The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-09-23

1880
TO miners and others, and rapidly I'LL
up. There is no doubt, also, that good
paying gold and silver mines exist In
the Big Horn and Powder River
country. BY being ut Fort Pease, par
ties will be in n position to take early
advantage Of all new discoveries in
hat section. They can prospect free
from molestation from either the Gov
eminent or Indians. The effect Of q
large force OF men at Fort Pease and
on the Big Horn will be to develop
that fine country and to open 1t up to
travel. These men being there will
have a tendency to induce emigrants
to come from both the Union and
Northern Pacific Railroads by That
route. Settlements will rapidly be
made rs the climate is mild and fruits
abound in and around that region.
Corn and vegetables OF all descriptions
"A be raised there, and II is represent
ed as n magnificent country, with wa
ter, timbe: and grass in abundance. 1t
is n very attractive region. and when n
firm foothold Is once attained the
country, will be filled with a teeming
population. We regard the establish
ment Of a settlement ut Fort Pease,
such as the u now attempted, as the
beginning of n new era OF prosperity
for Eastern Montana, and the men
now there are displaying n herolsm
and public spirit deserving Of the
highest praise. They are pioneers Of n
great opening and outlet for all Of
Montana, and we trust their numbers
will lie greatly augmented this fall, 70
that there will be no doubt the point
will be held and no step back ward be
taken.
Paul Mccormick speaks in the high
est terms Of the lower country. He
says that It is not exaggerating to
state that the farming portion OF the
country Is large enough to provide
good ranches for the subsistence OF
fifty thousand persons. Plums and
grapes grow in profusion, the climate
Is perfectly delightful, while game
and fish are there in innumerable
numbers. Verify, that is the country
for Ills all.
big Horn City and Fort Pease
are synonymous terms. We do not
know the precise locality OF the new
city, but suppose Il Is upon the banks
of the Big Horn River, moi far from
the Yellowstone, and ON the proposed
line of travel between Cheyenne and
the settled portions of Montana The
"oldest inhabitants" of this new
city were. piloted thitaer by one Maj.
Pease, and in consequence Of ONE
rumors that the party proposed to en-
ter upon the unceded lands Of Wyo-
ming or the Sioux reservation, the
following card was published by them
in the Bozeman papers
a CARD.
We, the undersigned, citizens of
Big Horn City, and garrison Of Fort
Pease, are led to believe that there Is
an idea prevalent amongst the gov
eminent officials that we contemplate
EJETR w 70 AlAHNo ~ AAAttos va
violation of law. We wish to state
that we do not intend to visit the
Black Hills or any other mines on
treaty-land, nor do we intend to viO-
late any trpnty-laws, or order of Gov
eminent. That we are law-abiding
citizens, and here for the purpose of
cations, and have never intended
anything else.
Paul Mccormick, G.. Woody, II.
VI. Taylor, p. G.. Sweeny, II. How
ard, Herman Murray, b. b. Brock
way, NJ. j. Cunningham, Charles
Peabody, j.. w. Norton, Tyler Nc
CIeeS, w. o. Gore, w. o. Milikin,
z. II. Diniels, s. ID. Lute4, J. Dew
ing. y. b. Cocks, j. S. Crane, ]. G..
Allen, II. b, Potter, A. Onstadt,
Fred. Hopllin. Vim. Page, Jerry
Burke, Duncan McCrea, John Dolan,
Taylor Bliven, Joseph Hill, A. S.
Hubbell. Edward Burke, James
Alexander. j. F. Ford, John Nc
Kenzie, Elias Carter.
On the 2Sth Of August. Paul Nc,
Cormick, Tyler NJ :Clees, S. D. Lutes,
and a man named Jones. left Fort
Pease for Bozeman, and Mccormick
reached there on the afternoon OF the
9TH. The journey was made on foot
by the party, to the New Crow
Agency, which took 6 l-2 days.
There Nice. obtained a horse, and the
other three remained to await his re-
turn with the mails. Below we give
his description of the post" and
other things, which we clip from the
Bozeman Times.
THE POST.
In addition To the stockade, which
ia cOmnlato aDl Sacura apaipst opx,