Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-09

To yet there. In replying 10 thsss inQditics. ~
| Know OF NJ better method than 70 send the oes.
criptio0 of the Hills, which WAS pfvpefvA hy NJ
Gro. Hcnckle. .coInpetcn, Z. depl,y sarvey"f,
who spent last se As0n in thai coAutry ard Whu
took extraordinary PANS. TO .cqnaint hinse.i
With every poiliun OF II. In Add,t-OA 70 tks de.
ecnption Of the hiis,s We have .dcd fev
WORDS ~ TO routcs and tho beet way 10 get there.
MIR. iieneklc'. report VAS dciiy. red 10 he lcgts-
| Iatne assembly or Dakota on The nd VI January:
Gentlemen Of The Council ana Houst er Rsprx.
| seatalrsS.
II ,s net on of my qualities 10 express my
| opinion, and what have sesl u she 6lack
Hilis oi uAkota, have Inervtore conden1,d d my
We've 10 writing npon the subject. aud hoItc that
| what have 10 ray Anout thts great county viii
| lead your honorable budy " such steps As may be
beneficial 10 HE people VI hs- iefEl ,ry- and
| psctslly 20 thos1 men who in deaancs u alt o :
| siacleS RON what-ver sOsrce. have brAvcd The
hardships q openlng up country SO richly gilt
In the ex-,ier parl VI February IS went TO ,hs
Hills. ana stayed there. sxcsp. fOur wesks, % the
10 y. rxH%s ,s e ~ .ae ~ ~, lsnask. spYa e.
2. en and not 10 AeArsAy Or g0oee WORK
Being here N ths c4pac y VI . surveyor had
ou. people there ana gam Ihs.r cous,ie acs tron
| which learned 6xures and fsc,s, which viii
probably Aston sh you. bht arc neycrtheless true.
fa. sLAcss MHEs.
Ths-SieAest Of thrsa misses % FAR discovered are
undoubtedly On ,ead .ood creek and wefs dts.
covarsd N The lstter part Qt n-ccaAsr lssk by
Dan Aucktes hardy s4oness, bat ret . nisst,
i, wno had lost his way nj found the creek scct.
IDENTITY. As his Oojoc. vAs AnAi1g yoaa, hs
| washed . pan of surface dirt whtcn yiel3sd Mn
one penn, weigh Or tn.reaboals, be u On return.
ed " Cast Q creek, where AeA aAd eco qsaintApcse
of his were ituk ia yAn lor-tAe YsllA me-. Al aud
with dosen Of his friends hey rs,6inrd ~ Dead
wood ias .hs midd,s u 'anaary 70, ming the Los,
d.. rict. cuartsling VI Dcsa~Uod creek and ,,a
tfiBuieties; hot wing TO The tsci cismepcy VI tbs
weather mining c1ala n;s as prs.cca.ea .hi ths
menc.d to thaw the enoruauus wealth .as LAID
bars; ciA ms winch dining the wintes could have
| been bought for couple Of rscks vi Aour, . very
.rce asticl ~ thai ti.nc were he ~ 81 0lU
| 5000.
,,i.covery claim which lays \, 10 feet below the
mou hof hutapagAN gulch MAS among ihc drrl
| clAs ses worked N fSs lower line bod rpck 10
shallow aad " this hia,au way Gu upufAtivsly
vsry. 1lls cislm has yteiatd during tbs season
u, oou and u svoat oue.four,h h worked ouI.
40 bsioM d &C very has Yielded according
| tlin, 1876. aud Ia govu for great aeAl more In
J nvxs Aau coming ecasons
1 MOI beio~ aiseoyery i he claim which b -
asl0 .ir heu the lnhsbiian sof he aiis AM prob
I xniy tbs oussyeiesof,,,. ttw-s hlaght in Apci
I 81 90 an in sep,Mist, 1876, ina lucky nu.s
W. 4. Mne ler retnruet I. tue ate. with 10,
| hall worked out.
Ao. 3 bs.oA .a.scoyyry Yields lars,ly hai OWN
Ilo the rupetrtitoa y. tue wv u. conid not leari
4 Ao'e.4 AID 5 -. d5d duhng%ih II spmn,er In In,
usiyn sDrho.,d u slso o,o ~. ,yss ID for mex
season ior saoGJ
ou and ,ieiu nom w, ~ lh-,e Nnaces 10 ht
ma per day of ten suoars work, 1t requiring seyer
M ,,,~ofa q clAita
i Ao's . -, Il. a aud l3, are about one-elghti
i worked out An,l orns enorntvus revenues
N No. II ,,As yielded n one day AuJ .ifth. 1875
more Than a,y other clAl ~ w one day nAnci II
| ten nuur. iorscysa Gu $500.
