Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-01
THE BLACK HILLS.
Informatlon for the People.
The P,accrs. quartz, Towns and
Roads

Roads
H.w 10 Get Thsre .and- what TO
Garry.
4. We are In receipt bf great numb OF letters
inqniring about tht Dakots gold fields and how
to yet there. In replying to these inquiries, we
know Of no be,ysr method than to send tho dos
,Sription Of the Hills, which was prepared by Mr..
Geo .Henckle5 compctentu Z. s.dcpuiy surveyor,
who spent Lat season In thai couniry and who
| took extraordinary pens to ao1uaint himself
With every portion OF 1t. In addition to Tie de.
acripiiop Of the HIlls. we have ADDED few
words - TO routes and the beet way to get thera.
Mr.. Hencklc's report Gas delivered 10 he lcgis-
lat!ye assembly Of pakots on tho sad nt january
Gt1tlemen Of the Councif and House Of Repre-
/sentaaret
II is not cns or my qualities 10 exPress my
opinion, and what have seen of the Black
Hills OF Dakota, have therefore condensed my
views 10 swrittng npon the subject and hops that
what have 10 ray about this great country will
lead yonr honorable body to such steps AZ may be
beneficial TO the people Of the territory and
pec,ally to those men who In defiance Of ali ob-
s,acies from whatever source. have brayed the
hardships of opening up acouniry SO richly gift
cd BY kind providence.
In the earlier part Of February 10 went to tho
Hills, and stsy there, cxcep, four weeks, TO the
| 18th OF December, '7s and my remarks upon the
subject will be strictly confined to what I havri
seen aud not 10 hearsay or gucss work
| Being ,hera in the capacity OF . Anryeyor 1 had
an opportunity TO see the doings Of the indnstri.
Gus peofle there and gain their confidence from
| -
probably aston. .h yod, but arc nevertheless true
| THE rLAckR AIHEs
The richest OF ih, "a mines 80 far discovered arc
urd5uhi edly on Dead ood scrcak and We're dir.
covered IN the latter part Of December 1878, by
Dan Auekies a hardy pioneer, bqt net a miner.
who hsd Iost his WHY and found this creek acct.
deaailyv AS his, object MAS andIng gold, he
washed . pan Of surface dtrt which yielded Aim
one pennyweight or thereab bouts, hs ID en- return
ed TO Ca.lle creek, where men and acqaain,ances
OF his were look In vain for ths yellow metal, and
With dozen Of HE friends they returned to Dead
wood in the middle Of January forming the Lost
district, eonsissing Of Dsa1vood creek sad its
tnbutaries; but owing 10 The inciemeney Of the
weather mining could not be prosecuted Til the
latter part Of April. When the geeuna com
nencvd to thaw the enormous wealth sAs laid
bare; clans which during the winter could have
1 been bought for eoaple Of sacks Of -four, very
article at that time were he d At 81 COO 10
1 ~ coo.
biseovery claim which lays 100 feet below the
mon b of Rutspaga guich was Among the arst
u cla.se worked IN Its lower line bed rock; 10
shallow and to this mining was comparatively
easy. This clAim has yislasd daring the season
| t66 900 and 10 about one. fourth worked out.
I No. I befow dTseoycry has yielded according
% the books Of The owners 17s. go up TO Dec.
Tr1th, 1876, aud Ia good for . great deal more in
next aud coming seasons.
Il No. below discovery IL the claim which has
aso .ishe d the inhsbitan OF the Hills and prob
ably the outside world. II WAS bought In April
for u 600 and in Sept. lst 1875, the lucky buyer
". r. Whecicf retn nrfed 70 the s,arss with IT'S,
oco dollars In gold dust. The claim IL about ons
hail worked ont
No. , below discovery yields largely, bat ewing
TO the superstition Of the owner could not lcarr
. the saount 1t returned.
Ne's. and yielded during the summer In Ii,
neighborhosd Of tlae coo, and was leased for nc
season for 1900,
Moss, Z, and . are about one-sixth worket
out and yield from two to three ounce1 q III.
man per day Of ten honts work, Il rrqufrinR sever
men to work . claim
Nos. 10, II, II and 13, are about onc-e I'll
worked out and bring enormous reysnues I.
their svasrs.
Ne. Il b., yY.n,.d In on. a., A. ,-., ,.-.
more thar sny o,hsr el.,r IN an. A.. n.m.rs !,
ten Aour. =, seven -. a aoa '-''' :
No.,ha wal, n.Yi,. n,..e ot .,.nnd ~, ;,
on ths lowsr ne.Avoad e,..t hsa ,..t u, (.
: ae.per /. 4. M, f.,r,y on.n.d
Nos. is TO Is most sf Dssdwool, are all dss)
pro.p.c,. ..v from n. d, 10 ~. ~, nan
No. above di.eoy.,y 4 n /. ~, a,,f,n. .,.,n
Phi. mean. . e,.,m wh,r, ~. ,n,,... a., :. :.
worked: bu, euIy rYam Two - ,sr.s -, ~, =,
and s.s e,os a., h.A,orn ~, t.h., .,s.-..h.d
= -. ~. s. - - - -
siderable. =. larss oua,.ftt.. Of v.t., {. =, ~
9 rock which has.io - drawn ,b...,ro., n, ~,
or dfitts II - LA vsal Ill A., !. ~. .....a,
No.aisa veil payi.s el.i. of Ys.k,o.
Q sis ov,.A ), =. p...... - ,,.,a
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