, 1873-08-19

aorivo their namo from a l,untof, who, Ro1t,o.
yoara ago, was killed by 1nfans In their vicinity
From the ridge could also 10 pcen sontinol
"1uly TO- NO marched l,ino milos, and woro
extron1nly tirod, owing 10 many aud tedious
crossings Of a little winding atroam' called Davis.
Crock. Wo wsro Oil the road from O'Clock I'll
the morning until In tho afternoon, boing
twolvo hours III making nino milos Tho coul.
try wns worry Interesting. nntl tho Bconery all
through tho Bad Lands extremely plctl,rosguo.
The soil In tho valley over which nc paaaod hne
tho appearance Of bolng fortilo and iH no doubt
scems to moit would make a grazing fnnge for
summon months, II not tho whole yoar. ! nm
told that nowhere hotwann tho Pacific mud tho
Lakes is tic elimato 10 pleasant
AS IN DAKOTA.
Tho thermometer sometimes ind lcasos the GOLD
as ntonBo; but the Dir Ia so dry, aud 30 exhflar"
| atinR tho atmosphere, that at noarly oil ttmoa
outdoor labor can bo oontortanly @ por,oIMheu tha.
say mon never die OF dlacaso, and Tie average
old ago, II Dakotiaus aro to DO believed, is about
1oo years. ,,o,,,
twisting in ard out down tho litt1o valley, and
winding along uhdor
THE ooN1cA1 HILLS
that flank ita banks. Those hills hrs regular
eugar-loafs,, aud intorlaced with each osher, In
gigantic sentinols guarding tho way and frown
down upon us as wo cirolo around thoir base.
From tito top Of one Of thcm VIC had magniH-
cont view. Tho climbing was hard, but tho sight
repaid ns for tho labor: Tho arny"wngons, with
masaes Of cavalry. infantry, cannon, and oattlo
crowded tho little valley.
"Tho nature Of the country was such that wo
oil beloved, II tho Indians intended attacking ua
in forco anywhere bctweon the Missouri aud
Yellowstone.
THIS WOULD De THE PLACE;
and so every ono was on the lookout for Sioux.
An enemy who understood his buHlnoaB In such
| g country could do hs much execution aa tho
drod tesolutc warriors, who would nttack with
dash and in tlotail, could destroy any train, Our
commander, Con. Stanley, nado ovory proper
disposition Of, hia forccs for tighti but we
marched on and on. and night cano and brought
| no Sioux.
"0ur camp waa made IN the Bad Lands, 2
miles from tho Little Missouri Rycr. Wood waa
plenty, but the wntor was SO strongly impreg-
mated with allalf that we could scarcely uso It,
"0n tho 11tll Of July, ,Wc marched only miles.
This day no crossed
| THE LITTLE MISSOURI,
turbid, muddy stream, like tho larger river Of
the game uame. At tho point where We crossed,
covored With growth Of groom cottonwoods. It
was anticipated Il would take lls two days to
cross tho Little Missouri; but, to tho satisfac-
tlon Of every ono, tho crossing vas effected
in = littlo over five hours. Con. stanloys ar-
everything prepared md tho General displayed
great enorgy IN getting tho command oyor, bcing
ably sssisteA W CAPT: Burt, Ninth Infantry, !;
6sg ane ar a Nna 1an nsnsfy5 W Ind 'q5 o.1as LIEUT. IT
working parties. Some Of tho wagons, after
oroasing. Ind to stand in tho road all night, and
| were guarded by the cavalry. We found tho
road yery had. aud could not mako any good
"tu!y IA, wc marched ia rntleB, To a paint op-
poslte
sEN11NEL DUTIES,
which are said to DO the most notable lnnd-
marks In that part Of tho country. The nuttos
mo two in number, and found thom fully 4
| m.lea apart. From East Sontinol Butts, Ano
view III had OF Bad 1anda and their rugged
! bills and nany-colorca grahsos blend delight
fully in tho laniscapc: Our Government photog-
was busy all day taking viewa.
