Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 21, 1875, Page 5

TIIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, THE BLACK HILLS. Departure of Miners un- der Gen. Crool’s Froclamation. The Strange Devices 'They RBore: “ GIt] You Bet!- Bust, by G~-d " b " A Picture of Probaule Scenes in the Gold-Region Next Year, Description of the Various Streams-- Lost Men, and Their Suf- ferings, Proceedings of the Mecting of Miners at Custer City, Aug. 10, They Yeave under Protest, and make Arrangements Relative to Town- Lots and jluing Clahns. A Talk with Spotted Tail, Who Bays that Whito Men Are Stealing the Black Hills, Breecial Correspondence of The Cheano Tribune. Caxr Croox, Brack Hivts, Aug, 7.—8inco the departure of Gen. Crook to Fort Laramie, the two military camps on Rapid and Spring Croeks Bave boen very quiet, and the monotony of the military routino has only beon relioved by the arrival of rowo itinorant minor, who, to satisly tho insatiablo thirst of clamoring reporters for news, Invents with Muuchansen ingenuity tho mosat enticing fabrications, The pertiaacity of & roporter in grabbing somothlug new Irom one of these pilgrims 18 strikingly blustrativo of the progtcas of ovout in the desiro to gather ma- terisl with which to feed sn impatient pubhic. It s m many ioatanoos an attompt {o make something out of nothing; for, it tho pilgrim s iogonions, Lo wil also be oricival ; and, to bo original, ko must dopart from tho strict line of fuot, ll;nd doal in glitteriog and improbable generalitics. To avoid doaliog in theso uncertain and tuctuating rumots, that constituto tho greater bulk of the material that roachos the roadivg public, is & work of no little awount of labor. At prosent tnora scoms to bo but little minlag news in the market, aud what thers (s has bo- como stalo from ropeatod handling. Yot thers may be A FEW INTERESTING CRUMLS that may sorve to strengtlica the couvitions of both the believers and the unbelicvers fu tho gold tueory of the Black Hills. The proclamation fseued by Gon. Crook s baving & vory eslutary offect in clearing tbo hills of trespassing minews, and they sre burrying up theic proparsticns to iacot at the Corzal on French Creok pn the 10th. Nomo of them, 80 far as £ Liave beon ablo to learn, grum- ble or find fault with the conditions of the proclamation, oxcopt thio wincra on cho hoads of ‘Castlo and Rapid Creckn. Plicse yulches were dircovored by a poity of experienced miners, who 8t ouco ect to work digging long and deep sluicos acrous Leavy bars, sud, up to this time, nave not been able to finish them so as to decide whethier or mot it will pay them to return when tho country is declared opon by the United States authorities; and, if they lunve thom bofore determining this importent fact, thoy will loss tho benofl of all the labor that they have alroady exponded, for tho sumimer-fresbets and the minter-froats, followed by the spring-floods, will throw tho aitchios togotuer and 1lil them up o that the owner will be unable to recoguize lus own ban- aivork. Theso mon, thoreforo, talk as if thoy fotended rewmaining s long as possible, and work- Ing on their ditchan up to tho last dey of grace, or unil the troops camo and ordered them to pack up and leave, Tais procoeding on the part of thowe mon must not Lo covstrued into a ro- 1usal to obey tho authorities, but 1t 14 & question ot 5 A FEW DAYS' TIME. Thoy havo oxponded considerablo labor oo plocor-diggings, where tuoy will bo obliged to otrip 10 or 12 foet of surfsco-dirl to reach tho pay-gravel, sud bave moude loug ditchos aud out shoir lumver for the aluices, und thoy now want three or four weoise' tinie to test the gulch, so as to docido upov tho actual valuo of thoir minos, A petition Las been put in circulatios praying for this .conceseion, but fL will be impossiblo to comply with the roqueat, fur the ordors are im- perative, and Uen, Craok has beeu extromoly considerate in his mauver of ejectment, giving thom amplo time to pack up and leave, aud also {udicatod tho best way by which thoy could securo the bonetlts of tho time and labor already oxpended upou their claima ; if thoy do uot cuooso to obey tho Judt conditions of the pioclamation, thoy will o dosseving of no sympathy if they find thosclves withiu the ron haud of the military. The majority of tue miners have already guue,~soma to the Indian Agoncies, some to Foit Laramie, nud somo ie campoed alapg Kronch Creok, waiting for the grand rally and _convention to be hold st tho orial at Caaup Haruey ou tho 10th inst. Wagons ara pausiug the camp duly, with onginal or bor- rowed devices and seutoucen blazoned with black Wagou-yrease oo dilly wagon-cuvers, such as * Black Hills or bust ;" “ nUKIED, DY 6—DI" Another has the ouch-drawn pletore of an oftlcer, with & 3igariu Lis mouils, aud a loog aword in his haud, aod s couple of bull-{)llpl by his side ; the right arm s extended, holdiug 6 sword pointed toward a little group of min- etu abuut & prospeot-hole, and a Luge wroath of smoko curls aut of the mouth of tho figute, in which e fuscried tho Iscomo order, “Uie!"— sud tho flounshos placod like s cloudy balo aroind tho beads of the miners contamn the equally brief pithy renponse of ** You bet!" Auother Law tbe rudely-executed pioture of & worry brute of a dog, with rotruding boues aud droopiug tail, who, 0 & pickening attitude, 18 making an attempt to yomit, while & Land points to bim, sud bas be- low it the worde, * Gold gag.” Another picture of a cock, with bead and tail down, and rumpled feathers, with tho woras, **Heoopod and collapsed.” Auothor wagon was drawn by couple of animals that 1aust evur be a scorchin; reboke to the horss-creation,~—for thi i on their backs the map of the Dlack 1 cuted in bheteriug ulcers, that rocsi d the hot aya of the summior-sun and tho swarum of flies with equal uncuncery, while tho protrudiag hip- booes and washbosrd-ribs bore ample testimony of the loug marchos mado in quest of shining old. On the coruer of the wsgon $o whiah 066 LWO poor Lirutes wore attaciod was paintod the figure of & mowt repulsive, fat Indiay, with lats of horaed in the hwkgmuud. and & man with & soldier's cap on hus head fooding Lin with a apoon, while 1o the flourish sbove wote the words, uwmlu );All nlnl:- DAM pooLl" Thess sre only & few of the fanciful illustrations that bave been rnuded on the road 1 lfluau: of the Biack Hills; the luscriptious ous, and coutsiued aluowt enoug the froutler slaug to exhaust _that rapidiy-multsplying monstromty, Then the yiofanity was crisp, wparkhing, gorgeous, aud sometimes original. It lu a vtauding wonder to mo that ouo of thess Innocent-looking biigands oan take tho little stock of carrent cuss-words, snd waoufsoture the most astonishing combins- tons of gigantio oaths of every conceivable pat- tern and intenaity , yet thev da'it ll(fl the great- est appareut easo, aud enocesd in LR & Jou or and more_hearty applanse than maay an jii -nn‘l preacher in cno of his most ‘eloquel sitaine, Hteports of new gusriz-lodes of wonderful yet ascoriained) Lave lstely come Toot, oneof Mr. Jeuney's min p, that free gold hax been found lu i quariz o head of liapid Creak; but be also anys that b RTRER l‘l“l° ;.un!l NTTUING OB NOY 'MJ' h [ moa- g‘n GOF0 SAIMATH o richuess (oot 1o, and l&x experts, Apri rok having been aluicing small auanti- ll'a‘f‘ nc‘y((c;ul, and glva miccerded in peting A nitle gold avary dav. On the 3 day of Angnst, while visiting that camp. 1 waw two men khovel- ing dirt and gravel out of the bLotium of thn creek, where the water hiad heen turncd ofF Into a nagraw slinico with 8 gaod hnad of water. wlile tho third men clested tho sluice of rock and tmilings, 'This work was coutimd for about three houre and s half, when tho cleaning:np procoss was gano thiourh with, and ths result waa o