The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-08

Thought thev could tell the country easy ana md
the way taken py the party. but they couldn't
aud were goini back TO Red Cloud 10 find out more
about lt.n
Joe communicated this Information with
straIg htIorward air.
"what did the hali-breeds tell your Are there
any hostile bands OF Indians IN the Hilisrp
"NO; they SAID that a miner had been killed
south o. here about three weeks ago. Couldn't
learn what party he belonged to. They said roo
that q large band o. miners we're camped IN the
same part o. the hills, an ike fools, went little
way from camp TO prospect. leavin' their rifies,
blankets ana horses thar; an that the lnuns jes'
came down, arter watcnin' nv their opportunity,
an tux everythln', but warned the miners on
without a-hurun' on 'em, an told lem IN their
own language TO leave the lnjun county,"
Joe related this advent ure with JUNCTION, and his
m ntsl con temptation or the ''durned foolsi VINO
we're thus treated seemed to be that OF humorous
scOrn. The oak timber and elm groves through
which ne had passed ne dwet upon with de-
light. He parted with his dark companions, but
they promised that when they renewed the search
TOR the gold. huntlDg party they would visit the
white mans camp. Perhaps so-in an unattract-
i've gulse.
TEE PROGRESS OF Mr. JENNEY
In ascertalning the extent OF che gold district Is
wondrously slow. Like all great minds, Mr.. Jen-
ney glibly lays bare his Intentions. conclusions
and the contents oil the text books which he COM
mite to memory an undergraduate on the
slightest provocation. Before the Black Hills
before MS view was led TO suppose, In converse
ton with him, that he had found evidences on
Crow Greek, near Cheyenne which would make
1t appear scientifically absurd that gold could
exist in the Black Hills. This would even sur
pass Professor winchelI's brilliant achievement
In ~ q aNnaditinn
Colonel Dodge his stan ana your CORE
Quantities from the soil along Frenoh
Creek while the learned biologists were delaying
the presence OF pure gold In this valley was al
ready lncorpO ated IN Colonel DodRe's Ot1cial re-
suttng the OPINION OF Mr.. Jenney. ana the tes-
aph has since announced 1t TO The country. 1t
Is unknown mere vine her Mr.. Jenney informed the
Interior Department or the connrmatlen OF Gus
ter's account OF tins portion oil the black hill g,
out 1t Is rumored that ne sent e. Washington q
report OF decisive nature, whether positive or
negative. Mr.. Jenney was not, before Inc mail Of
the 17th LETT the camp, quall1ed 10 express
any opinion on the mineral resources or
this VALLEY. having scarcely been in It nve hours
on the day previous and having acknowledged to
certain persons that he could say nothing on tina
subject, as he nad not had time TO gam any knowl-
edge. Not until yesterday was the Work begun
OF sinking shaft to he bed rock. near the camp,
to ascertain what the value oil deposits might be
at the very Dase OF the all1vfal formation.
Tnere Is in existence here gold In quantities
WHICH Will repay tue INVESTMENT VI Capital anu
labor. It Is not probable tnat wealth can De Sc
cured here in the goli digglngs IN brefer space
OF time or with less enort tnan would be required
foolish writers last year fastened 10 bestow upon
a region lite better known tnan the land within
Tas GLORY OF GEL DORADO"
Custet's ex oeo1tlon, though 1t found gold merely
FASTENED through the country and saw less than
a quartz of It's area, except from the SUBMITS OF
the mountains. Garner explorers, warren ana
Raynolas, did not look for gold' ana, therefore,
but Ia Inc southeastern portion OF the Black
Hills the yellow makes have been washed from the
and POUNDS, as they nave been in other countries.
III Dorado is most eeregious mlsnomer.
MINER'S VIEWS.
A conversation with one oil the most energetic
and apparently most truthful OF the miners VINO
operating on tins creek. revealed to me
their logged perseverance, aud the fact
1%as tsS Of cold not from me pscers as has
been suppo-ed. He stated to me tnat 10
wash the gold out In pans would certainly not
bring reward Tor their labor; but tnat they are
confident tnat by 'sluicng" each man can take
from the earth $l2 or sl3 in gold every DAY.
The valley uear the mining CAMPS IS changed In
appearance since first saw It, Green sod begins
10 vanish before the eye aud In It's place are dull
heaps oil iTesh earth. In three days the sluice
nearest Camp Harvey Will be completed. There
are four parties OF miners now 10 TINS valley.
nave not vet mentioned another reason why Sec
Rotary Delano ana commissioner Smith, In tner
cay chairs at the capital feel disturbed by the
pros ect or any in terIerence with the present sit
Sioux reservation The charges OF Professor
Marsh ana tue complaints OF the chiefs them
selves have once more brought into broad day
light the monstrostty which Is known as the lndlau
Ring.u Evidences OF It's rascdlity are very patent
70 the eye at almost every depot OF supplies IN
respectable correspondent Is button-holed by
contractors anu Inspectors and driven near the
verge OF insanity by tEeir loud deiences OF tnem-
selves and tue Indian agents alone SUFFICIENT to
convince the most simple ana unsophisticated
THERE " SOMETHING IN TIE wISD.n
With new organization OF the Indian Bureau,
which would De lkey 70 follow a removal OF the
Indian Territory, toe lnoian Ring might expert
ence some dire Inconvenience. The same might
supplies sent by the government TO feed the
bands at the spotted TAN and Red Clouo agencies,
not an Oh wd h ever relcnev mem fnnndse e
and widely entertained by those familiar
with the management, or rather mismanagement,
OF the Indians that the Indian Bureau, while 1t
sbrinks with pecuniary horror from general nos
til.lies, fosters the little acerbties between the
savages and tue government and wlnks at occa-
sOnal rapine ana pillage by small banos. he
more tne whites are led TO nate and dlsTust the
Indians the less sympathy Will they feel for mis-
real wrongs. and The more securely may the
''RIug" continue 10 feed upon the paternal gen.
crosby ~ Of the government and tLe dependent
TIE mowers behind the magisterlal chair in
Washington do not wish That he Black Hills should
where part Of their huntng ground lies, would
be likely to follow, and the disgust oil the sioux
would then mPsl them 1nnIan to T consent TO
any other spot where they would be
fed by the government and ieel no further
necessity Of following the chase. If the stories II
golden riches existing Ia these mountains could
be dIssipated " the report OF Reologst, which
mignt be already prepared In Washington pre-
VIC - to his return. so tnat he would nave out to
append his signature, the bark Of the 'lndian
Ringn might sail smoothly on over the waters or
time without tearing storm. The desirablllty OF
the purchase OF this region would cease II the
public could oe convinced that Its
SUPPOSED RICHNESS WAS ONLY AN ILLUSION.
This, the opinion oil no purely scientific man, II
his experience were tenfold as great as mat pos
sessed by Mr.. Jenney, could now accomplish.
The CLASS or adventures VINO rash to new gold
fields Will only be convinced by their own intel1-
gence. Tbeg view science with ignorant con-
Tempt when II Is not restricted 10 what they con-
sider It's legitimate sphere, outside the DOMAIN OF
the practical.
the only part OF MT. Jenney's party which
see ms have organized system OF labor Is that
assigned 10 sketch tue top0gr Apply Of the country,
consisting or two gentlemen, DR.. Z. v. McGilly
cuGdy aud his assistant, Mr.. Burch. Although
the surveying force - insufficient Tor the magni-
tude OF tue WORK, the result will be great I'M
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