Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-21
FROM CASTLE CREEK.
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Saseh of Interesting Personals.
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DEAR SIRs Believing that a few words
concerning your Yankton friends who are
IN this vicinity, would be acceptable to
you and Your readers, / devote a few mo-.
ments to giving a short account of tl,eir
Whereabouts and occupations. sitting
buli' is The name Of the town in which
your correspondent is located at present
II consists of about a dozen dwelling
houses and as many more buildings that
are designed for business houses, and it is
situated on Castle creek, about two miles
hcloW Castieton, Its future prosperity.
IKE that of all mining towns. depends
wholly upon the successful development
oil the mines in this vicinity. One-half a
mile below here is the notorious Dunn
ditch, which was constructed last summer.
ana OF Which we heard so much last
winter. Three miles below here this creek
IN Junclure with Little Rapid" form what
Is known as Big Rapid" But little has
YET been done to thoroughly prospect these
creeks, owing to the great depth to bed.
rock and tie great amount OF water with
which they have to contend. In fact I do
not believe that bedrock has ever been
reached. The amount of power required
10 Keep the water out of the shafts was last
lail under estimated fully one-half, Hence
the machinery that has thus far been used
mas proved inadequate to the task. But of
THIS | was not intending TO speak in this
article, That there is gold in these creeks
IN paying quantities, can scarely be doubt
cd as 1t Is found all along the base of each.
and In some places far up, and even on the
tops OF the mountains. / started 10 speak
Ct the Yankton friends and have really al.
gfesSed, hnt should Yon SC desire ! WIN ,a
pleased TO improve occasionally an hour in
giving a more minute description of This
portion OF The Hills and the progress made,
what is meant by different mining phrases.
such as groend, led rock or common
siulcing, dam bitches, drifting, bar, hill or
gulch Claims The manner of taking and
holding the same; also quartz leads, etc.
etc. But 10 business, first and most inn
portrait is the fact That we are all well ez.
cept John Fitch, who has been aliiug for
a few days, but is now nearly well again
lie and VIII Brown are, l Believe as active
as ever. Capt. Hughes (uow known IS
Quarlzy" thanks to DR.. DIX aud his W
persistent determination To stake every
quartz lead within 20 miles of hore) and
family reside here. Mrs. Hughes. though
Claiming some democratic principIes
still displays enough of the L. S. G. TO
isht it out on this line if il
takes ali SUMMER" land twenty mole)
Miss Helen has it all her own way. BEING
with The exception of her younger sister
Jessie, the only young lady in the civ
WliI and George are attending to their
claims. Jimmy and Frank are on the wav
10 Fiefre to get their parents household
goods, which, we understand, were INN
bied OF of the Carroll into the mud where
they were left and badly damaged. ! be.
lleye this is all of the Hughes family ex
cept Mrs. Mollie Todd, who, with her bps
band and his brother, live on their CLAIMS
one mile below here. The bows are
at work, while she is as happy as eye
ONE shannon, poor boy, has the symnatby
the entire camp-not a word had ba
heard of little Willie's death until he read
1t in the Herald last night. 1t was a sud.
zen way to receive the news of such a loss.
ana many an eye was moistened in symoa.
Thy for him, and in remembrance Of ljobt.
hearted little Willie.
w, >. Goodwin, although now in the
west" is The same old viii that he was
while in the SOUTH especially daring re.
treshments. DR.. Dix you would hardly
in his present garb, but if you have
doubts of his identity, all you have to
Is to whisper the word aItichoke y
ma Richard is himself again. Major Lew.
$, our postmaster at Castleton, has CHANGED
somewhat, being physically better ~consti.
.uted for a Vermont farmer than an alder.
nan, although the impression still iema ms
hat he was born with a pipe in his mouth.
Beadle and family live at Castleton.
where Mi. Houston, his daughters bus.
'and, died on the list inst, and was buried
lear here yesterday, He leaves a wife. but
understand that they have no children
we have a curiosity in the ~grasshopper
me. While the grass in places is literally
with those that have Just hatcbed
air, trees and ground are filed and GOV.
red with old raiders" that have bean
while on their way north by ad
erse winds, and unless it changes soons
indications are very much in favor Of
leir depositing their eggs here.
This is the most c~hangeeblo weather that
was ever my lot to witness, But eno1oh
now Yours, as ever, {
q. ID. PRocroR
T. S.-June Gth-A t. Bangs and SON :
the two Barber boys arrived to-day
toklng quite well. q u p
Nothing Short Q
VI unmistakable benefits conferred mon 3
nc nf home, ,olc =, . -. $500 E0H vi