, 1875-06-30
An Exploring Expedition into the
Unknown Country.
California Joe Traces Out the Evi-
donces Of Gold.
On Custor's Trai1---A Look at
Harney's Peak.
First Signs Of Gotd---Excitement In the
Expedition.
One Hundred Miners Found at Work
In the Dlggings.
Tho Richness Of the Deposits...Somc
Rough Estimates.

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ward lho a,nau vatlov oncn;no into tho ysllsv ~
Tin 1,cavcr.
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fonr or f,yo ;1nrs lint vo rcmo,nod haro avcont
n.n,vo srorr
mr. rather orn,or,tion marty ~ av. ron vim
a,ono Ian ,ha fortinod c,n,n .rd ,orot-,,,rt,
tt,,t roYtion a. country ,,artol -, Ii tho ,,.ns
noxuloret ,ynrt to t1,e vary b,uo or 1I,rnavts
pc,,,. and ro,,,rned ac,in .,fc au1 val, ma
n.rtioa Win concatvo5 and nnt In a1,cu,;on thIa
ho,5 -, ovo voro T{ort fha-Ica Morl,, ~ .ho
,rhird cavalry and nr + n r,nno Thor oh.
,nioed norm,sato,, to aoloct txo anttstca ,,on
nm NJ who,n WA scrot i n Van Ma}, . bravn
man. WIN California 1oc an . cnidc tho n,r,v
f.ft cof,n o.tcraib,v on a ,unt but n roa,it. ~
rct II, ro,ot lin i,arrcr t,,nt tad I'm II t1a lima
,,rovont.i no viii, ,,,r fr,n, ,stri,o ~, H.
rn,,t;on M ~ t,s ch.rac,or of ~. - ..,,sa
1 Fr,.A r..
uAoHp.nAea soun'., Nv up "4H y" ~
.hsco III LUZ 'ous't'"c u tncso "on as uea1iy ~
It eau DO remembered.
AL tin portla from lhdlAns and othnr frontier
contingencies wero considered preferable 10 re-
naming idly in camp, courting monotony, aud
drinking p1pcsab!p atknli wntor, So, strapniup
bIaukctB to satdjes md Rupu1yjur ouree3vns
wsth cofreo and hnrd h,ead and mi forcottinn
b., ,.r, ,,~.o,roa - ~ ..,,,. -. ,,,ae,.. ~
w ~A"- @1-No1A'eo - SA-s ses"Af W. HA'ss'J ANH~
sa''P w ,Ao WI =. vano' 1o4ne W o'eop !n@
c'no oa LIS 'uee " too Ateu nutse' east VI camp
Jenny. TO an a!sltuuo ot l,Soo loot above tho
elevation OF tho camp, we looked back over tho
vast lcvc1 plain which stretched far to tn, aoutll-
west Ia an elevation TINT wo kuov To bo Hayhiao
Ruttc. mcra ,1,an m m,,cs .rav We movad In
,to ,a.,I,..at 80,
~
a." "@Aoot tnef-' 1irAnhh lo"nsE
" ua'h p'"ca "htcu to"olou bsaadls 'o"Afa
the b!lo Bky, nnd, blending thntr branches In
notghborly fashion. formed green vault that
cffoctuatly shaded ua from tho hot RAYS Of
summer sim. Among thoso dark p}uo, could he
heard Tim sonpt of thu rpbin anf, TIM thruel,.
Tbo rou,o ruroro, m t1,ot d,u ,y.s ovor i. h,,,,
.,,s. e ~. .,.l. ~ ~ n.s.tss ' e....,. t.s. h.
