The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-02
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FSom N. Laramie o'iv (W. ~ Sena1sL


From ne Laramie cur (w. ~ SenHnA
Mr.. Charles Klingerinan has Just returned
from the Black Hills. Mr.. Kllngerman is one
OF our most substantial and reliable citizens and
business men. and there has been general feel
ing here that when he returned we should get
something reliable. because everybody Knew he
would nakea thorough and careful invcst'0a-
tion " the country, and tell IT lust az 1t H. Mr.
Klingernan left here about the LIST of February.
His party consisted OF four men, one OF whom
was an old and experienced California miner.
They were two weeks getting TO Custer tity had
good weather and roads, and pleasant trip.
They only remained two days In Custer CITY, a.
there was nothing doing there Or in that neigh
borhOod In the way of mining. They report
and no money, aud can get nothing to do. He
estimated there were 400 houses or CABINS there,
o. which fully one-half were standing vacant.
there than In Laramie City, and they are cheap,
too but no one has any money to purchase
miles to iTili CITY, on Spring Creek, where report
has located the richest OF all the dlggings They
s spd sa1a Es. csys ssh III sFas
ing all that portion which has attracted any at
tention. They panned out hundreds Of pans OF
dirt, examining all the old prospect holes and
many new ones, and did not average
ONE COLOR TO TEN PANS OF DIRT
from one end to the other There wore two
parties az work on Spring creek who have been
seven men. klingerinan saw them clean up a
three days run, and they got one ounce and Ave
pennyweights Of gold as the result Of twenty
one days' work, which IL about one dollar per
day to the man. as the gold assays Ynly Slg per
ounce me men t3 n nm .h's nao D''n ABOUT
The other party consisted Of FIVE Montana men,
who had been to work about hve months, and
SIS per month to the hand. klingermau did
not see their gold but this statement, II true,
was the best lac bad heard of any one doing In
all the country. All the other claims on the
creek wore abandoned. The bed rock on this
creek is from fifteen TO twenty feet deep. There
from 80 20 no feet vide. Hill city il nearly
abandoned. There are ~ houses there, but not
merchant there. and he WAS about leaving. They
then loft Hin city aud went fifteen miles further
carefully and thoroughly for distance Of fifteen
miles, and In all that distance did not get a
single color OF gold. There were quite number
OF men prospecting on Rapid creek. but the
most gold he heard of being taken out was 81.
The bed rock on this creek is very deep, and no
After several days spent here they struck In
the mountains and spent three days PROSPECTING
quartz, but did not md trace Of gold In any OF
1t. They then returned to custer CITY and
stopped day or two Longer rings mao not
and there was "a general depression Of business.
Those who are there with goods are hiring peo-
pie 10 pun the country and induce Others "a
come there one young fellow who claimed ~
be lawyer was writing glowing letters 10 the
Omaha Bee excusing himself by saying
HE nAD BEEs FOoLED,
and he proposed now To help fool others. Yes,
replied miner, who heard the remark, "and
would ike to help hang YOU" klingerman
says he heard a hundred men say they would 20
back to Cheyenne and hang the editor Of the
Leader, and then they could 20 home satisfied
When he was about to leave, several men came
TO him and begged him, for God sake" not IL
say anything against the country, II he cOuldn'i
say anything in favor OF 1t.
klngerman's party was about two weeks com
Ing in from Custer City, and had rather rough
weather and deep snow most OF the way
klngerman says there are no agricultural OF
pastoral resources there Of any account The
hills are surrounded by " the bad lands." bar
rem, dosolate waste, and In the HIS the valleys
small and narrow that they furnish but
little room. There 10 a good doal of fine timber
there. and he thinks the climate rather pleasant
lie thinks the Hills will be abandoned by fal
pretty much entirely, though soIno may WORK In
west toward the biy Horn Country, and hnt
something worth having. He regards the Blaol
| Hills excitement as the biggest fraud and swim
| de " the age, and thinks fearful response
billy will rest upon the heads Of those who hav,
| gotten 1t up and perpetrated II upon poor men
| merely for the selhsn purpose Of reapinR "a brle
temporary harvest ~ the expense Of their ruiz
and robbery.