New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-24

tory talk about the mining regions-merey a
casual matter! The Indians. disguised with
what certainly appeared trifling performance,
said they wanted to 20 home. Can any
one wonder that they did. There is only one
theory to reconcile this contradictory conduct of the
Government The authorities cannot be aware OF
the number of people who actually marching to-
ward these supposed mining regions, how many
there are there already, and the number who are
preparing to go. The results of this failure To do
something may be serious. Conflicts must continu-
ally arise between the Government soldiers and the
miners. Parties who have waited for favorable
news from Washington will wait longer. These
parties must be pursued and captured. If any es-
cape, the Indians will probably kill them. This
will in no wise deter others. Most singular of all,
the Indians will be fighting both the miners and the
Government and the soldiers will be targets for
both Indians and miners. The chiefs are
becoming DISCONTINUED, and thus the last restraining
power over the younger Indians is gone. A general
Sioux war may be looked for. Already they have
begun the war. Last Saturday they penetrated far
into the line of settlements aud captured several
valuable herds from Laramie Plains. This band Is
probably the party whose trail the Black Hills tx
petition crossed on Old Woman's Fork. The "medl-
cine flags" found to have propitated the gods.
Perhaps the end will be different from what they
prophesv for there is good reason to believe that
Capt Mix with squadron of cavalry is on their
trail This war; If it comes, will be an unjust war.
There are only handful of Indians now, and there
is no good reason why they should not he controlled
by the feeding system. 1t can be done. Even
large appropriation to feed them would be saving
in the end 1t smore economical to feed them than to
fight them. What will he the result of the Black
Hills Expedition Certainly there will not be much
liberty allowed for small parties to 90 off on geoogi-
cal expeditions prospecting heard it suggested
to-day that possibly as the Indians have broken the
treaty and will continue to do perhaps, after one
of their frigltful massacres, the President will by
proclamation declare the treaty null and void AS he
has the right to do, any act of war being legal cause
GOLD IN THE BLACK HILLS, But LITTLE OF IT..
The following dispatch has been received at
the Indian Bureau from Prof Janney, dated Camp on
French Creek, near Harneys Peak, June IL, 1879:
The Hon. C. Z. SMITH: have discovered gold In small
quantities the north bend Of the Castle Creek ia ter
races or bars of quarts gravel arrived here yester-
day. About - miners have located their camp on
Gold il found from Castle Creek southwardly 10
French Creek, at this point, ana the deposits are
almost wholly Dakota The region has not been iuy
explored but the yield Of gold thus far has been quite
have been greatly exaggerated. ON French creek Ihe
deposits of gravel very unayoraDly situated Inc
water supply small and falling, and the grade TOO
small TO admit of the tangs being carried of by the
The prospect at present - not suc As 10 war
rant extended explorations III mining - - IT.,
W. L. JESNEY, f. VI. q. Expedition.