Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1876-06-14

firm had purchased, was on exhibition
at their banking house yesterday.
The comparative value of the Black
Hills gold mines, Whitewood region. is
given by Mr.. Pearson in these words:
''It lays over Alder Gulch, Montana,
the richest placer mines ever before dis
covered, because the Alder Gulch was
spotted while the Deadwood is regular
and the streak wider, and is the. richest
and most extensive placer gold field that
has ever been struck"
QUARTZ LoDEs.
Mr.. Pearson brought with him num-
Der Of specimens Of quartz taken from
lodes lying on the divide between Dead
wood and Black Tail. From fifteen to
twenty lodes have been located in
that locality, and all show good pros
poets. The specimens brought by Mr..
P. are taken from the Big Giant, Black
Tail, Gold Run and General Terry lodes.
The first three named are the property
Of Pearson and partners, while the lat
ter belongs to another party named in
the following note, who sent out piece
of the quartz weighing several pounds
to be assayed:
THE NOTE.
"a piece of ore from the Gen. Terry
ledge, situated on Bob Tail gulch, a
tributary of Deadwood, Black Hills,
Dakota Territory. Owned by A. Q.
Harney, Alex. Engle, and MAXWELL Bros.
Width of vein, twelve feet, pitches west
at about sixty degrees, running about
northwest and southeast. r
HARNER, ENaLE & MAXWELL Bros"
But this story is already too long and
we will conclude it with the following
letter from K. S. Burke, one
Of the proprietors of the
BLACK HILLS TRIBUNE
which will make its appearance IN .
few days:
Special correspondence Bismarck Tribune.
Crook CRY, May %, 1s76-Our party
from Bismarck arrived here all safe on
the 10th, without having seen any In
dians or being in any way troubled ey
them. Our trip was on the whole un-
eventful; nothing marred the monotony
but an occasioal
ALARM AT NIGHT
sounded by some timorous guard who
allowed his fears to magnify . stump or
tree into full-fedged red-skin ready
to devour him.
The country between this place and
Bismarck is as good one as could be
wished for to freight over; the worst
part Of II e route being from
BISMARCK TO LINCOLN
and from the Little Heart to the Shan
tapeda. The balance Of the route is all
that could be desired. AS an example
oft 9i its ,6a fsa'1alaaI drew over the whole
THIRTY HUNDRED WEIGHT
in broad gauge Schuttle wagon with
one pair of cattle, and could have better
taken more load than to have had the
broad guage wagon.
WOOD AND WATER
we found plsnty enough but during the
summer months there will be one or
two marches Of about 20 to % miles
without water, unless it is found by
digging. We. reached the foot Hills on
the 18th, and soon fell in with miners
who informed US that the White Wood
and ..
DEADwOOO DIGGINGS
were paying we'll and these reports were
fully verified by examination. The
mining ground lays talong the White
wood creek and Deadwood, Bob-tail,
Split Tail, Two Bit, and several other
gulches, all of which are tributaries of
Whitewood. Every foot Of ground
seems to be taken up on these gulches,
but many of the claims are not being
worked Systematically, many of the
miners being content to take out enough
to pay for their
GRUB AND WHISKY
and then lay by until they need more
money. Many of the party that came
out with us bought into claims at
reasonable figure and are at work ditch
ing and opening up their ground.
Some claims prove very rich, paying
IS high as
800 PER DAY
10 the man, and this without having
struck bedrock where much richer dirt
will be found. Everything in the way
If provisions and mining tools is in
,reat demand, and sells at a high
ieure and without delay. Donald
stevenson, who brought through eight
wagon loads Of goods sold out in four
LAYS, and the