, 1874-08-26
THE BLACK t7lLES.
Jon. Custer's Expedition
Thereto
Extracts from: tho Diary Of Con.
George 4. Forsyth.

oAMr No. Il, Th,rn1sy July 10, 1871.
bfoko camp at 4:30 4. m. Moved wcst around
high bluff, sparaoly covotol with stuutod rfno-
troes. Blk miles out. crossed a:deep raylnc, and
camo into tho
VALLEY OF rItE LITTLE MtssouRr,
which Ia about'3 miles in width Oh oaeh side Of
tho rivor. Tile strcam Nsolf is Slightly muddy
about 90 feet Wide, from 2 to feet dccp. and
easily fortlcd. The: water ID good for drinainE
purpoHss; With possibly d ulsado Of alsaliin It.
Tho land lying adJacctt to tha atroan, Ia quito
poor; the grass. whicl, only covers the ground
epdruo'y, Is OF poor quality and intor1nixed with
suntlowcrs and cactus. Went dowt, to tho river
and watbrcd at $50 p. 1n.; tlon loft the rlger,
whioh hero bonds sharply to tho north, and
marched np to high ridge; CROSSED 4 succos-
si6t of hills and made dry camp at $3.50 p. N.
Tic day waa very lot. mud tho tharcl1 long md
tedious. Distanco 1nRrched a0I miles. Diroc.
tion generally southwest
CAMp No. IL, Friday, Jaly II.
Drohe" camp aa 4:i5 a. m. !; took a routl,orly
direction, which wo held NIL day, marching over
4 high, rolling prairle, with very poor grass,
which was badly intorinlxed with cactus. En-
carnpea Ut night on high blutr overlooking
TIE BAD IANDs
'o"n.an wv a,sa ,. a;.s,. :" s1
as o,,,ta ~ Frn,;, rho soat
"sa ','a ss;t 15at. .a11 ,,sns
,.o4s, "sa ,ss, =. ~. , aG,a..,' .e,.ts vopl ,a.
',.'s.s4. .,,t.aau 1,'..a"s ~ n on .,,,oa
""''''' '-'' '' e----o
cAur No. ID, satarsany, 3,,ly 1s.
CroBse1 tic, Bad Lands without very much
trouble, finding o good road through tho clay
and said, anl having only ono bad rasino 10
cross and then kopt tho crest of so,ics of hills
or iiyldes. uutl no finally. from thu ton Of tAo
highest ono, came down into tho Dolto Foufrcho
coi,,+rv. Afthr. coni,nr ;nto tho, frat vb11ev.
where tue grass "as presty eooo' "e "a1erea ~
rasine, where "e found water at tno bottom
=. arv cr,o,, . 7 noa,, A. w,tcrxcour.e II wl,,c,,
~, ~, =. .>.,,; s:+,., ,,.. h,.
shese' arc ssanoinl pool7 o. euoa "".o'' pus
which Ii net allowing stroam' Allowing forward
over rolling country. Of poor, sandy soil, and
crossing Il eucccsalon of low hills covcsod with
ut,,n+ad r,nea: md fc,y acr,,h oata. va finally
As"..a p'usa 4.u ~" ssAo. w..
cane' out On some h'ga mus, covered "''h aia1e
ana HahdBtono ridges. WHICH oVer!ooA
THE BELLE FoUHcnE
or nort1, fork of tho Cheyou,o lliyer. Desce1,d-
! H., tI,oso Lilo wo opnnmno1 i, ,,,o a,ro,m
ins .noae i1"s' "a oasa IN - ~ I,.,.,s
wh'cn no 1ound 60 oe aoout W 1eee III "1alh' u
good, puro water, though not as claar or ttaus-
uarcnt as we had oxpoctct1. Coming from tho
n1of,,u wa ft,tlv onn,ncinte1 onr co,r,n." 1Ynnf
:...Is,,r 49, ~ ~, =, ,,,.,,t;.u 80
lr'napnty pluo aua oan; ~ anI Iaan1i's; siAA.
