The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-16
lFrolnsttle rankton DakotiAu.l
Hack Hil1s Cold excitement.
Look before ron Leap


From al points east We have news Of Tie
Black Hills gold excitement, and from The
sffortsof the Sioux City newspapers, and
Sioux City Agents, with pamphlets, the ex-
eisetnent Is not likely to abate until tAe Gov
eminent shall put i veto on the movement
10 be silent At this stage of the game Nosilds
be criminal. and only 10 d 20 give connfe-a
nance to movement that we know cannot
be accomplished. unless tile Government
gives permission, and that cannot be done
except through & new Treaty with the Sioux
Indians. The Black Hills Of Dakota arc II
the Sioux Indian Reservation, and We know
lie policy Of the Government Is to held Sal.
cred It's Treaty agreements with our Red
brethren.
We have unaonbted Information that gold,
silver, lead. and immense pine forests abound
there. The precious metals exist In paying
quantities, vet the pine lumber would be
more valuable to Or Territory, than the gold
and silver. BIZ this as II may, we will not
discuss this point but come TO the question
AZ issue.
we ask all the newspapers in Dakota anu
western Iowa. to reflect and consider the
question before it is too late Would we be
doing Our duty as journalists to invite people
here under false pretences, By representing 70
them that they could go TO the Black Hills,
when we know they cannot, under existing
circumstances. We must recollect that the
| mass Of the people ID the States have no
/ knowledge of the condition Of atfairs which
| prohibit us from going freely g the Black
Hills. The gold discovered is published far
and wide, a,la the invitation Is given TO All to
come and participate IN the s.hunt. Hun
dreds, nay thousands OF loose footed and
1 tight fingered men may respond to the call.
1 They arrive in Sioux City, and spend thous,
| ailds Of dollars, and are forwarded to ailk-
4 ton-perhaps tile nearest point to the gold
/ regions. What will they do9 We feel sure
that ali who have money enough left aftel
/ they arrive at Sioux City will come 70 fank
ton, and We know they cannot go any farther
What will be the result? Let every hones
citizen ask himself the question. we say
] enphatically, that to invite men here nndel
false pretelces will only ietard the natural
speedy and healthy growth Of our country
Let several hundred men come here and fii1t
out that they Lave been duped and sWindleel
and we rather gtless it would be warm ant
perhaps hot for some. We have 10 desire Y
| see it tried on. Then let rs say to the Worlt
that We have no hope that any man, OF bod.
Il of men will be allowed to enter the Blacl
4 Hills, this season ut least. There Is not
man in Dakota who does not anxiously hop
/ for the speedy removal Of the unfortunate
/ Treaty stipnlations that forbid our golnl
4 there, still 1t il for our interest and the inter
est Of every honest man to state frankly tn
n condition Of affairs. While Sioux City ]
stirring every nerve to create y great excite
4 ment by It's agents, we Of Yankton are takin.
the proper and only steps to gain an entranc
j to Gle much coveted Black Hills, By petition
! for the removal OF the Treaty or sale OF ID
I Hills By tile Indians, so that we may sc
j there without bringing oman Indian war IN
/ row with Uncle Sam. Sioux City she y
her design already, By signs of prospect y
II speculation ali the expense OF poor, innocent
duped gold hunters, who, il they do com
will either get III the hands Of the troops
beg their way back to the States: or from ~
eessity do something worse.
We shall try to keep Yankton free ffol
the odium that must follow the excitement