Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-11-02
FROM CROW AGENCY.
Grow AGENCY, NJ. IT,
October %. 1876.

October ~. 1910.
Ep1Ton COURIER:
FIN. Murray and Charles D Hard' e.
II s. Detectives IL the Indian service
have just paid US a flying business trip
thu latter. it is said, TO fix up his nna
docum. nts tor services rendered III a"d u
connection with the Crow Agency. w
don't profess to know what his service
were, for we never saw him at the Grow
Agenc, before. But you know Deter'i,e
are pretty good Shippers. They know VIVA
! it cos 10 travel, the d,stanc bttWe+l
the British Possessions anl all poin's II
! Montana, and the ch,rges for livery teams
| They "don'r got any cheek neither. Blu
I'll stop tie subject; its to" deli ate
They departed app .rcntly happy, on thu
18th inst
Tharles Warner and pertner came in to
day from tn Plnies, old Fort Phil kear
ney and head waters Of Tongue river
They report that region all burnt over by
the Sioux Indians. They saw no fresh
signs of Sioux.
M.jor Carpenter, the new Agent for
the Crows, has arrived and took charge
Of the Agency to day. General Clapp is
making preparations to depart for the
East in a few days.
In your issue Of the 9th ms noticed
a resolution, introduced by Mr.. j. V. Bo
CERT in the Galla'in County r. publican
COnvrntit asking that certain action be
tax by the Territorial COnvrn ion To-
have withdrawn from the Crow Rtserva
canyon of Yellowstone W. do no,
know which caliyO" is meant. for there
are three canyons on the Upper yellow
sso"e, and two Of them are He'd by diff
fere' persons. the ''Lowe' Canyon" One
is above Benson's Landing, ab"u, miles.
hich is rtaliy tho mi,,dle canyOn) AMI
the OF er is II miles below BE-, son 8 and
s miles below the old Crow Agency. Ii
is Il just and sensible move and of great
Importance to the interests If III. Whole
Territory, for 1t will open ND field for
abor. not only for farming u, d stock
purposes, hut for mining. 1t is general,
endorsed here AID more too Amt for
H. very same reasons, would suggest thai
he boundary line be made at the Boulder
'iycr, large stream einpfylng INTO The
I eilOwsto' opposite the mouth of Big
(imb' r, 30 miles below B-nson's Land
ng and 4S miles from this Agency. The
rows have TO possible usr for any part |
# the country above the Bnulder-no |
more thai. they have for any part Of the
ialls''n Valley, which Is always tree for
hem to pitch their t"prcs for IA temporary
lslt. There is no game of luc In the
ocality abov' ref rred to. and as far as
eed is concerned. there is En- abundance of
nearer Their Agency. am satisfied
hat the Crows ITO not prize the aonve Sec
on highly, nor TO believe they would
fter any grea or obj ction, were the line
Withdrawal male at the Boulder. than
'ey would At the point suggested hy Dir.
"gert's resolution. IL the tin..l settle
'ent OF the Sioux question and d fficul
rs, the Crows will have free access to all
Drt'o"s OF their res rva'ios, q Iarg. part
which they dare not now roanr and
lie very portion. too. wi.ich IS of The
'eate>l value to them, b.caus.. It is he
nd aud chit home Of the buffalo mich
:eally the Indians money. believe # 1
II Legls allure woul mov,. ~ this matter
connection with he Delegae in Con- |
es>, something cOul5 be- done to thruw
zen 10 settlement II portion of land. sec.
1T t" nom. ~ the Territory for genera
'rr'ses and equal in extent to at leas,
e half Of GELATIN Hey.
Litaicnan' Qu'ntnn, U. 5. A.. in CHARGE
'upply train, Ell route to Tongue
yer, came up rom moth of Still wafer
day.
L'eufe ant Hargons, 5 venth Infantry.
st'll mere on recruiting service.
LATER.
OCTOBER 25- General D. E. Clam
plain +. A Jacohs ami Mr. Herman :!
Nv" SET sail IL flat bo from tn. mouth IL
saltwater down the Yellowstone for "
lel'ca ms afternoon at 2 O'Clock. A 7
M'ef OF friends accomps MED the g. n )
NJ d TO the poi,.t OF departure-mou,h
Sul,waer :
1 J"r Il nda'l. U S A.. reached here \
evening. per E Fridley's convey
e. The M"joris after Crow scouts for
lerai rook's command. Rrcru,t,rr
ecom'ng lively in this locality. but
fe are only two officers on that ,ln,v Z
I now. Yours, &c.,
UNO.