Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-25
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ring this article that those 70 whom
Il 10 presented are for the. most part
psssons unfamiliar with scienti6k nb-
menclature q regards its application
TO mining, hence Il have sought to
present . plain unvarnishsd state
fment Of parts easily to be coupre-
hssded BY III
b Leaving the mining interests Of the
Black Hills, ! will call your attention
TO prosperous indication for the fu-
turs in the rich timber and agrioul-
tural lands of the fsot hills.
Here pine, spruce, ash, oak, cedar
and cottonwood trees flourish, and
tho timber trade Of this section 10
certain to become an interest of grea,
importance.
Some Of the 6aest farming land 1t
has-e ever been my pr ovipce to witness
10 situsted in aud about the Black
Hills, and from experiments made
during the past summon, the fast has
been demonstrated that not only csn
fruits and vegetables Do successfully
grown, but that the csreab viii aiso
flourish.
The rivers and streams to the north
abound With 6ph, elk, desr, bear,
mountain lion, and hare are plentiful
and it 10 poor huntsmen indeed who
cannot secure thrse or four deer in
ono days shooting.
Northward at ! distance of about
Fifty miles, Ignite has been found and
further onward in the Same direction
toward the Wolf mountains bitumius
ous coal is to be had in ine1haustible
quantities.
Our grazing lands are extensive and
arc covered with buffalo, bunch and
lueyrasses, upon which stock may
feed ct ali seasons Of the year, and /
unhesit.tingly asser. that beef aud
mutton fattened upon them aud fur
nished to our market ale equal to the
stall fed meats of the east.
Deadwood the metropolis Of the
"a.
Hills, situated At the junction Of Dead
wood and Whitewood creeks, con-
tains with its extensions Of south
Deadwood and Elizabeth, ! popula.
ton Of 5000 inhabitants.
The next town of importance in
point Of size aud population is Custcr,
upon French creek. Gayvifle on
Deadwood creek is aourishing town
named after Mr.. VIM. Gay, one Of
the owners of the celebrated claim
No. 1 above discovery, on Deadwoo1,
from which the yield Of gold up to
the close Of the sluicing season, aver
aged over u 600 per day.
Now Chicago, and Garden City, on
False Bottom; Galena on Bear Butte;
Lead and Washington cities. on Gold
Run; Golden Gate, on Deadwood !;
Montana City, on Whitewood, aad
Rapid City, on Rapid Greek. are pros
porous, and from their rich surround
ings ore destined to become places Of
importance.
Crook and Spear6sh cities are both
situated in agricultural districts, the
former on Whitewood creek and the
latter upon Spcar6sh river. There
is no question in my mind but that
Spearfsh City has great future be.
fore il; situated Is it IS in the most
beautiful and fertile valley OF the
Hills where green 6elds spread out
for miles on every side, and where .
bountiful supply Of wate. can alwsys
be bad for irrigation and other pur-
poses.
We haye good toll roads through
out the Hills, thanks to the enterprise
and energy Of some OF our citizens,
and it may net be out Of place ii
this point to remark that some legis-
Istion should be had BY which the
the men who have invested
their capital in opening up the avenue.
Of communication should bs enabled
to collect the moderate rates Of tol
they demand from those who ",
them, and assist in their determine
tioai.
". have abou. 10000 people living /,
the Hills, IN chaotic state 20 far O. lay