Year: 1875

chosen to preside, and the proceedings that ensued
were characterized by prompude and despatch There
occasional rough exclamations and reorts which
exhibited the desperate disposition of the men as
sembed but no disturbance occurred General Crooks
proclamation read and resolution adopted de-
clarng the belief of the miners that the Black Hills is
the richest in gold of any country which they have yet
The following then passed, despite the OBJ
lection of minority


Resolved That we the miners of the Black II Ills do
establish town site to be called Custer City, French
Creek in Custers Park about three miles above the
stockadc the to be owned by the miners of the said
Hills thaa committee of thirteen men be elected to make
laws, &c. that we have President, Marshal
Town Clerk one Treasurer to be elected as directors
by the of the said town. the salary of each be
agreed upon by the Town Dectors the said officers to be
elected the 10th day of August 1875 and their
to expire July 1876 That the building now erected by
the miners be occupied the City Hall to do business
in and to be under control Of the Town Directors The
Clerk shall be in duty bound until the l1th Of
August 1875, to make record for each and every
miners town lot, and shall be held responsible for said
record. That at present he shall make no charge for
same


Resolved That the lots be distributed among the
miners in Of so feet front by $50 feet Deep to be
drawn for at the general meeting on August 10, 1875


Resolved That each owner OF lot shall have four or
house logs said lot on or before the 1st of May
1876, and that $50 worth of improvements be made
said lot or before June l. 1876 Neglect Of the
will leave the lot at the disposal of the city authorities


Resolved That all streets running east and west
mencing at the City Hall, No B. Third street be
known by numbers, and that the avenues commencing
Crook avenue City Hall corner be known as Custer
Harvey, Dodge and Pennington avenues


Messrs Osborn, Gay and Schwarenger were appointed
a committee direct the drawing for town lots which
took place in the afternoon.


Further proceedings had at two O'Clock in the
afternoon. The miners passed resolutions to support
another in the reoccupying and holding of the
claims which they selected this summer when they
shall return next year. Officers of the town were
elected Six men selected to remain the country
and protect the property of the mnersnamely claims
and town los-from invasion by others until the coun-
try is legally opened This latter action taken In
accordance with verbal advice given by General Crook
TO the miners who promised to make application to
General Sheridan for the permission requisite for the
advice to be carried out


The following resolutions were also adopted:--


Resolved, That we, the miners Of the Black Hills,
tender kindest thanks to General Dodge and other
officers Of the army for their courteous and genemany
treatment OF the miners Of the Black Hills.


Resolved, That, as the representatives OF the NEW
York HERALD and the Chicago Tribune are present,
tender them thanks for their attendance and
quest that they publish the action OF this meeting in
their respective papers


The minors gathered in Custers Guch during the
last ten days have been greatly excited the theft Of
about twenty-five Of their horses by one OF
their brother miners. The guilty is
named George Donahay and the party OF minors
with whom ho associated in mining near the Bear
Hale we're all arrested suspicion of completely. They
were however, subsequently discharged having cleared
themselves of suspicion. Three four men were de-
tailed by the rato community to pursue Donahay They
did So returned reporting that they had found one
of his recent camps but not Donahay. chance re.
mark however, dropped By ono Of the pursusrs, led