The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1873-1875, 1874-09-16

his science and frames his opinions on
his pejudice. A sweet scientist that.
This expedition was talked up by
such officers as Gen. Custer and Gen.
Sheridan, and the exploration was
made for military reasons alone. Doe S
Winchell's. comments apply to them.
He does not say SO, but adds, they
may have been influenced by practical
schemers.
He says the reporters derived all
their information from the miners ac-
companying the expedition, and adds,
no one saw these men take out gold or
pretends to have seen them take it out.
The Bismarck TRIBUNE gives the lie
to this statement. The first prospect
taken out was by II. N. Ross and VIM.
Mckay, in the presence Of Charles Rey-
nolds and N. H. Knappen, the Bismarck
TRIBUNE correspondent, Maj. Telford, of
the 7th Cavalry, happened where the
miners were prospecting one day, and
from the 61st pan taken out after his
arrival ten cents worth Of gold was
taken out and given to the Major, and
he now has it, and he saw many pan
fulls of earth taken out all yielding
gold in quantities averaging from one
to fifteen cents to the pan. Elsewhere
we mention the names of several others
who saw gold taken out themselves.
The Bismarck TRIBUNE correspondent
brought it several colors taken out by
his own hands.
It would lave been very, easy, says
the redoubtable Winchell, with view to
raising this excitement, to have salted
the mines. He would not say they did
so, but they might have done so.
If he will show that they had inter-
ests that could be promoted by such a
course, then some one may be made to
believe that this was the case.
n. N. Ross is a gentleman, respected
BY all who know him, and relating to
any mining matter his word will go
further among miners than would the
oath Of a professor. He is known
throughout Montana and Colorado, and
has had charge Of extensive mining in
terests there-at one time of Smith d
Parmlee's mines, at Gregory Point,
Colorado, the richest mine in the tey~
ritory.
Mr.. Ross is vouched for by men ii
this town whose words will bring gold,
s. "A. Dickey for instance, as miner of
twenty years. experience. He has been
a member of the territorial council and
is esteemed most by those who know
him best.
We call the attention Of these men to
Winchell's story, and put against it
their simple statement Of facts, feeling
assured that no mineriwill hesitate as to
which to accept.
The first indications Of gold were
found in Castle Valley. No signs Of
granite we're found until section Of
eighteen miles was passed after striking
the hills, though the country had the
appearance of being a gold country,
granite and quartz were intermingled
with slate. After travelling the granite
about six miles we prospected for gold;
and after that at every point where we
prospected for fifteen miles, we found
gold, and in many places commencing
in the grass roots. In one place, near
the main camp in Clusters Park, we
sunk hole eight feet, and in every
panfall Of dirt from the top to the bot
tom Of this hole gold was. found averag-
ing two cents to the pan; many pans
as high as FIVE cents each, and one pan
full Of earth yielded fifteen cents. We
did not go to the bedrock here, because
we expected to have further opportunity
for prospecting in the vicinity. At 3
point about four miles below this,
much better prospect was found, with
plenty Of water. Here out Of three
pans, thirty-fve cents were taken. The