Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-16
From sway off in the West. .
Indian Depredations Continue.
District Court Matters - Fenian
Demonstration - Death of
former Resident of Wis
consin---Mln1ng News.

EDS. CHRONICLE: Allow me to say that
| we of this territory are unfortunate, for
we have received no mail for month,
owing to the blockade of the railroad.
The weather continues pleasant, excepting
| a windy day occasionally. Mining oper-
atoms have not fairly commenced yet, and
consequently the business men of our
town, look not very pleasant. Several
parties have started for White Pine this
week, and several men left here for Roota-
ni.........Lo, the red men of the Flathead
and Pen d Oreille persuasion, have passed
through town, on their way to their reser-
walton. They are returning from their an
n ual hunt, and have large amount OF
game. They number several hundred
lodges. The Blackfeet are again on
the war-path against the whites. Their
field of operations is between here and
Fort Benton. The settlers of the Gallatin
and Yellowstone valleys have also been
thrown into CONSERVATION, by raid made
by party of Indians supposed to be Sioux.
Four men were killed and scalped, their
bodies being horribly mutilated. A herd
of about 16O cattle were driven off. The
Judith basin is infested by band of war
like Crows who. have attempted the lives
of several persons, and sworn death to any
white man, found in their country. So
come the reports this week from three di-
rections, and we are partially besieged.
Farmers have to leave their plows ana TIE
filling, of the soil, and take their musket,
to protect their homes. But the telegraph
informs us that the Indian war is closed,
Sheridan is feted, and feasted, and the pets
Of the government are again secure for a
season, at least from any regular war.
The district court is in session in this
city. Very few criminal cases have been
tried yet. McManns, for the killing of one
WEIGH, on Sun river in July, 1868, was
acquitted. Several civil cases are on the
docket, which involve great interests.
The Fenian Brotherhood paraded our
streets to-day, in procession. A grand
ball is given tonight, under the auspices
Of that organization.
An old gentleman named - Evans,
died at Unionville and was buried in the
cemetry here on Monday the 18th inst.
He was a blacksmith by trade, and
formerly lived at Belmont, Wis, or near
that place.
Mining news from surrounding camps,
is none too fattering. Work still pro-
crosses, in developing quartz Several
leads in the Flint Creek district have been
tested, sufficiently to warrant the erection
of mills there. The same may be said of
some other portions of the territory, but
by far the greater number are worthless.
The mills in the vicinity of Unionville are
constantly at work, and consequently pay
ing big. Wages in the quartz mines are
from 40 to 60 dollars, in currency, per
month. Maggie Gulch has been abandon
ed as worthless.
A majority of our big guns are at
Washington in search of Offices. I expect
there are at least three aspirants for each
government office from Governor down to
Postmaster. | would advise the authori
ties to select the shortest fingered ones.
G.. b. w.