Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-23
BLACK HILLS.
George Henckle's Description Of
the Famous Aarffer0us
Region.
Practical Hints Concerning
Res4es and the lateresfs
OF southern Dakota.

va ~ SssSA - - W@~
Gsakemen u Tie Council and Hoe~ u Rep |
reAentatipes
i. 10 not one OF my Qualities 10 express |
my opinion. and that ~ha. have spen Of
The B,sck Hills Of Dakosa, have therefore
condensed my vsews TO writing upon tho
subject, and hope that wha, I hAvc 10 cay
about this great country Will lead your hen
o.ble body 20 such steps ~ may he benc-
ficial to The people Of the territory and o
peciail5 to thoee men who In defiance OF
al obstacles from whatever sourcr. have
bnyed The hsrdshipe Of opening mp cour.
try - richly gifted by kind providence
In the esrlirr part OF February '7s vent
10 the Hills, and staid there, except four
weeks, to The 18th OF December, '76 and
nv remarks upon the subJect will be strict
" confined TO whatI have seen and not 70
hearay or guess work q
Being there iu ths capacity OF : survey.
or hsd 40 opportunity se see the doangs
Of the industrious people there and gain
their confidence from which ! learned
6Sures and fac,s, which viii probably -
7torish you, bat ars nevertheless true.
THE PLAcER MINES.
The richest Of those mines 80 far dis
covsssd srs sndosbtsdiy "a Deadwood
Creek and we're discovered 10 tha latter
part Of December 1878 by Dan Aucklss
hardy pioneer, but mot miner, who
bad lost his way aud found this cresl
accidently. Al his object Was finding
gold, hs washed pan Of surface dir
which yielded han one heavyweight o.
therssbouts, he then returned TO Csstl,
Greek, where men and acauaintances o
his sers looking IN vain for shs ye!tov
nstal, and with dozen OF his friend,
they returned to Dcadwood In the mid
die Of January forming the Lost district
CONSISTING Of Deadvood Creek and Il
tnhutAriss; but owing 70 the inclemsnc,
sl the weather mining could not be pros
scntsd TIL the latter part OF April. Nhel
tbs ground commenced to thAw th
enormous wealth WAS laid bare; claim
which during the winter could have bes'
bought for couple OF sacks Of hour,
very scarce article as that time were he'll
+ - : q, 90 70 $4,000.
DissossrJ Claim which 1900 fee
bsiov ths mouth Of Rutabaga Guleh va
Aanng tha ART classes worked on It
lower line bed rock il shallow aud !
this nining was compaativel
easy. This claim has yielded during IL
seasoa ~, 600 and rs about one -fourtI
worked out.
No below discovery has yielded y
cording TO the books OF lhs owners "a
oso up to Dec. l1th 1875, and is goo
toe great deal more 10 next and comm
seasons.
No 2 below discovery Is the clair
which has astonished the inhabitaats
tbs Hills sid probably the outside wori
II vas bought in April for ii 600 ind
ssps. lst 1875 the lucky buyer W.
Wheeler re. urncd To the states with II
900 dollars In gold dust. The claim
about oac half-worksd out.
No ) below discovery yields large
but owing to the ssperstitioa Of the ow'
Or could not learn the smount 1t rctur
ed.
Nos, and . yielded during the sun
nar In the Deighborhood Of tia y, 900, ~
we leased for next season for ", COO.
Nos. 8, 4, 8 and 9 are about one-six,
worried On, aud yield from two to thr'
nuaces to the NAN per day Of ten hon
work, i, requiring seven mcL to work
claim.
Nos. 10, IL, ~, ls, arc about on
eighth worked out and bring eaormo,
revenues to their owners.
No II has yielded In one day Aug. II
1879 nns than any other clain In O
~ sanely 10 tss hours for sevea M
es.so0.
No IL, = veil paying pia
II PossA, but as ca &
hs9w DanA~esd esssk bod raek bsi,
AsspE, y y sot iAkrly opsssd
Me- II 6g3e 1oa r bssdvooA, !
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