Year: 1875




The exodus OF the miners from the country Of the
Black Hills is now IN progress and will be
pished. Tho readiness with which they have re-
sponded TO the order Of Brigader General Crook not
however so wonderful fact may first be thought
1t simply confirms my former statement that many OF
them bitterly disappointed in their fondly dreamed
OF El Dorado The majority OF the miners have few Of
the necessares OF life le them out Of the stores
which they brought with them a month or more ago.
Improvidence Is Characteristic OF them They return
with wagons and packsaddles nearly empty,
repenting the folly Of having outlawed themselves
and rsked dangers and priYatons the Hills 20 reap
only greater poverty therefrom Scarcely one IN hun
dred Of the men who win be vending their steps
homeward viii carry with him sufficient particles Of gold
dust 10 show that he has been in the midst Of gold
field for weeks deving for the precious metal No bet
ter argument is needed prove the popular belief
the unbounded wealth of this soil to be deuson It
now gratifying 10 believe that more migraiions Will
be made hther until the government has annuled the
Indian title Then only capital be safely invested
only in that gold mining be made profitable
in the Black Hills. The poor men who have located
their claims apparently begin TO recognize this
fact and those who evince anxiety to re-
turn next year have only the object of selling what
they have gained by the enterprsing exploration this
to persons better able develop the mineral
resources of the region than themselves. very few





snpremey lucky consider the placers which they
hold to be especially rich and they wi perhaps at
tempt to elude the troops who remove
them hoping remain all winter, IL they havo
of subsistence Two three such individuals have
attached themselves to Mr. Jenneys civic party and
thus ingeniously, under the protecting shadow Of
that great scientist win succeed in finding
and securing some of the best ''bars" or
auriferous deposits lying along the eastern
They are however of ndubitable utility Mr. Jenney
who would not have discovered the 'lead" on Spring
Creek, over which he has since been so enthusiastic
but for the trained of his mining assstants
They his reliance and the pillars of his greatness
Professor H. Newton, second geoogis of the expedition
IS, however, his main support He has a far ex
tended and profound knowledge Of his science
accurate IN forming conclusions from the results
OF his explorations


The only quartz ledge Of apparent value which has
yet been found during this expedition is the "Leana
Spring Creek which Professor Newton recognizes
bearing indications Of gold and in which few particles
of the metal of minute sze discovered free Mr.
Newton's judgment Of divers discoveries is held in
respect while that of Mr. Jenney of little weight
IN the minds Of old and casehardened miners as a
feather in the balance.


ANOTHER RPHEAtERAL SENSATION


Quite community OF men are squatted on the banks
OF Castle Creek which is a southern branch Of the
Rapid and their midst recently appeared OF
the gentler sex from whence came no one knows The
dggngs there II is reported have yielded gold guam
titles equal those which first caused 'stampede'
from all other gulchcs Spring Creek. The days of
grace given by General Crook before the Of exit
will be enforced win probably be filed with final
sensation which, like previous ones, will dwindle
down the sober proportions OF reality and
not modify the general estimate long ago given
of the mineral value Of the country Wild reports have
been listened for a week of placers which produced
81 each painful of dirt washed They false as
similar which correspondents June
sent TO their journals from French Creek and which
have deuded hundreds into preparations take the
foolish step Of leaving comfortable trades for the
miners pursuit OF a hallucination.


STRANGE sHRISKAGE oF VALUE.


Probing after the truth in the minds Of roughspoken
and desperate minded frontiersmen with whom false
hood is familiar, is occupation abounding with
difficulties and needs 10 combine genius for physiog-
nomy, knowledge of human nature and shrewdness Of
nqusition, in order 10 be successful After being sub
teced TO such agencies dollar OF gold in pan Of dirt
shrinks 70 five OF ten cents Every fresh excitement
gold discoveries involves just such a wrestling
with the powers OF alsehood ere truth will stand out
bright and unimpeachable in her ''naked simplicity"


IL is only with incorrigibe adyenturers, who
struc gtterng fables 70 induce others to join them in
Of the military order, that any difficulty viii
be had in enforcing it. All others will obey quietly and
even with alacrity A miner, when informed Of the
proclamation Of General Crook. remarked,


''Wa, sEose theyl give US our grub on the way,
Evidently it is a delightful consolation To contsnn-
plato a change Of subsstence--from plain and simple
vcnison TO hard tack and bacon But fastdiousness
sometimes takes freaks which belle its name.


In all the guches north Of French Creek except that
Of Castle Creek where the proclamation was only made
known yesterday homeward bound parties are pass
ing the trails southward, slowly congregatng
the sockado to await the meeting the 10th Of
August The stockade will be garrsoned with a com
pany Of cavalry from this camp very until Captain
Polocx's movement Is consummated


SILVER AND MARGAsTrE.


A in the employ Of the suuer at this camp
found, Two days ago quartz ledge three miles down
the Rapid Creek which, on breaking exhibited at the
surface Of the fracture free particles o; light yellow
substance having metallic lustre The rock grayish
green This specimen Is believed by persons to
contain silver but test has been resorted to. The
substance is found mbedded in a metallic rock resem-
bling slate and galena associated. Singular quartz
found on Castle Creek has been found TO contain ony
margasite bsulphuret Of iron. Another specimen q
ore taken from quartz found on Castle Creek some
weeks ago resembles more the margyrte of silver,
which contains &C. 05 per cent Of silver


There undoubtedly other metals than gold OF sf.
this country in considerable deposits Evidences
OF iron are strewn all the country The red clay
and red rock In the outskirts Of the Hills indicate in
color the effect OF presence and the dsntegrated
sente which is abundant IN all the eastern portion
Of the Black Hills, and in which very little gold has been
found contains iron In certain percentage II may yet
be found gold Is but incident of the existence
here in great abundance Of metals which while not so
and ornamental are far more useful


INDIAN uosTLruEs


The account Of an encounter had by miners with In
6ians few miles north Of Bear Butte which recently
gave through the telegraph has been confirmed by
other report indicating the presence that point Of
body OF Arrapahocs and Cbovenncs with evident hostile
intent party Of miners who went nothward week
ago search for gold suddenly when Bear Butte,
came In sight Of force OF warriors painted for battle
and well armed They had in their possession about
200 American horses which strongly suspected 70 bo
part Of those recently stolen on the Laramie
Plains, which the troops failed 20 recover.
Tho thieves naturally refrained from going 20 the
Powder River with their punder, where they feared
pursuit, but cunnngy retreated In opposite dIec-
tion. The miners hastily withdrew from the neghbor.
hood of the Indians and retired valanty Castle
Greek They bring reports contradcting Mr. Jenney's
statement that the northern limit Of the gold field les
between Rapid and Box Elder creeks. They say that
they found the coor'' Of gold every stream in the
north.


A mail arrived here from Fort Laramie on August T.
under escort Of detachment OF Captain Hawleys
pany, Third cavalry Corporal Anderson, In command,
reported meeting the march 70 Fort Laramie Louis
Richards the half breed Interpreter the head Of 100
Sioux and Northern Cheyennes going toward the north
west their mission being to visit The Mnneconjoux and