, 1877-03-12
TIE FAR WEST.
Indian Legends.-.The Story OF
Standing Rock.
Fort Abraham LtncOln---A Baltic
with Sioux in 1868.

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Rnrnt. He,t Ta1ana...A Faarfn1 Traue1v
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Aon Ao@lS 0sV'
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Thc 1,op,orco ~ . Mcord. Hal Ipdlon
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"ho Ecaflheu HIS 1'auBhteE"
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Special corrttpond<nts q 7At Trtauns.
STANDING RoeK' oak: ier', March "-Ino
rock which gives to TINS !n'iian agency and lii
tass posi- tae 'a1'le lucy pcar,-
srAFniNu RocK,-
IL very small obicct,-not over two feet IN
diameter at The 1orel Of tt1p ground on which IL
lesls' OF seems 10 rcas, anu epout TWO leet III
Height, with shapc someWhnk resembling n
st.Eat-loaf. The 1n1lnn Tradition In regard to Il
is as follows: Many tcnsa ago this country
~, W. tsesa t" ~ ~ ~. ~ a".s. as.. NV Nv
VI thcse haa squa~ VINO was very deVolca TO
HIN; which fact, however, did not prevent him
taking anothcr squaw to his 1otlge, according 10
seconeio nc1sel1 10 tols division OF het 'ofa ana
nnstefe !oso between two womcn' anu 20 s!lo
abandoned the lodge nnu went out on tho
prairie with her infant child, where she sat down.
thnro 80 ttn ,nfa,,t -,,.,. ~. sn,i h.t,,
eNelo' a"u tno l.n"' "''a "ct' u1.u oot!s ~
Wefo pctlllled mo one stonc' which Is
Standing Rock. Offerings nrp made to this
pvc,v dnr, Thu TIM NJ tho roct |. o,xnvs
80! ~ sF Wv 80 ~
IhA''1lsa' "lso asou"u ~ oasc "'c ocm1s' c'ot"'
Similar a ttnons o.t n.'sfs asound ues sroro The
Sioux country. was recently ut Fort Abraban.
rirco1r on, hcort n
i''tson., aau 1'.I neatu
on ts ses. pon of ~h ta: pos aa's NJ bart
Of IT, is located. The mount is about thirty
to aasent ~ stound a a. s s ase' nrese1 ae1s
time. From its surnmit QUO cnn command n
towards tho ,nrth and neariy a. fnT tnwarls ii,o
sunfl,. and rau nycrInnI III Nnrthrrn fsocjdc
Taiiroal Tor afstaursiof twelve milcs. ,uciuI.
iag tlo town Of Bjsnlafck. Several pojnts Of
seryc,i fr1m ths tr,nr,u.j. son,u nj whkh 1 viii
eefsr 70 nav. lnfnrc rnintinT Tho sad tras,sia,,
connected with II. Looking down ti,o river aud
1narh IN n pIcro Of trpwn pnnsr. Thls timber
marks tl,o euurse Of AnpIe GrecE. wilIc4, end.
Ira f~to shH sti..nrI kvcr nhc,,f nsn Sni1ca ho.
Low to'1 III dao rao so .sso th,on - aso e o. ~, s
an,1 tinwn thr rv"r a a hravt1vewnnlc.i isjan.f'
sn1c'I sii,nv fsIe,,, s,nn,sc,I ~, lnro f,nn,,
nnmrn IN i,anns n n volnntcrr nti,rcr Erho ro,T.
n'andcti tho troops ti,at pursued the hostile
nftss te ham ns. arr "t @ IN n1sin mcar sff tbn
.ns,,,i ~ nrmin Troa, IN, ,v.n t,'nt ,,'t o,,i
tho Town Of M Blsmarck.' ' was fougit ' p''A' 1''>'
'0 TIE LAST battle
Tr trnn;,s Worn ,,rrssis,'s fhn Ininns win ,,ni
ro.rnT 1hc onl ~ ,G Wisannri .',,,r,i,er.i ,
tvith waanna % i,,noic. 'o,tic shnon ",1, tvi,fte
won,en auI ciiitircnEtio iatter' t'' 'urIsoucrs in
alnnv 4'e'' thc ca.t ,,nnt ~ IN th" - rvnr ~
thfs noIut, which a,rnnicG si,cltSr
to tho Indians and conccalcd thclr
eTosalns from ' tic ' etsa.D troops. i5st, Dat,
tr, "S ,ho ooa,e M esS1 .G sta IT, i
ava,o ;,o,, tn.n N tho yery nj nf er9ssnw IN
teir t,oatt n,o'in n al,ins ratla' conocs "ir ~
nDnn. III" froons ard ncc,,y tir shcr rs nttcntlou
,,.si, ~ se ,v, ,ra t"e,r ho
being abs 10 l,pEl I tbcr ven eans-rrountl. u 4.
sr nj war",,s au oshcr n'IIn'lcr rntvl's t iro,,
XII Mjnues"ta' IN tin @ wooIss Whte 'Is fsi nto 1'. to
hanis of tic 81 ar.,,y, a fcw ycars aro. luot-hec
""7 '""' rrr,,,y,rp.
IN thu batttc. .)e,.,. With, IL 1rescrrc, IN nm NJ
Ito urlyats colIsctions ti eurasttea " ~ ~ nj. r.
marris, in consequence OF tho tradition lint its
fEt tlrfsf fnfnffrl1 IN
tn msa ia rcejs mi iii az wt, r. sMs,, , Hng1na
Saxon I c,,rray W that at ina.s eAs|I nm nf
ti,~s, wns Ejrkci "fr md vim o" So,,n,1
mnny ysars aftcTyaris. Il 1ras t,,rncd inin
r4mk th5.h rTict mi ;n"r.lrntsn n hnviny ri,,v
i,cr,a NH ~ s,,r1, i,,sc ,,sor1 Nv ""''"'
In,kinv I'm ths Stiss,snr, Rtvcr !, n mint
a,s.,t erht 1pt)rs abnr H. fort onc 80. XIII III.
In t.,nt nr son,,i,or ' WHIT ' ~ s.,nnn En- a.
Hurnt.is fs,anI Srnr,"e ne i, ,u"v o,''cnr ~
tis inarMdcnnt san.har was NJ i Inn .A! sce,,p 81
nna raaa - - s"@>""' BAIL vac '"e sse"s Va
oA' " ,uu n, ,oon,v.r rn.oxn,ss.
th,t ovor .,atra% sh ,,s,,.. ~ az
tnrv TarIia, If H. .,atoiI. nY. ,,,,, n,S
iifIs .i,s w"rrn,v ~ no ha,o. o'o WV m"s
in +hn rnn. 1ata tIf,o+ .,.t,, ""p
"ot cnu nct.nrs c,n,,r,,,. o,, pu.H ,r,'
nil rhdrc,,' irft tn Tnrf,tnrv ~ '' Mn',,nmn ",1
we'll supplied viii gol,i.lust, xlicl. .hsy haItll
irr, t,.osr .,;,,r ~ am's ~ .nG .'es w..
Tcrritory, riey ha in the 1,arty alout T. sia.
oo0. Elnbarkiny in i'm " MssSt,M,aw M ttat u1 NJ Fiji Frt
maJ' !"i;nI t,o .s aoMM .'o l1loua5 toFtelst