The New York herald., 1870-02-01

kutuVl X6uty 70 my56u, OecduS0 i u8uMS uOOVuy "
ietcA me gun. Putty soon seed thas tes Ras I %
D little unsartain. and give on4 rlpplW &Pl, fnd
bumped gn, 3 rSs SsT y xY SssS SSSh "a M @ n.
:vssGa ssG sbSs %, 8 &c sSs
Before they had shuk themselves went for one and
away he tux through the canebrske. banged hun
Ia the stern with stones, Snd after while got hold
OF his hr on IFS rump but jest then the devil TUX
to iet 90. Jest then seed leer across the river
with gun aud holered TO hun, an0 che fust thing
that cuss up Il the tree knowed ne thought litenT
'.Did you get the others y, we asked.
''Not exacky. Y0n see, the old bar was 80 badly
skeered that she never quit rannn till she got out
o. sight and nearn, and couple o. boys get arter
the other young leller and freed him up IN che
there with the dog the other wsus for gun but II
II hadn't been Tor that dog that ere little cnap would
got chawed up IN less'n no time. Every onst In
down the tree and sh0win tte; but Jest as he'd GIT
down about i've feet from the ground the DOG would
take ra annn nm start Soc & his .eesh nso the oas
wnile the other chap come with tue gun and
fetched downthe cuss rs dead as mackereLo
"Dd you ever have much trouble with the
"None to SPEAK o." said he, "though onst
thought was gone up Ihat was In 1852 when tho
Sioux was kuhn everybody out here. There was u
good many murdered oil along this road, and II was
always believed that the ChipDewas up north here
and trnveliin about all through these ere wider
nesses Tor u long time, and tho InJuns knowed me
putty well, 20 tnat when heerd tnat the Coippe-
was had captured all the traders aud hunters in
their country, thought I'd go and see what could
do for the prisoners. wasn'S io0g aettln' up to
jest at hight They was ali dancin' and shoutln'
around big fire, and had their war paint on. which
always means scaps. Taey didn't see nue.
and then busted full jump for the
old chiefs who was sandn' together; for knowed II
a. M us% s1. s
set felicrs you ever seed, but I'D been amongst
lem so much that the Old chiefs took care oil me.
and arter While let me go. idon't know whether
my trip had much 10 do with recasn the prisoners
or not; out tod them old chiefs some thiugS that
made lem grunt ana 1t wasnt long before the pris-
oners was all set Tree. I've been up there among
the Ohppewas since, and tbey all treat me rst rate
but expect with all my rOughin' u out mere from
never come quito so near iOsln' my har as l did
when ! busted into the Chippewa camp thar
night"
NEW MUNICH.
q small settlement In the western openings OF the
forest, was reached Just after dark, where supper
was furnished and horses cnanged. The hotel where
tne stage stopped was thoroughly WeStern In char
acter, the proprietor looking upon travellers aS 0
pirate nlaJ 0e supposed to regard merchant ves
ses. ms huge RED not stove reeking wlth tobacco
SONS coming III from the open air. and behind pine
counter, about six feet long, a German Jew sold q
deadly compound labed whIskey, and watched with
an eagle eye tue motions OF the passengers to see
how many were able TO face mis- supper table. Only
Two t,, managsa to force down iiAle snpper' ana
third c0ntented himself with cup or tea. At the
conclusion 0f the meal the latter inquired the price
"fiisy cents, replied the israelipe.
