, 1877-07-16

;econd. .sncar's!, to led Water Creek. II
rh5sna Ws.es 9 :, lsy s,' Gsesk. Ean,.t:
Fth-iri!s T;nafshs, 5;nr rst np same
n1S,,thHi,S,ic Eonresc r. +, s.m, 80 Il
Et:hth-Cami,, to ea,np In lad Land. a.. 30
10 Pumpkin l,nisc..............-. u
Buttc to Ncno, SO. .......... 10
~,
Total... ....""... ............a1d
These dstantns arc estimated. but arc SUBJ
stantlully correct. A rnutu could undoubtedly
also be t,nch better. The greatest difficulty on
tIis route nt prcsent, and which difficulty Will
become greater a. summer advances, Is tiIa
Character. & "a Alter leaving the Bsllc Fourche, va
f1nnl no flowing water until tl,ts placs was
rcaclcl Tint founIl III tho slaucha and wnsh-
outs was sta1nant, anil SO imprc9natel With
nikalt d to b nauscating AMI unhealthy, Tn
fcebilne both men and stock. The trail wns Ill
general good, there not being u taif-duEcn
Places on the WAY wl.cre single Eood team
could not draw a load ot one ton. In tho wet
season ibis route Is practically inpassab1c, us
Tor number OF days It lies directly
ip tho bel OF the Belle Fourche River, which,
while now insieniacant, at times flows large |
I'll ihs sixth, seventh, eighth mud tc,1tl, DAYS Ut
our journey, would 10 ail but impassablc |
during tho rainy period.
1t may be suid TINT thosc following US this 1
summer must make tho last rtllety miles |
WITHOUT WATER.
This We practically dill, anu " entaicu no littlc
suffering lippn the pnrty. The TWO last days
tho suffering WINS particularly great. Eaeh uay
party q we1o ssn' can rnca 10 nnptrs ns
your correspondent usnally aecoinpan.,ca, . ataa
tl4cso rides under Gurn!ne @ ~, s,,h VII VII not @ DC
soon Forgotten. Inc htat lew mtlcs WtIa
pleasant. Mch anu stock thcr ueennc ts"fs.y;;
Tho effect, on tn'th was ycEy peculiar. anu
scarcely 70 NC unae!u ros ,sl,es ,,e., Inc % paviY
would tlte OH ~ uttcf silence #heh suuucn'f
son.e onu would break ut VII. sG%Es, }I1la, ard
.ucs a. were ss swos throsts fsts ad lips
parchod, ann, ~nen one eloxe, a1c r4xs vi"
hGskf AND s!NANoE,.suuho!iasu' ,'
This ths nc ''ow % icli nc. thy c9n'd IN not neip
remember one single instnnee whcn t!e iset
wtls cotnlnentc'! on u the tine; As tic ilotteat
part Of tnc aaY ca.nc on' any the areS s H. H.
creased, tnc horses nccatne onstnatc. anu ~
cinett os.ealehse to tnp Eeh. no4S pesnI.cih, '.
plunGlng straight ioFwara along w ltnt!i W"
.ers In at.1klHe OUT across tno connteN MGh ue-
cano n:tf' ni,u Woa 1's. Ill, .asn EtaS ~
bush Or tree was ai,yWueIe N s'Ent ~ tclsesu
one win ita snaoW; ,, p..e enu.ss' ' suIIss-
..,..n slum VI ,,, ro1 wns NJ inst rrarcJ tl1n
ytes: T., s'nt- totf. "a rf.hn, cnn1i.
sso,,ti, ~ n." ten, n.,ngc H. and
to!'t tnes. Get tt ., s1t si,,sr 49,. rn'}1 ~
Ifsluent4y u.u 'e5 ~ 51 ".1t .rS ru, ,rotn. ~ III.
conle cusa'ieo Ill 'hau "'i1 "H's'' 1An" '''ta
"a1ef was
..,n ,x,,, t.,as ooxs AMP AnI rr.m,,,c +,ncs
About several Of cren these s'nk-lloics were
found tho tracks OF unshod ponies and mocca,
slas, showing tint Indians, Too, frcquente1
them. And tho neccsstty for this. anA the
rurity Of game, gtves ready expIanssion ot the
remarkable freedom Of thu route from Indian
presencc.
When water was found, waTing hat or other
sIgual conveyed tho Glad word along tho lung
drnwn.out anl straegltng trait, frnm front 70
rcAr, nlnlost with ttla speed of ccctftctty ITSELF
Tho last tffteuu miles nj tlo fOuto !gy o!ong
the old Dozctuun road, leading from Fort Fet-
tcrran, nbout nlnety lnics southenAt ni Keno,
10 Doxetunu,. in Montana. That part Of this
trail trayersed BY US w. directly In the bed Of
tho Dry Fork OF Powder River,
cANToKMENT nsNo