, 1875-07-08
THE BLACK HILLS.
Progress Of the Sioux Commits
sion,
Reports from the Gold Distriot-state.
mcnts Of an Old Frontiersman.
Tho Best Isoute 10 The tiIIls--.Fielt he.
tween Indians aud Miners.

~ 'he oioH1 Loninas4nn who Afn doing tlc
Practical wusk,--Cnl. 4. Comingo, Of Inttopentl.
ence. NO.: tic Hon. ". II. Asllby, Of beatrice,
Aoh.' tho lsov. y. u. Ilinnan, Of santnc Agency
a''d Nr j. i. Collins, Of O,nahs, left Cheyenne
OIL Monday morning, ard arrived lcro
yeeserdHy at l p. tn. Thay were cordially TO-
ce1'ed ny tue oli'carn harn: nnl Col. T.. r. brad
Icy, commanding llo post, will send m escort
with them 10 He'd Cloud and lLs Black Hills.
lnuF corfcADondcnt. desisouB that nothing
H'1ould DO lust tn history, wall accompany tLcm.
AwnErcHED cousvNr.
lhe country I'otwccn Cheyenne and this
place il dry al.tl 1oAohto. II cunnuts of yust
areas Of pa.cled rrairio Inhabited onlv bv . fow
ralrhtncn. WHO havo little, low cabins, IL or %
miles apntt vlere travellers may purc!,ane yery
shabby u1eals At hiKl. prices. An exceft;u,
IN thla respect In tho ranel kept
W "Portuenono lliiir." 10 miles ffo1n
Cheyenne, 1ihlf-wny to tho Fort. There tho
meals nre really good. / aunpect ti.rt Mrs.
"portnBneso Philip" Ia entitled to tho credit !:
hut thu tyrant 'nan fceeyes It, according to sct.-
oral custom.
Wl.at will bo dono with this part Of Wyoming :?
IN tito nhrro" valleys. grass grows and nmn!l
drosos OF catt1o hre seems bnt, out On tl,c esoat,
hFond d'sidea that constitute nehElv ali tho
Territory, there does not appear to 10 1rees
enough to support goat.
HoctAI. 1919.
Tho few settlers TINT inhal,lt this .cct1on NJ
tho Federal domain are aquatters, who live nlpnr
the crcehH. Nhiln waiting for the noou lyat d.
fagan'H rsncl ou llurae Greek, encountered
tho landlords pretty daughter. black.e-od
Eirl OF IL. "Dcn's you ind it lonely living
30 Ifnr from ncigAboss?" naked.
. (.t II f.t.t ~
live from here Z" "Tlero ia QUE family ujly
up tho crock; the next ono Ia Il miles aud
thore Ii right smart ot people IS mies or"
10 YOU SEQ Them often ~ NO; but NO Ilayo
parties, aud then thoy come ard stay thrcy
days. You don't n,can to say that thu you,f1:
men spark ilrec days stcady." "No, sir; mt
all The titno. They RIM horses so,nc and PASS
iii aad out. Nights, No dnncu lii sun-up," t'~"'
-4oLn sEWH.
As VIC near tho black Hills tho reports Of ric,
dlEcoscrcR thero bncoMo Moro numerous and
definite. tnyo takcn pains to tift sho stories
a1n n 70 o rnstMos1 nny ss a. n on osa
1a'urke. Of Gen, Grook's a.st1 yesterday. on its
way from Col. Dodec's camp, ii In
Elach Hills, to Cheyenne. rlo told
me thnt shnrc vas not n colder
not wished out gold, moro or less. Tho o.l5cora
haye not attempted to cot nny gold, aud Lnyn
1t III the men. from Tho fear thai II
would make them dsscontented. Lieut.. l,ourkn
asaated mo that tl,ore need he no doubt as to lie
fact that gold ~ paying quantities h1d buon dis
coyotcd Ia the nack 1Iills.
