The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-15
Our Correspondents.


tions which have accumulated during
the last three days at this Office, we
select a few for publication. The ans
wers we give will suffice for all who
addressed US for information. T. II.
B., Red Oak, Montgomery Co., Iowa,
writes as follows:
Editor Cheyenne Leader:
desire certain Information in rela.
ton to the Black Hills, as follows:
Twill there be a regular line OF
stages from Chey enne to the Black
Hills this spring?
2.-The distance from the former to
the latter country. A
3.-The stage fare.
4.-The required time of stage to
make the trip to the Hills; places, Dead
wood and Custer.
5.-The number of pounds of bag
gage allowed by stage for each passen-
ger, free of cost.
6.-Will there be any security pro-
yided by the government or other
source, against depredations by the
Indians going from Cheyenne to the
Black Hills country? The question is
agitated here as to the most secure
routes. Yankton route seems to have
the preference in point Of security from
the Indians by persons who contem-
plate going to the within named coun-
try the coming spring from this part OF
the state. 1 should much prefer the
Cheyenne route, all else being equal
with other routes. There is one idea
that suggests itself to my mind in rela-
tion to this subject; it is this: In the
absence of any treaty with the Indians,
whether the government will permit
immigration to go into that country
will be glad to be enlightened on this
point if you can do it.
Questions /, 2, 3 are answered in our
article on the Black Hills in this issue.
4.-Three days to Custer, four to FIVE
days to Deadwood City.
s.. Fifty pounds of baggage.
6.--Yes. There are military stations
along.the route to Custer City, making
the Cheyenne route the only one pro-
tected by thel U. S. army against In
dian depredations. The U. S. mails
have been carried over this route three
times a week for the past three months,
and have never been interfered with.
In our judgment there can be no
question as to the security to life and
property ON the Cheyenne route, while
all other routes, and especially the one
from Yankton, expose the traveller to
great hardships and danger from hos
tile Indians.
The treaty made with the Sioux for
the cession of the Black Hills country,
last summer has been approved by the
Senate and will undoubtedly meet with
the approval Of the House of Represen-
tatives, before the final adjournment of
Congress. But even in the absence of
any treaty with the Indians, people by
tens of thousands will pour into the
northern country this year, and it does
not lie within the power of the national
government, or the red wards of uncle
Sam to stop this tide of immigration.
C. s. c., Newark, N. j., writes:
Mr.. EDITOR: I wish to get some in
formation in regard to the Black Hills.
The reports we get here are very con-
AuCtAilS 0uu uuodtlokdCtOAys L W0hb W
learn II there is much gold to be found
there, and can a party, willing to risk
much and work hard succeed there.
am one of thousands here that feel the
hard times very severely, and will ac-
cept any opportunity to improyemy cir
cumstances, if hechance is lawful and
honorable.
The reports zee get from the Black
Hills are not at all conflicting. We
knoto that much gold has been and is
being produced from the mines in that
section. Hard work, perseverance and
''grit," are liable to accomplish for you
what they have done for others.
J. B., Carver's Harbor, Knox Co.,
Maine. Has been in the numbering bus.
mess for years, and wants to know if
Cheyenne would be q good place to 10
cate. Is bound to go West.
If you have the means to put in a
large stock of eastern and native lum.
ber, etc., there would be fine opening
for you here, as much building will
have to be done here for several years
to come, to meet the demands of 6
growing population.