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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-21
For Sale.

ENHE Subscriber offers for sale his entire
Il Stock of Gold and Silver Watches,
Gold chains, Rings, Charms and other
articles too numerous to mention, at
regular retail prices. Sale to commence at
A. NJ. and last until 9 P. M. every day,
Sundays excepted. During the sale repair
ing of every description will be neatly
done. Please give me call, and purchase
something from my well selected stock.
would then cheeriully recommend you 10
step over the chalk nsars, when neighbor
Canes will give you lively whirl through
his mammoth stock of Pianos, Organs.
Violins. Guiturs, Flutes, Bagpipes, Stove
Pipes, Lutes, Liars, &C., &C., which ne viii
sell at bottom prices.
e.. w. Chappeu.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-21
State News.

Advices from Black River Falls re-
port big log jam at that place, ex-
tending four miles. Ii is estimated
that 25,0O0,0OO feet or more are lock-
Ell up, and as the river has fallen three
feet the prospects are dubious.
The Evangelical Lutheran Synod
met at Milwaukee Thursday. it bein e
the twentyffth anniversary celebra-
Hon. Andrew E Gilmore has been
appointed member of the State
Board Of Charities and Reform.
During the storm of Thursday fish
were drived ashore by scores in the
lakes at Mad son.
A German woman named Bowman,
of Kingston, recently attempted to
commit uicide, by cutting her throat
with a razor, but did not succeed.
During the storm at Oshkosh, on
Thursday. fences were blown down,
and other damage don G. Five fisher
men were out on Lake Winnebago in
small boat, were carried by the wind
two miles from shore, and but for the
timely arrival of a tug that was sent
to their assistance, would have perish
ed. The rescue was perilous one.
Postmaster Jones, of Fox Lake, who
disappeared rather mysteriously, has
not yet been heard from. His accounts
are correct.
A young man was recently caught
on rapidly revolving shaft in the APP
pleten Wooden Factory, and was whirl-
ed around at fearful rate for an in
slant, before the machinery could be
stopped, and strange to say, although
somewhat bruised he escaped with bis
life and did not have a bone broken.
General Fl. c. Nc Donald, of Cleve-
land, o., wealthy capitalist, has been
making some heavy purchases of real
estate in Wisconsin, where he intends
to make his home hereafter, and devote
himself to stock raising entirely. He
has recently bought the farm formerly
owned by ex-Mayor Talmadge, at Sum
NIT, two miles and half from Ocono-
mowoc, and the Baxter farm, which
adjoins it. Combined, they comprise
| 400 acres.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-21
A Rare Chance To Buy A
Good Stock or Wheat

FHHHE Subscriber offers to sell his farm
4 containing $50 acres, 800 acres IN
crops, good frame houses, l barn, good
well of water running through centre OF the
farm, about two mile Of board fence, loca-
ted in town of Dexter, b miles from good
market. Will sell the above property so
that the crops will yearly pay the pay
ments. Will divide it into two or four
farms if desired. For further particulars
enquire of w. L. AUSTIN,
4O-3m Austin, Mimi.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-21
or Sale.
NJ usical.

M ISIS Agnes E. Boyne, offers her Ser
Nl vice to the Musical public as teacher
of Piano, Organ, Voice culture and thorough
Bass. For terms apply at her residence,
corner of Fifth St. and Western Avenue,
lst Ward. Best reference given.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-08-16

e these journals do not say, but,
suppose, they will be satisfied with
ny change so long as they eau beat
Secretary Delano and the present adj
miuistration OF Indian Affairs.
We are disposed to grant that the
military branch OF the government is
as free from corruption AS n branch
of the public service; we are not will
ing 10 admit, however, that ii is supe-
riur in honesty or business capacity,
hat its officers cannot make mistakes,
or that in the purchase Of military sup
plies no errors Of judgment are com
mitted, or occasional carelessness Is
exhibited. We remember Ito mention
only one instance) that a short time
agU one thousand barrels of pork, pur-
chased, inspected and approved by a
military officer at Kansas City, when
delivered at Fort Yuma, were entirely
unfit for use, and were Immediately
condemned by an Inspecting officer
and sold for soap-grease, bringing Sl.25
per barrel, thus causing II loss to the
government Of $40, 600. Was this loss
heralded over the country by the OPP
position papers as proof Of the corrup-
ton and incapacity which existed in
the Army? BY no means, it was not
even noticed. II an instance of this
kind could have been charged to the
Interior Department, we should never
have heard the last of IT,. A loss of
$4,000 20 the government in the puT-
chase Of pork for one Agency, would
have been eagerly seized by these in
c~orruptible gentlemen of the press, as
proof positive that either the Secretary
of the Interior, his son or the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs. had made
"a fortune 10y IA collision with the con-
tractor in receiving rotten pork.
But the independent journalists had
no special animosity against the army,
no political ends t0Nrve by d~ecrying
the military branch of the govern
ment, and nothing WINS said and the
loss to the government of this large
sum of money has not been and is
not known TO this day, outside of IA
limited circle in the army and II few
officials Of the War Department.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-08-16
Democratic Precinct Meeting.

