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 . ibutes given at birth,and no cultivation will give or take these away; so theyshould receive neither praise nor blame ; yet all admire thefirst in whatever form it may exhibit itself. To be ex-posed to the fire of five hundred savages for four hours ; to 134 CHRONICLES OF THE YELLOWSTONE. face death and expect it every moment, and yet to be per-fectly cool and self-reliant, requires a quality of couragewhich was shown no stronger at Thermopolae than Spartans fought for wives, children and homes ; thesetrappers fought but for life. To these and such as these, all honor should be given,for that they saved those at the Crow agency from a bloodyfight and perhaps annihilation, who can doubt? Perhaps too little credit has been given by those in thesettlements for the security they have enjoyed, to theserovers of the prairie, who, always on the frontier, gavenotice of the coming of hostiles, and sometimes, as in thiscase, fought them off by their dauntless courage and unerr-ing
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