The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-20
For the Democrat
GOING TO THE BLACK HILLS.
CHEYENNE, April IS, 1875.

NHEh ENNGl AApiA ~ ~ ,
DEAR SIR: arrived here yesterday,
leaving Omaha on Friday at I:3o a. m,
and landing in this frontierVillage about
33o a. m. on the 24th. We made fast
time on this read, about twelve miles per
hour. The road is still in very poor
condition, as there are no through trains
as yet. suppose you folks are all
anxious to hear from the Black Hills
so am /, as everybody is talking about
it, but none knows more than | do. |
hear of lots of fellows slipping out, but
believe it is all blind, and put up by
the hotel keepers. Board is no less than
81 to $40 per week The hotels are more
or less filled with strangers, and some
are beginning to get the blues already,
as their means are becoming exhausted,
The weather is somewhat pleasanter
to. day than yesterday, for then 1t showed
and blew as 1t only can in a country so
level as this. The whole distance trav-
eled thus far is one vast prairie, with
thousands of cattle scattered along,
Cheyenne is quite a place in some
folks estimation. My knowledge OF the
place is not very encouraging, | assure
you. They claim 5000 Of population,
besides the floating which think is
pretty large for a town of its size, as |
have not seen mandatory of any
kind except bakeries and few Chinese
laundries, but 1t can boast OF two opera
houses, as they call them here, though |
should like'to see one of them stay in
Canton. think they are very demor-
alzing, by what | see of those that 90
there, as they always get home about
Two or three o'clock in the morning,
very seasor abe hour for opera, They
also boast of churches was at one
this morning, the Methodist. The con-
gregaton consisted of seven Black Hill
miners, besides myself eleven gentle
men, nine ladies', seven children and one
preacher, and it was not bad day for
church either, Sunday is a business day
in this country; every body is loose and
reckless, Faro IS pastme which they
all INDUCE in. Taking all into consdcra-
ton, it is a slim place to boast of, When |
the mines open out 1t will no doubt i'm
prove; until then its growth no doubt |
will be slow. The soldiers are still com
ing IN, as there was fresh arrival to.
day again. have seen more soldiers |
the past two days than have for two
years past, The Indians are bound to
hold their lands, and so it stands. some
think it will be a week, and others say
about three months, while others say not
this summer; 50 that is about all the in
formation we have or could get. My
opinion is, we don't get in before fall,
and then there will be fearful sight OF
as the winters are very severe.
BY what have seen of it already, Wy
omIng won't freeze my bones if don't
get there in four months. | won go at
all, that is me, if Mr. Sioux is on his ear
and We have right to be 50. ! would
advise all Cantondns to stay with MoIlle
Stark for some time at least until we
hear from there. My opinion Is this, that
the sharpest will no doubt get there, but
for man to leave civilization and Jump
into some old trapper's shoes, don APP
prove Of would here say to those who
are thinking of going to the Far West,
stay where you are, as California is
very poor country at present have
had talks with persons on all the eastern
bound trains, and they say that CaIlIor-
MIA is overstocked with men already, and
to my own certain knowledge there are
on the road gong there now.
A train leaves Omaha every day A
train went through here a few minutes
ago with 10 car loads, and they said there
we're about 5000 at Omaha yet, so that
they are getting in as fast as they leave,
which must certainly be a stampede in
Frisco | for one would say stay out of
California at present; about the Black
Hills, so long as | can, shall give you
all the information that will interest you.
there are any prospects for
you to stand ashore, won't forget you.
Until then, keep quiet.
lreman yours,
JOHNNIE,