New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-16


EFFORTS TO RETAIN POSSESSION OF CLAIMS
MASS siErfINC oS fuE MINERs--AN ASCENT OF
HARNEY's PEAK.
,rpom A SPECIAL Coasx sroxEsNT ME rRsBuNE]
SPR,Ne CREEK, Dakota, Aug Gen. Crook"
proca,natiou 20 the miners. commanding them TO leave
the Black Hills before Aug IL next has long since
doubtless been read by Eastern people THIS eius inc
Black Hills excitement The General has entered the
Hills surveyed the eld and III kind. determined way
settles the ques of miners roaming among the hio"
tans Seeing them here and knowing the wishes OF hi
President he issued the proclamation. which viii have
deem effect I'm every of tho Far West III bears the
impress OF man entitled TO respect for his great common
sense and his commands will be obeyed. Tire pro'Sam'-
ton affects thousands Of who here, and hundreds
who were coming here The lowest estimate OF the NUMBER
coming was 800 the highest. 2rJ0 When il Is con
sder,d hat the men here under the discouiagng cir
cumstarccs OF n blockade by soldiers and hostile III
dams and the mpcdimens OF a newly discovered id"''
IL will be readily how small IN numbers theF are III
oonparisnn with the multitude that would have como al
more favorable time Then each ~ them had greater
or les circle influence b, his absence IN the faf west
among Indians and unknown dan GERS. The homo FOLKS
are eagerly watching whcthex OF fortunes won
or calancs safely passed Now the news VIII 10 rom
one 10 the other They coming back THIS lTooa-
nation will 1--we IA memorable SUBJECT OF cohNcISA'oh
among the Western people And Gen. CROOKS name
viii be spoken with respect and reSsd long "'Va UNIV
placer bars have been worked cut
Gen Crook started from Fot Laramie escorted ny
Can't My OF the I'd Cavalry and accompanied bY seF"''
persons VINO had the privilege OF seeing the WoANs %
this remarkable country. New York WAS represented ~
MeSsrs. i. H. Campbell. a. l. Foster ana v roster;
Chicago by cen. l. Smith and son; Cheyenne by Gao.
Wilson Col Stanton payma,tey accompanied the Cen
eraI TO make the ofcss aud soldiers richer by Two
months salary. Many OF them had "panne0 ana
"gocked og shining nuggets scorning steenoaeKs mt
fine ana experience made the C0ionels Visit Weic"o'
The crisp notes had weight that prospective E"'"
money Ia ks aud payments not rcfus therefore
when Col stanton handed them out The party arrived ~
Clusters Guch or the 27th Of Jely Here they saw the
frst miners. AMI had opportunity TO pan so'no
gold Here was the aetna! work here the god
said one Of the party nfterward to ne: Mr.. Cor
respondent. the sight Of those miners ana the soH
shock my faith Just little IN yeuI tfuStwortineTS
"What do you mean T.
al haze road your lettcss in TiIK IaBuNb you KNOW
and here ! Jaw the actual gold and thought you must
have made a mistake about the Black Iiils ooing Ne
"But | have never said ,hore gold here. Ny
position has that 40 far no raCA dgings had been
found that there are zee knowa u be te guccs OF
old California and that poor Een cah do better al nome
It's wei call especial attention to an error thai Is 50
counon To any hut those experienced in mining tie
distiDctsoY bet waen gold, prOI, faT and ilcA 6g
gngs is not made. seerH.y tds popular idea Is that
the merest showing of "Prospecr means necessarily
fortunes 10 the lucky no mi H. IN 10 ~siHe'S Is
who have been IN mines seized with Tadn"Ss
klsd of fves al tie sight OF The yellow shining particles
of gold and certainty tax. possession OF td'Hn tnt
ait is tLart" The gcniomaH have spoken of on so
lg the innccs WORK a oroo thought I4ih IkiI' SIS
correspondent wrong, for, n;.dnt he SAN th''s
were ch disgiDs, and here WIS 'Ge go" whi'h sh'
one could ae," The G&ecc<ce between The pre'aee Of
gold and rich paying plaCt nlnev is wide
CTS. Groom An y.,E MINERS
Gen Crook and his lc,ty Ia-,ed on up the snlci'
crossing tie divide, aud came down 80 the heea o.
