The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1882-08-24

we were with The lewitclling scene, We
| must away to the south and extend our
! observations. a galIop of two hours over
foot hills and through small canyons car
ricd us about ten miles into the interior,
and being strangers and but slightly yersed
in geography, conjecturcd that were near
ing the confines of the Yellowstone Park.
This erroneous impression was in our minds
confirmed by the appearance at this mo-
mcnt at a point about mile eastward of
two horsemcn, lcisurely cantering in our
direction. We had been informed that
Gen. Sheridan and the senator from Ore
gan were eli route to the Park, and con-
Guiding that the ilustrious individuals
were before us, we hurried along to join
them. Imagine our chagrin on approach
ing the party, to find instead of the general
and senator, the halfbrecd son-in-law of
Old -Two-Bellies and Lying Charlie. The
latter specimen of humanity sporting a
quantity of hair and whiskcrs sufficient to
Gll a hair mattress. We gave them some
Of our rattlcsnakc medicine, which they
imbibcd with great gusto, and parting com.
pany pursued ''the even tenor of our
way" disappointed and saddencd men.
| However, our trouble was soon forgotten
in our glce on discovering on high bluff
an Indian burial place. In the spreading
I branches of dwarf fir tree we counted
five carcases wasting their sweetness on
the desert air." well esconsed in buffalo
| hides and blankets, and securely lashed to
the swaying limbs. On the stony bluff be-
meath this primitive cemetery are seen
marks and other strange heiroglyphics
(probably SanskriD that we could not de-
cipher. The atmosphere in that locality
was pregnant with food for meditation, and
the stink of dead Indian. We didn't medi-
tate. We left. In the sweet halcyon days
of childhood, sitting beneath our dads
| gooscbcrry bush in the fragrant fosgy East,
we had read of, heard of and longed to
meet, Lo, longcd to take the dusky noble
man by the hand and grlsh out our admir-
alton and appreciation Of his many good
qualities Of head and heart, The illusion
is dispeled. Time has afforded Us the op-
portunity to realize desire begotten of
verdancy and dime novels, but lar;.r OH
servations prove conclusiveiiy that we were
the victims of misplaced confidence, and de-
sire no further acquaintance with Old
Nlld-osker-Sllnfower or any Of his
relatives. Variety is the spice of monoto-
ny, as We mutually agreed when later in
the day We discovered an opening TO an
underground stream, where beneath our
astonished gaze the water rushed swiftly
away in its gloomy channel This inter
csting phenomena is about twenty miles
southeast OF Billings, and will repay 4 visit.
The opening is Oh the summit Of long,
gravelly ridge and the water flows in a di-
rcciion parallel 10 the long diameter oi
the hill. The current is strong, and large
pebbles that we threw in We're carried away
We lowered large stone attached TO &
pickct-linc, hut could not determine ths
depth, as the current carried the stone
along. Here, about P. H.. We ate our din
ner,, made coffee with water taken from
the subterranean stream, imbibed some +. s
medicine ana started NonitWaF!. IN Oul
return trip we sighted small herd of buf
falo away to the southwest and out OF gun
shot range The shades of night stole owe
the scene, and the ascetic cayuse crawlet
out of his lair and tuned up his howl as ",
came in sight Of the train. And when re
freshed by q good bowl of tea, we retiret
to sleep and dream Of rattlcsnakes, Indian
: softly. bat audibly, remembering how VI
, got the benefit Of the l.. 5. antidote Will,
5 the r s. didn't get bite. y. I. c.