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Gold in the Black Hills... Descriptive article on the Indians' situation... Mountain Meadows Massacre...

Item # 705964

July 28, 1875

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 28, 1875 The front page has a report headed: "Gold In The Black Hills" "Fresh Discoveries--Coarser Gold, But More of It--A Crowd of Miners Coming Into the Hills".
This is followed by: "Prof. Janney's Report--The Paying Region of Large Extend--The Hills Swarming With Miners--The Real Wealth of the Region Is Farming and Timber Lands".
Page 3 has more than a full column taken up with a terrific & very descriptive article: "The Indian Service" with subheads: "The Red Cloud Agency" "The Whetstone Agency" "Indians Cheated Out of Whole Issues" "Affairs at New Red Cloud Agency" and more.
Page 5 has a very lengthy & descriptive article: "Mountain Meadow Massacre" "Beginning of the Trial of Conspirators--The Testimony Of a Mormon Bishop and An Eye-Witness of the Massacre--The Cruel and Cowardly Nature of the Massacre Fully Exposed" with the dateline from Beaver, Utah.
Eight pages, very nice condition.