, 1875-08-21


while whiting that camp. ! saw tHo tnah hhoYol- |
,pg iitt nni gravel out of tho bots"tn u aho
creek vtsra tho unteE !lad boen turned vi lht1 |
q nhffow s1n,co witt. gu'i hcad nf water. "h'!e
Tho thi1d man cleared the sluca OF rock ard |
tnIlinRs, This work WAS couttn'fh for |
about throo hours and hslf, whon Tho
cleanins."p p process w"s 9,1'n. 9,non 1h'onsi,
OF tie coarscst gold that | have neen IL the
Black Hills. The largest rlrces Ut gold w"se |
not larger thsn 80 eet,tB, nor tba snsIlor ones
leas than /, 2, or cents. III value. stt.nxe to
bsy, the paY In thio caso was bed Of ye'.
low clay, not moro than i ,nchhs thick: uqsF
btd Of cnarse Hrarot and rotten stato. and corsr-
el by & fsrt IT gravel and brokon.Jown fet-
ruglnous qualtz, 1ltldIng not particle nt Rold.
t,,e hunifs't yards fEom this nj. prohnect-
LOIe or 9hhst Wan sunk nH tho AIDE OF tho monn-
ih,u. sutIe 30 leet nbnvo sho rItn'toek, thfonfn
bed Of very lash yellow e!Av. h9,,d,hs
vuon bed Of c1ngIomorhse--or. m
nlIner's patin.,co. - fnsnent WAN reached, thn
suckuera Of which In yet NndoIernlt'oa hls
which, whrp iahor'ounly thken uus A,'a .'s sno,s
cr,hl,c and Dill through asuics ylo1dan Letter
1esui,n 1hAn lhu g,sve1 on tho bars. 10 work
this comeut Or uonglumeretc, 10 any adsahtafe
wIlt require sil,cE GYdra,cn nf NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
lot IL II no tAtd aud hTni that 1t ducs not I'm
+piye roaIlty, md the g1nhtest part Of tue gold "
carried down to Tho Tall 0f tito since, attached
tU tho prnve, and larger stones. that efa coasea
~itn \ substance that Resembles pAaser nt
iaria. tie color Of t,ntty. aud winch hhlda tho
fS,l,ng good-szsd pnrticloa IT gold covered wisI'
th,r subrtanco. snd very ,u1ty. lp sh,s
cAee, tls gravel, or cement, taken ous OF
th,s pit, waa carried IN gunnv-htchB. OH tho
hAckh Of mon. tn TIN creek. AnI there "Aehed
cut through lcaky stolca. that would have al
lowed ono.h.lf Of llio gold to etcape and YET
tho Ylc!d nns good for the amount OF dirt wAnhed
hut not for tie amount oi labor espsndod. Thu
drawback
CANINE ovEncoMI WITH CAPITAL
but II ia an impossible impeachment 70 the man
who boasts ~ Its ahsets onlT good toart, irn!
m,,eco, shovel, p,cK, aud pan, aud A,xty days
grub. Howover. tho good hoart aud atrong
u,uEco will come IN Rood play wLen potatoes aro
10 cents per Lushet aud flour IS Per lu0 pounds,
for then. IL = tnAM ~ 0ut Ut employment. he can
either tako Ills pan or rig up little sluico. and
wash out onnngh goM 10 mako fair wages;
but. with lonr At $10. and $40 per 1N0,
aud bacou 90 cents pound. nnd potatooa not 70
be got At aI1, and Eodhnnting not payioE we'll,
tho prospect IN not encouraging.
Ifit III true that :" lfhtory repeAta ITSELF" tho
Black Hills sill probably tie included, and
awarded place 10 tue history Of m!pes and, IN
order to mako Tho quotation true, bseuts will
| follow each other about as follows: Uurng the
autumn Of tho year 1876, tlo Black Hills cotn-
| try will be purchase1 from tho Indians, and tho
noxt Congress will deoIsro The country open 10
will wltneea d tremendous food o: people to tho
ContenulaI. aud strasgiing nass OF fiom 10. QUO
i'll ,sss s',.t to ss ssaS Ssss i Is m. i VII, a1s e
|
douseys, pack-mu'os. horHcs, and bull-tcams.
sweating and 'swearing, Tipping and teallrg
atoug. All oagor to DO first In opnning up tho
bowels Ut sfnher Earth In ecarch Of tie tckto
| Eoddena Fortune. ln every lnasanco there
! sill bn swo barrels OF whisky to ono sack Of
( flour takon into tho go]d.distr1et aud,
whisky.sLops wlsere tigl1tnK iul will DO retail
cd 1t four bits drink. 1lll 10 encountered much
| oftenor than places whero lodging aud square
meals can bo obtained. Thafe will bo tho great
| est possible excitement, The greatest possible
| auticlpations, mud
THE onEATEsr rosslbr.E r1sApro1arMESrs.