The Democrats of Cheyenne Pre-
cinct me ut the City Hall, lust Satur-
day evening, for the purpose of
electing delegates to the county con
vention, which has been called for
next Saturday, August 21st.
Col. Murriu was elected chairman
and l.. d. Beary Secretary.
Upon motion 1t was voted to appoint
Il committee of three To- report IA list
of fourteen delegates to the county
convention. The Chair appointed
as such committee, Messrs. Davis,
Miller aud Mnstrn.
The following list of names was re-
ported by the committee:
L.. Murrin, H. Haas, w. l.. Kuyden-
dali, Il. Dyer, II. w. Foglesong, A.
Ryan, p. s. Wilson, Louis Loew, 2.
HANNA, r. +. Glover, r. w. Rut-
ledge, A. H. Reel, w. II. Miller, NJ.
h. Post.
The report of the committee was
accepted, and the above named gem
tlemen Were declared elected as dele
gates to the county convention.
Adjourned.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-08-16

TThe Chicago Tribune until recent
ly, has denied the existence of gold in
the Black Hills, but now admits that
gold is found there in paying guam
titles" Its correspondent says in his
last letter:
Spring Greek has now upon its banks
at least 400 miners, while Rapid and
Box Elder, which is the north fork of
Rapid, may safely claim as many
more. The Burnt Wood district, COM
prising the south fork of the Rapid
and its small tributaries, contains
about 100 people, and at least 400 have
gone north to Bear Lodge and the
small streams enptyiug into the Belle
Fourche. Then there are small par
ties struggling into the Hills from
every direction in illustration of
which fact, | will mention tina Capt.
Samuel Munson, of the Ninth Infan-
try, in coming from Spring Creek to
Camp kearIey, met - miners wag-
ons on the road to the new gold fields;
all of this number within a distance
of % miles, and only on one OF the
to the so-called rich diggings.
Capt. MunsOn also states that, while
on the road to this camp, he stopped
ut a miners prospect hole, and, after
exchanging the compliments of the
day, proceeded to fill a pan with dirt
taken u of the bottom of the pit, and
carefully washed it out, and was not
only surprised but delighted to find
what he estimated to be worth 81 so of
coarse gold. Your correspondent will
here state that his personal knowledge
of this gentleman warrants him in
commencing this statement with the
utmost confidence in its truthfuluess.
A ledge of gold and-silver bearing
quartz has been found on the Box Ell
der Greek specimens of which have
been brought 10 this camp. Many re-
ports of gold leads having been found,
bearing quantities of rich metals, con-
tinue TO come in, but not from reliable
sources, and are, therefore not worthy
Of mention. The miners are doing.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-08-16

Capt. Egan, Lieut.. Allison and 1t.
Pease have returned To Camp Robin
son from Fort SuIIy to which place,
with Co. X, 2nd Cavalry, they had
escorted the Treaty Commissioners.
The march to Camp Robinson was
made in eight days. The march out,
via the Black Hills, tQYk sixteen days.
First Lieut.. Geo. y. Drew, Bird Cav
airy, now at Fort Fetterman, has been
appointed Regimentai Quartermaster,
and ordered to report for duty at Fort
Russell. He was relieved at Fetter-
man by Lieut.. VIM. Luetwitz, Bird
Cavalry.
Lieut.. Vroum, 3rd Cavalry, has re-
turned to Fort Laramie from Camp
Robinson, to which place, with Co.
L, 3rd Cavalry, he escorted the march
of the Investigating Committee.
Hospital Steward, H. l.. Brewster,
u. S. Army, at Camp Robinson, has
been honorably disc harged the service.
The members of the court martial
to try Capt. De ~Laubenfels, at Fort
Laramie, leave here for that post to-
day.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-08-16
Thc Army and The Management OF
dIa Affairs

