Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-08-20
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The special correspondent OF the Trib-
une from the headquarters Of the RACK
Hills expedition in Dakota Territory fur
nishes some remarkable inform ltion con-
cerning new gold country discovered
there. Already 1t Is said gold has been
found In quantities sufficient to abundant
ly repay working. All the geological in
dlcations point to valuable fields. The
flora Is the most varied and exuberaut OF
any section this side of California. In
this respect ltis q new Florida; 1t may
prove to be new Eldorado. The COM
mand is in good health and explorations
are being rapidly conducted. Leaving
Prospect Valley, Dakota, July 18th the
expedition moved In southw est direc-
ton until Il reached The Valley of III @
Little Missouri, up which it trayelle d
twenty-onc miles. The valley was al
most destitute Of grass. From the Lit
tie Missouri to the Valley OF the Belle
ren and uninviting. The Belle Fourche
good Krass, wafer and wood were
abundant. From this point just west OF
.n;nnIn .In ,,nr sscnarating Dakota from Wyo.
ontlyins aatse rangesse " y%as begun. iArotayS{IhlPe
was very superior ono, covered with
excellent grass, and having an abund-
ance,of timber. On the 22d halt and
encampment was made within forty
miles Of q prominent peak in Wyoming,
called Inyan Kara, 6Go0 feet high, whi, h
peak the expedition ascended. The ex.
peditiOn then turned due east, and at
tempted the passage of the Black Hill.
After short march it came into almost
beautiful valley. "Its equal said Gen.
Custer, Il have never SEEM Every
step OF our march that dav was amid
flowers OF the most exquisite color and
perium some belonging to new or un-
classified species. The total flora of
the valley embraces l20 species. The
water in the streams stood at Al de-
grees. The beautiful vale was named
Floral Valley. During the march
through this valley q small body of In.
dians was encountered, and One Stab,
the chief, brought into the camp. lie
had recently returned from the hostile
camp on Powder river, and said that
the indians lost ten killed in the fight
with the Bozeman Exploring Party.
On the 3Oth the expedition campcd
within four miles of the Western base
OF Hornev's Peak, which the next dsv
Gen. Custer ascended with the en-
gineers and a small escort. The peak
was found to be the highest poin, in
the Black Hills. On the morning OF
August I'd two companies, under Col.
Hart, were despatched to extend our,v.
plorations in a southerly direction t..
the South Fork of the Cheyenne, whilst
Gen. Custer with five companies of
cavalry will endeavor to reach the
same stream in a south westerly direc.
ton from Harney's Peak. Everything
indicates an abundance OF moisture
within the space occupied by the Black
Hills. Gold has been found in several
places, and it is the opinion of those
who are giving attention to the subject
that it will be discovered In paving
quantities. Veins of what the geolo-
gists call bearing quartz crop ont on
almost every hillside. All existing
geological or geographical maps ofihis
region have been found incorrect. The
northward march was to begin in a few
days from this date, and Gen. Custer ex
poets to reach Fort Lincoln by the 3lst
OF August.