Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-06-24
Eastern Dispatches.

Eastern Dispatches.
OMAHA, June ~. = The following is
received from Colonel Dodge, command
ing the escort Of Prof. Fenny's Black
Hills party:
.Harneys Peak, June l7.-Gold has
been found in paying quantities on
French Creek. Clusters report is con-
frmed in every particular. T4
Private ndvices received here say the
command found one hundred miners at
work in Clusters Gulcb, taking out gold
at the rate of s. to S25 per pan. The
evidence Is strong that there are many
more miners In that country. Tho gold
found is course and scaly, but easily
pounded. Quartz mines are abundant,
but no one has prospected them. No
Indians were seen by the party.
CHICAGO. June a. The Inter Oceans
special from Custer's Gulch, Dakota, via
Fort Laramie, says that gold in large
quantities and good quality has been
discovered in Clusters Gulch on French
Greek, and along the stream for a dis
lance Of upward Of seven miles toward
the source. Col. Dodge with three Cav
airy companies left Camp Penney for the
purpose OF locating permanent camp in
some available place in the vicinity of
Harney's Peak. The command marched
due north along Beaver Creek. then
northeast, and when at the end Of the
second days march Clusters trnck was
struck. in the midst Of snow and rain,
that officers line of march was pushed
in southeasterly direction along CASTLE
Creek, where the first indications oil
gold were found. This event induced
Prof. Penney to remain at Castle Creeh
Valley three days in order to prospect
a Cavalry company being left with them
With the remainder, Of his command
Col. Dodge proceeded in southeasterly
direction till Clusters Park was reached
and last Monday camp was reached OF
Clusters Gulch, and in close contiguity
to the stockade built by the miner
whom Capt. Mix brought ont of the hill
this Spring. On Gen. Clusters Caviar.
camp ground prospects were speedil,
made, and good color was panned out o
gold shat was OF fine Aqnalit
The gold fever spread so IDLY ther
was hardly one in the command who ha
no. seen and PANIED out gold color fror
these placers or eulches The mines ar
about Camp Harvey. Fora distance {
seven miles, there are scattered alon
French Creek four different companies
, numbering twenty-five men, that hay
taken up claims. from oil OF whioh goo
/, color has been obtained, There are ais
. several quartz lodes which promise ric
returns, but the greatest stress should
, placed on the gulch gold diggings.
OMAHA, Neb., June 23.--Advices fro
> Spotted Tails agency state that thr'
large war parties left that vicinity on IL
!, 18th lone for each Ponca or Pawne
: Ute and Shoshone reservation. 1t
. Thought among posted men that giga
, tic Indian war is about to be inaugu
ated. Information has been sent to Il
4 Indian agents.
!. New YoRk, June 23--A complaint
= the suit brought in the name OF the pc
Pile against Peter b. Sweeney, to reeoy
over 81 100000, alleged to have he
D, fraudulently distracted from the Tre'
l, ury Of the County Of New York, was y
d terday filed in the County Clerks Off
Or A quantity of whisky shipped from
"a West. and recently seized as " crooked
n. was condemned in the United Sta
cd Court yesterday. no claimants for it I
ial peaiing,
le, New foRK, June 23 In the Brookl
u Court this morning Beach continued
ia, argument by quoting from the works
of Beeeher He spoke of his inyi
to ton to all parties who loved
,,ie Lord and who We're not memt
10 Of any chnrch 10 commence in fellows
GA with him. Sherman objected to Il
~ citations from sermons or lectures
To Beecher's, on the ground that they v
its not placed in evidence. Eyarts intimu
II that from the quotations made from v
iugs which were not placed in evide
the jury might confound them with
of mony which was in evidence. b
nal said he made quotations, not as evide
ed but, as to the contrary. theories by
nd fendnnt. Nelson suggested that ST
tes man could make his objections v
ia. Beach got through. and Beach broke
ito wah, rThe gent eman il SronR. my
by tations are right, and challenge hin
on prove that they are wrong. u
ara Nelson ruled. Shearman's object
lar were pext in order. when Beach cl
"a, bis address. Shearman said he w
Of offer objection to every quotation u
m from Beecher's writings, Counsel
no tipped citations. and said that Bee
be Gays that many parts Of the nov t
msnt have grown Old. Miracles