The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-06-13
The Chronicles of the Yellowstone.
A. Description Country its Indians the Early
s.+t,ers: Their Struggles with the Aborignes, and
Interesting "reminiscences Gathered from
The Early Pioneer.
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CHAPTER vI.-oSrlNuED.
In the spring Of this year qse5) Albert
Hull had taken . ranch ON the cree.
now called Giesdorf; he sowed one ana
4 half acres Of wheat, besides garden veg
et.bles: everything grew nicely and bet
ter vheat has never been raised on the
liver BEN Strickland and Ike Dawson
h.rvested and thrashed it, doing the lat
ter poorly, for after Hull left they thrash.
al The mr.v over and winnowed out
enough wheat to support them during
the winter; it was Of fine quality, ana
thew readily sold what they had to spare
at $I2 bushel. i.
Cen Connop with . large force OF
troops went to Powder river in the fali OF
this year and built fort there, wh1cn
vas called Fort Connors.
In the latter part of the spring OF lS60,
George Huston, George Hubbard, Rube
Libby Ksusse,-Lewis and q Mexican
started from Virginia City, and went up
the Madison river to Fire Hole and up
that 70 the geysers. They stayed IN tne
upper basin for several days ana wele
probably the first to see the great geysers
ali previous exploring parties having
oone mn the Fire Hole no further than
the lower basin. When leaving they
took the trail up the east fork OF Fire
Hole and crossed the divide and down to
the Mud geyser on the Yellowstone; they
then followed the trail of . band OF horse
thieves (who were going to Idaho with
stock taken from the Crows) up and
around the west side Of the Yellowstone
lake and around its head to Heart lake.
Our party there left the trail and crossing
the upper Yellowstone went down on the
e.st shore of the Lake to the Falls; then
across to the east fork Of the Yellowstone
and down to Emigrant, where they told
the story Of the wonderful sights they
had seen. l.. r. Freeman interviewed
each one Of the party and wrote an &C
count of the country, which was printed
in the Omaha Herald; with the exception
Of the exaggerated heights and depths OF
the eeysers and falls, it was q very accu-
rate and entertaining description.
The Sioux were very turbulent and
were committing depredations through
ksbaska and along the Platte, and every
emierant train that passed up this river
or over the Boseman road, had to fight
constantly. So the War Department sent
body Of troops to build forts in their
country. One was made at Powder river
and called Reno; one on Big Piney
cneek which was named Phil Kearney,
and another, C. F. Smith, was built at
the Bosemeu crossing Of the Big Horn.
Several trains came over this road during
the fall. One of these was in charge OF
Charles Rich, Who brought through q
stock of goods and opened a store in
Bosemau. This train was attacked at
Dry Fork Of Powder river by war party
headed by Red Cloud But received no
damsge.
Nelson Story also brought through a
train and herd Of cattle. He was four
months making the trip and was bother
cd by Indians oil the way. On the Pow
der river they had quite . lively skirmish
in which two of the men in the train
were wounded. A swede in the party
was 70 badly scared that he died next
day from it% effects. The cattle were left
to range on Shield's river with but few
herders. The Sioux we're gathered around
the nev posts and did not visit the upper
country till lste in the fall, when large
war party of Sioux came up and killed
and nan of many Of story1 herd. The
herdcrs gathered up all ofthe cattle that
they could find and drove them to the
.Gallatin valley. Az they were going up
to the Boseman pass, and just above
@. Res creek, they were charged on by
about twenty Indians. The herders, Of
whom there were six fought and at
last drove them of, though having one
of their number, Wyatt, killed; five Of
the cattle were also shot. When left on
the Yellowstone there was nearly GOO
head of cattle; there was but 25O when
brought to the Gsllatin.
In the latter part Of September party
Of forty people, two Of them being ladies,
came to the Yellowstone and buying
three large mackinsws went down the
river. They ran safely and without no
ticeable incident till they arrived at what
u now known o. Pease's bottom, just be-
low the mouth Of the Big Horn. Here
they found . large camp Of Cheyennea
and Arrspaboes. These Indians played
friendly and wanted the party to stop
and trade. The captain Of the party
wished to do so,but Cy Mounts, who (un-
like the captain) had had some expert.
enco with Indians, persuaded him not to
land, but to promise to do 80 at the lower
end Of the bottom. The Indians kept
abreast Of the boats, continually trying
to induce the occupants TO land. Neal
the lower end of the bottom they showed
their true colors by firing volley at the
boats. All of the bedding and boxes had
been piled ON the sides ofthe mackinawt
and the volley did no damage to those
in the boats, but man named Randall
who was running an oar was shot in the
breast and killed instantly. The boat
were swept swiftly around q point and
out of range of the Indian rifles and the
psrty were bothered no more by them OF
the trip. At their night camp Randall
was buried. The only incident Of inter
est that occurred during the remainder o.
the trip was just below the mouth o
Powder river, where the mackinaws con
tanning the ladies was swampedand ovel
turned; al ofits occupants were picked VI
unharmed, though wet. They lost all o
their luggage and with it some purse
containing gold dust.
There were i've men in the next part.
that went down. They were attacked b.
Arrapahoes just below the mouth o
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