Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-06-28
IDAHO.
An Expedition to the Gold Regions.
from the New York Herald, June 20.

From the New York Herald, June 20.
ANYTHING which can provide for the
future Of our discharged soldiers, and at
the same time deve'op the latent resources
of our distant territories on the Pacific
slopes, is Il iesiderdtum Such an enter
prise is on foot for the colonization of the
Yellowstone country. on the eastern slope
of the Rocky mountains, region said to
be rich in mineral wealth, both gold and
silver, enjoying fine climate and produc-
tive soil. Capt james |. Fiske, about
whose expeditions to Idaho and Montana
we have before spoken in connection with
this colonization scheme, has his plans
now already, and remains for few days
at the Astor house, previous to his depar-
ture for Minnesota, from which place it is
intended that the expedition shall start
about the 10Th of july The colony is to
be self-sustaining. The charge for trans
portation, subsistence and bedding is fix
cd at one hundred and twenty-five dollars
head, but soldiers have the privilege of
joining at the cost of one hundred dollars,
and in every other feature those who have
served IN the army obtained additional
advantages over the the citizen. st. Cloud,
Minnesota, is settled upon as the starting
point for the Yellowstone country, where
n town will at once be estab ished and
lots donated to the eolonists somewhere
near the head waters of the river. a few
words about the history of the conductor
of this enterprise may be interesting in
this connection Capt James |. Fiske
was born on the 18th of September, 1888,
in Royalton. Niagara county. \. Y, and
after mi grating westward, state by state,
as far as Indiana, he soon grad uated to =
partnership in editing the old La
favette daily and weekly Courier where
he remained until the spring of 1857,
when he journeyed to Minnesota, then a
territory, and sooE became a pioneer of
her borders and of the territory since
created as Dakota In this region he
cas-, his fortune until he ;n;ned the army
at the opening of the rebellion. lie was
sent by the secretary of war to organize
and tit out an escort to guide and protect
emigrants while exploring n route across
the country from Fort Abercrombie, on
the Red river of the north, to the Rocky
mountains and Pacific slope This ex-
petition was complete success, and in
the round trip occupied only seven months,
till the captain reached this city. ria the
Columbia river, San Francisco, and the
lsthmus, having made n journey of - GOO
miles consecutive travel, and without the
loss of man. Gold was discovered on
the eastern slope of the great divide on
the head waters of the Missouri, where
he located his little colony. and M ound
whom have since gathered $4,000 inhabit-
ants in the territory now known as Mont>
ana. He subsequently made two expcdi-
tons in the same direction, discovering
gold and silver tracts of much value
The colony pow organizing will, it is said,
consist of two thousand persons-unmar-
ried men, families, soldiers, and citizens.
A printing press and materials, agricul-
tural implements. a steam saw mill, and
other machinery. will be taken out with
them.