Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-14

Iafsr.at,on for the People
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Carry.
We are In recsip, Of grsss a1nser Of letters
lpguiTing about tue Dakota eold t1rtda Ard Nm
d get ihsrs. n rvtAJt.g = Shsss tsSsit5.s,L y %
Iayx Orr bette, n's.hsd Ia. 70 sssa ses g -
Goo tsack klc, . com 0cteAt u. dspssy sasvey.s.
who rpent last esssOn In that cosstty ae4 weo
took rsn' g s:Sssssns & ,es ..
crip,i0s Nof ths Mills, We have assdsA Q ~
words tp roates aud the bsst way 70 get tAsgs.
Mr.. henc iss teport Vas dsltw red 70 no Iex,s.
Gest,eis1a u A< co~sess ssl Hosss AZ RsDre.
sse1stSssa !: ss "
Il 10 sos on- ~ .saa,,,iss 10 s1prsss ~
opinion, and whSt AAvs sxssf ~ tue haAck
We've 10 sstssnx spos shs subject ssS hsps thst
Whist have 10 say ahogi tAls great eosstry Viii
lead your koaorabls Aeay % ssch sseps - nay y
pso,siiy 70 those men wKc in icAance a 81 os-
!, acies ,rv,a whatever setAcc. AAvs bsnveA The
hsrd.A.pAps opsaie. up = cSAntry 70 rieAly gift
ln =, ,sc sss,rr psst u rebr.sy u went 10 The
Hills, and stayed there, creep. Rns weeks, % TIC
l5,h os Dscen,ber, .7S and ny seA Aasks spee tss
| subject viii be strictly conansd y WHAT have
md gUcnA WORK.
Being hers In the cspsc,ty Of Afsyeyor had
an oppor unity 10 tho doings OF the isdustrt.
which / learned lsares and fsc.s, which viii
probably astGn,sh yod. but are nevertheless true.
THE fLAcsR nr1Es.
The richest OF these mines 10 far discovered are
undoubtedly on Dcad~ood creek and were dis
covered IN the latter part Of December 1873, BY
who had lOst HIS way snd found this creek acct
IDENTIFY. As his OBJECT vas Asdtny gold, he
washed pan Of surface dirt which yielded him
one pennywe,Yhi or thereabouts, be then return
ed to Castle creek, Wnere men and acQuentances
Of bis we're look In vain fos the yellow install, aod
with dozen of his friends hey returned 70 Dead.
wood tn tho mtddts of IAnuary forntuX the Lost
dIn rict, cons tsliug of Deadwood creek and It's
tributaries; but owtng 10 the nciemency Of the
weather mining could nes Be proseeutsd I'LL the
nenc-d 10 ,hnw the enormous wealth n LAID
bare; ciA ms which duting the winter could have
been bought for scoapie Of ssck of hour. very
scarce ariicle At that time were hed q u 10
-lscoyery claim which lays 400 feet below the
mou OF kntabaga gulch xas among lhe hnt
cias ees worked IN its lower line bed rock; 10
shsflvS asu ~ this minipx ~. eoNparAityely
csey. lhis clAim has yieiasd daring The season.
eos 600 aud 10 aponl onc-founh worked OUT
Mol below discovery has ytoldcd according
- The books nl the owners s1s.oss ~ 10 D,,c
ilth, 1876, aud 10 good Tor great dssl more III
next Au0 coming reasons.
40 ! beiow discovery is the Claim which has
II ~hA ,hak
ably The ou,s,de world. was bought n april
for u oQ0 AMI In Sept. let, ls1S, the lucky buyer
w. |! easslef rstnrned g tho safe. With i7o,
100 dollars IN gosd dAst. The claim 10 sasoat ons
half woS4ed out
No. 3 issos discovery yieldslargcly, butowin. !.
to The sfpcrs,isioa Of ths owner leyatd sot learn
Nos. md yielded during the GUNNER Ia the
neighbosnood of tlso ,0cu ana was leased for next
season ios n soo1- 80
out and yield from Two 10 th.re ounces To The
man pcr day Of ten hour work, It requiring seven
m D ~ WORK = claim.
Nos. III, II, IL and 13, are about One-eighth
worked cut ana bring enormous revenues 10
No. il has yielded in one. day Aug. i.,h. 1876,
more than any other claim In one day namely In
ten hours for seven en- y Goo.
No Is, we'll payinx piece Of ground, bat -
on tho lower uesdwoud creek bed rock being
deeper, u IL not iAirly opened
Nos l6 10 Is most Of Deadwood, arc ali deep
claims and not fairly opened but show All good
prospects ray from - 70 U cts. per pan.
this means claim where ,hs su face airs i. moi
worked. but only from TWO to three fest above
and one foot OF bedrock arc taken and washed.
The expense. Tor opening saca cialms % arc % con
rock which has 10 be drawn tberefsOn by pumps
or drii.s, I. n.s paid well III during the season
Sss we el.R s..oa a .as ,.d.
NO Ko. ii has Yielded isbnloas amouats. for In.
stance during the pss,sd q q, day. + returned
bean worked. has II Yielded less ,haa tS5O.
so's s. =, 8, and AL claims above there have
not been opened and the amoants 10 be taken
thSretrom IN next summer VIII Astontsh the
world presume.
All hiil and bar placer diggin ngs on Dcsdwood
+afc updir,urbed with fcW exceptions, and II
hills OF this creek the returns Will be simpiy BE-
yond expression. as II IL nearly impossible to
wash pan VI hill dirt. without nnding an en-.
Dlsektsti, . tributary 10 Deaawood, comes from
tAa divide between False bottom creek and
Blaektail creek. eight clatns are worked on this
creek and yielded iesDY. IN, lppsr ea1sns on
rich enough at psssent, but win bring y . man
who intends TO work, aSout ffoEa ol0 TO tf2 pcr
day.
small gsIeh snpsy,sg iAte besdwoo1 sboss
800 feet above the lowbste q 0ayytile, With
shallow bsA rock. THE crock consists OF e,gA.
teen ei.!.s q which Mss ssvs esss votesd
eatimStsa of expensucs1 D1ee1s tAa ns61 ronnA
sum of p, 600 600 This esssa y s1pr.ssly sfet
owing TO the fset tles !esAs q ssconesssd
being dcpositsd In tbs ersviee- Of the psrpssdtc-
ular Standing bed rock. with NJ. sluiese 10 -
washed away By garments of sdis lirls but rapid
Naneas . SsAsf iitsls brooks sassr IN psaA-
wood the most Of which ars open - prospectofs
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