Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-07
QUESTIONS AND ANsW1ns.

QUESTIONS AND ANsW.ns.
From batch Of letters turned over 10 Us
by Gov. Pennington, who receives more
enquiries than dozen men can answer, we
selsct Tho following
QuEsTIoNs:
Would you advise man OF capital
10 20 10 the Black Hills and could be en-.
ploy his capital probably,
2-Would you advise laboring men who
are willing 10 work TO 70 Dakou with .
view to locating permanently 10 the terri
tory,
S-Do you consider the reports concern.
Ing the large amount Of ,gold and silver In
the Black Hills ~ trues
4-Haye the courts Of the Black Hills
been organized,
What protection DOES the territorial
or United States government afford 10 peo
pie bound for the Black Hills,
6-Are the Indians troublcsome,
ANSWERS.
: As the governor has given us these let
tcrs 70 read and comment upon, We snswer
then from our knowledge Of the subjects
uDon which information is sought:
-Yes, provided the possessor OF capt
tai is endowed with suflcien, business ca
pacity to judiciously manage his business
afairs. There are excellent opportunities
for investment in the Hills and capital
rightly employed will bring large profts
The Hills need capital Crude wealth Is
there needing only capital to conver. i. into
available shape.
2-Mcn who are willing to work can
certainly realize from their labor in Dako.
Ia, whether they employ their muscle in
the gold fields or the grain felds. The op.
portunitY is hero and disposition TO
work Is the certain road to success. Free
lands abound and persons who come to
stay aeed have no fear of:the result of their
venture
3-Oar Information upon the subject of
the existence Of gold and silver In the
Blsek Hills Is Of such a positive nature as
70 admit OF no contradiction. Newspaper
reports are not exaggerated The placcr
dlggings have received more attention than
the quartz lodes, for the reason That the
former have been better developed than the
latter, but II 10 our opinion that the Yield
of qsartz gold in the Black Hills will sur
rass that Of any known mining region.
Piscsr gold exists in allthc stream valleys,
and gulches, and even up to the hill-tops-
as Custer reported, from the grass roots
down" The truth has not been yet told
OF the marvellous richness of the Hills
There never yet has been contradiction
10 any of the accounts received from the
Hills emanating from men who had look
ed the groutd over.
4-Courts have bcsn established in the
Black HILLS and the people. who live In
that part OF the country will enjoy the
same legal protection as is extended 10 ths
residents of the old settled states. The
Hills have been included in the hrst judic
ial district Of Dakots, over which Judge
Bennett presides.
5-The goyernmentexlenas any needed
protection TO emikfants to The Hills. As
yet none has been required from this point
aud soldiers have had nothing to do.
6--The Indians never trouble the Miss.
ouri river side of the Hills. The hostlles
are perfectly peaceable when they come
within reaching distance of the agencies
which seldom occurs, and the agency In
dians are a. harmless as whites.
Theae are questions which should prop.
erly be answered by the superintendent Of
immigration, but as the legislature Of Da
kota, 10 lis false notlons of economy, has
seen fit to suspend that Office, we take up,
on ourselves few of his duties. AS there
are many people daily writing for just such
Information as We have given, this issue OF
the Press aud Dako,alan will be good one
to send in renly to such letters
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