Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-04-23
THE BLACK HILLS.
from the Cheyenne Leader. ]

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THE BLACK HILLS.
from the Cheyenne LEADER
Gen. Ord has authorized the raising Of
F. company OF fifty Indian scouts rom
spotted Tails band, to be commanded oy
First Lieutenant Emmett Crawford. 3rd
u. S, Cavalry, and to be employed 10
patroIling the country adjacent to int
Black Hills. to keep out the miners.
Col. Steele, writing to one OF our citi-
zens from Washington, under date o. tue
3rd OF last month, says:
81 leave for Ohio tonight for couple
/ OF weeks. Everything has been done ID
the matter of getting the Indian dtle2a-
tion here that could be done, and instruc-
ltiops have been telegraphed Agents Ss-
vile and Howard to bring on the Indian
chiefs. This matter seems to be moving
all right.
Private advices from Washington lead
MS to infer that the Indian delegation from
the Sioux Nation is expected by the gov
eminent authorities to arrive there be-
| fore the 18th inst. The time that will b
occupied in making the treaty will be
short, as the administration mean busl :
ness. All reports received so far are
che e, ing. Those who are growing i'm
| patient should remember that Rome was
not built in day, and that the most APP
proved style OF red tape requires som'
little time.
BoNroN HAHBoR. MICH.,
April 2, 1875.
Editor Leader: l haye just returned
item Chicago. where have been in con-
sultatinn with Gen. Sheridan in refer
euce TO all Of Wyoming. | can assure
| YOU tia: he is anxious to open up all OF
your Territory, so that Its resources may
be developed. and he will assist all that
he can IN bringing about this end. But
you must have patience. He said that ii
the people were patient, and did no
crowd the Black Hills matter into difli
cultY, the whole of Wyoming would b.
Iopcn to settlement within the year. You
can trust Gen., Sheridan. He does moi
desire that any excitement shall be crea-
ted about the MINER weaith.of wy
Ioming, until there has been more thor
ough examination made under Govern
ment auspices. l think he will order al
,xreli,ion into your Territory tor this
purpose this coming summer, and il h.
docs shall accompany it. There will b.
! geologist and some practical miners
with the expedition to investigate and
prospect the sections Of country rcportcu
rich in gold. Yours, truly,
CAPT. j. Ii. KELLY.
A letter, dated Bismarck, D. T.. Marcel,
|27, says: Topographic instructions wer'
received by Gen. Gustav, at Fort Lincoln,
authorizing the formation Of another ex-
Ipedition to the Black Hills, and the de-
ais are not further known than that Gen.
Gustav goes in commsnd. and is to b.
composed of the Seventh Cavalry and =
due proportion OF infantry, with perhaps
a battery Of Calling guns, it will move
from For, Lincoln as soon as the weather
will permit; but owing to the heavy fall
of snow it is believed the depth of the
streams to be crossed will prevent an car
" departure. 1t is probable that to the
forces moving from Fort Lincoln there
will be joined attachments from Other
points, aud that this entire force will no;
halt at the Black Hills, but, leaving a
small force there, will proceed Yves ward
and explore the Big Horn mountains an,
the country lying west Of the Yellowstone
river.
The above reads encouragingly, as
gen. Gustav will s'c:rc.e' through the
fairest fields Of Wyoming, and will bring
prominent public notice many of th'
beauties. attractions and advantages that
people generally are skepiical about.
tits now stated in Washington as flc'
what the Leader maintained over yca'
ago, that the treaty OF 1868 with tn,
Sioux was not legally ratified. The law,
nGer which that treaty was made, re-
CURED the treaty 10 be ratified by Con-
yress. 1t was ratified by the Senate
not by Congressman pTomui gated by
The President. IL Las, however, been
treated by departments Of the government
IS ratified, and Congress has arpropri
ated millions of dollars to meet it's pro-
visions for feeding and clothing the
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