, 1872-11-19
Acquisiiivaness Of The lnd;ans---E E9er11on
Policy Toward the Redskins---
The Nauyoo Legion.
The Story Of the Mormon Dib}e...Death Of
Ifashakie...His Character.
stol and Its Surround.
ings.

a November IN t0e ROCKY Aountdln6 may DE
characterized in homely phrase as "enu<g.' ~
The wind from the snow-covered mountains
howls dismally about, us if it were the abiding
place OF million lost spirits wailing in agony.
The enow glints and glstens, and creeps
1hrough the creyices in the walls Of the house,
and storm-clouds roll their appalling and 81
gantic forms across The face Of Henven. It is
Impossible to see anything at any considerable
distance, on account Of the falling snow-aakes.
The cottonwood and aspen trees have dropped
their foliage, while the sturdy and upright
pines seem to exult in their strength. and defy
all storms, coming from what direction they may.
Happy is he who has good covering over his
head; and thrice happy is the Shoshonee Intii en
whose ekin-lodge is in perfect condition and
able to bear up against the blast. These lodges
in the wil1ow-th;ckets beside the icy streams
look quaint enough, and the people therein ap-
pear contented.
!: Here I am going through the excitement Of 8
diamond fever, and my friends are hunting dia-
.1nondmiIes. hare ownedmany silver mines in
Nevada, gold mine in Wyoming Territory, and
now percl.ance may get an interest in some
acknowledgement! All Of this sounds pretty
big; but, when state the fact that never real
,azed one dollar on all Of my mining interests,
certainly NO one Will envy me. I have paid out
many dollar to "honest miners" for working
in my claims, and hare done some pretty re-
:sponsible work myself with pick and shovel, but
haye yet to receive the first dime of income.
Doubtless many people will ask, "Why do you
continue delying when you have such poor
euccess:" The fact is, the sight Of string Of
mules laden with bacon, -four, eugar, and coffee,
and dozen bearded and reso1ute men, we'll
mounted and armed, and about to start for new
mlnlng-helds, is the very one thing On earth to
raise the hair on an old miners back. Do you
think you could prevent his entering into the
spirit Of the thing2 Oh, no, my frierd1 Human
nature IS very weak, and theee miners would
go to the s'new digsings' if they knew it would
" take the last button of Of Gabes coat"
There is no resisting the impulse to pack up
and start off, and, let me tell you, bear-hrnting
and deer-hunting, with all the excitement con-
nected Herewith. are nothing compared with
gold and diamond-hunting. They do say that,
below the grand old range Of the Uintah Noun
tains, there are dlalnond-Golls Of inalnense ex-
tent and great richness. We shall see, and for
one good to become engaged in real live min
Ing excitement; there is nothing like it to nuke
q man stir around and bring the blood to the
surface and nothing will be Of 80 much benefit
to Wyoming Territory as these mines are Rup-
posed to be along the southern border. Should
they provo to ba rich, there will be q
great immigration hithor next Epring, and
business will be correspondng1y brisk. TO
6ee the miners with their outfit, disappearing On
the road that leads over tho hills, and thence
round the base Of the mountains, making
trails and roads where there novcr was any
before, rouses the old spirit Of adventure in
every mans mind, and they carry with them our
best wishes for their SUCCESS. They care
nothing for BnoT-storms or inclemeot weather,
being bent on finding something, which WILL en-
rich them and benefit their friends, and, at the
came time, add to the material wealth Of the
nation. They are true patriots.
Why should not there be diamonds in North
america, aa well as in Asia, Africa, and South
America? see no reason, and firmly bel'eye
that they will be found, if they hare not already
been in great numbers on this Continent. It
is said that tho diamonds we're first found in
South Africa BY the children, who used them to
play with, until, one day, man came along who
understood something about such matters, who
found that the little innocents were using
fair-sized stones, Of considerable value
o r. Their gae Int Hf ba wished nres !" of 1o
them TO him ct once. lie gave the children some
little presents, and weqt on his way happier
fnror about the South African mines broke out,
and many diamonds of great value hare been |
found therein. Some very handsome rubies have |
been found in Montana and some diamonds Of
e:nall size in Idaho. 1t is also wel1-lnoEn that
the soldiers of Cortez found some beautiful eme-
raids in the Mexican States Of chihuahua and |
slnaloa. see no such great obstacles in the |
way Of finding fine gems in the heart of the |
found now, they will be found hereafter by those
who are earnest in their search.
The snow lies on the Uintah Range, and has |
filed up many Of the gorges. AS write, can |
eky, 40 or so miles away, and closing everything
IN on the south. Green River makes a great |
bend to the eastward then runs southwest, and
RlTHT: R1n fini0r1Hn md f1nnea RI 41a /