tnile over &7 of the coaracat gold that 1 have aeen in tho Biack Hilla. The lareent rirces of gold were not Iarger than 60 cents, nor the aaller anes leas Lhan 1, 2, or 3 cents, iu value, Huanee to B4y, the pay.uiroak fn thin case was n Led of yai- low clay, not moro than 6 mclss thick, over = Led of coaras gravol aud rotten slate, aod cover- el by b faet of gravel and brokew-duwn fes- ruginous quai bz, iolding not & particlo of gold. Five hundret ysrds from thin pit, & prosvect- Lole or #hatt wan sunk vu the mde of the moun- tatu, summe 30 teet anove the nitmerock, thiough s Led of very Lata yeltow clav, holding stavoth bowliders nutil” atout 6 fest down, whon & bed of ronglomerste—or, i miner’s patlanco, '* aoment " —wan roached, the thicknoes of which In yel undoteraunod, bt which, when lsborioualy taken wuub aud then craxhed and put thirough a aluice, vmldu;l_ uettor rosuits thati tho giavel un tho bats, To work tuyy comeut, or conglumarate, Lo woy u!uuu‘m will roquire sither liydrathics o stamotng-ills, for it th ao bard and tirne tuat 1t dvos ot dis- rulve rosdily, and tiae gieatast partaf tue gold s carrted down to the tail of tho shice, attached 10 tho pravel aud Iargor stones, that are coated Wwith & substance that scsemblos plaater of faris, the color of putty, and wiich holda the &eld In cloro embrace, whicli was_ proven by fodiog good-mized particlon of gotd eovered witl thie eubetance, and very iusty. lu this cate, the gravel, or cement, taken out of this pit, was carried in gunoy-seckd, on the bucks of mon, tn thin creek, ant thero wached out through » leaky sloice, that would brve al- lowod ana-half of the cold to ercape , and yet thn Ficld wasgood for the ainount of dll‘l“u’hcd. bt not for the amount ot labor ezpeudod. Thin drawback 3 CAN‘BE OVERCGNP. WITI CAPITAL, bat it [s an 1mpraxable nnpediment to the man who boasts as Lis perete only 8 goud heart, tirm musclo, o sbovel, pick, and pan, aud mxty days’ gib, Howaver, tho good huart and stroug murclo will come in gaod |lay whon potatoos are 50 conts por Lushol aud flour $5_por 100 ponnids, for then, it a wan s oul of emplovinent, he can either tako lis pan or ng up o hittlo sluice, and wash ont enongh gold to mako [fair wages; but, with flonr at $10 and $20 per 100, and bacou 50 cents a pound, and potaloos not to be got at all, and gold-hunting uot paylog well, thio prospect i not encouraging. 11 it iy truo that ** Llistory repeata itselt,” tho Black 1lills will probably be included, and awarded a placo lu the listory of mives ; and, in order to make (ho quotation true, ovents will follow each other sbout as foliows: During the autumn of tho year 1876, tho Black Hitls coun- try will be purchaeed from tho lodisns, and tho noxt Congioss witl doclare the country open to mivors and actunl sottiers. The summer of 1576 will witneaa o tremondous flaod of people to the Coutennial, and 8 straggiing moss of from 10,000 to 2,000 poople plodding _the up- il roag to tho liack ilills, It will bo a moley crowd of men, dogs, donkeys, pack-mules, horses, and bull-teams, aweating and ‘swearing, rippiug an teanng sloug, all oawor lo ba first in opening up the bowols of Muther Earth in eearch of tue fickle goddess Forlune, lu every ipsanca lhere will bo two barrela of whixky to one eack of flonr taken into the naw gold-district; and, whisky-sbops, whero tighiting fluid will bo retail- ed at four bite a drink, will bo encounterod much oftenor than places whers lodging aud square meals can bo ottawned, Thore will bo the great- st poswiblo oxcitewont, the groatest possible antioipations, aud TIE GUEATEST PORSIDLE DISAPFOINTMENTS, Btock-men will briug cattle and sheep, aud set- tlo in the opon parks on either side of Lhe clear, cold utreams ; farmers will make lutlo pardeus, and build substavtial log bouwcs ; town-site-hunt- eors will lay out embryunlo towns by the score, sud give them the wokt auniforous and argontif- orous of nawen, whilo the most seductive iaduce- wonts will bo offorod tho unwary to invest in tho norw cits that is 80 soon to oclipue all other eities, and outdo all procodent. ‘Lho professional gen- tlemen of doubtlul oceupation, who briuys forth the royal * tiger," una give you s *lay-out” of wonts, or, in tact, any littlo game that you have o weakness for, will lourish i the most exubor- anv piofusion; whilo the hurdy-gurdles and danco-houres, filled with pajated dov. s, who dirh out stupofviug -whisky, esecrable ocizars, and hidepus grins, supposed to Le sewiles, and deal discase, ooath, destruction, aud crimo on sverv side, will mako this a delightinl Eaen for His Satanio Majestv, tho Devil. During this time, the experienced miver will decide upon the value of tho gold-flolds, xud will act accord- inwly ; while mauy who have spent everything to et ioxe il be straining evory possible potnt to get away acain. Bowme fow will perbaps make mining pay in somo way: but. uniess the plae cer mining paya quito well, tho Black Hilis bal- loon will Qo UY LIKE DEECAER'A ' LIPE OF CHuIsT," and the country will only be hicard of agammas a rich agriculiral district, Possibly somo rich lodos moy bo fouud, that will mitigate tho fail of ‘the great oxpeckations; but I dare not predict, and therofore conflng myself totho gouosnl history of maw gold-fields, to which, 1t 18 [air to behiovo, the Dlack Hills will not bo an entire excoption. Feeling a8 [ doin this mattor, and bavibg nove but an ardpreju- diced luterest in the Iills, 80 far as their minin, intarontn ato concorned, I oats oty say Lhat. if 1 was axked Ly a friond if Lo could do well in this country, 1 wonldu't know what to tell bim, un- less 1t was, * Don'tgo : bat, if you will go, tako team, aud & uluw. aud plooty of seod, and set- tle duwn, and keop at work with eyes and eais opeu, sud, 1f there Is anything to ba made 1o the Hills, you will woe it in due timo." ‘L'ne wholo eastorn slops of tua Hills, from the canons whoro tho atreams leava the Hills to the Choyenne, or the Helle Fourcho, whare they ompty, is & rollmg-praine country, with wooded canous and natrow valloys, growing at this time rioh tall graus ; whilo tha high joud is matted with fiue buifulo-grass, that alfords tho boot pos- siblo grazing for cattls and wheop. - Tho stroams Howing woulb into the Cheyenno are less uumor- ouy than thoeo flowivg to the ‘east sud north, but this Is no ebjoction to the conntry v a graz- 1ug poiut of view, as LLe conizol of water usually controls the raugo. x TIHE STREAME flowing south are ; List, tho Deaver, an alka- Iine sireaw, that has aiready rocaived enouglh atteulion at my hsuds. The next one east of Leaver is Warren Croek, named ju honor of Lisut, Warren, who mado the firat oxploration \s10und the wargin of the Black ills, ju 1847. The noxt, flowlug to tho southonst, 1 Custer's Croak, which risos about 12 nules south of Har- uey's Lok, and, making o must boautiful valley for 10 or 15 miles, will somo day mark the hne of numerous farms and catile-ranches. Tho noxt 48 & largo warm-wator crook, that receives from tho porous red sandstons formation the greator part of tho dratuage of the southern aud southeastorn slope, aud emerges from its subteirancous passago ouly G milos from its mouth, making in [t course a beautiful casoado of 50 foot over smoott rock, in n laugh- ing, rollickiug way, until it plunges into a round uein 25 feot in deopth, worn out of the molid ma-rock. ‘The waterin this stroam has a con- stant lhmEflrl(lflo of 78 degrcon Fahrenhoit., aud it bas besn namod by the topogranbical en- gincors Cancsdo Crack ; but the dndiaus call it ** Minue-Catta," or Warm Wator, ‘Tho noxt iy Amplubious COreck, that rised noar the hoead of Freuch Creek, and bobs up ;nd down likoa porpoise, sometimes out of the kround and some. timea under the grovad, unul it tirew of this tusiness, and opens out gradually kb Buffalo Uate, on the margin of the plain, 6 or 8 miles from tho Choyenuo, This stream has also threa or four ‘namos: the Indian translatod i Buffalo Gute, whila it has beou called Poison Creek, ou account of its vesutiful crystal walors being highly charged with atkali, for 1t_omorges from 8 bed of gyvpsumn, and has & sickoulug, stinking odor. 