The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-08
RUSHING FOR NEW MINES.
THE EARLY CALIFORNIA EXCITE
MENT ALMOST RIT1LLED.

Discoveries on French. spring, Castle,
Rabbit, Whitewood, and other creeks.
xdntton. D. r.. Correspondence Quincy (Hi) wig.
The midness of the winter has allowed
the great rIsh for tho Black Hills TO be- lin uch
earlier than 1t would have began In case VI
hard winter In fact there has been less ormore
coming and going all the time. an certainly
great preparations have been In rrOlress all
winter for the exodus Of the spring months,
which has elready made surprising beginning.
Everywhere people are Ia king about the Black
Hills, and the town Is full OF strangers either
hitting ont companies to 20, or willing the ar
rival Of those who expected to join them
nero for the trip. Several parties hw' left al
ready, and others are soon to follow On Tues
day Of thi' week, two parties male M by
Scott Goodwin and A. +. GRAY left here with
full Quilt. The uart'eS rad, when they left.
sirty-nine men and tweny-one wagons. At
Emanrei creek they will he joined by parties
FROM Donhummc, Clay, and thiOD counties.
swelling thcir number to lJO u.en and about
THIS being the nrst extensive party to leave,
the excitement was great and the strests were
lined with spectators, and under the flush of the
Instant several Souug men VINO had the money
TO pay ,heir way and the muscle to make them
moment aud turned their faces toward the Hills.
One NOut mat.wno had come IN with his father
nil the way from the vicinity Of the Cnevenne
Agency ~ look after their Interests In some
lands, was found to be missing soon after the
gentema an handed the old man note from the
boy whic! rad ~ follows; Dear Father: l
don't want M treskin peraify L. mine this year.
I'd rather try scratchin for gold. You 20 home
and take care Of the claim. and when come
back with my pocket fun Of rocks III nip YOU
out The old man read II with surprise and
muttercd "Come back 18th - pockets full o.
Ieck4. ~ be burned hut he'l! come back with
There Is tinee Of Black Hill excl ement on
syeryh'ns bore. IN order TO- p,Sht py ,he tntn ,,
some time ag9 tegan to give shading 10 their
a. nj nAf hp
chased here. and thereby the traflic would fall
Go them. In one Of their advertisements sp.
got In Yankton." THE naturally created heart-
burning hcre, and Yankton merchants are
making free use OF printers ink to set 70 III
their facili les for fitting out parties with any
thing and everything they need. The locd
price current IN the papers il headed For the
benefit OF parties desiring To purchase Quilts for
the Black His" IAN Articles in abundance,
In the United states, freight ad led" Then fol-
low the regular market quoiuiions, and among
bacon. rer n. Is i; susar. per 100 NJ, 81 to
sls.5O; c, fee, per n. 25c. TO 2s'.; beans. per
bush. ~ '.; potatoes, Ter bush. 3lc.; wagons.
$50 to So hoIs9s. per span, 500 I" SIP Indian
blankets. each. si.75 TO ss5o rubber caps, eacn.
Der boots, Ter pair. "a 10 g.; woolicn blankets,
per pair g. To IS Quicksilver, per 10. Sl.25
spring point shovels, $l35 sluics forks, I'D
There Is endless cause Tor excitement and for
here few days ago from an ola hunter, who
says that he I'm, made arch discovery In Hear
HIS. aud tnat on his frst trial he washed out
tl.25 eacu in the first three pans " dirt tired,
in one pan OF ditt. lie expects there VIII not be
less than 800 people in the Hills hy the let Of
May.
TUE HILLS THEMSELVES.
Prom ne Dcnger Neu..
