The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-01
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California expects TO produce curing
tho present year 50,0O0OOO pounds OF wool
15 600, 900 gallons of wine, and 45,OOO,OOO
bushels OF wheat,
Brigham Young is anxious to estab-
lish colony in Sonora, his depire being to got
away from the Influence OF the public school
system of the United States
Advices from all parts of southern
Nebraska say that the grasahopper ravages
have been exaggerated. The grasshoppers
have either left all the counties Of that section
of the state, or the few that remain are doing
very little damage.
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 reported other
than the cracking Of the walls OF afew 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
tions 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 tho In
dians,
The following has Just been received
from Col. r. |. Dodge, in command OF the
escort to Prof Jenney's Black Hills exploring
expedition. "dold has been found in paying
quantities Oh French creek. Custers report
il confirmed in every particular. The com
mand are we'll" Private advices say the com
mand found one hundred miners at work in
Clusters Gulch, taking out gold at HE rate OF 80
| to a25 per pan The evidences are strong that
| there are many more miners III that country
The gold found is coarpe, but easily pounded
quartz. The mines are abundant, but no one
has prospected them No Indians were seen
by the command. They are north Of llarneyS
Peak. Prof Jenney's party and the expedl
ton under Col, Dodge have formed perma'
nent camp on French Creek, noar llardy'r
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 one hundred
miners we're found there in different camps,
who have made claims and done cOn' ideraole
work in building suices, digging ditches, etc
Some Of the party report that the soldiers III
the command have panned out gold dust OF a
rich quality,
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived at the indian bureau from Prof. Jenny
dated at the camp on French creek, neai Har'
news Peak June II Hon. E. p. Smith
have discoyorod gold in small quantities OF
the north end OF Castle creek, terraces
or bars OF quartz gravel. Arrived her'
YESTERDAY. About fifteen miners have locate'
at u camp Oh the creek above here, and haV'
commenced working. Gold is found iron
Castle creek southwardly to French creek a
this point, and the deposits are almost in
wholly in Dakotah. The region has not beel
fully explored, but the yield of gold thus ia
has been quite small, and the re
ports of the richness OF the grave
arc greatly exaggerated. On French cree
the deposits OF gravel are very unfavorabl
situated. The water supply is small and fail
ing, and the grade too little to admit OF tail
ings being carried by stream, Tie prospec
at present is not such al to warrant extende
explorations in mining.
W. p. JENNINd, e. NJ, G. Expedition.
Advices from Spotted Tails agenc,
state that three large war parties left tina
vicinity on the 17th one for each Ponca an
Pawnee, Ute and Shoshone reservations.
is thought among posted men that glganti
Indian war IL about to be inaugurated. In
formation has been sent to the Indian agent