, 1875-10-14
1,,,u Karn and tho Dear:1,u}go Range
Red ,Yater, Spearijsh, and llclls
rourcIln llircrS.
R..utlfnl and Fertile Vallcys---a
tremendous liail-Ssorm.-~
Bear Butte.
,,roay In Tho bone~Fletds lilo
toid.Deposits In The Beat
Lodge Range.
=, alleged Valuable Scientific Discovery
r,Arrlral OF a Portion Of tho
Expedition Mt Camp s}or-
{daM, Ncb.

Expedition Mt Camp Shar-
fdan, Ncb.
.pu,a, ca,rt,bofdtnte n TAe Cnkt:ao Ttt5.nt.
ns.rr Hrt1s, CAsr on pxIIE FouncnE,
~. 91 1.-Tho tI,1c from Sort. s to tho 10Th was
npptpds1 1t Camp DrsdEs5, or 1ayan Kara, ~liero
-. x,yn weather "aa Ill agreeable contrast TO
-. y. chilling fsoata IN the Inferior Of
T.. fills. 1loro again no encountered
n. hcsYy winds Of tho platu. alkali,
~, beds Of gypsum, srianBis red beds, snd
ssr.,,oue. Eyory dry gut!oy has wide aud
a.o lid, created during tue rainy Season, when
-. ,,d beds softon and mott away, and aid
- rt1inR Tho Missouri River It's characteristic
.,us1f color to ovon hundreds OF mlIoa below
,bs,s m i. mnglos its wato1a With tho Father
II 1flters.'
srstosea on acquaintance, because moro mas
*. .pd grand, Stands higher and broader, as
.,nn,,ed wlth its sister foothills. than it did
Il tr,t t1cbt, which IL q rnHuit, durbtitss, Of
s,,no removed from tho exalted riow Of lofticr
.od errater peaks, which havo becomo tame
i, lhs sight from intimate association.
1n,,n Kars can bo soon for distance Of from
nj 60 mlca IN every direction hut tho oast,
,t.re .bo view il obatruotod by the great divide
th,t bouata the wettcrn border of tho Black
ulls, snd boars upon It's surface nothing hut
h.f.k,red limc-rocks and tho mo1doripg ruins
Of p1,ad plne-toscats. that tie neEce
ind ot unknown dooados hsvo uprooted
,pu hsIt att,chmcnt to tho rocky surface, nnI the
I'm d. nany v!atoEa hsvo charrod, having uouaht hut
.3,.i f1.ntr
rhs foothills On tho north aud south Of lnyau Kara
u.,,asa IT brotcn cininoncea. composed ot caribou
urpa, limestone, rrcguiarly tiltod up, and bearing,
,at,s,sY ns cresices Will hold little soil, etunted
rtu nd tedArp, that aro shrivo1cd by Tho coll
g1sd of winter, and warped md twisted by
Il, sn.A!n6 raJa Of aumtttor.s ..when the
MT, ssu iuteJded In hot ashes. Northward, thess
iths e1.snd almost to tho Hear Lodge Range stiera
ne. ufqs nto tho Black Hills proper, and continue
~ i,,ud tha enttre northern bordor Of tho Hills.
nv. trn .he Grow Teak 10 Bear Butte, Ii tho e1-
ktm. narhssstsrty point OF tic Hills, there no
koottgA It III, and tho mountains loom up grandy
hsrtst md undGlatIaB lne At sombrehued hills, ~
srttnd torhiaaing aa was Tattarus to tho ancient
Egtsh. 5outhward, they extend q 1obn dyke a.
nat hs snllse dIstancs 10 tho aouth Fork Of the
ct.1taas md aza only broken through by tbs few
traus towing westward ont at Tho aahsaonp fos1na-
uu:tqors which tnay bo mentioned tho East Fork Of
A.N.nH, !. ctr Hrst camp IN tho Kills, and fnyan-
I.n crsi whero ms1s our last camp In tho 1Iill1
ndsteh formed tbs portal Of entrance for oen Gus
@talt1A
TIE nEAR.L0DuE RANGE
hso pa a tho Dlack Hills, though 1ts general for
nEa md appeasanco would socrn 10 indicate, when
MI !run I tlBtAnce, tho Identity Of the tWo. Its
s.ss .lio. though IT cannot ba cslod 1nisnomer Is
tta IL nltpe from tho turrotltke column of rDek
tat Fsa 10 tla height Of several hundred foct the
G1asetssa extremity Of tho rnnga, and ta probably
natenalat of seo wathed ehor0, when tls prseont
AaGf he Litto Mlaaouri 1yer tho bell OF toEt-
F1tea III uatue. aE written. on tho MAPS. would
snto iaaate th.t th!a is tie lo4go Or place whcre
Instead Of being Besr Lodge, It Ia properly called
" IndAaa "1tare IhaiRc," on kcconut Of tta re-
sae.nes 10 ono aolttars lodGe, uninhat!tcd and
1hss.ass barring this namc Is separated from the
fl4 proper by 1allcy Of rod beds anil GYPSUM,
itsn ato u miles wldc through which TOW several
t.sss aal, towing III nortncaser1y coiarsc, III
eHss thts ~ssrs Into tho lied Wafer. The uptcayal
aassr.n''le conc, with tho sccomnany1us sncces-
suisa issae, rs.K r. sis anI asinisl alAe aa~n w
shs ias.suidant foothills AM! the rei beds mud
s Essa O. sFess stds Of Tue black Hills. not ~.
