Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-01

quantities and In lac. enosgh 10 fence every
qnafter seeeoa OF oar extensive prairies with
the material FOR Comfortable frame cottage
thrown in. Hard wood fer the eors,rue,ion d,
farm. implements ana sundry article. Are sl,o
plentiful.
he agricultural lands OF the country snrrouua.
Ing the Hills hare an appearance OF being OF d
good Quality. The natural fertilizers which cx.
ls's In the enormous deposits Of gypsum arr
spreadins their beneacisi qualities ovrr.,hs land.
they being washed ,sercon BY fa4as and The mel
ing snow. North and wrst of spearhsh creek
large trsets OF land have been plowed and worked
this season and II was a treat 10 any lover Of
natare TO see she Injurious gruwthof everything
which was sewp and planted.
The grazing laads bsiwreu the Hills and The
forka Of tho Cheyenne aro excellent bunch or
buffalo grasses reaching thu bel 1hsh OF seven and
eight inches IL in quantities sunicient to furn.
ish feed for large hers Of cattle and other stock
TuwSs
Towus arc ,prlngins up like mushrooms. aud
never saw In my life better chance for corner
lot rpcculaiors ~ In the,Hilis
I. Iwill ennmerate some OF tho most prominent
places and give you brief description Of them
pcadwtod City. the present metropolis OF tho
Hillr 10 situated At the junction OF Dcadwood and
Whtiewood creek. and 10 built ON y narrow
gulch and on the wssteru slope VI the H It's sur
rounding IL, 10 = thriving town and ~ / Of bust
mesa. Nearly all branches bsing Represented
Grocsries. saloons. gxmniins hcila, restaurants.
dry oods, toot and shoe st=res and doctor and
law shops more than arc actua iy needed. Tho
number Of Inhabitants can hardly BE esumn,sd
~ they datiy come and 60,
Gayvtllc 10 two miles southwest on Dcadwood
creek thriving mining camp an d nu.rly In the
quartz cent r; has in my opinion great future.
Golden 0a'e, ~ miies miles wcat Of ths latter
place Is aaur.shing little place with two Qnar,z
uiills and great mineral resources.
Lead City ~ situated between the forks OF Gold
Run creek and 10 The hcsdquariers Of many rusty
old miners and if man wants to hear wer,ern
sa1g he wants to 60 thcrc
New Chicago il Tho residence for The miners on
False Bottom.
Crook City Is si,usted In the foot bills Just
where Wkitc~.od creek enters the prairie, pre-
snme ,hs second largest city In tbs Hills, sur,
rounded By ans fat,ning and grazing lands.
| spearnsh City 10 ioca ed on the open praisis in
spearAsh valley, 10 paradise on earth and rich
IN romantic scenery and natural curiosIties thera
10 room for large town and the surrounding re.
sources consisting OF tho nines In the close vi
|
eAnbst fail to make Of this place The future Dcu,
yer u tho Hills.
| Gaiena Nisy on Bear Bnt,e creek 10 the loaeng
long tho air of Its surroundings viii he stsgna-d
| by the smel,ers snd furnaces
xow TO axr raEKE
/ The shortest aud altogether the best way 10
reach the Htils from any point east Ia by way OF
j a r ckoan tn tak
!, Eyery article needed by the miner car b. pur.
chased hsrs A. cheap, transportatios added, ~ Al
any point in tho country. Horses or o1sa and
csaplsta transportation outat can be had 1t less
! rstes than farther east. supplies OF every de.
scriluon are sold at such reasonable prices that
NO word OF complaint has sres reached us that
| Yankton merchants were inclined,a impose high
/ rates on the gold seekers. Parties bound for tho
i Hiils will actually save moncy BY dc aging the
purchase of their outht until reaching this city
4 The route from Ysnkton lies mp the Aissour!
| river TO Fort Pierre, theaeo direct to DcAdwood.
i Tho distance - not lar from 800 niies aud the
road lee tArcogh country of abundant and Au-
tttuoas grasses. with wholesome water aad
pisnty Of timber. Froa Ysakioar to Fort Pierre
the route lies over the government road and the
coantsy Is wsil sssrisd. Ffon PisrS - Dead.
4 WOOD, distAnos i15 niics. the road IL goe 4 one
and Aas bssH laid cut b. competent sagiHcsra
appointed - sstAnriiy Of The territory. The
straAas ass briAySd whsrsvse bridses srs neces.
sary, and he rsaA has been constructed 10 &C:
eonnedsts he heaviest loaded wagons that
traverse the plAins.
ri srDAAnoArs.
q Another advsatage presenieA by YAnkion Is
her stsanboAt facilIties. Steambosts will leave
Il Yaakton twics week during the seassn Of nari.
=
Fort Pierre, whore stages and freight lines viii
eonnscs aa1 fsrnish speedy and reliable trans
portation 10 the Hills
fAis road \ tAssAortest, bcst and safest OF an y
lss1ine into the gold miaes No Indian troubles
have ever eceutrsd ~ this route and the liability
Of trouble 10 far less than ON any other, vhila
the gold seeker will ind 1t bY far the sAortest
ana best asA viii alss asd 1t nneh cAsapter, out
A. and ell coastAersA. than tbs routes esding
cut over the sardy plains sf Nebraska or eastern
Wyoming.