Much fault has Of late been found
by the opposition Journals in re-
gard to the purchase of supplies for
Indians, Notwithstanding the supplies
have for a year or two been duly in
spected by experienced military gen.
tlemen before being delivered at the
Agencies. The organs of disappointed
contractors have picked flaws here and
there, ven going into the minutest
details, as the quality of -four sacks,
and complaining about the loss of a
Texas steer. stampeded from an Indian
Agency after having been receipted for
by the Agent. All these discrepancies,
the independent journals claim, are to
be, and will be done away with, if
only the army could assume charge of
the Indian Department. Whether
heir a.e disappointed con
1rs 5vas.lh ue benefited hy such q
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-08-16
Another Lie Nailed.

The Chicago Tribune, and its name
sake in New York have published
more lies and maliciously false charges
against Sec. Delano and the Interior
Department. than all the other So
called Independent papers combined.
Whenever the lie is brought home to
them they keep silence; the editors
have not even the manliness TO ac-
knowledge their errors, when they are
proven malicious falsifiers. From the
time when a few pot-house politicians
from Wyoming induced a prominent
Republican in Washington to bring
false accusations against Secretary
Delano, which of course were duly
heralded by the two Tribunes, to the
present time, when Mr.. Davis, Com
missioner of the Union Pacific Land
Office, emphatically refutes their ale
cations in regard to certain land pa
tents of the Union Pacific, these two
~disreputable journals have declined to
give to the public the denial and dis
prevail of the Intentional and bare
faced falsehoods they have published
to the world. These organs of disap-
pointed ofice-seskers and would-be-
contractors, however, are now being
convicted before the bar of public
opinion, as the malicious falsifiers they
are, and their influence is on the wane.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-08-16

A an Impression seems To prevail
that ! own or am Interested in the
Restaurant known rs Furti'1. opposite
the + rSt National Bank in this city.
| would inform the public that this Is
not the case. Ford's Re taurtnt has
no connection whatever with the
Intpr-O, ean Hotel Or myself, and il
owned and managed by II gentleman
who ''dOes not look like me-"
Respectfully,
al6-2td b. l.. FORD.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-08-16
little or nothing on their claims. but
SQUAT bows AND WATCH THEA;

SQUAT DOwS AND WATCH THEN;
and, as such conduct has excited both
the curiosity and comment vi outside
observers, your correspondent has
spared no pains to learn the reason Of
70 much Inactivity. This has not been
an easy nor an entirely satisfactory
Lask, but so much has been learned
that the miners are organizing into
bands or sncietieS, the members Of
when are required TO make oath Ihat
they will not reveal aHy discoveries to
others than LmOsy OF Tie brotherhood,
and as they are liIule To be driven
away from the gnld-hciis any day,
they bind themselves not to develop
their claims any more nan enough tor
personal knowledge UI their wealth.
and ion the purchase of the ueCcssaTiCs
of life, until :lIe country Is opened 10y
the government. They re-snu that
the publicity Ot their mining dissolve
rigS would cndanger their possession OF
rich claims. ii they should prove una
bile To remain near them and that it
HAS become necessary To organize sOCi-
cites with a Masonic outline. for mu-
Lual protection, These are facts that
need no further explanation aud they
are only mentioned because they are
facts. There are nu substantial reasons
for believing that all the miners will
thus orguuIzr; and while many are
coming IN, sunc are
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-08-16
GOING BACK DISAPPOINTED.

