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long. t1natT. n,d yafv. fhtI9iiinr. Ditecl,nf,
southwest. Dintanto i}aadu 2l16 nl}on:
OAs.r Ma, 10. Tliutaduy, JulY23
Command 'rotuaihotl III caIli1,' iii div, to giyo
thn rhlnf Enr3,Jolr al, ,'o1,ruItunlty to
ASCEND 1aYAN xAuA
and party Of 'lYo, n,yne'f included, ntarted for
lnyan KayN, nhd onml,iosea tho ascott ut II I'll.
1t was II lara taah, md, owing ~ 1oweri,'g
Us gool a yiow to tho east aud aui1th aa 10
wiHho,i. However, it THIS a Bfght vol worth
Beoing, aud ronaiti ,,s Tor onr troi,ble. TITO
peah III sonuthsng over G.0uO feet above tho loyol
Of tho sen.
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,....t...,. :, CANT No. 20 Friday Jn,yaa:
-, " ,neant!t"! httse strean', ~, At, exquisite
mst1o 9nTuy, WHICH w call "Flofaa whey from
r ta eu,,nsu1a Ky ~ "s!I w. aoMofs WINCH snpesoy
ntla moVed dlte onss oyer hll and dale, pahslng
threnEa pehnaaa ftt'o ,ien up 4 lonR mn lntp
pm,at Eicce ~ ptno Wooag, aetoas tnom, any
npw.l 1fli llito i'ttie valley III
nH' Mt!o "na tito * pon " ltt1e "Atci'uoo1Ho.
IAeuco up tlis valley. . or U fnllos 70 camp. Aa
w calle uR sslaala II began 70 slow g. aisas OF
Maae', hIu pestIy sooa y was poautloa oool;
nssas ssseats Mhien Aeeph sfo"ns iaIeer ana
inS pFotIof qua pto;Gcf, WHO tho neletooI1nG
nau GU'ytuM WItn Pl'.o nnI - noat.
Wlla no~oFs abound III oYery direction, aud our
hos8eo
.,;. WADE A.o nNEE:pEGr aHoso oso 'I9: 3n:M
tnelo 1ro tMdnty Or t"Gmty-nso a'nefent 'aro,
tleo. " - lu.t n'ooh.. NV Et.a' - funu aon
NARA aay 3 WotH, bas asc Mote g IM@n seslsAeu'
atssn9n y 1llio soath u cas'' O'stance tf''-
ciea ta]l 141les'
CAN'T No. al Saturday, Jnly ~
stil on or near tho heauwatots ol' Floral VI
10y Oraoa. MovGd 81 70 q; N. oilect'y up thu
Taloy, m eroaalng tho croes-whch IT, as rep. GROWING
Beolna to delight in 'noandorug across t!'o yal-
10y as often NJ possible. Tu-dnys march Mae
boon tho nloasal'teHt havo ever yet maa9. IAe
whoio valley 10 carpotca Wlth movers; J. Aase
feet: And tllo views along tlo yhlley, az ~ hras
widoned aud tlion contracted anu waaohoa again.
will Tho inurnit'flng waters OF tho pfooK colt-
stantly ut our ieot' has bcon exsceenihRlY pioah-
Ing PEEK as somo ol TIC hot dusty days ny ntg talong
tho Little Missouri valley and acfoss tio tlaahB.
About milo bolow our tfoaent camp. tue stream
s1adohiy' etoppeu Ao%ing' and upon Booking ZOE
tho causo, wo found lint
Some six or eght beautiful oan springs b'ibblod up
within radifl8 OF 3po tect, forming a. once =
Atfoam snlicont 20 ttfn q mlIl, bue Whfeh, ~
nl!es laftAer down, ontlfeiv alsanpeored ny bns-
lnK INTO Tie eahdy Hoil' Hal 1nie lartaefn up VIC
ca1ae 10 huotner hpratlS, unon "alco We ato no"
oncampea. Woou and ~ntar orc u anuadaneo,
Dut mo Vass q',antity Or uowefa crowds e, OUT the
gsassos ana tno Gfass ~ only lar: mo t nayo 20
travelled almost aouth to-day, anu made ABOUT IL
CAM No. ~, Sunday, July 60
Broko camp at 4:4o q. IN. Travelled ~ Floral
valley TO the top OF the rango % %iiofo IL ooSl'p'
pasblnE' through 6oulo 0! the most
EXQUISITE mrs or or. rAatt.t1KE scenery ,,
I ihvo ever seen.-'l'ttio opcn xlauoH, with
clumpa OF pine, oyorgroeo, a'ia aspon, on tue
low hills into which they rnn, hclng constantly
sGAs M az ms wo aploaenc4a 4 Inc nG o. tne ta, vat,
would not average more than oo leot 70 helglt.
Upon leaving the creat Of tho watershed down
which ran tue creek wo NAG last oncanpea upon,
wo found "a GU laa,an tFa'l, Wnlch 70 lonoHea
np through ro9hy asato, Which, s a1tes various
windlngs brought us into anothcr vailey, Sonic
what larger than tue one We ha JUST iets, Win
iiae stream o. water funnlns ~ Juss t4e o!feo
t,oo Wo W!sAsa, VIZ soutueas.' ana ~ oteG'I5 M
the opposite ulrectloo from tne stteau We naa
camp, WINCH Ii q very poautla1 ono, WIN eooa
water anu sp'ennid etasa IN aounoanceF
Ihloaehout tols Vai.ey, ~ 1at aaWe nhYo come
thore arc any qnhnt!sy o. 1pflnsa. ah4 wo oeslh
after getting INTO camp, our 1nalan SCOUTS. WHOM
| We bad sent on IN advance, haViHs moi with
| signs Of !ndlans. c.ms hursyins b"ck with tho
! 1ntosh'asson eaasshefe WAS D.
| aHet.t +Ar."4 - e.eo@ ANe,tH-o
encamped about w nlcs oh tho strcam below
! ns. Taking tno scouts and about % n1en with
| him. Gen. custer moved quietly down upon
them; aud giving strict orders tant thoy should
not bn harn1oa utlleEa ls:a th1y @ showed 10 hges,
sent t forward y white nag BY: ono Of
Tue interpreters, aud, following i almost
Instantly aGeceedsd ts III sett.ai: lase tae.e
| cnnp almost beforo they knew OF our
approach. The, women. md children we're vory
much frightened Al our lee scouts, as tho two
nations nro always at war; but: they were soon
Masn tnon' WIN " t.nete oAeelton' hm ol
,heif ,, men Woso nns nun5'!.g, ana ne, sloH-
M u ~ MaiiooanS .t, nua PlnMgny My sa"ago, msua
tna 9aas ot '1a situIsan; Ina anntoea y, Wefo
| caioa ~, A4a HUSKY ,otau, tuo Ihset, ea9iAs
asbo. alter ton9 sa!a' .npy agreed % comp up
Eon r,.to, tfnra, tt,an, w. tn,,. IN tas,'
' 1"s;a ~ t.ao @ n', 'aI toa ~ .1.n, L.
,a ~ ~ ~, 49, noran az, @ ,,,,re ~
~, on psnra a n "' no @u y r.
~ n9o % ~ c.r;N' ~ Eu ~ ~
amG uno.eap - ~ anu souuS Wnae"s aMa.t'a az .e
nect Iran e aIon % at In tiay .ht be GUS
Peee''o '1o 80 .n.. .t, us.ou aia.ss tnoy n4sns ~
e. c4h11SH AHuubtE AA4hs