Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-02-22

or Arrow Greek, is crossed after mar
of 8. 10 miles, and GIL miles farther brin
us to
}, POMPEY's PILLAR.
"This rock" says McCl> >rnand, "nam
in IsOG by Captain Clark, studs upon q
south bank of the river. few yards fro
e the bank. 1t is easily ascenGed along
northeast side, and one Of our scOu
reached the summit mounted upon a::mu
1t is 160 feet high ard 200 feet in dlamete
The soil on top varies from one to fo
feet in depth. The rock is gritty san.
stone, and great blocks which have d
tached themselves lie scattered about j
base. On the east side huge rock, nea
~ as high as the pillar, and five or 81
yards III diameter, appears ready to fal
On all sides. except the east, the rock h,
vert ics} faces and is cylindrical in shape
Again: Having reached the SUNNI
the view IS grand in the extreme, especis
ly to the east, south and west. On tl
north bank of the river the view is some
what limited by bold, rugged sandston
bluffs of about the same height as the Phi
lar, and to which it has undoubtedly bee
formerly attached. A few miles bac
these bluffs break into rolling country
studded with scrub pine, and presenting
barren appearance. These hills, extend
ing to the Muscleshell river, and runnin
40 miles along the Yellowstone, consli,u,
one of its poorest sections."
THE RED BUTrEs
lie north, (55o west). and the
SALTWATER PEAKS
south, (G4 west). and ten miles down til
river, On each side, lies range of high
rough hills running almost north ant
south. 1.-The valley is now seen m-rginy
itself into the loot hills to the south, art
these in turn rise into Pryor's Mountain,
FLY CKEEK
is reached by march of ! miles. Th,
valley now Darrows and is badly cut W
by ravines. but mile on again it opens
out favorably. Ten aud half miles far
ther on "a range of bluffs abruptly termi
mates the valley, and passage of the rivel
is necessary. Leaving the vallcy,' says
McClerna'd, Through which we have
marched 80 miles, We ford the river where
It is $50 feet wide end 81 ct deep. and
pass along its north bank two miles and a
half to lord 10 its south side again. where
it is 632 feet wide and feet deep.''
A narrow, uninterestins, but fertile val
ley is now entered-it is bounded by steep
sandstone bluffs. A scant pine growth IS
found. but water being scarce the grass is
poor. This valley has been reached by a
march OF IL GO miles.
Seven miles farther is marched oyer a
sage-brush bottom, upon which the grass
is poor. but it soon beglns to improve.
Ihe high range of hills lying this side
of the
presents steep face to this valley, for
ring the ford of the river. A sagc-bru.h
bottom extends therce II miles when a
high plateau is reached. Moving along
this eleyation the mouth Of the Big Horn
is soon pass d, and four miles below is
The head of the
FORT PEAsE VALLEY.
THIS valley is luxuriantly grassed and the
bank of the river is grown deep with
heavy brush and cottonwoods 81 to 3 feet
Ia diameter. McClcrnand states that
''these trees show plainly that this end
of the valley has filed up several feet in
recent years. This Is explained by the
fact that two large raviues in the hills to
The north do not continue their course to
The river-sfter hard rain the loose
material brought from the hills is scatter
I'd Dromiscuously over the entire bottom {"
FORT PEAsE
s next reached-a distance from Fort
Ellis of 21652 miles. This post is situa-
ed in valley 10 miles long and from 4
70 miles in width. The soil is rich, and
he grass good. TO the north stands a
Inc of steep hills, while TO the south
across the river is barrier of precipitous
md broken bluffs. Twenty-One and a
half miles ofpoor and broken country now
intervene when
WOOD CREEK
8 reached. Then an hours march
,rings Us to the valley OF the Big Horn,
t point IL miles from the Yellowstone.
THE BIG HORN VALLEY
stretches away for miles little west of
outh -lsrge and fertile, in places four
niles wide, it can easily be irrigated
rom the river" The march of ;hs val
ey soon brings one to the mouth OF
he
LITTLE BIG HORN,
which comes from the southeast through
! beautiful bottom. On each strean(
,rows an abundance of cottonwood. and
i this point the valley of the Big Horn is|
ss broad and fertile. The river
vas n feet detp when the command
r0ese6. and the splendid grass detained
he worn animals in q tree shadowed
amp situated 53} miles from Fort Pease
Some twenty yeara ago . Mr.. A. c.
Harris went with his daughter. Mss
selma Harris, on . tour to Egypt. HeI
ound under the door of tomb in Thebesl
large roll of papyrus. coverd with In.
cIiptioos. Itwas l39 feet long by l6 la
nches broad, and looked something like