, 1877-03-12

news htnong tho Indians and Traders, thee
hitter Of whom 9rgantze.l parties %. o.
viii, Instructions 10 snthcr lp NIL tue goldtust
TINT could 10 fonnl IN tho sand, and II r'kslbie,
to find tho boat and search lta aceret drawers
for 0oll 1t Is believed that tllcfo tEatcrs, IN
this way, procured largo amount OF trcaa'ifa
tnnt lid not rfghtfully t,clong to them. Ruinor
Inns Il TINT between them they y-oo M
rtcKEn uP ABOUT NRl, ,OO.
pcctc.l tho traders Of consr!rln2 to have tho
murder committed by tho 1ntltant, for tho pur-
pose OF procuring their go!l; but ! mn r.
formed BY these w''oso 3''iT,aent 's reliable ,',
agcnta Of rival firm Of traders, with tho tnten;,
ton OF breaking down their co,upcttors, Ncranl
md others, mud haviug them driven ffum The
country by t3oycrnmcnt officials. -.
From the troun1 tho cs,tintry dcsccntis for 4
milo nr more towards the west, I'LL BcRvcr.Dam
Creek Is reached. Failing in With an old sul-
llcr, wna entertained for over an hour with ac-
counts Of fights mud skrRlshes ca. betMssn Iss .1n ,lc
f besyeSDam II sn GHs 9resk. "whsti sa!a I; "5aa
don't to tf, 't Tho 1an; ,hs1 3 &c, At
SIX TINES IN 1.Ess THAN ONE rEAnu
1s7a" "What forces were cngsee,li,, "coin-
pan!es md {, Sixth Infantry; and company,
Dst.-ataj. ..ticn. W.. +. carIin, l.'cutc,'ant-
Colonel Seventeenth Infantry. Tho Indians
belonged at uranl River aud Chcycnno River
Agencies. Two fights g occurred In octoler' ,'
aS 1s tgu 9,c IL N 5ane ws. 's u aas a liz re-
sulti,' I inquired. "lhc Indians were defeated
and driven away every timc witt! loss to them.
That little cemetery oyer there lp9I,,tng 70 TIC
scouts Killed III these fights a.'l sklr,nishss.
After tho Seventh Cavalry cat,io here, tho In
dans stopped coming. except On one occasion,
when three Of ttlctn catno, n AMI atampe1ea
herd Of mules and horses belonging to clt'xctl
na1nc.l Smith. Custcr. pursued them and rceov-
cred tic animals; tue Indians escaped"
To return to tho -..,.-
asked tic soldier he knew Its history. Tic
replied: "The Indians say IL was thruNn III,
nlong tho river at lis basc, was q lArge town.
There was also large town on tho hlr,fts alovo
was renowned wikanl, or metltciuo- man, 10.
Gated here, Who had beautiful daughter, ana
who was iovcl mud sought ln marriage ty q
yo1pe warrior WHO lived \, the toWn o., tc east M
forbade Ills daughter to receive tho Visits Of her
lover. Clan1cstno meetings resulted. 0nu
evening, as tho sun was descending below
tho western. horizon, tho girl togk tho
Datn Creek for water. iLcr, father uskcd her
whrrc sho was going. TO tho spring, father
was her rcuty. YES, you arc EoinE to tllu
spring TO meet -FOUR lover said tho father, II
WILL rUnS rou 1Sro s7osE.''
net net @ Ter lover ncar The spnar. Sic rsiated to
him tho threat oi the lartl heartcl fatller. 1lc
ns'o tho protection s oi Ills fathers people,
But It was too late-she was alrca.ly
turning Into stone. Tho threat WIS executed.
fathers lotlgc, a,!l told Of The cruel blow IN;
1lfctcd On hln ind his beloved. Tho father Of
tho young warrlur appealed to tho people OF
hs band to asslst n demanding ysngea,n'so ,'s,, q,
war, tho people seized tho wretch, an.l. alter
urging him to rrstorc bis dauy'tcr tn life, re-
solved to bury hItn alive. lilo ~as tct! to Il
strRo and Ut tue aFpuS wesa s 5 faEt I'll q s Asp was
bnrctl out IT. of % slent. liz liz d!cI muttcrine
imprecatlons agnlnst Ills daughter, his people,
and hts race, at,l threatened with his last
breath, @ to turn tic entiro population in''
thanked my soldicr-ft'cnd, and NO partcd,--
going tu louk al tho stone. which fs shown te
this day, and ls decorated every ycar, ln'lcet, bS
eye,5y passing 1nian' with beada' i"int'' aud
FORT ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
was established In 1879 for tho protection OF tht
Northern Pacific Raiiruad. i IL located on ont
River, below which ia ilne hottotn extena!nt
live or six miles southwark. TIlrcu mflca r,orLl
Of tho post Heart l!ycr Is seen clncrginE lfosi
tho highlands; ansl flowing thrnns!. lcas!ti!,
two miles nb,xu tic fort. The country aDols
Fort LInrolii, Heart River, md bisn!Mrck IL th
lHst have eer' along the Missouri River eboy'
S'utsktun. There is 10 rcasul Why IL sho!'lt
mt become thickly.scttlc.l and cultivated
country. | forH,t-thcse is one rcasor-thi
grnssloppur or locust. II Providence nholllt