Omaha daily bee., 1877-04-02
ON TO THE BIG HORN.
Preparations for Vigorous Mining.
Developments In the Far West Gold
Fields.

VofTcspoHuercS OF hc Bee.
Rawiins, Wyo., March 2S.-Sit-
ting in my room to-day with the
window open, enjoying the balmy
air of spring, I felt like writing
something, hence this letter. We
think the climate of Wyoming Is
the finest to be found anywhere
west of the Missouri river and east
of the "Nevadas." The summer is
never oppressive; the winters mild
and always fine and dry
Wyoming is the best stock ceun-
try In the world. Cattle are nowin
as good condition as they were last
fall. Everybody is content with
their situation. Times are as lively
as could be desired, and the pros.
pect for the future is brightning
every day. The mines are looking
up, and extensive arrangements are
being made to push matters with
energy, and we feel like saying with
success. The wealth Is here. All
that is wanted is for men to come
here and develop the immense
lodes lying hut q short distance
north of this town. There are now
in the ''Ferris Districtn three com
panies working their mines success
fully, aud there are many other
lodes awaiting the coming OF cap.
ltallsts to open them. The Vulcan
3. M. Co. has q lode of immense
size, and have just completed q new
mill with which to work the ore.
The snake river placer and gulch
mines are attracting considerable
attention this spring, and the for
Wardness of the season has opened
the country much sooner than usual.
The result is that parties have al
ready commenced going there.
Mcdonald and Gurley, officers of
tie Hann's Peak G. & IS. M. Co of
Denver, Colorado, went In there
some ten days ago and propose push
Ing their business on q large scale
during this summer. They est.
mate that their company alone will
take out 800, 900 in gold.
The Big Horn fever is working up
to burning heat, and already pros
pectors are coming here to 20 with
the expedition that leaves Rawlins
about April 10, and those who come
early are certainly acting wise, b.
cause the rush to that country dur
ing the next six months will be so
great that in a short time the best
part of it will be full of prospectOrs.
There have already a number of
parties gone to the Big Horn coun-
try, not being content to wait for
the large expedition. A party of
men from the west arrived here to-
day, and will 90 on at once.
They art all of them odd
timers, and consider 1t perfectly
safe to 20 there in small numbers.
The men here who have gotten the
movement on foot to organize the
large expedition that will star t from
this place about April 10, think 1t
prudent to have a large party 20 in
first, but want to get there early in
the season and locate their claims
before the snow melts IN the noun.
tains and swell the streams to any
extent. Old miners will understand
the logic of this doctrine. The
committee here who have charge of
the correspondence in the organiza.
ton of this first party have just
shown me a large number of letters
from all parts of the country, which
settle the matter that RawIIns will
be the favored route to the Big
Horn. We predict that by the first
of June there will be two thousand
men outftted at Rawllns for that
country. Rawlins is, by one hund
red miles, the nearest point, and
has the only practical road ; hence
all who know anything Of the coun-
try have decided to make Rawlins
the point of departure and have al
ready begun to arrive.
Everything necessary to outfit
a party caa be had here cheaply.
Stock is cheaper here than any.
where else on the u. P. Railroad.
An arrangement has been made
with the UP railroad company by
which parties desiring to go to the
Big Horn country from here, can
get transportation from Omaha to
Rawlins for $500, by applying 10
the general ticket agent at Omaha.
II agreeable, you will hear from
me again, when [ have had the OPP
portunity to visit the mines, and
thus be able to speak more of the
facts IS 1 shall find them.
DYKE.