, 1876-03-29
Encouraging Reports

IllN I6IAtlA lAlIL5s
Encouraging Reports
81, Paul PlGnter-ft ftxas, Mayeh %.
Mr.. Y. q. Robertson, Of this city, returned
Yesterday, by tho Sioux City road, from Tue black
Hills. Tile report lle gives Of the Hills ia not \
calculated to iu.l,lco any ono from this Eccslon
Of tho country tn 60 out tl.oro. Tho Rtory told |
by him ia III substance that tho country ia full Of
trouble, dissatisfaction, wnnt. suffering, and In
bome places. somo gold, but thue far not much.
When Nfr. Robertson reached the Hills In Feb
In tho Htl!s and al tue time 10 Was shcro others
vcra continually arriving, md when ho loft not
lesa than 5000 wero In tho Hills looking for
suddou fortunes. but not finding thons. Otlots
600 nor day. notwithstanding tho hardship Of
getting thoro and tho still grcator hasdahtp aftOr
roaching tho Hills, people sso fockIng 10 from
nll sectious OF the country only to meet win daa,
worAo on than they were when they arrived
thoro. On his way boAck to Colorado, Mr. lob
ottson met oycr 1000 people making thoIr way
to lilo Hills, muuy Of them without b1ankotB. or
such t,ip into such D country. Afoet Of
those IN tho Hills ara there to SEQ othcrs work,
hut not to work themselves They hopo 70 OBJ
tain gold without much labor, mud rather than
to 1.-Two by trickery and fraud. Z not by, down-
riuht murder and robberY.' Tho gambler aud
tic sharper. tho OUTLAW aud tho trump. the
brokon.down lawyer, and tho poiltical bun,
City, nll hoping TINT something will oc-
cur By which they eau get something for moth
Ing. OF courHo, there arc many good men
there, but tic great maBs are as above atated,
and they arc not likely to improve ly ronain-
ing. hlr. 1lobartson has no tttcn what all these
men WHO arc locking to tho Hills arc going to
DO for subsistence. 1t III wild, uncultiyatod
country, and, Il there is no gold there In pay,ng
,1,,1x$4 hk0
Ereat majority OF thonc there are not IN any
condition 10 got 1t out ..
In regard to tho question Of whothcr OF not
tloro Ia gold thorc. S1r. Robertson IL OF tho
| opinion TINT the examinations that hnvo beon
| iIindo do not warrant any QUO In saying tharo
is gold enough to pay far digging, Lie sisitod
noarly all tho gu!choa, e1oopt IN tho nortlorn
rsrl Of tho Hills ma fonnd only t"o e.alns
\ Those two aad boon worked for eome
time, and tho ono thas yielded tho best had not
| produced MI average Of 75 ccuta per day for the
working days- uo docs not 1osire to havo It
understood that he lntendB to bAy tsluro II not
| gold enough In tho Hills TO pay for working.
| IIc doea a1y, however, TINT tho experience Tins
Tar docs not Warrant tho bolof that 1t can DO
there pas a19ss anrao sos !nfnoFs o1 ,tS 1ae
it possible that gold may 10 found to conHldera-
bio extcue, but most OF those who haTo tested
| the claima do not tko tha lookB- No person cut,
say with certainty however, that thoro aso or
and tho expenditure OF lingo sums OF
money will bo required boforo thfs .ques-
! tion IL aottlod. 0ne party from Colorado
had sunk fourteen or fifteen ho9es. In tho M, y,
caHcs little gold was obtained, but not In pay
ing quantities. This party in two or tllrce casus
Was drivon out by water Of large bonders. Bed
m spFs Fl. 70 ho aepe ~ from aset 10 10 20
tho milo. Tho great uumhor Of springs, rem
der lralM ditohlnE absolutely necessary, thore-
furo single claim must be very rich TO pay for
opening. Tho usual molo Is to form company
ditch through alt. Quartz mtnlng ia unknown
alr. Robertson met ali old friend Of his ut tile
Hills who had good doa! Of oxpe.
mon In tho 1ril!s that arc nnninE enough gold to
pay for what thay eat. From whnt llo saw, Mr..
t.obertson fully believes hls fricnd was right
Mo ono from Colorado il going to tbs Hills md
| many Of the old mlnaTe ARC returning home, o.
going back to tho Colorado or other mines II II
claimed that tho Powder River range and the Pie
Horn region, northwest Of Black Hills, Oh tLe Ilnt
he SorterG faSIto Ghf os oso, ooh1n iefs
held by tho Indiana and there ~ no poastbst'
ity Of getting to 1t. If tho Indiana ara driver
ont 10 that tha mtncra eau got IN and exam
no dGant fGod any .hcra peopo hootar
tlemau who Ind visited tho claims OF Cuate
snd Hill Cltlos found numerous claims opon'
cd to bod rock. and hnl taken tho pains II
nronpect several OF tho best known Of them
liz selected pay dirt carefully from bod rock
and found IN ayerag0 OF QUO "color" " t.
the pan and so 1ne that 1t would not excoe4l
from 30 centa to Il day to the man
faithfully worked. lIo met eoyeral COLORADO
minors who had boon there for three months
Ono Of them. MACK James, who IL wei
thug that would pay day wages: 1n Chsy
| cunB this Hans gentleman hoard that !n!ne
, named James Alien had brought In Sl.oo
lu dust from his claim In bErtng gu!oh
situated about 80 miles boloH Custer Cit
.. on what il known ~ Montana bar. TO thi
: claim the gsntIoman proceeded and found tH.
men working for Allon, who had an 80-foos bee
. rock tunnel rnn. Ho proapectol tho claim case
fully. taking an average OF the psy-dlFt, ~
found on average of on0 color to tho psn, whlc
IL not more than ons-tensh Of cent to par
Many olaim-owners arc trading claims Whcr
+, they get ohanoo for flour and bacon.
', hir. Robertson is decidedly of tho opinion ths
: anY one that il earning good living her
! | should remain and that It would bo very nnwla
inleod for any ono TO give up even = toietab
: good position hors and tako to tho hills. Notl
!, Tux would result hut dissatisfaction and disal
:, polntmant.