The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-08

those Of the Missouri In beng comparatively perma-
nent."
FRED discovered "coal Gignite) in ali of
the banks below Powder river" His coal
"will make very hot fire, but contains so
much sulphur that doubt that it could
ever be used for anything except TO be
burnt in an open CRATE to keep room
warm" Innocent youth! and 30 near the
Northern Pacific tool
His mind being of scientific rather than
speculative habit, his Investigations were
generally thorough and his record accu-
rate. II is therefore with surprise that
We read the subjoined allegation:
In 1873, when ! was ont in this country, found
backbone Of some kind VI aniina. l do not know
Now. this was not doing your whole
duty, FREDERICK. You should have
looked into that backbone. IL belonged
to somebody, and it was for you, as the
servant of the people, paid $4,000 year,
with fuel and quarters, by the people, to
find its owner. Perhaps IL was Columns
DELANo's backbone; perhaps ii was the
Rev. Indian Commissioner SMITHS. You
should have inquired into tho matter.
Yellowstone expeditions, at u cost Of many
thousands Of dollars, and have you-educat-
ed at Government expense up to the Como
zoic and Mesozoic misunderstanding back
bones lying around loose ms IL they were so
many ordinary bones. We can applaud your
hcroism in the wood-chopping adventure,
aud your brilliant dash past the Crow In
dians, but your conduct in the backbone
affair we must censure US "a serious dere-
LECTION Of duty.
FRED saw white capped mountains in
the distance, and evolved great general
principle. 81 have always" he says,
found that the foot hills Of a mountain
range are good lands" lie thinks there
may be gold in the mountains. At the
same time his account of the method of
navigation pursued by the Josephine re-
veals, quite incidentally, Ii fact which may
lead TO complications:
"Ths only other obstacles way the different
attus,, NJ, ., 'e'' ~ a, g ~ w . iuu
those can be culGecd without any trouble. To cor.
shore and he Other cnG erapcd around inc tristan Of
the boat VII Oh turned by stea aud thus the boat s
pulled along"
While the emergencies Of the current
may have made 1t necessary TO cordelle the
Josephine we cannot conceive any circum-
stances under which II could he justiHnble
to cordelle 80 friendly aud hospitable a
stream as the Yellowstone. We shall ex-
pect to hear next that Lieut. Col. GRANT
went so far as to lasso iuoffcrding rain
bows. But he abouuds in useful sug-
gestions nevertheless:
:" There are large quantities Of dry wood along the
river q at a. teen cut Up ty ne Leave ins u Al &c
begin to navigate tins TNer.'
So II was the fierce and uncivilized beaver
that cut up the river so badly that the
josephine could go no further! This
throws light upon the passage which ex-
plains the premature return of the expedi-
ton. The beaver should be subdued AT all
hazards, though II take ten lieutenant
colonies ana twenty-thrce Gatling guns to
do it. Send troops TO the Yellowstone.
FRED sums mp his observations OF the
country in the following paragraph;
The YELLOWSTONE valley can AL ~ ,ncary all he cum
va,'n a. me co.. rs ii,h ihr na, many ~ .e,
ahun"shcc a. coal an" tino Nood That could oe bhci
ana IN the Val ey there grow are quantities ~ Wi,
plunis chcrrie. hufno bcinct gOoscbcrrics currsuu
aud wild straw berries.
The value Of this report. both from q
scientific and an economical point of view
can hardly be estimated. Ii makes Us Ic.
greet that the gallant young soldier Of III,
White House has sheathcd lis sword, pu
away his spectroscope, ana diverted 10 sor
did pursuits the piercing intellect which
in the service Of his country, has nohlN
! penetrated the dense mysteries of tho Vel
| lowstone.