Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-10
QUESTIONS AND Answkss.

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enquiries than dozen men can answer. we
select the following
QUESTIONS:
Would you advise man Of capital
to go to the Black Hills and could he en-.
ploy his capital pro6tably.
2-Would you advise laboripg men who
are willing to work 10 go Dakota with :
view TO locating permanently In ths terri
tory!
3-Do you consider the reports concern
iog the large amount Of gold and silver in
the Black Hills as true,
Have the courts OF the Black Hills
been organizeds
5-What protection does the territorial
or United States government afford to peo
pie bound for the Black Hills,
: 6-Are the Indians troublesome,
ANSWERS
As the governor has given us these lot
ters to read and comment upon, we answer
them from our knowledge Of the subjects
uDon which Information Is sought:
Yes. provided the possessor Of capl
tai is endowed with sufficient business ca
pacity to judiclously manage his business
affairs. There are excellent opportunities
for investment in the Hills and capital
rightly employed will bring large profits
The Hills need capital. Crude wealth Is
there needing only capital 10 convert it into
available shape.
certainly rralize from their labor in Dako.
Ia, whether they employ their muscle in
the gold fields or the grain fields. The op.
portunitY is here and disposition to
work is the certain road TO success. Free
lands abound and persons who come to
stay need have no fear of the result Of their
venture.
3-Our information upon the subject of
the existence of gold and silver Ia the
Black Hills IS of such positive nature as
to admit Of no contradiction. Newspaper
reports are not exaggerated The placer
diRgings have received more attention than
the quartz lodes, for the reason that the
former have been better developed than the
latter, but II is our opinion that the yield
of quartz gold In the Black Hills will sur.
pass that of any known mining region.
Placer gold exists In lil the stream valleys,
and gulehes, and even up to the hill-tops.
IS Custer reported, from the grass roots
down. The truth has not bean yet told
Of the marvellous richness OF the Hills.
There never yet has been contradiction
to any Of the accounts received from the
Hills emanating from men who had look.
ed the groutd over.
/ Courts have been established in the
Black Hills and the people who live 10
that part Of the country will enjoy the
same legal protection as 10 extended to the
resldents of the old settled states. The
Hills have been included in the 9rst judic.
ial district of Dako,a, over which Judge
Bennett, presides, i
5-The government extends any needed
protection to emigrants to the Hills. As
yet none has been required from this point
aud soldiers have had nothing to do.
/, 6--Thc indians never ,rouble the Miss
puri river side Of the Hills The hostile.
are perfectly pcaceable when they Come
within reaching distance OF the sgcncies
which seldom occurs, and the agency In
dams are a. harmless AZ whites.
These are questions which should prop
erly be answered by the superintendent o.
immigration, but Is the legislature Of DA
ke,a, 10 its false notlons OF economy, ha,
! seen fit 10 saspend that ofBcs, We take up
oh ourselves ., few Of hls duties, Az ther,
are many ,peo .,le daily writing tor just sucl
Information ~ We have given, this issue b
the Press and .Dakotaian wan be good On.
: TO send In reply, to such letters.
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