The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-15

and he lit onto : prospect better nor !
b1dhen Cuyuse on . cold day.


and he lit onto ! prospect better nor )
Nn6hen Cuyuse on : cold day.
i LEurxNAsr's OPINION.
Nv opinion is, that the country will be
opened in thirty days. You said the In
dams want to sell it; said SO last fall; sent
message to that effect to Gen. s. r.
Bradley, commanding officer at Fort Lar
annie. The people Of this town tried to
get Red Cloud and Spotted Tail down
here about the same time to negotiate Sc
cretly right for certain parties to 60 into
the Hills. The Indians can do that under
the treaty. Those two Chiefs got as far
Al Nick Genesse's ranch on the Platte;
but Red Cloud hadn.t pass to leave the
reservation, and the thing fell through.
The Indians have learned something Of
the inevitable results Of gold discoveries,
and want to take time by the forelock.
!, The .squaw mem among them have an
itching palm to prospect there, and have
helped on that opinion.
''Wnat are squaw-men!'
"White men living with Indian women.
There are large number Of them about
the two Agencies above here.
s.Do you think. Lieutenant, there is
gold in the Black Hills :"
cts hard to say. There may be
ouartz-lodes and some gulch.diggings.
There's no doubt. in my mind, that there
has been good deal Of lying by some
one of the return party at Sioux City.
One thing, they had no quartz when they
left the Hills; the only lode found was
after they left. Then, again, all the gold
washed out by the entire party vast given
Ito those two to make showing in Sioux
City,-about $40 worth. That's what
these men who came through here say.
Two Of these Blackwell and McClarron
| bclieve) were helped out Of town. to &C
to St. Louis, by private subscription. SC
their cleanup could no: have been much
or else they gave it all to Gordon"
How is it that the military GENERALLY
discredit the reports from there
Simply because, as q class, 6:..:cers are
conservative, and no positive testimon,
has yet been produced. The talk about
their being interested is, of course, bosh
In the first place, most of them have beer
in mines and "a burnt child you know
As to the claims said to be staked out By
Clusters expedition, that's all nonsense
admit : there ~-s.e. They are not wortl
lshucks, The treaty makes the acquisi
ton of al such property illegal. Be
sides, the United States mining law
passed three years ago, requires 81
. work year for every 100 feet claimed
+. and they didn't put 10 cents worth
None Of the Russell party can hold thei
claims if any one wants to contest them
We want the country opened. that's Gel
r tain. It don't belong to the Sioux, an
: never did; it's Grow and Blackfee land
. and when the treaty: was made in. 1858, q
e Fort Laramie, the Commissioners neve
: cared to correct this error, and the Siou1
+ Will. their usual aggressive impudenc'
9 talked the matter through.
. CALIFORNIA JoE's PARTY.
r A party Of five miners, headed by II
9 celebrated California doe, left fe
: days ago. for the north. They have D
. ted themselves out with traps to make
, = showing as trappers; but their real intel
tons are we'll known. They have tw'
horse wagon, carrying their grub IN
blankets; concealed at the bottom
J which is complete mining outfit.
: company Of the Third Cavalry, command
ed by Capt. Whitman, has also taken !
y departure from Fort Russell; ostensib
TO scout for Indians, but really to owe
-ltake Joe's party and arrest them il tn
It crosse the Platte River. This is the f!r
}note Of war. and the result is looked 10
ward to eagerly. The successful esca
Il Of this party will be On assurance
I'll others: for the town is foil of men an
70 ious to set out if there should be u
y hope Of crossing the Platte, which IS
boundary line, and getting beyond reae
- The telegraph has informed US tn
sCalifornia Joe's" party were overhaul
by Capt. Whitman.-Ed. Tribune
~ 4 sLEvEL-HKADED' OFFICER.
y. Capt. Whitman has been especially
Ne lected for his energy and ''levcl .head,
ed l heard gentleman say. This lat
he quality appears to be especially discuss
have met . number Of the officers. =
they seem to think that some one Of tn
be number will be placed in very try
-. position. AS one said to me:
'Suppos e an officer up in that coun
". Lmeets party Of miners, wont It be
I'll IA ID question to decide II the miners
fuse to be arrested! His duty is to o.
ast This ,orders;. IT, he don't, > court,
. is whack goes his commission. On the
not er hand, suppose, in obeying orders
rec number Of his own countrymen
one killed. These men are not murder
tn nor -horse-tAieses, nor burglars; :,
hi; %ha~ 80 treena ssers and violating