only cup OF tear That was ali tookn
and afle o u ar,r Uoarse % te propreter
pencil on sheet OF brown paper Dlsndly said. "ItM
Alter tour hours more Of wearIsome r,dtnr
through the woods over steep ridges, down INTO
deep ravlnes and out upon the open prairie we
reached SauK GENRE another little cluster OF houses
WIluerne5S RtAnnen
day the route lay through rolling country full OF
lakes, from fourth OF . mile to i've miles long,
rendering our progress In many places exceedingly
ditnculr. once out upon the lakes, However, the
sraveiing was splendii. There was but yery little
long distances. Whenever We struck the lakes the
driver would put his team to their best,
seemingly with the speed of the wind, while the
Jlnging bells and ring OF the Iron runners upon the
Ice added tenIold exharaton. The stations rapidly
became less frequent, ana degenerated from small
villages into q single log house and stable. Hours
wound elapse while we dashed along the ievefupraie
nothing IN view but the sky and vast field or snow
relieved here and tEere Dy little hollow cluster
u tall DRIED reeds Down oy the lakes are innumer-
able mounds from three to four feet high and
four feet diameter the base built OF grass and
wood by the muskrats for their winter quarters. In
these mounds the rats assemble and comfortably
pass the winter, unless some trapper cuts hole In
the m0und aud places steel trap inside. when the
rats upon returning from the water TO their In
II, and get skinned In the fur trade
Wherever the snow ts blown or from the s0il on
seen as close together rs potato hills and OCCASION
ally large hOle BY the roadside reveals the subser.
ranean abode Of the badger-an animal that may DO
Killed by rap on the nose with STICK, and yet Will
'chaw upn man il he does not know how to 10 at
the animal. few prairie hens are seen, and ut
draws TO him; but amman life Is scarce on the
prairieS ia winter. ald IL 1t Ii not cold to sleep
one wli doze away nearly oil the trip. Three days
nj n Ut ~ naha and
snowdrllts; Of aching nanas a' aud iset, Win Win
sGantly increasing admiration of the oxpressman,
Snep, whose long experience on the line
ana ready energy extrcates tue driver and his team
from many peru, brings us near our destination
NJ Fort AbercroMbe, In Dacotah Territory. AT noon
on tine last day we LOOK dinner at a little house
perched upon bluff OF Red river, midway between
It's source IN Ottertal lake and the point where 1t
turns from Its westerly course to now nOrCnward
Iae stream l. about twenty, yards vide ana the
scOw-the summer ferry-lI0s high ana dry LII the
snow, and drios forty feet deep rear their crusted
beyond IL another house. ana from there Is an un-
broken pain apparently as level and IS vast as tnc
ocean. Toward night 1t commenced raining aod
We hurried on to get III before DARK. Just nc dusk
came upon Wheelng's rancho; next NOlan's, Harris'
and Broderls buildings lo0med up in the gathering
dusklness, and mile beyond we dashed down INTO
the little hamlet OF McCauieyviiie, az Fort Aber.
crombie, on the banks OF tue Red river, through
whose open timber we could see the storm coming
momeser was fifteen degrees below zero. and by
nine O'Clock the storm would have killed q man
exposed In the open prairie half an hour.
DOWN RED RIVER.
Immediately upon arriving at the end OF the stage
route preparations were commenced for the long
ride down Re1 river, $50 miles, to Fort Garry. Until
the last two or three years thus trip was always
made with dog sledges, and even now these are
occasionally used. AZ there were two Of us in
company aud there we're no dog sled2es to be had
we TOOK canvas covered b0bsled and two ponies
with haf.breed driver. The team and driver were
10 be paid Tor BY the day until their return
and we were 70 furnish all the provisions and forage
for the round trip. With good roads anu fair weather
the journey from Fort AbercrOmbie to Fort Garry
can be made IN from five to seven days. bus "a the
season was 30 far advanced we were told by all that
it would take us from ten to twelve days and We
might nos get through at ALL There are but three
places OF shelter TO stop at over night 1t being neces
sary 10 camp out the snow at least three nirhts
ana perhaps week, II caught in the storm. The
road consists simply of trail made by the half
breed mai carriers between ADercrombIe aud Penn
bina, and Is liable at any moment to be buried In
the dry snow, which wnirls III binding clouds with
every pun oi wind, like the dust OF the streets in
summer Some OF tho old settlers offered to bet two
a p GET a nd tnd tno