Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-28
THE BLACK Hills GOLD En-
CIrEMENT.

aurstiOn what do yoa know OF the
Black Hills" and with his character
i.fic dirsctness and clearnesS of state
nent has given the country some rstiona!
ideas by which to be guided with refer
che. to that wild and little known NOM
tain region Sheridan says that his
first knowleGi gs OF the Black Hills conn
try was derived from the late Father de
Smet. noted Catholic clergyman. This
prizes. told him of an Indian romance
about 4 mountain Of gold IN those parts.
Subsequent Investigations proved this
to Be- mountain Of Yellow Mica. OF
the Black Hills as all entirety. the Gen
sraI says: The Black H:ils country i
much more ext ensivr than that par;iCu-
lar locality so lately brought TO the
notice o; the general public by the very
recent explorations of General Custer,
and gets It's name from the black. scrub
BY character of the timber which grows
on the sides and tops Of ths mountains
try bounded IN the sast by longitude IH2
degrees. on the south icy Swe-twa:.r
and Laramie Rivers, and OF the north
by the Yellowstone River. This j.
really the country Of the Black Kills,
bat embraced IN it arc several localities
called Black HiIls-for instance. the
N - z 1
of Powder River. :ho BLACK Hills nf
Cheyenne River. the latter being IN the
locality in which General Custer made
his reconnaissance last summer. and
about which there Is 50 pncL specuis-
ton now, and within tlse bounds of
which-it is supposed by large number
OF peoples 20 be found the Father De-
Smet mountain Of gold"
More minuteiy describin. TIE country
explored by ia. Custer expedition, ailud-
ing to the probability Of finding gold
there in paying quaint ties. ana: referring
CURLY, 10 the binding force of the treaty
which denies the right Of white men to
GO theTS- Sherlian saws
The Black Hills Of the Cheyerre.
described by General Custer. are situated
between the north and sOut, forks OF
that river, one Of which is known is the
Belle Fourche: the ether the south fork. (
and although | have the utmost conf
delCe IN the statement OF General Gus (
ter and General FORSYTH. Of nv staff. (
that gold was iound Eear Earney : /
Peak, l may safely say there has not !
been any fair est Vet made to determine T,
lis existence III large quantities. There .
is not Territory in the West wher.- gold .
does not exist, but III many Of them tho |
quantity Is limited TO the color. which Is (
a. much as has yet been obtained near
HaTney's Peak The geological speci- !
mems brought back by Clusters expeGi- !
ton are not favorable indications III the .
existence Of gold IN any great quantity. +
Sill II may be there: but as tn treaty (
of 1869, duly ratified, virtually deeds !
this portion Of the Black Hills TO the ,
Sioux Indians. there is no alternative |
but TO keep out trsspsssers-
But outside of this forbidden ground /
there is = Black Hills country fiee to all /
prosrectOrs where, no doubt. there IS !
gold in considerable abundance. Says /
the General: - have seen nuggets from
Big Horn and Tongue Rivers ana many !
specimens from near Fort Stambough,
in the Upper Wind River country. where /,
mining has fai.ei from want OF water
for alluyial washing and from the host..-
lies OF indians, aid have -sod reason
o believe. in fact. il is lite certain,
hat eol,i exists III Owl Gil X Mountains.
Lower Wind River. and in the head
waters Of Powder River and Rosebud,
all these localities heine. under the gen
er'si meaning. III tine Black Hills, and
outside Of the Sherman, Augur and
Terry treaty Of 1869. except SO fax rs the
privilege 10 hunt game" Sheridan
proposes to explore all this interesting
region this next Summer He is OF tie
opinion that it Is a gold bearing coun-
try, but advises explorers, especially
Eastern people, who do not understand