, 1875-05-29
THE JENNEY SURVEY.

Special Correspondence a} The Catcaas TRIBUNE.
OMAHA. Nob., May 9A.-The Jonney geological
surveying party for tho exploration Of tbs D!ack
Hills. and its military escort, set ous from Fort
Laramie to-day. For two daya tho expedition
has been engaged In the tediona operation Of
forging ita waxon-train and eavaley-hornes
OYER Tug NORTH rLArrE AryxH
br tho ou!y boat Ut hand,-a fat-bottomsd soon
OF limited capacity. Tho North Platte River
has good 1ook-bottom at Fort Laramie,
and IL eonsras'Y tosdab1o thero; but, during
the season Of ligh water In tho spring, II can.
not bo crossod anyrhere oxcspt by boat or
blidco. Tho atroAm is swift aud treaohefous
then, and cannot oyen be crosaod by boat without
considerable risk to Ito and property. To In
suto good, Tafo, and oasJ communication at all
seasons Vt the 5oar, the Government is now
building substantial iron bridge over tho river
1t that point, which wlll bo ready for use IL the
lato autumn.
TIE MILITARY EhConr
for th6 survey ts commanded bT L!eut.-CoL
Nlchard I. Dodge, Twonty-third Infantry, and ID
composed Of Companies G, Second Cavalry, Capt.
6pauldiug; l. Second Cavalry, Capt Noyes; A.
Third Cavalry, Capt. 1lawey; II, Third Cavalry,
Capt. Wessolla; I, Third Cavalry, Capt. Curtis
X, Third Cavalry, Capt. Russell, and Companies
G. Ninth Infantry, Capt. Munuon, and II. Ninth
Infantry. Capt. hurt. L!out. Norris G. Foot,
Ninth Infantry, is TIM Adjutant, and Lieut.. John
F, Trout, Txcnty-.hird Infantry. u tho Qnartot.
mnster, OF tho escort. Tho military authorities
hayo been heset with great numbers Of Appllc1-
auy capaclty whatever With OK without pay, bu,
hays atsadily rofused them all.
THE GEOLOGICAL PARTY
consists q Waller 4. 5enney Government Go
oloeat; II. Newton, AAslstan. Geoloeist; Capt.
Il. p. rutt!e, Astronomer D.. T. d; Ncuilly-
| cudlI. TopoRrapler; Dr.. @. g. Nowberry. Az
| histRns 1opoRrapl,er and Natursllst; John
ufown, Jr.. son Of old osBAwatomie Brown, oi
1laFper's Ferry fame. .commtssssy; and tnslr<
| practical minors.
Tbs expedition mill moro direct to tbs south.
wsst point OF thu Hack Hills. distance OF 10
or 10 miles, and llero oHtabll4h camp ~ bsaa
| for preliminary operations. From this point one
patty vii! be eent north along tho 10Th dsErce q
longitude nest from 1roenwtuh( which II tue west
cEu boundary Of the Sioux leserTstton) tll j
reaches tho foot at tho notthotu alopa OF the
Hills, while another party will keep itself Ia
communication NTH aud to tho right Of this one
OF tho Hills. When thia shall have bsen doua
tho camp MIL be removed to the Dig Horn ans
Powder NiTar countries, and
| THoNouoH EXAMINATION
Of those localiticu wilt bo made. Tho ontiY
summer and part Of tho autumn will b 70
qu'red to Perform thus work. 70 that Lit. Jen
ney'a report may not be expected by tho genera
public much. II any. ii, advance Of tue laess!nl
| Of Congress In Decombor,
Dir, John 8. Co|lips. poht-tr1der 1t Fort Lara.
,nie, who waa telegraphed for BY the lntoriol
Department. 1t tho retluest Of tho Sioux delegs
toM. 10 como to Washington In their behalf
reached hero yostsfds5, aud ~ill leavs for Waah
tngton ltis evening. On tho go&d boswsen For
1.searule and cheyenne, ho mot several partle.
Of 1nsn with OF teams, who informed him thu
they Tors bound for tue Black Hills. 4 fa,
s.saYglnR raEtlos Ato said to hayo recently On
!, taied tho Black Hills with p4ck-aui1nals an
mining oustlta sud = considerable numbos o
miners are reported ~ already 1t work IN tn
HordcE Nt!er country. Hcout1nX PARTIES hAs
been sent through the Black Hills from tiru4 t
tne from Camp Sheridan, and from the can
Vt the Flrst Infantry On Whits kl4sF. 0noa th
| e&RtYss q tGA e$cooa party of 0{Rers. VIthsa