, 1875-02-21
BUNK0 PAR EXCELLENCE,
The Neatest Thing in That Line
Yet Shown Up.
Adventures Of a Countryman Among
r Mike McDonald's "Yokefellows."
L Raey Narrative OF the Affair.

| TO The Edkor of TAe Chtea2o 7riPund:
LE11sqTqS, H., Feb. IA friend Of mina
recently visited the great City Of Chicago upo'
business, and On hia return home narrated tn
following story OF hin adventures With Que q
the huuko=ropara Of that delectabia city;
! WAS, said my fHend, On car.a'n morn
ing coming ont Of Bu1ke's European Hotel
When epudenly mes = gentleman, who, upos
seeing me, opaned bis eyes very wide, and raiset
his hands md exclaimed: L. it possible
Ali let ma eea-lst me think moment
Mol Yesl All, it must be. I haYt
certainly (arailing hlandlyl sean you some
where, but can's place you. can't tell jus!
where met yo1. p - it, have such pool
memory. lan't yonr name norgan7"
| Ianswered in the affirmative.
"Well, now, really, thought so. knew II
Waa''; and hiR faca became radiaat With joy, apd
| hp looked IS though THO juice Of human Kind.
ness might st any moment begin to pour out ol
him by the gallon. where do you hYe7" said
| ny neV-foand friend. ''In Bloominstoar" re-
| Hpopded.
Ia! hs! hs! we'll did Jop ever? knew it.
Why, an we'll scquaintod there, l have seon
yo9 there fifty times. Are you related to James
Morgan, the banker there?"
Uniformed him that We we're cousins.
"Well, now that beata me; what q coincidence,
know him like book- Some years ago ras
down in that part Of the country snrYeyinlss, and
got acquainted With him Twas through big
influence got position npon Gen. Clusters
ataf: I'm dashed if this thing don't beat me.
I'm Just from tho Far West, aud hal no idea Of
mooting . friend in this wicked city. Let's SO
snd tale something
We smiled at = i,eighbQriug bar, and returned
to the hotel in high spirits. We took aeatss, and
1ny friend went on talking.
ut il pleasant to meet friend whsn you
don't expect it." and bis faee mas illuminated
with heavenly and benignant smile, =" Yes"
aaid he, sit was through James Morgan's in
auence ! got position upon Gen. ousters
staR. I haye been with Custer conple Of
years, and assure you re have had . gay time
marching over the plains apd making raids upon
the Indians. 1vas With him ia the late expcdi-
ton to the Black Hills. That, s11, iH > marvel
GUS country. Il ts beautiful, sublime, superb,
ornata, eupernal,--in shors, it is thia Eden Of
America. It is impossible to tell the advantages
Of that expedition, pr what it, bensats may be
to this country in the future. I may say, sir,
without exaggeration. that Wyoming is = most
delightful country. and, when its resources are
known to tho world, it vii rapidly fill up aud
make ona ot the g:eatast as}tes in this Union.
1ts mineral Veaishl j. vast. Il hss plenty
and when capital can b. ipducod ia 60
there and open the mlaes, ! have no doubt
th4 yield OF gold and silver will ba greater than
has heretofore been bad il the richest mines -
the world. The Black Hills IRE enormously rich
ln the precious metals, and specimens OF gold
bearing quartz have coma under my observation
That would assay 81 Q0o, 900 to The ta3. The cost
nf machinery and the opening OF fumes will 30
large. but when The mlhes mlhes are opehed tho Com
stock Lode WI be ct i The shade B9panzas
this evening Tor New. York, where / hope
q aine4, s;t 4ho Rss bssa n ei.anx ssa sosss
American diamond-helds. We wn nnY a. machine:
r. in New York, and proceed to the Black Hills
and Vithin three months the Occidental Placer
and Quartz Alplng Company will commence
QperatiQns. The Company y s:rong one.
Vanderbilt, stenstt, and preW, Of New York,
each have = large amount OF stock. msY tall
you privately that tie RothschildsaFe IN it, but
America gre in it. will inform Iou, cub
Epaa, That Grant il largely intereated in il.
nm st present living in Sslt Lake
City With my widowed mother and = young sis
ter. Well, well, what blathersxite am here
have oaen talking to you for half III hour, aud
ha!an't tod Yo4 nv name pardon MI rude:
aees. Out Vest We are not much acquainted
with the amenities OF social 1ife."
Hero nv friend took small card out Of his
pockas and wrote upon it the following:
: GEORGE B. ALpR1ns,
Walker House, Salt Lake CITY.
II ION will go with na to my hotel" said MI
friend, after presenting hls card, II will tako
pleasure il showing you some specimens Of
quartz taken from the Black Hills"
told him would take great pleasure in nc
comp1nying him. Whlle az route to the hotal
n1t}cei my sErange friend closely, and observed
that he was 4 very nice and inteiligent-looking
young man. He was about dvs and twenty, and
was dressed with the utmost neatness; had =
mild and ee9tle eye, ~ innocent mouth; and
oYerhAngiug that organ n ebony mustache |
twirlod Il tie pnds to Tic Bizs of wa1-en3, IL
Napoleon III. He was q aober-lookipg fellow, |
and would, in mera appearsncs. pass for
Of public library. Arriving i bis :: hotel
70 paesed into bis room and by window sat
Ii rge trunk, upon which lay in row fourteen of
fifteen large nuggets OF quartz.
These, said ny friend, are my children, my
beauties. Amt they ioyelT2 Look hon they
sre t4led With the golden ore 2 There are tons
and countless tons Of such il the Black Hills.
But what does it amount to aftsr al What il |
i man gain the whole world and lose his own I
the = Wild Guleh;" Ibis one (takins up another)
another) is ffomn' 'sMournfli Creek; !" this
ono (producing another) is from "Helrs Bend;"
Rud he went through the whole lot,
sPs & hs place Fe y19 q. Zach s.a PIECE ct
the opportunity he hid 90 kindly offered me- p
Bx2mlnb the precious stones, end we left the
hotel. When we cot upon the street. he, appar-
9nty By accident, drew from bis pocket ci1ru-
aF printed in the highest style Of ut, cpntaiping
:h4 following announcement
TIE GREAT HAvAsA Lo11nxI
s25th se.ni- m Monthly DraMtng!l
Millions Given Awaylii