New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-26
VIEWS IN WYOMING.

| VIEWS IN WYOMING
| THE DIAMOND ExCITRNEST-MAD ADVENTURES
BITTER WINTER wBArUER-fNDIAN PECU-
| LIARITIEs--CLIMPsEs OF MOUNTAIN SCENERY.
(PROa AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNAL
| BLACK BUTTEs, Wyoming Territory, Nov
as-The diamond excitement In the Rocky Mountain re-
zion does not seem to abate be On the In
crease recent exposures one can SEQ
no Just for It's continuance though some genuine
diamonds which found near Yermilhon kiYer' q
tributary OF River, IN Colorado Territory have
been brought There has been great deal OF IN
necessary mystery about this whole business and hs
easIesperhsps the best vayis to dismiss 1t as hum
bup Party after party have beeu down TO the mnee
fitted out either Fort Brdger or at Black Buttes sta
ton on the Union Pacific Railroad Mining outnt are
now quite common, and the mules and horses must Do
Inv no means enchanted at prospect OF going out In
tb, frightfnl Winter weather. There not much snow
ON the ground but for three nights In succession the
thermometer stood at 90 a. and IS degrees below zero
The air seemed charged with fine particles Of steel OF
diamonds and If there had been any wind we would all
have been up Asst is the streams are frozen
over ana nothing but their rapidly prevents their being
| CONCEALED IN mass
| One Door man. who was crazy hearing everybody
talking about the diamond fields thought he Would 20
out and make them visit, and bring In store OF pre-
cio gems He started out just at evening being hsu
cently clothed and strayed about for three or four
days having In the mean time little nothing to eat
Finally made his way to one OF the stations on inc
Union Pacific Railroad his hands and feet frozen In the
most frghtfui presenting most pirnl wrech
OF manhood This poor creature had only sense enough
to listen to the weird stories Of the diamond hunters
which were to him like the wonderful stories IN the
Arabian Nights Entertainments. He thought ne had
only TO 90 TO the rookrDbed mountains ana the GEM
thereof would give him untold riches The diamonds no
ound the CLINT OF the snow-banks ana tne preato
OF the gcni OF the mountains CONCEALED his pood ana
4 ,1rnfp arrff nrplw
oat deal Of suffering and privaton Men will not Keep
ewny from them during this intensely cold weather. ana
the result must be that many will be frostbten-some
perssp. fatally II takes good deal Of experience to
lecome diamond sharp" and If these people DO no'
| nay for their schooling, it will be surprising.
Many parties going TO the diamond nelds, whicn
are on some atera rayincs of Vermilon River. riu-
| lazy Of Green River. The latter stream empties is
watcrs into the Colorado and thence they how into IN"
Gnlf Of California Sea OF Cortez. This was IN od
,lmcs known the VerniOn Sea. AS thiS e1cltemeh'
HIS been long time In getting started 10 far To pre-
sEme II viii no, readily die There has been 10
req, orr favor OF any mining fields FOR several years
,act the last OF any account those OF Idaho and
FrcScr River. these fields are very accessible
l,om Black Buttes Station. on the Union Pacno HaN'
road there will be throng OF anxious miners pushlag
tlCir way thence TO them Enterprisng livery staoio
tocpers down tho country will put on regular stage
lines and all the parapheruaa OF an outandou mining
.ettiement put II it only has tue elocs OF
developing this desolateooing region 1t VIII have &C
compshed one object at least There good silve-
loads in the Uintah of mountains. and probably
good gold fields will be found there also. OF all
these discoveries cannot be made In day. but when
his ey are ant 70 ad oat all the minerals contSinsd
therein. Itacoumte jasper which the real matrx OF
the diamond has been found near the Fermilon Fiyer
IN endless quantity This Il much the same as quartz
rate 99d wsers sn bns0e is oeher
hoax, 1t Is most cruel one ana those VINO
be found. and this broad country will be too small T.
The Indians hide their lodges away in the thick bushes
and regae themselves on deer meat and the flesh OF
mountain sheep; Tae red men know what is good an:
have acquired the Rnack OF making coffee, ana dT1nS
great quantities OF 1t with infinite relish "Coppoe SC.
Sar" as they call coffee and sGgar Is eagery sou4n:
toward civilization Exactly how much an indian can
times the whole of the Indians set scare ou and AL
move off toward the head waters OF Snake River ta.in
buffalo robes aud trumpery OF all kinda 1t is An odl
sight 70 BEE the indians ssurrying over the paias wi
poles which tied to the sides of the ponies the ends
81 the poles trailing on the ground. They happy
any people earth. and enjoy life all do who I've
much In the open air. and have enough 1904 10
eat They change their places OF abode IN the dierent
seasons Of the year-Sprng finding them engaged n
salmon trout-fshng, and summer aud Autumn away az
but their children seem have same little pletsurer
that white children have end their dolly psp0oses gre
shocked occasion at discovering doll which os
| longed a dead sauaw. which had part OF white
baGy's scalp on head. The poor little innocent mad
doubtless been killed, and tns squaw TOOK piece o. -
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lodges the Indians hoSptable enough In small W.
and present you piece Of buffalo fat, which theI -
meat and piece of tue lean hssh OF the same aim'
which thcy call bread. THIS, with cold water makes u
| mountain repast.
In talk with Washakee Chief OF the Snakes, short
time ago he said that he anxious that his pepp.s
should learn be farmers the the whites, ano ~
to raise crops. HIS reservation is not Al all adapted "
agriculture, and one cannot soc hoS they are 70 Ics
along In the future IL Is said that 10 taxes e. acres %
hunting ground to support single NAV dua whereas
LaIf 90 OF cultivated land VIII support man tle
yeai round, provided 1t Is properly tiled Our iDdino
are discovering that they FAR IN the back sonl rs
agriculture and many Of them are dong telr ot 70
overcome many obstacles ia their way. Iten .l1rs
are sometimes ptiiu Ike those OF little chlidisp Oas
their intentions good and they should Do oipc'
| Lnrg In oyorY possible way. =.
| Tie scenery In the mountains Is pcculL 7, ~ no
! broad benches covered with sage brush aud pencl
CEsS, look ike gardens gone 70 waste Ear oeyOno we
the purple sides OF the Eghcr peaks cosSro'
Nth snow. and the dark gorces .ed with pines oocbS
b -cb md f0rbdling IN the distance. AVA on az y
massive aud magnificent In their proportions. as e.
oOIpos tue ghty vertcbra OF continent. strete "A
| mere, there linking with the Cordlllor. %
EaJico and piercing the sky in tao gigantic Anosss
chain of South America. II ia WILD Sccne n, -
could wish look upon. cnd bold rs any on when
shines. The air Is perfectly pure ana more eAe
Ing than the finest champagne IL 10 no wonder ia "a
mountaineers fall la love with It, and choose ID t tt
bones bleach upon the mountain sunini.s Fathef ~
have thom moder away III the hated iowL.n@A o'SS.s
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