, 1873-09-19
ALPINE AMERICA.
Indian Trodblcs.. dbl 1eaying thts' coan.
try...Sicux Attacks During tho
Past Summer.
A Fron1.cr Farmer...Ilisliop RandAll's
Escnpc...New Road 10 Hoze.:
man--.In,!ian Cookery,
Frenaont's Peak~--Wountain Lakeo--
Ascent Of the Peak---Pro-
found Solitude.

found Solitude.
From Our Olon Correspondent.
w1yu Ntvkn MOUNTAINS, solt. 10, 1871
Tho nights aro boginningto get cool up ID shss
a,,a everything oosPe"AH lug
approach OF 80
AUTUMN WEATHER.
The nights arc longthening, and delightful
feeling Of coeiucss comes over overy ono WHO
has snug house and warm room whoroin to
pass tho timo. Tho tintR on tho hill-sdea are
changing to brown and r1lBHot, and tho highor
poakn rocoiying frosh covering Of SNOW, which
brings out In bold roliof tho long gorgce aud
hugo ohasms, Tho great outlines Boom to put
on bolfor front, and frown down upon the low
lands stretching miles and mifea to tho cast-
ward. Tho rocka asaunlo creator prominence;
tho lcavos on the troos and bushca aro changing
color; aud the tew yellow 1owers loft arc tlroop-
ng and fading away. Tho grasses aro turning
yellow, aud tho ssge-brush has blutsh, silvery
appearance, as II 1t had boon nippod by frost.
II appears alnoss as II no novor would get
oyor our Iulian troubloB again, and thoro havo
been 80 many acares that many pooplo. havo lost
heart.
ALLo TIE WHITE WOMEN
with, bolievo. ono excoption-havo LOTT tho
".nu 4s1o. 'snos' ~ e a.. s;a,,, o,,, IT.. ~.
lies, tho Arapahoes and ChoyennoB. It Beo,na
pretty hard to 800 this exodus Of whitc women;
but, In tue present unsettled state OF affairs i'll
Northwestern Wyoming, 1t is probably tho wiaost
courao thoy could pursue. do not arprchend
any Immediate danger, but thero is no
question tho Bavages "mcan buaineha,"
and intend to break up tho aottlomonts,
W., ~ "en .. a..a,,. a,aton, Ia
49,. w.. 's.a.a utoa ~ a..na n,,or .,,,st
"nAs suo @ Ae,aa'os e"naos s,N,. ,'.'a;s.,..ta,
a7o snei .asl 1.1o " .en. ~ ~ 1,,a1
y, uy tnu1"u 4's'' VI snioaso,'!nssu ~ AuI .@an'
1n'S 'oaao ,sae epia'ou'y ~, Do'n wv AVE-
u my o1pof'enIua m "yomns s.n'o ~ we ~, ~
e"o'1eo 90 loft'tois' W., ano t4ao lo'"suou 40
Pfoetesa sot9 m"'esl"n5. .'o i"ino1n MY u". ~
thoir stock stoion ny Tho SIOUX arc 1opinoihg II
as best they can, and ondoavoring to save thoir
erone in or1er tn hayo somethiur to 1.-Two on
,o ~ ~ oruot " aG ,.;,,ssn ,r,,a aior, 1ooL
u'Aus sAo HppteAene "tnso u eo"- .o.1
upon LUG ohosnoneo OF SNAKE 1nsahn toaof'"~
tion With deadly hatred, Enu will do everything
they can to cause disturbance thereon.
oon.,aopal,,a ,,rr,hor ~ .,,,ir ,nns, Ia lv thoir
"1o!s'oo'Ao 'ANAA'o1 ~ 49, - =:
enemies on 4 recent OCCASION, ana, oe1hg low IN
number, wore unable to follow them, as tho
main DQuY OF Su4kG WAfflQT4 anu hunters WGtS
IN tho ro,,ntain. h,ntinr. Altar = time, how
- ~ .,-,''A. - q. i. -. '5 H..
e'ef' shes fosutoeo from thels NUM-, ano 'noo
ALL HANDS s1AnTEp OUT
for the land Of the Sioux. Tho 6nakeB pom
etrated their country as fur as the su,nn,its Of
tho powdar nvar ranoo of n,ounta,pa. From
~, ~ ,"o1 $50 ",.es; 80 s.., ~. H.. .s.a
shat p'aco accommodating ral5 y. wv "aa
| sont down tho aides OF tho mountain to
miss, snd, Il possib1e. captuyo q few hcad OF
1sa, ~ nl,art t;-,,, t,,sr r.t,r,oa ~ ~
nolaes' - suu. .'to 10y te.noa' Iuu
ported that tho sioux were thefo IN ereat num-
bors. and 1t was utterly out OF tho quoation for
| tho fb0 8nakos to attack them. It is also said
4,s4 ta.r a;o,;r rarr,ore v;a;ted tha s,a1a cacan
d,,-;nr 49, 1;al,t finder tho circ,mato oncoa tbe
auis tAo nl6ns' o ~ s-eao". wv
snakoa mhde tho host OF thor way bac3 TO thoar
homes on the Little Wind River, where they arc
in constant dread Of another visit from tho hated
| Sioux, who are tAe moHt accomplished horsa-
thieves and t-throats of any Indian tribe in ex-
| istouco,
Tho fear of Indians, on the frontier, is vide-
Bpraad, the SIOUX having this summer attacked
tho Pawnecs, tho aottlora in tho Wind Riyor VAL
| loy, aud Con. Custor's oom1naud On tho Big
from oue anoer sheR a In aso
Indians are tired Of thoir ao-calod poacofu lifo,
and arc
| :. ANXIOUS TO nE AT Wan
with tho whitcB, whom they baliovo- they can
4
maasacre Of A1aerican soldiers at Fort Phil
| Kearney, in December, 1866 the slou1 hold tho
.pooplo Of Tho Uuited States q cheap euemy to
light, aud belioye they Gun insult them in
nny way thoy chooso with utter impunity.
This is certainly sad state Of things for tue
people on tho frontier, who arc made to suffer
uutold harlships by those red miscroantB Il is
impossible at this time to state how many white
people have boon murdered by tile Sioux during
tho past summer. Whoroyer they 70 their mark
| ia loft in blood aud but little damage has beeu
dono to them In retaliation, rhoy are tho moai
powerful tribe on tho Continent, being divided
| into twelve banda, aud numbering moro tlnu
20, 900 Bouia. They arc brave aud hardy, Injured
to ali the lincomforts Of war aud tho chase, and
always ready to Rtrike blow at the whites
Whenever aud wherever = good opportunity
oflors itself.
UNCLE JOHN MURPHY,
who shot IN 1ndian who wan engaged with 9th.
ora III stealing his horse, short time aiuce, is
quito character, He was born in Illinois, a1,6
served during tho Mexican War in the Fifth Iii
noia Volunteers. subsequently he wont to Cali