The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-11-20

] NIdNelel IOules, arrived on Iron creek,
on the northwest side of this portion
of the Black Hills, in eleven days from
the time of starting.
Ten of this party crossed over the
| divide to mine on Castle Creek, and
we learn, have since then been es-
corted out of the Hills by the Jrave
Capt. Pollock and his command.
| Those who remained have been work
| ing their ground on Iron Creek, and
| prospecting further to the west. Our
mining populatiOn-we have no
other-ou this side of the Hills, num-
bers about thirty men, all working,
| opening their ground, or putting up
| permanent winter quarters.
This district includes Potatoe Greek,
Bear Creek, Sand Greek and their
tributaries, Allen, Florida & Co., J.
p. Harlow & Co, and few other
miners, working alone. are located on
Bear Creek. Wiley & Co., Tobin &
/ Co., aud n few others are located and
working on Sand Creek and Mallory's
Gulch, one OF its tributaries. Having
been one OF the six pioneer prospectors
of this new district, L can tell those of
your readers interested in news from
this part of the country, something Of
the extent and richness of the mines
here. Bear Creek is located for dis
tance of four miles, and out of eight
different prospect holes in the same
number of claims on 1t, have taken
in one pan Of dirt of the bed rock,
from five cents to two dollars. There
is but little water at present in the
Creek for profitable mining, yet men
are at work with rockers, and taking
out five dollars per day each, counting
our gold at SIG an ounce, In the
spring there will be water for sluicing,
when an ounce a day will be considered
a small yield, Judging from the pros
poets of the Greek now. and the ad-
vantage, then, of working the ground.
On Sand Creek and Mallory's Gulch
! better prospects have been found in
both, coarse and fine gold. Tobin &
Co. going out for their winters supply
of grub, will take with them nearly
!
the last three weeks with one string Of
sluices. They have one piece of gold
which weighs $500. Wiley and
Mallory cleaned up to-day With
rocker an ounce of gold, for their days
work in Mallory's Gulch. The ground
is located from the head of this Gulch,
down Sand Creek distance of five
miles, by miners who are working,
their ground, and by others. who have
gone out for supplies to Laramie.
All who have claims in this district
feel sanguiuc that they can make from
S. to SIS per day out of them, and are
determined, ii possible, to stay here by
them this winter.
| The distance from this place to Iron
| Greek is seven miles. III all the creeks
and gulches between these places flat-
tering prospects have been obtained d
The ground in them is still unclaimed,
and Will, IN time perhaps, prove
better than that now located. Still
to the west of US, the country looks
favorable, but no prospecting has yet
been done. The creeks and gulehes
are all shallow and easily worked. No
capital except plenty of provisions
now, by the by, scarce article with
some of us-a good will and good mus
Gle are required to begin taking out
money the same day a claim is located.
For the benefit of any officer who
wishes to take miners from the Hills
to please an Indian agent, or Red
Cloud, Spotted Tail & Co., or for the
enterprising merchant and miners
willing to take the chances and hard
ships with Us of pioneering the way
in new country. as most of us have
done in Montana, Idaho and Arizona,
I give the following as
THE ROUTE TO THESE MINES:
Cross the Platte above Fort Laramie,
and take Col. Dodge's wagon road at
Raw Hide Buttes; follow it to Camp
Jenney, at the base of the Hills then
up the Beaver to Cold Springs, on
Custar's road; from near this point
take our trail leading almost due north
twenty-five miles, and you are in
locality which promises now to be one
of the best mining districts OF the
T Black Hills. Yours,
T. H. NJ.