Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-04-27
THE STOIFX CITY SAND
.HILEER,s.

..HILLER's.
They zatttocaic G a. D;,k ot,t Ifou:e
For Those Who Come Z {
s After Them.
a Full. List of.sthe Pilgrims,
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rom the Cedar Comfy 1.ydyocase Aprilsl,
sIn4 ourSlast issue we, stared that,thc
SiouxsGHy Black Hills Transport;ls,
tion5 Company, had changed their.
original foute, on account. =ssaf bad
roads, ETC., and were son the road
which would lead. them directly to
ST. Helena, on their way to.Crcis.h.
ton. This Information was given us
by q gentleman who passed through
here on horseback, and who proved
L 10 be
! IL. 1. CHAPMAN,
tile gentleman who>ruus the pony ex-
press FROM Sioux City to tie Black
Hills. He is an old moun,uineer, and
tn,r,ias;r,- different routes
that lead. froms-tlc Missouri to-tl,e
Rocky Mountains. He took the route,
that he did, to avoid bad roads,
streams that were not bridged, and
many other disadvantages, Asl.ieAzzafe
to be met with on the route laid OUT
blythe map published in the Sioux
City Journal.
THE ETRASsGoRrArloS COMPANY
had TO give in to these facts, too, and
follow hins:.4n Thursday eve
ming the train in the lead arrived nj
the West Bow and staked oat. .iortlle
flight. Epon-learning this, our re-
porter
MADE TRACKS roE THE .e.v,lr,
and was cordially received by The
Black Killers, with some OF fwh6In he
was personally Sacquainteds He re
potts sixteen teams and seventy eight
l.mep in the train. The company was
MelI arned-having with them
enough rcvolvers, Henry rifles,
needleAtguns, shot guns, aud Isa,llu.
milton to- make patent eyes out Of ev-
ery.-onc Of Spo11eu! ils=i1ntt, ,s,4fstll
bowie knives large enough TO prod
all the red t....,e....tt,..-.
Furnished Their Aollicials in that region.
.fhe company is known as tEe.s An
drcw,s Tram AUD is bound ipl
Creighton, where it,will ~ qait-l4,r,t.-tt,t.
Gordon train. they reported Cor.
don's train a days Journey behind, and
said that, it would probably camp on
that ground the following day. The,
company consists OF ncully. all vnu,.a;es
men, from New York, Boston and
several eastern cities, and their ap.
Epearat,ee4 suggests they are cx.try-
goods s.-clerks, mechanics, and young
Adventures, who haye never seen an
Indian, nor smell gnn-powder, lex.
ccpt on. the Fourth ofNJuly.) No
doubt. if they reach the Black Hills,
they will have an opportunity to re-
pent, that they were ever taken> with
the gold feyer,-nearl1 every person,
who Is not accustomed ITO pioneer life.
fand especially on the extre,nc borders
find panacea for the yellow,
fever, when they have. to standziufl
day in about three fcctSof water And
shovel dirt in To the sluicc boxes, and
then At night, sleep with one eye open,
guarding the treasure accumulated
during the day. Life in1the mines in
print, will lose its fascinatiln in real
that the route taken by stliem upon
1this OCCASION, and to-be followed by
the other train is acknowledged by
allSthat have started out to be pre-.
/ turubffc to the 01e 1tEldrd7to tu;uscd,
which would take them many miles
south of@us. Aud give it as their
opinion that the route that will be
4 finally settled upon will be still fur
,her north; that no doubt, the teams
hereafter will come up the Dakota
4 bottom totthis placsswhcre they Will
cross, and make i; bee line for the
running water. This is no doubt the
y most practicable route and will in
time be established. The farmers il
1.-THE
d VICINITY or,TnE CAMP, I
say that%the bright blazeof the camp
4 fires We're seen Tor miles, and za-large
number of them visited the boys, anc
Joined in having { good time aroune
the camp fire; that the merry laugt
aud long spun yarns, out:lived tilt
fires !. that at two 'clo loc, a. nj, on til,
!, morning Of the 18th, they deparle,
,for their homes wishing The Traveller
fall possible success, and that che boy
said that il they everreturned, they
would stop and give their new mad
friends another benefit