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Show "THE NEW GOLD FIELDS." The Horn Country Looming l:P- Au K)clition To Kltirt In April. Au Outlining I'oiul Within l.0 HUea. Bf.,t Kolte, Ere, Etc. Inasmuch aa the cry of proapectora ia "on to tho Big Horn," it is of vital importance to overy person who con templates visiting the gold fields to know the best route to take. The Big Horn country has long since been regarded as the land of promise for gold acckera, hence nothing need be said cf the country but what id of special importance to everyone is the best route. Thero are thousands of men throughout tho states and territories terri-tories who have their mo?t sanguine hopes fixed on the Big Horn, hence tho importance of the best route. This would necessarily include safety, iirectu.--3 and celerity. The route possessing these advantages must, in the natuco of things, be the , favorite, as speed and safety aro the i wo cnaractensiics ot the age, and every prudent man will consider con-sider these facta. Tnere are several sev-eral routes advocated by which this country can be reached, but the facta show conclusively that the most deairahlo and practical route ia from Rawlins, Carbon county, Wyoming territory. Cheyenno is disUnt over 400 miles, Green river is 230 miles and Evauston over GOO mile3. Tho route from any of these points must be for a great portion of the way over an unknown country, while from Ilawlius 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. Thero ianow a regular mail service on this route! foity-fivo miles out from Kawlins, to-wit; to-wit; To the Ferris and Seminole mining districts, where there aro three mines now being worked by large companies. Sixty miles out the road crosses the Sweetwater, river by a good wagon bridge. This ia the only stream of importance or Bize on the route. Sixty-five miles out the road passes tho famous "Soda Lakes," from which it is sixty miles to the 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 tho Big Horn country betweou the 1st and i 10th days of April, 1S77, headed by the oldest miners and mountaineers mountain-eers iu the west. It is desired by thoso going to increase their number num-ber as greatly as possible, in order to secure safety and success in prospecting. pros-pecting. All who contemplate goini; 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 thus select men who know the couutry. All persons should go prepared to outfit themselves them-selves with a saddle-horse, pack-horse and prospector's outfit. There are large stores at Riwlins, where everything every-thing required for a completo outfit can ho bought cheaper than the parties could take the goods there, The merchants have agreed to furnish fur-nish this expedition with their provisions pro-visions at the actual cost of them laid down at Rawlins. Horses are plenty and cau ho bought at from $30 to $75. Any person desiring information informa-tion will receive a prompt answer by writing to any of the following committee: com-mittee: The committee have secured special j rates on the Union Pacific railroad from Omaha to Rawlins, as follows: First class ticket, $40; second-class, $02; emigrant, $25. M. E. Hocker, Sen. Dr. T. M. Smith, P. J. Fostkr, Merchant, Judge H. F. Erect, G. Caul Smith, Attorney-at Attorney-at Law, Rawlins, Wyo., mS Chairman. I |