Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-03-31
Notes ON Our Trip to Fort
PeaSe.
Csow AGENCY. NJ. r..
March Goth, 1876.

PeaSe.
CRow AGENCY. NJ. T..
March Goth, 1876.
To the Editor Avant Courier:
/ Gen. Brisbin, commanding at TT. Ell
h wing received orders TO proceed 10 I'll
relief Of Fl. Pease. set out with four con
Ipanies Of cavalry with all necessary equiv
m. n,s and supplies About 20 citizens
Boze.nan jai' ed his command. Il" TO
warded his Adju,ant-Lt. Sc"field-w''
a dispatch to Gen Ciapp, Agent for III
Grow Indians. with request that h
furnish 90 men and some Indians. 7o
unteerS were called for and the reque'
promptly responded to.z Tw. nty-'hre
citizens. 81 Indians and two teams wei
quickly in readiness for the Tip. On tn
afternoon Of February goth We s,artr
for the mouth Of tie Saltwater, Is mile
distant. to JON Gen. Brisbn and com
mand AID the rest of the SAGE brush vo
nntetrs, accompanied BY numerou
friends. Indians and siuaws included. t
Take last glance, perhaps shed partln
tear and eaten coll over the epartur
of the loved and brave ones who wer
r,sking life and liberty to run the gaun'le
in +, opts TO save the daring pioneers VIII
were supposed 10 be surr,und' d by a larg
body If Sioux warriors at Fl. Pelse.
d.. n
rive until the 27ln at 3 p. m; thus we lay
ed in emp all day. At Up. m. G. l.
Clark and F. NJ. Murray arrived fron
Bozeman. Up to this tim Gen. Clapp in
tended going with us. bur owing to press
ing business was compelled 10 return I.
the Agency.
Nine D NE A. Jacobs arrived from
thu Agency. When within ! s mile Of thi
camp h. upset the ambulance, got LEG
fractured, one finger broken and other
wise ba' ly bruised.
Feb. 2S'h, 9:3oa. m.-Cummand NOV. d
II M-Lrossrd 10 north side of Yellow
stone river and enter what is known as
the head If the Big Bottom Of the Y low
stone valley. This valley is narrow here
some good meadow land close to the river
timber plenty for general purposes. Mel
Crow chiefs, Bull AMI Crazy Head. with
their camps TN route for tie Agency. They
report the Sioux camp on Tongue river.
2 p. m.-Wcn into camp at Balls Be
IN The river, Is miles from Saltwater.
Goth Broke camp at $3.50 a. m. The
valley begins 10 widen from this camp
downward. -Four miles travel brings us
opposite Crownhead Butte. This is a
prominent butte, and stands out from the
main range of bluffs that bord the val
ey. Thirteen q lies brings us opposite
Clark's Fork of the Yellowstone.
23O p invent into camp close to
canyon creek, Try channeD. John Rouis
md Tom LeForgey. runners from the
row Agency to the Crow emp, wen, on
'"ard ,he ste 'mer Josephine at this p,int
ast summer. rhc boat reached point,
bout Ihrec miles up the river from here
his valley will average about seven miles
width, between the bluffs. The river
t'gs the bluffs on he south SIDE. Timber
plenty along the river Of ,alueG
I the bluffs. Travelled 30 miles.
.Iarcli l, s 90 a. m.-Pullcd out
II a. N * ached the gap at the lower
d OF Big Bottom. 10 miles; wen, on tsp
Agate Bluff TO awnit he arrival of the
. ~. IL Z atta:s.- i. sLscc raa,,,l,,
me sonth me river is bound by range|
nigh, rug ed bluffs. The bluffs come
"se together at this point. The river
ayes line southern bluffs and hugs the
'rthern. The bottom on the souti, ~
lrruw.
II M-Train arrives. W. leave ,h,
'tt"m and ascend toa high table or bench
"a; thence down the river to Bakers
Tile ground, 6 miles This is located in
harrow bottom in a bend Of the rive, !.
1ere a'e two dug outs or u,der oronnd
BINS on the bark of the river. occunjeu
"eo'se Hcrona1n and one other man. ,
icy J"'" The expedition. We jog along :
hree m'3es and r'aci the lower end
THIS bottom and cross the Y.llowstone ,
south side and go into camp one milei
low. AS the stock was driven 70 water
ice gave way and one mule and two :,
rses got IN, but were saved by rome, . .
rec Government horses We're drowned
plain jackson deserves special mention "
his action in rescuing the stock. This =
mp Is noted for a Severe battle between :,
sioux and Grow Indi ms a few wears G
}. The Crows were surrounded and b;
pts to put their children in SO that II
sioux bullets could not kill them as
I've led 20 miles %
lsrch S.-Lett camp 9:l5 a. m. One III
g brought Us to Pryur's creek. ana a,
w. we reached dry cross ne of Arrow
< and res I'd for lunch; trave.ed eigh,
Is ~ the afternoon and ". nj into eamn
r"mpey's Pillar. This Is hig,. rocky
4 ABBOTT l. 0 yards BY 50 at the base
a"ont l6O feet high; three sides are IN
The east or lower side sIope. nj,
@ broken mas: es and is only acces,,hIel ~,
y that side. II resembles a high from, mi
lch Cap. 1t stands alone and has M !,
nec'lon whatever with an, range IF ex,
Is. Pompty's Valley, which we hav.. -.
eled through tod y. extends som. five h.,
x niles below this and will average ma
y tour miles wide. Gen. Brisb,n sen, ev.
D. Provo with party Of c row In M,
as scouts. 6p. m.-1hey return .ho
'aw no Sioux nor fresh signs; saw ter
herds Of buffalo and elk. ino
'rch 5.-Comli,and moved at 81 m L
cross the Yellowstone at Pompev,s Pc,
70 north side AMI take the G. azv S
cur off over high, rolling. mlly Gee