The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-24
TIE BLACK HILLS COUNTRY.
PROFESSOR JENSEY's EXPLORING
ExPEDITI0N.

The Geological Structure of the nils.
CAMP NEAR HARNEy's PEAK, Aug A.
The expedition, or escort to the scientific ex-
pioratiCn, h composed of six companies Of cav
airy aud two of infantry, with u mountain how
itzer and Calling gun, all under command Of
IIeut.-Coi. H. I. Dodge, Twenty third Infantry
j will not GO into details OF tho composition of
the escort Of the scientific party, az these have
been repeated over and over again In the news
papers. nor more than state that We left tho
northern bank ~ the Platte river, opposite Fort
Laramie, on the Goth OF May last, and with the
usual haps and msbaps attending a march
through a region Of witch little or nothing h
known, arrived June at point on the south
west slope Of the Black Hills where a tributary
OF the Cheyenne, now known ~ Spaulding's
creek, breaks from the hills, about l20 miles
nearly due north from Fort Laramie.
There n camp was established to give the
scientific party an opportunity to work the sur
rounding country, and our supply train, with the
two companies Of infantry, returned to Fort
Laramie for more ratlons for the command.
Tho country about that camI- named Camp
Jonncy is barren and unin,orc. ting, ne it is
all the way up from Fort Laramie, and the water
cKccral L. from alkali A careless glance at the
surrounding rock formation was suficicnt to
dissipatc ail moderate or immodcratc anticipa-
tons Of gold There was no little dsat point
ncnt ffou tha state Oi AFFAIRS, well With the
gold hunters els among otuers II our uArty IN
whose 's ambitious nina TIE sight az IL"
hills, Wuo-e dNk outline hau been growing more
aud more di.tinct tor stVtril previous Ga, =.
had brought up expect. tluus 81 ruol plcHsan
camps uith ihe usul mountain surroundings
OF piuc woods ana pure water. IL appeared IA "a
few day Though. traf Jennoys prt gramfuc. II
he hal any, was quite uncertain. and june .
Col. Dodge, with thlCc companies Of cavalry
and the aVailGbc transportation came Win nim
and made camp named Camp itarncy June u.
near the stock de, from which Tic u.iaCls we're
tlkcn ~ Capt .siX last spring
AN AGREEABLE CHANGE.
our route between these two camps lay
through hcauiila mountain country; u.-t ull
DIVIDE TO Flora valley, thence s'uin southeast
crossing the hcadWatrr- Of aside and spring
creeks 10 French creek tn Clusters l,.rk and
do~u The crock 10 the stocksdc. The c.un. r.
had change its aspect wonderful. due "a ltc.t
ncD-ur" to the change ia -coio ! cnaT .ctrr-
isiDs. We found good. pare v.ter VA the
sire ms. and game anuuGdu' 90 places. We
were H. " about tusty mile, ncuiy que east #
futii,r a m,ro dirDct rnntr W g found. Inc
wagons Ncrr sem back. and IN % fOw DAYS ali tue
low a. 'ucrs, WHO J. d stolen into ihc Hills, wcrc
found, when W. tcalnc ~, 40 woik On French
creek. md tie small quantity ui gold they were
shle T. cam 10 wa" c'f pr'iu'e nnd confident
assertion al. no dNuti. ,NutIcfatnd Toy our
confused meas ~ inu''r ~ general, produced
NJ iittr Vehement ~ camp.
N"ilN JOB tui- camp r sever weeks. com
pane. "A dctacnmcns .t c.yalN going Out N
all directions. as escort Or surveying and pro-
pccuns d"tNc1ments ot tue sVcnuac curps
many more ttur.- cHri.- il.,'lt % fsW. with
moe than TIE average good -.u-e AND honesty h,
gotte oui. june - "" were rcioin,o hs the two
cOrnp.nle- &c luau4s. Mitu .H. tu.iy IRAN
and more ttiiohs rem fort llrriui,.
IL mad ucon Geteruitcl Tor tnc command to
move hulfn o. 1ul tI|ni Il..art HNI unuut .iuly
10 the iul niiN ,..ul. .iit- l, y,d t,vei,t,-dt.
mules In that direct. ~ ans eLtjru!tu Oh . mug
creek. Nj. Jcnuey nd aire.dy been at Wutk
heic Tor some TIME, and. /, i, understand htt
found what hc Cou-lO,rsd. aid what lac Row
consitcl o., paIuy disliu--.'
july T.. Col. pod e, win two companies of
IL
on the trail maze by the infantry. and
marching about ten miles north Of ;heir
camp cs,ab lshed on Rapid Crcek. Juiy u. Camp
Crook. his sire IA wa- found To be II good
water and fall with width of nf,y,n or twenty
tcct ana an aNl rage depth OF Twelve OF fifteen
hct es' nY~ing ia an cnstorly direction through
erich, " h.WoOdcd country.
VISITORS.
