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Show }lotcs By the fVay. . ----- -- ----------- ·- --- - - ---------- ----------·-·- CAMP 78, Su}7D \Y, AuG. 31 :--Ac- l and growling most hideously. An atcording to the cakudar, to-Jay is the tenq)t \vas ntade to shoot one, but they Sabbath, yet ·we ure hardly aware of it, su<ldenly took t hc1nselves out of harm's t here being nothiug aronnd to re1nind \vav, and \V' ·re not then to be found. us. W c are no\v but a sin~.tl l pu.rty~ The r oaJ:-:; t o-day were a continuat ion three ·wagons and r l\'ven pc r~on s , three ot' hills autl bluHH, but the track was of whorn arc \V0 1ncu, yet the day smooth and even. At 9 o'clock we passed n1ore pleasantly than any vve passed over the dividing ridge of the have cxperieneecl in a, long titne. rrhe I Hocky .\fountains for the third, and we roads vverc generally good, son1e hills hope last t in1e while ou thi~ journey, and rongh plarr:"· \ Veathcr hot and anJ u.rc oucc utorc in Washington Ter- . breeze ljght. TILe 1nonutains are lofty, ritory anJ the outskirts of Deer Lodge and son1e pln.ccs cxceeJingly rocky \vith . Prairi f"'. Can1pccl by Deer Lodge creek, very sharp peaks. T he t ops are cover- oue of the 1uain branches of IIell G·u.te :~d ·,vith a bcnvy growth of ti u1ber, river. II ere, the creek cont aiuilJg many n1ountain piur , hu L it is Leyoud t he t r01 .. tt, we stopped for the rcnutining reach of htunaui ty, t herefore useless. ; part of the <hty and night, for the purThe gorge vvlwre t he river breaks I po~e of catching son1e, having nu1de althrough thmn id lHllTO \V and deep.- I ready a rens0iJa,.)ly long drive. An .Elk vVhi le .--topping J.t n;,au vve vver ~ over- ca1ne up the road in the opposite directak<~ n by t \VO lw i·;-; ~'uwn fro1n the rniues, tiou, but on seeiug us h al ted, concludgoing to Deer Lodg.~ for (rood~ aud 111i n- i11g uo do ubt, thut to go farther vvould ing utensils. All ae~o n Ht:-:J ngree tk1 Lo ·uJ a dangerous undertaking. Chase the yield of tlle n1ines being both rich \Vn.s given l1irn, bnt the valley being so and extensive. 'l'hey vvere invited to op en \ ve· could no t approach vvithin rifle dine with ns, vyhich t hny uid, of such.as I r u.ugc. l-Ie sbovved us his heels and how we were ab1e to proviJn. Soon a party to use then1 in fine style. 'l'vvo n1orc of Indians, t\velve in nu1nber, nlounted ca111e up , bnt it V(Ould have been equalon fleet ponies, c:1nu~ up fi·o1n the oppo- ly i1u po.'sible to get either. In our insite direction. They abo \Verc iuvi Le<1 abil ity to get at thcn1 \Ve consoled ourand did partake of our repa.::;t. I t vvns sclv ~;-:; vvid t the idea t hat they were the supposed frorn their appearance, t he.f ) first Yviid anitnn.1s \ VC hacl secu on the \Vere of the Flat !lead trih~, \Vt)r P or' ronte, and t urned our atteution to the · n1edimn size, large ful l f,l.cu·, seelll,~<l f1~1uy tribe, \Yltcru vvo httd better suekind aud \Vell Jisposed. l3Diug deeketl 0eMs. ...\L.tuy \Verc taken, and a delicious off vvith n1any oruameuts aud vn riouGly supper euj oyetl frotn thcn1. We 1net forn1r.J clo ~biu g of buck-:>ki u, a!~o tl1:1t i to~tL.ty a n tunber of tuen bout~d for the of other atnmal...:, t llcy \Vc1l f' U~t :une<l tlw l lltiHed, n lso <1 "\\'agon loaded \Ylth u.n ascharacter of the trne India11. N othi :1g sortnll'll!~ Oi 1niuiug tools. .'l"'hi~ evening took place iu the afternoou dc:·e rviug of 1 a l1l!tub0r uwre on horseback passed by, or attracting serious a.ttcntion. Cu.1npud i i(n· the sanw destination. by a small creek, vvi th plenty of good : 1 ~-' d b t 1· 1 t ·11 b 1 t' t' 1 · C~urP 80, SEP1'. 