4 Sa x. slw.u laYin l,ecc Of Rrpuna, hut ii
un tne lower .eAu~o.,d creek bodss rock oeirf
deeper. tAss saal .1siry opened
: clatmr AND NOT .isiy opened out SNOW All goo.
peospec ray troin 70 " S' cts. psf pan.
j .lan-la ahox nleco. cry The nret d.. .fnnx claim
this mcanr clx,M wns re tho sa fSec olrt !. nO
worked but ou,y froh lWu 10 tuFcc Sert Abov
und Que fvyi vt bedrock are taken and wssh.d
rhs Ok, ens1. for opcnlsY sach,riAins Arc csn
ktusf Sbte, large qua itt.s'Vt wafer 10 ou bed
rock which Ia % be drawn thcsefrom ny pump
or drii.s. Il b pad wsii Al dunng the seas y
w. assa ss \, ss.I.da % a.nao a.a ,,.,a
No. bas Yielded GAbaloas auspunis, for IN
s,ince during tne * sss,aa 20 " =, a.y. s reiarns
been Worked. ha. IL 4,si,sd Ices iisu ot,O.
II SOS. 8 y Z =. and All ciAllns aoove there hav
not been opened ana me amoauts ~ OF lAee
,here,rpm IN next saAmer VIII eS,Uuish IN
world preaQme,
Al, hiil and bar placer dIxg ng. on Ds.dwoo
arc undis,urbed ultn fuw sxe@ps.'As, svd
Eli 81 th,s ervlE ihs rs,nrns MI " .imply =
yond .xpssion: - Y y nearly imyos.iple
wash pan os hill dirt. without andinx an el
Biuckisii. tributary to Deadwood, enmcs fro
the disds ossEsen f.l.s bottom e,sak :! Z
s...f y: ..s'ses .s sssa assn
rtch SnossA q tssssst, Sst win bring = ) \,
who in,snds 70 work. about ffom elO 70 Si2 ?
nonrA...
Asman gulek snp.ylng INTO Desdweod aSo'
shallow ~ fcek. fAis cfssk osssssss u Gig
Ianag ~ $1,000 "a yislas1 seeordiag . u
esrnese1es sxlertescaa nlnsrs sAs nsat iov!
81. g essss, ,ste THits s'sss y ..P:s.sn =
ossra ~ sst ~ y saA ths neiA q he =,
nllf stas4ing beA rock, With no slasess TO
Naneroas other little brooks enter in Dss
wood The noss Of which arc open 70 prospcctO
wSisssseA ers.k. ef vAea DssA.ood &,
peeasliy Il IL spper pass q csps 1orn Aistr
md also bStW Ses hero and the NOAH Of De-
wood crock ~ esaias - this creek Asc
open with . few exesptionc;
stock capital Of elh0o0 owns all the g!opnd
tween The mouth Of Deadvood AAd Cord Ran
The elevation Of their GltoA ID ot lte ecrmli
lTs ssSs ahosl tAs lsvsl of TIA creek aAd carry
$50 inches Of water, this power viii IN next :
son teef ths gfavsl dnposlts 70 pisccs Aad /"
cleanup" nay Be looked for, o the gravel 10
- tuaiiy lousy With gold duat. Above the moutl
Cold Run most tf ths eiAtms ere ePeH G0s y
t,oa. OWING to their deepness TO bed rock.
The claims bsiow the mouth OF Spill Tail
shallow. ANA some sre in working order, bring
good com pensation for ths labor inv ysstcd.
Whitehall creek. = tributary to WhHewoot
rich In placer dsposits, and 10 opsn for locailJl
Yellow creek also. tributary TO Whttswc
. has not been prospectsd, but - great m
lodes Of fdecompos cd quartz are In In vicinity
doubts txtst 10 ny mind ths. Il 10 rich In sHs
dtggings.
Gold hnn, another tributary to Whitewood
enormously nch n placer depa its. i may
considered The great quartz center Of the u
! Mining on this creek could not be pursucd .
s deserved owing TO the scarcity Of water vi
j. Hxs remedied nlyfin ,hs latter part OF the
81 con by the Pioneer Ditch taking wAicr over
hills from W hiietaii. This efesk has accors
70 NJ saicul ,uons turAsd ont e40O, a., pn4
hAFGy viable, - cosspeHsoa TO otsse cr
WORK ~ SAaastAs kroaAd hAe been DISTURBED.
tansfve rhiRs nd kydsAalie Alggtngs Arc In. II
- cinity, which cannot bo. worked til the c
81 beds have been relieved Of their bullets OF
as they Wtis ~ ased sof dump a the tail.
False BottoR crcsk. ID st present mot
cnon rh for placer mining ~ the people in