, 1875-08-21
Description Of the Various streams--
Lost Men, and Their Sul-
terings.
Proceedings of the Meeting Of Miners
at Custer City, Aug. 10.
They Leave Under Protest, nnd mako
Arrangements Relative 10 Town
Lots mud 1llulng Claims.
4 Talk with Spotted Tail, Who Says
that White Men Ara Stealing
the Black Hills.

Stse.at Correspondents ~ Ths Chfeaoo Tribune.
CAar CRoox, Bt.AcK Hills. Aug. 7.-since tho
departure OF Gtn. Crook to Fort Laramie, tbe
two military campa on 1tapid and spring Crceke
have been very lniet, and lie monotoDy OF tho
military routine has only boon relieved BY tho
arrival Of homo ttinorant minor. who. 10 satisfy
tho insatiablo thirst OF camoring reporters for
news, inyousa with Muncilsnsen ingenuity tho
u,ost enticng fsbr'cattons. Tho persuaclty ot
reporter In grnbblng nomoshing nav from one
Of these pilgrims IL srikingly illustrative OF tue
proc,cas Of oveuta in the deslro 10 RAthor ma
terial with which to feed au impatient public
II Ia in many iuBtRnooA AL attempt
to mako something out Of nothing; for.
II tho pilgrim ia Ingenious, ho viii
also be ori0innl; and, to be Original, to n1at
depart from tho strict line Of facs, and deal in
etteriug and improbable generallties To
avoid dealing in these uucs1saii and huetuatinc
rurpots, that constitute tho creator bulk of tho
material that reac!los the roAding public, 's q
work Of no littls amount Of laGor.
Al pfoscn. tnoso scoms to tc but litt1c mtuiug
news in tho market, aud what there Ia haa bo-
como stale from repeated hsudng. Yet there
may 10 ...
4 FEW INTERESTING CRufDe
that MAY sorye TO strengthen tho eony.otions Of
both tho believers aud tho uIhelicveta IN tic
gold theory Of the Black Hills. Tho
procatnatlon ias,ied by Con. Crook IL
having worry eAlutary effect tn clearing
tho hills OF trcspassing nltnetB. and they arc
hu1rying up their preparations to 1oeot as the
Cotlnl on French Creeh pn the 10th. Mono OF
theln, 80 far III haYe beon ublo TO learn. grun-
bio or lind fault With tho conditions Of tho
proclamation. o1copt tho miners Oh iho heads OF
Castle mud Rapid Crecka. Thcso gulches "ere
d,.rovo,ca fv n nn,ty of cxpo1,opced miners,
".. s.' -. =, ,.o.L d,,gi,1 1o,,g .uh dam
who At oneo ees 10 "oF1 u'bs'ne ions ala ueep
sluiceH across 4enyy pafs, a1d' up 10 Luis tlne'
havo nut been nb'e to finish them 30 as to decide
xbothcr or not it will pay thom to return
.non tho country in declared opou by
1non ,, lno 'oa".y a...s. s,,,.as'.,ns. I'D !,
the Up1ten stateh ausaost'tt7' a"o'
they lunve them before determining taaa
important fact, they will loso tho benefit
M Mi tI,a Inhor that they have already oxponded,
~ ,,,c and ,te n1nter-frosts.
iol 'no 'unano' aa ~ s;', -, ~
followed bS tho SFsaps'aooos' "'l 'nto" 'no
ditehos toGotler anu I'LL thon up 40 taa' tue
ovuar will be unable to rocoguize AsB OWL ban
Ssnaaa -ar,,.i,,n, =. long nv ,,osaibe and xo,k.
insendod remaining aa lons !" Po1a'p.e' @uu "o'A~
Ing Gil theis ditcaeH up 10 tue 4aAt oAy u esacc'
or until tile troops cAulo and osdoEcd them to
nack m aud leave. Tuis proceeding On the part
=. thos. ,,on n,ut mt ho constr,,ad ;ntn RI.
tnssI e :" nhev te nnthor,t,as but It IN uaestion
-, DAA ~ WY '"~
"a .rzw pa.s' TINE,
a;n"i,es ,s,,"Ta tI,ey vii In obliocd to
rtrn Ia "r ~ fact Of surfsco.J;rt to rcael tho
:. w. - s,a .vc ms,n onr ditsbos Ard cut
nf oe. for ts a. asst tra pd tnn 10y ss Sr NJ w.
desi. ~ 'Uus ~ sc.''.i v.n n th"r minss
i nos,to, " %a. ne.n mt in c.rcnla,ton nTayimu
a. r tt,a concrsaon But IL viii be- lmpousibio to
@t WIN soI ~, Mraot ~ h.s boeu a4tranoIy
ps1ao, sIn =. ,,is s,s,ner ~ a,ec,Tnant r;v;m;,
sons!9ssas N s anner sr Oh ~, e'eSGn s 1asy s'y @
.n snu." n"11,ato1 aa1. tho rhest t..v ,.v yh,ci,
no a.s.,,r t1s beuaait. ~ tbe lime md
5no5 eyI!n sesulu suI nsn" t,,er rIs .na
n., spo ,Ia T.,
lucy " ~ .n ~ III, H." a.arsG ~ ~
.n1 .has "a tohsc1ees wtl.im ts .rnn
sympathy heJ na r,a ,atn.i.a ns w ,a
aana o. tne utn.a.,. ~ Ill, 1nu -. y,a.o.s
miners have alfsaay 9on9,-souo ~ 'ae 1nusan ~
%soncs n eoe e T,eneh crsaI xatiup VII for tne
sepea .sonk & nn"ant,or ~ ha hn;, ~ the
BEapa ral'y aaa eonsenuou ~ =" ~, np'u - sne
Corral at caa'P Aalooy ~ 'ao tv'n nht. "eSona
n" pshsuR tho camp aailx VIII oflRina! o. no1
fowea devices ana soh.oueea p*aoa WIN 1 I.@eH
ns,Hon,Bse4s1s,o on WV "sso1@oo'e's' euen -
04acR Alls oF pussi LIN
a,,,,.x ,.u t;,s ,n,rt.,irnwn p,ctnra of an
no1 oeei Wh IT, an ~ eonpe Of ps
By a his s!as " .ae l asst arm y ettoado, holdias
sEa about prospoot.hole, ana saEe Wreath o.
smoke ouIla OUT 0! Tue mouli1 oI INC hSots, IN
when 10 .nscs1Gea ths lh9onio otaei,
ana tho aour'shes placed IKE c!onay halo lo
Mnnna ,ne neaas ~ o. tne a,!neds so,ta',i ~
e4oal!y BRIEF aud pshy 1enponse o. "fon hatl :,
A9oshef has the !aas'y, ,e1ecu'od P1o!ure E.
Of soTry brute OF aog' WIN
psotsualng nones aaa atoopng taa., VIC,
~ sic1eh,nE asutaao, II making aR Att1npt 20
1oM't, "aAe haha potnts 10 NM ana has ne-
1M ,;s.,,a ~ .ne "otos, Gola Heg. Anotaei aas !
~ ooek. WIN nea4 ana tall aawh, eha
no e1..sgeea. st Another wagon Tas drawn BY
" *n!Is!o thaE ihubt eSof % = scotcniog
lep1ke 70 sne hofse-cfeation.-for they carried