Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-21

Information for the People.
Tho l':accrs, Quartz, Town. and
Roads
IIaw 10 &c, There and what -
wtarc in rcc.ip, Of 4 great n1mStr OF letters
In9liripg abont tne Dakota gold fields ana hoW
10 get there. In replying 10 these ttqnlrics, We
ku ,w OF no better method than TO send the ase.
Geo Henckie, coinpc,en, Z. s~nepaty surveyor,
who spent last season III thai country ARA VINO
took extraordinary la+Hs toSgsanaint h,mreA
vita ever, postton Of II. In addition 60 tue de-
scrpiton oil the utfts,, we have added q few
words As TO roatck and the hest way 10 get theie.
Mr. HeEc3lc's report MAS deliy, rsd 10 he irgis-
iat..e assembly ol pssot. ON tho ssd oi January
Gtatiemen of Ia council sad House er Repre-.
seAidArss:
II Is mol onn OF my qualities 30 exoress my
opinion, and whsi have seen of NE BLACK
Hiiis oi Dakota, hayu therefore condemned my
views 10 writing npon the subject. aud hope that
what have TO ray ahont this great country, viii
lead your honorable body to such steps as may be
beneficial to inc people Of the' terIftory alid %
p.cislly to those men who In Sedsnec of ali OBJ
siaclrs rom Whatever source, have brnyed he
hardshiPs OF opening mp country SO richly gilt
cd BY . kind providence.
Hills, and stayed there, except fonr weeks, 70 ne
subject will be strictly conAned to wha. have
seen and not 10 hearsay or guesr work
Being here in the capac y Of sntveyor nad
an opportunity to see The doings OF ths industri.
ons people there and gain their condolences from
5l.ne n and Tar lCh "a
probably aston sh yds, but are nevertheless trnc.
THE PLACER NINA.
The richest OF these mines 10 far discovered are.
undoubtedly on Deadwood creek and were dtks
covered in the latter part OF December 1875, by
Dan Muckles \ hardy pioneer, but not miner,
who had losth!s way. and found this creek acct
dently. As his object was finding gold, he
oncl penn. wei ght or ihcreaboais, he then return
ed 10 Castle creek, where men aud acqun!ntances
Of HIS were look Ia vain for tho yellow metal, and
With dozen OF his friends they returned to Dead
wood In the middle OF January forming the Lost
dis rict, consisting uf Dcadwood creek and lie
tributaries : but owing 10 the ipctemency Of the
weather mining could net be prosecuted I'LL the
latter part oI April. When the ground com.
mcuccd TO thaw the enormous wealth vas laid
hare; ella ms which during the winter could have
been bought for couple OF sacks oi honr, ayery
ecarce article al ,hatotime were he 1t = l0uto
1900.
discovery claim which lays f,2,o feet below he
cla.ses worked IN It's lower line bed rock; IL
shallow aud to this mining WAS comparatively
essy. This claim has yieieed dnring the season
tii3 Ooo and liz about one fourth worked out.
No. below d scoyery has yielded recording
n the books OF the owners x73, ,02u up 10 Dec
ilth, 4s56; \ nd Is good for a great deal more In
No.A-beiow discovery isihe claim which has
asionishe the inhabitan'r OF the Hills and prob.
ably the outside world. II MAS bought In April
fur 81 900 and In Sept ltt, ls7a, the lucky buyer
- fA- -l-yP - tyta "a tha n a4pk II
COO dollars In gotd dust. The claim Is about ono
No below discovery yields largely, but OWN,
to the superslffion OF the owner Icouid not learn
the amount II returned
Nos and yielded during the summer In the
neighborhood Of <1a00 09u, and was leased for next
No-s.6, q, 8 and arc about one-si1th worked
oat aud yield nom lwo to three ounces TO the
man per day of ten honrs work, 1t requiring seven
Nos. IL. II, ~ and Is, are about one-cighth
worked out nnd bring enormous. revenues TO
their owners.
more than any other claim in one day namely In
ten hours for rcyen II: en- $3.50
ON the lower Dc6dwocd creek bed rock being
deeper, 1t Is not iairly opened
Nos. ~ 10 rs most OF Dcadwood. are all deep
claims and not fairly opened but show all good
prospects say from 70 TO ~ cts, per pan
f No. aboya discovery IL the frst drifting claim
this means claim whcre the surface dirt il not
worked, but only from two 10 three feet above
aud one foot OF bedrock arc taken and wa shed.
The expenses for opening ZACH claims are cen
siderable, ns large quantities of water 10 on bed
rock which h.s 10 be drawn tterefrom by pumps
OF drifts II hss paid We'll all during he srason.
No. 8 is owned by j. B. Pearson and yield.
fromssao 10 o.. 600 per day.
No. 4 has yielded fabulous amounts, for In
no day less ihan {a,2p and no day since ii has
been worked has 1t yielded less than $3.50.
Nos. g. u, I, 8. and all Chime above there have
not been opened and the amounts 10 be taken
therefrom IN next summer will astonish the
world presume.
Ali Hill and bar placer diggtngs on Dcadwood
are undieturbcd with . few exceptions. aid II
capital should bring water on the surrou ndlng
hills Of this creek the returns,wil be simply be
yond expression. as II II nearly impossible to
wash pan Of hill dirt, without finding an en-
Blacktsii, tributary to Deadwood, comes from
the divide between False Bottom creek ans
Blacktail creek. eight claims are worked on iht,
creek anu yielded largely. The upper claims or
tht. creek are open To location, being not deemec
rich enough al present, hut will bring II mar
who IN ends 10 work, about frp.a slo 10 ti2 pei
day.
scsrA....
500 feet above ths townsite OF Gnyvinc, with
shallow bed rock This creek consists OF eigh
teen elai.as OF which nine hava been worked
during the season and yielded according 10 the
sum Of r., COO zoo. This creek ts expressly rich
owing 10 the fLct that leads ol decomposed
quartz are cut by 1t, and the metal OF the sams
being deposited In the crcyicct OF the psrpendic
| uAr standing bed rock, with; no slniccs TO bt
washed away by currents Of this little but rapit
1 mountain stream.
| Numerous other little brooks enter in pe.d
wood the most Of wh ch are open TO prospectori
/ for location.
1 Whitewcod creek. OF which Deadwood creei
10 tributary Is very rich III placer depseits, Cd
! pccially in the upper part OF Cape Horn distric
| which commences NJ the mouth OF Split Tail
| and also between here and the month Of Dead
\ wood creek. The claims on this cieek are no
/ open With a few exceptions.
| Tho Whitewood Hydraulic Mining Co. with
stock capital of 900 owns all the ground be
4 tween the mouth Of Deadwood aud Cod Ran 90
| The elevation of their ditch Is At It's terminus
I7s f. OF about the level of the crock and carrying
$50 inches Of water, this power Will In next al
4 lear the gravel deposits 10 pieces and nbii
cleanup may be looked for, as the gravel Ia &C
1 iuaily lousy with gold dust. Above The mout h Q
/ Gold Run most OF the c,1As open for loca
/ lion owJt.r To tflt fr deeuursr n he'd