, 1873-09-28


roay to ascertain the views Of tho Indians in re-
gard to tho Baltimore Convention.
THE PARTY AND OUTFIT.
In compliance with thesa instructions, q party
assembled At New Ulm about tho middle Of
juno, consisting Of six experienced Government
mules and two private mules, assisted by half
broed guide and interpreter named Joe, dozen
soldiers, d foH lorheB, toamntsrn, and civil en-
ginoora.
Tho outfit comprised fonts, rationB, &o., for
twenty-one mon aud fifteen animals for thirty
days, photographed apparatus, baroms.ers,
odometerB, Thermometers, and various other
meters. The scientific corps had nino gallons
Of concentrated extract Of rye, for the preserva-
ton Of specimens, aud Alexander Btophena'
L1fo OF Horace Greeley.
The passenger carriage unlike tho tho ordi-
nary nmbulancoB and coaches, noemed construct
I'd expressly for this service, hnving no springs
to be broken or cuahionB to got lost, and 1t had
this striking popularity: that, when one became
weary Of jolting over many nilos Of rough,
psthleas prairie, without 80 much aa strap or
board to support his aohing back, he could got
out and walk.
Parties who enjoy long walks cannot do bottor
than to eecuro similar carriage; but, as this
article B writton In the interest of railway
corporation, 1t must bo confined to Statistics, g.
timatoB, snd figures only 1; consequently many
useful hints for future explorers must be ex-
At Now Ulm NO made tho acquaintance of aev-
eralinfucntial people who entertained us with
4 FInsT-cLA6s TORNADO.
Being located IN AZ upper chamber Of tho
when the darknosa increased, and the torronta
Of rain changed from vertical to q horizontal
directiou, and the railway eugine-houeo, church-
roof, store. liyery-stable, mud the skylight Just
stion ia tho same ray, / did the same,-not that
was frightened, but wanted to SEQ man
TIE ROUTE.
Our route from New Ul1n waB along tho
northeast bank of tho Minnesota River, for
81 '''Y the Yellow Sieaene S1 S crossed sas o
river at Hunk Creok OH . primitive fcrry-boat,
commanded by two Frel'chmon, about Is years
old, who constituted the officers, crew, aud mo-
tive-power Of the concern, whioh must have
been IN old boat when they wero boys.
They insisted that "ze boat vas not stolen
from a sailor named Noah:" and that their
mothers were perfectly willing to have them
This Valley Of tho Minnesota, although mr.
row, contains much good land; aud on tho
southwestern bank Of THO stream is belt Of
g'9! g9'99d! timbor, from half-mile to milo in
Of u' tho svor, ~ are ii liz " broad, % rich rich
p5,ssd Ishv t sf n WOW If bfsng f1ag
fifty to sovonty-hyo Immigrant teams passed
through Now Ulm during zach day Of May and
June,-all intending to locate on the lands being
"opcned up' by the now railways.
THE INDIANS.
Along the Minnesota, for 90 miles from New
Ulm. numerous momentoea OF the poor, abused
Indians remain, in the form Of deserted farma,
ruins Of dwellings, bones, bullet~marks, oto.
There Is something very sad in the thought
that theso noble soma Of the forest are fading
away 80 rapidly that many Of thoir children orc
oven nov almost white, and that, In a few more
years, they, like tho Aztocs, will be known only
by tile ruins left behind them.
The undeserved censuse heaped upon the
indiana BY tho people Of Now Ulm and vicinity
is lno1plcablo to ono who has heurd the full
history Of tho Now Ulm ' unploaaantnoss."
Tho Indiana objected to the encFoachments of
! tho whites, who continually broke into thor
{sshops, and tainted thoir wi7os VIII not h.ving
sthe latest styles of Dolly Vardens, until, at
tiength, forboarance ceased to be virtue, and
fsthe Indians served an injunotion to restrain tho
:whites from interference. Thoy then organized
grand, half-fare picnic excursion, and visited
their white noighbors, aud, to show that tley
had no nalce ia their haArte lovingly took locka
Of hair from the heads Of oil white persons they
mot. That Government might not ACCUSE them
Of partially, theJ destroyed their own houses,
! others.
There is reason to hop. that the
! aontiment1 Gen OF tho whites have changed !;
to is v. sfSsa Nsa u% utaat i &. S4sa ss
| would insist upon his remaining there; and o
| public exhibition and tight-rope performance,
given by thirty or forty Sioux bravos, At Man
kato, 70" years ago, VAS patronizod by large
| and enthusiastic audience.
The Indians ne naw in Dakota were large,
f:Mol-built men, conrteous, neighborly, and will
4sling to relieve us OF any superauous articles Of
clothing or provisions. Their ladies' seemed In
BY wearing aimilar ornaments in their ears and
improving thoir compilation with paint; and,
when divested OF thoir shaWla or blankets, thoir
costume waa very similar in quantity to that Of
+ our fashionable ballroom helles.
II Tho Territory Of Dakota contains 91a, 128
4 aquars milos being nearly three times a. large
4 as both Illinois and Iowa, and nearly hve timos
fas large as all Of New England. Tho popula-
iadisns and d aesroes. Tho iand Il Equally
{*dtMdod among the inhabitauta, would give =
little gaEdenpatoh Of over Il 900 aorea to oaol'
man, woman, child, Indian, and ntgger In thd
rn and ss a htsns a. tssv aIs nj ys yS
! blooded stock, or exact exorbltant tranBpor~
tation-ratos from the honest yoomanry.
Tho soll In many parts is excellent, and
the variations Of the. surface Of tho
select to suit his own tastes, from the
low, level "bottom-lanls" along the streams,
the high,. rolling prairie, or tho brokon, rocky
coteaus similar TO the mountain paature-flelds
of Now England. .-
Wo saw no rock in natural position, and no i'll
dications Of valuable building ato1le, oxoopt for
rough, ordinary work. The granite rocks cover
3,,. tng tue I TidEcs in many places arc without
Tho water of tho streams Ia generally good.
also that OF lpAnY of Tho lRkeH; but BOMe OF