Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-03-31
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) Thus our objective pom. IS 'e"e Gov, IN
W. ,.,a NON six days out from w
,,,on,h =, tho saltwater and Travelled ~
miles according to time, feeHone
from the Grow Agency. Tho
Marci. 5.-Lay in camp I'LL day: " NJ
genera, view # the surroundings. f"'
! Pease is located on q high BOTTOM WV y,
G ten fet above the present vel o' ="
river. is abou, 225 feet squar; tire s'''.
IF il 10 enclosed with log houses anu =
I other with poles. l. IS evidently d ="
: landing. There are % b'ats IL r. a. " :,
present time OF different sizes anu ~ -
find four graves here. namely;
James Edwards. killed July II, 1870.
Fred Harland. killed Nov m or l. 1910
Patrick Sweeney, wounded Jan""i1 :
1876. die = January Is. 1876. .o-o
:, Joseph Jessey, killed January %. io.o
: Gen Rrishin held a council WIN 'n
occupants of the fort. hey cohe'oueo
under the circumstances, to ev'cua'e ~
place. though several of them tia 50 'e
Ilurtantlv. believing they could hoid tne'
position Until the boats woulu INV :,
spring. Several claimed that the "no.'
sn,. iecf of their s, uat;na had been mis-
reprts n,ed, and spoke in harsh terms u
those who hid violently created the eA
ci,ement. They Stat d that III, re had no
been an Incl II. or sign OF one, cen sine
the 29,h of January. and that they had ~
fear of any force OF indians 'ak''s '''
men ont Of Fort Pease. They SAID they
could get up and walk out, and 10 b"ze
mpn. a: any time, but they couldn t PACK
those three barrels of viii Ky. Tie whole
affair res. mbled what is called farce ol
wild goose ch@se, a great us about no,h
ing, or with comparatively little or ~
foundation.
AS far as | am personally concerne'.
saw and learned sufficient to repay me Tor
the trip; hut somew hat DISAPPOINTED al
having TO return by tine route we Wen'
down on. for We were given to understand
before leaving here that we would Gene
back some other course.
There are some beautiful ]onk,ng bot
toms along the yellow stone. However,
the further we are off when the view IS
taken tile better, at least such is the case
when We come TO consider their value FOR
agricultural or stock raising purposes.
The lane generally is s. cond and third
rate, with an abundance of sage brush !;
limb sca'terl' g throughout. but the
greatest drawback IS the scarcely of water.
There is not one single stream coming ln-
to thu Yellowstone on the north from the
Sweet Grass to Tar below Fort Pcase.
Thus region that would otherwise b.
valuable is so worthless and barren in
many p ices that q grassh"pDcr would
s1arve TO death. | cannot now VOL der
that the Upper Yellowstone and Galla,in
thu Sc little insects from the east yearly
The south slde though 1t does not possess
So l,rgean area of bottom land, is watered
pr tty well. but not rear what is ncces-
AIRY, Here you See that do not hold the
section of country, recently Travelled over,
IN very high esteem But the boys say
here is beautiful country just few miles
below. That's just what they use to tell
Is here. / hope its SO. for the benefit of
he Mageire colony
March G.-Wr begin our retrt at from
he For at IL o'cl ,ck NJ. Th. banner
vas elevated to thu top of the staff and lett
waving in the all as the emblem Of liberty
's'ta '-ss's'-,ir~,, r. frsS or II now. AT M1f'
dieu to the pl>ee, and leave without re-
,reis, excepting few who lost their com.
ani"ns and all their earthly posse~.,o, $ ,
nd wished 'inger long. 18th n fain, hope 9
! getting satisfaction for the wrongs in 7
'cfed. A few of rs pass by and visit the |,
rounds where Mckenzie. Mulliyan and =
lore SO brayely fo gh. fer $ yer j hours o
NJ whipped bout ven,y tive Indians {
s,w the par al remaiEs Of one I,d,.n o
Tiled in the fight. II
gro" scouts came in this evening and IA
port IT. sh signs Of Sioux. ..Muy.ins',o
~ or. Dave Griffith. Albert Gaity. VIM. 81
ahgs'on and one Indian went out IN the "
GIT TO investigate They return next o
" and report finding no very fresh signs ii
we "voi': the Crazy Mans cut off and I
up the river Gu Our return and lherebv pl
'"'ng 10 miles. Nothing of importance
on our return trip III
March II Command re- CHI Saltwater rs
reached the Agency after sixteen dave me
tue round trip Gen. Brsbin loaded II
ard brought tack the goods of Me- "
'rmick y Co, Dexter & Co. and ,h4 AT
ggag. OF the oher meh w,o c,mnosad :,
For, Peas. harrison. You Can res,
,"I t mere -, Wa 10 much Of ,ha. " List v .
: oack. Were you 10 lake a vlanc' ~ n
EN- red loses DC" you would never he
NIX OF 'lispa1lns II, word. - 'ei
Respectfully,
U KNOW. ).
Terri r. - II ns.o gr