, 1875-08-21

hsnllaHo pack -runIre and 1npye1 horI.vari,
t'rrt exploring B,a.EIs'"r Creek. whntc, !, liin
intense dirsnut. llo Sn:t Lieut.. Eh1,lcs
Mor'un air, CALIFORNIA; ros",t,, VII, w.in pn tho
lack ttac* n camp f'rn saven DAYS tpir,-
a,aucAI hlfveyuf tls c1u1tt. that Mr. Jenn.r
var ~ an.lrfn 10 lie tlrrt to exnl1f,. i;.ln.
lsavIrH Eau!I Eruok. however. .ir. i. iGt:teI
br. Mct'tycu'ldv mud Mr.. fsnp: to lakN wae"n.
IL carry The neccn-nrr baggage IN making til.
blirveY Of thu nr,nt5 Of liarii And Stslns
Crseks; Therefore Mr. Hhot t,ok charge Ut tI.ss
|ihErl, ~hIl~ L.Hnt. f',rter and tito Dos,,-.
With Csps. rHttln. tile a-upntines. followed tho
cortre II s.o creek thru Il, tangled canons, OIL
hruct"'i with falIcn rocks and timber, To tin
phca ~lle'c thls htrran Plch"s nto tho bows'a
nf tho nar.ii. usls " leaprear upon tho plain
h"'"n1 thn itsH .''' sandstone. IllIs place bid
'.ccn Helec.eI lot 'Ls tnestinK OF tho enyineer4
md lho WAGONS; b'. tho Wagons bai
,1t ,., c''a .o '"' , n..rch VA ,n't'.utnh:
Earty. With III" exception Of Cart.
lHtsie. vim rctnnesl tu return 10 camp,
atri bsa'tc's HonH ip search Of tla waJon'tsan,
aff1veti l'*r: Al . j. IN. this MtrnjnK, having
EATEN Hs11I1s4 ion NnnE 1HAn FuRIr HOURS.
1t II nibcere; hoyc'i That tart. Tuttle Will make
rAfs return: mt II in \ danpero1a attempt for
even Tho oldest wn9dsaAn u tread AIoue
the mazy intlicaciet nf tsan l&byriuth,le
ca1ohB. for many man haa lort hin wsY ai,d
lost l,,z r.asou in An almost incredibly short
erace Of time. Man have been known to watt
ttcr awRs o"y few huh1reI Yards, af:cr aow.
er tI L ruca. or TO Ket shut 81 h.rd. or 10 20
cure ptettly-tir.ted bnssnrtls at rare snscct
and have becn found. after lapse Ut tnly a fcw
ho'tiF. raTlnB ManlaeH, neh'fR fsoH! TIM sight OF
any living creature: and it IN rot r.'apsa tLst
Il SHOULD TIC 10, for when man o1lcu tcallxeH
mat le 10 lot ~ loue'S 'ote+1, oh1s 'nhhbtel
he can find his Nay buck he t!lslst t1Ip by hlaw
starvation, It Ia 10 wonder that tsason tHttors.
~ same lna''' "t'"h H. 1s ossN'9e'i' WI basn
f,f
h;ti'i' 'ToI' .no ,h 49," ~. 1u " Ia.tln
.has eatsh t'e hHo"h ~. ",,"! IN tn' c'nel cav
nv a''h' ''"'A 4A''0 tteA" 'o'co VI
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TIE CoMaAspi*n OFFICER
~ 10 S'aek nis s., e1fe''ss,!'s, ~ a, 20. H.
l., lodge, ,oa vas ad 0etn eFucs ;" No'tA cMolfn.
