The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-04

the soil. Toe traditions about the wealth OF
the Black Hills seem likely 10 be found as lab
IS one feature or this land, however, which pro-
sale exploration cannot dIssipate-its exquisite
natural beauty, with summer climate filled
with the gentle winds Of Paradise, neither TOO warm
nor too cool
Ia thls country Is a SUBJECT Tor serious phllan-
tnropic attention have remarked the suffering
which many OF them nave SHOWN Willingness
10 undergo by reason OF the inIatuation under
which they labor. 1hey confidently expect that
In lew months there VIII be dense population,
anu tnat a market will be established here for
It's convenience. The companies best provided
with supplies nave sufficient 70 sustain them Ter
only two or three months MANY VINO &C first
were so provided have allowed their proyender 10
become exhausted before thinking OF repeuisnng
IL. several miners nave, at the very verge OF
starvation, determined TO turn their steps home
ward. Tue problem which stares them in the lace
Is 10 procure loOd to sustain them on the jour
ney. The cOmmissary regulations are enforced
with seVetltyln this command, and no civilians can
procure provisions unless through the charity or
officers or tne dishonesty of soldiers. Those miaers
VINO well supplied hold on to their stores
win phSrisalca grip, aud refuse 70 sell any part
OF them for even fabulous prices. lt IS easy
TO torese e II the government does not force the
invaders to reure IRON the Black Hills during the
summer and autumn, that there will be terrible
sune ing among them alter the commencement OF
winter. There Is no military or indian post in
suca proximity as 70 make 1t easy OF access, ana
those who allow themselves 70 be shut up IN the
valleys by the deep SHOWS with meagre store or
food, may end their existence by starvation.
The goverameRt would do wen 70 exercise It's
authority, II Tor no otner than benevolent pur-
I pose,
always trusts, TO superstitlous degree, to luck;
and this popularity renders him careless OF the
present and unconcerned or the future
SAD SIGHTS.
This afternoon two men, formerly resilient in
Kentucky and Missouri, came into the camp nom
the upper valley and represented themselves as
destiIufe OF IoOd and anxious 10 return 10 Fort
Laramie They were disgusted with tne meagre-
ness OF the gold product IN lhls country ana salu
that there were many others equally dis
| appointed. They onered some OF their
beading In exchange Tor ratons, OF which
! succeeded |
quantity. Miners nave gone nofthWard TO pros
pecCi on otner streams as their last resort It is
! PROBABLE tnat they VIII soon return 10 Fort Lara
J ME- Searcn has been made in q desulJory man
nor and nv various persons for leads OF gold bear
! ing quartz, for rom such original deposits the
! particles which permeate the alluVlum along the
| Stream are presumed 10 DE derived. but none OF
! ward characteristics OF the goil-oearlng quartz
have yielded gold on being pulVerlzed ana washed
in the pan-the rude method by which the poor
miner ascertalns the value OF his discoveries.
Several hangers-on OF the expedition we're Tor
ness OF finding profitable mines and selling them
TO men OF capital Their opinion OF so much OF
the Black Hiis as they nave seen Is very nearly
An ARGoNAUT OF '4o
One OF them known by the name OF "Cap'' Pas
tor, Is man OF undouoted intelligence and ex-
perienca. lie iull OF the most extreme vlcls-
STUDIES and an acquaintance with adventure IN
| tue dlrest forms has not dimned native bright
| ness oil spin: and an unhagglng cheer peculiar 10
| men OF wandering Impulse. lie went TO Call-
fornia from New Orleans in June, 1S49. and is en-
! rolled among the surviving ArgonautS. AT ol1er-
! ent times he has seen possessed OF great wealth;
! gained IN wonderfully short spaces OF time and
lost win equal CELEBRITY. The fatal principle upon
| which "Capn proceededin his nnancai operations
! is EXPRESSED N his own remark that he always
! wanted MS money 10 be a-moYin' ana maxim
| To-day ne possesses only pony, with saddle
! ana bride, gun, one or Two blankets and TIE
! clothes wncn protect him from the weather.
