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 . owstone falls and canyon, for which con-gress gave ten thousand dollars, and it now hangs in the old YELLOWSTONE CANYON. 87 hall of representatives. Many of his brother artists criti-cized its high coloring. Among these critics was 1881 the latter artist came to the National Park and, afterseeing the vivid and varied coloring of the canyon, remarkedthat he owed and should give an apology to Moran, for nocolors in art could do justice to natures, as shown here. Haydens report to congress caused that body to set thiscountry apart as a national pleasure ground. All of thescientific data gathered by him were burnt in the Chicagofire, necessitating another expedition the following year. Muhlenberg, a Northern Pacific engineer, with a smallmilitary escort from Fort Ellis, started from Bozeman in thefall, to survey down the Yellowstone. He ran his lines to apoint near the mouth of Pryor creek, where all work wasstopped by a severe snow storm, and the party returned toFort CHAPTER XXV. WOLFERS AND TRAPPERS. AT this time a class of men with some peculiar charac-teristics ranged on the river. They lived entirely byhunting, trapping and poisoning wolves. They were menof undoubted courage and were reckless in taking beaver or wolves were to be found, there theywent, even if it was in the heart of the hostile when onc
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