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Show "THE NEW GOLD FIELDS." Tho Big Horn Couatrv Looming An Expedition To Start In April. Au Outfitting Point, Within Bust Route, Etc., Etc, Inasmuch as the cry of prospectors is "on to the Big Horn," it is of vital importance to every person who contemplates con-templates visiting the gold fields to know tho best route to lake. The Big Horn country has long since been regarded as the land of promise for gold seekers, hence nothing need bo said of the country but what is of special importance to everyone is the beat route. There are thousands of men throughout the states and territories terri-tories who have their most sanguine hopes fixed on the Big Horn, hence the importance of the best route. This wnuld necessarily include Bafety, lirectucss and celerity. Tho route possessing these advantages must, in the nature of things, be the favorite, as speed and Bafety are tbe two characteristics of the age, and every prudent man will consider con-sider these factd. Tucre aro sev- oral routes iidvoca'cd by winch this country cun be reached, but the facts show conclusively that the most desirable and practical route is from Rawlins, Carbon county, Wyoming territory. Cheyenne is distant over 400 miles, Green river is 230 miles and Evamlon over 300 miles. The route from any of these points must be for a great portion of the way over an unknown country, while from Rawlins the distance is not over 150 miles, and that over a road that is known and has a bountiful supply of wood, water and grass. There is now a regular mail service on this route forty -five miles out from Rawlins, to-wit: to-wit: To the Ferris and Seminole i mining districts, where there are three mines now being worked by , large companies. Sixty miles out the road crosses the Sweetwater river by a good wgon bridge. Thia is the only slre.im of importance or size on the route. Sixty-five mik-s out the road piisses the famous "Soda Lakes," from which it is siity miles to tho head of Powder river, and from that to the Big Horn it is twenty-five miles. An expedition of from 200 to 300 miners and prospectors will leave Rawlins for the Big Horn country between the 1st and 10th days of April, 1877, headed by the oldest miners and mountaineers mountain-eers in tbe west. It ia desired by those going ta increase their number num-ber as greatly as possible, in order to secure safety and success in prospecting. pros-pecting. All who contemplate going to the gold fields should arrange and go with this expedition. The expedition expe-dition will, when ready to start, select their leaders from among their own number, and can thusselect men who kuow tho country. All persons should go prepared to outfit themselves them-selves with a Baddle-horse, pack-horse and prospector's outfit. There are large stores at Rawlins, where everything every-thing required for a complete outfit can be bought cheaper than the purtiea could take tho goods there. The merchants havo agreed to furnish fur-nish this expedition with their provisions pro-visions at the aotual cost of them laid down at Rawliua. Horses are plenty I and can be bought at from $30 to $75. Any person desiring information informa-tion will receivo a prompt answer by writing to any of the following committee: com-mittee: Tbe committee havo secured special rales on the Union Pacific railroad from Omaha to Rawlins, as follows: First-class ticket, $40; second-class, $32; emigrant, $S25. M. E. Hocker, Sen. Br. T. M. Smith, P. J. Foster, Merchant, Judge H. F. Erret, G. Carl Smith, Attoraey-at Attoraey-at Law, Rawlins, Wyo., DiS Chairman. |