Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-01-28
CROW AGENCY.
Crow AGENCY. N. T..
January II, 1876.

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CRow AGENCY, N. T..
January II. 1876.
EDITOR COURIER
AS, no ,ioubt, many of your readers are
interested in the Black Hills question-for
many here arr-therefore f0rwari you
The latest news from that section, a. re-
ported ~ this place.
Joe Hill h s just reached here from the
vicinity Of Fort Brown and Wind River
country. He says all late reports IN that
section show that the mines are proving
rxcel'ent-payiug good wages through.
out. Prospecting Is being pushed for
ward at. rapid rate; and, though few
have reached bed rock, except on bars.
good pay has been gotten near the sur
face. both in gulch and on bar. Nearly
every man who can outfit himself is go.
ing there Immediately BY way of Fort
LARAMIE.
The following is an extract from let
ter lately received by Mr.. John r. Wsd-
dell from his frierd. Samuel r. Shank
land, in which he advises him to start for
the Hills Immediately. He says: Can
now state what I know from actual OBJ
servation aud experience. In the first
place, the circumstances under which
this country was visited by the miners.
not knowing what moment they might BE-
Dir ven out by the military, tended tn
materially check the development of the
mines and the consequences is that not a
|single gulch has been thoroughly pros.
|pected. There has not been u single main
channel found in this country, for the
reason that he weak tenure by which tht
miners held the country did not warrant
the time and expense of running long
drains or bitches. Therefore the mining
and prospecting has teen confined tt
bars. and to the high rims along the mar
channels, where the bed rock can "
reache'I above water level. This gulct
(Custer's) is as good as it has been repro
~ented; but far better prospects have beer
ob,ained further north, on Spring Cree k
Current Greek. Castle Creek. Rspi'
Or elk, Elk Creek, and Box Elder.
have, myself, seen three pans Of grave
washed ON Castle Geek, which yielded
res: ectively $1.40, Is cts. and $780,
tot al in the three pans $4.15. This wa
obtained on bar along the creek. An
II saw cleanrd up from five hours ru
|of rocker $21 60. l Rave seen hundred
of dollars in dust taken from Castl
Greek III the last eighteen days, and al
fore, d to believe that very rich placer
have been very recently discovered
think tha: Castle Greek Is the best cr' e
F in The country. 1t is about forty 4n'lt
loag, and gold IN payih quantities ha
heen found at its head and mouth. AID
any intermediate points. This countr
. lis going to excel Montana in time.
think the mines are far more EXTENSIVE
and the climate great deal more pl cs
f ant. Timber is abundant; Water plenty
: md of the best quality. The hcavie
nugget l havs' yet seen weighed SAC
found on q bar ON Castle Creek; but
: think when we reach the bottom of II
;. main channel We will find much h.avi'
deposits"
i Thus you are furnished the opinions {
III experienced miner and an old II OF
!aniAi1.
There are about thirty men at this Age
Icy who intend leaving early in the sprin
tor the new mines by way Of Fort G.
|Smiih. The course is an eastcrly or
from here. thence or a southeast dire'
ion to Fort Phil. Kearney; theme, bea
: ling little more to the east, go direct
Harney's Peak (th- highest point in Il
Back Hills. adjacent 10 which are 10
pass-s leading to the east side of Il
: 'angr. where the mines are located.
, tact, the region about Harney's Peak is
good field for prospecting; gold is know
10 exist there.
This Agency, in my opini on. would
good point to make rendezvous. The
g good wagon road nearly the emit
X distance from this place. It is now e,
n dent that Congress will take some actic
= ,.ranting to the white man the rights I
|po ,sessiGn in that section. Thus will
1T. .rown open vast country that has bee
IS looked forward TO for many years VII
: the greatest interest. Men here inter
n leaving the last of March or FIRST of Apr
1T $50 Or 200 men, well armed and equi
II ned. can he raised. There is no GOu
, but they can reach the mines by this rou
!. with perfec: safety. Any thing you c.
4 produce on the Black Hills will be rel
, 10y all IN this vicinity with interest.
a buttons fast freight train has just a
u rived from Bozemrn.
). A heavy snow storm Is raging about n
4 Nelson Story Ieayts for Bozeman to mo
row. Enough far this time.
U KNOW.