The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-11-08

LHAU ll1AC1 oASN0 1% "NS
Hidden Treasure mine, owned by the
same company, and has been grinding
away these two weeks past like q little
hero. The results thus far have been
very satisfactory 10 the owners sof the
mine. The Hidden Treasure at this
time is creating no little excitement
for it is a treasure indeed, long ages hid
den, but now revealed, and as the reye-
lation goes on the greater appears to be
the treasure. Mr.. Frank Whitney pull
verified A ounces of the rock recently,
and panned out three dollars and thirty
eight cents. Much larger assays than
this, however, have been made from the
ores of this mine.
westward the star of empire" etc.
Just now the
STAMPEDE TO WOLF MOUNTAINS.
situated about one hundred and fifty
miles west of this place, threatens
to depopulate some Of our towns, or at
least take away a large portion of our
idle population. For two weeks past
vague rumors have : been going the
rounds of rich discoveries having been
made somewhere in the vicinity of the
Wolf Mountains. Although nothing
definite is known, yet enough has been
heard to send all the old stampeders on
the war path again, across the most dan
gerous portionof the Indian country. 1t
is very probable that somewhere beyond
Bear Lodge, good mines have been dis
covered, which If true, will be a God
send to some of our poor unfortunate
gold seekers of Deadwood.
The smallpox has about run its course
here, though occasionally we hear Of a
case of it. However, we have a pest
house, to which all cases are removed
when reported to the city authorities.
I speak of this disease because reports
have been circulated in Cheyenne and
other places that many deaths from
smallpox were occurring daily, while l
am happy to say is false. But four
deaths have ever occurred here of that
disease, and they were the result of ne
glect In treatment. The principal sick
ness which has visited the camp during
the fall has been a lone type of fever,
something like mountain fever, which
although not fatal in a single instance,
p%rostrating its victims and holding them
down for weeks, not in pain, but In a
de~bilitaled, helpless condition.
THE LATEST IMPROVEMENT
in the Hills is a wagon road being con-
structed by W. NJ. Ward from Custer
to Deadwood. 1t is reported to be
twenty miles nearer than the old road
and much better with not half the hills
to draw over. The road will be open
for trial in about three weeks.
THE MAILS.
Speaking of roads reminds me of the
Sindey stage line, which is at present
making trips in here occasionally.
The last trip was made in the unusually
short time of ten days. The Chicago
and San Francisco mails are brought in
by way Of the Sidney route, once per
week, and those of us who receive let
tiers or papers are invited by the pro-
prietors to pay the modest sum Of ten
cents apiece. Now there is something
rotten somewhere and it ought to be
looked into. The Cheyenne stage COM
pany makes two trips per week, and de-
livers the mails free, while the pony ex-
press from Sidney makes but one trip
per week and charges ten cents per let
ter. Yet the postal clerks on the U. P.
railroad throw off the mail at Sidney,
to be sent over that one horse route,
and Salt Lake papers directed to parties
in Deadwood are carried past Cheyenne
to Sidney and bought up at a cost of ten
cents to the receiver. This imposition
should not be allowed. SLoss.