, 1875-08-21

AnH efi CLAW. Sn a. mt anticspsta any very Iicb
rer,sIts; at lsh.t, will MT hnti.p.:e
At tho tlnia Of writing tho weather i. ane, aud,
rtsauyo to say. M rain hrs fallen during tho .s.
in,r Or fIyn iay..-s mo.t unusrsl n,Talr In these
Hills int NO viii hos suffer IunK frnut wsnk VI
rain, ior avcn nnw 10 ls4rd tbs distant mt
tcIiHS+ " tAunder.-Buro hxrb,nKerB OF q
tpefIy al1pwer.
Wa rt,Ii havs 7enison In abundance. and Tho
Gsnorat tleAllu Of the command IL csceitont,
tnp,,Yt Acorutue has begun to show itseI!, from
wan. nf j. voyesAbla diet. This diHe.ro viii ba
rnttri:ted hy Tho liberal tlsa Of acitnlA.ed drspkt
aIl canned yeReiables aud pickles. 1t Il noT
tie impression ri the Comn1hndant that Tho OK
pn:t'on will return on tho 1T Of octoecr, by
ltlii| a"l w,lt he gai to retnrn To dieL ~ cab
bagcs, tomatoes. ard green corn. J. II. Il.
THE MILITARY AND TIE NtSERH.
srst,di f,yYs.rsnF'p. n The fAftasn 7Efbuns.
.CANr Mean CUSTER tiry, 15LAcK HtL1S, Aug.
11.-Col. Dodcs snl ntatl. with two companies
OF cavalry, arrived At shis camp 1t p. IN. yes
so1dav, haviug como to attend tho meeting OF
tho miners held hore to-day. Upon arriving at
French Creek. no found Company II. OF tho
Seventh Caralfy. commanded ~ Capt. T. ".
EufLoen. just from Fort Randall, aud alao from
the White 1t!ver Crossing, who're they hhye
bcon stationed to intercept tho uinerB
en- route to the Black Hills from sioux
f'it-, Yankton. aud all tne points on
she slssoud River, aud have been sent here by
Gen. 1crry|to bring olt all the miners they could
End; but fortunately, they wors met by Gen.
Crook On his nay ont, who instructed them to
walt until after the 1Jth OF August. and then, II
they found any miners remaining In tho Hills. to
take thcnl out by force, II necessary. However,
it will
NOT ne sEcEssARY TO EMPLOY YoncE,
for tho fnw woris om,olo1 in Gen. Crooks
proclamation have had greater effect than
could iIavo been accomplished by ak COM
panlcs Ut cavalry; aud to-day, on tho da5
yet for tho neetlug, :Lero orc not 39a mincrs in
tho Hills who arc not on tho roads leading out
to aon1o pol,lt gu the railroad.
Desid"s the troops, We found Spotted Tail.
with thirteen 1utl,ans and a s1usw, and his
Agent, Mai Howard. Spotted TAD has been ,a-
servIowed by all tho reporters, and says that tho
| rhito men should pay him for ali the gold
tl,ey have taken gu. of the GROUND. Ycs.cr-
day. Maj. Howard had shout ton
Of dirt washo1 for the benefit Of
old Spotty mud his stsR; but tho proceeds wezo
| 80 small that tho old man said that It was
1 4 rur-up Jon on MN.
to mako him believe that there WAS no gold here
and he mas not convinced bus that tile gold had
| nll been tlken 0at Of the ground, for why we're
there NO many holes in tho ground spotty
stan OF dozen braves in fine, hlaukety
uultosu. and, beside his Agent, Maj Howard,
haa preacher and doctor. Yhist sthows that he
in becoming civilized.
Iho following arc tie proceedings Of the
MINERS NkETISa,-
d copy Of tho secretary's report:
AcH. TO, lB's-1ursuapt to thu tenor at tho rreaI-
Id &, asass, sGss =; IT, on ns t. s IL e
miuefs from The several gucAes assembled this day
French Creek. in cusses aueh, fer the purpose of
aytng down md recording l.r dscoyeriea until such
time - the country IL oten for eetsiemcnt.
