Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-23
THE NEW ELDORADO.
Highly Important Intelligence
From Col. DOdge's
Expedition.
Clusters Black Hills Report Fully
Confirmed.
Gold Found in Great Abundance.
Miners Taking So to $50 Per
Pan.

| TT. LARAMIE, WYOMING, June PA
party from the Black Hills arrived to-day.
/ Prof. Jenney's party and the expedition
under Col. Dodge have formed perma-
Rent camp on French Creek, near Hardy's
Peak, called Camp Harvey, and close by
the stOckades built by the miners whom
Capt. Mix brought out. Gold seems to
have been found in abundance. Nearly
one hundred miners were found there in
different camps, who have made claims and
done considerable work in building sluices,
digging bitches, etc. Some of the party re-
port that the soldiers in the command have
panned out gold dust Of a rich quality.
The Golden News Confirmed.
OMAHA, June 22.-The following has
Just been received from Col. r. 1. Dodge,
in command Of the escort to Prof. Jen-
ney's Black Hills exploring expedition:
''0old has been found in paying quantities
On French creek. Clusters report is CON
firmed in every particular. The command
are Well.n
Private advices received here say tn
command found one hundred miners at
work in Clusters Guleh, taking out gold at
the rate Of s. to SIS per pan. The evil
dences are strong that there are many more
miners in that country. The gold found
is coarse, but easily pounded quartz. The
mines are abundant, but no one has pros
pected them. No Indians were seen by
the command. They are north Of Harney's
Peak. The weather is extremely hot.
A Detailed Account Of the Discoveries.
CHICAGO, June 22.-The special CORE
spOndent Of the Inter Ocean with the scien-
tific expedition in the Black Hills, at Camp
Harvey, on French Creek, Clusters Gulch,
under date Of June 10, sends the following
telegram via Fort Laramie to-day:
Gold in large quantities and Of good
quality has been discovered in Clusters
Gulch, on French Creek, and along this
stream for a distance Of upward Of seven
miles toward the source. Since my latest
adyices sent to you from the expedition,
the plans Of the scientific corps have been
entirely changed, and Camp Denny,
on East Fork Of Beaver Greek, has
ceased to be the permanent point
from which the investigation Tadiates.
We were to have been through the
Hills Tuesday, June 9, but were delayed.
Col. Dodge, with three cavalry companies
as a military escort, left Camp Jenny for
the purpose Of locating a permanent camp
in some available place in the vicinity of
Harney's Peak. The command marched
almost due north along Beaver creek; then
northeast, when, at the end of % days
the march of Clusters trail was struck in the
midst Of snow and rain. That officers line
Of march was pursued in a southeast direc- |
ton along Castle creek, where the first in |
dicatiOns Of gold were discovered. This |
event induced Prof. Jenney, of /
the scientific corps, to remain in Castle |
Creek Valley for three days, in order to |
prospect, a cavalry company being left with /
them. The place at which the biologists /
camped is located 400 feet east of the |
104,h meridian, and was named Camp 1
futile. With the remainder of the COM i
mand Col. Dodge proceeded in a south
eaSterly direction until Clusters Park was
reached, and last Monday camp was reached |
on Clusters Gulch and in close cOntiguity /
10 the stOckade built by the
miners whom Capt. Mix brought
out Of the Hills. At the spring, on
Gen. Clusters cavalry camp ground, L
gold Of a good color was speedily PANIED
ont. This was done in the presence of
your correspondent.
The gold fever spread so rapidly that
there was hardly one in the command who
had not seen and PANIED out gold.
From these placers or gulch mines, about
camp Harvey for a distance Of seven
miles there are scattered along French
Greek four different mining parties, num-
Jering tWenty-tiv men, that have taken up
,laims from all Of which good color has
been obtained.
There also several quartz lOdes which
1,Omise rich returns, but the greatest stress
should be placed on the gulch gold
iiggings.
When gold was discovered the scientists
we're at Camp TUttle, and only arrived
lere yesterday evening. They were some
what astOnished at the discovery. 1t is in
ended to make this a permanent camp,
where the command viii remain until the
etun Of the supply train from Fort lara
ME.