July ~, We had a Wei; from some Of the Com
mIs-iurers, who are IT. ting ioi tus ,iitcnase nj
tins region, and some ui tnc luailn cuipis. en
route tr"n tue mine uNer .r,ucts Co The
upper Missouri. with an escort 90 oic company
OF Gay "iiN ihl. pNr ma 'ii"'' lt'u'n 90, IS.
anu followed At np +" ''uu' itein' ,. tnd w,ro
trail as far as l.ayiI cfc'k
M'neis codld n,w o. seen IA cN IS ,.lc,, aud
Tho indians atpc.rcd nuch ors.t.-ned at me
sishI 81 men, out Wis'h- were sen. otrA To
Camp ltHtncy, ana tnV rest II the command. tx
c,pting tne Infantry, Lu Wo.r ,ft % their camp
OH Sums 'lt'N' hIousut 1" & iNt 'tN"h. ouf
supply Tram Was 10 20 iutO Fort L.ra.ulc ayIiu,
wth IA" infantry a. e.c"t iur muie rati' as /;
snd tbcS ltit ON tins duty Jto :, tNpecuue TO
be back early ~ StpicG,t er, wuoutnc WHl nud
the command en- am ed thitts - forty Mules
north 81 Camp OruoA, with sul Il.ce 20 last until
the nIiuu,o OF OCtot cr.
In the mean time Uuly 3W Gen. Crook, with
the palma-tcr and al escorted e. company of
cavalry, arrived, and remained for a few days,
MAILING plcts4nt ir .hk iu thc mo otouY OF our
cam. Ii wa now known that tbr miners
whose anomaiou- po,itioD-thoit pr, scncc icing
Unauthorized. cut perfectly wcu known nau
excited q good deal Of discussion. were TO he ex.
PEELED. inns seemed worn OF some ma nj
tude, c"nsideriaE their ngGib,r; but the
GENERAL IN quiet way, Issued The neccs-
1anV
and they all, eGcept p,rhaps d dozen,
left without means OF moyln-, weir out a.
tine 18th of August to move out. uut great
painter had gone by the 10Th. ,tOso remain
Ing, some three OF four nun ned, hal general
meeting, short distance auovt ihc siockade,
on tue lister date, wnen tneg made piat OF. d
new town To be called Custer City, elected a
town e. TX, anu commenced the recording Of
!ots; lhey passed rSsOiuiions complimentary
command, and to Mr. Jenney ana party. fhey
also eXprcsaed by resolution tueir thorough
Conviction that thiss Is one Of the richest MN
mg districts IA the United states IL tar as the
country has been prosgccteI,' ana recorded
taeH irot. 81 against going out.
TIE TxODCs.
The Irrlmin rs work for removing tAe min
en- Ia "a beeh turned ever 10 Col. D.D-u. thUueh
bi' Command J. present ~ the li.ils l,r an
otner aud specific purpose. lie was u Custer
t'.y on the Inn Accordingly, via Two COM
p.ho~ oi caSair,tu sec that tuc txuuus wa
taking Diacc snouthiytni in COCO iaith. there
WAS a SO tncampcd uo.r tuir pioaut,t " town a
G'np.hS OF caVa.ri from q Dcl-gtmcnt Of
D-hu;a, VITA iua.ructin, from Cen. Terry ia
TeLtrd t. removing the niutir. iita rutnIany
tlaftei ON retutn t. tho s.i--Ouii river "a tho
llih vim the miners VITO ucsircl 10 - in tn 4
uHr'ilur, Cot. DDd-c also returned 10 camp
iinuN, leaving one company ~ c.Nairy cuciin o.
Ell o., a.. sister No., a4u with as commanding
ONO a ~ulriNistun 81 tEn4s ~ Tue VlCinity Au-
u lhe nlital II Uu0ih- d.lb cAptcteu- ~ Ca
Gbli permanent rIu.u.
Iii- tnd- tie ma, r. connection with the
eouIl'N uGili aitcs b. slrll nalc been opened IS
II a,l. lnAt 10 VIII be ouCnrd, aud th.t there
WI te an inin,ntc rath Ltrc next season,
t'utHir ifp I.h!e. bt.itunS he.c q. To Wdptuer
IN hlnrg VIII nav y. ~ gict Ccai, nut tue
VAR t'.u 30 opinion H. moro In reference To
W.. FlIClHc 'Nlc the alpiiun a. that can be
used ihAii 90 ien"c 90 tAc cyi.tencg Of guli.
All must ulmit TINS fact. but that any one really
b.i VI. D. 10 be rich mlniI- It i1iI Is incrt I'll
pie 10 me. hdoubtedly, aside IRON tAe qucs-
non II gold, the LlacA mn win, in future
years SUPP ont d suisttnllh reputation. Tue
'sh mere, though, VIII NOT he q In compost
ton, bul II a'ih- popu ,tion very little supe-
nor IA - Lcral ch1VCtor to the Indians them
selves .rtunat'Y they viii bring with
N.eiu goat many ignorant aud crcdLlOus PEG.
pic, whu with hardy ah CX0cpti %, must 70 to
the b.d' or ma Their way IN wg, and poverty
baoh to the States.
lie tupograpno.s geolOgists, aud prospectors
bc making the most az thtit time. As before
ncutoucd, our supply train VIII ina ~ forty
mice "a lIttir more .IOftNAyuIl fran