, 1873-09-19

ExCELIENT 001.n nINEs
will bo diacovere M It lina nlwayA leon tho bn-
lief vi old mud experienced tnOllnnin-1ncn AMI
minors tint tho country abn1t tho loal-wnters
Of tho Yellowstone oO,ltains moro nnl bettar
gold mncH than any OTHER part Of tho Unf0n. a
fort will 10 established, up IN thu moattata;,
tl,ou tourists, aettlorB md srnlmor-visitora will
co'lltncuco 1ocking to this magnificent regon
Such road las until lately boon considered OH
,lroy out Of the question, but Capt, Jonoa, q
comparatively littlo lnbor md cost.
THE BstosuoNEE INDIANS
llnve been quito bticcosaful IN tllor huutng-op..
eratons this summer and fall and hayo secured
nlnny th!ngs Of vaiuo to thon,. They nso many
ditforont kinds Of roosH which arc found growing
wild, and prepare from thom diahes which arc
most acceptable to tho aavage palAto. DorricA,
too, aro gathered IN great quantities, and dried
Tor winter use, guch o. ctrrantB, gooBoberrios,
and sorviee-bolrios. From tho lattor they mako
porson could bo a little bottor assured aH to IT'D
cloan]inoaB. An old suuaw's hauls aro not the
cloanoat things In tho world, and where
sho alternately, scratches lor hoad and
decd to relish the roault. It may DO tho staff Of
lifo In moro Bongos than ono. FaHtidiouHneBa
would be out ct place among Tho aboriginoB,
ane, in faot, does not exist among tholn.
puFFA1o-MEAr -
is tho chief food Of tho Indians Of tho pininH
tho possession Of tho bntralo.grounds. Tho
Sioux clnipa that thoy must Hgh. In order to
keep thoir own. and thoroby hayo something to
1.-Two on. Govornmont has dono q great deal, Of
to follow tho gront herds over the Plains, killing
and sIsughtering for tho naeso excitement of
tho thing, aud Irving Oh thoir ancestors did q
thousand yoara ago.
l bud heard 30 many atoriea about
FnEMONr'B PEAK.
hr1d what Tremont aaii n1.ot n +to+ 3otor-
mincd to llud out exactly what lo did say; aud
aore IL the rcsnlt: On tho 9th day Of August,
l842, his party mado thoir noon-lalt OH Big
Sandy, tributary OF oreon River. The face VI
tho country travoraod waB Of brown Hand Of
granite materials, tho dotrituB Of the neighbor-
lug uounthin9. Strat1 Of tho milky quartz
cropped out, md blocks Of granite vcro scat~
tered about, containing magnetio iron. On
colorod Haud, exhibited in cBcarp,nenta 30
to 80 fcot high. 1n tho afternoon, tley
had d severe storm ct hail. md enoauaped
ut sunset on tho First New Fork. Within tho
| supply number Of tributaries to Grsen River,
| which arc oil called tho New Forks. Near their
camp wore two remsrkhblc. iholatea hillB. quo
OF them sufficiently large to merit tho namo Of
mountain. They arc called
! TIE TWO DUTIES,
and sorve to identify the place Of their oncamp-
1nent, which the observations OF the evening
placed in longitude : LOS, dog. 5s min. il
| SEC. ana iaAsuue 90 dog. "a min. 4G
sec, On the right bank Of the stream, op-
posate to the largo hill, tho strain which ara dis
| played conalst Ut decolnposinG granite, which
supplies tho brown santlB Of Which tho faco ot
the country ie composed 10 a considerable tlopth
Or tho loth Of August he travelled up nesre'
lake ls about, miles long. and Of very irrogu
lar width, and apparently Of great doptti, and IT
tile hcad-wator Of one or the branches of droot
| River. Tho arrangements Tor tho ascent Of tl'
mountains were rartuly completed. Ho "aa 1t
hostile country, which rendered tho groatos
vigilance. mud circut.spection necessary. Til
pass 1t tho north o'id Of tho mountain WAS gen
orally infested BY backfeet; and immodiatel.
| opposite Waa QUO OF their tortb on tue edge OF
little thickot, 200 or 300 feet from thcir oncamp
! mont,
On tho l2sh 10 continued MS ascent. having
stayed one day IN camp, forming kind OF breast
work, or fort, for part Of bis men. Ho reached
avery elevated point anu Ill tho yalloy below
and among tue hills were number OF lakes O
different leYe!s--Home Iuo or 390 feet above tht
leVol OF otaors, Will which they communicated
ny .......
FoAM1No TORRENTS.
Even to thoir great height tho roar Of th
cataracta came up, aud they could seo them leap
ing down in lines Of snowy foam Ffom thi
| Bceno OF buBy waters thoy turned abruptly int
tho stiffness Of tho forest whore they rode anon
tho open bolls OF the r!nea ovor lawn Of sser
dant grass having 8trlkinEly the sir OF culsiyato
grounds. Hero hls party took supper and re
manned over night:
Tho following day he pushed forward, and
after travelling considerable distance, left hi
mules. and went on above tho region OF tn
pines. As ho proceeded, ho aud two Of tho mo,
woro taken i'll with headache and gddineaB, nc
compauio2d by vomiting. ue va "a =, unable I to pro
coed farther tor BONO t,nc, end his whole part,
encampcd amid pile Of rocks, whoro, during
the night, thoy suffered greatly from the cold.
On tho 18TH OF August ho was ablo to proceed
and moved OIL until lie calno almost imnlediasel.
below tho main peak. which ho denominated
| BSoW PEAK,
now Known ns ffemontH.
Flo managed to get near some lakes, and con
tlnucd on his aacens above thein.. At interval
they reached placos where T. number Of SPRING
gushed from tho rocks ; and, about 1,60D FOO
above tho lakes, came to tho snow-ine. From
this point their proEress waa uninterrupto
climbing, which waa both fatiguing and danger
OILS. Putting hands and feot IN tho oresicos bo
tweon tho blocks Of granite. ho Hucccaeded- il
found h,a companions ~ small valley below
ueseenasn6 ~ sas!n, sAes consss.nso . elnho'If
anu, IN snol1 tune, toachea tho croat, u
kpfanG upon tile 8u{nnlt, nHu h1iolncT HEep "0nl