The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-18
TEE BLACK HILLS.
Rapid Development Of the Deadw00d Country.
From the Rfack HiIfs Pionesr. June ISL


Rapid Development Of the Deadwood Country.
rFgom the Black Hnfs Pioneer, June sS.l
We do not believe this or any other
country affords such another example OF
rapid develepmeat as what is now
known as the "DeadwOod Country."
Three months ago 1t was occupied by
only a few hardy miners-scarce nifty in
number-who had placed their lives in
peril, both from Indians ana starvation,
living on ''meat straMht." wiehSut even
salt, toT months, and undergoing nearly
every privation known to man in searcn
of the precIous metal.
Now Deadwood, Whitewood and their
tributaries are peopfed by more tnan
seven thousand of As hardy, energetic
and as intelligent men as there are In
the country; men who have left home,
Wlie and children. and endured hardship
ana incurred dangers that those in the
States little dream OF, in search of a.
better country more money. They haye
found II, and to-day. go where you Will,
the sound OF the pick, shovel, rocker and
sledge greets your ear, and sluice-boxes,
ditc1es and dams are on every nand.
Six weeks ago the site of Deadwo0d
City was u heavy forest Of pine timber;
now it extends nearly a mile along
Deadwood and WhfteWood, and contains
nearly 1000 oil the most energ etic, dry
ing people on the continent. Every
branch Of business is represented, and
many of them are overdone. Houses
are going up on every hahd-ffnmense
trains are constantly arriving loaded
witn goods of all kinds, business is rush
ing, and bargains are driven here that
would put Wall street to the blush. In
addition TO DeauWoed, Montana City,
crook City, Centennial and Spearfsh
have sprunginto existenea, and each aud
all ae growing fapidAy.
Let The Goyerlme ut but protect this
people and give Them mail facillties, and
within two years tue Black Hills Will
contain more'tban two hundred thousand
OF prosperous and happy souls. We
| know that the country is wonderfully
rich in It's mines Of gold, SILVER, and
other minerals, tn its vast forests Of
| pine, ana in its grazing and agricultural
4 resources.
The Black Hills are a suocess-com.
plete, entire-ln spite Of rival mining
Interests, "croakers," >" stender-feeV and
| barbarous Indians. Let those VINO have
fought the fight aud won the battle work
| together patiently, earnestly, unlLealy.
We have full faith that The Government
Twill soon come TO our aSSls tance--eX.
lend a helping hand and throw around
us its strong arm OF projection, and well
come us as no longer outlaws. There Is
a glorious future ia store Tor the Black
Hills. 1t is rich, almost without a par.
lailel, in everything thai goes to make a
Igreat country--sord, timber, soil and
Iclimate. In The near iuLure railroads
liwlll ihtersecJ 1t, and thousands Of nappy
land prosperous homes be scattered
through the Valleys and parks of these
Ibeautilul nils.
STRUCK 1T RICH.
| While wishing GaysNlle, a few days
since, during conversation with a gentle
imam Of that flourIshing town, we were
told Of o circumstance which occurred
Itnefe short time ago, which bears a
similarity TO the discovery Of Montana
Bar, in Moctana, in her palmy days
flour men came IN there and c0mmence ed
prospecting, one or two of them climbing
ing their pans of dirt down to the creek
to " ash out,
1 While this was being done they were
1lquizzGd considerably by the old miners
of mat locality, who would as soon
thought OF searcning for gold on bar.
rem rock as in the place Lhsse men were
prospecting. But, nothing daunted
they kept steadily at WORK, and soon
commenced building rockers and sluice-
= boxes. LUCK crowned tnelr chorus, aud
y tor some Time they have been averaging
their $l00 per day. Little did the gulch
miners lwho we're laughing in theil
= sleeve, as the saying goes) suppose iOl
one instant that THESE fhen would find a
''color" on the hillside. But you cam
most always tell, ESPECIALLY in this
country, where the precious metal ii
. found in the most peculiar formation
and out!of-the-Way places. "
A number Of very ricn and well defined
quartz lodes have been discovered dur
lug the past week, both oil gold and sill
Yer. We were SHOWN q piece Of silver
B quartz last evening from a lode whicl
r nas been traced over five thousand leet
q that good miners say Will assay at leas
81, ,0D0 TO the ton. Gentlemen who hay,
seen this specimen say 1t is superior II
Iany ore they ever saw in Utah or Idaho
: Tue location OF this wonderful vein il
known but to very select few at pres
ent writing. ..-.