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Show 14 JWCKY )101 NTAIN RC'~NE I ! Y. ha,·r posge. ion of it, probnJlly valno it as hi g-hly as PVPI" human lwing 1 °. I 'I'll l't• indi n·n·LliOII was n' l'l'at :tL () Ill" iiiLI'IISiOII :LIIl011g' t.li<:'lll, 1 1C1 a 1ome. t 1"! ' b . . .1 tl n '''1'11('Rt 1°11 tlt'('larill'r n nu H'Y wei\ Lhat whtll' 111 <' 11 ;; IIOIIId 11('1'1'1' <Li s- l" • · e . . . . po st>gs thrm whilt• llwy li vt><l. 'l'o llw agrwnltun st. Ll11s t-W<~ ~IOII ha.s~ howevPr, l'Oillpamti1·ply \i ltl<' nttradion, :tll tl tlt:il h•:twt'l'll l o n g l ~tHll' !)() 2D' nml the month, an t•Xt<'ltl of' ahnnt !)() nnl e:;;, 1s p•·rhaps far nt ot'l' v.·LI na blt• . Tic'r<' tlw holtoii\K will Jlrohal>ly :ll'l'l':tg't' :1 width of' a. qunrll'l' of 11 ntile, al'' u. 1·pplihl<' of l'llllivation. and cotlou wood, oak , waln ut, nml aRh will furni It Rl'llli'JOI'llls with nll tlw lillllH'I' aud f'u p\ tltl'} will nN'd. Tho riw 1· bnnk Kt'l' lll to prt•l-iPlll no good b uildi1tg sloiH ', nor di<l Wt', though cart:hinp; diligc• lilly, di ~covt>r :ti l.)' si!-( IIS of' r:dtl:tblt• l'oal or ot Ill' I" 111 inemlR. ln <lll cribing llw tribntnrit•R to lli<• Niohr:tra, l Hltn.ll l>q .. ;·in at t.\11• month nnd takP tlw nort h sidP first. 'l'IH' Ponk:t Hil'l'l' whit·h lms :L l'l'l'.\' tint', wtll -wood<'d, nnd fprtil<• r:tlh•y ntns in lo tltP ~ li Hso uri aboul lirt· milt' nol'lh of' l!H• iohrarn , in lnti tudP "12 ' ..JH' nmth. Its rot tt·sp is p:trnllt'l and lll':ll' to that or tht• Niohr:ll·:t. as far ll]l :I S Lilt• ll\ OIIlh nr 'I'u rll <' Hill River (Kt"lta P:tlt:t ) 1\'hi<·h is llt<• ntaitt brn twh of' tltl' Niobrara, and i:; about 120 ntilt•s In11p;. I t' l'OSH<'d il i11 IH.).-,, GO ntill'H nllOVI' its mouth, :11111 it has n l't' l'.)' fitll' rallt•y , onP-half to thl't'<'-I'OttrtltH of fL 111iJ widP, with goo(\ soil :111d a litlli (l'd qn:l.lltily of fill <' !'Otloll WOOd timlwr. Thl' l P<l or t.lw HLI'I':Iill is H:tlld)r, and its w:l.lurs n.n• t:IP:t.l' U. lld KWI'I'L; widl.h aL the lliOIIlh [)() y :trds. Tlt t• firsl 20 milt•s or tht• H]HL!'I' holw<'en thiR bmnch and liH· nmin ril' t' l' iH ocT ttpit·d l>y sand !till s. '' Th n xL norlltt•rn hm1H'h whirh _join ;; thP Niobra rn , longitude 100° 2H', i namrcl ~Iini - C'ha-<luza- \Vakpn, or Hnpid ('n•l'k. 1\t ilii mont\1 it is :thout i ht y:mls widP, with a l':tl l<'.r fro111 Ollt '-rourllt to OIH•-lt:df mill' with'. and a Roi l quill' f'Nli l<•, thP bankR ht·ing H<"nnlily f'ringPd with snwll trt-l'S. lt forms abouL th' I'H!'\ll'rn bonl<'r of llH' ~nnd I I ill ;; on Uw Jtorllt sid<' of th t> Niobntrn,, a. far as W<' could se '· Hs kngll t i :-; abo11t 50 mil t•s. '' Th mouth of th' next. strpam is in Jonp;i l ntlo 101 ° 18' ; i t has ~>CILI"Cly a.ny appn•ci:tble v:<llcy, flows l>ctw'en high roeky ll ltdl~· tl ifli<adt to a, cend and ell' Ct'll l, is abouL fiv yanls wictP, with tdt':u·, Ut't'p, swiftrunning wat r, and is probnbly B5 mii<'R l ong. " The mouth of' thP next n01thcm tributary. call< c1 "\Vhi te Ba.r lh r ek, iR in longiLudP 101° 30'; it i abont thr "- f'omtlls lw ·iz • f Rapid