Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-08-21
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4 Lengthy Letter GBsaa Pref Jsnny
- ~ Iudian Dureau.

- Lenxsny Lestef = frok Jenny
- ~ IsdSan Dareaa.
wAsHfxo1ox. August 20.-Ths follow
Ing letter W. read at the Indian Bureau
this morning. from Professor Jsnnsy's
camp. on Spring Creek. Black Hills.
Dakota, July 81:
To Hon. 4. p. SmiA-Sir In my
.tsleeraphic dispatch dated July II. !
briefly informed you OF my explorations
h ~ ssstisn 81 ~ BlAsk HUI north
and northeast Of Harney's Peak. In
order 10 more rapidly explore the
Hills, I have divided my party. Mr..
Newton. gsoiogist, going south nom
French creek With the astronomer aud
photographs. 70 map and explore the
southern portion OF the country as far
- the Cheyenne river. and !, with the
assistance Of my miners. have prospect
Cd the HillSt TO the north-a region hith.
srto u~nsIplorei and unknown. ! found
gold in placer deposits on both Spring
and Rapid Greeks. from their head
watsn 70 the point where they emerge
from the Hills, and more extended pros.
pecting and explorations show that
In localities tn the valleys Of
these streams gravel barr. sspeci-
ally those Of older formation. and ele-
waited above the present lsvel above the
streams, contain gold In quantities suf-
Acisnt to yield q fair enumeration for
labor economically and skillfully APP
piled, assisted by proper tools aud me-
chanical appliances, at least q moderate
amount Of capital or lis equivalent. and
such system OF working ~ The experi-
ence OF IS years has taught the miners
Of the Pacific slope to employ. Fortu.
nately there 10 an abundance OF water
In both Of these streams, and In most
places a rapid current. Spring Greek
will yield from 800 TO 1000 miners
inches OF water. according to the Sec
son. and Rapid Creek at least twice that
amount, and while valuable placer do.
posits. a. far n discovered. are by no
means rich or very extensive. compared
with those Of California, still there ID
enough precious metal to develop the
country. and stock raising and agricul-
turs will do the rest. Among tho foot
hills along the eastern slope OF the
Black Hills are large gravel deposits. In
some places 80 feet thick. II Is re-
markable that so few valuable minerals
have been found In the Hills. though
the country IL ovsrrun by miners,
and everything In the shape Of
rock in any way peculiar In appearance
IL brought TO mo for Identification.
but I have not yet seen any mineral con-
tanning lead. copper or silvsr--only iron
pyrites. III testing deposits on Spring
Creek, I worked out q particularly rich
spot whore an old channel had bean cut
across by the present bed Of the creek.
and In ten hours work, with q small
sluice, obtained threo-fourths Of an
ounce Of gold. OF $40 80. The soldiers
had previously panned out OF the same
place not less than two ounces OF coarse
gold. and on measuring the amount I
found the yield 70 Be Mt the rate OF ~
per cubic yard. or about three cents TO
the pan as the average for the whole
thickness OF the deposit. II raj truly
said OF this region that there was gold
In the yery roots Of The grass, bat il il
mot the gold Of gravel bars or quartz
ledpss: mot The cold Of miner or psol.
oc;st. hui The future solid worth OF tho
Black Hills Ia 10 DO sought In the lux
uriant growth Of ane grasses that every.
WHARF snread oyer the beautiful country.
or the climate of the Black Hills. tho
~ssvsrity Of tho Winter. danger Of crops
being injured by frosis, and the agricul.
turai products best suited 10 the soil. I
can snly Judge by examining the region
along The eastern alone. where the
elevation Ia fully, At least, from thirty.
Ave 10 forty.Aye hundred feet above
the sea. The y~allsys are flled with a
fair growth Of burr oak, elm, hornbeam,
box elder. white birch. sspen and hazel.
Ths conspIeuous plauts arc tiger iily.
poison ivy, Virginia crespsr, ~grspevinss,