2 :-Tl1e sun arose 1ee , , u rg 1 w1 ow rus 1 or 1ue • b · , t tl · · 1 t 1 A tl t l. h 1 l t.,1 1 n gn · Jlns 1nonung, )U soon )eca1ne TIO 1er ill011 u as passec , anc R l:, 1 ' cl d l tl - ld rrh t • • 1 e ou l~ anc J1e a1r co . e a mos-we are JOUrneyJng on. : phere, and the appearance around the CAMP 79, SEPTE~rBER 1 :-Soon after i rnountain tops favored a stonn. It did midnjght son1e wild~cats ca1n ~ ~~a r our_~ ~ ot cnrne unt il near noon, a?d then quite ca1np and gave a sen P.s of exhtbitlOllS of j llc:rht·ly. A cold south \Vlnd blew all the po\,~<>r of th(\ir lung:;: by ~ (jlln.1lin ~ I dny. ( 4 rn~r::ecl a nnmh~r of creekF:, thro~ . " • 37 df thern being large, all heading in the thro1tgh crevice:j· iu the rock, and issues mountains to the south, auJ ernptying fro1n the botton1 in several places.into I-Iell Gate river on the north side Wh~t natural cause leads to the heating of the valley. Besides t he6c, others of thiR spring, "\vhile ncar by are cold came in .froul" the north. Scarcely au ones, \Ve cannot explain ; but the formhour passed vvitllout 1nceting cc:nu- atiou of the HlOUlHl carries its own expanies and individuals, solne on t heir planation \Vith it ; that is the vvater beway to the Jefferson .b~orlt, or Beaver iug strong I y i 1npreguat.cd vvith 1nineral ' Head 1nincs, others scclting a n1endovv \Yhich on exposure to the air becomes to cut hay for their stock during the hard ; autl thu:::; gathering year by year; winter n1onths, and a sate retreat for it has ns~uu1ed its present fonnation. themselves to p.a.s~ the \vintcr, and per- 'l'here jt has stoocl for long ages past, haps ren1ain perrnaueJ?tly. Indeed vve and there doubtles · it \Vill rGinain for }earn that several farnlS have been loca- ages to C0111C. rrlw COlnpauy turned ted here and cabins erected. vV c know aside auu paid it a visit, ueen1ing it \VCll of no better place for a settlement than worthy of not ice. this Deer Lodge P rairie. Soil good and (i 81 s· · q t~ tt.l • • ..._. 1 .u\MP EPT. u :-~ ron1 se e..; deep, water of excellent quahty 111 gren.t t b' ,, d .l b d 1. t ·tl t ll men nunJ er one, v\·e proceeue uown a un ance, c una c 1111 c a , a seasons ; tl 11 · t t tl t b t a road that can iu no way be in1provcd,• 1 1 e. ' 1·a cy 0 sc te1110f~1 nunl ler t\\l·o,. d b tt tl 1 · 1 1 vv 11c 1 arc sepu.ra. e rom eac 1 o 1er an a e er 1an \V 11c 1 -can no \ V 1erc 1 lt' 1 , · li 1 lt -J . · ") .. . . .· 1a at LL\' ~ J o nrn ey . - ere \\~c 1a ea be found. .A heavy glow . . £ th of "\\ Ild auu,, Ot;Cup· w· d t l1 e b a 1u nce of t l1 e d ay, 1·1 1 grass cov~rs .lts snr ace. . . doing the \Vork \Yhich iu the States is Ca.mp 1s sttu~ted on the south FnJ~ of <lone on l\Ion<lay. I-Iere a number of the nver, opros_Ite a settl~1nent, the f1rst cabins anil lodges are already erected, w~ have seen stnce . leavu;~ the_ upper. son1e in proCC$S of construt;t ion, and br1dge on Platte nver. I he s1ght of , others soon arc to be ; a store has also this is a pleasing one; that \VC are once I been establi.·hed \Yhcrc the ernio-rant a.gain get~ing anl~)ng ciYil~zed · being·; : 111ay replenish hi~ stock of provisiot~'3, for that our JOUrney 1s. "grovv1n9, s;11all b>· \vhich of course he is required to pay degrees an? beautifully l~ss, . though ha.nJsolncly. ..A_ village has bceu laid slowly. . 'I ~1e Occupants Of thiS tO\VTl- out, i1UU e0111pauies of explorers, prosfor such 1t 1s tenned-are French, scat - I pectors, 1niuers, etc., intend n1aking this tered ren1nants of those vvho were once their vvinter q uartcrf-3. -\Vhether the exin the employ of the 1-Iudson's Bay Fur citcutent runs hi<rlt in speculat inrr in Company, and half-breeds, but the prac- " corner lots" anc1°Raill~oads clamgrntices of civilization give thmn ornp1oy- rnor is sil ent'. In t:1cL if she '"'·aits for ~ent~ the principal bnsincss being rai. ·- that event to ocenr she \Yill run a great tng cattle and horN'S• rro\vard sunset a rj:-4k of becorning a contirrueu ruute. thunder storm arose but lik 1nany oth-ers we haYc experienced, \Vas n1ore of C AMP 82, SE PT. 4 :-\i\~ e \vrre favored \Vind than rai 11. N ettr one of the l:l.rger last night vvith anot hnr vvitd-cat serecreeks vve ha.ve n1entioned, to the south nade. Thi~ ti1ne "lotuler, clearer, deadof the road abou t ouc-fou rtl1 of a n tile lier than before." A Htore lJ ideo us, unstands a nJonud of roel,, nr Juineral, carthlv noi.so eouldnot \Vell be jlnagabout. thirty feet in height, ·of a dar]- red inP(l. ., 11 s RhrilJne~s ntttdr t.h~ . ears t ineol? r. E'ron1 the t.op of' it. boilf' o l a rgf~ 1 g lc long after tbc sonnd had d1 ed a.\\·ay. ~pn ng of " ·;urn " ·a I er. J L do · not 1 Fro111 f.iet t I rrncn L n 1l n-1 hrr h\·o t.he flo\v O\"Pr the top hut :-irl1.lf'f' ~wny 1 l' l\'( r wind:-: nronnd :nttnltg 1IH~ 1n ~n1n~ () |