New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-18
THE BLACK HILLS.
pBOcRrse Of THE EXPEDITION.

iFRoM srHCIiL CORRESPONDING or Tuh I1hl "h.i
CAM on NioBRARA, May 27.-This ~ the
Fourth Camp, and as miles frla Fort LaTam''-
Just so much the LAID iich IN min RAILS CT IN gea
dsappc,r imcns Our iuarcb to-day from the Raw
hide here &c miles ningy not long distance, hit II
must be considered that We hourly explore Ter r'o
and are each day uncertain OF tho exact route ihoh'
too dir entities continually pres nj tepseNie thite
are creeks to be budssd, Guilies 10 be crosse" re-
ouiring free o. spade ard pick, pegs era
ouclsanes 10 10 corGuloycd. bonchcs TO he
rlYnhed ard tie descent thence 60 lie made.
We an penetrating reilly unexp'orod county. TIE
mos. correct map that Of Iicuts R0'n1l" md warren
shows certain peaks streams and butiee ana II iaNs
down a trail from Fort Laramie norhward Hight dotted
Iie on IL indicating road penetrating far into tie Black
Hills tins would seem Ga he plain sailing. and toe WAY
seems open and well marked. There aIp,ars 10 he no
danger tjty camps ana faIlcgsiahf,s Ile inc n"n'
Of all ills can best be described by an example Cai
NIX and =, gecnard Hav, in their wcarsonie ha'c AMIR
the miners last Winter who's" tail We ~iIrck t"'a5
turned nortbeastward from Bavlhde Mute, having 20
reach Crser's Park Tie inep showed no dm'n'y iho
high table land 70 which Mix had ciahcd WIZ MS com
,paDd Was the watershed OF the several streams rins
into the Che ytme; stretching far to ne cast IL up
peared 70 nd easy travelling lona thcir route con
tnued in that direction. On the FIST dan MINIS care g"
him 10 explore; he did ana continued to q" 80 i'i
three DAYS trying to ct down from that table iand WIN
Ills train Thus long marches are not always iao ca"e
and NJ 90 niles with large command on go"d i"'us II
by easily accom- D-'u We i.i'iA '"' w N
fruru the I;awhidc here IA one day Is eoou wofk
Tb,s morning when camp broken an evident drcar
mass peryeded the commaud a heavy rain storm h"d
prevailed over night. NEXT 10 bathing s'oepng "io'i
wet canvas Ia the dampcr; thing know OIL We "eic IL"
certain ,o about our route, ami that added to the gen
eral deprC sson Tie day before our guide hRa 's'Nc"
c,Son and the command had traVc,sGd seven useless
miles up ,he Hill and down again. Explorations !eS'ci
day afternoon how ever. had developed hiNs tai "cn
led to the north point Of Eavhide Bate SIX mics on
That much at least gu onr road 10 te N'o
brsra Arriving OF the Butte question arose wethcl 10
mas around n 10 the sorthwestwaTd with thc chance Of
hitting trail said to be behind. c north-westwaid
The doubt happily solved by the latter COURSE anu
bold strike across an unknown country haNihs NiNs
tran 10 oar right Here the slIouo out We became
dry and our spirits Tie train bowlcd along NJ
threeiuc per hour rate aud the camp OF 'ohsh'' WI"
water ia abundance assumed the shape Of fact much 10
every unc's delight II must be borne In mind th"i 'he
train is the great impeachment Old Joe Merilvle our
guide says whichever thee tram sticks: "Ihe
wagons IN no like EN-: tLcln get away
wild me. when Ill travel wid Fremont
we'll have packs. Pack animals is bully.' In many
places where pack animals aad mounted men can travel
with comparative wagons cannot be taken "lth"h'
much labor If road-nslng. and we were fortunate III
.,rising tho route alluded TO- Before reaching
csmp IL was asccrtaincd also that reports Of
road shown ON Reynolds map had some
foundation in fact, saw a hnii-ohieidt"l
trail running north and south. Over tins road IL
Is said. traders used TO send Their supplies OF
goods. beads. powder lead cloth and WHISKY 10 meet
the successful Indian hunters returning from the POWDER
River country to tade for beaver buffalo and deer
tkins Ills discussion of the trails is inpo iat Tor scV-
eral rrrsns There l. possibility OF rich miAcs beng
found in the Black Pnls and tho Che-tish or Pan
ther Mcunisns in wich event - this route Il The most
dircc. aad feasible one thousands " u lno"D., n@,
IT, aud all items Of distances ap Gllee.'oh' d WOOL
water, sud grasS, will ee Remembered
THE FIRST sioCx AGENCY.
