, 1875-10-14

ln beautiful purpo fruit. Tho Indians comp 70 th's
stream 10 r1car 1r' anil h"nto liz hsm". i literally
slouitIs In fah.-nekeF. cal7hn. al tacr being tho
principal varieties: whIIo a1t,a u banks Il Tho brat
iH".ble Rrmno and l"ck rhrltjng. only tn,tcA
H1aek His. whrro :rr tan In fond u almost any
nnlcrt. The s,tl IN tais valley n dirk so,'c'aIle
] ~ VIII ians"t " H. Wi. s /, shs sa I
I;angn m the ,prsIlw"st, n' BY tln i'Iask lit n.
valley nr lin Hrllo Fnurctr 1e TIN sarJm u llc
DlarkfIiI1A country. 1;snry ma hna rnrsrs'' 'l,o
itEAuTY AND FENTttiTY pF THIS VALLEY,
iia excellent ami abundant water rt LIS swift
rent, ItH quantity uf o1k anil a1l. lis proximity tn tn
nt-f"rtss OF tho fiIis IT. rIrh nfnrtahs grasH, ai
tlle rhtHar grandeur nf lis srrnery. 1t marked
1T III" nst,st advantageous Io.a .atons for mill
tary port, Tnis valley w sseragn almut n'lea wide,
ttnal' tributaries. oil Of rli: hays but qna
a. ti"h Valleys contrAea .'ry azgh extent nj t"r
aud which, in thc esrnt of lilo occupation Of tls
Hack HsIH m m!nLnR rcglon, 1il1At prnvo rict
1lie highlands canno. br .nrparrcA 1T gra,tng au,n,
ami ae'nE 20 near ti!o no1Htsi*, will be ample E0.
7o c.,n.lusnro of iisc KlcAril.l anil TIN 1r ua,c,
fnrna. In snn,t1er anil nutlI'H, thu boJy of wuser
caIlsd
THE BEt1E rorucnE. .....-t
or lin Beautiful Fork, though this fart does mt hold
eoo4 ,!ntlnR tho rainy ssason when tue at!er ttsns
shs lea Il isow.cr i,yer, nosnK n"rtnoss,sriy
arnnhd Tho rrscrn bortlrr bf the areLotHe tl1uge,
4 a a, ,n qSss s 70 he
when il tnrsc. again TIM notthwnt hiii il makes
the great curvs rouud tha nurti. ii Tia iiaek Hills,
eaAt of Darn Dic. 4! tlis scas,r Of ti,e year, tlu
ss F%,rhc IT, oh o s s w1f
s5ss e e s sess e
aase ras i
st . s; n ne3s as Sea ii ~, H. e
s:!s ''s:
t.. ,e Hover know .sea,a 10 bceoma smaller near
tts mouth. Besidea this, he found s former naps Of
to i,se Tonrchs mist In Farther norfl ool. Dodge
partly Ut ths sa1nc opinion, IN Wero sssersl Of his
most uul,oundoi consclnpt for ,n.n and map:nskess,
declared Il to 10 tile Hello Forths. 10 divided wero
tAe 9pno1s tna. Lieut. Foster no,sa :" t 1sk m ~ nA
1afne and which Altcrwar,l occaslone tho production
If tho following lines If duaKercl Gy tito poet Of iho
expedition:
There Was young Toroa named Fostos.
t4rtttng wild he bet l.ts IL r'Ie"
Which Latne saw with stuie,
Aud scooped that young :" Torog named Foster.
Thcse difTeecnces Of opinion occurred On the Heo
~ hrsstlng ts san on tho spearasa and II srshne to
tne ollo fourhc 1eachlsH tit attos,n, we found t
well usned 70 fer - its valera ase conceraed and
moro 10 IN respect to
ITS nEAuTtru1 VALLEY.
This valley. for the entire extent Of tts course
around tha Dnek Hue = OF unsnspa;seu 6oauiy me
cottunwoois anu groves Of willow, which Rivo thjs
stream m appearance OF sotelY msjcAsy; while tth
ysIley wtdena out to tho very base Ut the mountains
smooh and Rrass-grown, divided hero and the4e bY
dry csccks hled with bor-eldcr anA plum. .bushcn.
from oyrry part Of thls valley t&e Grow rcaka and
Daro iIutta stat,I in hold relief ike tho hugs abnt-
ons ot Tho immense black bridge Of Hills that meas
urcs tho distance between tho two Thn Irregular
Inc Of eloyatons and deop shadows form tho frsmc
work Of tls great rtrucf,,fo, willis tho margin OF this
valley that resa upon ts base s Tho sen Of prairie
That fpwe bonrnth Tho whito doubo bu{tcs nHsy 10
thc north may be distant ali, md tho limestone cliT
cast Of tbc Dcera Ears called uaTo Butte n,ay, stand
inn q It doca high noyc tho eh,n1mrrluR aea Of MI
raSa rass ~ largo doublocchrd frtgato under full
lusd of canvas. Te stream Itself, rhsa by tho
upot, loadtn clouIn, ught them up With a
bieudtpg Of gray and cfinson aeema bnnd Of silver