. The official Northern Pacific Railroad guide : for the use of tourists and travelers over the lines of the Northern Pacific Railroad, its branches and allied lines : containing descriptions of states, territories, cities, towns and places along the routes of these allied systems of transportation : and embracing facts relating to the history, resources, population, products and natural features of the great Northwest . mber of braves,who had recently passed through the ordeal of the sun dance,and as,camed the status of warriors, presented themselves. Yellowstone DivisiGii. 217 With much cere
. The official Northern Pacific Railroad guide : for the use of tourists and travelers over the lines of the Northern Pacific Railroad, its branches and allied lines : containing descriptions of states, territories, cities, towns and places along the routes of these allied systems of transportation : and embracing facts relating to the history, resources, population, products and natural features of the great Northwest . mber of braves,who had recently passed through the ordeal of the sun dance,and as,camed the status of warriors, presented themselves. Yellowstone DivisiGii. 217 With much ceremony the preparation for the sacrifice was con-ducted, and, after all the rites had been performed, the heroicband mounted their ponies, forded the river, ascended thesteep heights opposite, and made themselves ready for theirfate. It was determined that they and their horses should beblindfolded, and, rushing at full speed to the steep edge of thecliff, should plunge to the rocky strand hundreds of feet word was given, and the forty braves, with tremendousshouts, urged their steeds to the brink of the cliff, and all wentdown to their destruction. For years afterward, bleachingskulls and bgnes of men and horses were found around thebase of Skull Butte. The railroad crosses to the north side of the Yellowstoneupon a substantial truss bridge, near the old settlement ofCoulson, at the foot of Skull 218 TJic Northern Pacific Railroad. MONTANA DIVISION. Billings to Helena.—Distance, 239 Miles. Billings (917 miles from St. Paul; population, 2,50c) isnamed in honor of Hon. Frederick Billings, late Presiden^ ofthe Northern Pacific Railroad Company. It is situated at thefoot of Clarks Fork bottom, on a beautiful plain, sloping downto the Yellowstone river, in the heart of the fertile and pictur-esque valley, and is the county seat of the new county of Yellow-stone. The town was founded in the spring of 1882. Amongthe noticeable buildings are the handsome brick churc
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