, 1873-08-28
The East and West Surveys Unlte0---
Marching Over the Bad
Lands.
Arrival Of Capt. Jones' Expedition
at Yellowstone Lake.
a Practicable Wngon-1load Found from
Camp Brown to the Gallntin
Valley.
GEN, STANLEY.
From Our D1r7a Correspondent.

OMAHA, Aug. ~, 1878.
An officer writing from Con. stanloy'a 1eho"-
stono Expedition gives additional news up 10
Aug. !. Ho Says:
"on the 9th OF July no remained IN camp
most Of tho day, waiting for tho rosu1n o' m 1no
engiuoors with Maj Crofton's command ihey
voro up the river, completing tue survey toe .ao
,1au Of the Northern Pacific Railroad along sno
eastorn bank OF the Yellowstone. Whte dea5ea
In cn111p, Bcoats were sent out to explore tue
country, and select q route for tile maron anu
road for tho wagons. They returned In the o.
,ornoon, and reported tho road practicable. Lsto
in tho evening, tho etoamor Key West cane
3oun, with Maj. Crofton, Prof. Phelps. and alr,
Warren on board From thom re lenrned TINT
the survey up the river
wAB coMrLKTID.
and tho line from tho Missouri to tho Yellowstone
connected with tho aurvey Of last year from tho
west to tho Yellowstone. THO junction OF the
two lines is In the vicinity Of o'Fal1on's Crock
and Powder Rlycr. Surveying will now be Bus-
pended by the engineers until wo march around
tho Bad Lands on the weat Bide OF tho Yellow
atone. They arc only aomo 20 milos wide, but
NO will have to march diatance Of GO miles to
get around thon,, as thoy aro said to DO imprac~
ticable for wagons. Our line Of march will 10
principally along the trail Of Lieut.. Msynadicr,
mado in 1860, which can DO traced on any mill
tary map. The course Is northweBterly to
Pompey's Pillar, from which point, "a before
stated, we will strike almost diroct for the Big
Bond OF Muscloshell River, aud thence mnrch
round to . point on tho Yellowstone almost op-
posite tho stocAado. We will thus describe
nearly o -. ..-.
CIRCLE OF s1x HUNDRED M1LEs.
"On tho 28th Of July VIC marched II milos.
Our route lay over d nav road, which, most OF
the distance, WAS quito good, At QUO point tho
being steep, ana tho only practicable crossing
quito narrow, 30 tina. only ouo wagon ut tiIne
could be passed over. Our course on tho 18th
waa almost die woHt, aud We enchnped On Bad
Land Crock whore wo found plenty Of cotton-
wood but tho wator was scarce aud OF poor
Il July 20, the diatanco accomplished was 1e
miles, tho country passed over boing very rough
and extremely barron, moro no. luueod, tt1an
any We Ind yot soon since ssarsiug from tho Mis~
nouri. 1t is very properly named
THE DAD LANDS,
there being scarcely my vegetation, and tho
ground being like asli-heape. Imagine sue
corsion Of buro hil]B without blade Of graBb,
aud you will got some idoa Of this portion OF our
route. 1850.
"On tho 30th. VIC mat!o 20 mileH, and oncampcd
sMonxlSo or JULY 91.-To-dny's march Will
bring us out Of the pad Lands, to our infinite q
delight and ro1iof. What dcRotate and terrible
piaco thoy nro! It scen,s Nko bong buried alive
to bo IN them and the storility iH painful both tc
tl,o eve and seusos. After to-day, we shall bo or
tla Yellowstone agaiu, md follow Mayuhdicrt
trail, Keeping very ncar tho river; mud how glae
we shall 10 to 500 running Watet again 1oster
day couriern met us, nnd reported tho steaMe
Josophine at Tho river, 1oaded with supplies TO-
the troops and ougueers. Con: Custer. with
Huuad,on Of cavalry, nlado visit to tho Hteame
to SEQ if sho was all right Ho found Col. sltnl'
son OH bonrd, who comes up to
EXAMINE THE ROCKS
reported by Gen. Forsyth in the Hellowston
channel pear tho mouth OF Powder River, IN
oyory effort will soon bo mado BY tho Govern
ment to romoYe these obstrucsions. This dn
10 Btnll have hard march. the road lead'n
from hero to the river being reported very broke
aud rough. Game, siuco croHsing tho felio"
stone, l,aa bcon very Hcarco, only q fow antelop
bnyiug bec1 killed in tho last four dAyB 1t me-
now uafeiy bo said thnt oTery ono is
TtnED OF THE EXPEDITION,
nud nuxious to return homo. All THO hoTei'
has worn off; wc have soon enough OF ne
country, and long for civilization. Tho marie
officers, especially, grow weary OF 20 mono
onous 4 march, ard arc impationt for the time
arrive w1u.. they ba with their families. no
waiting for them at lonesome md distant post
Since Gou. noBsor went east, the survey Of Il
Northorn Pacific Rond 10 lndor the direction
Mesao, = son OF Quartormaator General Aleig
u. s. L." AAnoN AuouT.