New-York tribune., 1874-08-11
THE NEW GOLD COUNTRY.

ANOTHER REPORT FROM THE BLACK HILLS EXPEDi-
uoN-RICH GOLD AND SILVER MINES DlsCOV-
ERED-THE EXPEDITION TO GO TO TIE HEAD
WATERS OF THE LITTLE MISSOURI.
BISMARCK, d. T., Aug. 1O.-A Tribune extra con-
tains the following from its special correspondent
accompanying Gen. Clusters expedition:
CUsTER's BLACK HILLS EHPEDrnoS' Ans; @ 2'
via FORT LARAMIE, Wv T., Aug 8, 1873:
Reached here yesterday. The command IS III
good health and spirits. Two men nN nave
been lost since emo my Vas ast SHOT liRG'' by mem Tr
ber of his company. and the other dled OF sickness
We met with small party OF Sioux on 'Ile m ~,,n ~
Since the command struck the Black Hllls
we have been prospecting in continuous
line through the mos! beautiIHT aa'igS riSb god
and silver mines have been discovered, both placer
and quartz dgg1ngs. and this immense seStlon Did-
fair TO become the EldOradO OF America ne lnaich
will he resumed on the 9th of August for the heads
quarters of the Little Missouri and from thence 10
Fort Lincoln
IT'S EXISTENCE long sUSPECTED-THE GOLD FIELDS
JRAIoUsLY GUARDED By THE sIoUX-PRoJECTEp
EXPEDITIONS INTO THE BLACK HILLS COUNTRY
DIsBANDED BY TIE GOVERNMENT PREDIC-
TIoN MADE II 1872.
The subioined letter reproduced from THE
TR1BUSE OF March O. 1872, throws some additional light
an tho discoveries of gold in the Black Hills OF Dakota
Territory which we're reported in the letter OF our spe-
cia correspondent with Gen. Clusters expedition, pup
shed yesterday. 1t will be seen that Cen custer Ell
ergy and knowledge and Skill of his seienthc corps
have but verified that have hitherto glaidehed
the ears frontiersmen who were prevented only oy
the hostility OF the Sioux and the objections OF the Gov
ernment from taking possession of the sodbears soil
long ago:
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: The reported discovery OF gold in the BACK
Hsls attracting much attention throughout the Vest
and il the statements regard To the matter prove 10
be well founded as they seem, the discovery VIII be
Of great national importance For seVeIal nohtn,
past the Indians and whites connected with spotted
Tus tribe OF Sioux have shown rich specimens OF Gou
persiseutly refused to make known the exact locality
where it was obtained II has long been believed that
the Black Hills, but as the entire country surrounding
in the undsputed possession ol the sioux
SSes Sese imPressons. nPT5t GereH times
tnrons fr6ntiersmen have penetrated this almost
wholly unknown region, and have brought back spec-
mems Of gold that certainly left no DOUBT OF the e1i,
isCS j Ross Browne was appointed by The Government
real inflammation concerning The gold and silycr
of Western states and Territories In 1867 the re-
suits OF ms investigation IN connection with those ot
GSVcrnmcnt nnder the t Of Reports upon the Min
eIal Resources the United states" In tins work 1t Is
stated that The explorations ot Lieut. O. h Warren III
lsi7 ana OF Capt W. Reynolds, IN 1890, under d.
rection OF the United states Typographical Ohc', s1
Of paSotn Tcriitory, situated on The 4ith parallel
latitude and between the 1881 aud I05h merdianS OF
Longitude were rch III gold ana slivtI as wei aS IRON
copper. and pine forests The report further says :
"At the junction OF the sliuTdn ROCKS gold becomes
accessible while the CarDOnlierOus strata brings coal
measures within reach" With the paclhcaiOn cf the
Sioux indians and the establishment OF csrdut roads
this disrct would doubtless be the of great nu
ing excitement the gold fields OF the Black HS are
accessible at a distance Of 120 miles from the Missouri
River "A far back SG1 the people OF DAKOTA were
frIu ia the belief that Black Hills rich IN gold
and other minerals. IN the wear named an expedition
gauiz-d 10y Byron VI. Smith for tho purpose OF
exploring that region, and people from the
East went TO YanktOn 10 JON it, but the
Government, instead OF furnishing escort OF
cavalry, expected, ordered 1t TO disoand. In
1865 Capt. p B. DaVey OF Minnesota started similar
scheme bat the Government again refused to allow an
expedition of the kind 10 enter the Indian country be-
evng that the result would be general Indian war
Last season party OF having the same object in
assembled at CheyenEc and proposed 10 explore
the Big Horn River, hut were compelled TO dlshand Tor
the Previous to last season no reservation
hau established in the Black Hi country
About year ago spotted Tall. the nominal head
upon 10 ask for the removal OF his agency
from the Missouri River back into the interior about
miles. The movement was considered very strange
one at the time. and II has TO hight that
money and presents freely used the prime object
sought for beng tnc opening of lis region for mining
Purposes. 1t IL now generally believed that the
Government will throw further obstacles IN the way
expedition exploring this region, and unless scen
tc explorations dating BACK for years and present in
dcaOns are wholly fault, gold fields OF eXtraOrdi-
nary richness would reward sIch enterprise.
SiouI Clty IOicd Feb q, 1872. u. II.