The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-11-03
WEDNESDAY. NovEM. 8, 1875.

tlms1fts ann eqtdt Tlghts ara pftoL-
Ieges to al smsp, 1rqPsctire of ma
tionulity, color or rG5igion.
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Major Caffrey, the Omaha Rapub-
lican,s Cheyenne Correspondent has
written an interesting letter 10 that
paper, from which we make the fol-
low ing extract:
1 participated in a conversation
a Jew days since in Gov. Thayer's Of
fce, with Prof. Jenney, who had
Just returned from u four months -eX-
plorauonOf the Black Hills country.
The Professor Is 4 young man, only
twenty-six years ofnge. but aged pro-
( fessors of geology endorse him a,
learued in his profession, and lie is
blessed with fine onvef satiOnal ppW-
ers, enabling him to hold his hearers
enchanted in interest by n recital OF
his experiences. The Professor says
he did not see n single Indian during
his trip through aud stay in the
Hills. The Hills are supposed To be
the home of the Indians, but like
many white vHgabOndS, home Is
where they seldom go, meyer stay
xnu neyercan be found. When they
do go there they get out as soon as
possible. He supposes that some time
they had lost members of their band
by lightning, and being naturally SUI
perstltious, took the accident or incl
dent rs anotice from the Great Spirit
TO 1%ft M GLE tfg
10 KErP orr OF PIE Hills.
The Professor says that he ne
witnessed such terrible lightning in
his life as he did In the Hills, as many
Us three flashes to the minute being
g fredtenf and each one Sticking tree,
animal, or ground. The miners did
not like ii, but nothing short OF an
order from Gen. Crook could scare
them away from their search after
the 1ucre. The Prof. says the soil in
the Hills is very inviting for agTieu!-
tural purposes and that good crops Of
cereals wOuld be more certain than IN
any region he knows of. He excppts
seorn, as he apprehends the frost would
kil1it. Fruit he reports ~ growing
there in Spontaneous luXuriance and
attributes its liyelygrOwth to prolec-
ton OF the snow against frost. Tim
bervthere isplenty, and Of a good
quality. Its growth Is 50 fast that the
Erninis cIaIse, but admirably adap-
ted for most uses though not capable
OF standing much TRAVERSE weight.
90 THEaPREcIoUs STUFF.
When the Prof. first went there
and for some time after his advent he
was apprehensive that he would not
discover gold in paying quantities.
He went 10 localities where il had
been reported that S. to the pan had
been realized, whereas not so much
ms five cents 10 the pan had been Sc
cured. But finally he dropped in a
section which Gustav had gone around
bat did not penetrate, and there he
found the precious stuff inviting To
miners and water cOnv' niently dis
tributed for its working.
The Prof. left for Washington on
yesterday. From there he-will go to
New York and assay several hundred
weight of rock and quartz which he
takes with him-specimenS from the
HflS-0 Aud right here we might add
that the Prof. says the
MUCH TALKED OF ROUTE
from Sidney to the Hills Is not the
best. 1t is nearer than via Cheyenne
ana L|ftdlhleiClNyt bulilOt 80 eCuTe
to- travellers, being exposed to the In
dians from the time they leave the
railroad at Sidney, and being secur
from annoyance by the route from
this city or Laramie.
Small hands or parties are leaving
here almost every day for the Hills,
TO winter and prospect. 1t not driven
out by n authorities, many of them
will suffer from the cold incident to
the country And here / am remind
ed of what the press said in answer
to my inquiry as to the character of
The men found in the Hills; which
replied that many of them were eX-
perienced miners, and went there
well supplied with ratipns, tools and
implements for mining, while many,
IN the contrary were inexperienced
and took with them but guns and
pans, surprising that they could find
game sufficient to subsist upon and
DIG UP COLI BY H PAINFUL
For a while game, which is really
plenty there, tasted pretty well, but
finally they were seized with long
ings for pork and other non-obtaina-
Bile things, and their pans were about
As Useless 10 secure gold with, as a
fish net would be a protection against
cold when used as a bed comfort.
But i presume your readers have
had a. surfait Of Black Hills news
from ADLER pens than mine, and /
wilt not faauSrtie tbem- When next