The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-07
ION TO THE BIG HORN"
Where Gold Abounds in Streams
and Mountains.
The Evidence Thereof as Given by Those
Who Have Been There-A Hun
ter's Paradise.

PSSeoiS, oCoutS anu SuiucS W lhio ciicct,
and this region being now thrown open
to exploration and settlement, its vast
mineral resources will soon be devel-
oped. Gen. Custer, just before his
death, said to a reporter:
"The mining party from Bozeman
that 1 spoke of, set out for that region.
A few persons had contrived in the
past, when the Indians were not trou-
blesome, to enter a portion of it, and
they returned with wonderful stories
OF h riches hidden there; and fine
specimens of gold were shown as
proof. Gen. Sheridan, in his letter to
Gen. Sherman, corroborates this view,
and he thinks that the wealth of the
Big Horn country will be found to sur
pass that of the Black Hills. Beyond
report nothing positive is known about
it,"
Tom Sun, an old ~mountaineer, who
makes his headquarters at Rawlins,
Wyo., says:
81 have myself seen gold in the pos
session Of Indians at Boray's ranch
and at several other places, which they
traded at the posts for goods. But this
- no reason ior me 10 p that
eney tooh IL from tne ground them-
serves, mo mould rainier suspect that
they had taken it from miners whom
tney had Iouhu In the mountains ana
killed.
for ganle no place In II world can
Deaf N Big horn country; there are
white taiied deer, ftocky-mountain
sheep, elk ana moose, puffaio and
bison, cinnamon plack and grizzly
Dear ana hocky-mountain hon. wild
cats' sl'ei-gray' Diack ana req foxes,
etc. mountain grouse, sage mems, geese,
ducks anu chlckens are 1ound IN great
a~punuahce. o"arhiso Oh trout ana other
iisn IN tne s1reahs.'
Oiu jim VINO ior ear
mas ii'eu AIMING 'hese MOUNTAINS says:
one oay ai1er having 'ra'eiea 4
icy" uays III 'hese regions hho"n as the
Dig fiofh' l. ieeiine .i'irs'y' so' oh my
NIUE ana stopped uo"h at a smah
orooh containing ciear ana ihVieing
WAFER iioni .iie sno"cappeu mountains
W urniA' anu WING 81 uolis my a'teh-
'ioni was a.'ia''eu ny 'he curious ap-
.ne VI .he S'reain'
~ appe"ieu W Il nhe yehom peDpies
U. Various SIZES iion 'ha' oi Ine neau
vi a common pm W peal anu arger
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uouD' ,' ICING 'ne precious ne.ai'
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sotu GUN" NC .ou '""' iocai'y,
pu' NY curiosity Deins eAei.eu' l
'ooopeu 'he s'ui' anu
rue up u iiaSuei anu captain
n'So n az vnoe pi'hoanceu
~ pune sopu' anu "sheu Ing where
pto1u . nau 'olu 'heih
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gov veiy en'ieu' anu iisis.eu
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any ohe VI .he parry VI .he niat.er
uiuel amy ,i,onces' he Tearing
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oaiice anu VI Suoh easy access "ouio
oei'aniy pieah up ms eApeui'ion' s'nce
e'e,y man "ouiu uesef. " NUM- !or
so,u' soly ie'n.iy oohhpiieu
VII VIII .ne oll'ers ,eques'' SINCE my
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H., r;uo,, .rd
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rranh prouaru, Ihe Wluely-knoW
chief scont Of Cen Crooly,s nripcinal
expeditions has frequently Old of his