The chronicles of the Yellowstone : an accurate, comprehensive history of the country drained by the Yellowstone River--its Indian inhabitants--its first explorers--the early fur traders and trappers--the coming and trials of the emigrants : a full account of all expeditions, military and civil--the discovery of the geysers and wonders of the national park--fights with Sioux by wolfers, trappers and goldseekers--the Sioux War of 1876-77, in which General Custer was killed--Nez Perce War of 1877--the advent of the Northern Pacific and building of towns--the mineral and agricultural wealth--and
The chronicles of the Yellowstone : an accurate, comprehensive history of the country drained by the Yellowstone River--its Indian inhabitants--its first explorers--the early fur traders and trappers--the coming and trials of the emigrants : a full account of all expeditions, military and civil--the discovery of the geysers and wonders of the national park--fights with Sioux by wolfers, trappers and goldseekers--the Sioux War of 1876-77, in which General Custer was killed--Nez Perce War of 1877--the advent of the Northern Pacific and building of towns--the mineral and agricultural wealth--and future of the country . rairie to the Yellowstone. Theothers went up the mountain and through Clarkes Forkpass to Clarkes Fork above the canyon. At this placeBob Anderson and Lee left, and going over the divide, wentdown the east fork of the Yellowstone, leaving Crandall andFinley in the basin. A party that went down Clarkes Forkabout a week afterward, found the latter two lying dead in their CRANDALL AND FINLEY S DEATH. 77 camp, which was on a large creek which flows into ClarkesFork from the right, and about ten miles from where theyhad been left by Anderson. The party buried the bodies and, by the signs found, cameto the conclusion that the murderous deed was committedby Arrapahoes, who had followed the white mens trail fromthe prairie and had surprised them while in camp. In thefall of 1871, Jim Gourley and Bill Cameron found theirbones exposed, and burying them deeper, marked the gravewith a hewed pine head-board. The stream on which theymade their last camp has been known ever since as Cran-dall CHAPTER XXII. RAIDS AND COUNTER-RAIDS ON WIND RIVER. DURING the years of 1868-9 tne Arrapahoes were con-tinually raiding the miners at Sweetwater. They keptthe horses cleaned up from the different mining camps, andwould occasionally kill a man, and all of the time were pre-tending to be friendly. In March, 1870, they came in force and struck severalplaces at the same time.
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