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Show "THE NEW GOLD FIELDS." The Bi Horn Couiiirv Looming I'P- An K.TpetSiCloii To Sdtrt In April. An Outlining 1'olnl Vwiihiu 1-M MllUM. I Best Route, Ere, Ere. Inasmuch as the cry of prospectors ss "on to the Big Horn," it is of vital importance to every person who contemplates 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 seekers, hence nothing need be said of tho country but what is of special importance to everyone is the best route. There nre thousands of men throughout lhe stated and territories terri-tories who havo their mo;t sanguino hopes fixed on the lii Horn, hencj tho importance uf tho best route. Thit would necessarily include safely, directness and celerity. Tho rulite possessing Llie4e advantages must, in the nature of things, be the. favorite, as speed and safety are tbe ttvo characteristics of the ago, and every prudent man will consider con-sider these facts. There are sev eral routes advocated by which this country can 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 Evanston over 300 miles. The route from any of these points mint j be for a great portion of the way over an unknown country, whilo 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 oa this route forty-five miles out from Rawlins, to- u wit: To the FerrU and S?mi nole mining diotricls, where there arc ' three mines uow boing worked by large compmies. Sixty niilea out tho road crones the Sweetwater river by a good '.vaon brid. Thid is the only ( stream of importance or size on the route. Sixty-fivu miles out the road' passes the ftmous "Soda Lkes,"J from which it is sixty mila3 to the head of Powder river, and from that! to the B g Horn it is tweniy-five i miles. An expedition of lrom 200 to 300. miners and prospectors will leave! Rawlins for the Big Horn I country between the 1st and : 10th days of April, 1S77, headed by the oldest miners and mountaineers mountain-eers in the west. It is desired by those going ta increase their num ber as greatly as pjjsible, iu order to secure safely and success in pros peeling. All who contemplate goiny f to lhe gold fields should arrange aud 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 know the country. All persons should go prepared to outfit themselves them-selves with a sadJle-borse, 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 parties could take the goods there. The merchants havo agreed to fur-uieh fur-uieh this expedition with their provisions pro-visions at the actual cost of lliem laid down at Rawlins. Horses arc plenty and cau be bought at from $30 to $75. Any person desiring informa- 1 tion will receive a prompt answer by-writing by-writing to any of tho following committee: com-mittee: M. E. Hockek, Sec. Dr. T. M. Smith, ! P. J. Foster, Merchant, Judge H. F. Erret, G. Caul Smith, Aitorney-at Aitorney-at Law, Rawlins, Wyo., niS Chairman. |