ess: to n''w's*1a iss .ane Portsa, eor%ss,o which s
fGra 20 bear-fodgc Nango to ~ separate and
rspnaem M urasAralt uritix nothing III common
te,a1 oask 4i!fs but 9uuural resemblance If OUT
sIsbots mentioned, # Will bo obso7vcd that, from
a,s sstt1nhr 70 tho l9th, thu co.nnlsud was in
- y 'he II on trenty days exploring tnnr uf
X. xt t.Bs.s1odRu Range, escorted by Lieut.. JoAn Coale
- ~ senpsnI aud Cot, Dodge md is cacort had
iiaa at rtortei icing il that locality. nurtng
es.,t aa iouf bears xoru Ill .al near 1uyan Knra,
a. %,su aa'ea sere that ty pise man. on TIM san,o
t.,s;I xfa tsted up win tne 1otatoea nna onions
" tDe Train from Fort Laramie, GCGtuel 10
III :,ah at tof tI,e gods" Gol. Dodge returned
Tho aaid tslng rury blsl1. camp wa NOV.
ish4eee 9s sotlss, tito narrow valley petween
Ia F,ase oo-n,s t,l tat Afforded u suitable psot.c
. ~ t.ssa. tnh followed up 10 tho srossIH Of Bnu-
ksr - Iaatthe 6n1-D Danse iIills,--thRt, In con-
~. t..aa aaona ut t1iamoud-sat or 1Hyan Kara,
soasn IL Tasss teSsed f4a 9ay VI boxssn aas
hh.,.. Alls aud the ueat- Lodga ltsnge. The
4t a*s CTR march brought III 10
,a,nt THE RED WATEA
sff!sF sifeain That drains by IT. numerous sub
srira - sataf'ea neariy thu cntlro North wpatern
istn. tIl ~ ll!ls. Including tue wlolo Of tic great
H.. I'll ,%.tae. eohpststug lasge e1tsat Of Terri
I'd ht!,nsTsat .e tha PUNT rhero our camp war n1ade,
aa IA a, nsa nssa slls e1pce.s.on IN 10 lint date it
~ Eseeixes numerous irJ rrrexs, nljs viii
Atptsoon. ~ Fl'!h-Gushss io4lsd With rpe fruit
taees 4 ntnea xlih nlus-seas cut tie red buds nna
" Ina.n aS nS stfllx tfoAI northeast 10 southwest
t4 H. Ns - aut dacrly into the loose red SOIL OK.
s.at. W starel ot thcso nomadlc tribes for ras.
~ NJ. selh ~ shs old can,p-sitea arc marked bT
k,sats Ley t sarth, Indicating na free. And isriat,
sxh1 70 ground, Ia which tha nonioa hnTe bo,t,
hinSS. noo2t. poles weEs found la isrRs uumbars.
~ vhss psstees scattered about on IN osd csn,r-
~ aS@ inss&at night ta asesps rslsptlrss enc.
~9' lsta "a reached
is4Atr h..ntt,,,, 9uG BrkARFisI,
laRA.y msut stream, ~ largo Rnd rapid a. tho
~ eqnt. tn. Hess fAmp was made until tho 18th
] lquad ths hn hn tna Red WAtef to tAls casnp va
As na,tessof eas of ths Grow Peaks, that corrssrond.
kA. ~ s!n corner ot tbs MACK Hilts ilt.ylna
itaa.t ~ rreeast Aingei, with uaro lutte, On the
Hass.tarna aae osow peats form thu s1tTcms
I'D Ne s.tta* nata* tlma thelr bsoad lanes u,ssn
tH1trn tsialey: A tsfots remarked. tti,n
.atAl. Sa Sat f.ai ~ tha nnla i not e1nbashed will
s4,sd soss sos PestR atd tAsir Eknaes. I'd Wsrrens
HtAfjn ~ Et4t. east Of Grow, 10 high tsnch
Wv, s.,.m " Ysllsys u tho 1ssd W.sst. ap&sfnsn
estasoss .lehs apeeFehs, Ths bench IL furrowed witi1
fscst 10 Nh!ts,oak timber. Thcre sse do iar0s
H. h}t1 y a! a. ~ bass Of lhe n.ountsin, eF
s.,s.o L. oi al1e bench. IAsgs groves Of musk
ta4to.sjJ grew u thu loot OF Ie bills aud % tho
~ so,srsIa' soaIa' III. Ibts bench u con.possd of limo.
ss.1tsds W.T., W. g thlu is,sr u sa1til, ~hIcl,
- ~ 4a4 '%i,is III. stomrtA Of .gsaa. Ind
*ef*4a.b bsntI ntpI ciuTo inta Tho Valley OF
atnn t,n +o ~ ea eaFss u ovsr tisss-9uuetefs OF