Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-07-07
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Blaek Hills.

Report BY Prsfessss Jsnney % ths
Blsek Hills.
CHICAGO. July IA Tissss' Washing.
ton special says the Interior Department
has received q full and complete report
from Prof. Jsnnsy. chief Of the scientific
expedition sent out 10 investigate the
condition Of the supposed gold fields In
the Black Hills. The report confirms
the FIRST dispatch Of Prof. Jsnnsy, In
which he said nothing had yet been
discovered that would warrant extensive
mining operations In the Black Hills.
His report 10 In direct contradiction
Of the glowing tales Of correspondents,
and opens q question Of ~vsrseity, with
all indications in favor Of Prof. Jenny.
The report proceeds at once to explode
the stories about tho rich fields on
French creek. He says this IL the spot
where miners have said washing Of loose
dirt in the digsings pannsd out ~ cents
per pan. He worked out nine buckets
Of the samo material. and only secured
90 cents out Of the whole. He says the
best Of dirt docs not average . cent and
quarter per pan. He says there Is
some gold found. but that u exists In
very small quantities. and is spread over
such q large area Of territory as to mako
practical digging . failure. The next
point Prof. Jsnney will examine will 10
In the Cheyenne river. north Of the
present camp.
Specie shipmens.
NEW Yonx. July THE specie ship
ments to Europe to-day were $780, 900
in gold.
The Mexican Border.
NKw ORLEANS, July IA Browns.
vile special says the Collector Of Gus
toms has received information that 10
MsIicans have crossed four hundred
cattle into Mexico 90 miles below the
city Of Rio Gnnde. Cortina, Judge
Martinez and other prisoners have boon
sent to Bagdad TO DO placed on the gun.
boat Juarez. for Vera Cruz.
Beeeher TessIaes In she Leedcr.
Price Conspiracy Cass.
NEW YoRx. July TAT the further
examination to-day Of Joseph Loeder,
charged with perjury and conspiracy In
tho Tilton.B eecher cass. Beechsr was
called as q witness at the request Of the
District Attorney. He looked over the
afidavits Of Loeder, and was asked II
any Of the statements in that one ro-
forring to him and Mrs. Tilton were
true. I'm fact" be replied. "thers il
nothing true there that IL alleged" He
was then asked to read tho affidavit
made by Price In connection with Los-
der. lilo testified there was not q word
Of truth in the allegations respecting
him in the afidavits. On cross-oIam.
ina,ion Bcccher testified that no was I'M.
guarded in his intercourse with any one,
AMI certainly not with any lady. His
association with Mrs. Tilton was that OF
q gentleman; Il was not his custom 10
salute his lady friends with o kiss,
no had sometimes kissed Mrs. TIL
ton; whom he had been away for Soma
time. he kissed Tilton's family all
around. but he did not do 20 whom no
was In the habit Of calling every few
days. Mrs. Tilton had sometimes mot
him at the door In company with her
husband. but did not remember that she
had EVER Intentionally opened the
door for him. His visits 70 Mrs.
Triton sometimes lastod i've minutes,
sometimes half IN hour. and sometimes
an hour and a hall. An hour was about
the usual length Of time no usually spent
on his visits on conversation. He had
prayed with her. but only whom no felt
sure sho was sick. He judged Of this
by her usual custom with his parishion.
ers. He thought very likely there wal a
sofa in Mrs. Tilton's parlor. and he
might have sat upon II with her. His
age wal G2 years. No Was old enough
to DO Mrs. Tilton's grandfather. and hs
felt toward her like . father.
Mr.. Britton objected 10 inquiries into
Mrs. Tilton's disposition. which wero
wholly immaterial here.
Justice Tilley so ruled. and the q.
animation Of Beecher was here finished.