
Dear General; l am out Of the army, and
once more q free man. My ponies are pac-
ked, and | am about to be OF for the hunt
ing and trapping grounds. For the pres
ent pen-wriIiDg with me is over. lfyou can
make q book out of the diaries and manu.
scripts l nave sent you. do so ; but l shall
hardly be able to add anything to them.
Good~by, and no !! for the mountains.
Yours, truly, GEO. P. BELDEx.
Later | heard from Sir. BeldeD, who was
trapping alone On the Republican, in the
country Of the hostile Indians, aud in Nay
last, an officer who visited my camp told me
be saw, on the Union Pacific Railroad, al
Kearny Station, q wild white man dressed
in buckskin, with IN eagles leather BRAID
ed in his hair, and q huge rife gun on his
shoulder. This was Belden. who had CONT
to get ammunition and sell his pelts. A few
days afierward heard Of g white man be-
ing on Medicine Creek, whom the Indians
had repeatedly attacked, and in vain at
tempted to drive away. Two or three rude
linss, written on the hy-leaf Of q book, and
sent by the hands ofa hunter, informed me
who this was, and they run thus (:
81 am trapping and bunting on the Ned
= Hi. .- " 81. D-AE--- Al
o:her day, met with o couple of splendid
adventures. All safe and sound yet, and my
hair in the proper place.
Yours, BELDEx."
In sending you the "Be.een Papers" !
have thought it best to rewrite the whole OF
10 en-, but have only made such changes ss
were necessary to place them in connected
form. In most cases | have allowed the
text 20 retain the exact words Of the ad-
vsnturous CHIEF, soldier, hunter, irapper,
and guide. iii is DO sxaggeration to say hat
Mr.. Belden's career has been more varied
and remarkable than that OF any p~sL-face
west Of the Missouri, ans 10 taking leave Of
him I cannot refrain from expressing the
wish ir which | am sure all the readers %
this narrative will join me, that he may
long live TO pursue the wild life he seems 81
much to enjoy. Yours, truly,
JAS. S. BRIsBIS, U. S. A.
The above letters will show that Belden
is a real, and not q 6cti ious, charactrr.-
Tney also show where he now is, and what
he is doing. II Book ~contrins Q detAiled
account OF his more remarkably experience
es and observations during 9 voluntary re-
sideBce Of several years among The Indians
on the plains, and subsequently, as soldier,
scout, gnide, aud Lieutenant in the Regu-
lar Army.
That it is the most remarkable book ~
the ysar, and one Of the most readable. in
teresting, and Instructive, will be evident
10 all Who will glance al the following par
tisl Table 81 Contents and the extracts Civ
en- from the ADVANCE sheets.
The samples oil which
are herewith given-sre oil OF the highest
character. They were all engraved expressly
Tor this book from originsl desiguS many
Of them made By Mr.. Belden himself, and
they will aid very materially in = proper
understanding of the text. The work 10 now
complete and ready for delivery.
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