The gulches on Spring, Rapid, and
Box Elder Greeks promise well, and
PROF. jenncy is confident that they will
pay to work for there is no reason
way it will not pay To mine when you
Tan wash from > to 10 cents out of one
pan vi dirt. 1t Is said by many hat
the average To the pan is greater than
this. but experience will not warrant
the statement on this occasion. Let
the quantity be what it may, no mure
discoveries are needed To flood the
Hills with miners and actual settlers.
The s~alubrity of the climate. the
abundance OF timber aud grass, all offer
advantages superior Ia the trerlcSs
plains, and IL only requires the magic
suppurI Of the government To Trans
form these silent parks into beautiful
farms and villages. The weather is
deliciuusiy cool, and berries are ripen-
ing fast.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-08-16

A Mrs. Philips, who vas employed
rs cook at Fred. Schwartze's Hotel on
Pole Creek, and whose husband is en-
gagged In freighting between this city
and Fort Laramie, committed suicide
last Saturday, by taking morphine.
Family troubles are assigned as the
cause of the deed,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-08-16

In another column will be found II
very interesting letter from Surveyor
General Reed, in which he announces
his retirement from the office he has
30 ably administered for the last fin e
yeas. The ripe experience of DR..
Reed as Il practical engineer, has enu-
blcd him to inuugurute and carry into
effect u system of surveying in this
Territory, which will be found second
to none in the States and Territories,
and to-day, after his labors of many
years, he leaves To his successor all
matters pertaining to his office in the
most excellent condition.
In connection with Dr.. Reeds letter
of resignation We have been permitted
to publish the Presidents very COM
plimentary note sent in reply, which
conveys not only Gen. Grants appre-
citation OF the Doctors valuable ser
vices to the government during the
past five years, but also the assurance
OF his continued personal friendship.
We regret that DIR. Reed is TO sever
his official connection with the people
of Wyoming, but rejoice in his prom
Use to continue to reside with us, ut
least Il part of the time, and to render
his valuable assistance in the develop
ment of the many resources of WyO-
ming.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-08-16
PRESIDENT GRANTS REPLY.
Dir. SILAs REED,
SILAs REED.

DIR. SILAs REED,
Surveyor General Of Wyoming,
Dear Sir:-Your letter OF resigna-
ton Of the Both ult., was duly received.
but has not been acted upon until now.
/ have this day forwarded it To the
Secretary of the Interior, with in
structiOns to accept it-Uu take effect
Oh the tenth of September, or--ns soon
thereHft cr AS your successor may quail
ify.
In accepting your resignation, allow
me to say, that | know Of no reason to
be dissatisfied with your administra-
ton of the office Of Surveyor General ;
on the contrary. l believe you have
filled the Office efficiently and advan-
tageously 10 the government during
your entire administration.
With sincere wishes for your well
fare, aud assurances Of my personal
friendship, | aIn very truly,
Your obed't serv't.,
U. 5. GRANT.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-08-16
&, 1875.
ter your pTi-
City Hall ut s

ID little boys who were
by hard work and hard
Iurt time since, that they had
ength enough to bring n pail OF
r into the kitchen, have now fully
covered, judging from the hard
kuorks and the quick running they
willingly indulge in on the base bail
ground. half u day at IA time.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-08-16

Thanking you for your long conf
dence aud continued kinduess, 1 have
the honor TO remain
Your steadfast friend and
Obedient servant,
SILAs REED.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-08-16

Let there he a goodly attendance
of all those Interested in selecting II
good legislative ticket at the Republi-
cah caucus this afternoon.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-08-16

1t will he good news I o many OF
Wyoming's pioneers 10 learn that Sec
rotary Delano has recently rendered
"A decision which cover the rights ~
claimants To certain coal mines in this
Territory, along the line Of the Union
Pacific Railroad. The Secretary Of the
Interior has decided that where par
ties were in actual possession aud
working u coal-mine, upon a ruilroad
section, prior To the definite location
Of the road, such land does not pass to
the railroad company under the Con-
gressionnl grant; also that rights ne
auired under the coal-laud act of
March Sd. 1865, are assignablr.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-08-16
CHEYENNE, w. T..
August 18th, 1875.