"0n The 18th OF July, we made IA 1nllos, and
won't into camp Oh Beaver River, or, as some
call 1t, Inman's Fork. Tho road WAS yory good
1nade an easy journey. Tho banks Of tbe Beaver
| arc steep, but it has o good supply Of water.
Tho wood is plenty, bnt Of superior quality.
s'July a, we got Oh early, and maao 1s miles,
crossing GlendlSo Creek twice. The road was
fair, and tho marching easy. Tho country on
either side was very hrokon, and had tho ap-
poara11co Of boing q
CONTINUATION OF THE DAp LANDS.
ION leaving camp in the morning, wo had
taken with us both wood and wator, expecting to
make n dry camp next night; but on arriving
at q branch Of Glondive Creok, we found wator,
though most Of 1t had boon spoiled by tho ani-
mnls before tho troops canlo up.
"Our 1untors found game, our own Reynolds
being especially lucky. Every day, nearly, he
would kill something, and, when others despaired
OF getting fresh meat. Reynolds would
9sff ope IL bring & edrta IT f1 Or seven & ante it,
boat and most poracvering hunters on the Plains,
md is known among all the Indians west Of tho
Missouri as a lead-shot.
'On tho 10th, We marched twelve and half
rived on the banks Of
THE YELLOW sroHE.
"fFhe last days mnrch bofore reaching the
yellowstone, although only twelvo milcs, was
very fatiguing.' Tho road over which no trav-
difficult crossings. Wo had froqucntly to dig
down Btcop bauliB, ascend high bills, and orosa
deep ravinea.. The tratn-n,ules were worn out
when We got into camp md could not have gono
much further With tholr heavy loads.
"Our camp IVES made Oh high plateau, from
which NO haa t1uo viow Of the famous river,
It's Waters Wero most grateful to tho tired and
thirsty holdiors, md thoy we're not long in
and b1istorod feet, in its amber tide,
From tho plateau, re could soe for many
miles IN all directions. The view was beautiful
the river, with Its green trees, stretching away
as far as tho oye could roach. Gen. ForaJth
give TORY
GOOD DESCRIPTION OF TUE COUNTY,
whom l1o saya:
".The general direction Of thu Yolowstoao is south
westerly. It rlacs IN the Wyoming Mountains, and
Aows through large portion Of Monana Territory
From tho mouth Of tho Yellowstone to ita junction
With tho Powder River IN eos ,utica. Tho stream \
nayigabe aluloat every rod Of tho waythe principal
aud, In fact tho ony, SERIOUS obstruction being tse
large rocks; aho,,s g feet apart which ooetcd tht
rapids within rilea Of thu Powder River. Theat
rocks can ho easily blasted OUT md then Tho Yellow.
aono will bc riVor ct Tor commerce Of NO moan Or
der The boat lii which !, WITH t"o companies nf III
Dryant. nscsnted apl descended Tie atraan,, waa .
Sufficient cabre to tcat the lost!ng capacities of q
cha,nol, ol,-having length Of 800 feet, proporsona
width Of beam, md drawing 20 inches Of ratsr tn
depth the cre't Of tho rapdu varied from 4M TO
, feet Tho rapids in tho course wero ~ follows
Xone Rapids, tnulaons, 6londlye fas. Amss' Rapids
! Monroas, Musdoek's, Towt,ssnda Nlc0unea, and Ke
Weat Falls. Excepting tho attcr tho only rapids din
cult Of navigation were A1cCunea and even there th
boat passed with comparative safety very little or
ponditlra would roner tho channel safe and capacou
fha entire distance. No Indians showed ttanlBelyc
during tho ten days eonsuuoa IN the e.peason. Yh
boat was ssysn days in ascending, aud three In dca
| rshd{rn the YeltbtHkOnD. norion Of nt0i,