, 1870-07-29

Glowing Account OF n New Mining
DlktricS.

DlAtrIes.
Firm the Siotr City 7Y1asx
For some time the border press has teemed
with accounts OF the exploits and noiahaps of
the Big Horn expedition. Latterly the reports
which reached ns uere ANYTHING but enconr7g-
iDg to those who had taken active interest III
the safety and future OF IN e1pedition. the
euccess u which would te the mesns Of eiyins
ma=s Of information about country Which
has long bad the credit Of being prolific III its
wealth OF the precious mines. From two
Of their number, who arrived YESTERDAY on
the steamer Ida Stockdale, We have cleaned
4 vast amAunt Of information, which We haya
good reason to know Is reliable, and which
cannot prove otherwise than interesting to our
readers. Messrs. Samuel Edwards aud Philip
L. Curtis left the main body Of the Big Horn
expedition Gu the 10th Of June. The expedi-
:ion after leaving heyenne-.ntic1pating i de-
termed resistance from the Indians to their
progress kept continually on tue alert, alwass
takinG. .pains at night to pitch strong gusrsls
around their camp The method usually pur.
sued Was to strike camp about daylight. travel
until noon or until they could good wator Aud
grass they could then give their stock full
.ssngs, ~ only keeping : sharp lookout for
sufficient food and rest. they would aslin start
out, always making it point to reach
camping place sufficiently early IN tue
afternoon or evening to allow their etock to
obtain plenty Of grass before uigh:fsll. Sun
down Eas the figpal for them to collect their
animals in a corral, each animal being fastened
with short picket rope, each man silent ada
cent to where bis horse was pickstetl, 50 that
IN case OF An alarm. or An attack, they could
more readily saddle their animals aud prepare
sor defending themselves. In this way the
expedition reached tho foot Of the Biz Horn
Mountain without cncouuteriux any hostile
opposition. Occasionally they would SEQ
parties Of Indians going in southerly
direction; they afterwards learned that
these bands we're going south Of The
Platte and the Union pAciic Railroad.
where 1t Was understood preconce1ted at
tack was to be made on the white settlement.
Our infotmants state that after reaching
the bare Of the Zig Horn Mountains, in The
nelGhborhood OF Fort Reno the members OF
the expedition prospect d tho country for q
distance OF one hundred miles. They found
quartz lo<acs, the ore from Which assayed
S2,00o and upwards 10 tho ton i; but placer
mines were scarce, and did not pay for work
ing. On tue 26th OF Maya hals-oreed, accom-
panied hy Ffcncllman known in that country
AZ - Beaver doe, s.tited the camp Of the ex-
petiition and exhibited \ handful OF nuzrets.
come OF which we're as large as musket ball.
Bearer Joe and his companion, after pro-
louGed interview, agreed to take the party to
the locality where the gold specimens were
obtained. The expedition. under the
guidance OF Beaver Joe" and his
NSMfteA+pA*9 chNAk[H IL uGIuHPA{ES3N
direction until they came to tha North Fusk OF
the Big Cheyenne River. They followed up
the course Of this river until thev reached !
portion Of the country adjacent to the Black
Hills From here our Informant declined 10
post US al to the direction the expedition took.
or its present locality They exhibit several
very large nuggets and gold quartz specimens
as samples Of what they took from that Dis
trict. the gold depotits Of winch they cla;m
surpaascs California in its plamiest mining
times These gentlemen aay tllas ere they
lett thsiE companions each one had
gathered more gold than waa necessary
to cover the fret cost Of his outfit. Nessrt.
Edwards and Cu1,i. are now on their
way East to purchase mining macliuery. The
gentlemen claim that, AZ soon Is the where
abouts and success Of the expedition is dis
covered. there 4ll be rush Of gold-seekers
Tor the tpncr Missouri never eq1alled in any
country. These gentlemen took passage on
the Ids stockdale at Cheyenne Agency, and in
conversation they tacit1y admitted tt1at Chey-
cnne Agency would probably be the nost con
venient shipping point for the new u,inea.
We shall look with the greatest anxiety for
new Developments in q movement in which
our city is destined to play such IN important
part, as the outftting depot fos such ~ nav
hereafter seek the new E1dorxdo.~