'The idividusl wlio secures ths slream where it rusos for the last timo at Bufalo Uate will have secured ouo of the FISKAR cATTLEMANAEN 13 SN WORLI with a natural wall of bluffs on thiroe sides, that luclou 10,000 or 20,000 scrod of fine grazing aud ; while, if he wishes to go boyond tlus liais, be cun have 20,000,000 of aores Lo grazo upon. Near by, on the wost, sro the wuoded foot-hills ; on the north, the line of high bluffe of quarizite aud conglomerats ; on the esst, Butialo Gate, latting paus the Amplubiouy ; sud, on tle sonth, graziug ground to the OLeyenue Ty r thau the eyo can reach. the Burntwood, » small stream, outhessteily dirsction, and Laving Tity, fu common with the others, of J’ d down in & ** now-you-soe-it-and- uow-you-gon't-vee-it * sort of fashion, uatil it, too, mingties its waters with the Cheyauno, The next la Kronch Creok, one of the most im- portans streams In the Black Hil) source in ral ittle rivulota that rise at the extremo Bouthosstain exirefnity of the great divide, or " mess," west of Harasy's Peak, and flows through lovely valley of varylug width, with open dry gulches or glades on aver: side, and numerona’ small open parks, oarpets “wits rich grass and many-tinted Gowers ; while heze and there jul out ueiss zocks, abiowin, ablning fragments Of Oryatel, quer ‘wnd brij Ry o T Qe o gk of amall evergreen pines, qrnking black bireli, or prrbacw o Lo o drap pearh, rute, Bad clofey, madn b tho wars of tho. efementr, Eirnel itw hoad o Camp Marnas, doabies upn itentt m0 A4 to maks oo almost perfeol 1t and then drops luto n o ustrow baving rocky, precipitons walls Jundred feeb b, that - an. inpasaable, and then How s in an slmeat eontwn, roceiving numarus tributaries, aneng the moat_importaut of which wre Harney and Wiswh or Buamp Craok, untid it alao foftoxh thn exnmple of the others before derenibed, aod falla sbruptiy into . A NURTERRANZAN PARSAAE, fiom which 1t smorgen, charged “vith alkali, npon tho plam beyoud, Then comes Hun Creek, which risen butweon 11ainey's Peak and tho limostonn divide. and Tollows & GArrow winding caton, with thick wnderbrash, aotil it renclien the foot-hills, whaere it 1 thickly fringed withs axh, oak, and slm. ‘Ihe nozt inthe Rapid, which s maTh no of the North Fork, or Wapid § tha Middlo Fork, or HBurntwood ; and tho Houth Fork, which in Can tla Craak, Al of theno strenmn aro fad by ine numernbio littln wireatns, hketho tiratches of an apple-treo, untl thoy uniw inte ouo stream, called, on scconnt of ke aapd currant, Rapd Crovk, 1L pasnes throurh the moat intnieats aanons, flontad with bowlders, and eaarded with taniind nnderbrnwh or chaparal, aud widens out nto uariow valleys or barm, until it toseen througli A canon 1 the ahiape of the lettar V, and findu ftw way into the Chesanna. T Rapid in the largest of the streatns minptying into tho Cheyenno, HBox-Elder rises a littio to the porth of tho junction of o and Rapid, and, having ‘wumerons aprings and small steents lowing 10to it, and grassy glades opan- g in on evory mdo, it iy the bLest rosort for aine, &y well a the Huest ground tor the hunter, L1k and Benr Croeks, farther north, have uot vet beew explored ; but they all partake of the aame charactonstics. aud are ekirtad with elm, onk. ssh, and cottonwood, as s0ou an thov laavs iths. and tuo vall meadows of the tinout grass-Iaud. that will atford the preatest abuudance of good b ‘The nuteroud erecks that flow northward and empty iuto tho Bells Fuuieie nro said to prosout many mtoresting I mong which iy A ot NG 1hat boils up out of the ground, innlong and deep canon to a hoight of 4 teot. amd maken a atream of twice theeizo of the Rapid, and haw onegirean chint lan o clear fall ol fifty thot, and aunothor that has a beantiful fall of 80 or 140 feot, tumblivg mto it, meking n constant rain- bow. Tae llrf{eu! of thexo futlk is unid to resem- blo, on n small scale, Niagara Falls. ‘Thun largo creck that i formed Ly tho gevwer-apring las lugh, perpeudicutar walls of limestono 1iving an eithor sido Lo 1500 and 2,000 fect, aud the etream bos 8 fall of 150 feat to tho mmls, over o smooth limostane Lottom, only interrnpted by #n occasionnl thusa of rock that hoa fallen from tho hoightd sbove, sud which, in m:emmlmfi tho awift currcut, cansos tho water to foam an roar, aud throw up groat sheots of water toa height of 6 and 8 foct, A'report that sumo minets had seon A LARGE FARIY OF INDIANS and & forgo berd of pouye, 30 miles north of tlus canip, has beon rife for tho last fow days; bat it was not coneidored sullicichtly eubatan- tial to b noted as fact, and 18 now praven to ho untrue by tho return of Licut. Morton aud Cali- tornia Jao, who bave been almust for tho last sovon daya mnking s topographical survey of tunt rogion, They wont to lugan Kars, nod also to Bear Butlew, ana within #ieht of tho Betie Fouzcho, and saw no Indians. If a corrre- spondent woro to ootico all tho reports of In- digus that coostituto the common theue of cou- verention of soma of tho nuners and otbor per- #ons, there would bo but httle pace 1 bis et~ ters for olber matter. A smail number of the miners, who could not wail for ths meeting to bu beld at Camp Harney on the 10th inst., mel by thennelves atthat piace, and passed resolutions aud arranczed mat- ters in 8 wanner vatisfactory to toemeolves, and bave now deparied; but the iutended moeting will tako pisco ou the 10th, and it is oxpectod that 1,000 miners will bo present, who, afier the meeting 18 dismiesed, will dopart and roturn to e, B0t % whowing their respecetive homes. Jo R L, DEPANTURE OF TROOTS, Spectal Correspondence af Ihe Chicagn Tribune, Caxr Cuoug, Buack Hies, Aug. 8.—To day is the date of doparture of the two infauntry compautes with tho wagon-train, to Fort Lar- auie, for supplioa : alao, of Capt, Spaulding and Col. Bailack, with & mail-cacort, thas wiil rotmn at onco from Fort Latmnio with the mail for the Black Iills party, 1t is wondorful how esay it is for evon an ex~ perlenced noodman and mountaineer to DECOME LONT in this country, About a mauth ago, two miners entered tho Hills from the south side o search of Custor’s Gulch, and lost tifeir boarinea, and wandered ronnd and rouud for fourieen days be- fore'thoy foll in with a small hunting party on tho hoad of Castle Creel. ‘Thsy had munag- ed to kil same dvef : Lut, os tioy wore unne- quaintod with tho geography of the Hills, thay bad not the romotest idea ax to whoro they wero, Anothor maa loft Franch Croek alono to pros- pect a diy guleh, taling with Lim only & stovel aad & psu, but no firo-arme, and prospocted sloug, keeping nour the Creck for a fow bours, whou be thought it time to return, aud, looking sround for Jandmarks, ho dizcovered that Lo was lost, and from that timp wandered about for eight days, almost insane, and only sustainod life Ly catching froxs in the ULrooks. aud dovourlug them raw, Ho, too, was picked up by a party of mmery, sud, whon Lie first vaw the approaching party, he staried at his utmost epeed, uttering plercing cries of foar and elurm; but, being followed by s horeoman, bo was captured, and, after his foars weoro some- what culmed, ho was given vomo strong coflos and fod, when bo bocamo moro ratioual, aud soon aftorward recovered his ronson, - About threo weoks ago, Capt. Wessols, of 1he Third Cavalry, returned from Fort Laramio, bringing with him a raw rocruit, who was sent to his company a8 a biackswith. The young man was sadly afilicted with