Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-19
A Strong Endorsement for the yank-
tor Route.
Fifteen Cents to the Pan
An Interesting Setter from Mas.
ter Dnn shannon Il. his
Mother, Mrs. oliver
shannon.
A chicago Man who wa. SIX Week.
from Cheyenne te Cu...r c..y.
-Grs1sR G.#s March % ,7s-
BLACK HiLLs, Dakota Ter. (

BLACK HILLS, Dakota Ter.
My DEAR MormER:-
We are now in Custar City, Black
Hills. ID. I. Camped here to-day
after a tedious journey but am safe and
sound, and was very much surprised
to find what large city it has grown
ITO be. There are now more than three
hundred houses up and as many more
going up. We have been booking
for lot but it is almost impossibleto
get one now. They are all taken that
are good for anything, but we will
get Eve lots in the suburbs. Excite
ment is much greater here than it is
tack IN the serrtumunrs 5, aud no doIbi
but there is plenty Of gold. ! haze
seen them taking out fifteen cents to
the pan, and they expect more s-thcy
get deeper, but it is impossible TO do
much on this creek (French) till sum
;mcr comes as there is-not water to
amount to anything now and cannot
work of course without water, as
every pan must be washed before the
gold can be obtained. They have
u justice Office, recorders, law Office
and bakeries, stores, etc. here. Tell
Frank that he could make any amonnt
of money if he would come, there is
only one law office and a young green
fellow Of lawycr-and he has more
-ti,an-hc- can atieud tO.--.
We are camped right above the
town on the hillside and all the bows
are out prospecting, hunting, ,ete:7 and
am watching the camp to-day and
>writing on the bottom OF the bucket.
George Hughes and Joe Luebke]
,hink>,hey have a "silver lead" and
started out this morning with pick
and shovel-to investigate. They
had sample of the lead aud have
been showing in Every one says il
lis "a No. l" and | only hope tits,
for it is fortune for us if it is. We
will begin prospecting for gold to-
morrow. | am going up on tie
"Rapid Creek" to prospect. They
claim that is "a good creek, and we
stand better chance of getting a
good <claim-than any other place q,
present.
Custar City is on French creek,
but the best creek is dead Wood"
about ninety miles north; but no one
CAN get there now on account Of SO
much snow. We intend to sell our
stock and get some ponies and pack
through. ! suppose you will think
this is mixed up letter, but there is
SO much excitement that can hardly
tell you for sure what we are going tc
do, after we leave here. l don't,
know how soon you will hear from US
again as this in the terminus Of the
mail line, but we are safe now and
rest assured we will get wealth if there
is as much as there seems to be. l
cannot give you detail of all our adj
ventures on the roao; but will some
time when get time. This is a beau
1 iitiful country;- magnificent scenery in
every direction. We came in the
Hills through "Buffalo Gap" and
never saw anything SO lovely.
! 1 forgot to mention the saw mills
, They have three going by steam and
it puts me in mind Of the oil country
to stand aud see them all hustle and
). confusion. will know for sure in q
], couple Of months i'll am going to get
wealth, and / can almost say | am sure
Of it now. People are coming in At
the,rat Of seventy-6vc to hundred
: day, and I don't think that there
4 will be a vacant claim in two months
+ If Yankton people would do any
= thing in the way Of running a lin.
!. through, they would get all ;he travel
]. as it takes much longer coming
: from Cheyenne to the Black Hill
: than it does from Yankton.
= was speaking to man tha
8 Just came from Cheyenne, and it tool
e him SIX weeks over . mean country
half the time out Of wood and water