The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-12

camps TO be SEEN and along the creek until
we came 70 "Stand lem on Barr expressed TO US any
other sentiment than discouragemenk
After a march OF eighteen miles we encamped on a
green bottom, mile and half above portion or the
gorge, which Is very and wild called Canyon
Diablo About the middle Of tho afternoon we had
passed close by the
BAsE OF HAREEYs PEAK,
OF which party then engaged In making the
ascent their wagons being parked In the valley under
guard Of soldiers The summit of the mountain
lowered over us in gray magnihcence here seeming
lofter than from any other point Of observation. The
next morning | arrived at Camp Crook at eleven
O'Clock, having made short stop at the infantry camp
IN 'JenneylS Gulch" Spring Creek Canyon
Diablo is magnificent Bit Of scenery, wild, gloomiy
repeant and even startling. All along through tho
gorge OF Spring Creek the echoes had asserted them
serves voclferousy, and especially when the thunder
rolled around the sky. This painfully suggestive
when we reached a point called Lightning Hill, where
an ocer his little son and two soldiers were about two
weeks ago, severely shocked by electricity The remains
OF horse killed at the time lay at the foot OF
a Scared pine tree. But as the wagon train was
slowly winding through the Canyon Diablo the loud
changing of wheels upon boulders the piercing crack Of
the mule drivers whips and the ripe oaths rolling from
ther reVerDeratve mouths were taken up and swollen
by the echoes into dreadful
NOISES
As the canyon is entered Il appears TO the behoder
TO be walled up at the northern end of the vista by
large butte, whose side is perpendicular precpice
The little space between the lofty walls crowded with
rank shrubOery All place or egress Is hidden until IL
is discovered few feet before by turning sharply
TO the right AT the very angle the stream again to
be forded Gradually descending into space between
the hills broad enough TO be called valley we found
the infantry camp situated at its eastern end The
trail beyond, between Spring and Rapid creeks is
continually up and down hill, through dense young
woods and narrow ravines. 1t also crosses a district
devoid OF timber and consisting Of steep moundshaped
hills separated by groove-ke drroyas intersecting at
all angles Some Of those mounds exhibit satey iron
in abundance. Some of II has the appearance of
being nearly pure and OF having suddenly sod1ed from
molten condition. Possibly 1t thrown from vol
canoes now extinct few miles north Of French
Creek the visible rock becomes solely slate with
sional beds OF quartz Further north II shows strong
symptoms of iron over wide region. The in
variably vertical and the of rock appear be
bundles Of rectangular columns which readily fall
apart at touch Of the hand they had been splin-
tered by the lightning
THUNDER
Is remarkably loud among these hills and Il may be the
bolts are attracted by the deposits Of iron.
Six men Of Captain John Mix's company Third
cavalry last evening came into camp, bringing
message from the General commanding this military de-
partment to Lieutenant Colonel Dodge 1t was dated on
the Niobrara River July o. and was to the purport
that General Crook was his way TO visit the expedi
ton, accompanied by Major Stanton Paymaster and ex-
General Smith, Of Chicago Their arrival is expected
to morrow, and General Crooks coming probably sig
nihes some decided move In the policy of the govern
ment concerning the Black Hills.