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

tAis tlsfisssJ belongs lnstly to Wyeuiae. TAess
creeks cry 81 G s9srss ar gold az apsa,ss.1 to
GELD wAich must hays bccn there so9e &Ay or
0shsr Aas hssn carried Away By lAc rapid streams
Of q: .ountsins @ to paris snknov.. IAc isec-
cea iavisthlet - the quartz N liz Vicinity is Of
Hive form, snd therefore II 10 not unreasonable 10
suppose that the placer deposits ars placed there
sand, Iron. MAiloey, Bear, Niger. Potato and
Beaver creeks are all cianed 10 bc veil pay Ing
the ground hey need, TO b3 comfortably Axsi for
the balsnca OF their liie ,ima. so much abou,
the placer mines.
there exist. In the Black nllls more than can
we'll be eslimated. II hsre siAte that thgIs IL
spottcd with gold. It viii probably appear to You
~ swell, sia ement, but such Is sh0 q ct. Tbs
general -aas.e ol-,he gold bearing quartz belt is
nor; b. 20 degrees wcsr, and this great feveufce os
weAlln can easily, aad has been ttacsd rum fel-
low crees 10 False bottom. distance OF aftccn
miles and eight mills. In width VI gold quartz,
which assays from eoJo TO 4s 900 per ton is moth
fps aact minon. But even if ~ xAsays only nom
<50tu SO per Ion, which " an average le Tar HoIe
than the rich mtnes OF Nevada, yield, Will
bring our territory 10 tho front asA quartz min
ing conatry. haze visited white In The Hills
ali prona acn quartz mines and M ist decline to
further comment upon the enormous wealth lay
lag bare therein, as Am afraid your homo able
body III gni think taai am gsing beyond the
lIuttk Ot ruin. EuFtuGtWOfc We neSc utPObNb
resting he bed rock oi volcanic deposits com
pos.d OF cement and gold bearing quartz, which
i. so rich that cannot find an expression to do
II justice Togivo "a an idea will ; ats. that
ON tho Alpha mine situated on the divide be-
tween Bootsil and Iesdwood two tunncls have
been made, Of l!9 feet aud ons of u feet In
which Is woflh At IN average esoo per ton.
The Hidden Treasure mine, the chief OF the
HiiIr, and others are mines OF he sa,pe char.c-
ter. The Hidden Treasure. which thefot 10 now
= cylindrical hnlh pnlYrrizer In operation turns
out every ~ hoars about q. .s00 from ak tons OF
ore.
lion aud Will cause money BY The million TO DC
turned out. some dssnrc veins with their wall
rocks cropp,n. beneath the surface are awaiting
the prospec or, TO stick the picks ana drills into
them and give Thousands Of people chance TO
become rich II they want 10 develop their snof
nous masses OF gold bearing ore.
: silver and lead ore In cxhAustible quantities IL
found on Bear Bate creek, and also IN places on
EF alse Bottom. West Of the Bear Butte creek IL
range Of hills called Mineral Point which 70 In
81 10 10 per cent.le and from 20 70 90 ounces Of
silver per ton. These mines arc being rapidly
developed, Int there 10 enough OF this ore for
any man 10 locate lhercon, who wants u look u
mp. There Is ono lead Of silver bearing ore, car.
rying sufficiently lead 10 max 1t, OF VIII ch several
tons 81 ore have bcsn sent TO the Denver snett-
Ing Works, which returned i.ssuY ounces OF silver
per ton. This vein is feet thick aud has been
Traced TO tbs extent ol 4,sc0 feet IN length. Its
depfh at this da, has not and will probably not
Timber 10 In exhanstible quantities aud OF good
quality in the Hills. The yellow Norway plno
predomina,ing On Tho ranges and stgpes and
spruce end white sood In inc yallcys, burr oak,
on the foot hills, and In the ravines surrounding
the same. These extensive pine trees will ~
rome future date be the means of leaving Large
As we arc connected with The Hills by railroad
our timberiess prairies be supplied from there
Instead OF. sending at the lowest calculation =
half million annually to Minnesota aud Other
lumber producing stRt6H.
