The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-07-03
LATE NEWS SUMMARY.

The Red Cloud and Spotted Tai
Indians have signed an agreement to relin
| quish their rights in Nebraska They wan
$1,000 in hor-es, $4,000 in cows. -, 100 i,
| harness, and 81, 800 in wagons. All are wei
pleased.
| Advices from Spotted Tails agency
state that three large war parties left tina
vicinity on the 17ih, one for each Ponca snt
| Pawnee. Ute and Shoshone reservations. Il
| is thought among posted men that gigantic
| Indian war is about to be inaugurated. In.
| formation has been cent to the Indian agent
Portions of the states of Ohio and
Indiana were visited by an earthquake last
week. The shock was severe at many points,
although no casualties are report ed other
than the cracking Of the walls Of a few build
ings. The people in the different towns
shaken were, however. greatly frightened,
and are still uneasy lest the oscillation already
felt be but the premonition Of others to follow.
Prominent frontiersmen and army
officers express the opinion that there will be
great trouble with the Sioux, Chevennes and
Arrapahoes this summer and fall. At least
five large war parties have left the reserva,
lions in the last two weeks. The cavalry in
this department are unable to keep them on
the reservations because OF their limited num-
bers 1t will be impossible for the soldiers to
guard the Black Hills and attend to the In
dams.
The following has just been received
from Col. r. l. Dodge, in command of the
escort to Prof. Jenney's Black Hills exploring
expedition. "Gold has been found in paving
quantities on French creek. Clusters report
is confirmed in every particular The COM
mand are WELL" Private advices say the COM
mand found one hundred miners at work in
Clusters Gulch, taking ont gold at the rate of SIS
to s25 per pan. The evidences are strong that
there many more miners in that country.
The gold found is coarse. but easily pounded
quartz. The mines are abundant, but no one
has prospected them. No Indians were seen
by the command. They north of Hsrney's
Peak Prof. Jenney's party and the expedi-
ton under Col Dodge have formed perma-
nent camp on French Creek, near Hardys
Peak, called Camp Harvey. and close by the
stockades built by the miners whom Capt.
Mix brought out. Gold seems to have been
found in abundance. Nearly hundred
miners were found there in different camps,
who have made claims and done considerable
work in building sluices, digging bitches, etc
the command have tanned out gold dust of a
rich quality.
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived at the Indian bureau from Prof. Jenny, |
lated at the camp on French creek, near Har-
ney's Peak June IT Hon. E. P. Smith: 1 |
have discovered gold in small quantities on
The north end OF Castle creek, terraces,
Or bars of quartz gravel. Arrived here |
yesterday. About fifteen miners have located |
It camp on the creek above here, and have |
working. Gold is found from |
Castle creek southwardly to French creek at |
this point, and the deposits almost in or |
wholly in Dakotah. The region has not been
fully explored, but the yield of gold thus far |
has been quite small, and the re-
ports of the richness of the gravel |
are greatly exaggerated On French creek
The depceits Of gravel are very unfavorable
situated. The water supply is small and fail
ing, and the grade too little to admit Of tail
ngs being carried by stream. TIE prospect
It present is not such as to warrant extended
explorations in mining.
W. P. JENNINa, e. NJ. G. Expedition.