The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-26

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parture of a stage line. Kearuy June
lion had a like object. Sidney was
close to Red Cloud, and the .snearest
point to the Hills" Laramie took "a
hand, and then discovered a Gen
tennial Nine" And Cheyenne was a
secondary base of supplies to the ex-
petition headed by Colonel Dodge
and Professor Jenney, with whom the
ter-Ocean's special correspondent
vent last summer to the dark green
mountains OF the north. But when
Chicago, at the Inter Oceans sugges-
ton, moves In the-tnatter, "there's
millions in H." The company which
leaves here the middle OF March has
been formed by Mr.. James ConklIn,
who was me of Professor Jenney'sas-
sistants last season, who accompanied
our commissioner several months du-
ring the survey of the Hills, and Mr..
s.. 3. Westfall, a former resident of
Sandwich, Ill. The company was or
ganized some four weeks ago., as the
Chicago Mining Company, and al
ready numbers 260 men who have
taken out certificates of membership.
II IL proposed to leave here early in
the spring, so as to reach the Hills
before the streams are swollen with
the melting mountain SHOWS, and the
rains make the trails to the north al
most impossible. Since the announce
ment was first made in the Inter-
Ocean Of the organization of this
party, the Secretary has received over
$500 letters inquiring after facts as TO
the objects, outfit, transportation fa-
c%ilities, ETC., offered 10y these gentle
men. These communications came
from all parts of Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Iowa aud Wisconsin, and
Indicate the interest created by the
Inter Oceans advices direct from that
country last season. The Chicago
company propose to reach the Black
Hills via. Cheyenne. Arrangements
have been completed with the rail-
roads to transport miners and Others
bound from Chicago for the diggings
by way of Cheyenne for S26. Teams
can be obtained at the latter city to
convey outfits, provisions, etc., from
there TO the hills for So o hundred
pounds. The party will leave here on
u special train. Such Is the wide
spread interest in this project that a
few days ago n party of fifteen men
in Western Pennsylvania sen on a
representative to canvas the situa-
ton here and prepare for his COM
pany's transportation to the placer
mines. Another party, from the
neighborhood of Ottumwa, Iowa.
will join the main body at that place.
Next Wednesday a party of five men
will leave Chicago for Cheyenne, n
route to the hills. And the fever is
but beginning. A Milwaukee avenue
storekeeper intends lea wing his busj-
ness and leading a party of fifteen or
twenty men, who will start about
April 2. The main company consists
of men in the following professions +:
Two physicians, one veterinary sur
geon, n druggist, two assayers,
twenty carpenters, three blacksmiths,
several grocers, a number OF farmers,
one clothier, a dry goods dealer, a
coal dealer, together with intelligent,
Industrious laborers, and half a dozen
old miners who have been in Nevada,
Arizona, Colorado, and California,
and who feel they are '49-ers again.
The entire party will probably en-
brace moi fewer than from 800 to 400
men. One gentlemen will take a saw
mill. Another, a well known builder
In this city, proposes TO transport a
shingle mill to the land of golden
sands. A member of Professor Jen-
ney's scientific corps, who resides in
st. Louis, has written to this city,
and will accompany Chicago's expe-
dition. 1t is estimated that the
amount in avoirdupois of the outfit,
supplies, etc., of the party will reach
from se~venty-five to eighty tons,
which will freight quitea large train.
The anticipation of a 'brush" with
the dusky Sioux, so far from intimi-
dating these adventurous, enterpri-
sing spirits, seems but to offer addi-
tional allurements, and $50 or 300
hardy, resolute fellows can .'stand OFF,
five times that force of Indians, es-
pecialiy when beyond there is a stir
ring prospect of ''dust" and "nug-
gets" and "wad enough to make a
lifelong '.grub-stake."