EDITOR CHEYENNE LEADER:
Dear Sir: l herewith hand you for
publication a copy of my resignation
of the Office of surveyor General of
Wyoming Territory, and the Presi-
dents reply thereto.
l have seriously contemplated the
step now taken for six mouths past,
because my business interests in Mis-
souri, and my Utah silver mines ALSO
lutely require my undivided atten-
ton. | was appointed to this office ver
six years ago-on account Of my large
experience as Surveyor General of
Illinois and Missouri-to organize the
new Surveying District of Wyoming
and construct the most approved sys-
tem of public surveys therein.
l had but one corner on the Colo
RADIO boundary to commence at, and
from this | have framed out and built
up the present approved surveying
system, which | have extended across
all the mountains from Nebraska to
Utah. west of Evanston, Over seven
utE res VI lOuBiluNlt- L lt sui NNN nave
also been extended along the whole
line ofthe u. p. Railroad in Wyoming,
II distance of 4S5 miles, including all
its towns and stations, and the mill
tary reservations, with the exception
of two or three stations in the vicinity
of Black Buttes). l have also sur
veyed the entire Laramie Mountain.
and the whSle country north of Chey-
enne to the North Platte, at Fort
Laramie.
1 can safely challenge comparison
with the surveys of any State OF Ter
ritory, and also the closest scrutiny
into all my Official acts in connection
with my clerical and surveying force,
Not n dollar of fraud or peculation
upon the government or individuals
can be found. To my proper and sue
ccessful administration of the office,
the President has done me the honor
TO bear testimony.
My s~ojourn of six consecutive sea-
sons with the people Of Wyoming,
Including both political partiesl, has
been extremely pleasant, and / can
never cease to feel a deep and abiding
interest in all that pertains to the
greatest prosperity of the Territory.
1 expect to continue identified with
Wyoming by a residence here a por-
ton of each year, if 1 live, and assist
all / can in the further development
of our great
Very Respectfully,
SILAS REED.
DR.. REEDS LETTER OF RESIGNATION.
CHEYENNE, WYo. TER,
July 30th, 1875.
To His Excellency, U. S. GRANT,
President United States,
Long Branch, N.
Mr. PRESIDENT: F.
You will recollect that after my re-
instatement in this Office some two
years ago, I voluntarily stated to you
that it was not my desire to hold the
office for any great length of time, and
that, when circumstances should be
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-08-16

Bean & Hotel, wholesale dealers
In grain ami fet Il, corner of l9th and
Reid Streets. Grain lnded and I'M
loaded from the side track.
ie29-deOd If
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CHEYENNE, WYo. TER,
July 30th, 1875.
To His Excellency, U. S. GRANT
President United States,
Long Branch, N. J &:
Mr. PRESIDENT:

MR. PRESIDENT.
You will recollect that after my re-
instatement in this Office some two
years ago, I voluntarily stated to you
hal it was not my-desire to hold the
office for any great length of time, and
that, when circumstances should be
favorable, 1 would tender my resigna-
ton. That time has now arrived-my
multiplied private affairs demanding
my constant attention.
1, therefore, herewith place my re-
signat!on ia your hands.
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co.u+aev If vvo. Archives 8 historical Dept; Cheyenne, Wy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-22
TILE MISSING VOUCHER.

OF course it must have been mislaid by ac-
cdent. The sum at stake was only little
matter of two hundred thousand dollars, trans
ferred in some way from the United States
Treasury to the District Government, and as
Gen. BabcOck, the great American Measurer,
had COMO over the work with his tape and his
two-foot rule, and certified TO the correctness
of every item, 1t stands to reason that there
could have been nothing in the voucher which
the District authorities wished to conceal. Yet
the voucher could not be found. 1t was only
known that on Gen. Babcocks certificate
the General Government had repaid to the
District large sum Of money alleged to have
been expended in paving Pennsylvania Avenue
and when the Committee of Investigation asked
for that certificate containing the measurements,
they asked IN vain. The voucher was lost.
But now the voucher suddenly comes to light,
and we discover that by curious shifting of
figures, addition and subtraction of manuscript
pages, and discrepancy i'll accounts to which
no parallel is known anywhere in the
world, except in the District of Columbia,
an increase of over $4,000 was made
in the sum total, and that whereas the actual
amount paid by the District for this work was
1915 900, Gen. BabcOck gave his certificate
for 5000, 900, assuring the country that it was
all right Why this was done, how it was
done, and how the papers were fixed so as to
conceal the operation, are points elucidated by
our Washington correspondent with the aid of
the missing voucher which has found its way
into his hands How unfortunate that the dOcu-
ment never reached the Investigating Commit
tee and how very queer!
Compared with other operations of the Dis
trict Ring and other measurements of the dis
tinguished Secretary to the President Engineer
in charge of Public Buildings and Grounds,
and Chief Engineer of the Washington Aque-
duct, this is rather small matter, and yet it is
significant as a specimen. We seem to have
entered upon an era of discovery. Missing
"vouchers" of every conceivable variety are
turning up in all sorts Of places ard in posi-