, 1876-05-03
Selling Claims, Town-Iots, and Whisky,
tho Principal Branches of Trade
In Tue Mining Districts.

Of tho savages being msde to
rido OF to hia own funeral,
hanging on to hia pony's mans. A number Of
t!mea. the Indlans-Aftsr riding lround tbs lit
tlo impromtu fortress, firing, II thsy rode,
from undar tho nccks Of their hosaes-gatherod
together md made desperate daabea at the de-
fsnders but thoy-coo', steady, aud nervy-
poured In their lead u short rangot aud sens
them bowling back again each t1me. Two Of
the nhitea lad beea wounded, but still they
fought or until night coming, on, Tho dotach-
Ing tho miners TO continue their way Oh foot,
abapdontng their property. and carrying their
Meunded comrAd1s with tlem.
A stage on routo from He'd. Cloud Agency was
ed; whilst, i few DAYS besoro, tho mali was
stopped near lied Cloud. aud the vehicle in
which It Nus contained retioyed OF such articles
~ sH1oto the fancy Of tho coppor-colored high
waymon. A numbor OF those cxstnples Of Tho
peculiar uaaauer III which Tho much-intured F."
roph7s III fot the psovender furnished II tho CT
panee OF tho Government might he relatcd but
THEY ARE ALL Of KIND.
a mining party gees into camp. They harnt
seen IN Indian for daya, nor the sign Of an In
with supplementary deaign % their hair, has
besn doggtnK them for days, waiting for the
ttmo when = foolish sonse OF SECURITY Induces
carolossntss In taking thoso precautions which
III H40o uluA kAAE ia Ill C9AQ&f?. EYGI3.
thing is quiet; tho coffee 1in1u1oss 9eptly In liz
pot, aud tho bacon frilis" +" npsoariously
In its pau, tho mon alt around, aud
a1noks, aud wonder "llethor that ''durn fool"
At lted , Cond thought he was ~, "stunin'
aro qutet1y grazing. and everything oyen to tho
slovly-riainE amoke from the cooks fro, Ia tho
very picture Of lazy iudo!ence. Suddenly,
yell, 50 hellssh. wild, and fierce as to slmoat
aplit tho vary ekY,-a sattling discharge Of Gre-
arraR -a,rn n thu fh11h fnrwhrI ~, hjn fan
with gasp and 30 uedl"-and tho others ut-
hurt, ioap for thor rlfes. But already tho
twenty OF thirty savagss, NTH a1aty hoof in
taeF bs1aad Sns s ssnpeaGs Pes 9'9'' a hsp s
non, 70 ssy nothing of Wtnollss.
tor rife. II tho attacking party ane disposed
to unite pleasure With business. and have plenty
of ammunition 10 Amusa themselves With. ahd
on thoir ponies aud make ii 10 interesting, after
fashion, for those honest nnerd, thst All Of
them that ara loft aft0r the circus Ia over will
have unbonndod faith IN the j" 1n1un 1torios " Of
the "durn fool " * Rcd Cloud. That is the way
IT, is generally done. Ordinarily, Indians will
give wide borth to 4 party
WHO ARE CONSTANTLY F1GILAfr.
Thoy do not propose to run unncosesAfy r1aks /;
and. whnn they find that tho party they have
bsen dogging for dsyo, peFhAps ate al"Ars on
other "outdt who do not ac. up to tho maxim
that Etsrual vigilance Is tho prlco Of horno-
desh," aud sca!ps, too. for that matter. III All
The Indians who aro WORKING I'll this dorlI.ry
a,e, without doubt, !" Agency. Indians" who
eau leavo this vicinity OF thoir respective
oa. into tle outside world, and rob AID
murder 1t their own swaet will.
Such IL tho practical working Of tho ao-called
,poacs Policy. which ia worry much like Tbs effect
Of English neutrality during tho last war; tho
benefits accrue to ono side olly whilst the other
puts up with the disadvantages.
met in town to-day two woln-out, uobegone
allceoriea Of Poverty. from
THE nLAcK H1LIB.
They had sttid at Custer trying to make enough
last, Wl,on their pockesbqoks bocams like unto
the "roorbachs" about Iii. Dristow, Absolutely
nothing IN tlen,-thoy Started back Tor the
"Stsses," With many soaring hops dashed
ss,s 70 sa 1sassa sa many e u magnificent sasy .'rs u
Indians admired theIr horses. and borrowed
them, forgetting Ill about returning them,
somehow Or anothor. and they tu.shod their
jnutpcy to 8,duey Oh foot. Strange to gsy. they
ars not Infatuated NTH tho wonderful region
whore sucb immense accounts Of their precious
metals lio hitden---in the braiun OF busy "out-
httora" in tho frontier towns. They decline to
relate touching anecdotes Of the stsz-
eosyped minor % sud h. brother ns.',, = We 30
strucK auca astounding 11cHeo' RebelAlay W
miles from" somo designated point, They. on
the contrary, say tho nlols thug tsk gigantic
fraud, aud will end in grand stampede within
sixty daYe. With al tho nswa that we hear daily
from tho Gold Regions" about men taking
out Gas day in placer mines, is It not esEauEe
that mons Of this gold, except feM ins.gnih-
cant samples, llas found its way to civilization ?
It uny be that tho minern arc holding it for q
rise, but don't stake my reputation on that
idaA.
TIE e1pNEf DurpoE,
legitimate offspring OF tho Black Hills furor,
il now in process of building, and may b. COM
pIeted by the lat Of June. The people hors
mama doun with A mn 0nlnh8 marin snta u IA