The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-14
DEADwooD pRlrrrNes.
Nuggets Of News from the Golden Clutches
and Treasure. Ribbed Hills Surround
ing the Black Hills Metropolis.

The richness OF the Father Oe Smet
gold lode near Deadwood, cannot be
estimated, ore having been struck there
in valued at $50, 900 per ton.
Whitehall gulch is holding its own
and bids fair to rival its older neigh
bors. Within the last three weeks a
number of quartz lodes have been stalk
ed off and recorded.
The weather does not affect the rock
ers, and the industrious miners using
them are cleaning up their usual
amount of yellow gold.
In the Fairview lode, situated near
the Hidden Treasure, finer indications
could not be desired, free gold being
visible, and one piece of quartz lately
taken out, not larger than a goose egg,
was covered with the golden specks in
such numbers that count was out of
the question.
Claim No. % below the discovery, on
Deadwood, formerly owned by ]. ].
Williams, sold to Bard & Ayres for
s2,500. This is splendid claim and
the new owners will reap rich harvest
the coming spring. They are now
working on bedrock and have struck
it rich, every pan of dirt prospecting
from 25 to so cents.
The Seek-no-Farther lode, discovered
october 23d, by n. Seaver, G.. Bartlett
and Ed. Durham, is now worked with
flattering prospects. This company is
driving tunnel across the lode, and
the ore taken out displays free gold.
Good judges pronounce this one of the
best looking lodes yet discovered.
The Boulder Gulch Ditch company
expect to have their work completed by
the first of April. The ditch will be
eight miles long when finished. This
is first-class mining district; 40
claims are already recorded and pros
pectors are busily engaged in develop
ing the tributaries of this rich gulch.
The opening of spring will offer vast
field for willing labor.
A new town, called Virginia City,
has been laid out in Bare Butte dis
trict. 1t is situated at the junction of
Spring Run and Bear Butte creek. The
rich lodes recently discovered in that
vicinity, together with the new roads
from Rapid City and Custer, will make
the new settlement one Of the most
desirable places in the Hills.
The claims on Deadwood owned by
Messrs. Pierce & Pierson, Casio, Noyes
& Co., Laudner & Co., Bryant Bros,
Mckay Bros, present a lively appear
ance, and large number of men are
daily employed in developing their
riches. They may be classed among
the best paying mines in the gulch. and
their owners are daily receiving large
returns for their labor and enterprise.
The Central lode, owned by Messrs.
Mckinney, Phillips 6 Co., situated
between Gayville and Golden Gate,
presents a very business-like appear
ance. The lode is horizontal, and their
tunnel runs about fifty feet. They
have level foot wall, and the face of
the lead displays six feet square of
quartz. On the dump is visible about
thirty tons of ore, corded up in good
shape, evidently the work of experienced
miners. The lowest assay yet made
gives S400 to the ton.
Lead City presents as many, if not
more, indications Of rich quartz mines
than any mining district in the world.
The Old Abe and Highland Chief
mine, owned by DR.. Bevan, w. NJ.
Filan & Co., was discovered last Sep
tember. 1t is situated about twenty
rods west of the celebrated Homestake
lode, and quite close to Lead City. This
lode bears rather a conglomerate name
but is chief itself among its rich and
notable neishbors. 1t shows a good
porphyrite foot-wall and hanging wall,
and has twenty-six foot vein. The
ore is very rich, free gold being visible
in almost every piece taken out, and
the result of all prospects made are big.
At least forty tons of this rich mineral
deposit are now on the dump.
The richness of the Florence lode at
Bare Butte, owned by Florman, is a
well established fact, and each succeed
ing week but serves to bring to light
new developments. On Feb. I'd. as
the men were drilling in a hard quartz
ite, the drill, with one blow, went out
of sight, and on removing the front
rock, an opening was discovered, the
extent of which has not yet been as
certained. About twelve feet of red
carbonate has been taken out OF this
aperture, leaving space enough to ad-
NIT a man. On entering this new
Aladdin's cave, by the aid of a candle,
the discoverer could see some twenty
feet further. The opening seems to
widen at the further end, and II the
quartz proves as good as that heretofore
found, the bonanza is complete.