, 1877-07-16
fmpatiently champ The bit, cagcr to hc sktu,~

country, fltc rpati following tno Fa'Gyt. ~ |
rompaiy With Nr. Wh.heck. ] clin,fcAt9, t,,e
summit ri ",Ic Ut these elevated ss".s af'a tie
brauy of the landscape st,rcai before rs amply
rt,,nssI ut for t',e labor III thc ascent Away
wesswanl VI. tho near-f<slEe ,,iss,. Nsngs
i from tic 'na!n rangc; hit iar ex.eed!''g t II
height wn. the Hnnj,ancc Mosl:!tn!n; while at
orr feet, loo feet helow, lsy Wiley p sur.
s,ou,i mas, iur The first few hundred feet, per
pcndEcrlar; then sl.c'vcd III gradually to the
i,utton,, which, was fey hundred yards
wide, a,ul completely, and f!r up the shelving
which were the wallis of while Limestone aMl
rcd cnrtis. Ttcrc and there were beautiful
uo,slctl spots; a.nl, winding It's entire length.
sparkling Ike the g!ise9n,ng Eealef i. o1 "9'o
This dclI.tous spot tn the naked esc was
totally uninhasited, hut under powerful glass
WAS Jtscernctl
"'' An INDIAN wAn.nonsE,
and near It, tltcon.clotts Gf our prcscncc, were
two Of the roprcr.hs,c,l children of the prairie.
Judged, from thu Disparity In their s'.e, they
it il, byiors the discovery Of these, the scene
was interesting, It now herame tcn.fohl moro
~, We werc some nltlch from the train. IN tho
presence of at least two l'osfilcs* !ioW many
more were n!,out, We had no mca,ss 81 knowing;
but uur good rifles were Ut lhc saidlc-''ow nti
il wa tic work Of n few acronsls to scntl M isw
ounces Ut lca, wffstlfnE With S.tfrsas.nG sns,
ti.o aiacrity with whtcl, they plunged lntp vt tho
rocks at tile crack of our iihes,. 1 think llcy
were Intensely surprscd,-tlic st,o.s coming
from attnost directly abovs thclr heas. .<vnv
| from tllls fascinating scene. ,.,.
lh!s evening w campcd on n naraclcss creek.
which We called Hay Creek. FROM ts,c protuslon
| Of ricl grass upon tla banks. All this day and
The two following, . distance of about tixty-fYos
milcs, wa. a splendid stock country. Aincl, ef
lie WY was / rich, heavy growth Of rc.l-top
an wsli xatsre hy seyeFsl streams all
This ,lAy wc passed. through portion q fhe
Hear. Lolgc Range ot TnnlI,lta!t,s. This district
was tmnctrntcl by the Wof-Modntatn stamped
| cts from I}eaflHotu, nn1 some prospecting was
done. ON licii Creek were found colors
WHICH soME THOUGHT WOULD FAT.
rs this ktrc7m lay distance from our trail,
md the train sluprct1 nowhere in ill., Vicinity,
wr were unable to settle thu qucstlo1i. The
formation was limestone. ,and, think II I'm
probable TINT pay gravel exists here.
A four-mi1c drive OH tho morning Of tle 18th
brought tis 10 HEAVIER Creek II inG tributary u
the Belle Fourche, two miles further on. We
found tho crossing Of tt,ls stream rcry bal, aud
1t was necessary to draw the wagons through
y mcans Of soi,es attached to tho tongue. Here
inr the irst thug VIC totsl the M .,. bSis Fourse
which It Hawai- oll cach stdt Wero hilts rising to
various hcgh.s, from 1lo 10 5G0 feet. We fnl.
lows. this riycr-bcI valley for ree'tays, with
were iarsl on stock, Still ii afforded abundance
OF wAtcr which was exGeedinfly re- grateful; t 49,. m
tered the so-ealtcd
which are not really such, for although there Il
much ptiek,ynea'r 'x anu sagGrusi|f i|. "ta mum
nnc grass, with abundance OF water, although
the soil iB nut good, and, upon tho whole.
ai.oaI say II Is only fit for grazing purposes.
This day, about n. H., an incident occurred
which pron'sscd q traF!c ending, flc tra!ll. wa
drawn ont pcr!aps Il fta,i-,nilc long,-yoour crr
respondent at tts extreme head, followed oyth'
packs, they by thu wagons,-wlirn suddcll
there sprung from i,ont t. fear +, tic efs'
Eh Mckay. riding ahead Of tue packs. dashed
lis huge whip liz their faccs, and folded then
back upon tile tEan. The tcatna yeFu hnrris'
: forward. and tho whole corra'lc1. DasAi.':
ttwarl us hq,al Of Indians and loose stool,
!. Before anY1ine of restatalee could bu formed
,, the 'cadi,tg lIl'lsan elevated '1Inn lis rlt'e
white iag, and held h!s course straight ior th
whatever dlsFegartl they might haze for III
emblem, Of unity, they would not .larc t
!'.9 upon ,art'y t'o,~ 20 lssse as our,
aud ml.iic several rods distant, wa* greeted b
j 4 series Of "Iloss. .hows;" to wh(ct, responde
, in tl,e sane, comprehensive specet. Approach
ing alongside IN erect and stately ol1 fGllow, Il
: extended Ills hand, and we shock and "hov
n sl,,rt au envelope, he plaecd the sumo Il, II,
4 han,ls. Kea,lna It, found It WINS letter fros
. Cafnu Robinson, stating TINT tlo bcarrr, s!n.
: inr bear was out ou d scout this side tho Yc
lowstonr, was
I A aoop INDIAN,
! auil s1ou1d not be n,oicstrj, returned to 1lil
Sls letter, about. .whcl iiu seemed anxious, atl,
rillnr further lIscs, Hhbw-tIowctl II and sliou
:, hantIs with thu io1r Others, Que of wl,uln--
D TrnIlri md stooncl old tnan--prcscnto.l
r like document, caEllnv tho bearur America
:. 1iWrse. soon thcy wcr9 surrounded BY pcrhal
y ,inzcn ri mir men: and tho uucstiun as
WHAT Should 10 tVnv Will tliem WA excited
discusscl. About onc.latf wero In fayor ,
!, killing thcn; some othera for disarr
i tnr thc1n nnly: md others still Il
y " rcsocctine their credentials, und pertnittI,
u tGrtn to pass un,uoicstcd. At one timo
Il i;a,kel rs though tls "blool i party wuultl I.
,,n,ni. tnu woul,i risc ju his stirr,ns, and Il
hmw Ills rcluiiyc Or partner had bcc,i ,i.urIert
r by tlc.n. Of low nsrtll stock hc ind lost, or
s{tcI thv numerous violations Uy them oi Ii