Jerry Lewis, who has iesided here for a decade
and a hal Tor short Intervals oi time. Is a late
arrival from the Black Hills having left Custer
CITY SATURDAY, the l9th. at noon, reached ,ney-
Tore l,st. The TRIP therefore. was made Onquick
time; and without b Itch Or accident
day and found him very comnIuuicatiye and
hrim full - enthusiasm over the newy-opened
sought after ia t n5w than has been obtained
20 fer from any returned prospecter and 1t is
Roaming aho.t the Hills, visiting most OF the
CAMPS. Custer CITY and Hili CITY arr the only
towns IN ,he country; me iorInrr - s''.aisd
mountains, Harneys Peak rsiD2 on one side,
The town site covers $40 acres. and this area
embraces the whole Of the PARK, so that the
Tie entire site has been Iad Oh into lot. 80 by
lng from SOS to $500 each according to oesiraoii-
Ity OF location and the eagerpess OF buyers. The
principal street Is named alter Gen. Crook. II Is
Q50 feet and the alleys are thirty feet wide and
all run at about the same angle as the streets of
Denver. Four hundred buildings have been
erected. aud every lot on the town sic has the
doundation OF some sort OF structure laid on
1t. There are four regular saloons. where bad
quality of whtskey Is retailed, and six stores.
where you can buy groceries, clothing, canned
fruits. gum boots, or wh!skey. \ dance house
log and frame building 25xS0 feet, and a bevv OF
eight waiter and dance lirls are now Ell route
ampatientiy awaited. So far. nobody hrs had
the ENTERPRISE or temerity to open u gambling
OF cards IN the dgglnes, poker playing IL a lin
tied amusement. The Ave women in Custer
ind I...lt IN fla rftf.Ia .taafr ALT
spectacle. But the advent Of women q rad
character f. expected daily \ few drunken
,hllarily, have occurred In Custer city, but no
body has been killed, nor even hurt.
The prominent discoveries are On French,
Spring, Castle, RABBIT, lron Whitewood, and
Deadwocd creeks. The two last named are
There had heeu stampede IN that direction Tor
some days prior to Mr.. Lewis departure for
Through mn city for the above-named creeks.
Very rich discoveries were reported To- have
fbeen made there, but on those streams the Led
from three to seven feet. These and the other
creeks on the western slope are very small, but
the fall Is great and the advantages Tor ,lucing
cortespondlngly good. ON Spriue creek the bed
rock lie, deep-from TWENTY-FIVE 10 forty live
feet; on French creek. at Custer CITY, a little
tnearer the surface, from fifteen TO twerty feet.
There Is comparatively but little water IN French
creek and the fall Is so slight, being less Than
foot to tue mile, that nobody knows yet, to a
dead certainty, which way the creek runs.
Sitting BARS band of redskins has been raid
ing the northern camps, and altogether some
seventy or clEhty nedu OF horses nave bcen run
of. good many OF the pros acctOrs are, In
consequence, trudging about the country on
foot, packing their tools and provisions ON their
backs. one miner. j. :. Mccall from Montana,
was killed and scalped last week by this same
band. lie was riding along TO lIill city for pro-
Visions. Charley Mace, Denver bpi, belonging
10 party encamped on Old woman Fork, shot
and Killed an Indian; who, with ten or dozer
Others, was stampeding their stock. THIS oc
Cured about ten days ago.
Mr.. Lewis says that during part Of the win
ter tue weather was very cold and the snow
deep, tut when lie left Custer City the
air had the mildness of spring about II
and men were building, mining, and go
Ing about generally In their shirt sleeves
There were no ldlers or ioafers in the country
Every man had an important object to accom-
'plsh. and that was to make his fortune, and a
guckly a, ro,slbe. There are, it IS estimated
600 people IN the HIS, and the numher Is rap
idly auglnonting. Mr. Lewis thinks the country
a. one OF !ncalculable riches. lie doesn't hest.
tate 10 predict that the bars on French creek
VIII ePnnl the famous Alder gulch IN Montana
which yielded It's millions He will return
As MI. Lewis and his travelling companions
game o4t to Cheyenne they found the road
soldiers,