The New York herald., 1875-08-20
THE WILD SIOUX.

turb the peaceful sumbers OF the camp grizzly bear
was observed several days ago near Rapid Creek.
THE WILD SIOUX.
THE COMING Powwow RELATIVE TO THE BLACK
| HILLs-soME OF THE WILD INDIANS REFUSE
| TO TREAT FOR THEIR SURRENDER TO THE
| GOVERNMENT
| RED CLOUD AGENCY, Via FoRr LARAMIE, ". TIL
August TO- 1875.
The delegation OF seventy Sioux Indians with Louis
Reishaw interpreter who left here four weeks ago to
invite the northern wild Indians the Big Horn
mountains in and join the council to negotiate
for the cession of the Black Hills have
returned. Five bands of northern Indians
numbering 100 lodges, or $4,000 people, found
camped on Tongue River, on the Big Horn Mountains.
council was held with the chiefs of those hostile
bands, the Agallas Unkapapas Sans Ores or Nobows,
Mnneconjoux and Cheyennes The object of the mission
explained to them and several Of the hostile chiefs
made very violent speeches The Mmeconjoux, Nobows
and Unkapapas refused to come They say that
there is still game north OF the Yellowstone and
so long as game is found they will not reinquish any of
their hunting grounds They do not wish TO make ag
gressive upon the whites but they want to be let
alone All the Cheyennes, however and many of the
Agallas numbering about 1900, finding that nearly all
the game gone disposed negotiate and coming
in. All the Cheyennes will be here within two weeks
They nearly starving, and eating their ponies.
Agent Savle is sending out beef cattle TO meet
them TO relieve them 10 get n The Agalas agreed to
come when they had got game enough to last them
the journey That may delay their arrival here month
longer Their Chief sends word that he willing
guided by the views OF Red Cloud Spotted Tail
Rcshaw says there wild Indians in the North
who have treated with the than there
friendly Indians in the bands now al the agencies
under BED Cloud and Spotted Tail
PROFESSOR JENNEYS LETTER.
HE FINDS GOLD, Bur THINKS CAPITAL NEcEs-
sARY TO OBTAIN 1T IN PAYING QUANTITIES
WHAT HE THINKS OF THE CLIMATE AND THE
AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS OF THE REGION.
WASHINGTON August 10, 1875.
The following letter received at the Indian Bureau
this morning from Professor Jenney:-
CAMP on SPRING CREEK,
BLACK HILLS OF DAKOTA, July 81, 1875
Hon. r. p. SMITH
SIR-In my telegraphc despatch, dated July II,
briefly informed you of my explorations in that portion
Of the Black Hills TO the north and northeast of Har-
ney's Peak In order 10 more rapidly explore the hills
have divided my party Mr. Newton, the geoogst going
south from French Creek with the astronomer and
photographer 10 map explore the southern portion
Of the country as far the Cheyenne River and T.
with the Of my miners, have prospected the
hills 70 the north, region hitherto unexplored and
known
I FOUND GOLD
in placer deposits on both Spring and Rapid creeks
from their head waters To the point where they emerge
from the hills and more extended prospecting and
exploration shows that IN localities in the valleys of
those streams the gravel bars especially those Of older
formation and elevated above the present level of the
streams contain gold in quantities sufficient TO yield
fair remuneration for labor, economically and skfully
applied assisted by proper tools and mechanical ap-
planccs, moderate amount Of capital or its eQuva-
lent and such system Of working the experience OF
twenty 1--WE years has taught the miners of the Pacnc
claf 10 plOU Fol o an pOf
water in both Of these streams, with good fall
and In most instances rapid current Spring Creek
will yield from 300 70 900 miners inches of water
cOrdng the season, and Rapid Creek at least twice
that amount While the valuable placer deposits, far
as discovered, are by means rich very extensive,
compared with those Of California still there is enough
Of the precious metal develop the country and stock
raising and agriculture will do the rest Out among the
foot hills along the eastern slope of the Black Hills,
large gravel deposits some places thirty feet in thick
ncsS olen cemented by lime INTO hard conglomerate,
and Gaping the high hills OF Jurass sandstone and red
beds The decomposition OF this congomerate has in
places yielded the gold which it contains and which has
bcop washed by heavy occasional rains down the dry
aulches Here it caught and concentrated In the sand
OF the red beds The secondary deposits afford
the only crevicng yet found in the hills, and may be
worked during the spring months when there Is water
flowing out Of the hills in nearly every stream, but In
summer scarcely single stream carries its water in
unbroken current TO the Cheyenne. They all, except
perhaps RAPID Creek sink in their beds on reaching the
hos. LlllA -s-- -. ~ s--zs saaS y
A cnAScE poR CAPITAL.
cbouA these congomcrates be found TO contain gold
,p ,,k ms auauttcH will require the employment or
earai 20 work them successfully. Several enormous
leros of mixture OF crruginous quartz and quartzite
ers thc valleys Of Spring and Rapid Creeks extending
f,f miles In northwesterly direction. The oxides OF
iron contained In the ledge have resulted from the de-
cnrnfseiton Of iron pyrltcs, and specimens OF the
quartz show occasionally visible particles OF gold and
owes on crushing and panning, trace or color OF
M nrh sought FOR metal II s remarkable that few
Naluable minerals have been found in the Hills AL
though ghe country Is oveTun by miners, and every
thua a tho shape Of rock In any way peculiar In It's
aurharanoe h brought 20 me for Identification, have
pat vet ecen any minerals containing lead, copper or
slver-only ron pyrtes; iron ores resulting from its
documposiiioni mispckle graphite, black tourmaline,
rose quartz garnets and saurotide mineralogical
rurioslues Ia testing tho deposits Spring Creek
worked 0ut q particularly rich spot where an old
channel had been cut across by the present bed
81 the creek and IN ten hours work with
email siuioe obtained nve-sKths OF an ounce Of
roid o. about SIS 90 The soldiers had previously
pannod out Of the same place not less than
two ounces of coarse gold, and on measuring the
anlount OF gravel washed found that the total yield
the o 81 per cubic yard about three cents
v he pan average for the whole thickness Of the
Deposit II truly said ofths region that there
sd she very roots OF the grass but II s not the gold
o hc gravel bars quartz lodges the gold of the
miner the rcoogst but tho future solid worth Of the
black Hills tha, n " be sought In the luxurant growth
Of One glasses th2t everywhere spread the beau
Il rms CLIMATE oy THR HILLS
az the climate OF she Black Hills tho severity OF the
winter the danger Of the crops being injured by lrosts
ana ne agricultural products best suited 70 the soil
can only udgo BY examining the fora OF the region
arns hr eastern slope where the elevation Is 500 TO
4 so6 feet above the The valleys oiled with a
f.ir growth Of burr oak, elm, hornbeam box elder
white BIRCH aspen and hazel The conspicuous plants
Ay ne lxsr Ny, ne poison Ivy and Virginia