nostalgis, or Lonis- sickness,—a common allment among roorul te, and told tho Captain that ho wanted to g0 homo, and bad only enlisted bucsuse he had boen disnopoloted by & womsn, and bogged to be sallowed to roturn. Hia Captain kindly sxplatned to him that ha had enlisted for & term of flve yoars, aud thnt he muut serve it out, unloss he was dischiarged for divability or some other good roasoi. Alter this, no more noticp was taken of tho man than 10 observe that Lo always appearod down-spir- tod aud melancholy, uutll Cawp Harney was resched, when ho complaiood of being sick, and, being assigned to quartars, he rotired, but, in the night, loft his tout, and, AH NAKED A8 1T WAS DORN, dleappeared. Partlos were seut out In dearch of him for wmoversl days, but ouly one trace of’ bhim as yet boen Eeen. A party of miners camo in, and reported that, while prospecting in the mount tains, thoy saw a naked man leap from a cieft in the rooks and run with almost incredible spoed up tho rocky mountain-side. Au attempt was wado to follow him, but bo eluded his pursuors, and, a3 nothing lLiad sinca been heard of lum, his Lonos aro doubtless bleschlug in tho sun, Yostordsy & party of Topographical En- gineers returned from the norh, and reported baving found & soldier walking about in an aimless aort of way, with his hiead down, who appearsd excessively frightoned wheu firat accostod, but finally related, insn incoberent mauner, that e balonged to Compauy T, of the Third Cavalry, and bind startod out on @ bunt four or five days previous, and, after suc- ceeding in killiug s largo cluuswon bear, had retraced Lis stops toward tho camp, but lowt his way, sud had beon wandering aocout the dismal fartuesseu of the woody hills ever since, without 8 cont or & bluuket, aud Lad beon so paralyzod with fear that Lo had not attempted to kil suy game, and was, at the tune that he was found by California Joo, in A BTATE D7 STARVATION, Two days mgo, Mr, Newton, whila oo & geo- logical survey of Rapid aud Bad-Elder Creeku, left his party and struck into tue bills alone ; and tho greatoat fears befug entertiined that be biad bocoma loss, bis party sout in wurd to Col. Dodge, at this chmp, to soud & ATy in soarch of him, which was done at ouce, sud Jos, with an excort of & nou-commissioned officer aud six men, started on the tiall this mornivg. but had only beeu gons mbout wo Lours, whon Mr, Newton ruds quietly 10to camp, aud, upon bis receiving the Juquiry as to how he had becoma lost, replied thas he bed not besu lost st sll, but ihnt i waa bis party wbo wers lost. He bad pot hiad soy food for two dsys. olumips | A fow doys ago, Al Jeuney wae L eamp, 800, in hin anxiety to ba the fi:ut to axplro the e b n conutey IRiug asny 1o tha north, hetwe Bear Butty avd Bear Lonve, inog mll ol the myailamo pack s and moved nortliwar ), tiren exploring Box-Elder Creek, whote, to Lin inteneo din Lieut, Chules 3wl wAs o0 thy {paes b gatapy Bk & paran dave’ tupa- whica) srvey uf the conuts tiat Mr. dea waw 40 ANNIA 10 be hrat to exnliry, i lsaving Camp Crook. bawaver, e, J, br. MeGillvewldy nud Mr. Koot to Lako war.ns L carry the necanaary bazgags i making the wurvey’ of tho meuth of Laid and Spnug Creage ; theiefoio Mr. Boot took charge of the wagous, and proceoded on e way dowo the Raiid, ‘while Liut, Forter and the Doctar, with Capt, Tuttie, the arteanomer, fotlowed th corens of tha creck Lhran fh tangiod canons, ob- mrructed with fullen rocks snd timber, to the paca whetn this sir-ain prichos juto the boswe s ol the anrth, 6tlv Lo 1eappesr upan the plain bavoud thrs e and sundstoue, Hlie place bad Venn walec.ed fot e ms-tiug of the engiuesrs aud lho wagous; bat tho wagous ba i ot come, nod A mearch wan nelituted, which proved fruiticws, and thn whols arty, with the - exceptivn of Cart, Toude. who refuwed o return to camp, and wtarted afonn in koarch of the wagoo-train, arcived here al 9 a,m, this morniog, having EATEN NoTIING To) MORE THANX FORIY HOURS. 1t 1w wincerel§ hoped that Capt. Tuttle wil maka & eafo return s but 4t in & dangeroas a'temot for even the oldest woodswau o tread aloue the mazy inbiicacion of thens labyrintbine caaonn; for many & men ban luet hin way aind Inst hin reasou in AR atmost iucredibly short wpace of time. Man bave Leen known to wan- der awny only a fow bundred vards, af:or a flowy er ur & ruck, Or 10 et & whiot 8t & bird. or to ko- cura a pretuly-tinted buttertly ur a rure insect. and have been found. after a lapse of only a fow hous, raving maaiace, flecitg tcom the sight of any living creaturos sud it in bou stiangn that it shoulit ve wo, for when & tan oncs teahizen that Lie is lost in & lotely tore<t, only inbabitel by wild beaats, and wheu be rotloets that unlees | ho eon find his way back he must dis by sluw starvation, 1t |8 1o wonder that 1eadn Iottors, b wame 10an, when not bewildered. wili hravo death in its most appalhing form: bt ha il aheink from the unsnown mubdphicity of oathm thitt Jeads hie kuowa not where, as the cone aze vhruks from Nataee's | gremt veice of tiunder, THE COMMANDING OFFICER of tho Black Hihs expeditinn, Csl, R, I. Dodge, was boru in North Cuoliua. of a good old wstock, that bequesthek to bim o powerful physiquo, a laris brain, and un activo mind, Btandiug {ull 6 fect ju s stockings, lus powerful frauis eurmovnted by a fiue Ureciau profile, graced by a pair of inteusoly-hutuan blus oven, sud beardod hko a pard, with the heavy growth slichtly stremied with gray, Iie is o fibe typs of tue rapdly- paning-away Southoru gontleman sud soldier. Ho {8 & close student, 8 keeu observer, fiue conversatiouist, sud of cou to tali; but, when & wan and » loves talk an well, bo i pardonable in aoy littlo duplay of vanity, Col. Dodue’s groatiess weakness 1o map-naking and suooting, aud he excels i those twu accomplislments o a woudurful degree. Bomdes his own work in mappiug tho Dlack Hille, be has Liout. Morton uud Licut, Foster detailed for the eame purpuso ; aod. if thiey con- tiuue na they bave begun, thors will bo but intls to oxploro iu this country when tuo expedibion loaves 1t. Speaking of the Colonel's lovo of shooting ro- muuds me of keveral BHOOTING MATCHES that havo easisted in killing Limo sinco wo hava boen at Camo Ctcok ; tue tret, of wlich was & trial of ekill betweon Col, Dodge and Capt. Spauldiog of tho Necoud Cavalry, with Spriug- field rifles. at 400 yords. Capt. Spaulding is o very good shot, aud he thougtt uo would cool down liw commandivg ofticer a littlo ; vut after n guod and fair trisl, Lo wow savk that bis own theimometrical concoit uas failen weveral de- groes, Capt. Rusecll, of Company, K, second Cavalry, Bseang tho easo with wiiehk Capt. — Spauding hud beon vanquiehed, proceeded to drag his coat-tnil in fivne of that geutiewan, uutl & match wos struck for o teamn of five on & eide, to shout cuarse-pighted cavalfy carbines at 460 yards,— cach mau to shoot five sliots, and exch Captain to reicet four men from hie company and load nis own toam.