ASo' -, - eu.' VI u.eAo' osas ,,', t.1"
soe -" ouste III cu1'o, tAo tn'uo'e u WHICH
"as tno taFtHost noItn' 1h'a packpono alinoSt
otitTclS oohos tno l'acA at!l!e Oh tns liho from
"eet 10 Cast, anu nseaXs on potn margins so 1nht-
merabIo ra'1nea which extend downward to tho north
anu soa'h' Iao wa!es haa oat dsepy into the Lime"
roex aud sandstone and turfnea
cASoNs
That no tbs GRANDEUR Of tar With their poF-
pendleu1ar walls of rock they plunge down 10 tEencn
doas depths. The p!no timber 8rows to tho very margin
OF shcfo cai'on'. Th!s Ia What il known Is yellow
p1nc' and Will average about ~ feet in diameter.
Some OF tho trees will run over feet In diameter.
mi 1Fh
but on shc whole tho largo timber II In tho e1cussso
mich 30 that vero avaably situated tho Western
6tatts mon need not pay such enortnous prices for
lumber. aud Aabraska need no loagor bo dotted with
rn. ~ ~ m ,,,,s, ,,o ,,,,,s ,ror. n. a,r.o .o.
taacs ot 's osca ohls INTERRUPTED py am"l PARKS IN
ful lagoon, o. pure, cold w,.er,
Attic slnp Of our trlp Ill Naturo seomod to 10 In
ono Of her most pleasing moods but al around "
wsse scattorod noa orrioo oveneos of her varlable
temper In tho shaps Of ttn'sr tss 'n pa'shss et
n.,.ad. ~. .,no Rom ,orooteS sa ,.rdsn c,.
pei'oas no' se'aoc uoen "ptoo.ea so 9aFasn "ce,s'
Gus ulast Of t.p tsmrcs., T1eso storms must hnys
hur,cd tto,r furv unon th.so furs,s in winter when
tbo trees ~ were frozen turoua for u,px that ,essoa
Tanntrlo NoaTHwEsrxns
s, .a4s "s'1.. w. 'ns .."s,, - +.t
oseak'nS 'no tseea oh ~ ns a'uue' 4ae 'oFs ne.hB
carried forwar " the gale strko other trees, adding
weight at.d momentum until they Ill go down with
horTIa er,., TIKI, bo.u.Ifr1 forsst x,t, In . faw
ao''' ..A,u '...' u0a"". - ~ ~"
momonw, % boautltu rum Saving uosnln8 nut sAl4
atunps standing as or 80 fcst high This p!occss must
be reneatca every vn,er for Wills orc patch Aaa tbs
nnr.ar,,r., ~ hv;no f,i,o, t,t ,xt.r o+hn-. nav.
appeasaa. y. nasius 4as'tn ~ "aes 'aaoss A.'e
taS appearance u having !sea t"o. 9a9eei s1 OF teh
year! Dgo. Some havo nothing but chatrcd stutnps
from 10 10 20 foet nIsh etaudpR like aosly uentlues
T., ~. 800. - .ho,s 80 ,,or rrln. a.. .,r.. ~.
=. ~ .'.1S" - sAs1s s-.I $500 f ~
eoasc''oa 'a'o ou "'o't Aoa'''' WIZ" tne
hcada Of tue trees pointing to tho southeast. This
fallen timber will become ~ dry - tindes and will
after tcpeed res. burn away, snd In iss lacs will bs
4 beautiful park.
Tnr First Hto,tr's SUPPER
was eaten besllo clear cold tprng that trcked out
o.st Constant shadow. ''"' ~ N'' "'''' 'A' ''seS
jus tnok hIx un ami 81 srte far dnar Int ANN re
turusd viii .hs WoIcome tnfortnaon t.t w. fsw hun.
boaufa parE viii poaty q GOOD asass ~ .nd two
inR.ana If nure coii wntcr m thn nsrt W. xsnt
ntrsnr th.t N this hich I,vidc ~ .hn,Id AM tni
su,ons earh atont ri v,rds .nrosa nd h.sins ia
snrna rsnce Of ner,at,ai strnus .hav ara shnnt ~
i fst .lcsn, iii a. rnn - nna coM ysh rhey A.. ~
So"sss rrssarvot-s - ~. In IT. sn,in" - III io, NJ