frotn mr. Of ysatprift under inc
towering rocks Of Rawbic Butte the almos; obe-
rated relies Of agency, the first established for The
Sioux west OF the Missouri River. Thej may be leln r
designated as the Laramie Sioux. In 1s52. Mor titz-
patrick issued TO Them their FIST annuity goods" The
with the shy for root Jlc honesty 9" Inc uans,' "i'
. Ire int ;HS HAL @ods on Horse Creek Thcy would
rather 90 back TO those times. They disiiAe houses
Some TRIBUNE readers viii remember the Ha'ing ~aici
was recently reported to he Iudian Comm "ners ii
walls bred mice to the great loss of blankets anu
In 1853. "a. and So, the issues made ut Fort
Laramie from the cabin Of Beauya!s az old trader Il
1856 thc seney was established on me taw ~ ann
the one agency occam. i've WHEN; Is 70 9ci oe' VIII
likely however thar these Indians are TO nave no
one abiding place nnt thy cease to be nation: mI6
ike the rawneAs and ot,scrs peIse they my have "a
place called home that IL. there VIII be place wnei
superintendent and his officials will live and pos-oce
address To receive rei LIcts OF SALARIES l.e
had d"' sn ihstinstivc Nsad q any dss;isnaisI
place at which houses would be butt AVID
they lie required TO mike This point Tor transact
ing their business with TIE government. They FELT 10
DE the step toward that control which is i.'ig grad
conng SO strong was the feeling. an told by white
residents here. that tins agency wold nvt nave
been ,lshed for the revenge which cen
Uany the killing III Lieut. Grafton and lis men
at Ash TIsl0w In 30 Before fins they were NOT az war
with the whites The war came atterward IL singu-
lar that tho cause Of the war shcnt have been Ire
hoof-woin Mormon which had silnycc ana wloch the
Indisns found and killed. Graten wHs sent VIA a.
tatchm ;t 10 recover A fight enslrd. sioux
chief. Coiqperng Bear, was killed. and Grafton ana ms
parts Hassaorod II has boena cOsilt COW. FER
6a,e sipad say Cnnqucriug Bear niaes'fcd also,
because Grafton caused bis death in drunken gavado
TIE LEGEND OF A BUTTE.
North Of Fort Laramie. aboat 81 miles. there are a
number OF detached peaks In gron, ana one % these u
marked a. Rawhde Peak-the nomenclature OF the com
try calls it Butte. This passed to-day leaving il to
the wcs. and suh This Crenp Is really lew range
stunning 81 the north west and the Bate alone is s''-
s,ceUy t,rgmincrlt TO be called a mount in peak. II Is
OF 1,siilar formation beng series OF granite an
crp,iss ~ alta turned on ede rising Perpioaalls 500
f.f aetc fhc Ic, al of the sea Mr. Jcnucg informs
that nile gcOlugiz.ng there he found number o! blind
G,lartz leads Theso are the fsi found There was
nothing sand shout thcir being at All vau'bc; thcy were
not pros pecrd bat merely noted as gcOl glcai idch
Dr. MCGlllicuddy by comparison with Ms opN,rva-
lions, ,akns Fort Laramie ~ base and cnr Iots sr-
Peak and Rawhide Butte correctly placed stryaiioTs
are taken day and night 10 determine al selected places
have occurred There number OF these which have
been iefetusted by copying from na' IL map Inc e-
stated The gnide Joe MofIiNlle gives Oidmal-a raid
of-hishoree authority fof the .follc~ing: yole
warrior went 10 dream and make medicine IA gen
era term or thinking any plan; aso to perform
religious ceremony preparation! 70 n;Khl war E"s '
hunt q jJuiDeyt While fasting dream t"ld l,l' Id
go Ia the Bu;te, and lie would there find his medicine
lie went His dream had tAd hiin also he must STAND
very cold so he killed buffalo Skinned il, and wrapped
himself ire hide lie tod the result OF lis
dream is squsw found him the next day frozen SIN
In MANY states and al the Territories, there Is Ger