ing shrerp. aho water III nounaahce' among
the hills to-day no found hematite iron orc tn
great profuBton. Distnace travelled III nilcs.
fD;rectjon south,scst
'1'1~es"'l1 ao>|''"sss'
- .-..,- ,.,,-
oaAr ~. ~ o'n"as, 'e's ,oa H. ;,
Commenced raill'og at a. n1.' and, az there ia
ovcry prospect Of its continuing all day, we viii
not move untif tomorrow. This will Eiyo tho
~ 1917. ti,a;t ni,f,ea A~S'' AN@ '4t'
~ "a'n lngtt = ,.;, o,,,o,, ,,,,,to
-ts M iat1ou 'nd ~ ~ H. I"a.o
~ ~ 4onf and rant; tho .ay tnrourh '~'
~ '''''~' NN "N - .
nrnso co,nr o+ Am - ~ n,5 t}a jrS;' h,y In.
| ;,v croasoI Tia rivor fha ,,racnainr nftnrnoon
ras1er raj s heavy. " sned ' up s Oh to hgl div,do
amJ .out thomni herotofnrn tTav Iayn mi ru1,
anu hunt,n, fh;n ,o,ot, ~ =;
eant ,,,nrs, ",u G;rs,t;nn cross dam rava ~ IL
v3d ssab W. foni go,no % rood waters Ind d' watcred d
oar @ train; tnonce through . ploee Fl scrub oal
sxI, s.oss oe4 ant n"roa d,a,, am ra1,wnode
ran;na ~, as"r @ Ri. rn'3n com"trv and sai
~ M tn y" .l;yide wfici, va fo;lnwoi for xon1e
.,,1a. ~ ~ tto,n ,rI.a uc i,a,, NJ, ovtnnt via"
/ of ,ttn q Il inoanf rru,,krv
u 'ne au1acS,,. ss,4 oun...,s. y, a, ,,,,u,,
,v, cor,a oaa a~nv -, tnn nnrt1, osat md waat
NJ ms ~. o nop ra no,; rn., IL fi,a mr. -,
ua ~ tha -" nna ona ,ri,1, qor
~ 'nu nau ,nttas .nI s;ra1 M }o i,aii1
Itay y, Jua r;.or, ~ ~ 49, ans ,Sosf
- LII naroro W s;t3 "o s @,rn"a ~;t
siuh ~ @ 4s .'o s,;,sht
aaa thsty saney saE'y Muoasn ~ m''n , esnMss ms'.
!ies a'!u oaai M'e, ~ 3,t,1'a su u,4o n'aoh
.in .oVuu .t 5;sara.t;a ~. niS 1Iit1a "" I,;, 20
aeSu M?w ;,.t ~ .sa ,aEt ~ s;,s,o n,d pes l
oat uplscnao po.s, ms ~ ~ tup Ill., ~
terng iaS'no tnannG ln IN 1;a H"ssetIf & aarerno
M@ VS. sti' w n 4o too. nm nnr r ronte tro IT,,
i,s III ~ ar ureao,t ca,,, On ,lry for1 'f t1's
1nis u; ouE P1ssen. a Snnip ~ "y tuta ~ "
beo @ monrcne nat waah pcht5 & o. %nser o. IN Il!
bed. Ine cousEy panSSeu Gsot +, tyu"y - oapao
Of proaaehG grass aa Ssa ~ anane" ,an an
a cams ac9oss VIZ cnnaun is'.9n fa ;Ia
a,id gnoaenoaies p's'a'ce a'fc''e' 1911 'o''oa
Dlfoo'loi' so"'H"ea'.
,,.nwe - ru.,,.r ,,,, .,
,,o,,o =, .aS NO. - 10 a""1aaS, 1 asnaa "% -; -,
broke camp " 4:9u o. I'll ;uoata aa s'Ipou u"
course ~ nou1aeaa1eIly e u,suuio tAtu"
eap she Ias. WIN .no ,n;n an.o,iG y, A,,,'l
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