The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-05-21

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following IN relation TO Mr.. White,
president Of the Black Hills expedi-
tion now Icing organized in tAat
city:
"Mr. White is a young energetic
looking man of about IhiTly-tive
years, and has spent the last four
years on the PLAINS engaged in the
active business Of cattle raising. He
returned To this city last fall. From
his statement it appears that the
company consists of eleven hundred
men altogether, including two hun
drgd from this city aud surrounding
county,, ineluding Harrisburg, Ian
caster, Lebanon and other ~neighbor-
ing cities. Mass meetings have been
held in Boston and New YORK, and "A
series will commence in this city,
about the middle of the month, at
the Assembly buildings, lasting for
two weeks, which will be addressed
by PTof.ENIarsh of Yale College, and
several old miners of New York and
Boston, including Major l.. w.
Griggs, an old 10 Californian, when
specimens will be shown Of the gold
nuggets found in the Black HIS
region. 1t was the original intrn-
tion to start on the lSt OF May, but in
consideration OF the wishes of the
government, Is well rs the fact that
the spring was back ward and the
grlss not strong enough to bear the
teams, the expedition has been de.
layad until the Let of June, when it
viii start, Mr.. White says, COniid-
emily, with or without the govern
ment sanction, from Philadelphia,
which will he made the eastern rem
devious. If the government should
continue its restrictions they will 90
To Cheyenne aud then branch out to
The west, entering the Big Horn
country, which is free and open to
all, and whore they shy the prospects
of gold ARE even greater than east
ward in the Black Hills region.
They desire to go rs a lawful body,
seeking to create no diillulty with
the military or Indians. They are
willing to await the ratification Of
the pending treaty with the Sioux
Indians, and to do everything with
in the law, wishing To- secure the
government protection thereby. This
policy has given them some trouble
with restless spirits who want To 90
at once-dangcr or no danger-but
they are Curbed 10y the leaders, and,
jnaSmuCh rs they have eve been
asked vtU deposit any mUnPy, they
readily aCquiUscc in the advice of the
more experienced. T.0m Il small
arty thes euterpri 20 is assuming
gigantic nroPurtiOns, and it j. 1p%-
pected 10 sepmprise at least 1000
men when they start on the l~t
proNimp, The object in having a
large party is fox mutual protection
and the reduction Of expenses. No
admittance fee or earnest money is
required. and in fact no money ut all
taken, the iflen beiug required to
furnish themselves with tickets and
goods The leaders, however. make
terms with railroad companies and
manufacturers for reduction. They
have already arranged with the rail-
road companies for transportation to
CheyeHGe-at SO per head, in place of
S67, the Regular charge, and a conf
pany of five hundred responsible cit
z"nS of Cheyenne have formed the
Cheyenne aud Black HiIls Transport
tatiOn Company. which will provide
transportation direct to the Hills ut
Sc per head. They have also arranged
with manufacturers for Il discount,
and purchasing agents have been es-
tabushed at New York and BhStun,
and will soon be opened in this city.
Letters inQuiring for information are
being received from all sections Of
the State and country, and many of
the best specimens OF - bone and
muscle" which are required by the
leaders more than capital, are join
ing the expeditioE. AT St. Louis q
party. has raised $1,000. chartered Il
steamboat, bought II quartz mill for
81 800, and will sOOn go up the Mis-
sisSippi and Missouri Rivers to the
Cheyenne. and up the Cheyenne As
far as possible, which is to a point
about 100 miles from Harney,s Peak.
hotels are crowded and the streets
swarming With people who are going
out on their own individual respOn-
Sibility. The excitement throughout
the west is said to be intense. Mr..
Whitei Is confident of the'existence of
gold in the regions around the Black
Hills. He mas been receiving speci-
mems during this winter, and gold,
lying in nuggets weighing eight
PennyWeightS, had bern aiken from
on the Sroupd. He had also ne
cen We'd specimens Of silver ore which
a geOlOgist had examined and pro-
nounced would yield 81, 800 to the
ton. The country also contains cop
per iron, Head and gypsum. TlIe-fr-
rigation is perfect and there WILDE no
dearth OF water for alluvial purposes.
There is plenty Of timber land. The
first mining, Mr.. White considers,
will betpoeket mining, the gathering
Of nuggets Off the surface, the miners
stalking off their claims, and after