, 1877-08-17
Military Stations and Reservations
in the Hostile Sioux
Country.
Some Structures ltpon the Rules
Governing Their Lo-
cation,
Bad Lands in High Favor, and Actual
Settlers at Discount.
Reasons Why Gold Discoveries In tho
Dig.llorn Region Arc Iins
probable.
A Famous Scout and Spy Who Served in the
War Of tue Rebellion.
Hpfttnf Corresrordfnte Of 7nt Tribune.

War Of tue Rebellion.
Hpfttnf Corresrondtnte Of Tht Tribune.
rosr NuMnER Two, Mourn OF LITTLE Biq-
Horn, Aug. 3,-ln company with number Of
disappointed gol1.seckcrs from the black Hills,
your correspondent left Fort c. F. Smith, and.
following still the old Dozeinan road, after n
s1xty.nYe mile ride arrived at Elarke's Fork.
TllEs stream has tts rise high in tho mountain.
rnngc 10 tic southwark and, fc,t by the perpct-
ual SHOWS Of that region at the point
OF its Intersection with the 1,ozcnan
road, flows large body Of clear, cnld
water, cmptyfng Into the Yellowstone. The
stream at this point Is 80 deep and swift rs to
bc almost mpassabte for wagons. The packers,
however, crossc'l tafcly wtilont further dam
age thnn slight wetting Of The packs. It Is
On the hend winters Of this strcapl that Il l,as
been Thought gold would be found, but when It
Is considered that It lies but short distance
from the ricll mines Of Montana, anl the cntr-
Retic character Of tic Montana miucrs
is remembered, It Will bc seen that
tho probabilities wcro largely against
important discoveries in Tint rcgon.
The present season 1t has been Waited by many
thorough mlncrs from tho Black Hills, also by
those FROM the North, many OF whom your COZ.
respondent met md convcrscd with. 1t was my
intention to tavc asccndcd this stream aud
learned from personal observation The result. hut
I'll arriving there found number Of trospcct-
ora In camp Just from tho mountains, from whom
was learned TINT the region wns
ALMOST TOTALLY ABANDONED
by mlncrn,-sllat tile co,intry was exceedingly
mountainous and difficult to traverse even by
those we'll acquainted there and to another
without guide almost Impossible. Convcrstng
4hraH 1nS~ At..A
hur, SILVER oFs % sa re ossn III. strsk wh!s, II was
,no".ona "Ha -. sc "e ,.. aesc az 'ne a'nes
IN s s%a u.s. snessr ,ss to which d being
To have penetrated thIs region would ],ayc
involved a rjdo Of d number of weeks. % viii, a a
ith.,,h,o,, ~ ,ro.t,a,r 49, .,a.. r.'s. ~" :"
havc conrersed at different points With inumcr.
ous parties WHO have prospcctctt Ntlukfnp r.fvcr
and tho vicinity Of Heart Mountain. and VINO
were leaving, having found uothinr xuf'Iclcnt to
ihuace lne'n 10 remain; while IL j. said tho
Crow Indians arc strcuuously oblccting to set
Elements bclng cstal!Ishc,l IN their reservation.
Tis 5s ssneea n s s4asis,e1 so Of ts eoray ps t. @
Of tho Rockies, much cut IN hy cunons.
SouthcrIy, along the liz Horn to Calnp brown.
the character Of the country Is lcss broken, md
lunel, VI Tic way Is substantially waste land.
descended CIarke's ForE sl"rt Iiis Iisiance. witi.
tho intention OF crossing the YclIoWstonc ncdr
and party, who weru Or, route tn tn
National tnrk. tI,cnrn In TnrtIn1,i ter, vi.
Tho sccuc OF thc Oregon fnf}inn wnr. Int f1nI.
lng frequent siens of Indian prcscuec, and Sis.
VI Tie YcljoWstonr. turnfd baeIs nnd rnin
strnirbt nrrnss fj,r t.t,tinfrv in thia rntnt "s
Of the rntirc country irom Fort &. +. Smith
~ m.. -! "" $3.50 .s's
much Of i Gcns e,eyotei M / cartns ~i uoop nIo,n
aii there ONO ono f1nds '' delightful yoIeys' esv
one ary n of sra, Sao doza Ss n
sceImr lieu, iii trst a, cave M them H. SitsIr we hfr ~
sn i Va aurSs e say whether tisy woss i5iedy
raye. and were, lurs,i' o trayslina' lit as tnc,.
uo,1ie. wero hericd cfpss in aniS m 1aiecs m"ro
about. ''''>' '>'''~0 "~''
soc Gy y. ~ eon'b"pcs com oi tI'e E.ysnt s ns! nian
pany % x. Licat. io,m N WI Whtncy: In 1G9Hm9- Gn,nnony Il
Capt. Joseph Conrati; Co1nna13y @. Llcmt. W.
Tiffany: md Comuany a. lnnt' + Ewssn: :sIa, H.
neui, Il staM "anIstin nf 1icuI "as Ts.sn,, snu
and Dr. Bergen, Wilt Lieut.. Tli Ti1Iauy ''lus ias
also command u tho lnian scouts, whici, ron. M,
4I ~ w., ou noo1 oG ,aunsGrfea u, t 70 LIEUT. Mhee
te an liz ar, ,ae N i9 ks Il tho It,
looking tho two two rivers a and tho % slrroupJinr yr
tfhcre sa%iny in.hnt ~ aro H. r. constant 9psta
tu os,, and te soJcss IRE hard ~ wosk %no,, ~,
tic lal!aiass, !: <. ea,,pSei!. IT, ~ "0'A upon
for Gem srra 4l,'r1n ~ giUoT H. sS sSp - srf
ilM T. a'an n ~ .or.r .aG W.T. " ot fno He.
fhjs ntlut FIJI t!,e sau,n cannc,tv. oo"' nue't ~
tbs % experiences M % ot tRis i2an "a n INV an,,
srnut orc nj tIs mn.t shrl,Ismr ~ s,a.,'tyy "ty ~ "no ~
n,u" q, that f"n. S;,~rf,an ,"cm5,io.I -, ~
xnilars nf ttIIcrrs d,Irt his rr.ent !. rsIt III ~,