Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-03-02
DIscOvEEY OF NEW GOLD FIELDS

We publish elsewhere in this issue letter
from Fort Brauford at the mouth of the
Yellowstone River: which gives con6rma-
ton to belief that has long been enter.
tanned ~ Us, to-wit: that largo deposits OF
goid .xis! oI the lcllows, one River and its
tributaries. This belief is grounded upon
% full knowledge Of the el aracter of the
country as could DO acquired from tn.
reports Of Government expeditions and old
traders aud trappers In the fall of 1858
We were shown some cne specimens of gold
brought fro:u tho Black Hills region by Mai.
Culbertson, OF The American Fur G Company,
"Lo also gave i: a. bis opinion, founded up.
on the knowle Jge aequ red by residence Of
more than = quarter of century in the In
dian country, that gold existed 10 large
quantities, and was distributed over con-
siderable scope Of territory-smbraeinR the
Black Hills. the valley Of the Yellowstone
aud its numerous tributaries. t. know
ledge Of this fact, and the consequences
which would follow should it be satisfactorily
demonstrated, the Major attributed The de.
formulation Of the Indians to proven. the
exploration Of this country by the whites -
1t was this cause which impell.d them to
turn back Lieut. Warren's exploring party
in 1857, aod the defeat Of every subsequent
attempt which has been made to pc netrate
and explore the Black Hill country.
This opinion is corroboratsd by all noun.
tsineers with whom We have converssd or
whose statements We have read; and is
endorsed BY DR.. Hayden, the geologist, who
visited the Upper Missouri las. summer, and
examined the country in the dissection of
the Black Hills a. far a. the Indians would
allow him 10 60. :. .s..
The discovery and development Of these
new gold fields will inaugura,s. IN era Of
growth, pro- peri,y and wealth in the Upper
Missouri csuntry, unparalleled in the history
Of the country, aud give a country which
has long but srroneoaslv been regarded a.
barren aud worthless, = dense population
With all the improve nenss and app ,ances Of
wealth and enlightenment The tabooed
the proverbi.l 4" Dad lands" the
blank waste which was laid down in our
school boy maps as the "Great American
Desert is destined TO become, and that,
tso, 10 very shor. time, the most popuioas
and celebrated portion Of our cou n.ry. This
No firmly believe; and are a. confdcns a.
W are Of anything in the future, ,ha, our
prediction viii By faIIy and speedily verified.
The Yellowstoue river is, by the Missouri
river, 1900 miles from Sioux CITY; by land
it 10 600 miles. Navigation isas good to thu.
poin. ~ it IL from this city to Omaha, end
can be reached 1t any time during the boat
ing suason, by steamers drawing from two
10 three feet Of water. BY land there is an
excellent wagon road, constantly in ase BY
traders, fre;sh.ers, and BY the governmen.
troops stationed at the several posts on the
upper Missouri. r.
These mines are the easiest Of access Of
any that have yst bssn discovered, and We
have no doubt that the coming ss:son viii
witness rush 10 them that xill eclipse oil
former gold discoveries, and ;. once give
this new Eldorsds prscelsnce over oil other
gold bearing territory. ~ d ''.'+ a..... =
We shall wait further news with consider
able anxiety, and keep our readers fully
posted in regard 70 what may Ganspire in
that eec..oa, ... -, - . =