The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-21

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he Black HIS, send u COMPANY 81
iayally, as supn as the weather viii |
pefnii, aud hiring all miners IN 10 ~ |
Laramie, ana break up The camp
The following extracts are made
nom a letter written by John Gordon
10 u friend ia OmahW
kl0uE CITY, March l2Tl'arlieh ARE
already arriving on their way w the
BLACK Hills, aud am receiving great
many letters asking all mannpr Of
many 0f them Appearing W
Ine very foolish, but 10 ihohe WHO
write no doubt Of great importance
OF cOllrse u - Impossible ~ answer all
OF them, 80 ! have prepared circular
general queall0hs,
Almost al my lime N taken up by
parties arriving here TO see and learn
all about nay experienced Now 90
not really Ol1eGl 10 give nll the lhlof,,
nation ana GapableOf hll parties lhll
TO reoOlleot that we did not get Into lhe
hills until winter, aud even II We hal
worked NJ prospecting All tbs Tine
while | was there We could even then
prospect but u very small extent OF
country,
When left the hills | Intended 10
come here whore was Aqua nled ana
raise II party Of Que hundred men
without any fuss aud get back 10 the
boys before spring, | had no Idea
there would hG any such excitement
through the country IN there seems Ia
be, have just boon talking W n gem.
tlemnn who has been out on the Union
Pacific road, aud he tells me that most
OF the 'old tlmeran ~ we call them,
have already started, Many Of them
| know personally aud | feel perfectly
easy that the boys iniho hills viii have
help before THIS month II out.
lam asked Ne question Often I the
Indians viii bother parties going there.
My mewcr Is that II parties should
scatter all over the country the chance
h that some poor fellow would become
buld-headcd, bur where parties are
careful aud keep NJ al times u good
watch, DO not thlnk they need mp.
preheud any trouble, The grenles
danger In travelling through an Indian
country IL In becoming careless and
letting item ''gct the drop"
u
10 what is best for u man To engage IN
10 make money. Now am no, around
giving advice, nor am ] advising any
one TO 20 there, for | know there VIII
be thousands who VIII become home
sick before they get halfway, aud with
out ever sticking II pick In the ground,
viii come back swearing there II no
gold. II has been 40 In NIL mining
countries, Persons who go there must
make up their minds TO endure hard
ships, and ! would advise no one TO go
unless he Inns the means to oulr him
sell properly. t--. -. 4.f
WAsllINuroN, March l7.-Secretary
Dclano has taken steps to bring to this
city u delegation Of Sioux Indians, for
the purpose OF negotiating for the ey-
tingulshnent OF their right to the res
crvation mbracing the Black Hills
country with View of opening up the
same 10 settlement,
OMAHA, Neb, March l7.--General
ord received the following, to-day,
from ~, Louis
The president directs that the fol-
lowing be made public; All eXpedi-
lions into That portion of The Indian
territory known ns the Black Hils
country must be prevented as long M
the present treaty exists. Efforts are
now being made to arrange for the eX-
tinguishment of the Indian title, and
ull proper means will he used to ac-
complish that eud. IL however, the
steps which are 10 be taken towards
the opening Of the country to settle
mcnt fail, those persons at present
within that territory must be expelled.
by command of General Sherman.
William ID. Whipple, Assistant Adju-
taut General. sa........ r..tt
There is but little credence placed on
stories of miners from the Black Hills.
Ii Is generally considered II movement
of interested towns, who hope to reap
tn. harvest of outtitting people.
From the Chicago lnter-Ocean.
The government will endeav0r to
eXtinguish the Indian title to the Black
Hills at the earliest practical moment.
This will probably DO ali easy matter,
but until 1t shall be done gold-seekers
had better remain quietly nj home.
The officer commanding the depart
ment has instructions to use all efforts
to prevent miners from trespassing on
plain that those who Violate the treaty
10y going will be driven out by the
military. There is plenty of time.
The gold, If il exists in the quantities
alleged, cannot be exhausted in n
month, or Il year, ora dozen years, and
the thousands who are contemplating
II trip can afford to wait. Meanwhile,
we cannot cease from urging the au-
thorilies TO make all practicable eX-
petition in opening up the country
to eniigrants If the country is so
rich in minerals, its wealth should not
remain hidden and idle. Besides, it
will cost almost as much every month
to protect it from invasion as it will to
buy It from the Indians outright. The
penalty for trespassiDg on the Indian
lands depends much on the object Of
the trespass and must necessarily in
the eases of those who 20 for mining
purposes be merely nominal. Indeed,
the statute charges call officers and
soldiers who shall haye any such per-
son in custody to treat him with all
the humanity which the circumstances
will permit" A person who has once
been removed, however, aid shall
again go upon such lands is liable to o
fine ofSl 900; but the penalty is in no
instance severe enough to deter men
from taking the risk if the inducements
are great. A4f&
There are abundant reasons why the
Black Hills should come into our pos
session, and these, we think are am
pie to secure its early opening. Those
who design trying their fortunes in the
new fields have only to be patient for
short time, when they can, without
offending the law or endangering their
lives from attacks Of hostile Indians,
nrns anlItR thnir o. cit in,r. Nynrk without