The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-20

Truthful Tan From an Expsrienss
ia Miner.

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A veteran miner, who has been in
the Black Hills for a year or more, in a
private letter to an old friend in this
city, says:
1.-THE placers OF Deadwood and its
tributaries are certainly good, as you
know. There II also good placers on
other branches or creeks. My own in
terests are on Boulder gulch, which is
about six miles from Deadwood, and,
l have good reason to believe, valuable.
But the great wealth of this region is in
the quartz. I believe, from examine
ton, that the entire mountain through
which Deadwood creek cuts its way,
and in which two of its rich tributaries
take their rise, is a
MASS OF GoLD-DEARING ROCK
which, on the whole, will pay enor-
mously for working. The rock is Of a
character to be mined and crushed with
more ease and less expense than any
that I have ever seen. 1t is known as
"free gold quartz" and there is no diff
ficulty in saving it by amalgamation.
In short, the simplest process of
working is all that is required. This
mountain lies Immediately over our
towns of Gayville and Golden Gate, OIL
Deadwood creek, and Lead City, on
Gold run, on the south or Whitewood
side.
The central point for milling and
pa;,;pw r,r,lsna - q 11lo- G-A IT,
steam arastras and n steam STAMP
mill are running there now, and have
been for some time, with results highly
satisfactory. Steam is by all odds the
proper power to apply to any class OF
crushing or milling here. The watel
powers are useless during the long cold
winters. If there were no other mines
in this country than this
MOUNTAIN OF GOLD,
this would be u great country; but it is
claimed that the same belt continues to
False Bottom creek, about eight miles
north, and that they have about as
good mines there as here. We also
have the Bare Butte district, in which
quite large and important discoveries Of
argentiferous galena and sulphides Of
silver have been made. 4.
The Bare Butte mines are destined
to be of great future value, but will moi
be developed with the astonishing ra
pidity of our free gold mines. Capita,
is finding its way into III mines yer,
fast, considering that only n year agt
the discoveries in quartz were just be
ginning to attract attention here, ani
were comparatively unknown else
where. Fuel is in great abundance,
water sufficient, and building materia
without limit for all purposes. The
products of agriculture, stock-growing,
and the dairy, in the great valleys Of
the Belle Fourche and its tributarie!
will, as soon as safety from Indian dep.
relations is assured. be nearly or quite
sufficient for our demands. In short
the northern hills and their surround
ings are valuable beyond the power O
computation or comprehension.
Crackers may say what they like, but
the country will prove of
MORE REAL VALUE
to the people of the United States thar
any that has been opened since Nevada
and with the single exception of bullion
production, we will lead Nevada far. ]
would give you a more definite idea Of
the topography of our mines, but I an
very busy in preparations for the ap.
preaching mining season. 1t may ap-
pear strange to you that l speak of the
quartz here in such high terms, when ]
tell you that l have no interest what.
ever in quartz. Such is my misfor.
tune,D