—tho stokes being $30 ou a eide. The match cronted considerablo 1ntercet, and waa ratticd olf gayly,—Copt, Bprauldiug's tean conuug out victbrs of & cloeo match, ‘I'ns not boing considerod & dicient teal, snother ch war mado bcl\rcog the wawe teamn, whica 6 off 0a the followidg day, and again Capt. Spauldiog's team came off victorious by & vory close averago. Col. Dougs, with Cempany K, of the Third Cavalry, aud Comvany 1, of the Kecoud Cavalry, will maren to-moitruw to Cawp Harney to sttend the miners' moetiug at thit place, and will thon roturu to this camp nnd% ced t0 nelect unoth- or permanent camp on Box-Lider or Elk Crees, €0 that tho couutry and tue streamy Learnuyg io- ward the Bolla Fourcue cau bio exsily explored, TIR WHOLY: OF THE NOUTHERN SLOFE of the Jhiack Ilills has now bocn explored, in which nearly tie whoie of tias goldieposit 14 supposed to oxist, for noue of tho siroamn flow- ing northward have their suurces in the primary formation, but arise 1n the secondary stratifica- tiouw, aud flow over and tbrongh immeuso bods of mouusin-linestone, hat lio tlted up, slopiug to the north and cast, with a jagged line of fracturs on thewr upper extiemity, marling tho Hills 10’ 8 senu-vioular lino of wooded toountaine, Outsule of * ths crcle of mouotains 15 8 hna of foot-Lills, divided from the Black Hulls proper by a continuous undulating grawsy valloy, huving a sail ot blovd-redclay sud gypsum, Tho toot-hins beloug to the penod callod hy geologists the *Jursseic.” and mo composed tirst of o mized frugmentary con- glomoiate, coutaiuing quartz-petbles and gran- ite-bowlders cementad tugetber with a yellow caloareous deposit, piled up to tremendous helghle, and surmouutcd by a eirstum of red sandstone, which e, in turn, capped by 8 shaley quarizite, boaring upon 1t back tower- ing mawses of limostuno, that siopa geutly toward the mountaiu on ity casiorn sspect down 10 anslst in formluy the dividing val.ey between the monatains aud the fout-milla; Lut, on tho east aud northwest, thoso foosLiils rear up into bigy, towening precipices, showing deep cleits aud broskneck gorges, that offer 1o thw sdvens turer who wirhes to enter tho most furbidding pruspects, Thon, further sgain to tho cast, are zolling hills, composed of washods dawo couglomornte, smooth pebbles. quartz, granitio boldors, ' and Guely-comminuted wios, all held flrmly togotnor with a m:ture of reddish.yolluw clay ; and sloving down in geutle undulations to form the V-shaped trace of coun- tr{ that, above thelr conducnce, divides the Cheyenno aod Bells Fourcho Ihvers. Then, across the Cheyeuns to tho esst, ara tho ** BONE-FIELDS,” Olf BAD LANDS, belonging to the crataccous period, sud contaln- Ing fossiliferous remaius of mot only tbe enormuus sanrinus that properly bo- longed to that period, but ~ slso those of tho triassico-jurassio perfods, 5o blewi. od and coufused that it 1 ditficult to docide whore tho one commenced and tho other ended, Lhen, a little farther east, you come upon the argilaceous or clay bed of the iuland gen thut wanbed the castorn baso of tho Blsck Blll, aud prsd up thors hills of broken-down congiom- urate that guard them along thewr murgin, Thiv was u tertisiy soa of aLill water, that teceived from tue north and northwest the tloatag car- cases of now extinct species, thatsank totho bot- tom and became buried {u a sca-doposit tlat now, after an vntold lapeo of sges, is roturued to the surface by the denudiug agoncies of altenating hoat and cold, sud wind sad rain, .1t is fae pur- powe of thoe cluef of this expedition to pams through the desth-like solitudes of thes so- called ** Bad lsnd: n tho rewurn of tho expo- dition ; and there 18 no doubt but that intyrust- ing specimens of bygone wons will bo junbled together in mn army-wagon, to taku their slacos for future classitication 1o soma of our forgnost Latty of learuing. , XO NEW MINING DISCOVERILS have been rocontly made, anl the miners ar be- cowing beautifully less, Thoss whu bad tuw- Ler tiave burned it, with mauy of their minug lm‘llamcnll sud such other j luudor- us was tuo bulky to pack out of the lhll and have erher woved on to French Creok at Camp IHarsey, or Liave moved out toward the raihoad to await the combined aotion of the ludisus sod the Commissiouors appolnted by the Depariwant of tho Interior to Eumhm the Black Hills, A few hints that have becomo eurrent, to tho end that, it the Indians refuse to wsetle the Hills, tuoy will be comp force, bavo also had utary effect in recon- ching tho niners to w temporary abandonment. But th=ro is no doult thit mauy of thom wers glad of any oxcues to lsayo tuis country and re- turn to thoir homen; aud I oin safsly predict that not one-haif o&:lm« who profess to be loth o go away will, ev& if the country is soun de- clated oan, roturn to their claims ; at Josst not unleas wome sich aud astounuing discoveries ate o ero st ths tim. i iave at this timo the hLiarpy sunouncemnnt to make that Capt, Tuttle, whom I meutioned in the forgolng ua beluy loat, Lias JUNT ARKIVED IN OAMP, safo snd well, bub viulu buuyry after s forty. eiglt houra’ fasi, Iimeems that e found hls way 1o the infautry camp on Bprisg Ures, and from there r’bnckplo d:.'m&‘ Cmt All's we'llithat end's well,” and we hope that 50 (0:0 mooldents of sLis ocharasier will |- 1875.—TWELVE PAGIS. anan occnr, Mr. Jannse i oxpi n toturn to thais Catun Lo-morrom s but, aa he han baan pros. TeinZ e thn tertiary formation of gandntons and red clav. 15 dy nob anticinita Any very rich reanitn g at lunet, T will nt antispaie, At tha uma of mmm{ the woatlier ia fine, and, Alratpo 10 aAx, 00 tatn Haa fallsn during tha Iy, fonr or five days, —a most nnusual nifair in thesn Halim: batwo will not suifer Jong from want of in, for aven nas can bo Lisard the distant mnt- of thunder,—sure barbingers - of & v shower, “We stili have venieon In abundance, and tho gnuorat Liealiy of the command s excallont, taough seorbntus has hegan to show it«eif, from want of & vneatabla diet. This disesro will ba rostricten by the hberal use of acidnistad drinks ad cavned vogatablow aod pickies. dtis now inw to-day, but thay were slimen who have been hard at work in the different gulches,—tho “tondar-feet," or raw minars, having goue sov- eral daye ago, ard somn with the wagon-train that joft French Croek yesterday mornlug. Theas mon TIYVE MORT; GOLD WIfR THEM then I Liave neen during the entirs enmmer,-- tha finest apacimens being gold from Caatle Creos, and that in the amallest particlos from French and pring Creoks. One miner showod me 3 ounces of varycoarsa gold, partiy rusty and black, bot in large pinces, that he anys bim- reif and auothar man minoed and atniced” out in one dav, 1 his statement i to bo rolied on, ho Liss found & rich mine. Tho riers at this most- ing a1 Al ansions 1o raturn ut the aarlieat ov- portunity, anl aeems to hava soma of the the impraaxion of the Commandant that 1ho ex- prtition will teturn on the st of Oclaber, by which time avery ons will bo stk of tha Black 1hiis, and wall bo glad to retnrn to a dicy of cab- bagas, tomatoes, and green corn. J. R L. TUE MILITARY AND TIE JINERS. Special Correspunaence nf T'he Chicaan Tribune. <Caxe Nean Custen iy, Buack Hicis, Aug, 30.—Col. Doden sad staff, with two companies ol cavalry, arnived at this camp at 1 p. m. yes- tords, baviog coma to sttend the mesting of thn miners held hore to-day. Upon arriving at Freoch Creek, we found Company H, of tho Beventh Cavalry, commanded by Capt. F. W. Burtoen, just from Fort Randall, aud aldo from the White Itiver Crossing, whota they bave beon stationed to iutorcept the miuers en routo to the Black ILlla from Bioux Citr, Yaukton, and all tae polnts on the Missoud River, and have bLeen sent here by Geo. Tertsjto bring oat all the miners they could find; but, foriuvately, they wers met by Gen. Crook on his way out, who instructed them to wall until after the 15th of Augunt, and then, if they found any mincrs remainiog in the Hills, to take thom out by furce, if necessary. However, it will NOT DE NECERSARY TO EMPLOT FORCE, forthe faow words embolio in Gen, Crook's proclamation have had s groator cffect than could liave been sccomphshiod by six com- panics of cavalry; aud to-day, oa the day wet for tho mesting, shero sre not 301 mivery in tho Hills who are not on tho roads leading out to aomo pomnt o the ratlroad. Dusidea the troops, we found Spotted Tail, with thirteen Iudians aud a squaw, and lis Ageut, Maj. Howard. Spotted Tail has been 1n- terviowed by all tho reportars, and says that tho white men should psy him for all the gold they bave taken out of the ground. Yester- day, Maj, Howard hed asbout & ton of dirt washed for the bonefit of old Spotty nud his stafl; bat the proceeds wero #0 small that tho old man paid that 1t was A TUT-UP JOB ON HIM, to mako him bulieve that there was no gold hera; and ho was not convinced but that the gold had all beon taken out of the ground, for why were thore s0 many holes in the ground? Spotty » #tafl of a dozen Lraves in fine, blanksty uutform, and, besido bis Agent, Ma). Howard, has a preacher and a doctor. 