New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-04


20 live in civilized communities, are obliged to carry
arms in order to command the respect OF Their SUD
,rdiuates | am told that the character OF tue
Hcoyr-bovs . in Nebraska is worse now thah II was
a few wears ago The better class have gone 'h'o
bnsiness for themselves or have sought toner occu
nations and theiI places have been nlie0 oy ueSPe
Tate fellows from Texas, whose reNlueuce III tnat
State has been made uucomtorlapie 0Y ne lIoIo
rig,d a. ,rcement of the laws As RUE, Lney are
not brave men; they VIII not slauu up Inv oiio
froutierSman of quarter % Geh'uIE "Eo az "a
qape in "A square light unless they nave q gIel' ~
vantage hut they will oiteu shoot an enemy III INC
hack when he has no chance 10 ucIehu hiipsS.l'
After all when we consider the VITA kthu Oh Il hIe
bcb these men lead Il Is surprising that there are
not more fat al quaIrels. 10 IS probably e&Paihtu
by the fact thar while they almost lnVataoly 20
on a spree whenever they visit the towns, they
consume comparatively little whlskey Wheh OH 1De
range. -,
are TO be seen the road between the railroad anu
tbe Hack Hills are the buil-whackers~ or team
sters Freight of every blud destined ioI INC SCI
Elements here has TO be brought rom lou 20 oVo
miles i'm wagons, and this gives employment 10 a
great number of men and teams. tram geheraIN
consists Of five or teams OF trOm elsht 20 Twelve
yoke of oxen each aud draw iug tW0lmmehse wagons,
one attached behind the other mere Is one man W
drive each team and wagon-maSter VINO accom-,
peuies each train, on horseback, ana has general
superyt>Ou of Il. The skill Wljh NhiC1 Iho Jun Jun
NyIacker,r manage these great teams Is WONDERFUL
Bach one carries a whip, the handle OF Which Is
about six feet long with twice that length OF sn anu
whip in both hands and standing OIL hVe OF slA Itet
on one side they Will bring the lash down upon the
back of an OK which IS not dong ms snare OF me
work with "a crack that SOUNDS Ike lhe ItpolU
of a pistol Besides using the WHIP the drivers
curse their teams with peculiar k'nu OF Oa5ii'
without which, II IS sad, the animals cO0lu ~, 20
made 10 understand. The constant use OF TINS oath
reminds me of good story told by a MinheSotd
biSbOp about a young theological student WhoIu nc
had assisting bin at one OF his frontier d
stations The young man had gone up INTO tne , III,
dian country late IN toe Autumn, ana was oNeI'aAe
by the SHOWS 50 that he mad 10 return SeN oIe uI
Journey with a dog team. Inc nan ISh Nv
Iyere his COMPANIONS spoke sort OF mQngIe Iehch
and in driving their dog-teams cursed them lhcos
sanity. The young missionary AZ uIsl Iou bt0A'
trouble with his team, but finally caught the eApI53
sions of the hali-breeCs, without KNOWING 'lf t
meaning. and cot along as well as anyone VI nc
party The good bishop describes as very Iuhhy Uhe
effect upOn the people at the missionary sla'iVH
when t6Is Young theo. ogian drove up cracking MS
whip and cursng his team as gilbly as natlNe',
Tie "bulL-teams y make the journey from sidney
10 DradwoOd IN from twelve 10 htteen daNs. At
night camping place near some sllean n d H.