! With this meagre Quilt cap" Is equal 10 any OF
! deal enforced by necessity, and has strong ln-
! SEPARATION Of hope equal to that OF many lortu-
nate youth on leaving the school for the battle OF
anft ua fnw q n
ing his lott him on this venture, ne is serl
ously bent on securing to himself proportlon OF
wealth, il il is existent in this country In such
plenttude as has been supposed. Ills lnvestlga-
ton mas been thorough, and like all otner veteran
| miners VINO nave come hlther with the eXpedl-
ton, his opinion OF the placer dlgglngs Is very ue
! predatory. de has examined great many ledges
/ OF quartz which wear promising appearance,
being OF the rotten or money comped species.
Specimens from some oi them looA,
even 10 geologlst, as II they were
| very RIGA, ana with the magniiying glass one may
! readily imagine that he dscerns ia them yellow
metallic lusIre On subecting them TO the test,
/ however they evince very meagre traces Oh gold.
Evidently IL has once been there, but chemical
and other action has loosened IL from the enclos-
ine rock and 1t has been washed oown by the
rains of hundreds OF years into De water courses,
forming che deposits now l0und along the streams.
he conclusion of 9'Capn Is IKE that Of s'Cafornia
! Joen-tnat "thls is damned poor cOuntry.n
TIE EXPLORATION OF THE COUNTRY
by this expedition VIII De thorough II II remains
I is conducted with admirable energy, which Will
result in the correction OF various errors IN the
area hitherto marked as "unexplored terri
toryn vita thes outlines or known noun
5n sd ana v4sSS 4S b Ssy VINO d visited
! the outskirts OF this region, INDUCED largely IN
guess work. Warren's tracing OF ais own tran
and the nelghbor1ng country IS aston snlngly cor
rect. In letter recently written in response TO
! geographical inquiry propounded TO aim by an
officer OF this expedition, he confesses that he
used nothing beside an ordinary compass TO aid
! him in mis- Typographical observations Those
taken Immediately ON his line Of march are found
! coincide
improved modern instruments employed by DR..
/ McGnncuddy and Captain Tutte. The stadia, first
used IN government surveyin the United states
with this expedition, has been found 10 DC OF the
greatest and most remarkable utility IN determin-
Ing distances and attitudes with facility and
economy OF time and labor. The courses or many
/ OF the streams, however, whlon have been located
| on the Old maps correctly at the point OF crossing
! them are found to be traced entirely wrong at
| others. Even Custer fell into this error
] OF trusting to conjecture or TO antedated maps
| for kno Wedge OF the course OF stream winch
/ he surveyed Tor only a few miles. All TINS Will
/ be clearly demonstrated when the data now be-
/ ing collected snail be properly worked up next
winter IN Washington.
/ Or. McGllicuddy, accompanied BY Mr. Newton,
/ Company /, or the Second cavalry, under COM
mand OF Lieutenant Hall, weat upon an excursion
two weeks ago toward the South Cheyenne
! River. They remained away from camp week
and thoroughly explored the region south or
! Harney's Peak. Tue work was exceedingly
! laborlOus account OF the sinuous character of
! the stream ana the abrupt and irregular grouping
/ OF the mountains. but seldom has task OF the
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! curacy. The OLD maps we're fonnd TO be utterly
wrong except as to the trails OF the former ex-
pIOrers ana these were verified by observations OF
latitude and longitude. A photographer, VINO
arrived at this camp the day before the departure
OF the party having previously received permits
sion from Mr.. Jenney to join the expedition, took
several views OF The scenery, which Is startling
and imposing IN It's character Narrow denies,
confined Dy lofty walls OF rock, suddenly open
upon verdant parks and quiet wales, and level
upands terminate at frightlul precipices, which
overlook miles Of rougR-hewn basins formed by
Irregular and grim crags standing In circular
array. Other distr1cLs which they penetrated
afford milder landscape, win a rolling
/ perspective composed OF hill and hol-
low. most remarkable stream was discovered
and appropriately named
AMPHIBIOUS CREEK =
It's waters sink into and rise from the earth
many times In tneir journey from their original
spring TO tue south Fork OF the Cheyenne. A well
worn bed extends all the way showing that In the
! wet season torrent flows on the surface; put at
the present time not a vlstge OF the current may
be seen Tor miles alter 1t disappears, until IL sud
/ denly bubbles up again from the rocks and rolls