Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-07-03
CLUSTERS EXPEDITION TO THE
BLACK HILLS. -

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cry exchange that comes to our table
&. ,eaks Of his proposed expedition, and
comlnends it. 1t is believed it will open
to settlement a country known to be
we'll timbered aud watered, and rich
in minerals vast country which has
never yet been trod by the foot Of the
white man, but from which hundreds
Of specimens Of course gold, some Of
them as large as walnuts, have been
brought by the dusky natives.
Gen. Clusters command will consist
fof ten companies of the 7th Cavalry,
,is 5visi6sea YSf Rpas f aaS Tvs seess
paign. The Professor Of Geology at
Yale College, together with mineralo.
giSts and other scientists sent out by
the Government, and several practical
miners and explorers will accompany
the expedition.
The Hills may be seen distance of
seventyfive miles, rising several hum
drcd feet above the level, their sides
covered with dense forests of pine.
which gives them their black appear.
ance from which their name is derived.
The valleys at their feet are knownto
be heavily timbercd. with here and
there a prairie; the soil is very b!ae.,
and rich. A score or more of streams
rise IN the vicinity, lcat!ing into tile
Cheyenne and other rivers. In the
beds Of all these streams gold is found :
even within ten miles of, Bismarck. in
the bed of the Little Heart. which
comes from that vicinity !
These Hills are about 200 miles
from Bismarck; they can be reached
from Bismarck better than from any
other point. From Bismarck to the
Black Hills is only q FIVE days ride or
a ten days march. The route is over
q splendid country, good grazing,
plenty Of timber and water, and viii
be wen guarded by the military, /
The Indians may make some trouble
this summer; the young men from all
the tribes in the country are gathering
there, possibly to Intercept and lla1rass
the expedition; possibly. as of old, for
their annual sun dance; possibly to |
offer up their alteration to the Cod OIL
the Indians, and lay plans for future |
TIE Indians are restless, i now, more !
20 than, ever before; they have been
crowded from the Atlantic to the Mis-.
,lssippi land beyond the Missouri
hey haye been driver. from the Pacific /
.ast ward TO; the fastnesses r Of the.
Rocky Mountains; have witnessed the
Of the Union Pacific railroad
which is opening up vast belt through
he center Of their country; and nov I
he Northern Pacific is encroacbing
lpon them. Their villages haze been !,
aid waste, their numbers decimated
y war and disease, their hunting
rounds tufnetl into wheat fields, and
'ow y isl believed they are gathering !,
0 defend the Hunting Ground OF the !.
treat Spirit, AZ Indian tradition stylss
he Black HiAs-whieh may prove to |,
9 the redmans last ditch. l-75n
This is Gods country He peopled
!. With red men, and planted it'with .
lid grasses, sand permitted the. white Il
ian to: gain foethold and - the |
I'D grasses disappear when the white
lover gains a. footing, so the Fndisn
before the advance Of fhef
'hit0 man: off IGe ,HoltR1TIiris ia
Humahitaiis6s may weep fSr poor Il
Q; 4Ad tell Of the wronsEs6e has suf
red; but Is passing away.. Thor
tHterS, their enffS atioS cannot IAango1 !
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