, 1877-02-05
STANDING ROCK.
Military Posts the Landmarks Of
Civilization.
Anticipated Speedy Development Of the
Far Northwest.
Entertainments By OAlcers' Ladies, Sol.
dicrs, Indians, and "SquaW.
Men,
Costumes Of Aboriginal Bslles-How Wild
Bear Settled G Disputed Question.

belF 6ctEleA UlHpuIeu xue8tlous
Special Correspondence n TIE Trfbane.
STANDING NocK, D. r., Jan. 23.-TI.e Garth,
for hundreds Of miles in every direction. and
for thousands Of miles northward and westward,
is covered With white snow anu 9'aring Ice. The
Arctic regions cannot more perfectly represent
Ideal winter tslan tic country round al,out our
military posts and agencies In Dakota. This
point Is sncrc dot or spcck on boundlcss Held
Of SHOW. Life Itself Is snow-bound here. Thrsc
ia nj place to wl,lcl, wc can go for relief from,
the monotony Of life, and TO inauccmcnt 10 90
Il there were such A place,-nt least mono tina.
would compensate for tho suffering from cold
that would bo incYtablc. These arspy-pcop!c
arc certainly deserving the sympathy, mud even
compassion, Of their countrymen In thcir lsola-
tion from tho civilized world. The military
posts arc tho
LANDMARK or CIVILIZATION.
Wherever large and EourislIng city has
sprung IN west Of tho Allegheny Mountains,
there. history tells, waA once the attc Of q
military post. To the present generation, 1t
seems almost incredible that the present titc
Of Cincinnati vas, less than tl,ree-quartcrs Of n
century ago, military post. 14outsvillc YVES
located near MI oil military post. St. J.ouis,
from the time It was founded. has been either
The eite Of d military post or in tho immediate
vicinity Of one. So With Chicago, Detroit,
LeayenwoItl,, Rock Island, Davenport, 1T.
Paul, Minneapolis, and Fort Smith, Ark: and,
while It Is difficult to predict reliably where tho
big city Of tho Upper Missouri Is to he, tho In
dIcations ali point to Bismarck, near Fort Abra-
ham Lh,eo1'!:. It vii! not he many years before
way from Ynn,ston. tho present terminus Of
tho railroad system. 10 HIsinasck, where
4 NEW sTsTEM
Will bo tarpcd. The settlement. Of the Black
Paeiac Railroad at least tn tho mouth Of Tongue
1slvcr, In Montana. THIS extension guarantees
tic building Of one. Or moro towns and large
acttlcsnents OH tic fcllowssone' which, n ttnic,
roatl; but. II It SHOULD never extend farther
west than DozeI1ail, Montana, II will be grcat
tnntcrsal benefit. 1t vii! take thousands Of pco-
pic to siontana, the Black Hills. a'd the trib-
thu mineral wealth Of vast region lserctotorc
unknown or tmpcnetrubla to white Men.: Tho
blood Of the arny marks tc ling u tic railroad
and OF civilization. "WtstWart the star Of EN-.
IL ever on tho westward horizon. But an H.
EresstnE from the real, the practical, the
PLEASANT fEATrHR or LIFE
which had intended to write abuut.
Gers received their frtcrls together, in new
building, unoecup1cd br uuy one yet, and made
tho evening pleasant with dancing, music, ind
refreshments. It was O very elegant party
ea toelcty : in chIeago' New York, or Washington.
Praise could no further gu, You Will admit:
About forty lalies md gentlemen parttcfpatc,l
in this very pleasant and certainly recherche
Pan'ca stationed here hare a!so gtven balls duI.
e tho Seventeenth Infantry has poured ioItl
balls nro conducted with al tl'o prophecies. md
even elcgancIes, Of tho best.rcgulatcl society,
even to hasIng their pro9Eani1nes dong up in tic
highest stylu Ut the printers art. lulcet, no
soldiers .. this post, under whatever circun,-
priJc IN our army: have been here, or la tits
vicinity, for slx Inuntls, nnd during that time
unncss. although there not less than 4U sol.
liers III the garrison, representing ak different
regiments, besides Is naly as foEty Or fifty cltl-
zclss employed In vartotis capacities about the
gayetlcs Of tue scason: Tue Indiana also have
THRIR DANCING PARTIES.
It Is seldom that wo1nctl nrc permitted to take
part In these 1ances. ,Da.Iclng IL almost cxclu-
mcn.." There arc few celebrations that arc
moro interesting to white people thali MI Indian
dance; and yet would not attempt to describe
1t, 3ernusc would utterly fail tO do justice to
| tAG 6uDtECks NAt ~ 4HA HN1 lAltaSulG lUtk5 Ut
iiftY Indian buck,, enc, dresscd solely ia cout
Of palnt, t,-b'aek, yellow, and green stripes, for
Instance, land snuslin substitute for tho 1g-
lcuf Of the l{rst couple mentioned IN h'stnrY,-
wcapo., Of some kind, which ho brandishes
a:oli,u! In tho most reckless anil threatening;
manner. while hs hops, leats, aud skIps around
to q llalfnustca', latf-plaintlve chant, anu the
cat furm SONS idea Of distant vIsw Of auyh .
dance. but tic peculiar step, bend aud gait Ut
tho 1utl[an cannot e described; 1t must bc seen
to be understood. Tho Indians here seem to bu
eetvc It viii regularity iron. their Agent, They
llaye nothing TO do but TO cut anil bc merry.
They do not desire to DO anything cl1c.
tst n9t toFEet t9 mSnio a anotlfs 9yent ,t
Agarl, d native of "La Beliu France" gave .
partY last week to Ills fricHls. Monsieur Agusu
Is ono OF that truly Sa'uablc but 'ot property
appreciated class Ut gentlemen known an1 very
ha''A'y anu u'''1sstsy s:syusw:ass% aSsss.Gsa" e
/ There aru several others In thsytcInity known
a. ''squaw.me,." They taho wiyrs for tho
time l~!ng. from the native population Ut thu
s1daG I Ky VI nssssay saso s 'fk aea
s'uaws and children bcllinl them. This scpara-
ton Is not regarded MS ucsertton o! thr iaintly,
but !. regarded BY al parties IT, a. right. We'll,
that Il ti'o point i Lad t.e pleasure, Of
| being an Invited guest. It must bu
| confessed that, fur elegance aud grace,
as Wrll ~ fur the substantial comforts provided
for alle inncr lna1l, no festive ocsason on tbs
! Upper Missouri raj. tc r,sll,mFrd with this. In
| consequence ot tflu ladles heiug all Foreigners,
and speaking a dli1cscnt language tthe uukota)
from ir!lnc. a1n unable to slo tusiieu to their
they we're exceedingly happy. they, Or their
Whilo fr,clld had 1een most lay4!l III cxpenll-
tnrcs In providing shenaelyes with the ttlost II.
eEant toilets that eyer adorned the llthc anu
graceful tusms OF the Dakota bellies,
AMONG TltB LOVELY 1IHLs
| who malc their lebut4 Into s0cfctY OIL this oc-
easlou werc M!ss Three- bcars, wl,o was dressed
| with beuda that cost l2k ceuts ylr.l; Miss
Dellyfat, ,-daughter aot tic Hon. Mr. Bellyfat,
! CAtl III thu Oucapalla bands,-wl!o was arFaycd
| IN huekskn embroidered with beads, and leg
giugs ot scarlet Cloth: mid Miss Antelope
daughter Of the Hon. Running. .Antclone,--
wore . beautiful bluc; blaiket aud black-
cloth isgstugs. hair NJ, closely oiled to l ths