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 . ; but byfar the richest soils are to be found on the tributaries thatcome from the Big Horn range. This range lies entirelyon the prairie, and is disconnected with any other mount-tains. Commencing- at the northwest end, about sixty milesfrom the Rocky mountains, it runs in a southeasterly direc-tion for about one hundred and forty miles, and then breaksofT as abruptly as it began; having at its highest point (CloudPeak) an elevation of eight thousand five hundred it heads Tongue, and at the extreme southern end, Pow-der river. Each of these streams has many tributaries. Fromthe Big Horn to the Clear Fork of Powder river, is an undu-lating prairie. It is well watered and has a delightful of the country drained by the Yellowstone can not beequaled by any other for stock-raising. The bunch andgama grasses grow luxuriantly in every soil. The snowfalls are not heavy, and the percentage of losses by expos-ure are less than those of any other section in the CHAPTER II. INDIANS OF THE COUNTRY.—A LOST TRIBE. THE Sheepeater Indians, who were mostly refugeesfrom the Shoshones and Bannocks, ranged in themountains on the heads of the Yellowstone and Wind rivers;there were but about one hundred and fifty of them, andthey were as timid as the animal from which they derivetheir name. They dressed entirely in skins, and their dietwas
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