'Lhisshows that he in becoming civilized. ‘Lho following are the procoedings of the MINERS' MEETING,— a copy of tho Secretary’s report: Avd. 10, 175, —Pursuant to the tennr of the Presi- dent’s rotiamnilon Imucd on the Lk day of Juivy 18i5, and the orders of Brig.-Gen, Crook, U. B, A, the mivers trom the seversl guicken arsemtled on ibis day o French Creek, in Custer Gulch, forthe purpose of luyiuig down und recording inir dincaverfen until such tine «a the country 18 upen for settiement, ‘Ihe meeting couvened st Ce City, in Custer Guich, 8t {0 8. m, C. L. Crafg was called {0 the Cluir, and Jubt Maulux was clicseu Becretary, when the fol- lowiug procecdings wers enacted, to-wit's r. Currant oDered the following resolutions, which were uuanimously adopted : Wieneas, The Preeident of the United States did, on the 16tk day of July, faruo Lis provlamation orders ing_all minera from 'thess Hlim immediately ; and being in the departmeut commouded by Hriz.-Gen, Crouk, aud it bomg his duty to remove us from the Hills § theretare, be it Itesolved, That' wo’tender our most mincere thanks for the kind aud gentlumanly manner in which bo snd bis commaud have executed their orders. Hesolved, That we also tender our most aincers thaukn to Prof. Jendey and his aseistants for the caurtesy and gentifiunly manner in which they have treited the miners 0f the Black uiile, Lisaiped, Thut, althouglh baving ' prospected buta amall pdrtion of the Black Hils, ou sccount of vur Iimited May here, wa are thoronghily convinced that tisls {n dewiinod to be one of the rTiclest mining din- sricts 1 bo Untled States ; and, whils oteying with alacrity the mandate of the Preaident, we do so under protest, o Ltexoited, That & copy of Lheso reeclutions b seat to the Chicayo Inler-Usean, aud ala ths Clieyeuns Leauer, sud thelr publication requested, Also Lewived, That, a8 the reporters of TUX CricAao TawtKEand the New York Heraid aie yreseut, wa teniler them our thanks, and request that tuey publish 30 thelr respect:ve pavers the acuiot of thus miesting, On wotlon, the 1esviutions of tho Committea ape poted yeaterday for the arrangement of the die- al of the town lola 10 tue nupers uf the Black flills, of & town-site lately locatud 1 1bis_guich, were tahen up, The resoluticus, which were ax follows, were adopted, and tha Comiutitee discharged ; Jieco.vedt, That the mivers of the Black Hills do es- 1abliy town-slte, to be valled Custer City, on French Creek, fa Custer's Park, in or about 4 miles above the stockade, tho same 10 be owned by tbo mioers of tho Biack Hills; tliat # Commities of ihirteen wmen be elected a8 Directars, to niake lawa, kc.; that wo have one Iresdent, one Marsual, ane Town' Clerk, and Tressurer, to be elected by the volers of the sald town, —tlie wiluTiva 1o Le agreed upau by the Town Di 3 the said oilicera to be elucted on thy 10th duy of August, 185, aud tuelr terme Lo expiro July B, 1676 ; tiat tue bulliding now erected by tue miuers bo ooou- plod as the City-Hall, to o busive-s fo, and to be uuder tha control of the Town Lirectors, The Clerk +hall be in duty bound to remain until the 1ith day of August, 1575, {0 make records for esch and every min- er's towtlat, and suall L respomaitile for said zecord ; that as present be shal umake no chargo for the sanis, Herolred, That the lots bo distributed among the miuers in lota ot 50 feet frout by 10 fost deep, to bo druwa for at the meeting ou this date, Aug. 10, 1475 tlint euch owner of & lot bave four of moufe house- logs iu said lot before the lst day of Sy, 1-76, and tuat § worih of fmprovements be made in saiilot on or before Juge 1, 1818, Aeglect of the wame will leave the lot at e disposul of the city suthorities, Jiesited, That all sirets runuing east auil west, counnenciig at the City-Hall, as No, 5, or Tuird street, Do known by pumbers, sud that the streota runuing siorik and south e knowz as avenuss, Tho weeting thou adjourned uatil 2 o'clock p. o, whon resolutious would be introduced to arrougo matiers for the mutual protection of munjog-claims. During the meoting, up to this time, the utmost order has prevailod, and it was, without any exception, oun ot * THE MOST BTUIKING ACENES ovor witnessed 1u tha Western conuuy, There were 250 minors, in atl imaginable costumes, all Lieavily beardod, with their bronzed faces sot 1 adetermned, self-reliant mauuer, aud st} Leavily armod. They offered a striking contrast (o the trimly-built and well-dre, army oficers mixed np with them, holdiug friendly conversa- tion, snd giviog friendly advico; whila Spottad Tail and liis bravoa sat “on their horses at tho odge of the circls, with feathered heade, and well painted, looking over tue throng, awaitivg the result of thoir deliberstions. On aither mde, tho Ema—clm bills made » dark rchef agminst tho Ligh rocky wall beyoud. In this place, bo- tween these hills, on o open space of perhaps 200 ncres, is the proposed site of CTATES CITY, Two log houses bave been built, snd thess at prossut date comprise the City of Custer. * Another resolation was oftered and passed, a4 follawe i Reaolved, That we, the ‘miiners of the tender onr kindest thauks to Col. K, Doago and other ciliccra of the Agency, for (heir courteous snd gentio. mauly treatmeut of he miners of the Black Hills, Tne adoption of this resolution was followed DLy thrce heartychisors for Col. Dodge, and then turee chieors and » tiger for Gen, Crook, who, by the timely speakiog of & fow wards, has, without the omployment of sny force. caused the dispersion of this jormidable organiza- tion of miners, Spotted Tail was sccompanied Lesido Liio Agent, Maj, Howard, by the liev. Mr. Cleaveland and Dr, J, L, Mills.s Thess gentlo- men exprevs some doubia about the willingnesd Black Hills, of Spotted Tail and hie band to sell the Black Hills; for after seows: that it i superior coun'ty 1o that where ths Agency 16 at_presont locat, thioy may t 1t removed, sud occupy tho Hllis ag & resorvation, Tus Indisus cannot be male to believe that all the prospect-hales iu CnsterGulch have not {iumm large amouut of yehow lrou, au they call the gold, ethusiasm that denotes minconitr, They wiil Boarlv ail leava tosmarrow, Somo reporta bave Leen nife that two moo have beon Isoched for horan-etealing: bnt the Faports aro withoul au. oindation whatesor, for thora linve Leen no econes of violence euncts od Liera during tho ontirs sumimer, Whila the Convention, o weetng. was ln aee. sion, 1 ahnok hands with Mr. Spotied Tail, ae 1 Lisd mome years Ao acquirel c niderablo knowlodga of talking by rigns, 1 smked him in o that wav bie pane lo were all wiiling to sell the Blacs i, 16 ropliod lu tho eaue way, **'I'wo writing-meu Lave been hioro to taik with me, and one of thuem puid mo to talk.” 1 rephed, I have noshing with me to givo to you. but talk now, and [ will 0 and get you a prerout.” ** What do you waut 0 know for? ' e asked. ** I want Lo writet,” 1raplicd. " Thess whito men ato BTEALING THE BLACK HILLA FROM MY PEOPLE. Thoy bave come and mada holes in tun ground, and driven away ail the game. ey taken the gold out of these holes, and now thoy try to make iy believe that I am s fool, nud that therois no Rold bere. Many enows havoe pawsed sioce our people knew that thero was gold here, and now the whito man has fousd 1t, and 1 tryiog to stenl our land. Yesterdav they tried to fool