70 MN . poWet!n1 t!'ssluo, iaf.a oFain,
aud N hctiso mind. Htand'nS fu!} i teet ~ hts
etoe6lhes, h4a po"ct,a' lEal'a ealinooh'ea ny
nhe afeelan pton'e, sfaee4 ts ta1r tf
lhtenaciy.hntnas olllo o1eh, aod oeafaoa 'iko
pafds WIN Luz hea7y eso".A Hlehti' stsea%ed
win gray, he ~ . me tspa oi tue fspln!y-
ptfslnR.swas so1tnesn gentleman a1a soldier
. u.o IN .is1;., eaosu ssua", A.c osSe.rsl anu
noo Goh'efss.'onIs.: @ al" u conl:o l"ssh
20 tela 1nt, wen man can tilk
wel,; ho ~ P15nd'nso.'o IN my nsslo alsHlaS o.
ss'n' Hu' soastIna ~ ~, "une.,esn IL. ~
M ulan's nnu ouoo.'Ia' *ua ~ eaesa ~ sne7e
imo aeconp''sninenss 20 woadsrlai deErsg II
nen'aGs nls 9"h "9th ~ napP'aE 'ue biaeK
ul!s he nas Lieut.. stolson anu L!eut. roster
aetal'eo tor tne sA'no pn!poso aon. y ti'e5 Eon-
uo ~ NY H.. .o @ W. W. 'is ~
10 e1p'ofo III sn's eoup't5 "nen "'pu e1peol1'o'a
| aeAses u.
SPfah'ns VI tnd Co'ono' 'o'o u haeoslnR TO-
| miias n'e OF FesefA
| SHOOTING hArcHEH
! that havo aasisted III killing llme since no hnTe
boen 1t Camp Cicok tho ttrHt. OF Which WA. 4
trial of skill between Col. uodgu and Cnpt.
Hpaulding Of tho hecoud Cavalry. With Spring.
Held rlfea. At 400 yards. Chpt. spauldns ls q
very good shot, aud 'le thou.ht 10 would cool
down llsB commanding oiiicer llttle Tut after
| Kuod aud fa1r trinl, be now savB that hia OWL
lLcnomesE'cal conco.t las ta'Ien Bssera de-
kfees. Capt. Nussclt OF Company. Il,
Second Cavalry, sesng tie ease with
which Capt. Spau ding had been
fiuns Of that geutielnau, uuu! = uatcb ~aA
etrnck for u tenn of five on side, to Ailoos
cuarHe- e-Hehsed cavalry carbinea at 80 ya1ds,-
zach man to shoot five elots, and each captsin
hih own team.-sho Btnkca beng 40 Oh estIo.
Tho mattel, cEoatcd considerable INTEREST. an'i
Wan ratified oil RAyly.-Capt. 6Iauldlng'a team
coming out victors Of closo match. THIS moi
bong considered sufficient test, another
1nttch WaH made betweeA the Haine tcasns wtlcd
came OF % the following day. nnh again Cant
| Spaudngs Team came OF victorious by a ycf5
close nsetago.
Col! DouEe. with Ccmpanv Il, OF the Third
Cavalry, aud Comnany l. of tic hecond Cavalry,
tile miners meeting II th.t place, mud will ther
roturn to this CAMP and proceed 10 select anosh
er permanent camp On no1, Elder or lslk cfra1
70 'lat tue eouYtsY ahd tue STREAMS bea,ing 10
ward the Bella Foufcno CAL bo eGsiy explored.
rnE WHO'LL or TIE SOUTHERN atofE
OF The Back Hills has no" betn explored, 1t
which nenrly tIo who'e Of tue gold-4leposit II
supposed to cxiet. for noiIe Of the Streams How
Ing northWard have Their Hources IN the prlmar,
formation. but artss ~ tie secondary strAtillca
| t1oua, and How over Rta through iMHstubo bedt
~ mouutal-llneBtnne. HAT 'io t!lted uP
sloplnE 70 the north AMI east, "ish Jagged
li'ls. Of fracture Oh their upper 1tietnt7
Martlng tho Hills IN rn1nis'ouar line oi
wooded tnonntains. Outside Of thl.
circlo OF mounsainn Is lno
81 foot-lIiIH divided from The
black Hills pfoper ny continuous undnatlnE
erassy valley. liasing soil nt bood.red clay aud
gypsn1n. Tho ioot-hltls btloag to the period
called by geologsts ths "JuraBr1c.' aud a,e
composed trat of mixed fraEnl'ntary con-
glome1ate, containing .qus'tz'potbes ahd gran.
se-bow!do:s eemented t"gesher with ye!!ow