The meeting convened 1t Custsr City, In Custer
0uich. ut y e. L. Craig called 10 the Chair,
| loving proceedings were euaeted. io-wlt:
Ar. curran' oaeztd tue following resolutions. which
WuEhEas. Thu President Of .ha United States did,
tho 10Th day Of July, seuo bis proclamation order
Icing in she department commanded by lsiK-0en.
c1ook, and It belng his duty to from Tho
h<solrtd, That ve tender our most ninccso thanks
tor te knd a1d gensnan!y manner in which hc and
hs conmssta have executed their osder1.
ftfspitsl. That No Rlso tanlGr most ancere
courtesy aud eeau@ @.aiy manner IN which .aey h.se
ANAL portion Of the nlsck Hills. en scs,unt Of our
tu III: i IL ons Of tbe cs. ass S
..ery lis snsndsts 81 Il: F1s:!asn. 70 d 20 under
s.o.<d, Tia. copy o. 1n..e resolution. Ia .sn.
u tbs Chicago iatef. .tan, aud asu tbs Cheyeuns
IL ,oipta, That. "a The reporters Of Tux CHICAGO
TAinrFE and the Stw York ijssatt alc jresent, va
fender them our 'hanks. and re1est TIN. hey publish
III their respective pAters the scion ot lha meeting.
I On nolion the .esoiuions Of tho COMMITTEES ar-
ponieA yesterday for ahe arrangement of the die
iosal u shs town lott to tue Ut .hs ulavk Hills
of twini;e LATELY lotato il this glch, ta.cn
M. Tho resolutions, whrh were n fouows, vera
| A4opteI. and tia Committee ltscharHed:
jtELp ret. That The uiufft O{ the Black Hi6 do
tablis, tawnsitc. 10 be rael Custer City French
tresk. In Clusters p.rk. in or about nss abovs tbo
btukadc tue aame 10 be owned BY the tniDoss Of
tue l.ck Hills thst Committee Of .hstccn men ba
a. DiEeetnrs to mAkn laws &c.: that hAva
Treasurer u be elected hJ the vners OF the sAd town.
tile saas1e. to X asrsel nruu ~ tue Town Disest.
oIs the said ueels ~ IL elected tho 10th d4y OF
august, lB;s mud tueir terms IL expire July l. 1875
that tue building no~ erected by tits miners bc occn
ped - hs City ylis!!. tp 10 buainu-s IN. md to hs
tha 10 IN duty bound 70 srnatu until the 1ih dsy OF
August ls7s to make records for each snd every n'
that a. present 10 shAu Mako no ehargo for shs
| aano.
Ifrsotred, Th.t tho totl bo distributed among thu
draNu for ut the meeting this d.te Aug. TO- hts
that raeh ownrs Of = lus have four or musa house.
l>7e md tGat 81 worth Of improvements be rnado un
said lot Or btore June 1876 seglect Of The
Kea"tred, Th.t al streets running cast au4l west
communicating At the tylIAn, No. s. Third street
IN known W numb ant that tho streets runntnG
| hor1h and south bs known ~ avenues.
Tho meeting then adjourned until o'clock p,
pa., wlon Resolutions would be introduced tc
arrange matters for tho mutual protection Of
mutnK-claIns. During the meetsnS. up to slit
TINT the utmost order has prevailed, aud it wRs,
withuut any exception, ouo OF
THE MosT BThIKlHo 6CEsEs
over witnessed III the Western county. There
were $50 miuors, in al imaginable costumes, all
leavlly bearded, With their bronzed tnces Bet III
| determined, selt-rel.Ant mannes. aud Ut! heavily
armed: they Offered l. striking contrast ii
tue ttimly-hui's and we!l-dressed armv officers
mixed up with them. holding friendly conys.sa.
tion and giving friendly advice; while Spotted
TAU aud Lls br.vea Sat on their hosses At tho
| edge OF the circle, with feathered l.sAde, aud
we'll pAinted. looking ovdr tho th1ong, awaiting
the result Of thoir deliberations. On aither ade,
tho p.no-clad h.lis u,ade dark relief aga,pst
tho high rocky wall beyond. ln this placs, be.
tween these bills, Oh an open space OF perhaps
| 20t Actes ia tic proposed slte OF
| CCHTKA CIR.