New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-17
THE, BIG HORN COUNTRY.
GOOD PLACE FOR THE HUNTER, THE
FISHER THE FARMER AND
TIE SIGHT,EER

,,, vrvo Sent 1O-The northwestern
,io, ~ wyoming better known as the bls Ho,"
country will always be of unusual hI'e -,
traveller II has repeatedly peeh INC 80. tho
contest between Indian tribes anu ',"son the
rnIiap and the white man. IL lurhiS"Vu w
,. ,r tho Custer massacre. and the patue
md f,r freouent wars between cattle"en an
Tho bomesteaders 1t is no wonder th"' NV ,
abo through tradition and long poss'Se - ,,as
como In love this land. when LOT gen" 1. ;,
-, , Ahs,raka the Home OF the 'io"',
should have fought 80 long ana Na'i"''' ih,
-, rri,ory tn which they had halutai i's'''
1 ,,h.n finally robbed of 1t. to nave .u ~
m. white man to help them rld 'i'c '''r ,or
rst enemies the Sioux. In TINS "''oie t
nature has apparently tried to see no" ''1o ,or,,
could do for man BeS'oeS ,nI ricb in
beautiful beyond description ana a "''u ,,ad
'l sho has given soil of unpreceue"''u
unity with all kinds OF wild fruits III aou''H.
and harley md oats growing WIN -,
,rc,,ns And above all she mas proN'"eu 80,
,s, hurtipg ground in the mountains anu
s,r,atns stocked with nearly every MN - e
,rl fish known to the temperate Ao' . -,
,r, rio, Horn Mountains are distinct part Vi
,, rockv Mountain range. possessing some Vi 'ne
characteristlcs OF the main rldge anu III "0"
nations resembling the BLACK Iil'S | n
~ h attributed to the form assumed oy 'ne
,,onntains as It whole. which - ho' "'i''N'
t sorre contend that ii Is to be ac-
III IN th. great number of large horhs io"i'N
-, in. hasc The SUBMITS are coNered WIN s'o
tive venr round: the highest point O'ou'
=, rot ALWAYS visible through the o'erha'sn's
,1, h,,t on clear days it stands out dls'i"e'iS
and may be seen for miles. The lh'ia"S nav al
- Locked unon these mountains as mug
,,,l factory The clouds impeueb by 'he "ii'H'
divide. when they reach these opstae'e9 anu 80.
inc around the mountains IN theT couie'' 'O''N
,opcther again on the opposite sue ""'"
.., heloy they seem TO arise from ue noun,
evolved
49,, e.,t to supply the region for huhdreus oi
n bou, Perhaps nowhere else III the
world-certainly nowhere else III un'S eou".'
49,. such beautiful and varied CLOUD pi'turSS "
N. soon Not the White Moul'"'"9 ~
s,,ch marvellous panoramic views in atmospheric
effects. .,,, v.,,h that
,ri. country itself contrasts agreeaby with 'ha'
90, of the Missouri The trip from Omaha
rr,res one admirably to enjoy the region ol AD'a
r,k, After leaving the agricultural "'S'''O' ~
tha valley of the Platte there Is mon
thon.h interesting stretch through the lahu Vi "uo
ants and sod houses. through grazing dls'rlc's an"
wastes Of shifting sdndhils, until one reaches
o, yyvorninr where there are 2O miles OF sage anu
| ,..,,s desert TO traverse before arriving AT 'le
Mecca OF the northern country Even inc i'on''''
towns along the way are all nuch alike III appeal
,nce The only distinguishing features are inc
n,,oes Among classes OF people whose vernacular
strikes only the high places in the language the Vo-
o,iul,rv is SIRE to be picturesque and unique Inc
rav,nes gulches creeks and divides are all deco
r,ted with names that not borrowed from MS
or mr. from the classics, and perhaps better IN
/ l,.ot,d nv capital letters and dashes
,rhe Rig Horn country is certainly an IDEAL place
for the fisher and hunter, and a number OF camping
| nartes locate here every year The streams are
| fairly filled with whitefsh pike. and the finest
! mountain trout 1t is told upon authority that a
prominent Omaha citizen caught 20 hsh III one gay
! q, loss than eight hours and 59S tsh In four days
| ana maintain trout which recently caught
weighed six and three-fourths pounds 1t has been
preserved and is now on exhibition at the World s
! rotr Lake smedt lust east of the mountains. Is
tho haunt ~ wild geese ducks and brant, and the
country for miles around is fairly alive with sage
| bope Grouse quail and all kinds or winged ana
small game In the mountains are TO be found elk
| door and antelope mountain sheep, mountain lion
silver tip and cinnamon bears and. In fact' every
American animal except the buffalo. Deer ana ante
lone being alert and shrewd. are clincuit 10 ea'e
h,,, r,ourtain lions and elk stupid animals anu
readily deceived by hunters. The antelope niuS' "
eurnraed or deceived. A fayorte trick ~ to' -"
| hunter to tie a handkerchief around one ioo,' NV"
then living fiat and hiding behind the pruSh' Il"
.hoL.s bis hondaged member In the ait 10 a'Na''
"a, ,,,.ntion Of the game. The antelope seems '"'
NM, ol,ioct waving cautiously approaches nearer
., s,,is, his curiosity until he is vithih shoo''s
| rar,, 1be experienced hunter knows that II ne can
| corfnsa eIks and get them muodled they VIII SUI
pdly mill around In clrcie' anu "' va" ''
| his choice OF the lot - =,
.rha creeks and rivers that nave ther source III
tho u,, Horns are almost without exception ciear
and cool; but the water In some Oh the o'ier leu