Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-10-19
THE NEW NORTHWEST i.
Special Correspondence.

BILLINGS, NJ. T., Oct. 10, 1888.
For 200 miles along the rich banks of
the Yellowstone no white man can be per-
mitted TO occupy foot of this magnificent
country, for 1t is the Grow Indian reserva
ton. How long it will be before civiliza
ton crowds the red man away from these
envied possessions depends upon the rapid
ity Of the settlement of the surrounding
country, and the nature of the Government
policy, which, always stupid enough, is
getting more and more so as the necessity
arises for firm and consistent course OF
treatment for the Indian owners OF these
valuable reservations. Probably no equal
extent OF country in the broad domain OF
the Union is more fertile than this single
reservation, and the time must be 7ery
brief before the Government will be called
the ploughshare. From the mouth Of the
Big Horn, which gave biief description
! OF in my last letter, to this new and enter
prsing town, the scenery along the road is
highly picturesque and pleasing. The val
leys in particular, which, with their clumps
of cottonwood trees, remind the traveller
| of the old New England orchards, while
4 the high and formidable wall of the buttes
y thai stretch out TO the very horison, pre-
sents picture unparalleled save that of
the renowned Yosemite. In these valleys
I the hardy pioneer has found his bonanza
y in the profitable realiz z,iion OF his labor,
\ for 60 bushels OF oats, 80 bushels oil wheat
\ and 800 bushels OF potatoes TO the acre on
U these smooth, sloring valley lands are the
y Ncommen yield.
I The dwellings of these thrifty ycomen in
athe absence of the saw mill are necessarily
q humble. These are termed shacks, for
want, probably, oil better name, and they
are one.story arrangement, whose prma'
ry, secondary, and tertiary foundation
comprises cotton wood logs. with roof
composed OF more logs, sticks. twigs, dirt
and sometimes very nncongenial mud
which insists upon finding it's way to the
floor below during an average rain-st0rm
Yet some OF these Hhacks are tidy TO de
gree that dismisses any idea Of NECESSITY y
OF ground floors, plaslered wall, or bay
window conservatories. Now and then we
meet with shanty composed OF boards
whose prelenlious proprietor had been orig
finally more favored in his worldly possess
IONS than his shackly neighbors over tic
way, inasmuch ms it must have required y
kmoderate fortune to have transported the
lumber at the time of his etllement. Witt
he processes Of farming there have hcer
introduced the industries of sheep raisin.
md caltle-her,ling simultaneously, both o
which have proved eminently successful
li1linua r,,ntt.ttnn nj lpgl tl "a
900, is the county seat OF Yellowston'
county, and very Important point fr
both trade and travel. There is nothing
about llse place that invests 1t with an,
pardcular prominence, except that IN
lomitnble energy and enterprise of IL
citi zens. which in time will make i, on'
nf the livelIest business marts in the Vel
lowstone valley.
Having ample time | took train th'
other day to visit the much famed pet-
ifed forest. passing by the East Gardine
river falls, which ARE sort of dni'
Minnehaha, though the fall is not quit
$50 high. The scenery about these falls
however, is grand beyond any power o
kmine TO describe. and the surrounding
are appropriately enough denominnie'
'i'he Enchanted Land" The petriiie'
forest consists oi n grove or clump Of trees
with trunks, boughs, branches, and sprig
nll OF absolute solid rock, standing ii
their gray outline as mement)cs OF ih
wonderful operations oi nature. Thi
- forest and the adjacent scenery are wei
worthy Of the attention of the trayelle
fand the scientist. Four miles in west
wardly direction we came to anolhe
wonderful geological formation found i
kind Of basin high mp on the side q
lloodoo mountain. Tnis is q fiat tract o
and surrounded by hi Is, which seem sup
ported by rocky pillar. OF slender siz
interspersed wIlh huge columns that appea
10 have been constructed by human hands
Then there are shafts like the Washing
ton Monument as it now appears, spire
Of every conceivable and inconceivabl
shape, objects animate and inanimal
until The Imagination tires OF stndyin
them out. The storms Of epochs and Z
ages have worn amid these architecture
wonders deep and torluous channel
through which We wander and wonder a
we proceed. II is weird spot, and on
in which the tourist who is In anywis
eager for ever-chaneing scenes can fin
o them to his hearts content. As l hay
Q already exceeded the limits Of a readabl
4 letter, will reserve a description OF th
r Tower Falls and other localities In th
G Yellowstone valley for my next:
g Dom PEDRO.