The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-05-30

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through the brain; ;nobly dying that they
might live. He was great favorite, and
this was the saddest moment Of the trip
to all of the party, and they cried like
children. During the next four days
while they were crossing the range, Bell
suffered very much, though improving
all of the time. From this on they had
smoother sailing up Wind river and
across the country to Sweetwater, where
they found an emigrant train, with which
Bell stayed, the remainder taking the
homeward trail through Idaho.
They arrived at Bannack early in June
and we're glad to rest after this arduous
trip of 800 miles.
Five others started to overtake and go
with the Stuart party, bit at their first
camp on the Yellowstone they were vis-
tied by large party of Crows, who took
away the stock and most of their provis-
ions, giving them in return few old
plugs, and made them turn back. This
their apparently bad luck was in fact
good; for on their way back they discov-
cred the Alder Gulch diggings and made
their fortunes therefrom. The names
of these fortunate ones we're VIM. Fair
weather, George Orr, Tom Coover, Barney
Hughes and Henry Edgar. The rush to
Alder gulch was great and a town was
quickly built. 1t was called Varina at
first, which was soon changed to Vir-
ginia City.
In July of this year party of forty
three men, led by W. w. DeLacy, went
from Virginia City around to and up
Snake river to its head at Shoshone lake;
then across the divide to Lower Geyser
basin and Fire Hole rivers, and down to
Virginia City again. From this trip De-
Lacy gathered the material for the first
reliable map OF the headwaters OF
the Snake, Yellowstone and Madison
rivers.
All of the emigration to Montana for
this and previous years, had come by
way of South pass and Idaho.
Just after the Stuart party left Ban
mack, John Bozeman and Jacobs went
across the country looking for a shorter
road for emigrants. Wheu leaving the
Missouri they went too far to the east.
ward and crossing the Yellowstone near
the mouth of the Big Horn, went up on
the east side of the LATTER stream and
through the rough country Of she Wolf
mountains; then seeing their mistake,
went up the Little Horn to the foot of
the Big Horn range and along that to its
end at Powder river, there finding gov
ernmeat wagon road leading direct to
Laramie. From Laramie they went to
Saint Zion, where they organized an en-
igrant train. This they piloted through
to Powder river, where they were met
by large force of Sioux, who ordered
the party to turn back. Bozeman and
Jacobs wished 10 defy them and go On.
The emigrants would have none Of it and
turning went to the westward by South
pass. Bozeman and six others taking
their riding and two pack horses left the
train and came along under the Big
Horn range. After crossing the Big Horn
river they wsnt too much to the right and
wandered around in the Fough hills for
several days, at last striking the felsoW-
stone river near the mouth of Pryor
creek. Their small stock of provisions
had given out and from here to Virginia
City they had to live entirely on what
game they might kill.
About month after Bozeman's PARTY
left st. Louis, three Methodist clergymen
with small party followed his trail for
Montana. Their intention was to found
mission among the Crows. At Old
Woman's fork of Powder river, they were
corraIed by Sioux and one OF the clergy
man Rysmenger) was killed. The others
were ordered back. They were coming
out to talk and not to fight, so obeyed
the command and went back to St. Louis.
In the spring of 1864 Virginia City was
overHowing with men. All of the ground
in Alder Gulch was claimed, and new
diggings had to be found, SO prospecting
parties were going out in every direction.
One of these consisting of thirty men
under the leadership of Austin went to
and up the Yellowstone. When they
arrived at the East Fork of the Yellow
stone, they went up it to the first creek
coming in from the leftaboye Soda Butte
creek, up which they went. They made
a camp at its head and as they had seen
no signs of Indians, let their. horses run
loose. The next morning at daylight a
band of Arrapahoes swooped in and drove
away all of their stock but one jackass
1t was useless to chase them without
horses and the boys not being ready to
go back cached their things, and packing
the jackass heavily and themselves light
ly, went over the divide to Clarke's Fork
and down it to below the mouth of the
canyon. Here they found some pros
poets, but no pay; so turned back to their
cache, and taking from this the most
valuable articles, struck out on their back
trail for Virginia City. On the way they
found fair prospects in a creek on the
east side of the Yellowstone, and finding
also hairless cub, called the gulch Bear.
Just before this party came back body
of seventy men from Deer Lodge crossed
the Yellowstone on their way to Heart
mountain and Sinking Water. James
Stuart who had commanded the Big
Horn expedition of the summer before
was elected captain. Bill Meadow, Hub
bel, Major Graham and Indian Dick were
also with this party. Upon arriving at
Sinking Water central camp vas made
and prospecting parties went out in every
direction, all finding gold, but no pay.
The Crows were lodging around the
camp all the while it was there, but the
horses being well guarded they did no
harm. One of the party named Leonard
went out with his gun one day and never
returned. Whether he was shot by In
dams or accidently died will never be
known. Indian Dick while after an an
telope was captured by the Crows and
they kept him till fall when small party
came to Bozeman to trade and brought
him to act as interpreter, he ran
away from them at this place and
went to the forks of the Missouri, taking
with him one of their best horses. In
dian Dick was captured when he was
very young by the Shoshones, from an