, 1875-08-10
In The Clutches on Rapid, Spring,
Castle, and Dox~Elder
Creeks,
The Miners Stake Out Claims, and
Dream Of Future Wealth,
Arrival nf The Commissioners 10 Nego
tiate the Purchase Of The
BLACK lIi]ls,
Some Doubts Fell as TO the Success
Of the Negotiation.

at thu NonntIation.
Srtetal Cor.ttrondsnta Of The chnuos Tribune.
BLACK lliLLs July 2l.-On the 10th inst,
Col. Dolgc, with Companies @ and l, Of tho
Second Cavalry, moved from Camp IIarney to
Camp Crook. on Spring Creok, k,-lcaving now Al
Camp 1larnoy Companies 4, H. I, and X, Of ehe
Third Cavalry, undor tho command Of Capt.
1tawfey. 1t In expected that o pormanoTt camp
will bc selected on Spring or Rapid Crock to DO
occupied while tho wsgon-sran t'Ihsts to start Oh
tho lat Of Augnst iB awhr. Tho troops ho~ at
Camp 1lArnoy will move to the new camp boforo
the 1st of August. go "a to HGos aH m'1eh trans
po1tation ns possible to return 10 Fort Laramie
for supplies.
There now acc ms to be no question epont the
Es1hrEKcE or ooLp IN rAflSd QUANTITIES
IN thu Dlack Hills. Tor Mr. Jenney nncofnprom's-
ingly says that tie country is eo'd-beafiuSs aud
TINT Tho gp}ches on lal'd Spring, Castle. and
Eo1-Eldoz Greeks Will pay TO fnino' Iho COIN"
try Is not yct proven to DC aa f'eh a. ealliotoia,
but comparce lasorahly with Colosado hna alon-
thnn. slF. Jchnes aeo SAYS tnas the1e arc as
ltnst LOU hqua;o mllea oi nell sold'aeEos's III
tlicso hills, anu thai shey exsena INTO tho rod
eaudslono formation gu tho caht, haFinE been
washed tLcro by a roccdinG ocean.
Tin ptlI nanuod ont of The different culchrs
is in variable Quantities ahd, oven u saxon out
"1 The same holo' 1s hesos con69aht' lor Inc hfpt
,mnfnl may produce several colors, varying in
slse from Ito smallest poes,b!o particle to pieces
Inc f'ze ol D lar6a i'h'he"u' 1n1e painful may pa
WITH ~ eo''o j wv noAs t''A! ""'o 'u'5 '"o VI
aItre colors, OF Eood s1ze. that may DO worth
firm Is centa to 81 or moro; tho ucxt may not
l' no'.s ~ inu,' '"A' eeA's ""a ~ o"'~aA
Ing 1t difficult to place and cHtimafc upon tho
amount taken out Of painful Of dirt, yulcRa mp
,at.an Nv. ~ liz h,n,. NJ s,ring croek ia wos,h
$3.50. .
Mr.. Jonnoy's party, nidod BY the soldiers Of
due Jitct 600 foot in length, carving 900
1ue L ~, wv ~. 4H - 49,, .i,.a.,.,,
u''ueis la'nos VI "A'os, tn"t 10 p"s sns.aku
Rnico 10 fcet long, ana "hlch Ii capaDlo OF "hsE-
shovel into it, Eycry foot Of ground Ia
aiAhE' oot soA s1-Alnn ',.
oy tho Inlners' ana oohslootaole e1cite'aens pro
around tho spot seiectcd for tho sluico, no grpat
WA tho uross OF miners +; and 1t uas foarod tha.
s,a.s "' .p',a ps.s ~ sa s.'o3 ~ 49, .+s;rn .-
p'oou "ua.u W DIV" -, ,,.ms ~ ~ .Ns ,,, ~. ~.
claims: Iho nlnesa 90 Httle Of no EolK upon
thoir clainin,- moro possoasion ct thom pro-
uuc'us CAIN sGnao Of enloytngnt tnas ~ p!eas.
Ing to witness. Each man conalders hmself noxt
20 r1ch. ano oldos hls t1no 70 taAe oa1 tne proc.
ions masaa a,-contonting iinoeN fot the present
with pe1ching himself ake . plairlo-doS on the
hiGhest point 81 tho clatni' and surveying somo-
What olohsigeiy MI Elon hoebosBio1d.
fich loaa or Quartz, tnas NJ Jouoey , aa59 ~ y
gold-benring, Is naar thla gulcn. u III sog or wy
1oet IN th'oaneae Win ssyefhs stfa4a OF naAsafu
quartz md slase running through y lonR'iuasnal-
~, Ind has eGen ttncod ~ hiEnhel1 iof distance
OF mtlos, lho Eoid ~ thla quartz II 1foo' anu
pofcopttb'e m1tn tne pHkea eyS. ,,.-- .....
broken yesselday, the zutn qy tag aet'Sal " VI LUG
aa I,a ~ ~ - ~,
.1a sic},t cthn, rcj t,nvtIswith fnutnstio nat,as
xx,,.-r+H.k t,x captsin Rngorta fa,n,napv ~ ft,n