the wagons are drawn up IN semlcrcle' anu Iuo
oxen turned out 10 Craze. Inc meA COOK tneiL Iip
peIs over little me- and then rolIlhg themselves
mn in their blankets, sleep IN the open ar
The North Platte River Is the largest stream pc
tween the Union Pacific Railroad ana tue Diack
Hills Ii il one of the most treacherous rivers IN
the country and very dangerous 10 1olu on account
of It's numerous qulcksandS, mere u'tu i" NC d
ferry at the crossing, bus about three years ago
liking truss" bridge, 2,10O feet III iehgil' was
built bV q MIR. Clarke, who received SOME aIU nom
Omaha merchants, who supposed iAal rs t0.SiIuc
ton would turn the trade OF the bi'tN mus "
tbe,r daors The rates Of toll are eNorhltant, %
cents beng charged tor = loot passenger. J. ne
owner OF the bridge Is sad 10 IaVe cleared F@o'uVO
a wear profit since II was completed VI the hoIIh-
eTn bank of the stream strong bioc6-Iouse was
erected from which the bridge could De delthdeu
in case the Indians, woo were pieulI II IN ms
country three years ago, should attempt 10 destroy
Near the North Platte crossing the stage-road is
en- siTlt of Two of the most noted landmarks ON the
Old California trail-CathedTal Rocks and Chimney
Rock We passed within "A mile OF the FORMER Dul
we saw Chimney Rock only at a distance OF hlne
miles Cathedral Rocks beng composed OF SUD
stance more durable than that VI the surrounding
rocks have wIthstOOd the actOn OF tie elelnehto
and stand up in majestic proportions ABOVE Ine sur
rounding plain. Without going 10 lhem, shouid
indpe That they cover an OF forty or httY acres
and are "A hundred feet high. IL requires no greal
eaorT Of IMAGINATION to see the GOtnc arches ana
WINDOWS and the spires only are wanting 10 MAKE
the cathedral complete. Chimney hOch Is "a hatuIdl
iuouoitD about 100 feet high and 90 ieet III daLe-
Ter al ITS base, surrounded by the debns OF the
rocks winch once formed part Oi IT, As seen lion
the North Platte River bridge IT seems 10 iean
slightly to the north, and stands up DOidy against
the SKIS upon which ITS outlines were Sharply cut as
we gazed at it. lt Is not strange JhaJ uhose
wonderful monuments should have been heIq ia
vener,tion by the Indians, and should nave been
long remembered by the old pioneers VINO toled
across these plains III search OF III DOTduo.
MANY "A bloody fight bias taken place ABOUT thou
bases and the Indians have disputed elr POSSESSION
with Inc white man even WITHIN The past lew years
I'm the afternoon of the second daS out ron Slu-
nov tine driver of the coach yOmteu out 10 us tue
spo, " here a wateT-SpOut struck q camp OF HelSht
aud r6Iiprant iralns about i've weeks ago. In mad
drawn up wagons by the size OF sl'ii stream
ond after cooking their supper, had gone To sleep
All about 10 o'clock, almost without Warning the
storm burst upon them, coming through gap DC
tween two mills. Nine persons were drowned, many
Of their animals were KILLED, and their wagons ana
freight were broken up and scattered Tor lhJeo
down the stream. Pieces OF iron weighing nunuIcos
of Mound, were found long distances from the camp
broken and twisted out OF shape. Inc severity Oh
81. NJ no \
natelv witnessed none OF them except the edge oI
one passing turOugh which We saw some maBhlH-
cent electrical displays H.
here more because Its rarity SHOWS What Tapu
changes nave been made III ms country durlug Sle
last th.ee years than tOl ITS Intrinsic interest," pc
fore February, 1877 ali OF The country between lhe
North Platte River and the boundary OF the brush
POSSESSIONS was SGT aside as the home OF the HiouA
nation and II abOuuded IN game, especially DuIalO
Now buffalo are not seen as often IS once lhohJu
i'm this whole stretch of country ana NERDS OF olson
are never met with. There are many mon VINO nave
lived lp the Black HILLS ever since they were opened
by treaty toT the occupancy OF the WhlJee anu ~
have made frequent journeys 10 the otatos Out Nho
never vet saw a wild buffalo. was more fortunate
A. mont noon on the second day Of the journey the
stape-.irlVer called our attention 10 hoDe ouHdO
bull grazing upon hill about nan hl'io "esC %
the TO ID At point little nearer 10 MN the coach
etoppsd al "A small stream 10 water the hOlsts, ahu
my travelling companion and ran over Jhe top Oh
"a Iill that lay between us ana the one on WhCI INC
buffalo was, hoping 10 get Wlthlh pstoi-shot Vi nm
we had no rifle. As we came up III slght
of hIn he looked up ana we nfed D1J tne
RANCE was too long, for could see the bullets
strike the ground ABOUT midway between us ana
him. With a good rifle we could nave sEOt n'm'
o. hearing Tho report OF pistols, the old fellow
threw up the dust with ms fore teet ana then
ouIetly trotted away. We returned 10 the cOach
couteuted 10 dine on beef that day. Gefnaps atoI
Ali n was well enough that were unable 10 MT
the buffalo, because that animal has an uhcomIoft
able habit of hunting the hunter Wheh ne Is
wounded. A man on good pony has no trouble IN
keeping beyond the reach Vi his horns, but man
ON foot would have to run and dodge like an Indian
unless he could put Shotinto some VltA part An
teIope and deer are frequently killed from the win
dOws of the st3ge-cOach.
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