Show LITTLE cottonwood lore a of if clr is I 1 r our ofir clfo 11 1 1 to dina allen tic aw ALTA may 22 Is in my last laal I 1 undo made tile statement ilat ement that spring had arrived armed but bat it proved to bo be a raL take and for or the ibo last ten dys days old grim winter has bold in as in a light fight CHIP sea mill ilia iho beautiful snow now has been dully routed poured down conour on our devoted leads heads until wo we begin 0 to o think thick that hat th aba a north poo tin has been and is n now located very near our burg tho the mow inow is melting from the bottom lint but the ha addition to lo 10 the lo top makes it about a stand bland OT off and if it loops up its present lick we will bo be hooly ait alj to hiro have good og ell all TIM nie MINES aro are bally badly troubled led with barfick water thoy they arc liblit forces anil and but little oro ore it is going colne down the iho canyon all are arc ia good spirits for the iho principal mines ore arc leoung up top and nd tho the ore will b be a huge hoso when ilia iio snow dooc leite leave find ilia alio minos aro are gin dry ind end la in condition to ruth raeh the iho worl work the bay city tunnel is ia still daiv bog ahead in ilia main tunnel tho the gre ore body struck lust lost ii not be log bog touched lonc hoJ but it his has looked leaked ont oat that it is a very bige containing oro ora that race away up into thi the hund roda sal tle lie boly is a twenty lecain tact in thickness with good walls walla I 1 think my iny information is reliable roli ablo but I 1 ilia did not got get it from tally for or the remon reason that lie bo wont went pump tho the spotted till tail mico i on permian hill ii 13 developed by feet of hitting still the famo ol 01 drafta well and bids bida fair to soon become a good BOOI producing mino mine the lodi red it is located just is in the edito edge of town too about feet from tho the vallejo oro ore house it has a abaft down forty feet act nod and shows so como m e very rick ruby silver it is u cons consi oral derel a very encouraging prospect its ila owner J 0 cestou We intends to thoroughly develop it this semon uis pro ere very good for a big BLACK HILLS the iho ol of tho ilia min mill iok community who oro are about to rik rick ri k their hair among tile tho sioux indian I 1 give tt a low lew extracts from a letter jut just received by nick kick drainer of cl this place from his brother now dow in the abo black hills As A charley I 1 is ia will in alta alia his letter kill ill bo be interesting to mao many it is ia dated may ati and says 1 I dont know or wo we will ever get out of here with our hair on or rot cot for the bo indians iri era turning themselves loo boio 1000 O liko like h 1 I killing peoro an aaa 9 s took flock ciul bigat abot mailo a rail on the iho horses lore and took nearly all in town tow and out team wont with the rest dc oo 00 we wa lavo the ibo wagon left and nothing else oar horses were picketed within fifteen yards of the ibo cabin where wo wore more asleep anil and they took some omo that were not dot more then than ten feet flet from cabins they never cover mado made a raid in the night bight before people tire ara petting and lewing leaving daily by the hand hundreds reds provisions arc scarce as aa there is 13 nono none comicz in nour flour is froio froia aig to ai 20 per bond hundred e d I 1 poinda and very tory little t to a be lad bad at tint about miles north of hero here it ia u much worse people are ocary tt arving mud and they live hito of gold hot cannot got flanc at soy any price there ii a large ti stock block of provisions expected in BOOS boon I 1 think his will bo be a good country if it can caa bo be c opened ened but I 1 dont think that will bo a this ibal gammer there ira ate very rich nob diggings north of hero from 73 to miles and no in lumburg Luo ibus ever since I 1 got gob la in I 1 hive have been prospecting pro pact in bout about ten indes aniles north ot ol hora bore until three days ago when I 1 cimo 1 in I herd for grab intending to po go u up 1 north but now will till not foot go I 1 wi will 1 I 1 either cither RO go to 0 o the railroad or tako take a claim on oa this t h is gulch anch anil and work it there lao hag been but limilo work dono done lore litre but every claim i is a paying very well tell we wa are ro now compelled to lo work or starve it if I 1 dont tiny stay hero here I 1 will go licit back to 0 o utah ir if you yoa think best belt there are seten I 1 ia our com vaDy and wo hive have relo callea seven claims and will vill work tho best beat or than if the indiana dont get too bad in ID answer to tho the above letter nick kick wrote lim him to prop up tho the wagon rit ti a md find make a sail sad wt lu t ol of their lhoir tent pol como out ont of the th COD coo atry K E |