The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-15
and he lit onto . prospect better nor .
buchen cuyuse on cold day.
a LKUrENAxr's oPINIoK.

\ LIEUrENAxr's OPINION.
Nv opinion is, that the country will be
opened in thirty days. You said the In
iians want to sell it; said so last fall; sent
! message to that effect to Gen. S. +.
Bradley, commanding officer at Fort Lar
.mie. The people Of this town tried to
ret Red Cloud and Spotted Tail down
here about the same time to negotiate Sc
:retly right for certain parties to 60 into
the Hills. The Indians can do that under
the treaty. Those two Chiefs got as far
al Nick Genesse's ranch on the Platte; |
but Red Cloud hadn't pass to leave the
and the thing fell through.
The Indians have learned something Of
the inevitable results Of gold discoveries,
and want to take time by the forelock.
The .squaw men among them have an
itching palm to prospect there, and have
helped on that opinion.
'sWhat are squaw-men!
"White men living with Indian women.
There are large number Of them about
the two Agencies above here.
s.Do you think. Lieutenant, there is
gold in the Black Hills -
cts hard to say. There may be
quartz-lodes and some gulch. digglngs.
There's no doubt, in my mind, that there
has been a good deal Of lying by some
one of the return party at Sioux City.
One thing, they had no quartz when they
left the Hills the only lode found was
after they left. Then, again. all the gold
washed out by the entire party was gwen
to those two to make showing IN Sioux
City,-about $40 worth. That's what
these men who came through here say.
Two of these BLACKWELL and McClarron,
bclieve) were helped out Of town. to 60
to St. Louis, by private subscription. 30
their cleanup could no. have been much.
or else they gave it all to Gordon
\ How is it that the military generally
discredit the reports from there =
s'Simply because, as a class, 6...::cers are
conservative, and no positive testimony
has yet been produced. The talk about
their being interested is, of course, bosh.
| In the first place, most of them have been
in mines and "a burnt child you know.
As to the claims said to be staked out By
Clusters expedition, that's all nonsense.
Admit tire -s.e. They are not worth
shucks. The treaty makes the acquisi-
ton of al such property illegal Be-
sides, the United States mining law,
passed three years ago, requires $lU
work year for every 100 feet claimed
and they didn't put 10 cents worth
None of the Russell party can hold their
claims if any one wants to contest them
We want the country opened. that's Ger.
tain. 1t don't belong to the Sioux, and
never did; it's Crow and Blackfee land
and when the treaty was made in 1868, At
Fort Laramie, the Commissioners never
cared to correct this error, and the Sioux
Will, their usual aggressive impudence
talked the matter through.
| CALIFORNIA 1oE's PARTY.
A party Of FIVE miners, headed by thu
celebrated california joe left few
days ago for the north. They have Mt
ted themselves out with traps to make
showing as trappers; but their real inten
tions are we'll known. They have two
horse wagon, carrying their grub ant
blankets; concealed at the bottom Q
which is complete mining outfit. 4
company Of the Third Cavalry, command
ed by Capt. Whitman, has also taken 1t
tdeparture from Fort Russell, ostens'bi.
TO scout for Indians, but really to over
/ take Joe's party and arrest them II the.
crosse the Platte River. This is the hrs
note Of war. and the result is looked foI
ward to eagerly. The successful escap
| Of this party will be an assurance 10
others; for the town is foil of men ana
} ious to set out il there should be an
: hope Of crossing the Platte. which IS tn
boundary line, and getting beyond reaci
: The telegraph has informed US thu
:.California Joe's" party were overhaule
by Capt. Whitman.-Ed. Tribune.
A "LEvEL-HEApED OFFICER.
: Capt. Within M has been especially 8
E lected for his energy and ''level'head,
4 l heard gentleman say. This latt
G quality appears to be especially discussc
i have met a number Of the officers. ar
they seem to think that some one OF the
e number will be placed in very tryil
position. AS one said to me:
= Suppose an officer up in that count'
.meets party Of miners won't It DC
Ia ID question to decide il the miners ]
fuse to be arrested! His duty is to OBJ
st This ,orders:. il. he don't, court, .
is whack goes his commission. On the OF
1t er hand, suppose, in obeying orders,
e number Of his own countrymen
,e killed. These men are not murdere
T. nor horse-thiesee, nor burglars; tn
IL they are trcspassers and violating
m Jaw, but their acts are not worthy
1, death. When you consider this, do
C. Won believe that in the latter case, the
N Ger, by the unthinking people-and n
e. arc majority-wil be branded - d
C tings or Haynau. You see it viii requ
Ie- 4 level headl
b. However, there is no doubt IS TO VI
es is his duty As an officer. and the Cove
ment will sustain him. 1t has too ]
people win. too, in time
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