The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-04
SAFE FROM SITTING BULL.
GEN. CROOKS TROOPS ENCdMPLD
Ar CROOK CRY
A Metropolis with n Population Of Two Hum
dred. Bank. n Theatre. and IiotcIe-
Pioneer DAYS In the New Gold Producing
kegion II ints Tor the War DepnrImenI.

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sres. n p,.L Thn.,.o "a uo,cIs-
Pioneer Dnys An the Nv t.oId Producing
Region Hints Tor the War Department.
Cuoo,, ,,m. n ~ g.. 10 ,t,,.
'" Niii' ~ 4" ''P'. &C. V
column, commanded by Col. Wesley Merritt,
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route 10 fOft Lorraine, wy. u. on tue ihu'""
agencies and Is hiyouack ed to- night about two
81. A.. -. - =. -, 49,, 49,. o.. n,,dvnod
'"'eS """' ''""' ~ wiz "O' 50 ~
on account OF the smallpox "h''n pro
walls there, and for the sane reason your cor
ro.r,a.,, ta. .,,,d.t a. corans hta attention
'Sponuen' nus u'o'u'u W ,,,,,, LII,
TO the mining interests OF thls Nc'h'p 'AV'u-
sIvelv ptet,tstry tnut Dpacwoud Is a much
,a ~, - c,,,.,sht,, s.,tl,ment than
'se' a"u "l"rc "o"'s"'"r -. -
Crook city, which I, mas, indeed. almost depop-
fitted; ara tina, the deposits Of gold found In
a., ,,,, =, .., ,,,,,,h richer an n tboso
It's neiEhoofhood are "uoh ''o"e' ,"." t"oso
discovered here. Enough mas nlready Deeh de-
xeIonsd hos cvcr. To Justify the claim of the
~, ~ $50. ,,. -, ~. ,,,,a., ,,,..o~
biaok hl's 10 "o'"k JUG VI '"o ''N"'s' ''"Oei
mining regions upon the continent. and Its
futura "a such IN already nssured One wear
=, -. .....,,.,. - IA, -.
ago froi 'ehheS 'Apeu'.,"u WIS sun survey
ing and prospecting the Hills, making no re-
mort tLereou and n r. W. miserable and despond-
- ~, &c.,. -, - -. -.
elected frOm the gold region. To-day there arc
,c,cral aour,shinv loans ,vh,sc formulation. in
~ ~,
Cuung the miners III the Euches ialls niue
short Of ten thousand souls. These people
na, 20, al. .vt vpf
came neie 10 MAKE money an" many u '"v"
ae succeeding few fortunate ones leaving the
UilIs AT intervals. rich Two brothers Wood
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e"u'N ''"" WIZ, " -
million dollars worth 81 dust ana the haupv
pussesrurs uf 80 ma II suddenly acquired wealth
have returned 4" the States 10 eil"y' or inOre
likely t. squander T. Numerous stories are re
lated II mOie or less lucky INDIVIDUALS, while
there are many men IN an ABOUT the nineJ
without 81 ims and destitute OF emploiment
Proap ctius l. now limited 10 the Immediate
neghburhord 81 the settlements, tue proNitn-
NV Of the - ux rendering 1t dangerous even to
pas from DeNd" 10 Crook CIV. Not~ith-
staniihe tie presence ~ tue troops, day before
Yesterday miner was Killed aud scalpsd per.
hau- the one hundredth VINO has thus sAnered
death this season. these pests removed, the
untold mineral wealth OF this section viii
trpOk Guy has population OF about two
hundred. ana C'nt.lns sever hOtels ana res
taur mt. which h We been literally pairouized
hN our starved and exhausted men, weekly
paic caied ,he Back MUS fr'Junc numerous
gallery. a banA, ana "a the ire which opens ON
tue Sopoath IN lieu OF divine worship. Last
night tue iangrish. Troupe performed "lrod-
den tnuer Foot. or Jnder Two Flags IN very
crcuii .Die manner. Tue audience was the most
motlr, sssemOlAge nave ever seen, and was
mere Interesting study than the play. DIRTY and
gr'zzicd miners Justled aRaiust long haired
scouts nd sol.ieis; huntsrs, traipers. aud
veutipnal buckshin ana fringe close cut and
c,nAverous counter huppcts, mysterious look
ing puysiciAns auu voluoir lawyers we're present
nero and tleIe .hh even the swell ana Tue lar
sex found lew repres- natives to odd to md
NhitthitAt Tue tusNAs VI CuhIse anu
c'eais are Ia'sed ROUND during tue petfor-
nance. eud every other house Ia town Is a grog
toOp ur beer saloon.
Tue region NORM ol the hlils seems peculiarly
adaptcd TO agiicut ure. 1he soil " rich, ana
during tue past season very nne potatoes, on
Ions. green corn, anu other vegetables were sue
cessiuiiy giown. he timber ID principally pine
anu oak. oi the unhswn loss of which most Of
tue buildings are constructed, although there
sre several sswmills Ia aclive operation IN tue
tinme di"te ycinIty. Crook tity Is looted IN
the valley II White or Dead~ God creek, mining
operations oens principally c,bhned To tue
rulches whleh connect Herewith he site II
Nmttd by inc euctOacning MUS, wbich are
steep M tue intermediate spHce narrow.
course gold uust Is tue medium Tor almost
all buIch sv- ana sA!es, al the re OF one ounce
I" iwen.l uoIlars' ana whether payihg your
botel niA OF w 80 cigar GU ere expected 10
deposit IN TIE scales, tiotD httle Ouckskln Gag,
Tue ~ oyer Neignt. mere Is scarcely Ia Arti, le
the mus IN ! can oe "uIc"aseu W single piece
OF ir.cuonhi currency, one uoHar beih1 ABOUT
IS l"tixn'ncan' sum as one mere conaescehus
-" ~. ,.- $500. -, -
,,, ne iony hApIess anu man route Is an hpt
w ~" W ~ 80, US ~ ~ - pS"pie anu
y. ,.s,'i, ~ w. " 90, ~ ~ -.
L. ~ ','i "S ''",eu o. S'-e'' Ne"Ia-h"
.t - NINA, ~, ,,a,'.'t -, - i.p'e
.ttn', i,rr. ~. = - xt,,,tN -, 80, - t'r,l T. 80
49, ~ ~. ~, ~. - ~, ". A"up ~ nlsheu
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go, 49, -, 80, a., ,,,'',,r =, "a L. =. 80" , ~ W
~ - I'M. rf - IL. ~. 81 ,,is,,, a. 't ',,'',t.,
IN. Nm -. ~ /, ttv f,,,r nr !. I.',L,.h n a..
$50 A., IA, 81, ust 40 -, ll,, T,,, -
,',,,. 49, y. 'iitt nf ,.l,th.- f,y1t tavs - ,,,
cu,s,d In, I'M r.mutu AID tsmnor ~ ,ti-
ay. y, u. cail..t m IA, mr. ~ me ,'laI ray,ir'
hrIr,t - bal utellrti ANN .t,riYg th,, W M
~. ai.nr,,,t,iz a ',,,d rer,,fe1 sfa,a al -
CrnnL n,fu.ui rnillI t' t'',t,. ,t,i 80
il M. fcntd through town ms ui'rl,inr is IN,
oue 1, ,.n 10 l.. va t.r',, n.'r,t - M, 49,,
nunured horses, abandoned because OF