Departement of the Interior

Washington, D.C. , Sept. 16th. 1874

The Honorable
The Secretary of War
Sir:
I have the honor to transmit, herewith, for the information of the War Department, a copy of a communication addressed to Governor Pennington of Dakota upon the subject of granting permission to parties to prospect in the Black Hills country.
Very respectfully
Your obd servant
B. R. Cowen
Acting Secretary