The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-03-27
The Government 10 Open the Black
Hills rs Soon as The Indian Title
Can Be EXtlngulshed.
In the Meantime Faith VIII be Kept
with The indians and Whites
Excluded.
Movements of Military in Nebraska
Steps VIII Immediately be Taken
TO Drive the Miners Out.
A LctiuT from John Gordon, Who
States the Prospects as They
Appear TO Him.
SIOUX CITY, March Il, 1875.

SIOUX CITY, March Il, 1879.
G. W. Pool, ESD:
DEAR sSIR-Y0urs of the 18th re-
ceived. April 5th is the time set to
leave, and do not think there will be
anything to cause detention, at least
not more than three or four days. |
see the government seems at last TO
take some notice of the movement,
but / think there will be no intcrfer-
ence of the military.
Yours, etc., JOIN GORDON.
OMAHA, Neb., March l5.-General
Ord has ordered n cGniDany OF cavalry
to start from Fort Laramie as sOun as
the weather will permit, with instruc-
tions to bring in alt the miners re-
ported to he at Harney's Peak.
WASHINGTON, March l).--lt is the
determination of the government to
secure to the Sioux Indians all their
treaty rights in reference to the Black
Hills country, and therefore all persOLs
will be prohibited from going there,
and those now there will be required
to remove until the Indian title is eX
tinguished. The government VIII eli
deavUr to eEtinguish the Indian Title
at the earliest practicable moment.
OMAHA, Ncb., March l5.-Thc news
that four men have arrived ut Fort
Laramie from the Black Hills mining
camp, bringing Information that miu-
,ers can make 500 per day, Increases
the excitement here. General Ord dis
believes the report of tie mining quar-
tet. Tie says ihGt his experience of
twenty years in California mining dis
tricts is, that men WHO find gold do iiot
trumpet the fact TO the world. He ar.
CUES also that the severity of the wealth
er precludes the mining operations re-
ported. He ordered to-day that General
Bradley, commanding the district of
the Black Hills, send company Of
cavalry, rs soon as the weather will
permit, and bring all miners in to TT.
laramie, ana break up the camp.
The following extracts are made
from letter written hy John Gordon
to friend in Dmaha:
SIOUX CITY, March l2.-Parties are
already arriving on their way to the
Black ills, and am receiving II great
many letters asking all manner OF
questions, many of them appearing 10
me very foolish, bat to those vino
write no doubt of great Importance
OF course il is impossible to answer all
of them, so | have prepared circular
answering general questions.
Almost all my time Is taken up 10y
parties arriving here to see ana learn
<all about my experience. Now, do
not really Object TO give all the intor-
nation am capable OF, but parties iail
to recolect that we did not get into the
hills until winter, and even il we had
worked at prospecting all The Time
while ! was there we could even then
prospect but II very small extent OF
country.
When / left the hills i intended to
come here where was acquainted and
raise u party of one hundred men
without any luss and get back to the
boys before spring. 1 had no idea
there would be any such excitement
through the country us there seems to
he. ! have just been talking to gem
tleman who has been out on the Union
Pacific road, and he tells me that most
of the "old timers" as we call them,
have already started. Many of them
j know personally and feel perfectly
easy that the boys in the hills will have
help before this month is out
am asked the question often If the
Indians will bother parties going there.
My answer is that If parties should
scatter all over the country the chance
is that some poor fellow would become
bald-headed, but where parties are
careful and keep at all times good
watch, do not think they need ap-
prehend any trouble. The greatest
danger in travelling through an Indian
country is in becoming careless and
letting them 'get the Drop
am also asked for advice in regard
to what is best for a man to engage in
to make money. Now am no around
giving advice, nor am / advising any
one to go there, for 1 know there will
be thousands who will become home
sick before they get halfway, and with
out ever sticking pick in the ground,
will come back swearing there Is no
gold. IL has been so in all mining
countries. Persons who 60 there must
make up their minds to endure hard
ships, and / would advise no one to go
unless he has the means to outfit him
self properly.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-Secretary
Delano has taken steps 10 bring to this
city a delegation of Sioux Indians, for
the purpose of negotiating for the eX-
tinguishment Of their right to the res
ervation embracing the Black Hills
country with a view OF opening up the
same 20 settlement
OMAHA, Neb.. March l7.-General
Ord received the following, to-day,
from st Louis:
The president directs that the fol-
lowing be made public: All expedi-
tions into that portion Of the Indian
territory known as the Black Hills
country must be prevented as long as
the present treaty exists. Efforts are
now being made to arrange for the OK
tinguishmenI OF the Indian title, and
all proper means will be used 10 ac-
cOmplish that eisd. II, however, the
STEPS which are to lie taken towards
the opening OF the country to settle
ment fail, those persons at present
within that territory must be expelled.
By command OF General Sherman.
Wiilism d. Mbipple, Assistant Adju-
taut General
there is but little credenee placed on
stories Of miners from the Black Hills.
1t is generally considered a movement
Of interested towns, who hope TO reap
tn harvest Of out1lting people.
TFroTn the Chicago lnter-Ocean.
The government viii endeavor to
exfirruisili iise Indian fiflet0 the Black
Hnls A. the earliest practical E1omeBk
Tbis viii prOia.blV le An ehzF matter,
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