, 1873-07-26
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.
Hedvy; Bodies Of Timber Found in
Northwestern Nebraska I
Lieut.. John II. Conle's Maria
tive.
Journal Of a Scout from the North Loup
Country to tho Niobrara.
Something About Buffalo, Antelope, Wild
Cranes, and Bones Of Mastodon8.

Something About Buffalo, Antelope, Wild
Cranes, md Bones of Mastolona.
tt'ubiiahtd by permtssionl
Lour ls1vEis, Ncb., July 10, 1873.
In obedience to orders from CUR commanding
oiAcer, Maj. JamoB s. Brisbln, wo quittol our
camp on tho North Loup, in tho Btato Of No.
braaka juno rs, 1873 Our orders ,soro to tpro-
Good up tho North loup Yalley 10 tho second
North Fork Of Loup Is,yer, and march by why OF
tho head Of Lone Pine Crock to tho Niobrarn
River, striking 1t whore tho mouth of napid
River ia to 10 found.' For tho journey We
wero provided with twenty days ha1f-rntiona Of
forage md full rationa Of ha.a broad, sugar,
cot1oo, and bacon. Tho command consisted Of
ba1. Thomas J. Grcgg, Second United atatas
Cavalry; myso1f, a citszcuB, IS horses, II mules,
and 81 soldiorB Of Company O., Becoud United
States Cavalry. Aa wo had bat two 8-Inulo
teams and two 2-mulc wagons, they were nco-
osHarily hoavily 1oadod. and our progrcsa was
slow.
DIFFICULTIES.
As beforo statcd, wo marched from Cnmp
Canby On the afternoon OF juno az, 1878, aud
almoat Immediately encountered difficulties. At
DaSiB Crook, SIX miles out, we found tho
crossing bad. and on attempting to pass over
ono Of our wagons, It upset, throwing out eight
boxes Of hard bread, ono box Of sugar, ind many
| othor ncceasnry supplies. Tho wagon was
broken beyond repair, and thoro waH no lolp for
It but to wait and aond back to Camp Oanby for
now wagon. Maj. Gregg himaaif went lnck,
with ono or two mon, and in tho evening, at 8
o'clock, returned with a now wagon md stores
| to replace those damaged, which had to bo
abandoned in tho stream, thoy boing so soaked
with watcr rs to have become ontiroly WORTH
1855
| 1t was now too lato to attempt to go any fhr-
1.. uo a', aa oons wy hn1 ala 'no "a'oi eAoo-
1ont' with plohty OF 1uoi at na'lo.
Next morning, at 0 o'clock, We recommended
our march, cur journey lying up tho south bank
Of tho North LINN rho Ina altar oroanino Dayiu
G.aa 49, n ~ 49,, 1" -. ,.,,s,a t,a
eree a1o vosy ssee1'' anu wo haa ., 70 uouolo tne
teams to pull tho "ngons up. With tho c1col''
tion Of tho first four nlilos, howovor, tho road is
nsa is ' from ~ % onr 1aat n1 oamn % ho vo11ov nyor
tss, ,,.a .,aa:a 10y s".f, sa ,,, so.,,.;f.,, s,d
WHICH VIZ naa pAssou "as scfs oean'nui M anu
rich tho soil being black loan and FREQ from
stone. It is iu most placos from, two to four
a;3o will, ,norv ,,rovo. ~ eno t;u,,,ar rro,vino
Oh 1s1anos anu along lib oanha.
ROSES.
~ 49, - 49,, =. 49,. a', w." s;.,, :,,o,",,1.
toaoe, .no elouna oo1.s eu'o1au wv ao, ''aa '
o. WI dotcsn en sovon =. ing
saw lettuce, onions, potatoes. peas, hoaus, aIs
corn growing luxuriantly. Ifa farmers 10 ~, Gts
part Of tho country scemsa emssaa maen moro feaAS'
In the night, c'oad ot mosquitoes Gus pIMd sd
upon us, and %o woro nsai!y eaton ans as,ror knaH
eoen much or toao pes.a ueiote r.. ;1t ho,, ~
tliein 80 bad as Ut Dat ttook. r.,infs svbon M.
ny hosa IND face Eai year. near smi tI,Sv ad i"ir
tlrely @ exhausted '''n "9'''f' "''' '' >' '''''@
feant. % ,-,or,,;,,c wo q vory hcartifu) an5
Iho following nnt o,,s ",1 ,,,;,ni"a 1va o,i,,
wa hroko camnaf1So af1o Grock lhreo m1ca. wbon i1 II
nlarcned 70 tho inroa ,ynnona aI"c1, foof IN
tho mud a.nGinps ~ nnta Gno Svs n oro mo m ,
ABOUT an III o,,r {osr,,ay ~ o'c1c1t oIn,3 ~
9t'd III -,,,,a ,!a.n ,,or ,,o,r liz mTas A.
lonP %'sd aiocls % waa tur'ci omt ,, 10 rrazn and
e o 'af vaay u heno r
scet "na ~, ;5aa ro,r
nlsuIt t,n ., ,rt,o 1p hra,t mi r;nd;no r;vor
60 Ge"h hanka frinrci With rrean trees upsrly ali
tie s way way, and in places quite largo iofosta
aia,a oL Nv tbn ibtaop r;vor thoneh Int fow n
tho.8 .e la,soa' ~ t1 sottInroont ho,,-
nm;to new Th~y i;vo r., flnr.o,ts n,ado by t1;lte
gg;t,s, tronc,, ;nto tho a;de 9f h;,1 to- tlo 1ont
n fnHt1nC t0n Hf11E1
or 1 lnvs covoToI NV viii oarib.
marry JACK"
In the afternoon tho bluffs grow moro abrupt,
and wo crossed a ypry bad rayino. whore thg
ambulance upset. This day no Haw Happy
Jacks" place, a famous h,lntor and scout. Hie
real namo is Stranger but ho is mover called by
it, being only known aa Happy Jack" Mar
Jack'a place lives Lent dood1oye, who las ilno
ranch, just beyond Goodlovo'e tho ya1loy opens
out very wide;-l0 miles In extent, lshouid think,
aud the Bol becomes somewhat, thinner, but is
still good whoat-land. Tho Burlington l. Missouri
Railroad owns ono-half Of tho LAND i'll tho Lonp,
Valley, but its limo isLont Good1oye's place, and
from hero on, I'LL tho lands bolong to tho Govern,
meut, arc surveyed, and open to homestead or
presumption by settlers. I saw cactus and
buffalo-grass,-a protty good sign Of thin soil.
At . o'clock We roaoliod tho farHt fork Of tho
North Loup, and crossed over, oncan,ping be-
tween the two streams. Tho South Fork Is tho
larger Of tho two watera, but onr course lies up
the North Branch; Wo found tho croaaing auito
bad, aud tho bod Of tho stroam full OF quick
sands, Tho wagons woro got oyor with great
h1hG h99gg g ITO. to % ,a aragge through By
carried over on the mons bacAa Tho crossing