Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-02

Information for the People.
The Pyncers, ksartg, Townsahd
Roads
H.w tu Get There aud what To
carry.
We are tn recefp; al a great n1iabsr OF ieie {
inqnirink nboni the Dakots gold gslsis AUD bow
70 get ther. In replying 10 these irqniae., we
know OF NO better method than to rend tbs des-
cription OF the Hills, which WAS prepared BY Mr.
Geo HrueGIe, competent e. Sdepaty surveyor,
who spent las, ssason in thai country and who
took extraordinary s.ta aeanaint him.c.f
with ever, portion OF IL in addition To tie de-
srription Of The Hills, We have ADDED = few
words a. to rdntes and the bert way to re, there.
lstirc assembiy OF Dskoia On The Rad Of January
Gentleman tf The coaaed fnd fss,st ef Reafs-
ssstattney..
II Is not ons OF my qualities 70 ex2rsss my
opinion, and what have seen of The black
Hlle OF Dakotk l have therefore condemned u, y
sicwt 10 writing apon the subject. and hope that
what have 10 RAY ahenf This great connirs will
lend yorr honorabls body TO s,ch steps as may be
hent hcial TO the people OF The territory and ea-
pecislly TO thnse who In defiance Of all o :
rtaelcs rom whateyer source, have braved the
hardsaips Of opening MP . country 50 rirlly gift-
ed by kind Providence.
In the ea-iter part OF Fcarnsry - wen, 10 ne
Hills and stayed there, except four weeks, tothe
18Th OF December, ',6 and my remarks upon the
subject viii be strictly confined 10 what hav.
seen and NOT 10 hesHsAs OF guess work.
Being here in the elpac y OF a snrycyoI had
an opportunity to see the duings Of the indnstti.
on, people there and gain their confidence from
which lesrncd h.ures aud facts, which VIII
probably astonish yoa, brit are nevertheless trne.
THE rLtcHa afNEs
The hehest or III; &c mines 30 far discovered arc
undoubtedly on Deadwood creek and we're dis
covered in the latter par, of December 1876, by
Dan Muckles hardy pioneer, bul net miner,
who had lost his way and found this creek acci-
IDENTIFY. AZ his object wss finding gold, he
washed psa Of surface dirt which yielded hin,
ons penny We Vi ur therea bonis, he then return.
cd to tastfe creek. where men anti sequsiutHnccs
OF his were look In vain for the yellow metal and
with . dozen Of his friends hey returned to Dead
wood In the middle OF January 70 ming the Lo.t
dis ,rict, Consisting Of bcadw4pd cr.ek and ia
,hbtuAic.; bu, owing 10 The Etlemency OF the
weather mining could mt be prosecuted liil tie
latter part OF April. When The ssound com
mencrd to thsw tue enormous wealth ~as Laid
bare, ella ms which during the wiuisr coiid have
been bought for eoaple OF sacks Of nour, a very
scarce article that time were lie d st 81 bo1 10
~ 600.
Discovery claim which lays 200 feel below the
npu OF Rutspasa gulSh was among The hrsl
ciasses worked IN iia lower lins bed rstk II
shallow and ~ this mining WAS CO paratlye!,
casy This csim has yeced during the season
s5o 200 and is aoout fourth worked oat.
No. tcaow a'scvyrry ha. !, ielded according
- the books of The, ownefs $iaosJ up TO Dec
slth, 1875, aud ts good for great. deal more in
next apd comug seasons.
No. below discovery Is he claim which has
asio i.hed the inhabiran The Hills and psub-
ably the OUTSIDE world. 1t WAS bpagh, In April
for II 900 anh In Sep let, 1915, the lucky huyos
W. +. Whs ler selufned TO the a+ates, with i75,.
90 dollars In gold duet. The claim Is about one
hall worked out.
No. below discovery yields largely. batowina
TO the superstitlon Of The owner could NOT learn
the amou nj II re urned.
[ No's. a aud yielded during the summer in the
neighborhood OF SEQ ooU. and was leased for mex,
season for 1900.
Nos. 8, I, = and are about e.sixih worked
out and yteid from Two to three ounces TO he
maa per day OF ten hours work 1t requiring seven
| m n 10 work . claim
I Nos. 10, II, l2 and L., are about one-eiyhth
worked outSand bring enormous rcYenues tc
their s~ners.
No. II has yielded in one day Aug 18th. 1876
| more Than ANY other claim In one day namely II
ten honrt Tor seven ii en- ta,690
No. Is, . we'll payiax piece Of ground, bnt n
on the lower Dcadwoed creek bed rock beinl
deeper, II is moi ialry opened.
| Nos. Is to u most OF Dcadwood. arc all tieel
claims and not fairly opened but show all-goot
prospects say from Is to 90 cts. per pan.
| No. above discovsry . th drst drifting claim
this means . claim where the surface dirt IL no
| worked, but only from two 10 three feet abov
| and sns foot Of bedrock are taken and wsshed
The expenses for opening such claims arc cen
siderable, - large quantities Of water 10 on bed
| rock which has 10 be drawn thcrcfrom by pump
or drifts. Il haa paid we'll Ill duhng the seasor
No . 10 we'll paying claim OF Yankton.
No. 8 IL owned By J. B. Pearson and yield
4 from $500 to u 900 per dsy.
4 No. has yielded fabulous amounts. for Ii
stance dniing the period Of ~ days 1t rsturne
no day lc%s than ts,2D and no day since 1t ha
been worked, las II Yielded less than $3.50.
Nos. I, s, and all claims above there ha,
not been opened and the amounts to be take
therefrom In next summer VIII RStonish II
world presume.
All hill and bar placer diggtnss on Deadwos
are undis,urbed with . few exceptions, and
= capital should bring water on the snrrou ndir
hills Of this creek the returns will be simply b
yond expression. As 1t is nearly impossible
wash pan Of hill. dirt, without nndlng An E
couraging prospect. y
Blacktail, . tributary to Dcadwood, comes fro
the divide -hetween False Bottom erecka'
Blacktail creek. eight claims are worked on ,h
creek and yielded largely. The upper claims
this creek are open 70 location, being not deesn
+, rich enough et present hat will bring to a m
who intends to work, Ahou, fsom ela to &I2 l
day.