Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-01

Numerous other little brooks eater In pexd-
wood the most Of wh eh are open 10 prcspsrioss
for location.
white wood creek, OF which Dcadweod creek
10 tributary - very rich In placer dapssi's. CO..
pccinlly in the upper part ofCaps Horn district
" hich commences af the month OF Split Tsit
and also beswsea here and the noah Of Dead
wood creek. rus claims on ,hia creek are not
opck with fcw exceptions
Tho whitewood Hydraulic Mining Co. with
stock capital Of s1s 900 owns all the ground be
tween the mouth os Deadwood Aad Gold Run %.
The elevation Of their ditch 10 1t its terminus
lcs feet about the ipreie& the creek and carrying
$50 inchcs of water, Ibis power viii 10 next esA-
son the gravel deposits to pieces and . big
clean up may be looked for the gravel II &C.
,ualiy lousy with gold dust. Above the noul b Of
Gold Run most of tho claims aFs open fsr iseA-
ton. owing 70 their deepness 10 bed rock,
The eiaims below the mouth Of Split Tail are
shallow, ana come are In working order, bringing
gsod compensation for the labor inyssted
whitetaii creek, tributary to whi,ew ood 10
rich In placer dcposits aud is open for loea,ion.
Yellow creek alss. a,riautAry . KhiieWood,
has nnt been prorpeci cd, bes A. grsA. many
Iodcs Of deeompo led quartz are in It's vicinity NO
doubts ,xist in my mind TIA 1t il rich In surface
dgglngs.
Gold Rnu, Anoth,r tributary to whitrwosdt 10
enormously rich In placer dcpo its. may be
considered he great quartz center Of Ii, Hi1la.
Mining on this creek could NOT be pursued - 1t
deserved, owing to the scarolty Of water which
was remedied niy In the later part OF The sca-
ron by the Pioneer Ditch taking water over the
hills from Whitehall Tnis creek has according
to my cslcul tions inrnsd out e4oo, 600 and ii is
hard. visible, IN comparison to other crecks
worked. that the gfeund has be.a distur bed. Ex
tensiys hill and hydraulic dislings are in its vi.
entity, which eanuot be worked TIL the creek
beds have been reie we'd of their bullets Of gold,
~ they vii. be used Tor dump OF the taiiings.
False bottom creek, 10 At present not rich
enough lot placer aiming A. he people In the
Aills are now working only on wnAt may be
termed the cream OF The country.
Bear Butte creek, pays COED wages for placer
mi ncrs. bat the rieh silver and gal IA ores OF
ihAs country are Offering better Inducements, the
placer mincs are all neglected and open TO Any
man who wants TO work them.
Boulder gulch, narrow creek OF sumc nine
teen miles In length, Is dry creek bed, and Ia
very rich In placer deposits seventy ave cents TO
two dollars per pan in washing not uncommon
1t has 20 lar not bccn worked, owing to the ab.
sence Of wstsr. which viii though, bc rcmed,ed
By the dich which Is at presents In p,ocees VI con
suuction.
The placer mines on tho western slope Of the
Black Hills arc Aiso very extensive The heads
Of these streams are all In Dakota, but some OF
this territory belongs ja.tly to, wyening. These
creeks ny ali coarss gold An ZapSarsntly 70
the smoo,hness of the granite bed rocx, The nour
geld which must have been there sons day o,
other has bssu carried away bJ The rapid streams
Of The mountains to parts unknown. The feec.
| ees OF tnese creeks are In . great many instan.
ccs invisible "A the quartz in It's vicinity il of
live FORM and therefore II 10 not unrsa sonabs to
suppose that the placer deposits arr placed there
BY glaciers.
sand, Iron, Aailofy, Bear, Niger, Potato and
Beaver creeks are all claimed 10 be well paving
crecks. and msn who want 70 work can Obtain Ill
the ground hay need, 10 b comfortkaly axsd 70,
the balance OF tasir lie time. 30 much abou,
| the placer mincs.
or QUARTZ
| there exists in tho Black Hills more than car
| we'll be estimated. III hero state that there I,
solid monn.aia. Of quartz. which II actually
spotted with gold, 1t will probably appear 70 you
as . swelled stai ismeni but such Is the feet. m.
| general ourss ot tbs fold bearing quartz belt I,
norih. % dcgrsos west and this great resources Of
wealth can easily. aad has been sracsd nom Tel
low csess 10 False Bottom, aisssncs Of Afsess
| niles and eight miles in width Of gold quartz
which sssays from $500 to e5 900 por ton 10 10th
ing Uncommon. bat sven II IL sssays only frou
80 10 30 per ton. which cverags 10 far nor,
| than the rich mines Of Nevada, Yield, Il vii
bring our territory to the froat = . quarts min
| ing country. / hare Waited whils In Tie Hin
| all peoninent quartz miues and must daciius /,
| further. comment upos the snormous wealth lay
ing bare therein, As am AFRAID your honorable
/ body might think thst m fsIsx bsYsnA 10
linits .of truth, Furthermore We have deposit
1 resting on the bed rockof volcanic deposits com
posed Of cement and gold bssring quartz, whicI
10 30 rich that cannot and an sxpressiou to a
tttussics. To give you An idea VIII state, tha
on the Alphs mine situated on tbs divide b
i tween Bobtail And Dsadwood two tunncls hAy
bsen made, oEe Of Ito fcet and one Of 05 feet Il
length through solid mass Of this eonglomerst<
which 10 worth at an average $50 per ton.
II Ths Hidden Treasure mine, the chief Of tn,
Hills anA others are mines OF the sane cAarec
ter. Tss Hidden Treasure, on which there 10 NO,
. cylindrical bulb pulverizsr in operation turn
cur every "A hours about e WOO nom stx tons O
ore.
Quartz mills Ars now in process of eonstrac
ton and will cause nonsy By the million to b
,ufned out. Some Assure veins with their v .
rocks cropping beneath the surface are awaitin
the prospsctor, TO stick the psks and drills int
then and give thousands OF psopls cAaaes I
hessas rieA " they waat 10 devsloS thsir enc
nous nAsses Of geld bearing ore.
j sifyef aud lead ore In cxAaastfbao quantities.
, iound on Bar Suite crock, and Also in pisces o
False Bottom. West Of the Bear Butte creek
a range Of hills called 1llssrsl Point which u i
, fact nothing butts nass Of sAlsnA carrying ftos
90 to 70 per cent lead and from 70 70 90 sanese
|. silver per ton. These mines are being Eaptdl
4 developed, bat there is eaoagh Of this erc fe
!. any man 10 locate thereon, who wants TO look
up. There 10 one lead Of silver bearing ore, 81
Esing andlctcntiy lead to hax it, Of wkick sever
: tons Of ore have besn sdnt TO the Depvsr SINE /
!. Ing works, which returned 1900 ounces Of alv
n per ton. This vein IL feet thick and has be.
d traced 10 The extent Of $500 feet in length.