Nebraska advertiser., 1875-04-01

country, where mining has failed for
wsDt Of water for slluEiaI washing,
and from bostilifies of the Indians.
and / have good reasons 20 believe n
the fact that IL is quite
CERTAIN THAT GOLD EXISTS
"a the Owl Greek Mountains, in the
Lower Wind river. and in the head
waters Of the Powder river and the
Bose Bud, all the localities being un-
der tbs general meaning in the Black
Hills. and outside the SbermAn-Au-
gur-Terry treaty Of 1853. exeep;
so far as the privilege 10 hunt game
II has been my intention 10 com
muEiesfe much Information govern
ment this summer on the above des-
cribed country, and as the Indians
have not an absolute right 10 the soil
there may be b1t little difficulty IL
extinguishing their hunting privi-
leges- purpose. if you do not object,
10 open the Yellowstone river, by
sending Gen. G. n. FOrsythe and
Coz. Grant. Of my staff. up the Vel
lowstone 70 the mouth Of the Big
Horn, ss soon as the ice breaks.
which will give The lowest tide water,
having secured 3 steam boat TO make.
THIS EXPLORATION.
II Gen. FOrsytbe is successful,
will send Gen Custsr with q CON-
mand from Fort Lincoln. across the
mouth Of the Powder river, thence
I'D on the south bank OF the Yellow
stone, crossing Powder river, Tongue
river, Rosebud, and on TO the mouth
of the Big Horn.
This country Is Sc yet entirely IN
explored. and the expedition may de-
velope very valuable suriferous sec
tions and make the Father DeSnei
story 20 some extent true But am
of the belief that the noutsin Of mica
has not changed 10 gold
/ will also send Sd expedition down
Wind river. through the Owl Creek
mountains, from Fort StsmbaUgb, via
Fort Brown. to the mouth Of the Big
Horn, and will bring il back through
Parks. about the head waters of Pow
der river, visited BY Capt. Mills and
bis command lsst summer.
THESE PARKS
are for besuty fully equal 90 those des-
eribed so graphically BY Gen. Custsr
ss existing IN the Black Hills OF
Cheyenne.
| may also say from own nv knowl-
edge that the valleys Of the Big and
Little Popoaigie, Little Wind river.
sDd the Wind river. can scarcely be
excelled In beauty and fertility, while
the students of nature will find there
the most extraordinary upbeavals Of
earth crust probably T. be found on
this continent. / am of the opinion
that this country Is gold-beariog. but
Of its abundance there can only be
al present / feel quite
OF our ability TO prevent
any intended trespasses on tn e rights
Of the Indians, and
INFANTRY AND CAVALRY
in the department of Dakota are be-
ing moved at the present time TO the
most available points 10 carry out my
Were IL not for these
precautions on the part Of the govern
ment there might be repetition Of
the Californis Gold Beach and Gold
Lake humbugs with still greater suf-
feTing. Many of the persons who are
now crazy 10 go 20 the Black Hills
never think how they are TO exist af-
ter they get there or how they could
return in case of failure.
If they will wait for further iDfor-
nation from the government, which
now seems inclined TO be Gesirous of
conssess 10 meet these new
there will be no one more
willing than myself to aid in aseer-
tanning their value So far as troops
are concerned, ] will promise activity
IN the present emergency, and q con-
scientious performance of duty
Should the points which miners start
De 80 remote ss tn make 10 impossible
Tor our scsnty foreeO watch them.
We can occupy the two or three gaps
n the Black Hills and effectually ex-
,lude trespassers-
Very respectfully,
p. II. SHERIDAN,
Lieutenant General Commanding.