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Transcript for New York Times, 22 July 1867, 1

Discovery of Gold on the Plains-Seceding Mormons Coming East—
Explosion of a Locomotive Boiler.

ST. LOUIS, Sunday. July 21.

Very rich gold discoveries have been made by the Mormons on Green River. BRIGHAM YOUNG is fitting out parties for the mines.

Gov. SMITH, of Montana, has gone to Virginia City to place himself in telegraphic communication with Gen. SHERMAN and Secretary STANTON, in regard to military matters.

From the 1st to the 6th of July, over six thousand acres of land were entered in the land office at Denver.

A train of seceding Mormons, from Utah, arrived at Julesburg on the 18th inst., en route to the States.

The steamer Antelope, from Fort Benton, was fired into by Indians below Fort Buford.

The National Base Ball Club of Washington, D. C., arrived here last night. They will play the Union Club of this city to-morrow and the Empire Club on Tuesday. They will leave for Chicago on Wednesday.

A locomotive on the Illinois Central Railroad exploded yesterday at Chiro, instantly killing W. HAYWARD, the engineer, and mortally wounding JOHN WILSON, the fireman.