The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-07-02
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California expects TO produce during
the present year 5O,oOO,OOO pounds of wool,
| 5000, 600 gallons of wine, and $4,000 OOO
| bushels OF wheat.
Brigham Young is anxious to estab-
lsh a colony in Sonora his desire being to get
away from the influence of the public school
| system Of tho United States.
Advices from all parts Of southern
Nebraska say that the grssshopper ravages
have been exaggerated. The grasshoppers
have either left all the counties of that section
of the state, or the few that remain are doing
very little damage.
Portions of the states of Ohio and
Indiana were visited by an earthquake last
week. The shock was severe at many points
although no casualties are reported other
than the cracking of the walls Of a few build
ings. The people in the different towns
shaken were, however. greatly frightened
and are still uneasy lest the oscillation already
felt be but the premonition Of others to follow
Prominent frontiersmen and army
officers express the opinion that there will be
great trouble with the Sioux, Cheyenues and
Arrapahoes this summer and fall At least
five large war parties have left the reserva
tiOns in the last two weeks. The cavalry in
this department are unable to keep them on
the reservations because OF their limited num-
bers. 1t will be impossible for the soldiers to
guard the Black Hills and attend to the In
dians.
The following has Just been received
from Col. r. I. Dodge, in command of the
escort to Prof. Jenney's Black Hills exploring
expedition. "Gold has been found in paying
is confirmed in every particular. The com
mand are we'll" Private advices say the com
mand found one hundred miners at work in
Clusters Gulch, taking out gold at the rate of SIS
to S25 per pan. The evidences are strong that
there are many moro miners in that country.
The gold found is coarse, but easily pounded
quartz. The mines are abundant, but no one
has prospected them. No Indians were seen
by the command. They are north of Harney's
Peak Prof. Jenney's party and the expedi
ton under Col. Dodge have formed a perma-
nent camp on French Greek, near Hardy's
Peak called Camp Harney, and close by the
stockades built by the miners whom Capt
Mix brought out. Gold seems to have been
found in abundance. Nearly one hundred
miners were found there in different camps,
! who have made claims and done considerable
work in building sluices digging bitches, etc.
Some Of the party report that the soldiers in
| the command have panned out gold dust of a
rich quality.
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived at the Indian bureau from Prof Jenny.
dated at the camp on French creek near Har-
ney's Peak June II Hon. E. p. Smith: !
have discovered gold in small quantities on
the north end OF Castle creek, terraces,
or bars of quartz gravel Arrived here
| yesterday. About fifteen miners have located
at a camp on the creek above here, and nave
| commenced working. Gold Is found from
| Castle creek sOuthwardly to French creek at
this point, and the deposits are almost n OF
wholly III Dakotah. The region has not been
fully explored but the yield of gold thus far
has been quite small, and the re-
ports of the richness Of the grave
! ara greatly exaggerated On French creek
the deposits of gravel are very unfayorable
situated. The water supply is small and fail,
ing, and the grade too little to admit Of tail.
| ings beiug carried by stream. TIE prospect
at present is not such as to warrant extended
| explorations in mining.
W. p, JENNING, e. NJ. G.. Expedition.
Advices from Spotted Tails agency
state that three large war parties left thai
vicinity on the 18th, one for each POnca anC
Pawnee, Ute and ShoshOne reservations. L
is thought among posted men that gigantic
Indian war is about to be naugurated. In
formation has been sent to the Indian agent