The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-16

with the namc American Horse substituted for
that of Singing Bear American Horse. |
know. was Killed in battle last year; the letters
purpOrtiug 10 have been written 10y Lieut.. Clark
were written on plain paper, and they were
written and signed 10y one person. and. more
suspiriOus than all. were dated only eight DAYS
prrNloti- tn our meeting the bearers who gave
us to understand that IN that brief period they
had travelled from the agony to the Yellow
stone and thus far hae k-snN"ral hundred miles.
W. soon sent the impusiors AWAY.
On ih" D INST. we approached Pumrk IN
Iuitrs. one of the most cOn~picuuu- mnduurk-
along tine tih uui rm "snf'd as Grcat hhun'
Ol Indians. AMI fucrciorr considered danger
ou~ ground, -Four immrnse snnd mus. or
mountains. loom NV ip ihr height of 500 feet.
and. being capped with an even layer oi sand
cnormGu. fort n'aiiOns. The Sides and thr
surrounding country have been washed int,
deep rulnhcs and cannns. Whilc immense
houlicr-. or san i~ton", unord add tonai cover
ever lndinns arr bad bad Indians arc surc
to hc found in this locality, a fact so we'll known
10 lis that We approached the pass with extreme
cauuon, At tho eastern lns' ana where well
known Indian trail crosses the rOad on viii N
We travelled, W. su idcny came upon two ircsh-
ly-malr graves. into which the cOyutrS had
hurrOwrd. leaving a great hole that disclosed
the hluirt us ol the dead beneath. Near by were
the car,.i s-cs of three dead horses slain by am
hushrd Indians, M We subsequently learned
W. rode around the Butt.s. exploring every
gully. rock. and hiding place IN quest ol In
as mOrcasin and pony tracks. hut sMw no IN
dians until after we had cnanprd. Then hyc
u
II mile distant. dsmountcd. and scanned our
camp with the utmost dclibrruon. They
quickly mounted. however, ana Ealluprd OIL. rs
suit
From the summit of the Bu,tes we had our
first view of the Big Horn mountains whose
peaks, clothed in perpetual snow. Elisirncd and
sparkled beneath the powerful rays ot the sun.
IN singular yet beautiful. and. TO a degree, re-,
freshing contrast with the parchcd and still
parching. burning earth nearer to us The dis
lance from the Buttrs TO Reno. in direct line. is
estimated at fifteen miles yet such is the ma
turc Of the bad lands" intervening that the
traveller must needs travel over at least forty
miles Of country 80 crooked Is thu, road. and
This to9 without a dr9p OF Yaicr W. arrived I aI
most dead. Into the deep. muddy. and fast
flowing Powder river We plunged. regardless II
cooled our bodies with the first water having
any degree OF purity for mnny DAYS
Canonmcnt Reno is on powdrrriver. Sc miles
north Of Fort fct"rnan. AMI four miles above
old Fort Reno II was established On Tho l3in
OF October last. ~ supply depot for Crooh :
Indian expeditions. and was intended Tor only
temporary service: hence the buildings are
light. cheap ~tru turcS. mostly of logs. II II
TIA" rurpos' of the authorities to conMrt it INTO
an rmsngn, aos s,Ncn namT gr2nS n,b% % nTy s%fr
Can't. EdW II Pollock of The Fourth. Capt. :.
+ frrr.s: +. Fnnrlh. Can't Non ligrrmann; u.
hand. Alutant. Lieut.. J. J OBricu. 4. A. y. VI.
Trut-. b. ID. PRICE. T. il. haley " the Fourth
Infantry. and NJ. W. Wood. Ass -tant surgeon.
MAJOR Polio Is. commanding oilie,r Is Hi sent no
fNt"ruan. ami Capt. Ferris IL senior ofi 'rr IN
Ll- pIa r here.
There are many rrosproiors in the noun
taln-. and others ar' daily arriving. udtl-'
tho- who may come herru't r. 10 SECURE IT, Hir
! provisions here, instead OF 40 railroad siationt
! VS. 80 dnin. thry can say TRANSPORT Ius niu.l
weight 80 nlrs. and huy IT, thruuly hrr' i-
| ol- wncr. Nr oonpunrs gi tuc lWh Cav
command uf to Hart urr. en- fAuped un GDt-t
clcck. 50 n.l4' - north 81 here. l.. l. W.