Jesho Fox and Id Smith, m!no1s now at work
IN tho nov dlstr1ct Oh wLat Ia called rtcnch
Creeh' =, Tfito to friend thas t,oy ara sahug out
about II eonth to tue pan. not far below tho aut-
taco; and they urge their friend to Jolt, tlem Mt
oi!ee; Miners here: who havo t,nd experience in
in MoutnnG, eay tl!at II ccnte
pcr pan Is elua1 TO about us or *:1p per day.
an oflicor now in tho BLACK lti!Ia III Col
hero thnt it would 11o OF no 1850 to tta.o l,,irut
tl,o gold In ,lo 1llacs lltl,- A. ht,
would not 10 hGliovol; that nu i,lau l,s.t A.
Icinrtr.l to prospect OH tho hGuls Ut lilo creek
without tllldlug norG ar raa xui
Az aLn fltnslii::.sslAS.
] hare just hnd al, iItcryuw viii, Jim snn-
tcEs. onc OF tue 1aoat G8uericncc} mon IN the
iordcr. He rent III, thu Arkn ,paH yallcy rheu
20 waB la year. OF nEo, in 1bi1: and ho la.
bocu o1, tho frontier over since. lle has nccu q
llan tp pioneer tho 1.tarh Hills. Ito las bcrn
hero boforc. aud knew tho tny Of tho laid, liz
'aya that Tie lnInos Raid tn 10 Fra,tc1 ,7rrtr
.ro .'ot on TINT 9treaus At all! that Erunct. treai
Il IL miles further uDrth.
Sanders went with ,'o',ueys expedition NJ fnr |
IL tho lust Fork Of beaver Eiucr: anil wl,n,,
lei. DedEo went iutn his first permanent camp,
10 loft and wont prospsctinH with silsee oon1- |
lAtHohb. heGl4uns ut tho i.pau af Cu:tern Park. |
[Aey rlcd lu Tue old ahafts that l.ad boei. loft
'y Tho minors that uintetcd in sllo Hills, and |
ound gold IN tan alf. It was all ti,1o tioat rolI
md bsn.ors tlinks It averaged to III ccnts to tIo
'an though llo had no means Of weighing it. |
10 aaya t!at lIe thinks tint, i lte had proper
AcltsnH for working, hs r0nIl make $50 nor ]
lay. hut there in nut wat.r caouHl anu lilo Iay
Il tho land ii iaconyetiant.
Srr on EEn-nocK. |
aantlors says lhat in is Hurp TINT ils best
wi 5fh1T 4.
cay West gold is found uext tho bcil.tocls; auI,
II hlR prospecting, Eln l,as only pecn tito bed |
oct ollcc. Tho gravel ahoyo tito rock pnyA
bout 10 cctsth par pm. Sanders met eighty
acn i, QUO party t;oisss in MS !Io cauo ont; mil
10 thinks that there aia now ns,out aoU naucrs
nd prsHloetsrs IN tho BInck Hills. I!o iB guits
nck ~ Eoun ~ he can get supply OF proviH.
onA. asked to 500 specimen Of hls gold;
nd ho said Ac Gayo II to au ufllccy whu ,yAs 10
end 1t to Gen. Crook.
ltnW TO uU TO TIE HILLS.
sandcra aaya that tic beat rontc 10 the fIlla ID
? way OF this post st,-Fort Laramie, It IL 133
lilca from tho Port to tho nl,nug district. llo
III ..t shG a'rgnCS rC MehnesdsY aa:ui"g and
ho road down to tho Dsayor Ii good from that
laco q now road has been constructed, that ho
ns not gcen.
TRADING doLp FOR GOODS.
~. J. y. Collins the Post Trader at Fort Lar
Mie, sont . ntock Of goods into tito Hack Hills
ith ith tho military expedition, III charge Of II.
'lliard who las lately boeu trading goods for
UT nt tho ratio Of SIS peg ounce. Willard l,ss
rittan for Roods, which will bo sent with the
fst train.
It 10 evident Tint holno of tho Sioux aro pro-
oicl at elo rTeAenoe Of 70 many wlits l1leI, in
70 black Hills. Lous lteshan, the Interpreter,
sltes sFat 'lt,lo tight tlas occurred between
iterod tho Black Hills from the aorlh. lie doos
ot know whether anybody waH hillcd, Mr.,