The New York herald., 1876-03-03
THE RUSH TO THE BLACK HILLS.
DOUBTS AS TO THE PRESENCE OF GOLD IN
PAYING QUANTITIES.

INTERESTING FACTS AS TO THE EXCITEMENT
DOUBTS AS TO THE PRESENCE OF GOLD IN
PAYING QUANTITIES.
[From. the Denver (CoL) Newsl
party of 400 strong will leave Chicago on March Is
for the Black Hills. The expedition has been formed
by James Conkln, who accompanied Professor Jcnney
last season. Tho secretary OF the company has re-
1900 letters Of inquiry since the
of its organization The party travel through to Chcy
cnne by special train and arrangements have been
completed tho railroads transport the from
Chicago to the Hills for S26 apiece.
A letter from Milwaukee says that a prosperous
sorekccper intends leaving his business and leading
party who will start April 2, going Cheyenne.
The main company consists of in the following
professions Two physicians veterinary surgeon
druggist two assayors twenty carpenters, three
backsmiths several groccrs, number of farmers one
clothicr a dry goods dealer, coal dealer together
with intelligent industrious laborers and half n dozen
old miners who have been in Nevada, Arizona Colo
RADIO aud California aud who feel they are Forty miners
again. The entire party will probably embrace not
fewer than from 300 to 400 men. Ono gentleman will
take sawmill Another proposes to transport a
shingle mill TO the land OF golden sands.
Messrs. Stubs aud Thompson have returned to
Laramie from the Hills. ana report lively times
Custer City Just. before they lett a wedding took
place at Custer CIty-lhe first to that region.
The parties were William Hardcsty and Miss Ida Smms,
both late Of Cheyenne Messrs Stuobs and Thompson
also report that the first steam whistle ever sounded
that section was heard on February g. II was
mill whistle.
A. |. Jones, Of Golden, in Custer City, writes
letter from which extract follows I have been
prospecting every day, and have found gold, but
as yet nothing that will pay. The has been very
deep Ind everything Is frozen up. There TO be
gold all over the country but not in paying quantities
About forty miles from here some good diggings,
hear Az this place the bed rock is from eighteen
to twenty five feet, and gold Till you reach bed
rock and then II Is not very plenty. | have found
some about four from the surface but not in pay
ing quantities After try the DcadwOod and Dry
wood diggings, III find them no better than these,
will be ready TO leave this country"
party OF twenty, mostly coal miners will start
from Medicine Bow, tho Union Pacific next Monday
for the gold fields They will tako the route, trail
rather through Sabc Canyon, which is reported TO be
FREQ OF snow.
Jules Econcy, Wyoming pioneer, thinks Custer
City will Oc the commercial and Hillyo the mining
town OF Hills their relations each other being
about the came as Denver and Central City.
Judge Kuydcndall wrtos an interesting letter from
Custer City the Cheyenne Leader. He says, among
other things, that only few claims now beng
worked that place. Quartz indications are good all
the country. Rich discoveries reported
Dcadwood and Whitewood creeks seventy miles north
of Custer City. In localities the bed
the surface others IL Is very deep Washed gravel
black sand and rubics white and variegated abound.
One hundred and nifty houses will be com
pcted IN Custer City by March l. some OF the build
ings substantial structures Hill City already
numbers lfty cabins and 100 nhabtantR The Judge
says he Is satisfied with the country and intends 70 stay