Pine rawloga af from IL to g inches in diane
tcr and " To 90 Il q tn length are there In tsrGe
quarter soctioa OF our extensive prairies With
the material for . comfortable frame cottage
thrown In. Hard wood for the construction OF
farm implements and sundry articles are Also
| plentiful.
The agricultural lands sof the country ssrround
Ing the tlills have an appearance OF being OF
good quality. The. natural fertilizers which ex-
| lists I'm the enormous deposits Of gypsum are
spreading their beneficial qualities over the land
f1hey being washed thereon BY rains and the melt
Ing snow North and wesfaof spearnsh creek
large tracts OF land have been Dlowcd and worked
this season aift 1t WAS = treat 10 any lover OF
nature TO see the Injurious growth of everything
which MAS sown and planted.
The grazing lands between the Hills and the
fotkA OF the Cheyenne are excellent bunch or
buffalo grasses reaching the hri 1hth Of seven and
eight inches il IN quantities suiiieient to furn.
Ism feed for large herds OF cattle and other siock.
| Towns arc tpripcing up like mushrooms, and
never saw In my lie better chance for corner
| lot specuaors rs inthc Hills.
| Will ennmcrate eome OF the moat prominent
places and give you brief description VI them
Deadwaod City. the present metropolis OF the
Hills, 10 stuatcd st the Junction OF Dcadwood and
Whitewood crseka and is built on the narrow
gulch and on the western slope of the Hills sur
| rounding II, is u thriving town and fu.l OF busi-
| ness. Neariy. all branches being represented.
| dry goods, boot and shoe stores and doctor and
lsw shops more than-arc actua ly needed. The
| number OF Inhabitants can hardly be estimate ed
| as they daily come aud go.
| Gayyillc 10 two mites southwest on Deadwood
| creek thriving mining camp and ncsrly IN the
quartz center; has In my opinion great fntnrc.
place IL q nnr,shing litile piacn with two qnArlx
| mills and great mineral resources.
Lead City Is situated between the forks OF Gold
Ran creek and 10 the headquarters Of aDyrusiy
old miners and IL man wants to hear western
| slang he wants TO go there.
New Chicigo is the residence for the miners on
1 Crook City Is situated In the foot hills Jusi
where Whi,ewe cd creek enters the prairie, lpre
sumc the second largest city iu The Hills, sur
4 rounded BY fine farming and grazing lands.
i spelrlsh City is locacd ON the open prairie II
4 ISpearfrh valley, 10 paradise earth aud rich
q romantic scenery and natural cariosities there
sources consisting Of the nines In the close VI
ciniiy and The Ape paslnrnl and farming land
canhot fail % make Of this place The future Den
i Gnlena city on Bear Butte creek 10 the LOAF ng
place for the lead and silver miners and befor,
long the air Gifts surroundings will be atagnAiec
4 by the smelters aud furnaces.
II HOW TO GET rHxRE.
/ The shortest and altogether the best way Il
reach the Hills from any point east - by way o
YRnkton. II 10 also chcsper to take this route
II Every article needed by the miner can be pur
cnascd hero A. cheap, transportation added, as Al
4 any point In the country. llorses or oxen ana
complete transportation outhts can be had ut lcs
rates than farther east. supplies Of every de
scription are sold al such reasonsbi prices tha
no word 5k complaint has ever reached US ths
YAnk,on merchants were Inclined to impose higl
rats on the gold seekers. Parties bound for th,
lIills will actually save money by de aging the
purchase OF their outfit until reaching this city
i, The route from Yankton lies up ths Aissour
river to Fort Pierre, thence direct to Desdwood
t The distance Is not far from 100 miles. and III,
road lies through . country Of abundant and mn
I tfitious grasses, with wholesome water an