, 1875-08-10

Sf1ednt Eorftspe,frnre af TAt CHitsSo Ifih.ns
CANT HAnsEr, BLACK H1I1A, July 25.-The
command co.ihatnG Of Compan'ea 4. II. l, and
X, of tho Third Cavalry, will moyo tomorrow to
Col. Dolgo's headquarters, on nartd Greek.
| where rc,mhuont camp ,H TO bo established
until tbn tno comcs to move toward lear
Lodge. Companies g aud II. of the Ninth 1t-
fantry will scr!ain on Spring Creek until tho
1st OF August. when they will escort tho wagon
train to and from Fort Laramie for supplies. In
tho meantime, explorations will he mado from
| tho depot on Rapid Creek, to tho north, cast.
anil west, and tho topography OF tho country
arc,11Atey determined.
In organizing this expedition, The Interior
Department nlado q material tnistako In not
sending out moro tftnn uno Typographical cngi-
uecr, for tho country la 10 uneven and broken
with rocky mounta1u-rangos and streams That 1t
is only NTH tic ereascat an1osns Of labor THAT
evcu snlall portion Of tho Hills can be caraful-
fy surveyed.
MIR. Henry Newton, a gentleman Of acknov.-
edged acfcitlac requirements, md Assistant
Gcoiugfst Of tho expedition, ia doing tito ecteu-
tito work Of ha department, willie atr. Jcnney ia
doing the engineering In the proapcct Tor prec-
ious metals. The sluico pat in operation on
Spring Creek. under tho auspices Of this gentle
n,nkl, ts not pairing tu Tebtcnt, ~ 1t only Weld
ct OH tho l1 tpAt., Is cents for ono day whilo,
few yards away. ns much Was taken out Of ono
rn1fnl df dirt Nearly all tho c!atma OH French
Greek htc temporarily abandoned. and their nt-
happy claimants gonc north to..tho richer dig
Gln.R.
Gpring Crces has how upon itH banks at least
400 miners, while 1lapil and rox-Eller, whtcl,
Ia the north fork Of lhpld, ma. safely claim M
many moro. The burnt Wool District, COM
pzising ths south fork Of tho Isapid and it's
small tributaries, contains about 100 people.
aud At least 400 havn gone north to Bear Lodge
and the small streams empsying into the Bella
Fonrcile. Then thoeo Are small PARTIES Btrag-
Cling into tho hills from, every direction in lllus
tthtion Of which fact, will mention TINT Capt.
bamael Munson, Of tue Ninth Infantry. in COM
ing from, Spring Crock to Camp Kearnoy, to-lay,
met 43 mincrs' wagons on tho road to tho now
gold.Ae]1s alt Of this number within distance
Of Is miles, aud only on one Of tho avenues to
the so.called slch diggings. Can't. 1lunson Also
states that, wliio Oh the road to this camp, he
stopped 1t minors proapeot-hole, aud, aftcr
exchanging the compliments Of tho day, procecd-
Cd to fit pan With dirt taken out Of tto bottom
Of the pit, and carefully washed it cut. and WINS
not only surprised, but delighted, to 1ud whnt he
Estimated to 10 $l.h0 Of coa1He gold Your cor
respondent will horo state that lis personat
knowledge OF this gentlemen warEaats him in
commencing this statomeut With tho utmost cou-
itlence in tta trutlfunesa
A ledge Of gold-andHllver-bonrlng quartz has
been found Oh tho Dox. Elder Crock, specimens
OF which hhyD been brought to this camp.
Many reports Of gold leads having bcon found,
bearing largo quantities Of rich metals, continue
to oomo in, but not from reliable SOURCES, aud
arc, therefore, not worthy OF mention. The
miners ars doing Attlo or nothing on their
cIalmA, but to
SQUAT DOWN AND WATCH 7ItEx;
and, aa such conduct Las excited both tho cuff
ostty and comment Of outside observers, your
correspondent has aparod 10 pa1ns to learn tle
reaaon OF 80 much inactivity. This Las not
k,x.x, Is,fno -. T..
but 80 much has been learned that tho .ninc1n
hrn organizing Into banda or societics the rnen-
bera uf which aro rnquired to mako oath that
they will not reveal any discoveries to others
than those Of tho brotherhood and. as thoy aro
l.atlo to be driven away from the gold-
not to develop thc'r olaims auy more
than enough for personal knowledge OF tbe1r
wealth, and for the purchase Of tho neoesslrci
Of life, until tho country IL oponod NY tho Gov
ornmopt. They reaeon that tho publicity Of
thoir mining discoveries would eutlabgor their
poBseason OF rich claima II they should prove
unhbtn to remain nnar them; And tlat 1t mas be-
come necessary To organize Hocietiea With =
Masonic outline, for mutual proteotian. Thess
nrc fhcta that noed no further e1pIauation, nrd
thoy arc only mentioned because thcy aro fa;ts
There aro no substantial reasons for bel1oying
that att tue mfners Will thus organize; and
while many ato coming in. some arc
uo1Nu BACK DMAppo1kTKp.
The gulctleH on BtTinE, Rapid, and nox-E1deE
CtssAH promise wal aud Ii jeunay IL contldeut
that they will pay TO work; for tt,ero il uo rev.
sou why II will not pay 10 mno when you can
waAh from s to 10 cents ont OF one rAu Of dirt.
II Ia said hy nkny that the average to tho pan s
greater than ths, but e1portouce will uot warrant
Tho statement Oh thls occasion. Lot the quhutfty
bo what it mar, no more Iiscoyesioa arc needed
70 Hood tho Hills With minors and acta settlers,
Tho salnbgity Of tho climate, tho abundance of
timber aud Eraas, all offer advantages superior
10 tho tree!css p1ains, and it only requires tho
magic support Of tho Government to transform
these s,lent parks into beautiful FARMS and
broozy villages. Ths weather in dsliciously coui,
aud berrioB arc rponlny fast, J. II. l..