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TIM time tho tourist has spent to aeo thrm.
They nre tho great attraction OF the Upper Mis-

lhcy nte the great attraction OF tho Upper Mih.
can he seen frequently along the river, but e
not nuttce!l In large quantities bci0w tho tn0ntn
OF tlIc Yellowstone. For about hundred mt!eh
above Bound 1ut,etas being some @m t11sss msss
nmbc. Several Of tt,e great aplen'lta pfn,Ss
wore killed BY hnr mnr&smen, put IN st"shom' shsn
where the boat could not stop 70 - +,n,tnt. ntt
Wtld Eeeso, dIcks, drcr. antelope, ~ l. nnc IN,
lurlshel nt1r tabie Will, delicious sseaKs. hi's
pilot saw boar carly IN the morning, hhsa t',sy
are reported quito plainly IN so"o 'ee''o"'
,m 1mr i1 Ike wceks' trip up the river rAs msdo
very pleasant BY the presence Of
! col. LIFE
mn, tts statr, who, with 200 mechanics, left us
nt tho Coal Ranks forty '1lss Se.ow ro1t ne-
0vs miles Of the Catlaua 1inc, to build Fort
Assipitoinr, Situated Oh anal branch Of Lie
Milk Ktver. TIE was-t,!e frsder inT 1Ile d
chanics. by tllctr qulet and Ecnttcmanly de-
mcanor, did honor TO their country. They
showed themselves ready and willing TO do tllelr
whou duty, without my Of tllat rowtlsIsm too
often characteristic Of mcn with nothing What
ever 10 tlo fur days aud wcrks togcthcr. Lieut.
Doauc, who gave The country one of Tho first
nntl best descriptions of tug natural wonders OF
the yellowstone faris, WIN Ills exeellont Nlss,
mcnt At Fort Asslnlbolnc. Among Col. Lees
outfit was bright, pcrfect!r-black little maid.
BY the name Of Betty. Her largo switch made OF
straight, coar6u haIr, bra!tlc In largo folds about
and queer, quaint. sayings, Furnished abundant
amusement tn the ladscs upun the bent. In
leaving, she worried lest i,sr trunk, WIN her
a:,orsa wsr1ooc shs shod bo st 0G t%rrs
pnca,yu,t, trupk,n uYcs," sa!tt Betty. III great
eI clee; that's my sagatori" tsnratoGa). We'll,
poor Betty showed fully as much culture Us
inuny OF her pale sisters who aaunt their lnery
Ia that far.fanlcd locality.
NO rowNs.
In ali TIM long distance Of mora than 800
miIes above Hstparcle, tigru IL not sthEio town
ot any Importance till Fort benton Ia reachet
Forts, Indian traditlE-pusts, and wood.yards
| OF humanity have spent tic wInter-tnany Of
| them with su,,aw wlycs-gettng out fuel Tor
the steamers arc nil Lbs sigma Of human ltfc ono
@ wiz, ,1a, n n s 1xs,r txo "9xs' s ,hese hs5e
wood.ci,onpcrs must have, IL is true.
Int They find amusement fn hunting and M
easy ltfc; while the steamers passengers have,
| In hooks aa games nnh II the scenery nione
tho river, plenty OF occupation 10 kcep OIL the
blues ntiA mnke them hannY. Certainly no
lonely, vinegar faces ware observed during our
cutire trip. -. "
vast country wifi be eiyen up to Wild animals
nsl llic Indian trlbcs} The answer involves tta
| productivencss anu
I CArACifr FOR SETTLEMENT.
Tho soil, with the exception OF two or three
sections Of the Bad Lan1s," s uniformly r'cll,
cspcciatly In tic II millions Of 30 large
m animal us the buffalo can roam and livc Wild
| upou thcso rast tracts of country. surely ten:
ef millions Of upmcstlc cattlc call do the same
Fns less care md provendcr arc required tot
them than in the Eastern States; and, In tht
mount ain-yaltevs Of Montana, ihcy take care ol
themselves ail winter. Montana cattle, both ir
szo and quality I've are to- tako on 110 to
Standing Rock. below Bismarek); will compar'
most fnvorablY With those raised IN nnT ot11el
Then, agan, Dakota and Mot,tana lie In TIM
vast whcat-belt which c1tcntls from Iowa to tllt
Peace !yer Valley r. Britst Amet1eS 9f a.
tnatured in the greatest perfection; md oats
barley, potatoes, ntNl oil root-cr1ps grow n th'
grcatcst abundance: On Friday, June ~ ~
passed The ranch ot NJ: cl'nrlss ho"G, twenty saaA
whcat.fI field looked splundhsly, and hls potatoe
aud other crops. and csnccinl'y n!s garet.
locked thrifty md most promising. Hc had ha'
ple-piant pic Tie Sunday previous. But this
Il a ra!nlcss rcg!on.r say the book makers an
the philosophers. Tic fact Is, we hhsc had on
or two ruiny days. mud showers,-some OF tsiet
vcry Bcyets,-aln,oat every day, sinec wo lcs
Bismarck. A clear day has been tho exception
| 1t tad rained eyGrY dnv for Mota than two week
before We reached Hcnton; anu We certainl
had showers for tho whole two nn1 rarts Of I'll
four days VIC were there. II tho forta al
, trading. posts can nuw kcup twenty steamer
, u1ll 1norc, constantly occupied, what wlll u
their business when thcsc vast fcrt!le plains ar
covered with farms owned by an Intelligent, Il
} tustrious pcoplcl Lot the Government make
5 grant Of tands for ru!lway tlIrect!y 1lortiwc:
, from Fargo TO Fort Tottcn, anl tlet,c0 west Q
tho line Of 481& 10 the mountains, 10 le bu1t
: len or flftcctt years, and, before the crntu.
0 cIoees, thu thing will be done. Why nott u
! lands arc now practically worthless; and, b
= a!dcs, it costs nflious OF dollars to guard Or
, fccd The 1n1aus that roaln over them. Al
9 otlcr thlny: let Dakota be Divided IN Il
parallel Of 10 deg. Of latitude, nnl tue westc,
|. portion Vi It, from which President Gra,.t
= made u Icscryutlon b. treaty with thc Indians,
. bu opel,cG IL settlement, nlnl the country :"
y e settled p 10 the British lno faster than evt
j. tho most enthusiastic would now dare TO pr
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