, 1875-05-01
THE BLACK HILLS.
A Description OF the Now Elslo-
RADIO.
Tho Report Of tho Miners Brought Out
by Capt. Mix.
Tho Routes TO lilo Iiills...Tflc Composition
OF n Mincr's 0Mlllt.

THE NEW ELpoRaoo,
sree.dt Correspondence a TIE Chicago Trfbpnt.
OMAHA. Nob., April 27.-Tilo Black Hills
proper lle botyeen Tic 41d mud 45th do
grocs OF latitude aud tho 1o3d md 105th
degrees Of longitude Thov occupy mn area of
al,out 100 miles In length md co nlfos in
breadth. their course being northor!y and
soattoriy. 1t lhcir taso they aro 1000 feet
above tho loyul Of the sen. and at their top
/ 1000. Thov arc bounded by Wyoming on tho
west, Dakota on tho north and oaat, and No
hraBsn OIL tho boutll. The North and South
Forks Of tho Cheyenne niyer almost cnclrcto
them. Tho sides OF tho lltls nre covered With
forests OF dark-grceu pinc, which, at
dissanrc,' look black, md hcuco their
namo Dr. lIa7don, willing Of tho hills
iu 1880, Haya, "Il.oy are 1000 square
miles in extcnt, covered with excellent pIne
forests, 1,280. COO ncros." C,istor reports. "Tlo
timber found cotns.ea Of many varieties, priH-
cipaiy Pine, oat, mud olu Tho pino Is Of srit-
abba Dimensions for being workcd Into lumber,
mud ia met with in abundance OH ovcry hilslde.'
In his report OF 1868, Con. q: Il. Warren says.
"1n thsae tnountatn.fo formations which border
tue groat plainB OH thu woat, Aro to bo found
beautiful flowing streams, and ANAL, rich val
IcsE covered over With 1no ErasB for lny, and
susceptible OF cultivation by means OF Irrigation.
Fno timber for fuel ahd lumber, Limestone, aid
good storo for building purposos. aro here
abundant. Gold las been found In places In
valuable quantities, and, without doubt, Tho
moro common and useEut minerals will bo dis
coYarod whon more m!nuto examinations arc
made. Tie remarkable freedom lloro from siek-
nosR ia one OF tLo attractive foaturos Of the re-
glon."
THE LATEST rEwE
from tho DIack Hills is brought BY 4 well-known
merchant Of Omaha, Capt. Wilcox, Of tho firm
Of Stephens & Wilcox. lie oamo down direct
from the ned Cloud Agency, aud Tas quite close
10 tbs hills. ue saw and tnod witll tho 1nluers
brought out by Cnpt Mix, and thoy showed him
gold they had gathered IN tue Black Hills, aud
Rave him some handsome Bpecimons Of quartz
rock containing alvar. Tho miners said they
had boen In tho bills oil winter, and had bnilt
atrong stockadc. Tho ground was frozen
50 hnrd they could not prospect much,
and thoy weso 10 afraid OF 1ndi-
aus they spent neatly al their time
strengthening their fort and building lInts. They
FOUND gold in soycral places. aad worked ono
".ocker, "--tho only ono they had. Some Of tho
party sunk al.att IL feet doop on Trouch Crock,
and found good-lookipg quality Of sllvcr ore.
They built fotgo, md melted soma OF tho orc,
aud got globulcs Of silver. The mines were very
far in tho hllls aud the soldiers who went after
them cot Id not get their wagons ncaror than u
miles from tho stockado. they were quite WILL
ua to oomo out With tho soldiers. and seemed
ratbe, clad to be Hafe from Indiana onco moro.
Thay say the Government ia doing right In pro-
tectnc tho hills from nlncta. but think tina Gov
arumont should
orcS TIE COUNTRY 70 WHITE NEN,
| as they are auro II IL rich in minerals. They
readily gavo tLo.r parole not to outer The hills
aqa,n until permitted to do 50 BY Government
THAT tllov exlrct to return hoon ts cVtdons, md
! all say thoy wilt 80 back tho tnouont they can
castt!o, ouly is head Of wh.eh could be found.
and theae they brought ont witA thom. They
lott four wagons III tue hills. aud buried their
! ammunltionn, saying they "Would not need It
ss % hs Sss ofs tsaea ns ss % h ia Tsoy s1a
etaxed out cIatlnB laid out q town, aud expect to
mako money in tito hilis. Quo ot tho minors,
/ Cordrrro, WAS most enthusiastic 11e said O man
with au!ce could mako $40 per day; aud, with
| who is = Mexican, says the best dig0inga are
farther north. lie IL m0at anxious to search for
gold in the vicinity Of Tho Big Horn Mountains.
Capt. Wilcox aays ....
llo docs not bolleva intners arc going into tho
Black Hills. Indians are scattered all about tho
country. and no mhtts men could get Ii without
being sceu. II they wore not killed, they would
certainly berooortod aud tho military authorities
had no complaints from the Indians of vlo!atioua
Of tho treaty. other than By tho ninera whom
Capt. Nix brought out. Wilcox says tlaruoy'a
Icnk IL In full view from Rod Cloud Agency, aud
the prospect from hu elevation near the Agency
Ia very fine.
Dr.. say,llc tho Indian Agent was gathering
tho Chiefs, and iu fow days expected to start
TO. Washington. Most Of tho Oga'slla and f]suo
Ch.ofs wore ready, nnd the Doctor waa only wait
Ing Tor tho Minnoconious to start.
10 much competition exists In this West al to
which il
THE DEsr ROUTE
to lie Black Hills, tint Qua may we'll hcBitate t0
express IN opinion. The Sioux City poople say
thoy haya found It up tho Nobsara,; tho Obey.
enuo people olnlln it via Laramie aud Rod Cloud ;
the Sidney folks arc sue 1t q by Pole Crock aud
Spotted Tall the Fremont folks BY the Etkhorn.
Omaha favorably for everything that goes on in
creation, at eourso have = Eanta direct fr1m
their city to tho gold-tlelds. The truth IN, tue
Omaha folks hayo It tAt8 time without exagger-
alton. and Il Is likoy TO rest l., wat trade and
good to their olty. Omaha ia roA!sy tho last point
Weat whsre hornos, mulcs wagons, food and
mining implements, can bo bought cheap, and IL
auch nun,bags aud quantities as will be required
to open up vast aud new e3untry; Tho dis
TANGO overland IL greater than from Cheyenne OF
Sidney; but p,luers do not care for a hundred
m.lex Of SO when thoY arc onco In motion, anG
| the tuNrQey eau be performed moro chenplr bJ
wagon than by rail. Tho roatls ara good aud the
streams b1idgod. axcapt tho N1obrara. which Cal
ba fortlol at any place. A fair table Of dYtauoos
would DO "a followss =.
Dn,aAa To- NAts
WIsuer Ill
Norfolk.
Grsnshtq"a' = =
Mli..ty road ttam iast i,aa.u...
1iAFupys
Tota! ,,....,,.,,.,,.,..,,.,,.At .At
11ost Of t!i& journey would lay through well
waterod, cultivated region, With plenty Of woot
and Erass, and most delightful camps. It vii
no doubt ba
THE FAYonfrE ROUTE.