The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-05

F. NJ. UMPEREYs,
W. HARRISON,
J. McCOLY.
j. SMITH.
Being 800 feet each.
These miners have dug two prospecting holes
on their claims, ana one OF them was lndustri-
ousy making suice ditch along the bank by
means OF which they expect soon TO operate ex-
tenslvely in the bed of the stream. The grass OF
the valley had been set on fire purposeiy and was
burning rapidly. The flames were extinguished
by order OF Colonel Dodge. As was talking TO a
miner, Enthusiastically from the Yankee corner or
the world originally, ana endowed with q keen
and expressive face, he remarked chuckllngy:-
''But tell you, you fellers scared US awful,
though. We bant Den here long, and have
rayther 'spected ter run a narrer risk with SOL
diers or Injuns; am we've kept kinder ready Tor
cleanin' OUT But when We saw blue uniforms
a-comin' over the rise o. ground down thar, tell
you we thought you was alter US, sure; an we
ran to our hldn' place. The only thing we conld
a.done would have ben ter have given up am
gone with yer; but it did seem hard ter give up
our diggen's an camp an everything"
The miner was infinitely delighted to learn that,
although under general order required to arrest
them, Colonel Dodge mad no time TO do SO, ana
that they would not be disturbed for the present,
Another miner said -
az saw them when they first came into the val
ley. | was way ON them rocks pointing to the
top OF a large crag) and I run more'n Eve done
since don't remember when to give the alarm
TO the boys, SO that they could get away"
After finding that the military would not dis
turb them the miners expressed themselves as
glad that we had come. and invited US to dinner
at their camp among the rocks, saying apooget-
icaly that they had little besides meat on which
TO subsst. At this moment an old gentleman,
krrA
Jake,n approached aud was requested oy the
same person to exhibit to me
A PIECE OF GOLD,
which he had washed cut Of a pan Yielding TWEEN.
ty-seven cents. At tue same time the younger
miner remarked: -
''He's got rich claim, he has, up the creek.u
The old man had very intelligent and benevo.
lent countenance. After searching in his pocket
book he brought rom deep recess a yellow
paper, carefully folded, in rectangular FORM Into
q minute package, winch, on being slowly opened,
was handed me. it contained somewhat less than
grain Of apparently pure gold, in single fake.
The color OF the metal was very RIGA yellow. The
old gentleman is engaged In making a sluice on
his claim, about a mile further up the creek.
The other miners informed me that one OF their
company mad lett the day before for Fort Laramie,
with all the specimens OF gold they possessed. He
went purposely to spread the rumor OF the exist
ence OF gold on French Greek, and IRON his lips
the news will undoubtedly spread rapidly over
the land and arouse a tide OF emigration that
within two months will people these valleys with
dense population. The miner with whom We
had previously conversed most kindly remarked,
with an innocent cruelty that was heartrending,
that If we mad come day earlier we could have
despatched our mail by their courier. He offered
me gold-washlng PAINFUL OF cool water from the
FRI W "A nd wa ra Shpd.
pan was then filed with sand from pit about
two feet below the surface, and yielded several
scales OF fine gold.
A FIenchman who accompanied The expedition
hitler subsequently "panned" out short ais
lance further down the stream from seven TO If
teen cents worth of gold from each snovelful OF
earth. Colonel Bullock, an old indian trader.
who has most thorough and intimate knowledge
of the social character and habits OF the savagss
industriously washed out several fakes of the
precious metal. IL may be remarked that he de-
clares that he has frequently heard from squaws
that there was gold north OF the South Cheyenne.
The exeitement grew space, and the camp mad
scarcely been established before she creek was
lined with long array Of Uncle Sans soldiers
engaged in washing mud which they dug no with
their bare hands and with shovels. To-day they
resumed the pastime. Even some OF the ofncers
enthusiastically 'panned outn specimens OF gold
The excitement has. however, been thus far
very temperate, and do not believe
q single soldier would feel an incli-
nation to desert ana become miner
we're the country already legally opened to new
corners. Gold has only been found In very moder-
rate quantities. ono OF the miners OF the party
encamped in the rocks asserts that he knows the
situation OF very rich quartz lode. II such
exist they may prove profitable when worked
with suficient capital; but
THE STORIES OF ADVENTURES
ambitious to attract others OF their kind to This
country are to be accepted with cnary credence.
The region through which We marched yesterday
contains a much larger quantity OF quartz than
exists in this vicinity. Near the head or what is
conjectured to be Spring Greek veins OF rotten
quartz protrude from the ground along the trail
In the valley OF Rapid creek quartz Is seen in
wide veins Embedded In mica slate or cyst No
thorough examination was made yesterday, ana
4 its nature cannot be stated.