e, and di p a'l that dirt [posnting to a heap by prospect-uolo). aud told me that was oll they had gob out of it [showing about bhalf a dollars' worth of fino dust]. Thoy sto liarw, and cannot have thoe eountry for mothin “Aro you going facther into tho bl anked, "' Noj we it go homo when the sun is half-way up.” * Ilave lted Doy and the others whu went north to talk to the Minne- conjous returned yot ™ Xo.” “ Why do you not remain hero longer 2" I asked, ** [ have kuown all about tho gold here long ago, wnd came to sea tho white men poaway. Our poopla are angry at them. They Lesp coming to our bomes, and Are making rowis wil over the prai- ries, and wo don's want_them hero any longor.” ** Wil you neil 1t this tall 2" [ owked.” * If wo nell this jand. wo mast have pay for the gold the white wen have stolon ; aud, if we don't well, 5L ASD LIVE." **If you sell this country, will you say present Agency, or go further north 74 ¢ can- not talk sittng un s hotee, ant must po goon,” he replied, evidently not wishinz to anwser ro leadwg & question : and [ made bim o little presout, aud sbook bauas. famiianly re- markiug o bim an Lugheh, Sroity, my boy; taks good e yonr* variegated ' candsl estremity, and wheu yott_comws again bring a few of the httle Spots. Farewell, you maguiticent-tooking old brigand, furewsil! o ovidently supposed 1 was #aging something comphmentary; for ha amiled and shook hauds sgwu, and siarted in sesrch of Maj. Howard. The o1 kot togather zenin At Lalf-past 2 p.m., and passed resolutious pledging tusm- selven Lo suppait the respective LAWS OF THE DIPFERENT OULCHES, and to bold togather in working upe the means necessary for the mutual protection of theu in- terests, The original resolutions were then noditied sud smended, 80 that, at the time of wnting, the resolutions as amended have not been put togethier. lhey are, however, rather immaterial, aud w1}l havs o other effect than ta show & spurit of interest 1o the work, and an carnestness of purpose worthv of emulation. Thouext move nax ous that appearcd like chuld'w-play, which wee the division of the town- lots amovg tho o by balloting or fottery, Considering that thuy bava no right to be here at all, and cau bave no night of priotity in secur- i this laud, it was anusiog to see how earnest fome of tnem wero in drawing luts thut they think thev can hold, Cupt. Burteon will remain in camp at this place nutil te 15tk inet,, when be w AIREST ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED TERSONS FOUND IN TUE HiLLu. Col. Dodge and encort will ruturn to-morrow to Rapid Creek, nud make a permancut canp or Box-Etder Creek until Lhe conutry norih bas been explored, Evorythiug in quiat, and to-morrow there will Dot be twouty-five muners in tho Hills, The lirst. kpecimens of silver-ore fuitnd in the Black Hills were found by Abrabam Boulien, au old miner, whio Las Leen {o the West for yonis, He found them on_Caetlo Creot, st the foot of bis placor-claim. e sraced the ledge for 200 feet, and found it, by actusl measurcment, to be in Jeaves iuierlurded with rheets of elate H0 foct The »pectmenn that thik mun has are undonbtedly tich silver-ore, whesever they canio from, 4oL L, RAILROAD NEWS, ALREADY BROKEN. That now era of tiace, Mercy and Pence, which the railroad mavagers of the ronds lead- ing to Missonn River yoints juangurated at their meeting st the Graud Pacific Hotel, lasted Lut avivgle day, which 14, hosaver, quite s long time jor a nuwber of ralionds to koep the poace. The Chicazo & Alion Kailroad, us stated i thy report of the meetmg, wus rather dis- eatistied wich the new rates, sud weeeptui thom very reluctsutly, beheving that tho duwcrimina- tion made 1 favor of St. Louis nwas mule than the futerost of the Chicago roads could staud. Tha Genersl Fraight Agent of tho Clie Alton raw, the day after tho mousting, th. could uut compete st the new figutes, therofure ho mformed the Genoral Freiwut Agents of the other Chicago lincs, whe un- acconutably favored thcss rutes, that L would not” abide by them, aud, unless thoey cansented to make tho ratvs mere oquiuble, ho would agaio mnko conttacts at tho old rutes, Therefore & meeting of the Gunoial Freight Ageats of all the Chieago rosds leading to Mis- sourt luver points waa hold at the oftice of tho Cicago, Burlington & Quiney Rutlroad, at shich the following new rates, which are conridorably lowor thau thoso adopted at the D'acifia Hotel weeting, were adopted: From Chicago to Kaunas City, Atchinon, 5i. Joweph, aud _Loavenworth, first clase, 80 centa; second clads, 60 cents; third clads, 50 conts ; fousth class, 40 cents; and spo- cial clnss, 85 cents, 'I'ho rates ou car-loads re- main unchanged. The St. Louls roads wero votitied of the acttor taken, but whetbee they will sccept theso tates grucefully or Kick agaiust them v Lot yot known, - ACCIDENT, A froight train on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rallroad wet with a suvero accident yos- terday morning about 2 v'clock. The trala lofe* Aurora about 10 o'clock that evenivg, and was within & mile of tho Hinedale Dopot when by some means the couplings broke and the train was soparated juto three parts. When tho e~ giueer discovered that a portiun of hia traiu was deached he stopped the train, uot roalizing that Lo was on & down giado sud that tho detached cars wero Lfollowing close behind at & rapia spred. A few minutes olapsed and a frightful oollisiou oceurred, breaking five cars into uplin~ ters and makiog 8 bad wreck, The cars were all loaded with grain, which was scattered in all diroctions. A number of workiogmen woro ou- gsged sll day yulerdn'v in clearing up tho wreck, aud saviug as much of the epitlad grmn as could Jba ‘llhovelud up. Fortuoately no oue was ine ured. CONSOLIDATION, IxpranaroLis, Aug. 20.—Articles of consolida~ tiou of the Toledo &[3t. Loula Air Lins Railroad Compaoy with the Buelbyville, Ocomeo & 8t. Louis Road Lave been filed with tho Secro- tacy of Btate under the nxme of the 8t. Louis & Tofedo Air Live Railroad, ‘Ibe Dirsctors-clect are Lieorwe D, Chaflee, K. Lloyd, B. Stepnoneon, 1sanc Porter, J, 0. Hilvers, Ueorgo K, Windhug, D. W, Marks, Jonatuan Patterson, I, Blacknell, A, W, Bmith, A, M. Blannock, R, Avptare, Gearga U. Herley, T\ 8., Gilland, ~Tuomss Sprague, and Alfred Jameson, ‘Iheid hay becn CONBLUERABI K XXOITEMENT AMONG THE MINERS ou accolut of some horse-stosling that has boen done bew during the Ines few daye, sud, as age- picion wys directed towaid some ous or two of thuminels st this place, they wero urrested, and would h;\o been wummarily dealt with, 1f it had uot been!discoversd that they wera tnnrcant, end that Qo ateaiiog bad been doue by a man tamed Daisbiny and another man whoes names wot knowy who sucoseded in getting awsy with two borsedsnd five mulos. Thero Lias also been » great ded of contgoveray about the owuership of the towi-uite, ux well as to what it should be uawey,—sone coutending that it abould be called Btonavall mud others Custer City. The fast namo me rLuchy chosou, much to the dis- comtiture ol the Btonewallsts. L'he thing is fually sottlol in the way speciied in the fore- goiug resctulons, Tese wesaynly about 250 miners st the mest- JUDGMENT ENTERED. Nzw Yonxk, Aug. 20.—Judgueut wss enfred by the County Clerk to-day in favor of tho Fourth Natfonal Bauk agaiuet tho Burhogton, Codar Rapida & Minuesorn Railroad Cowpany for $183,640, ou elevun uotes. CAIRO POLICE IMBROGLIO, Bvecial Jnsvateh to The Chicaqo Tribune, . Camao, 1L, Aug. 20.