The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1873-1875, 1875-07-07

fhiiis,i running wsst, through which it's
almost impossible totahs ! losasd wag-
loa. Beyond Red Clend agsDey, the
So country is very BROKEN, and oyerrnn by
hostile Indi.ps At ail seasons so.s.| Of the
year. This route also traverses the
Sioux reservation from south TO north
passing through Red CLOUD agency,
and within 50 miles Of Spotted qTairs
agency. No other route oan be had
from Cheyenne, except via Fort Fetter-
man, which is. fully as bad i not worse
than BY Red Cloud. :
The route from Bozeman BY the way
of the abandoned old forts il 4 good one,
. wagon road, well Defined, coverings
greater portion Of the distance. siaq-g
The route from Bozeman, via the
mouth Of Tongue river, although cover
ing an unexplored country, aud hold
ing out great Inducements TO prospec-
tors, willsbe found difficult and perhaps
impracticable for wagons between the
Yellowstone and Little Missouri, s.
The route from Bismarck to the Black
Hills Is much nearer than the route
from any other point; one hundred and
seventy.fve miles nearer than from
Yankton, ninety-seven miles nearer
than from Cheyenne, on the =. p, and
one hundred and fifty miles nearer than
from Columbus, Nebraska. <'@'
This route is over country well
watered, and furnishing good grazing.
Between Bismarck and the Black Hills
there is not. foot of bad lands, besides
it passes over neutral ground, ground
not claimed or occupied by the Indians.
It is as safe from Indian attacks as is
the country between Bismarck and Far
CO., ,.s,.,, s.yf.--. a.rast.i.. l
Gen. Custer, in speaking Of this
route, says 14eo aa5 ie sa@@@szA 9ifi
The distance form Bismarck to Bear Butte lis about
smiles Harney's Peak 10 IS miles southwest Of
Bear, Butte. Custer's Gulch can be reached BY .
march of24 10 miles, over IN excellent country afford
ing good grazing, fair amount Of timber, an abund-
ance Of water, and every thing essential 70 building
up prosperous villages along the route. A route
which offers absolutely no engineering dihculties
road om Binnarck te thA Hills. The trip can be
made without the least diacuty in eight doys though
ordinarily It should take,ten days. lfeIit g8.53yn
In alluding to the route. suggested
from the south, Gen. Custer says: -
II is believed that all attempts to enter the Hills
from the south east will be futile. made several
attempts to pass through them southwark bqt failed
to find passage. had no difficulty In entering them
from the west, in passing out toward the north
east. :
iaOf a suggested route, via Old Fort
Pierre, Gen. Custer says, hin vk75f a.
Referring to Reynolds, who passed over she route
from Fort hene TO- Bear Butte In 1855, Lind that he
pronounces against the country On page q be says;
I'VE hsyenov been oqs ten tEsysling days and are
traversed is entirely unfit forthe residence Of white
men" This, as understand is the trail that some
parties have talked q taHlpg. ddo nst think Y
be compared with the direct route have suggested,
nearly right angles the following streams: Little
River end Cherry Greek, strihing the Cheyenne it's
one Or Two, afford good water ard every facility f0r
0l8lly sIOuISS ,uASS, NS0u MVut4OuCO3O
absolutely none present The advantages
offered by the Bismarck. route.tss 96H'5
At Bismarck, complete outfits can be-
secured, and at as low rates as ct any
other point on the Missouri River. @stsa
. It,should be borne in mind that there
are already two trails from Bismarck to
the Black Hills, made by Custer's Expe-
dition; that q. score or more; Of citizens
| Of Bismarck accompanied the Black
Hills Expedi ition, who are familiar with
the route, many Of whom will accompany
an expedition from Bismarck to the
Hills, is soon as tie Government will
consent to their occupancy. 6 srN o. d
I feel warranted in saying that this
will be done i15 thessprihg, and that the
abandoned forts in the Yellowstone
country will be reoccupied.
5Gg lDDlns 5J itiH sJOHNW. SMITH.
A man went into New York medi-
eaf dispensary the other day and asked
to see the ply ysician in charge Hewas
confronted BY that individuals and ask
| ed TO name his business. The applicant
remained silent for . moment, and then
said, he wanted to sell himself to be ex-
perimented upon. He was tired 81 life,
and wanted the doctors to kill him cas-
lily, and then cut him up in the interest
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