New-York tribune., 1874-04-25
every poin, While ample quantities OF both wood and

every point. while ample quantities OF both wood and
water could be obtained ON an average every SIX miles
old trail, and occasionally passed our old camps made
the latter part OF June or early part OF July We had
been absent these old camps about two months and
a half. more than noticed That 10 places where
we had fed our horses on me gronnn the scattered
grains OF oats had sprung up and maturefhnnely On
one occasion, called the attention OF ny lIp,mon
to this fact, and dismounted from my hgrsssey puck
The stalk straw, was fully four feet 10 bSt anu anu
the heads Ave inches In length and wei nlsd oh., h
not what ~ termed bottom land, Dut on bis"-
point OF the upland"
THE CLIMATE AT FORT ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Extracts are made from the reports of Prof Hayden
and Major Wheeler 10 show that there are thousands OF
Of good agricultural and grazirg lands IN Montana
and Dakota. After devotins considerable space 10 his
extracts and comments upon this subject Gen. Custer
turns his attention TO comparison OF the
of Forts Buford Abraham Lincoln, and RICE. ne SAYS
he finds that the prevailing temperature at Fort Lam
colnwhch - directly oppos on the west BANK OF tne
Missouri OF the present western terminus OF the com
pIeed portion The Northern Pacific Railroad-s not
only far more regular aud unyaryng han hat at foLs
BufOrd but the climate Is 1dcr ~ several degrees DOtn
Summer and Winter" lie continues; Gen. HaIehs
letter shows that on the 5th OF s cemOer the tber
Fort BufOrd stood ~ 2o below zero, whereas
find by reference TO the Official record kept here,
that the lowest point marked by the thermometer on
that day. which was the coolest OF the MONTH was 10
below zero difference OF lo in favor OF mis- station In
August Thermometer fell TO $50 at Fort Buord, while
at Fort Lincoln only reached SO difference OF $50
aud yet Gen. Hazens letter informs the public that
wnen 1t was being penned ne nad before hm
@ 'nGt dIiier her widely from that Of Fort BatOrd,
letter from Gen. W. l.. CART Is then given TO show
how successfully gardening had been carried on foIe
Lincoln. In regard to the question 9i hay, Gen S1s'ep vs.
GEN. Hazens letter. have made careful Inquiry OF par
ties here familiar with the resources OF TINS country IN
that respect and am convinced that hay sun1clent IN
quantity satisfy all probable demands ana of moss
excellent quality can he contracted for IN the stack ata
price not exceeding 81 per ton In ths country, also,
m good If nor Setter food Than II cut and cured have
seer Nj consisting
mules and cattle which nave wintered on the open pas
ture within five miles th, posi- receiving neither nay
gram nor shelter and tner condition good as
that of ANIMALS usually seen at tns season VI inc yeH
on well conducted farms III ONO"
PLEASANT WINTERS.
In referring to Gen. Hazens statement that "tho
theoretical sOhermals OF Capt Maury and Mr. Blodget
found to be true, by actual experience and OBJ
servaton, In this middle REGION" Gen. Custer says;
Examine this question, aud 1t Is found that Biodgets
standard charts represent the isotherna OF oS mean
Sumner temperature, running just south OF tho
mouth OF the Yellowstone, within slght OF WHICH
Own statistics declare that for eight years past
tie mean Summer heat at Fort Buford has been
GO 0go What better or more positive confrma-
ton could be offered OF the absolute correctness OF
BOdgets chart 90 He also says tnat the loss OF me dr
ing the Winters will be found on nyestgaton 10 20
que lack Of proper precautions, aud often the resus
OF imprudence. The following extracts are from .no
closing portions Of his letter: Our mails from tne
East arrive on Wednesday and regularly aud unnter-
ruptedy have round rps OF 400 miles been made
every mile 0f which extends along the northern rcho
Railroad, during the entire Winter that We can caeu-
late almost the exact hOur when to look Tor our news
pauer from East These mail parties travel III sled.
Vet so little has fallen IN tns section mat during
OF the Winter II mas been necessary 70 use Wagon
for the first eight or ten miles OF this point. No
complaint has been made 10y the mail carriers az
10 Tue cold; tue contrary, nou'comnilssioheo
officers have sought 10 be placed upon thls duty'
From the middle OF November up - the present date,
carcely week has elapsed that have not been out at
lea st one entire day. hunting. usually 70 IRON thre9
eight miles from the post ana remain apsent unua
near night have had occasion TO wear an over
coat rarely gloves, or IL 30 very lGht ones anu
nave felt the unpleasant effects Of cold weather.
during these hunting expeditions, ana "hle wait,
ing movements OF the dOGs aud the other huhlers
have lain down the open air and slept Comfortably,
this too in the months of December tand January.
have addition these hunting trips had OCCASION 20
20 INTO open day during the present wiz
ter and up the present time nave Iot worn an 9yer
coat nor de have passed winters IA Mlch-
gan Ohio Virginia, New-York, KENTUCKY Kansas, abu
Texas vet have never experienced WINTER IN ehher
of those States which possessed all the advantages ana
50 few of the disadvantages, as nave been attahaoo
here during the present There mas not Deeh
single day during the entire Winter when trains mlsa1
not have been regularly over the Northern faehc
Railroad to this point lar as any obstacle ITou lho
climate may have determined the matter