Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-04-16
THE LAND OF GOLD.
OPENING THE HILL.

! OPENING THE HILL.
We have information. not TO be On,
>, toned, to The effect that President Gra
n has taken
al DECISIVE STEP
= looking to the speedy opening Of the Bla'
! Hills. The Secretary Of War and 9th
n members of his Cabinet are heartily
i sympathy with the movement. II II d
e dcrst00d IN Washington that the Indial
are willing TO dispose Of the country, an
n q Mr. Collins, an old friend Of the Pres
n dent, Of Galena, ILL.,, hat been commission
/ ed by Grant to proceed West ana bring [
r Washington number Of representa-,
n Sioux 10 carry out the desired negoti
0 tioDs: This has not been made public ye
j though some allusion to the matter hi
: been telegrrphed; but the facts will 500
be developed. There is no doubt that til
! authorities are now moving energeticall
10 extinguish the Indian title, and there
! every reason to believe iher efforts will r,
! suit in early success. With the oppositio
!, of the Government removed, we may e,
pcct with the opening of spring q grcy
+ rush TO the Dakota gold field.
4 LETTERS FROM cUsTER's PARK.
We have this morning number of pri
| vatc letters addressed from parties in til
Hills to friends in this city, from whic
we are permitted to make extracts Of ma,
ter of public interest. The letters wer
sent in to Cheyenne by parties goin.
thence from the stockade, being maile,
from the latter place on the 18th inst, be
ing written month before. The COLI
weather has evidently prevented the mel
from doing much up TO the time of writ
ing and the situation on the 18th of Feb
ruary appears about the same as it was OF
the 81 Of February, VIXEN Gordon ane
! Wltcher came out There was still con
fidence, however, that they would
STRIKE IT BIG
as soon as spring opened. and they were
enabled to get to work in earnest. Rus
sell, in letter to Charley Collins, speaks
of striking new and richer diggings, where
coarse gold had been found. but Mr.. Whit
lney does not refer to the matter.
LETTER FROM WHITNEY.
CUsrERs PARK. February 16, 1875.
My DEAR WIFE:-There beng another
to write 10 you. thought
would improve It. There are two men
gong to start in the morning for Chey-
enne after nroYisions-tl.at.i .ia,- -aa.~s.-y.r.-,
hrt we dnn't tt;.,i- .--.ls----- o.son ).
they are homtsick. There will be but %
of US left to hold this whole country
against the whole Sioux nation; but we
can do it We must do it until we have i'm
migration in here.
This leaves me we'll and in good health
want to stay herein this count
ry until about the first Of September If
| don't strike anything IN that time shall
start for home; il Go strike anything tha,
will pay l shall say here and send for you
and the baoy. How would you like that!
There have been some good prospects
made since we came into the Hills. II
have seen twenty-five cents to the pan TAX
cn out, but the gold IS very fine and light.
There have been 50 much STOW and cold
weather that we haven't been able to get
into the mountains to prospect, but this
spring, if the Indians let US alone, / think
we will be able to strike it big. l have Sc,
ny pile at $l5O,OOO before | leave the
Black Hills think that will pay mel
Fur what suffered to get into this count
ry. Think Of 1t EN-: 10 be called up q,
III times Of night to stand guard; boots
frozen SO hard that couldn't get them on
until made . fire and tllawed them out !;
wind blowing cold enough to freeze man
% death but it is all right,
I'm bound to have pay for it.
r. r. WHITNEY.
LETTER FROM TOM RUSSELL.
CAMP EIGHT MILES ABOvE
THE FORr, February Is, rs.
FRIEND CoLLINs:-You will probably
lavc my other Letter before this reaches
vou, If the boys got through.
Where the fort is situated is poor place
or . iownsitc; but We have staked off 100
lcres of land three miles above ii, with
wo streams running through. Scenery
magnificent. and ! think the the prctticst
,lacc for t1wnsite that ever saw. II
I'M getting coarse god here five miles
hove the fort). Orr towrsitc i as level
Is BIule City. We have foundation on
I, and will have house built before the
ct OF April.
New and richer diggings have been dis
covered.
What we want here is reinforcements,
PROVISIONS. mining tools and sow mills.-I
We are finding gold everywhere we proe-
,ect, but have 70 way Of mining sdccess-
'nlly.
Sell out oil you have there, and get here
y quick 40 God will let you. may run
mt to Cheyenne before the first OF April.
I no one comes in. I have two f;rst-clsss
lorses. and can 60 when I want to. III
60 will telegraph you from there.
RUss.LL.
TO ms wI11 M SAYS:
have been prospecting and found
'oarsc gold, but have not yet struck bed
ock. / cannot do much mining until
pring, q we have no lumber to build
iuiccs. es s es =
TO MS MOTHER M sAYs:
Che country j. al right. Gold here 10
! have been prospecting and
ound places That will pay big ii the|
pFing. Co. ,s
[Fromthe Cheyenne Leader.I I
Inquiries relative 10 tho Black Hills
onne in thick and fast from al quartersl..
he country. The nonbcf of letten r. L
elyed ~ the Leader ofIics would requirel,
luite an aFiay of clerks = write answers
. them all II Il
a number Of Black HilIs advsnturers
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