, 1877-07-23

Idraf II whd 70 &rNHuAl kAhk nv "'I'sAHs "Hs'
Guilty 'r'a'ne W. wc With the landscapes TINT
~ nnted mt time until
Nc "'' 1,1E aSnw WAS nEACHRD,-
,,,n. 4r. H.. twenty miles from csmp nothing 10
ra: e.':''' and tuth reads hohnl Fool w.F shc ts.t
1easi..G 1rI Through fear Of nronsin: Eams n',
e. .sssssnx s,ss ~ sny ii ,e,sc na%ssr .hs' s$
.hnwn =, titenlse,ves. Nnw, however. we 9nsaadlc!
"a ee ,.sas ,s1s II afes s, ssP ,es
n,ossTste In every direction, and tn thick gloon,
}rcm III living timber above me. found mysel!
sudden1y in the presence Of
sesssd no A. or feared 10 use It. -moat likely the
jater TIE t:ess we;e iild on The NJ wss T,.aons r.
the otkcr direction. this cabin Wa 80 n1d. and
at time 50 brief, that did not satisfactorily ex.
sa9e4ed %ns "a e ea ,s ss ssnes
H. H. ssp .pptt u II r. misef. .nd s!e !ss rs;
i. ' o. not, / snail. definitely determine, In
ihs course of a few days. being now organising
e.psdI!isn 70 prospect ths t fex!"n ,.,.n.
more numerous and frcsh. nnd elk and bear track
common; when shot rang out on my tcft- a1tt a
Sss lsns 1eS ,s os
camo into view. Down the shoulders was a rtd
streAk, showing that my companot'a bullet had
:x :.'a sss eps md III t paas S e hi
1KLL AGAIN, DEAD.
.sry srSe sp.etntn ihe e fntlcrs T. ms.:u,.
tng npwaos o. ,eS e,, ema stc .ne Srss =;
which wero hung high In tho trcrs. and tho fourth
strapped tn our .fsdt'ca; md The hotncwa1t ride
began lHot ~ tne III" oeesehoea nenea1u tue
menhthins WestMnsu.
~, tsa T., .hish ws - ssccea" ~ e1h rho,,
ee.dinaly. dsnsefou, e; many .rss.on:; !;
hnt to % sks 1s Sssset ie, + ost
lime Indians Travelling IN s!nEs ale Msnaliy so IN
hoaf. We pasnea pa. MsshMnle easSnsss IT, ~
II. nRa " tMe stAts VIZ Ahe" III" "n' va" ''@u'uS
macn 100 taf Mofth; ,.,. 1h.J
~, about 10 p m.s ths plain wa' fesenea'
&Au 1u9 ..-.......
began. with nothing but the stars Tor R1'ides The
way vas much cut up 1y wash. outs aat bills, 70
~ VA !ow rhs nss seS % NE
of tho way. Dorm in thc rav,nes. we could see The
forms Of 9sme d yati1a. soIts on The tl1s .to.e:
slsns to 6ts eliza snd, !. " descended into esch
successive raytne, they could be seen on The h!lls
our s.aaie.:
Thus until midnight NC Travelled. when IL was
thought lnpo,sible 10 resch camp. s,id "dty
camp" waa lsterm!ncd upon. Accordingly, sad.
dies were piled Up. stock looeed, and y'ir corrc.
ssoondent stood .. tno ar,t ~ nt.ck" Of guard duty;
013 GOnpAu!oH aHS b0Nk AaH hI4il0H 4!HH HEnPPcH
IN saddle blanket, was soon fsst nsisep; when 4
luud snott from tho horscs. WHO were few yards
from as ag,ett, rapid sisttcr Of +; ho9fs
tue biz ~ momentarY pl'mpss OF thoir forms
against The skJ, ,-and We "erc
Avu0f AND ALONK.
in whispers VIC discus.ca the sudden change IN our
affairs. and tho all 1l'absotalcE question was. WeFc
they atAmpedel by IndlRnR OF rfow1ing Wild
beasts! 1t whs finally resolved that one
should guard RaIdlca while the other
sought tia horsua. An hours fru1tless
bcatch satishcd III that We must wait tor daylight;
and 10 packs wcEe dragged fcw rods into buffalo,
wa!l0wt where. conteAltl from any fno Which,
might to prowlinG about. we slept soundiy until
daylight, when tho etock was found noout milo
distant. We quickly nou!tsd and lode to camp.
relieving the .11!oas m!nds ot our friends: some
ooLp.rnosfEcrs
on the eastern slope have long been said NOT to *
III, because Of tho lime -forn nation: and many re.
port that this continued to the nsaia divide. Our
trip OF yesterday Improved ihs. ~ the lmcntonc.
heft was found 10 c1ten1 NO further back than
tho foot.hte, bchInd which waa u solid
xranttu. formation. Fragment groupings OF
4u1ttx wero found, also black rand
Gu1ch.goli. Ono prospect. .hulo was found e1ca.
vatel 10 ! depth Il several feet til aolId whito
quartz. This excavation was apparently rery old,
and the quart: On Thy dump certainly lo0ked good.
This anest!o 4 VIC Mill settIe before leaving. All
that eau bs sad H. that the country looks fa.
yorabtg. Tlurs II 10 one Ia the mounsains on This
stdu Of thu cfvtde, 10 far n Known. md much Vi
too e.nu a b. u y ra tns