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Show 2·1 1 .. · . t nw l'nllll tlw O]l]lOSi(P sic LP with p;n•nt C'll l'iosit y, ns t·t•tl dt'<' l' R[O<ll g.tzl n ~r .t I . · 10. "eonu• on'' and tiiOtl"'ll I sltotllt•d at 111<'111 , tll <'.f i r I ll'Y WPI'C' ~:1)' 11 n ' ' "' • • ' 1 f' (\ '(lllf<C i O ll ~ or K' tft•l \' lllld ~ IIOII't•d 110 ~y mploii\ H ol ft •:t r. K<'l' llll'< per <'C .\' c · · ' ' · · lt wn ~ lal<• in tlw 1•1·t·ning wlt l'll I l'('tl ll'll<'d to tlic•lJOal.. 1\ L alliiO~t <_'vc·~·y t II 1 ['I' H t•p lt' lt':Lll I l ll •' llltlll "" t'l· fooiP<l fnllow dc•c•r wollld H. jl l'lll.l- !; llJl .: liHI I11P lnr t I . . ·1 aw:L\' r\1t J "'l\1' lll'lll)' ol' tlll'il' ho11PS and liOI'II H, whl<'h Hholl't•d Oil 0 K h · ' ' ' . II t. 't t II"\'(' b(t'll 't crn"il jl:LH(Ill'l' "'l'Oll lld for lltt•lll. Ko j)lll'(' :tlld Hl l lllllH " ' h ' · n <'lt>:u· i :-~ thP atmosph I'P in thil' n·p;ion, that trarc l c · r~ lllla<'<'l lHtonl <'< l to lilt• c·onntry :Ll'P ol'tPil clc''C'LI'('<l :lH to diHI:l ll l'l'H." 'l'ltr ~li sso ut·i \'alley propc•r c•xk11d~ !'ro111 bl ufl' to l>lu ll', nnd it wollld l>t' inLPr •st in cr to rdlcoc:t !'or a lliOlll t' llt, fm111 our elel•al<'ll position, in r ·g:tJ·l to til<' ('ll.lliW: which lmvl' prodllt't'd it. I r II'(' HI udy lltt• llllde ·rl y ing I'()(' I\,~, wc' sh:dl find Uml nl Onmha llw lilll t'HIOII('fl of' ll1n c·oal llH'H S III '< '~ aru <'XJlOSl'cl fl( 'lll' tb . llcd or th e• rir c' l', and th:tt l hc·y HOO II pas~ IH' lll'at I! l h(' water lc•vc•l and :ue ovt•l'la iel l1y !liP ru sty t<a nd · to n !'~ of lh<' l ow<' I' Crl'ln.l'!' OUH p<'riOtl. Tf W<' follow tht•lll for hlllldl'l'tlS o!' llliks a\ o11p; the• lJauks of th' riwr on PithPl' sidP, WI' sl1nl l a~e·c•rtain tlwt iiiP)' liolcl H hmizontnl ])()~;i li o n ; lhn.l Oil o1w l:lidP the· t•xposl'd portion~ of IIH' st mt:t t'O ITl't'poutl with thost' on tht> 0]1]lO~ iLP sid '. 'l'hpr ·fon·, II'C l'Olll<' to tl1 t> II PI'I't'H:uy c·onrlu sion that lliP e roek R, to lilt' t-i llllllllits of llw ]1ig ile•sL hills Oil t'i thc•l' sidP, oncP Pxtcnclt•tl unin lc·l·ruplPdly HI'I'Ot'H tlw :ll·<'a now O<'t ll}1it•d by tlw va.ll<'y, Hlld that tilt' t• Jl{il'<' JlliLt-IS or I'OC'k lllatt•r ia] hOII'l'l'e' l' gn •a.t it IIIH}' have• U('('ll, hn.H bl'l'.ll C:li'Vt'd oul of 111 1' Holi tl l)('dH l'or hulldl'\'dS or l't•t•l ill dPpt h, antl the 'Pd inwHis II':Lshc·d down an I clqlositPd on tlw hot(oiiiK bPlow, or swPpt inlo LhP Uulf ol' l\l<'xico. l ~ rom Onutha to l111• nto11t I! of thP Bi ~ 'ionx Rivc•1· alwut 100 lllilPs, the• \'allt •y will avt•rag<· 10 lll ilc •H in width ; WI' llttvP. thNPI'ono, ill thi · ~hort dis(an<'<', at lt'n:-;L .1,000 sq11an· mil<•. of ant and GOO to 1,000 fpc•t in thit·kuess of' ;;c•di lll l'llt, worn awa.r n.ncl swPpt clown lmmnl lhP ri vc•r ancl pmlmbly elistrih u!l'<l 01'<'1' il ~ hottotll. \Vp mny nwkt• llw Rn.nw apvlirntion to any ollwr ]lortion or til t' Mi s~o uri OJ· tht> :Mi ·i •t~ippi \' allc•y with gr<'alf'r ot· lt•ss Hl rikiug l'I'S tilt ~. But a,· <·vory portion nr this v:ill t•y ir; fill e·<l witl1 illl(ll'e•ssil' • illu st ra tions thrtt pi'O<ln ·t• thought , W<' ('a ll lill g<'r only for a HhorL LiltH' at <>Jill liH'n.lity. 