Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-05-22

The BLACK Hills. From the tele-
grams received from Washington it
would appear that negotiations with the
Sioux for the abrogation of the treaty
relative to the Black Hills are not pro-
crossing very satisfactorily. 1t is anus.
ing to read the observations of those
tender-feet greenies, Governors Thayer
of Wyoming and Bennington Of Dakota.
One of these worthless thinks there is
gold in the Black Hills and the other
does not, and they both are about as
competent to form an opinion on such
matter as a good sized buffalo calf. 1t is
probable neither of them ever saw gold
bearing gravel or know a set of sluices
from wash pan. The fact whether
there are gold placers in the Black Hills
will soon be determined if that region is
thrown open to the prospector and
miner. Till the actual facts are demon
strated the opinion of General Sheridan
will be thought more worthy of general
acceptance than the dicta of two greenies
like Thayer and Bennington. The Gen
eral intmated that though gold was
scattered all through the hills. it was
unlikely to be found in paying quaint.
ties within the limits of the reservation,
but thought it might be in the mountains
further north and west.
A MAcKEREL BRIdADE.-The Yreka
(Cal. Journal OF the 18th inst, speaks
very disparagingly of George Gorham,
who has been kind enough to return to
California to help out the Custom House
brigade during the present campaign.
The Yreka Journal is little unkind to
George because Of his overwhelming de-
feat in 1867. The New York Tribune
was also unkind to George, in allow.
ing correspondent to state that the
little man still had desire to make 6
race as candidate for Governor of Cal
ifornia. That at present does not appear
to be littls Georgys ambition. The Car
son Appeal is however the unkindest o
all, for it extols Georgy to the skies AM
alludes tearfully to the exertions tina
the little man made in the troublou
times of the rebellion. The creates
effort we ever knew of the little fellow
making, was at Marysvile, Cal, in 1861
on election day, when he vaiiantly ant
persistently packed sailed mackere
round from one polling place to another
He no doubt was one of the charter mem
bers of the original mackerel brigad
celebrated by Orpheus G. Kerr.
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HAS HopEs. The Count de Chambor'
says he still has hopes that France viii
yet re-establish monarchy. We do no
wish friend Chambord any particula
harm, but we do hope that before Franc
is oppressed with another batch of thes
divine rights fellows, that all those mis-
cradle pretenders, royal and imperial
may be pitched neck and crop into tn
center of the English channel, unpro
vided with Captain Boynton's life-pre
serving dress. The farce Of Kings an
Queens, and hereditary sovereigns.
pretty well worn out. That, as we'll a
its fret cousin, the third term heresy, d
not find much favor in the popular min
these days.
: The st. Louis Democrat, which ha
been getting independent and demo-
4 allied, has gone the way of the Sacr'
mento Union - been swallowed by
younger cotempdrary. Sic semper
Will it indeed. The Alta need hay
e no fear that it will be ever demoralize
u on account of being indenendent