New-York tribune., 1873-07-25


Since leaving Fort Rice our scientists have not been
idle Mr. Allen has collected about l25 species of flow
between Fort Rice and Camp No g. distance OF 70
miles. The prevalent families tho ComposlIe anu
LegumnosD. The whole surface OF the plain Is %
win yellow Asters and pretty lttte
most characteristic plants are the Astragalus er
and the Amorpha Canadensis There Is ,ot ven I'm
species OF Amorpha. exceedingly Irasau nast of the
the b)tanies 1t probably does not VScEa ESoye the
Missouri. There two speoies oi ~, Rirds are
smaller allied tho Dialis OF the Las, or ssyen
somew nat scarce There not more than SIX OF m
species that at all common ,I nDa ON the Plains
three that may be considered aDu1 t c,wns of timber
proper Woodland birds are met III u cupI % a. fonnd IN
along the streams Inc h,s nso the Arkansas Fly
| catcher ana the Brewers BlacKDrHH' Dd tbe JJp
land Poyer The Curow is occasionally & seeni eGbiestnut
few Grouse The most conspicuous oiau a. a. nccas,onay
with these occur the yellowwinged ana .o
| winged sparrow but they keep mostly III 'i' e''''
are & moi 6beF in this section is mostly cottonwood ana
Ine uip dead The green timber is mainly box ana
much OF @ ~ rs ut c,na elm and species OF birch Tim
her on the whole very scarce anu occurs VA' ""e
the streams which are not very common ~ ,,o. .. thu
In h Vicinity OF Fort Rice and for 20 or 30 miles 20 tne
west OF it over our route gaGlal I drI' sraffcres
mainly Quarzlte and feldsPatne r0Gh' rs i od
over the plain great abundance On % tnS nt b s1o t
sixth days OF our march tnls ar ul,t go caip on es
our personal comfort. II IS not peasant 70 calp o
pecay your bed is made rgnt over n9 IOugn pIVtuu
ing surface Of some quartz rock & rc ST pruos
but suitable for grazing Inc ROCKS cOnsIst hahly ot
claws and sands On the 2h we saw beds OF sandstone
Of 20 and 80 feet in thickness scarcely % az n
In the beds OF these sandstones Pro Alien ound
on the 2s6 we reached tho Dogteeth Buttes called
by the Indians from their peculiar conformation FROM
the Summit of one of tho tall isolated butes Of this
range, Heart Butte could be seen 20 miles away. An
area visible miles spread out before US On he
summit OF this tall and rugged butte were the remains
Of an eagles nest. hawk, flying over lts SANDY
head showed that this strange elevation was sun u
inc nest Of another bird which proved to be Says ny
catcher, was found in the inches OF the rocKs: .Ae
young had just been hatched and we did not interfere
with their nascent life We are little too late i9r eggs
few weeks earlier would have made great difference
IN the collection. On this butte we found some ne" spe
cmens Of plants. ,-. ,,a.u,. B.,
realize that these abrupt, nsular hills, bear on ther
caps what the surface soil OF TINS whole region
worn the plain into hills and burrows and, combined
with the the wind has left these conca Duttes
cases they form almost perfect fifty, sixty or
seventy feet above the plain In other cases they are
tagged piles OF rock, of great irreguarity In form,
sometimes tumbled together IN broken ples' hke
the remains OF ancient ruin On the butte
elevated two feet above the INTERIOR, forming
circular baston natural iortitcatio4 Inc rock was
mainly sandstone OF varying degrees ot hardness some
carried on 6y The swift wind again very hard
iIaceous Hodues OF iron were found nbedded in the
sand and dyke OF trap exposed on me crest Mnu
ami water had left their autographs with great egbi-
ity ana In great abundance in the sandstone
showed how the wind with It's siiceous augur had
bored into the stone. WaterwOrn caves and sluces
sometimes extended clear through the crest OF the Dutte
smooth round holes were worn through the saDs Vi
rock clean as II made by oannQn,oaiI Riding over
the surface OF the plain, could look through these
riddled basuons and see the sky beyond.
