Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-03-03

wa ges of compositors are reduced from
20 to IS dollars a week and correspond
ing reductions will be made in piece and
time work.
At meeting of the Dire.tors Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company yes
terday 1t was estimated that the earn
ings. would justify payment of dividend |
OF a per cent. for the quarter. Several
directors were of the opinion that the
dividend should be passed, while others
thought stockholders were entitled to
whatever was earned.
The railroad managers were in session
yesterday and appointed a committee to
take into consideration, the subject of
freight rates ard make report tomorrow.
CHICAGO, March /. - The Military
Committee Of the House Of Representa-
tives having requested Lieutenant Cen
eral P. 81. Sheridan to supplement his
testimony on military affairs recently
given before that Committee
that officer has made the following addi-
tional suggestions. 1t will be seen that
he has cut down the appropriation re-
quired by the bill introduced by Mr.. Ma
ginnis from $500, 900 to 5000, 900 in view
Of the emigration to the Black Hills and
the present military expedition. This
communication of the Lieutenant Gen.
erals has peculiar interest:
Headquarters of the Military Division
Of the Missouri, Chicago, Feb. &c, 1876.
The necessity OF two military posts on
the Yellowstone has been apparent to me
for two years past and have recon-
mended their establishment in by annual
reports. So strongly have teen con-
vinced Of this necessity that I have,
without any expense to the Government,
made an examination Of the Yellowstone
river and selected the points at which
they should be built. The Indian ques-
ton in the Black Hills must now be set
tied by the establishment of Indians on
the Missouri river, and in the accom-
plishment of this purpose, the two
posts mentioned will have to be located,
one at or near the mouth of the Big
Horn river and the other at or near the
mouth of Tongue river. These posts
can be supplied by steamboat up the
Yellowstone and can be constructed OF
material to be found in the vicinity Of
the points selected. I think can have
them built for 100000 each; in Other
words, will try to build both for 5000.
900 instead of the $500. 900 mentioned il
the bill. The Black Hills country viii
probably be covered with towns ant
villages during the next five or six years
Its value will cause the extension of The
Northern Pacific Railroad on the south
side OF the Yellowstone as far as the Gal
latin Valley in Montana. and also built
another railroad from the North Platte
Station, on the Union Pacific Railroad
to the Black Hills. am of the belle
that the largest deposits of gold ART
further west than where the miners ar,
now working. The head-waters of Wine
river are gold-bearing, the Owl Crael
Mountains are gold-bearing. the BIZ
, Horn Valley is gold-bering. Powder rive
is gold-bearing, as is also Clark's Forl
Of the Yellowstone. Besides these tn
Black Hills has ON abundance of goo
timber for the treeless country south G
them and west of the Missouri river
The success of all these interests depend
on the establishment of the two post
named. Military operations have no,
been commenced against the hostil
bands OF Sioux by order of the Interio
Department. and l consider the appro
t priation 80 necessary that especiall
request immediate action on it. P. Il
Sheridan. Lieutenant General.