, 1877-03-22
TO THE BLACK HILLS.
The Stage Ride from Ohey.
enne to Custer City.
The Tribune's Pilgrim" Relates
His Experience.
Gorgeous Scenery and Ter
rible Snow-Stor1ns.
How Johnny" the Driver, Made It
Pleasant Tor His Passengers.
Relating Hair Breadth Escapes from
Hostiles and Upsots.
How Thirty Soldiers Lost Their Lives for
Mormon Cow.
Expense Of Going to tho Hills-..
Freight Hatea and Routes.
Gorgeous Scenery and Ter
rible Snow-Stor1ns.
How Johnny" the Driver, Made It
Pleasant for His Passengers.
Relating Hair Breadth Escapes from
Hostiles and Upsots.
How Thirty Soldiers Lost Their Lives for
Mormon Cow.
Expenao Of Going to the Hills..-
Freight Natea and Routes.

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CUSTER CTR, Black Hills, Msrch q, 1H77.--Dtack
Hills to right Of u.s. black Hills to left Of us. Black
Hills at the front door, and cFowl!u9 ths back
yard, jlsmnl black from the dense forcat of pines
upon thcie sides and crowning tlcir summllst aono
si which rcnth away skyward 90 far tIat II seems
they shuu1d be called mountains, But bofuro
speaking OF these, lot nc say that We have been
carried by tho Cheyenne & D1ack Hills Stage Com.
piny safely and comfortably to this point trarel.
log about SIXTY miles per day.
Al precisely 9 II. m. OF Friday last, ". r. BART
lett, standing on tho steps Of tho Cheyenne POST
once. spoke tho word "uo!" which was 10 start
us the long trip now lacking but ono day Of being
ended, clambered 10 my place on ''dcck," and
stagc, with thirteen 10 all board, rolled out
through tho s.lc city, past tho garrison, past tho
acrc.lot, fenced from the surrounding plain a.
cemetery for tue encampmont- 1t lay unadornel
by aingle bush or shrub, several tcGt under the
snow, its fonca having chuatd 1t To diff The
cold rcstn4. places ol these forgotten dead.
Our coursa whs northHestwaru, and Immediately
We began to ascond and descend hills, which has
bccn tho character Of tho route most Of tho way
until .
=. THE CnKfENNE RIVER
was reached, with little moro Of descont than as
rent, for, contrary to general opinion, The Dea1-
wood district Hlack Hills lowcr by several hun.
dred feet than Cleycunc. Our ''Johnur" proved
to bc q genial, gcntleman3y fellow, who did his
test 10 n,aks my ride pleasant. With occasional at'
temptA t0 harrow up my feelings BY blood cnrd'ing
stories Of hair breadth eacapes from hosilcs, rum
aHays, and npsctttngd. .--.
Ifsmnrked To him that The wind must blow tor
ribly the plalns At Tines. Ilo soltmnJ point
cd to tue brides OF tho middle team tour coach be-.
ing drawn by six borsesl, and sat1, he had "frc'
4uoMtly scen tho wind 40 strong thatit blew tue
trillch OF that swing toam." Not knowing
what effect The team bcing ''awung" might .havo
: on the brtdics, said nothing, out some two Or
three hours later I raw, porhaps half a-tnslo
ahead OF ns, whnt looked like dcuse cloud rolling
ai1ne the ground. eaw Johuny pull bis cont cloaer
ibout his cars, gather up hs lines and whip, and II
swift trot VIC drny0 into
ONE or THE FtrRcEsT sNow.sroNMs
] have ever sccn. The wind blew a violcnt gale,
uu,1 the snow beat In the faces Of tbs horses 80
that II was Alnoat impossible 10 force them for.
ward. THIS storm seemed to come from clear
Sky, tho eun shinlng brightly ase minutes before
'Johnny suggested that I 20 infids. but thinking
It better TO KEEP An eye Oil tho ''awing" brides
myself, declined; but two hours later. being BY
this time thoroughly bennmbsd With cold, and tho
brldles being still secure, dacanded 10 tho crowd.
cd coach whore was greeted with shouts Of de-
rls.ye laughter, anu BY tho ''ploneess" OF our
Jarty called 'pitgflHl,"a term applicable to all
until they have passcd at least twlco over tho routH
when they becotnu pioneers.
1t In thesa sudden stornA that mike travelling no
dangerous during this month, and which Induced
ahis company to withdraw thulF night stagrs, "a
vile ,ncasurc,-as during such q atorn In the
1Jght-tInc no driver would bu ablo u keep tho
yond, and u lone 1t on thtse vast plains would
Undangcr ths ll.cs Of all on board.
On VI Shss ,s a!' ~ st e: ' e Rss 1ss
wy WY. 'sd H. HS tssk' 81 81. - NV inauass
strcuul. For the ffst tyc miles ~
TllH scENERy WAB GRAND
and beautiful. .Thln stream, setoss which one
may no" waas has at at sea rsrsSd besn % hundred:
surtneo water. marks, worn deop Into thc rocks.
hT safy liz sss'ps ss 'tS ~
perpendicular An1a Then II widen. ont Into the
Falling s,ns rh,. st,ea Il! \ sqa to hass received
butialo osrr tho bluffs, when thYs would 60 ker:
Chus 10 tho bottom: .,,.
Emerging from tho Valley of the chug, thero
bursts suddenly on tho v,uw Of tho traveller Chin.
hGs s asss e height .. 81 1esai
though chieeed BY tEo hand Of somc giant artist,
THIS rock u weil.kpown landmark Of tho moun'
Abuus O'Clock, p. H., from the ssmmls of .
h{glf hill, wo cnuGht sight Of tho - Starr ard
Gan nt 'ne oa fo' 81 @
& bS, ssronI s A. voians aisIs t. wri.tsn aSoa.
TIL. piaso, ind tho usuodc: . Indian gatherlnRs
with IT, Hut will only sAy TINT IL II queef COM
GinAton.-part!y c!ri! and partly uilitAFy, partly
an4 9ns y IT. o aaens s..o onS
massive furtreas Thcrs e . stockade, an adobe
baiidJngs ThcsU ara ths only delensss.
Two rellcs Of antiquity here nro tho
old fur-tfaIers storr, which II uldGr than tho po-
iiticai history Of thc Territory Of Myouinh. older
now occupied BY ~ Ecnal / gentleman a. oao viii
meet on tho plalus. Ms. ]. .. Collins, a. trad
COST OF MORMON COW. ~
tvss Ia 81. Wills iho Morluons wero crossing
m. niaius IL I'tnh TINT one Of them came to tlo
nest % snd %eemp!sincd to tho Licutansnt ia command
fhat tnn 1nd!atm hal killed 4 COW which had hu.
saMs M lana .md hxI bsen iet behind. Thg Lieu
tsaans quickly called together thirty and pro-
Ns.Tus.Iowa. lbs head IhIef bf tho rnntudoratsd
tribte OF Siuux. Ufujes, and ChoyenncJ, Tho
immcdIsts surfrpdrr Of t4uso who had killed
tha nnimn1 This thu Chiuf refused 10 tlo, but
t,fJ.re thrra rnloa In settlement This oifef was
moi satsfsesnrv T., tha Lisutoaant, who sftcr somv
narloy opopsI tes IN ths InJ!aas canIls who 70.
iurueu tkn nre IND rhnryei tbs xnjIicts will such
spint thst thu nnst 5ny snc Axlf wcre sent
0iN who placed tbo bodlcs OF tho Lieutenant and
deeply, AMI pltul over thp arOt d hugo pi9 VI