The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-14
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South Carolina and Bunker
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WASHINGTON, D. c., June u. The ex-
ploring expedition of Mai. Powell will
spend the summer in portion of the west
hitherto entirely unexpl1red. The topo-
graphical party will pass a considerable
portion of their time on tract of about
fifty to eighty miles on the southeastern
portion OF Utah. G. A. White, formerly
State Geologist of Iowa, holds an import
ant posi- ion in this branch of the expedi-
ton. The party will rendezvous at Gun
mons, Utah Territory The extreme sur
veys will extend to point 500 miles from
Salt Lake The territory to be visited
embraces the San Rafael river, the Dirty
Devil river, the Escalaite and its northern
tributaries, and the Henry Mountains
This section is situated on both sides of the
Colorado river, near the junction of the
Grand and Green. The triangulation of
this country is to be perfected this year.
Maj. Powell will make his final report upon
the geology of the territory to the next con-
gress.
The treasury department has issued the
new regulations relative to the examination
OF baggage of passengers from abroad.
Every passenger will be compelled to make
sworn statement of the number of pack
ages contained in each package, and to es
pecially state whether there are any arti
cies intended for use of other persons
Any Misrepresentation of facts will sub
ject the baggage to forfeiture, The blanks
have already been prepared and forwarded
to the various ports OF entry.i
BIsMARCK,D. T., June 12.-Lieut Gen
r. 4. Sheridan, Headquarters, Chicago
W.-We left Fort Butord at 6P. II. OIL
Wednesday, May 26, and reached thu
mouth of the Big Horn river by the use o
steam alone, without setting a spar o.
warping, at A. NJ. Wednesday, June ,
Our running time was IS hours and Il
minutes; distance travelled from Fort Bu
ford, 400 miles; from the mouth of thu
Powder river, l65 miles. Pushing on iron
: the Big Horn, we had to work our way VI
the Yellowstone by the use of lines ant
spars, passing Pompey's Pillar and Pry
or river, but finally were compelled t
turn back when within about 20 miles O
=, Clark Fork, having reached point ol
: the Yellowstone 250 miles above Powde
' river, and 4S5 miles from Butord. In de
scending the I elowstOne, We had a rise i
D the river as far as Powder river, but frou
: there to the Big HON the water was fal
= ing, and the marks on the banks shove
e that our stage of water was at least tw
: feet below the usual spring rise. The mt
n dunn depth of water, by soundings on Wo
r rapids. was feet. and on Main Buffal
l. rapids was feet We steamed over bot
II of them without the least trouble.
:, We also ran up the Big Horn river for
q distance of II miles, when we found tha
:, the channel was SO obstructed that
II would not pay to try and 60 any higheI
If The river is about $50 yards wide at II
e mouth the water muddy, and the vale
ct proper narrow and rough. with plenty
d cottonwood along the stream.
Is The water Of the Yellowstone above til
Is Big Horn is clear. | feel justified in sa,
ID ing that for three months each year til
p Yellowstone is navigable from its mout
" to the mouth of the Big Horn, and, if r
h ports are true, it is much better than tt
d Upper Missouri for the same period.
4 We saw and killed during our trip buff
IL 10, elk, deer, mountain sheep, and bear, an
caught trout above Pryors river. Thel
is any quantity of pine and cottonwood fl
all building purposes from Tongue river
far west as we went or could see.
We saw no Sioux on the river, bnt ra
. on to $50 lodges of Crows above Pryor
river. who were on their way down to tt
Big Horn country TO hunt.
Q We leave this morning for Chicago.
(Signed) j. W. FORSYTH.
J. Lieutenant-C Colonel and Military Secretar
rt ST. PAUL, Minn., Jane 12.-Col Fo
- syths expedition up the Yellowstone riv,
!, arrived at Bismarck on its return tr
j yesterday. The trip was a very pleasal
y one, and they briug glowing accounts
I, the country visited. Col. Forsyth ar
Col. Grant left Bismarck for st. Pa
this morning.
ST. LOUIS. June 12.-Advices from tt
- west say that W. D. jenkins. Depu
i United States Marshal and Wm. D. Stree
+ an Indian scout and guide. had despera
fight with band of Cheynne Indians
= Raftino county. jenkins and Street for
\ fed themselves at the head of a ravin
fought the Indians four hours, killed sew
Q and finally drove them off.
! SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 12-The stat
house commissioners awarded the contra
TO for the gas-hxtures for the second floor
D. the new state house to-day TO Vance
re re- Co., of New York City, the total cost
is be S4,400, The commissioners expect
as get the second-story rooms completed
that they can be occupied by the state
iers by the lst Of July,