New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-17


The route led over the great basaltic plateau 10
shoshone Falls, cataract of great natural beauty
and in many respects entitled to rank with the hnese
in America The party crossed the Blue Mountains
q range i'm Eastern Oregon. The summit OF one oi
these mountains il broad meadow of table iand |
and serves ~ q station for stage line. a span
of mules and some horses had been feeding
in this meadow the mules were becoming risky
and the stage-Owncrs wanted to use them DeloW'
The preparations made by the driver for descending
the mountain would have crazed NJ. bergh. fafty
because of the necessities of the ease, since Daih
or cheek in rapid descent il certain to upset tho
vehicle, and partly because the driver was
anxious to get down before nighuaii'
the precautionary measures to keep the
team in motion were unusually varied and apun'
dant First, there was the familiar whip oil the
Western stagc-driver whose long lash, swapping at
the distance OF 20 feet, is guaranteed to take ny
off the leaders ear In this the mules were the
leaders For the wieel-horses, q more foimidaDie
instrument was provided an iron ohaih
fastened to short stick did duty
az whip for them. In auuitloh'
a load OF small stones was carried In the Vehlcie'
Such ride Down, down the precipices, ooo 1eee
at stretch both whips in active use ana tne assist
ant driver peting the team with stones, Whlie sew
eral horses unattached. accompanied their nylhe
progress jumping, running, crashing, dashhg over
rocks and fallen timber. As they crossed, In an In
teryal that might be considered a resting spell,
n doubtful structure that went by the name
of \ bridge the driver mentioned that few days
previously the stage had been stopped there by road
agen,sp I'VE had 20 give mp the treasure-box"
said the driver Highway robbery had come 10 De
connted in as part of the chances OF trip. Pror
Marsh heard that the stage was robbed again
few days after his departure. But 1t does
not always happen that the road agents nave III
all tbeirown way 1t is related that when the stage
stopped. in one instance, a rough passenger de-
manded the cause of tho stoppage. there's q
man ahead holding the horses, and there's
another with dOuble-barreled gun pointed
at usr said the driver. Out jumps tine pas
senger with revolver shoots the man with the gun,
fires at the one ahead discharges few shots mere
and there and Jumping back into the stage, orders
the driver TO 20 ahead As they the station the
other passengers ask the of the revolver how
much Treasure he has aboard. - Nary red" ne
renlies: "but could mt let such chance for light
pass me-"
The John Day Valley was the region OF the re-
search Tho explorations this ground in 1871 had
been remarkably fortunate. Since then it has been
visited with good success by Lord Wasingham ana
his party who sent the specimens they collected 10
the Woodwardian Museum at Cambridge, Eng
land The region about the John Day hlVer
was carefully explored this year by Prof
Marsh's party. 1t is o very rough country
In the pliocene formations there were found the re-
mains of borses OF various species, and of rhinoce-
roses and caInels in the mOcene were specimens OF
oreodons and rhluoceroses of the anchitherium, and
of various carniyores All along the John Day
Valley many Indians were met all very friendly
They had been exceedingly lns0lent during the early
successes of the Modocs, and had III the beginning
Of tho season spread great CONSERVATION among
the residents in that thny settled REGION But Ine
eapure of Capt Jack and the immediate prospect OF
his execution had exercised most wholesome ehect
| mon them Both before and after the execution
the impression produced on the Indians throughout
| this region was very noticeable; there can DC no
doubt on the other hand that if he had escaped his
fate they would have given thesettlers much trouble
| A week was spent at the Dalles, on tho Co
Iumbia River. and then the party proceeded by the
| river TO Portland. They had narrow escape from
sbinwreck on the voyage from The latter city to San
! Francisco The steamer conveying them, the John
| 4. Stevens is - years old She was loaded
| 80 as To draw considerably moro THAN Is
| the limit allowed her by law, on the snppostion
that as it was yet early in the season the passage
| would be pleasant one. On the second day out
| fierce gale from the southwest unusual tor that
| tiroo NJ vear. was encountered and for two days
| the vessel was in tho utmost peril. Leaving
| San Francisco the party passed through
| Kansas and made q short exploration among the
cretaceons deposits of that State. Thence they re-
turned to New Haven, arriving after an absence OK
6yemonths, bronzed aud weary, not to say tattered
and torn but with'good digestion waiting Oh appe-
| tlte.
Some of the collateral frnits of this expedition
| NAV here be mentioned. Hitherto, all the freight
\ Till hal haAn snlDDeu
| ~ Cbevenne az M the Missouri River. In the
course of their explorations the party discovered
! . much shorter route via the NiObrara
! Rivcr. II WAS demonstrated that train Of heavy
| army wagons could travel. by this route,
leaving the Union Pacific Railroad at North Platte
| and going directly northwest, avoiding vide
| detulr The advantages of such route IN
| that arid region need not DO enlarged upon
Good timber including oak grows tue margin OF
the stream aud since its exploration by Prot Marsh
SETTLERS have been pushing into that part of the
! country.
| rosnlts Five tous of specimens are brought back
and are now unnicking in the Museum Of Yale Col
Ieye. Among them are many contributions Of great
vaue 60 chronological research. The expedition IS
whole was very successful, and its results VII
| co,npare fayoraby with those OF previous
! wars The collections are espeelaiiy Dcb
| in fossil horses and Thinoceroses and contain
| q remarkably complete -et Of remains ut the dino
cerata sufficient to clear up every point hitherto
\ doubtful in the structure of those animals
majority q tha speeSp,ens i.ye peculiar ys'uc N
demonstrating the characteristics Of those inter
| mediate forms, which, whother We regard 'hon a.
| detached evidences Of y creative power or A. tue
steps OF successive evolution OF animal iite are OF
tbe highest interest to the student vi tue cards
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