Oar Photographic artist has been unfortunate. Inc
spring wagon which WAS to transport MS material failed
to come TO hand at Fort Rice Geh Stanley sent de-
tachment OF cavalry 10 Fort Lincoln TO look atJef ~
They overlook on the march with udings that the
wagon had gone to the Yellowstone River by boat with
the extra forage supplies: Unless he can lmproysea
portable gallery we shall fan to preserve some OF the
! finest views Mr. KonipplcGz our present artist mas
! however, made some valuable sketches.
As YET We have seen no Indians. one or our plckeS
became scared one night and after rng at some harm
less shadow called out te ga hesIhou 4Hey Iai cHeu
| up the hin and then marched down again. and proDa-
bly, slept better for the exercise. Two OF our party VINO
were out hunting elk struck fresh Indian udll Few
miles nom camp Out cohciuae1 not 10 pursue IL 1851
] tue pursuit might be reclprocatcd
ONE NIGHTS EXPERIENCE.
CAMP No. 10, 30 MILES WEST OF FORT RICE, July o.
For ul nine days after leaving Fort Rice the persecu
] ton of rain and wind continued In third very
serious storm which have not before chronicled hail
was added to the programme Of destructive agents.
recording the amount of rainfall But do not think It
aggravated cases OF bed sores beds quite
comfortable. II had slept few nights more the
mcamOrphic rock with which for many miles the glaciers
have paved the plains, such prescription might have
aleyiatng. But the drift had disappeared before
the third on, and could not the beneh
cent provision the two inches OF water which 10 left
in my Rather than lie in a cold bath dug
trench through the floor which, III literal sense was the
green carpet OF earth. pOnchO and "a buffalo robe
served as another intervention. Somehow when the
heavy WIND came up II developed strong ulstrust
the integrity Of my tent-pOes. They were, indeed
upright in their intention, but too easily Influenced
Under the action OF the WIND tey showed strong IN
clbatiOn. got under the blankets and launched into
in marble halls" could dispel the presentment
II just well. My tent would not
support the dream and my dream would certainly
support the the Of pins and ropes
unable to resist the fearful tornado which at md
Of avail Our ammunition was useless In prairie
fire, the only way 10 combat 1t Is by counterire But
this homeopathic principle does not apply TO the Winds
and II IL dld we had only forty buglers and the cavalry
band to resist it. What could DO with these against
this tornado backed up 1000 miles 70 the casts The
& naI pd Won the battle When about O'clock the bu
vIa Udod a
aimost eyrTv mans tent Law on top OF him The wind
had possession OF the field. To call it wind Is
! euphemism. IL was a fulFgrown hurricane IL was
69 60 fSSPec o oamp " NO regard was paid to rank
station Etiquette was past consideration. 1T blew
he had been private soldier. One OF his aids was
served in the way. Your correspondent could no
longer claim exemption. heavy blast, dynaInically
about 100 pounds TO the square Dch struck his triangular
canvas on It's windward leg and carried II OF its feet
II ii had been toy set up for the mere purpose OF being
blown down. In OF the battaons nearly every tent
eveled to the ground Happily the storm ceased
by daybreak, and We we're enabled 10 gather up our
scattered effects the plain and put ourselves together
without further torment from the dolntng WIND ana
the soaking rain Misery Loves company it Is one Oh
the mltigaOns OF such experience that numerous
somebody has suffered like unto yourself Two or
three hundred personal sympathles banked tOgether
after such distress furnish common iund from Whch
every can draw To chronic grum0lers the event
supplies material for weeks TO come Unless one Is as
posed to take cheerful view OF such misfortune,
there is nothing whieh can eAcie & more % on
your head, while white cOunteTpane OF cold wet can
Yourself dry, and make your toilet on the plain ia fun
view those who have been more fortunate Is not the
least part OF the aggrayation
BAD WEATHER-DAKoIA MUD.
Ihave given you one nights experience in this nine
DAYS battle with the elements. 1t is only small seq
ment Of the circle. Day after day beset with
embarrassments quite aggravarng. Gen. Stanley
has been I'm this Department for some years; but he
coufes that he has the weather equaed
The has not been without ineTmlsslOn; but the
intermissOns have reached IS hours in length
Tbpuf he raln n q.
Fortunately we have had but haistOrm From tins,
the most dangerous OF storms to an expedition O TINS
he ma command and outfit hap