, 1874-08-15
Wonderful March Through a Valley
Of Flowers, I
Water and Grass Abundant
and of Good Quality. u
It Is Thought that Gold Has Been Dis.
+. covered in Paying Quantities. i:
But This Fact Has Not Been Fully
Established. .,.

Auo A'o"e i, !, Tr.rs,
porting tho progress OF Lie blacK7hl'le expoal-
lion up to Aug. Q, haB boon received at tho army
headquarters In this city: 4
~ miles soatneast 81 nnrneya Reah Aug. = ls74.
Toths Asssant AdiMtsnt- General ef the Departmental
Dakota, St; faui, AtHu.t
MY laat dlspatgh was dated July 10. and oent
from MMota ;n .og & lvS y dSg
seonta lels a. bearers Of tie dispatch as soon
@ es eg s be mo n BY ns
;eseho % The valios oi tie Little Missouri Kyef
up which We moVeu2l miles. f1noihg ths Eaney
allnost destitute Of grazing along our ,nno Of
march, ordered te At lca @ nnG ~ aIo Up
valley IN search Of bstter !. eamn,grT9nI.na3 g
During our Eassnge up the valley Of re Litso
Missouri We had entered and wore about 70 !eave
the Territory Of Montana our conse ~ vas hsas'g
miles, we arriycd before hnndoTn at point
capable Of Furnishing us gooa grazing az 10 "nieE
for our animals, HAVING marehon ever au miaGs .i;
since breakiug camp IN tne m9rlMae m1i nrS tn,s
found tho cennssy generally ,,1a1 9a1sen and uh'n
viting, snve III few laolntcd Places.
Wa reached Tue bello foulehG On tno evening
OF tho loth OF Jnly, ahcampl9s WHere .uoa esases
Wood. and WateE wore auuluhn's aiau - Ev.1s
short distance apoVo tnaE iialhoa ~ W NY
nolda' map, iuat west from the limo separating
Dakota from wyoming.
9he 1ol!ow!nE aay was anene In,ss n ea9p. M, aa
On the 90th We crosaed the boAe fonrcae ana
began, as it werc. .......
sK1Ra1IsH1Na WITH THE n1AoK 1ilLss.
We began by feeling our way carefully along tho
Gn.yns G aaes ., nr tasa r sy 10 ts n
terlor. we continued, from t4o 1 tina @ wo aacenu.
cd from the Valley OF tue Belle -foafone. to
move through very superior eonntiy, eosclea o
Sar fh tls rp;nessv nsi0 pus noplar aud several
varieties OF OAK. az We r., hHYane9n, W. S3. tnc
couasyy sklrting tho black HUE 70
tho westward became. eaon M gay mos9
beautiful. On the evcnlng OF tho 11u; uo haltea
and euoampod Gust Of, and within mies ct. the
cave !ngau Kara, des,rinR 70 aseena tpat PeaR ea
the following daY: y pe1ng tn1 H'gnegt ~ e sae
western range OF no hlach na.a. taiH nu ,o, III
party with me, proceeded to the highest point OF
this prominent ~ anamarf, WHOSE nelsns p slyen ~
~ G,GO0 feet. The day waa not 1avoraolo 1or
ootainlng distant ~ s1owsi Ya'i,,n ,,oro - -,ovo
east, aud attempt tho passage OF tho aills. Wo
expelicneed considerable delay 3rom fallen am-
her, which lay n oar pathwaY. Ma.n , snas oxosp.
tfon, and very ithedlgglng. rendered necessary
In descending Into Q valley, tho ploneern pre-
pared. tho way fo1 tho train without ,u much
trouble. aud We reached camp by ooiooK, nav
ing marched II miles. We hofe 1ohnd grass,
.tsianna Tn,sT ana wo0o OF TIC osS' uA's A ssS"'
up this valloy, which had explored several miles
tic preceding evening, aud which lea US ~ an
easy ascent ALMOST e s1 aon1neass. e111,vn
After marching nearly u nluea; Wo Gnmac:annpea na:
nt IN carly hour IN tho same valleY. LUIS ya!"
ley, In one Respect presented TUG moaa "2nao.. .s
1u as as sa sue VS. tho tesmony Il
al who behold it. In no private Of public PARE
have ever seen snch p1o1oso aisp,ay
Of flowers. Every ntep OF our mafaa
that doy was amldst no~eFa OF the msss e14ut. +
site colora anu perfume eo M1ur'AnL = elowta ",
wero they, tnat men plue9eo tnom %itnous I ~, T.
mounting from inc eaddle. Sosao nelongea 70
new ma e.assiga npIoaea M nonI W. con,nna 81
sg 70 g,afho h.a Eash M +. 1u man ,yt hssatifI bo
auots ID their bands, while the heat. gear Of tho
horses were decorated With wroaths OF howora N o..
IT to crown xaoeq .. Nay III. eSFps M1n1ss yal9av
% Con, rdnissytla 4 ene oi our batting p!sGPss 9,
chosen nt random, plueked seventeen neautiinl
flowers, belonging to dnerent species, ana WILL
ace q ~ ieos ona rne ~ IN" fo
called attention to tho carpet OF howan
strewn nnder our fest, and IT Vas suggested
that it be detormlnod row many aluesent noWoe
could be pluoled without leaylng or scat q
thus gathered: Prof; Donaldson. tho botanis
Of tho expedition estimated tho hummer OF 1ioW
srs in bloozn IN !" N!otal vauoy ~ hay,S hn,ey, wh =
aquaa 10 onm 9n Tbs number @ Of tree,
ehrubs and grasses %as o. t s"ov ~ .ra
five, mailing tho total nora OF tno vaoy nmorae M
125 specses Through .s s,sr u ys,1Gy r n
paaaos anaies ies stass r. even # MONDAY
Tho temperature OF TWO o. tao 81 ma.,y aPs;;ns
found flowing Into 1t was taken, ;1 snd aacef'alne
to be a and ~ des1oeas, rsseG1tfh 1ath T. 7,av.
iho noat m9fla1H, 21s armoc rn c6's'unoa to ascou
Ills valley, until gradually. noat impsrceptib1
vo discovered TINT we were Oh tho crest Of