, 1873-09-28

through, on opening in tho tent; md, to tho Cap
ing to got IN hero for7'" game tho answer:
awant to got s9s,oere orr snt and al Of
aomo Of tho id mules arc blomn army"
The Dnkota tliundor has, n worry vindietivo
crash and yrow!, and tho winds have frco-
The it lax ott elucation aud and gcod.Srooding. "'
1t being tr1lo TINT all OF tho other tonts we're
blown down, wo soon had twenty mon around
ours to hold It in poBttlon. Thoy woro very
not care v}otior thoy woro outaIdo or insdo Of
tho tent but they did NOT want our tont III.
| jurod, because too wore In 1t, and--t1o lad oil
Of tho anako-bito anttloto.
almost @ ceSatinual, did not airoTd good light for
n.rty' Viz asrobea whon thoy irotiredS were
Obliged to olotho thomsolvoB with curses and
wet blankets, and await daynght. ,..,oox. n,.
found in tho morning aid mud, and fow hours
! YES THE HloBQu1ToEs
did trouble ue some; but wae al right. for Or,
| pound of oil Of tor, ponuyroyal, camphor, &C.,
to rub oyor my face and hands, and the per
f1,mo (7) drove oil Of tho mosquitoes-and my
room-1natcs--out Of tile tent
or smothorod fire, at the entrance Of tho tont
aud fan tho smoke into tho tont until the atnos:
phere iB suffocatfng: Tho mosquitoes, armed
with Dabcook-exttnguiaherH rush In to ascertain
out and scratch yourself BY the campfire.
Dakota mosquitoes are yellow, and will make
you the samo. think thoy are CROSS between
the common mosquito and the wasp. Although
very bilious, they soon to onjoy good health,
mud nre as full Of enorgy and business as CHI
cago grain-Hpeculator
| GAME.
Ducks, geese, plover, dutloH ,&c., verc plenty,
! and for tt1no their nests and yoiiuH mero OBJ
tccts Of interest. 8and-hill crancs, looking Hko
| Cooknoy sportsmon. ga1od at us as no pessed
md occasionally great whito pelican, with his
gamo-bag 1lwoya IN readiness, would be ..i1t" aeon
chiokons or quailB and, soon after lowing civil
| ization, ne msHsd our little friends, tho Wrena
and robins: Thoro WAS no cat for tho wren to
.ad s 1aa os ana and pS 1 ike oa9
Iowa Colonel, deserted tho expedition. ,
nob-o-link wa8 on hand wherever Wo went,
and Oh boiBterous and full Of fun aud jokes %
though dozen achoo-chillren nero present,
flag-root or Strawberries.
Bulralo-bonos wore plonty; but no saw no live
buffalo, elk, or deer, and 1t was useless to
Bearch for them, % NO lad forgotten to take
i Antelope wore plenty but, as our party made
quito formidable appearance and kept out scouts
by day and piokets by might the antelope and
jaok-rabbits made no stack on us; III faot, We
| atancea; and, as our battle with
THE JAcK-uADB1Ta
was tho most eanguinary md decisive Of any, .
brief report Of 1t may be Of interest. Our
imtrenehed naGs sf belind bunch Of bunalo.grasa.
Iho limo Of battle was formed With thd
six-mulo team in tho centre, tho supply
wagons on tho right, tho ambulance On the lett,
| = ,5nu L. nf 4hd
roar. Tho mounted infantry were then ordered
to make detour around the hill and ATTACK The u
lott aank just behind The second rib, while tho
mule-team led the charge In front.
4 80 curve up 81 80 grado.-the bright sunlight
Of the beautiful june morning cleaning 90 the
bean-pota and coffoe-kettles gracefully swinging
from tho wagon bows as wo swept
onward over the broad green pralt.i,e: .,. .o,,,,.
Thon came the sharp report OF tho mu6kets,
mingled with the fearful braying Of the mnlos
and, in loss timo than it took schurz or Sumner
to "make up their minds" the onemy was in
full retreat. md tho fold was III It; the handa Of OF
Witnessed through our aeld-g -glasses and tin-eupa
was very exoiting,-the rabbit being ahead a
least hnlf the time. Shot after shot Was f1ree
tion, and, with one fearful discharge Of his No
0 boot-heol, ended the conflict Antelopos ant
inck.rabbita are by no means as feroooua ant
) bloodthirsty aa 's Gonorally supposed.
THE corEAuB--Bo1ENT1F1o.
' ny sotuaun, VI l!aSea, -, ~ -,aass - ~ a,arro
enlal nnn so ~ o1 puJeo 81 ~ ~ eao
Eon Or 1,uou ioes hpoSo sI1 Io'et " .ao ~ nan
covered with vordure othors barron piles o
sanu aug ETayoi, uosenu.u u sssotas.on, oAeuu
%noro tne dnaan 'ayolo saoiup en.ora, na
vLnole} o'tnEInk - a.'' @ H. IT,; =, ~ ,s
! head to rocks Weighing several tons.
ne snaIp W. loeas n'o oro Go1,. - ~ ao
awny ~ "a.en or 'v, an ~ ts eo;a 20 ~ ~
tea5o ~ sIiae ta rno,,o an ~ =
whoro did W thev ] cone from. rom and how m dfd they ge
: "gio Moah roror ,,.oa o,,7 1;ao,,,rgod .,v ann,
1",,nt ~ ho,. % at and n tho fITtan nrothcra o
nso. ~ fiad ar,,,nI s;tn tanoa i;i,n thaao