C1· ek, which it l' 'semhl<'s in every particular and is ahOLlt 23 miles loner. U 1<:00 HA I'IIICA L. Hi 'r lw IH'XI, in Iongitud · 102°, i · a 'Ina! I spring ri vuiPL about 26 mil ~s long and abovl' t his tIt ' bmnc:li <'l:! ar·e all ;;mall run !:! ·oming front lh' b lufl' , g<•nt• mlly dry <·xeq)t af'Ll'r rain ~;;, wi1lt 110 vallvy wort hy of' m 'nliou. "On th C' ;;o u1lt Hid t• or the riobram th c• I'P an• nurn ' I'O liH mall branelH·s ·onting in llelWl'('ll its jun ·lion with thl' ~li~:< ·o11 1·i and thl' point wltt·n· it l'l'<"<·ivt'H lit ' wat .,. of' thL• Turll l' !I ill H.i v<' l'. 'I'hr •e of' tit<'<' an' or considP I'nblt• ·iz ', l"·olmbly 3f1 miiP~:< long, llt t' b lufl'. :Li on , nearly all of tli<•nt bl'ing more 01· I<'SS I'OV<'I' •d with sea.ttt• l'l'cl pin' and Lhl'ir v:tll <'ys O<"<'t tpi <·d with cluntp!:! of' ·otlon wood, oak , a ·h, >l·. " Fro1n fil l' IIIOu llt )['Turtle llill Wvcr to thai of tit' \\'azihon::;]m, tli Pn1 arP a .· till grl'at t• l· lllllltbl'r of ;; ltorL ;;o uLhl't'll branch' , all c1Htlaini 1w s prin g~ of wa(<:t· and a1HH11ttling in pii H' and b 'a utiful oak "TOV<'I:l. " \\' :tziltonsl\:t tn<'ll. IIH in J)akola long u<' ' lit ' place w1Le1·' t1 1v pi til' extcntl s l'ar out·' :utd this ~:< ln•:llu, wltOSP ntotilh is iu I01I"'itud • 100°, iH pl'Obably 40 mil <·:,; long, :wd all its hlufl'. and :oid • mvint• ar • gr<'t'll with pine. lis vall <·y, th ough HOi so wi<l ', i ~:; V('I'Y intilar lo that of lhl' Niolmtra in tliiH part , wlti eh hai:i l H'<' Il dl','t rilwd. "~ II <Lkt• Hil'<' l', lltl' 111 011Lh or which i ill longitude 100° 4./, i ' quifp a largo sll'l'<Un , HOIII • :JQ yar<lH widt• itH blu ff' t:OVl'l'l'd wi tll pint' and I i k • Ut(' \ \' azi ltonska lias a nanow val lt>y . ' ".A bovp !Iii ;; Llt t• J'l' i · ·carct>ly any bmnclt eonting in from lh • sou lit dOS('I'V illg nwnfioll. "N in lmtm iH a V<' ry l:l liall ow and '::;wi f'L flowing i:!Lt·t·arn ,' a::; Lito Callacl iatiH ;;ay, L'mn r;ui co·url, a.boundinp; in rapids in tw -third of' its upper cot ll'l:ll' and in its ntiddl<' portion lilll·d with small i land . In th • lower portion its widtlt l'Xr·' ds tltat of lhl' Mi ~; ·ouri Iti1'e1·, and it i ::;p1·eatl out OVl' l' sand ban;. 'I'll ' h 'd in Lite broad porlion · i qui ·ksaml and Jifll<·ult to f'onl. fiH ll':tt('I'S 1':111iclly iii CI'N1:' ill rolum tlll'OLJO'h il middlt• portion, J'rolll llH' 111ui Lilucl ' of ·pr in ~ . ancl l:lt rcarnll't · that ·on tantly flow int it from llt ·fooL of tilo blufl' · and ut of Lil ' rn.vin<' . lt rurni h H no ll:tvio·al ion, t'Xl'<'j)L il migliL b' l'or ligltL flaLb aL during floo l , Lhouglt probably i t conld l.w ti HI'U for ml't i1w. Logi:l could b, clt-iv 'n if Lh tilllbl'r Hhould bo found of a. quality, quauLi t.y and a ·cel:lHibiliLy to <lef'my t.lt xprn ·' . I ·an not, how 'vor, l ook upon it as capable of fumil:l liing tim~ er for Lito couHlry on tli • Mi ·ouri, ro1· th 'rea·on that much of tlt' pin IS too mall, 'I'O k 'U, and knotty, o-rowi ng in })Ia · 'S from which it il:l too dilficult to tmu ·port it. Tho wei ·s i w bat is call •d the Rocky f ountain |