Stock-,nea will brlg cattle and sheep, aud aet-
Ito in tive ppe parks either nidu Of tic clear,
cold streams; farmers will maka litlo Rardsus,
and build substantial log hounoH towu-slto-hunt-
| cfs will lay ont embryonic towHa by thn aco'e,
and give them tho snoht alsrlorOns and argoutif-
praus Of nnlnaH, wh0 the suost seductive sntince-
,uonts will be oderod tho unwary to Invent III tho
uow city that ID to oolfpHo alt other cities,
mud outdo all peeeedcnt. TITO professional gst1-
tue royal tiger" and give you ''iay-out" Of
monte. OF, III thct, any ltto game that you have
weakness for. will flourish III the Rost sxubc:..
ant p:ofusion; whiio tho hutdY-gurdIas and
danco-hou.cH, ii1lcd With painted dow. g. who dill
out stupefving whisky. exccrab!e oigars. ami
lidepus grinH. supposed to be smiles, nnd
deal disease Death; dostruet'on. and
Eden for His Satanic Majesty, the Devil. during
| this time, tic experienced miner w1ll decide Upon
the value Of tho gold-tislts, sud will act accord-
invly; while msny WIN hhve spent oyorYthinR to
get here will be- atrsin''g evory possible point to
| get away acAin. Eotno fow will perhaps make
| mining pay In aonso wsy: but. nnicsx tl,e rIa-
Ger mining pays quito well, tho Black Hills bull
| loon will
90 ur LIRE pEzcnEn's "I1yE or CHRIST"
and the county will only be heard OF aga,n Us
| rich agricultural district. Possibly BONO rich
lodes may be found, that will mitigate tho
| fail Of tho great oxpectattons: but |
dare not predict and the! !oforo conlne myself
ftSt IN rnnn n EfRfH NJ 1yr11 .Aatt5
which, it III fail to belove, Tie Black ulllB will
not bo MI entire exception. Feeling aa I do IN
this matter. and having mono but Al uhpreju-
diced Interest IN tho Hills, 30 far as their mining
interests ara concerned can nnly gay that, il
was asked by friond II Ae could do we'll In ttlis
country. wouldn't know What to tell him, u.l-
less It MAS. Dun't 70 hit, il you will 80, tatso
u team, aud pow. aud plenty Of seed, and Bet-
tie down. and keep At work with eyes and ears
open, and, II there ia anything to be maize ID tho
Hills, you will seo it in due timo."
Inc whole eastern slope Of tho Hills, from tho
| canonH whore tho streams ieaya The Hills to thu
Cheyenne. or the l1elfo Fouroho whore tlIey
empty, ts rossllR-pra,rle country, with wootlcd
cailons and ns,row val!orh, growing a. this tituo
rich tall g1ass wlila thu high mud is matted
with tne buIslo-grass, that affords tho best pos
siblo grazing for castla and sheop Tho strosms
Howing Hoi1h into tho Cheyenne aro iesH uulnor-
0uH than lhoeo flowing to tho east and north,
but this Ia no objcctlon to tho collntty ip graz
ing point Of view. ~ tho cont1oI OF water Usually
controls the raugo.
THE s1nxAMa
flowing south arc titst, tho Denver, .Rn aka
itus s,rosln, that haa already received enough
atteutlon At my hsuds. The next one east Ut
l3saver il Warren Croek named ia honor Of
Llsut. Warren, who made tue hrst exploration
kAlound tho tnargiD Of the Black Hills. iu 1b47.
Tho noxt. flowing To the southeast, II Clusters
Croak. which risoa about IL n,iscs south OF IIa1-
uey'h raAk, and, making must beautiful valley
loF 10 Is n,ilea, will Aomo day mari the Il,le
Of numerous farms Ind catttc-ranches. Tho
no1t In large war1n-wator crook, that receives
| from tho porous red sandstone formation tho
creator part Of tho drainage OF the southern
aud southeastern Hlope. aud energies
from iss mouth, making III It's course beautiful
cascade Of 81 foot over smooth rock, In . iaubll-
ing. To!lickiuE way. untal 1t tlunEes into round
baHln ~ foot III depth, worn Out OF tho nold
limerick. The wsterl in this btroanl has q con-
slant temperature Of 10 degrcos Fal,Eonboit.,