, 1874-08-27
THE BLACK HILLS,
3en' ouster's Expedition
Thereto,
Letter from hol. Forsyth to Con. Sheridan,
and a Confirmation Of Tho
tajor's Diary.
The Country Offers Great Inducements
to Farmers and Stock. :
Raisers.
Gold WIN BE Found In Abun-
dance In the Eastern Hills,
" Tho Scenery beautiful, Grass Splondid,
:. Water Fine, and Climate
Delightful,

nLAon-IfrL1s EXPEDITION.
mean HEAH BUTTE, Saturday, Aug is, is7l,f
LEA" GENERAL: From tho heading OF tho
note you will sco thai we arc out OF, the D]aok
Hills, near thor northoast edgo.
'a'''ora"8 near camp dated Is on Roynolds'
route, no worked cur waY down to Ipyan Kara
saonco southeast to uarnoys poak, and from
enole pashed exploring parties down to tho
oonsa losk OF the Choyonno River. From uar-
noys feaH NO moved north aboyo tho head.
waters Of Lear Creek, whom, not tlnatnn . oood
soaa out Of tho mountatna nor.h OF Dcar Dntto
we TOOK down to tho head of Dox-Ellor crock
followed It down until tho watcrs sank ;uto ~
cl'annel, and then left it and pueleJ drect1v
across the mountains In IN eastcrly dIrectton
and moved north to our present camp.
Following this route on tho map, you nil, nm.
that NO have takon tlain OF over 100 hoav1v.
laden wagons throughout eyory part Of tis
Black Hills, Bavo in d little portion near crov
Peak. "
Tho fact is, the intorior Of thc Black Hills
OFFERS SPLENDID INDUCEMENTS
to farmers and Btock-ralsers Of all descriptions.
There arc 1ne uplands and beautiful ralloya,
with good streams, and springs Of pure water.
and timber, and good building-Rtone, on nearly
all tue hills. Az there arc no Indications along
tho Streams Of freahets In tho spring, conclude
that tho Bnow-fal must be voiy light indeed
during tho winter. Tho climate ia delightful
during the summer-months. Wild fruit thrive.
IN the vauoys, tho growth of grass is nupcrb.
and plentiful showers-oven in tho dry season.
keep 1t always frosh and paletablo.
Our animals, though worked all tho time. ara
In captal condition, and wo have only lost two
r,. ~ ~. osenusa o, s'ue' "e 'el. sots L'neo'n.
Ano '"u iilnesa "o Hhso WIN ua tell mo that
they found "color" in every pan Of dirt they
washed noar Harney'a Peak that tho dlggings
now tint u,aS nj. s a.d ~ W. pay *io pof aay
4''' non 'aa' snes oais hsa TWO or three days In
"n'ca 20 prospect, as We Kept moving 90 fast
but That, tn t1elr opinion, when the cAstorn hills
oo1n VIII nv ro1rsn rrpnv r.. .,nxn,x.
;.a,....., - - n 49,. 4nAns - ABUNDANCE
l AIN lhol:hed 70 think 80, Tor the very roots o1
the 1rass would pan ccnts to tho pan in on,
,camp near Harney's Peak.
1,roy nr,nna,, s,s "o -... 49, aIsacusi 70 e''o
~ eA'"noA en0nso u. Tug 1ohalls' We Or
poct TO Fet IN on tue S1Bt inst. Very respectfully
ana tf9!y yonrss
Lieut. a. nfosnT1 saEr;9 sa}or and A A. D g
1,siH's inc'nao ~ rt,as ,ne a,,ssour artro,,
'ncio5o 1oflneF extracts from my Journal
nr,nv oru., avn z,oncr,,,, ,,,
DiAi'h " 'n-A'' oso' L. fonsxIn s {coSItSvEo).
Leaving tim main port,on ~; IT, Hoy cniyn, 'nd il
c,,n ~, w G,utan !ti ~ " sua eoh u u
W,}2i. ~ Utet " tao e3Peoltloh lCo
M'sia'n huu!Qw@, .no "mses, ana othofs, started
~ =. ". luz Lua ooutn foFK OF Cheyehne h'For.
t,t a o9iocs Was 1uo explofasoh OF tho country IN
wo xas ~ nou " ZIP slo ssout heynolas
ana mn" "n1 T. Gat'y ospscnes 70 fo1s Laramie,