'l'l1i ::; i · til l' Onmlm l'l'KPrm(ion on whic·h is loc·:ill'cl !IH· c·ple·lmLL<' cl BlnC"khird Ilill, :L JIOitl( whie·h, at HOlM 110t l'nr distant day, will lw visilt•tl hy the ·urious trarl'le·r. \nll'll 1 e:tll to mind t h<' JIHliiY inc·iUt•JltH ll!at ClU ' lt'l' about lhiH spot f find tlult, if fully dt• Tl'ilwd l ilc•y ()i\f A II A 'J'O II Jo:YJ•:N N K 2{) would fill n. volum<'. It is thr hPs(. })OI't ion or NcH·thPI'11 Nt>hr:tf'ka, and was R lr•ctNl ·omo yPn.r a.go by t ile' Onmlia Lrih< of Indians, !'rom fliP fa.et that it co ntain ~ Lli lmrial plaec of onn of tlwir most nol<'<l cliipf Blaekbircl al>onL wl10m many l<'A'l'Jlll s lial'<' lwt·n told.. ' At tl1r pr •sent tim<', the• 0111:\.l1a O<Tupy t lie so u!lirJ·n part , wltilt> thP \\'innobagos, who fol 'llt ('l'ly li1·cd on th!' tl]l[WI' i\Tississippi, bu t Wt' l'«' elriV ' Il nway at Llw !irnt' or the• tt•nihh· Indian ou!bn•ak in [illllPSOt:t, rPsidr on th 11 01'! IH•rn t~ idl'. Bot II of tht"s<' t rilws W<'l'P originally nomatlic, b ut nt thi. tim<' lh<·y Ol'cupy a ]l<'1'111:lll.<'lll sPttlc•mPnt and n1·e' culti vating tlto soil with 1-i ii GCPHs. 'l'lt,• followiug t•xtract i.· takc•n fmm 111J Journal ol' 18G4: " <•ar t ho nlmw of tho day wt> came in sig lil of a nwgnifi e<'nL s<' rit•s of l1ill r-;, wlii nlt ])l'< 'fi<' ll(Pd a eonspic11ous nppPnra.n <'<' in tJH• di stant·<', looking I ikt• gigan tie ]>)'!'alii idH covPr<•d wit II gmsH and U·c·c• . Out' of thl' fll fol'l11.' a flOI't or lalldlllnl'k for trn vl' ll' I'S who visit till' gravp of Hla ck hil ·d, n. <'<'l l' br:lll'<l Omaha <" hief, whmw slo l'j' l1 ar; h 't' ll told ntany timc·t-~ 1)\T difl'PI'<'ll t individual s. \V h:Hl nmdt• nn·:liJ<r< 'lll<'ll lH t visit til <' " l'aV<' J r"'' n in tll' <'Vl'lling, bnt it Wit!-; round 11101'(' ('Onl't'lli<'llt to land tlip h at 011 the 01 posill' si<k of tlw 1·i vl' r. A V<''T in it'n•;;ting l< •g< ' llll is ·onn<'<'tt·d with tl1c spot, wllicl1 J will n•late b J·il'lly, as givt •n llH ' hy Mr. ullwrtson, of tl1e Am<'l'i can 1•'111' ompa ny : ThP high lJlufl' haH J'(•c·c•ivPd t hP ll:llllt' of Blaekhircl's !I ill, f'ro111 tho f':t ·t I hat the nolc·d e:hit·f of that llll.nl<' waH bul'it•d on it ::> Slllllnli t. lL is sai cl that. lit• 111mlc• liilll l-l< If ·l1ief' by till' nnnwrouH murden; he c·onlln iLt t•d 011 i111lividn:Lls of his own trilw. II' any man wa.. so unfort unate aH to om: 11cl hit11 r stallcl ill tl1o way of llis p romotion, l1' would predict lli !:l tka!J1 on a <'l' l'lain day, wlwn It • wo1 lid invit<' lliH vie·t im to a f'<':tHt ancl dl'stmy him witl1 ai'Helli<" wlticl1 lt' pro 'Il l' tl, ant1 tiH' ]li'OP!'I'Lil'. or wlt ich II . ll'ai'IH'<l !'rom the Frc·neh tradCI'S in tl1 country. The• fa ·L that nil dil'd n · h pr<'clicl~ ·(L madl' llim a g t·<'at medicine man, and lllllelt ft•arf'd by t il • whol tribe, who WPl'(' wl10lly Ullfl. qua.intc•cl witl1 th caul'! of lli powe1·. 11<• tli <•d of the small-:pox Mar thiH pln.ce, on his n•turn h orn \ Vasllington, when Ito liad ma.dB a v isit iu company wiLh til a "<'nt. His dying r ·quPRt w:t. to be• buri •d on t lie Lop of tl1e l1ill, witl1 lliH rae toward tl1e s11n, that ho miglit sc· • tlt' l<'n'n ·lmwn n.s they a cend nnd dP ' ·cud in their boatR. 1\11 hi t·t•qne ·t we!" JitPrnlly cornpli c1 with l)y hi trib . Tl1Py buri<•d him l'n.tt•d 11pon l1i favorite war-ho1· · , with all th trophi of lti · l on(l' nnd succC' sful life. Even at 0 |
