, 1875-06-30

fssr hss 70 atssl 70 conc Out e.en Ind wien INCA hs
se!s to s;e.lin' hsre; No end 4 UT rs " he
nolin' eoyotd y dr!yon out iner tti'e coantry an
Et. I'll! s2na~ I'd by That nsa.s Fit. hs s;nl from
q Tue reorl., ma IL my 81 in :. row
"a s"o ont =" m s nna @
leads I'm Awsy. fur lie can't Afford U cut OF lIe sup
ny Of w'ner grub Artcr thl'. hs hrsRa il 10 sas
th!tf Of en-, thts wouldn't bs h1rtt fnhn hnrt."
"Haw Ia 1t, 1oe that YOU never married s1ua~7'
- 70 seo,r replied 1oe. ~ halo 1uJ!n, but tove
him too veil g marry hquaw. II 'mpr.vts while
man, hus it.psa she tujl;'. Yo sAlas sf.lrecd. md
need ON. An 1nt!ns gnt enough Il him any time.
nut sheIa .re eood things ahont eating saquaw that
r. s s2 sa on nrs ,n
lsw:.harp but 70 jsst ill ycf skin wit, rattlesnake
=. sniaote !. a. 80 home sn' TT ays , orc hoop'
M yer fsee Ia Bls another one the nest day withut
NIL njlu, anyhow.H
THE hcEsr cosrISuEn.
Early tho nsrt morning W. 1n.lo co!!ee aad bFoflel
nsen OH tue 7.h Of Jnne. Continuing tho course Of
ts rf0gsoas a'y ws sss rgca n9 .s s9od
ooSa.ersd than on m tle liz day Previous. Il h.lfps,s
4. m. we came upon deep canoa Or harrow cut,
through which ra, rapid stream. This gorge oluu
huuted around and found place whero lle said we
m,tst get down. l,us # wasn't assuring: r4E dnwn
might ~ we'll 10 In Mexico or ils walls of ths cannn
ware rock upon rock tor hunreds Of feet. with here
aud there few atunted 1tnca In tho cras!ces. Hut
we dsasnounted md pulled sud boiscrctl our horses
down decline that foE steenncas. czookeduesa. sua
iast We .eaehol stream. about feot wide, roaring
and foa1nnR over mtnlaelfe cAscadea and cool and
frea % the e.tt sdo q tie cteak u,1Heroa. springs
stream below. Th!s Ia Whist prompted us to call ahis
creek
A"HuNDnED Brn1Nae."
Fresh signs Of indiana being found here cauled rs 70
WAS reached, that concluded 10 climb. Bcranb.lng
10 tue tor, snd casting our eyes to the sontheat.
PEAK. Away to the north and cast Iay open cois-
~ that might 10 caatera Fark, and south md west
Ss S o q
bacon, md struck out for tho Peak. Here lc. me o:
servo that after crossing tho stream Of . Hundred
BrngA e geological character Of tho country entiee
" changed from tho red sandstone md Limestone for
1nAtlon to grantc character, showing Goat rock of
ne1o thought me- Ii tho country where p.scln'n met
als should 10 found. Proceeding toward tho OPEN
country wo encountered s1nali stream in na,r"w
asitn and The pines 10 eosely ncrt~inrd as to
make perpetual shade over the rtvulet which ran
beneath Tue hEcntng roots u the trees hd cut a
heard tho lndlaus tell Ut
1cE-BrnINos
III ,ay IT JUNG. Eut fur from till. W. cams Into
large open l,afk, s'lrroundel by rnc.ead foot ls,
nna Ia 81. ong e. foSa % n1 Of ne o!sf 'n
10 south. aud, crossing ssyesn asssals passed III
to canon where wcre piled VI Oh either side hugo
creek, We ,,sdo cotce aud bacd or tired nntulnls.
Here Joc we mayer tic. q n.'ists ~ qsn
aS1 Fas" cheyeanes s Gil
direction leaving Tho trail on our left, because to
tlt1ii$ lac
Tho miners during tho last winter. Here aga!n we
struck srautto fornatioa and here again we found
aas'z Ia ana ros. n .Sas1sa tot n VII mh
sshed ssee Near i'll. W. found weii.aennea quartz
lode or drift tEcuug directly IN olr way. We follow
then ups trotnaudous mountain side, from which We
overlooked tao eaeern range far out upon The raiu
Icyoud tue big Cheyenne river. The arceu. up This
high n,nuntatu labortous Ia the extrenle. Fro
Qhent lalis bad to b ado to get brcath Ne did not
Ing
TIE QUARTZ HocKs
dipping Into tho uounsnin site ami showing blsek
nasses Of tourmane .btt amo' madc LIZ imagine that
VIC l.ad struck rich zilver he'd Of pure ore.
we took stiG snort OF whisky. which Jno acccrted
With whooP, su.ask!nR a!s lrs IKE nEe.ssasker.
circle nround o1nbracfng tho scene before us ho
claimed: ~ thars any god " these ustls nisser-
~ ss Ssn s 1 t as vi,
count Of his wh|skys dying In him but at any Eate.
hn wouldn't yeuturu anothor foMark af}ou gold. Lko
aua iii not 1et seIa out ua
he could tcouro nen. Lat th.t DO It may, the next
afos I'D he reply vas shas ho lid saddlsd lis pony
aud Rouo ou tho back-lrA!l before Daylight.
r. u return 70 OUT mouna!n: y believing taas wo
etrato tho secrp depths Of those uncxreored regions
we determined to
Wo sFnck westwatd for high elevation destitute Of
timber Riding tho EftNk uf thl1 divide.
upon 1t, nnd II sustained them without giving way.
Not u foot from It slero was primrose aud Lnc
Of tigeE!lics ia full b1oom-a rare, but not III unwe
come, incougrnity. LcsTlng thia. wo Hado for DO.
joo lid: 'we viii hhye to mako = dry camp To-
night." How did The OLD pelican know! He had
boon here before NO travelled until lo o'clock
p. 1n., aud snado dry camp sure enough. Wc uesO
Old man "a E 70 Know thas ro should not ind water and
eis sSouMt Il t 3 g. We aa f5s e
In tho saddle, on oAr t'omewarl march; but no
H sa o ~ tnn hs Y m
cisernrd by years Of lsoprng Iheso We rested our
sssss md ons sh.rsy bsass 81 j una p mr. ~hen wo
TUE SUMMING UT
IA TO tha effect: This country waa first explored
arouua the borer nf Tho Hills by Ltstt. Warren In
lh'i aud aRan BY Gen. Custer la.t summer; but not
until hkA It hcer determined what IL the charAp-
tsr o tho unezplorod part ot the Dlack !la ot Da-
eotah. This i now, through tho 'ntserlity q ths
pno Forest broken and scored hy raytaes, Bu'ches.
csnons and every sneciea o. aeominaton n tue shape
Of rough country; but st lis deer, dark foseata WI,
ever be matter for ce reflection 10 ali Hobr4akIAns
uou ara those forests to be rcaclud to ba utihzed7
From Anothsr CoFFesDonde4t.
tTug Ta1BuaE will not ba responsible for the
statements mado below In regard to tho richness
Of tho Black Hills dggipge. proierriug to accept
Testimony from official sources. The scientific
IL, L.