srfns Csoe OF July IT. Jaence Continuing Uci in$Feh
they arrived at this camp OF July IS On the mafci
the General sought oIpos1unlus - converse with TIC
m;n.,s KNOWING from he oce experience il CelIor-
ma how to detect ndcl loci groe'hcrDl from az
"od timer his few questions Hosiit oa' al TIE iacs
about gold the number OF n'ueca IA the Hills, and Wsa
the feeling Nas among tA-H about leaving no Hills
The can i, On Spring Creek. which. stated ~
v0us letter, there are two eoi o. iah.ly h.Ori-
ing sr Jafney, who still here confirming bt p -
pcciine this slicA u lore the G'uEas column hnii.d
for The night hi' ne islsie,l on " ',i..7 ~ rt
who Rapid G. Eek; ne mex I'm nru,i un
to di.eu,, tho species OF l@uiago whct had Shot
Being enthasl-tic oniiho0EN Is most h"ne1s ar"
the sight OF this bird made hiu halt Ike setter on
pon' con C~'ot bad never son +, hcore uor had l. and
CoYess hank was gently soaiched frosn that trbie
key TO IA, last chapter Of Marsh oh eNlMct ohS Dt
witt no ic. li, SpOitsucu w(i as ognshcio-sts wiz
want dcs~ii ION but the pressing theme being the
miners they mast be content with hearing from PE"i5
Baird OF Marsh. both of whom shah send skins .; The
partridge classification. The continued es'ora o.
rsnb. it,e. ard Il
spondcnts attention has efi me 10 iiine 70 c1i" D.7
Ibelieye tIefr new kind n wcod?eokoI here winch
i will ob.~n II the next n@l suffers ~ MAJ seem
strange dat ticIe has been no Hho 10 ger sperhiehs
but sdc is tile IL Is 10 be- IfSfe't US they ne
much mo, more , o,7 n. cos to w FG and
something MAY be done. GCA. Crook arriving Al kamc
50 The miners hah reco.vea intima'ion OF what
coming and the Lewe was passed ircm gulch 10 Hi,c
s sn u iir.na NE SITUATION IN fact many hsd ned xo
quail TO "Oook was coming. ana " thht MIX
loo Wfllfa lac IA ION
'standoG Bar expecting the cheft?n bsiGre a shi
hid the nigit before but about p. one Sung
out iron the s!,n above Here tIiet come" A gen
ors rus, As msde ior the bu,h. Dai pocy Old John
Alien forgot valise lAfe death, he was bounn 70
have the bag Down he ran 20 ne ieht. Dut cnit AiS
there nothing to do but - face the demon B<iNd
then. Aliens ACCOMPLISHMENT when Capt Nix, al aiicol-
sciOus mildly asked How doe, she pan T. This erroT
not general. and the miners boldly stood up 10 an
swet why they were there .... ,..,.. .,.. mn, ~,
"its right boys. That th@ mat t'tks sgnar aud III
is out SAD ,e 9s" u, a1S an" ,4 te tn rs %
States, aud that's ourselves. We are Gle United ctaios
MiSER, MEATNG.
Miners meetings wore nmedl sely held at tho various
camps on Castle {. eek, Rapid Greek, FresiO Creek d
Spring Creek Tie principal business accomplished was
sett.n tie time for representation is. when sm3n
should be the ground TO asset his right to bis
locations. The generally fxed upon was 60 days
after the ratification of the treaty made with the indans
by Congress There 10 sc douot In their minds
that Of course the treaty WI be made a"d ths
Black H;liS purchased ny tnc Government 1 c,slI
l,e present AT only mest!nG. and attended ITO
caiI Ia Janeys District 81 thi camp AbOnt 40 miners
gathered at tbs Recorders Camp. fAs has Loen
plained in previous letter, this Recorder Is man
eaected caoh district to reoord elsns, &c. &c The
crowd was not such Deard"l. fefU0l0okng gathering
of men Is may DO imagined. No one was shot
a man hing There plenty Of tune cDO before tho
actual business u tie meeting hogan. Perhaps the good
have passed away ilay b. the dsgngs are
not roli enough. anyhow. saFng the ragged and mot
ley character OF the garments hcre WAS nothing 20
surprise a stranger. RCyOlYets not dis
uIayad by All peslas shirts and sOuseTs much torn
t. costuu.e coats abandoned. The Chairman had
a coat which he carried his arm. AID VIXEN
Inc hammered pine log To Impress point
OF order the coat being parimeptary. weight
~ bis wishes not otherwise attaa,e II time