The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-30
CARD.
n sztssera Pacisie Railroad.
NORTHERN PAciFIC RAILROAD OFFICE.
MONTANA SURVEYS.
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ever;nr from fy.r,y ..t;sfae,or, raoa,r 80
ance 81 the eounfrv hafwea,, IaIa,, aud Eart
Ellis. thence over the Bozeman divide and
down the valley Of the yal,opstona 10 !.
noipt abont two hundred and seventy rn;1as
from, Helena fake this nnhlic manner q
ireturnino nv sincere. thanks n th, op,nt lan,en
who nv tbe;r comnanv ar, othar,,;so an-.
Etribute,; so materiaIlv "a render tbe ;anrnev
sbotb7nleasa,t and nrof7fable i, a.
suits
Col. Wall SUPERINTENDENT a. Indians n
Nortana Territory Kindly sa,t fha e,op.rn.
rsseiisanblilance. III which. accompanied ~
Major R. d. Pease. t,tjyernme,,t gent at the
crow i oencv tso,oneI Rraat}water ~ TI4l-
ena. and q. 4D. Cbenowetl,. Assistant Engi-
neer. we left Helena oil the morning 81 Octo-
her 3f)tl,.
Passing VA the ferry IL fhe head 81 the
Missouri river. and throl,oh the Gallafin val.
lev. we arrived AZ Fort Ellis ~ fhe EVENING
of tbe 3Ist f4
Here va we're ,,.ost cordially Welcomed ~
Colonel r.. M, BAKER II a commanding
fhe Post ami ~ tho ofieers stat;oned there
The force al rho Fort had haen reduced bv 4
largo &c cort of cavalry which hal accomna-
MAD fte s,rvaring na,tv unfler Mr. nd Is
Muhlenhere and svas still on that tl,,tv down
t,,a v.,l,au If t,,a yellawsta.a eihe ether
ofr,.ars ran,.;,,;,,o ~ The teort wore Mater
Thomnsong ID cavalrv. waior II, al FORSYTH
post ouarternaster. Assistant SURGEON a. r.
c,mnl,.,l. 4 .;a,,te,,ants n al f,rngan nj az
r,o.n,. fsba,las5R sebot;a,d. and il r No
r,,ernard ~ fha 2d cavalry. and Tientenar,t
q u wr;aat 7tt inf,nfr;rSI ff,,,ta;n q. r.
N,,.t,, ,.,as ,oaya a,,,l *
s =, Hamilton ed cavalry was away on. s,,a-
,.;al dntv IL f,or;nnesa
rhe cf.;ears with tba escort an f1a ss,,rvevs
"a canta;, Edward gall ii, cava,rvs eonn-
ta,tain.fa n Tyler 2d cavalry.
I ,ia,,fanants q McAdoma and III H IL.
o., y, lr,,. 1,rp AZ wb;t.soat IT o.
4 .;e,,tenant 1.r,,o.,, u a,so attached ~
The aec.,rt and had inst. returned to If. t15
Novamher III was ,,axsetl Al the Fort col,
Raker being engaged in organizing and ar
RANGING ; sneciaI escort for our Marty. com
manied by himself. with schofield as aid.
We left Fort Ellis OH the morning of the ID.
nd byt noon OF the Sd the party with the es-
cort and wagons were all assembled at the
Crow Agency, thirty-fiye miles from the Fort,
where we we e comfortably accommodated
and handsomely entertained by Major 1Pease.
At the suggestion of Major Pease, our party
was accompanied from the Agency by Pierre
Shane. a well known guide. and by several
chiefs of the Grow NATURALIZATION, wv Off
bow and Pretty Lodge. rs 81
+ On the sth of November we overlook Cap
tain Balls command. with the surveying
rarity Of engineers. about one hundred and
thirteen miles below Fort Ellis. They were
ali well and HI rood spirits, encamped in
delightful norton vof. the valley. greatly
pleased with Tie country. and anxious to con-
tinue the survey down the Yellowstone val
lev al long rs the weather would permit.
canfa;n Raj, had take,, three beeyes with him
from Fort El,;s hut lie informed us that the
came had been and was so abundant that he
~ nected To- fake them back fatter than when.
thew started We saw n,,abers of deer, elk
=, i .,telane. one band 81 twe,,ty-thrce elk,
. M INA III that we needed Of antelope and
seer Z. 3.
a. tha above eneamn,nent Colonel Baker
ARIA noe,) 1 special escort Of about one hun
s,ad i, valrv. and leaving our tents and wae-
80 ~, went t,o dave, tourney on horse
d i, h..ra,,d III. c.m,, down the valley. te
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