—dore thau s wmonth siuce Mayor Wiuter, of thus oity, removed two of the police forve of thls city, aud the Council re- stored thew. Ho rewoved them sgaln, and to- day he removed tho Cuiet of HFolice, Capt, Willtams, who will to-morzow utep down and out. Theru is considersble fesliug. Williame whilo ! Tosu very Loudly ooudemned, 10 TeCORHY bas T T VWASHINGTON, Further Interesting Develope ments Concerning the Ma- rine Corps Stealings, Quartermaster Slack Is Not at All tlack in Looking Out for Number Ones ures a8 Slack’s Major Domo, Disqusling Facts Relative to the Inhu- man Treatment of Lunatics. The Manager of the District Asylum De- fends His Course in the Mattor, THE MARINE CORPS THEFTS, WOKSE AXD MORE OF THEM, | Special Ineratch to T'e Cheagn Tribune, WasiiNotox, D, C., Aux. 20.—An investigee tlon showa that the corruption and mismanage- ment recently charned upon tua officers of the Matino Corps by the Ghronicly, of this city, real- Iy existe, The Fourth Anditor ordered san oxe amination, not loug sines, into tho case, by Treavury clerks, which has shown thay Maj. Slack, the Quartormmater of tha Corps, paid $9,- 69210 Barnum & Co., of New York, for matorial for clotbing, which materiai was uover receivad, and $13,430 to the vamo tirm for making up cloth ing, when in fact tho clothing was not made Slnck nttermnta to put tho respousibiity for this apon Capt. Maddox, at oiticer uorviug under bim, but the ¢xunnners show that this wrongfat pasment would not have been possiblo if a). Bluck bad attended to Lis duties undor tho law. It also appeatw that on tha J0th of Septomber, 1470, Capt. Maddox eold a guantity of cou- demoad storcs, and oo the day following turned over » drafe of #1420, the amount received by Iim for tha slores, to Maj. Slick, and tuat Slack did not accouut for the amount uutil tho Gt of August, 1875, when Lo deposited it in tha Trenwiry, having had tho uso of it for nearly four yosrs ; that Maj. Black employs a cleck by tho nnmo of Marks, who is the proprietor of a bLurdwaro store: that alf tuo supplies in thatlivo for tho Mrrimo Corps are bought of Marks; that the billa are made out in the name of one Jones, wio clerks for Marka ; and that snid billa are ex- amuied and approved by said Marks, 1t being the duty of the commauding oflicer of tho Malines £0 approve thiown, i THE ABANDONED LUNATICS, A FUOR BEFENNE OF OFFICIAL CRUELTY. Specaal Dipateh to The Chicoco Tribune, Wasutzotos, D, €., Aug. 20.—Dr. Nichols, Supenutendent of tho Government Insana Asy- Inm, has prepared a atatement addrossed to the Actiug Seeretary of the Interior in answer to the charges that have bern mado agaiast him with roference to the improper disclisrge of pa« tiente, in which he sets forth that everything which ho has dano is not ouly justified but pro- vided for by law, and that his action bas not Leen gictated bV lus own wishies, bat by the in- #sitruetions of the District Commissionors. He even attompta to pallinte tho acts of tho officers who lave dropped tweuty-threo Ilnnatics unprovided ~with money or {food in the various cities of thu country, and in a wil- deruess, Accompanylng this leport of Dr. Nickois are sover: H DOCUMESTS OF A CURIOTS CUARACTES, Thero is a ropost of the District Asorosy, who i of opiniou that the District ought pot to pay for the tiausient patients which are sgmitted tuto tbe Asylum. Tho Listrict Atlorney sug- Beate that the District suthorities roquest the \pprovriation Commitioe of Congress 10 reim- burec the District tor this slight oxpendsture, Yo tlun Dr, Nichols, in sty uuguarded moment, toplies that QL _wou'd "be very niggard- Iy for tho District to sk this, #ince Congress pays for the suoport of all tho jusavo of the Dietriot. Dr. Nichols atsu submitsn hst of the lunatios which hava Leou distrtbuted about tho country. This list contaius twenty-threo names, Tho notes which necomyauy the list do vot ststain tho position of Nielols' r-port. Oun the contrary, they con firm thu worst charges that bave been mude Gguitgi the iveitution, Theso twouty-thros were uot eimply eilly porsous. Some of them are marhed on the list aa davgerous, Among theat ts tho Mra, €ol, Merritt who hiay been the subject of a recent sensation in Now York. pdisvioduint NOTES AND NEWS. THE AMERICAN AND MESICAN GLAIMY COMMIASION, Special Iianateh o The Chicagn T'ribune, WisiisatoN, D, C., Aug. 20,—~The American and Mexican Cluma Commission hinve but twelva canon loft to dispose of. Over 200 ate, however, etill in the hands of Bir Edward Tuoroton, the uwpnre, It will requiro sume tine to complete tho examination, as Sir Edward is very thorough. His decisions aro rospocted on sll bands, as the result of unpartial and consciontious labor, He haa utterly tefussd to acoept auy compensation for s servicos, although the Congressos of tha two countries bave made provision for his roe wmuneration, TONNAGE DUES, 1n reply to o recent letter trom the Troasnry Dopartwent, tho Acting Attoruov-Gzeneral gives his opinion that under the Inw vessels not #hown to belong to o foreign opation which has vatistied the Preeideut that ity discriminativy duties operating disudvautageously tothe United States Lave beeu sbolished—in other words, undocumentod veesels, when found tradiug be- tween difforent places in tho wsme district, or carrying on 0o fishery—are utsll hable to ton- puge dues, includg Nigbt money, amounting to #1.80 per tun, TRF PILIDUSTERS, - The Treasury offivials are not plessed at the Beusitivonusd of the State Dopsrtment at tho action of the 'Treasury concerniug the Octavia. The under-ofticers in charge of tho State De- partmoent havo not been thers long snough to kuow thist the Tressury authorities atways try to do tbeir duty. 'Lle "Acting Bocretary of the Treanury to-day, with some fecling, said that tho Treasury would have instructed the raveuna olticars to seize the Uctavia without interforeuco trom the Stato Uopartwent, All roveuuo officora are rlmml-rly charged to seizo any suspected vedeld. DUTY ON MALOGAXT ANTI CEDALL The 'Treasury Dopartmont to-day rendersd s decision which will interfero with the plaus of cabinet-mukors. It Liny bevn tho custom of im- vorters of cedar sl wshoguny logs to cut them through for couventence i baudiing and stow- age. Ly this meand thotags isve been admitted freo of duty, Tha ‘Irensury Department to-day, iustructed the Coliwctor’ of the Port of Now York that hereaftor cedar and mahogauy logs when balvod snd quarterod cannot be con- wisored as unmsonfactured cabinet, and cannot bo adwmitted free of duty, TUE CUICAGU CUNTOM-HOUSE, ‘The Treasury olticiala to-day had some tele- grapbic correepoudunco with the Secrutary of the Lreasury upon the subject of the Chicaga Custow-House. Tho result of the correspond- caco was that the Becratary prefera that the re- suit of thoe recent agreemsit with tho President ebutl uot be made public until next weok. 5 BLISTOW Lias decided not to return untll Mondsy. ' THE WIIBKY FRAUDN. I T. Yougan, Chief of tho Division of Reve- uo Ageuts, {8 contident -thut the ewidence nsl the parties indiotod for dofrsuding the reveuue is amply suficiout to send most of them. to e Peuitentiarv, At St Louis about forty are under indictwment ; at Chicqin about thirty’ al Milwaukes at loast twenty-fivo more: -n.i agafust oSt of thuso thera aro soveral charges pe:.ding, Berlous irregulapitics have been dis- covered In tho roturad of the Clucago Aloobol Works,, [Tv the Astaciated Press.) AYPEALED CAuEs, Wasmnaton, Aug. 20,—1L'ie Govern nent has appealod to the Supreme Court from tho dev cieloo of the Court of Clalms, which awarded £430,000 11 gold to the Btate NMtional Bank of Boston, sud Lua alao appealed from the decision of tho Cowsy of Claims in seventsen cotton awards, involving £300,000 or $400,000. The titlo 10 the ot 8prioge property, Io Arkansss, Laviog baeu decided by the ssme Court to belong to tuu United Biates, the claunants have sp-. pealed to the Bupreme Court. 1AMIUBATION, Tmmigration luto tho United Btates anows s decreads of 86,000 for the year anding Juce ;E;i. a8 compared with tho year euding Jusce b \ A Party by the Name of Marks Fig-