Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-17

tbs tessassry hslongs justly 10 wyoming. These
crcekA scsIfy sii coarse gold anu apparently TO
The smpothness Of The granite bed rocky The dour
geld which must have been there some dAy OF
other has been carried away by The rapid streams
of the mountains 10 parts unkaown. The FEED
crs Of these creeks arc In a great many insian-
80 insfsths, An the qnatts It's vicinity II cia
live form, and therefore Ii ia not Gnr easonahe 10
suppose thAt the placer Deposits are placed There
ssnd Iron. Mallory. .BeAr. Nigser, Potato and
Beaver creeks are ali cIamed 10 bs well pay!n,
creeks. aud men who want to work can ooiaiu all
tho ground hey need, 10 be comfortably hScl Tor
thssbalAuce OF their lie tisno. so nisch aboa;
he pl acer mines.
+ or QuAKrx
there exits in the Black Hills more thsn can
we'll be estimated. II here AtAtc tnat there Is
snlid mountains of quartz, which II actually
rpaitea With gold, 1t Viii probably appear to Jon
genera, onrse OF The gold bexring quartz belt 10
norih, - degrees nest and this great resource OF
wealth can easily. aud has been traced nom lei
low crees 10 False Bottom, distance Of dftgcn
niles aud eight niics In width of5gold quartz.
which assays from t5op 10 IS 900 per ton is moth.
ing uncommon. But cysn'if ~ assays only from
$50 10 $50 per ton whic at average Is far more
than the fscn mines Of Nevada, yield. IL Will
bring our territory 10 tae trout quartz inln-
Ing country. have visited while IN The Hills
all prominent quartz mines and mast decline TO
further comment apon the enormous> >w eaiih bay
Ing bare therein, as am afraid Your honorable
body m CHI tAink that ain gang beyond the
resting ON the he'd rock OF volcanic depoets com
! pos sd OF cement aud gold bearing quartz, which
l. 20 rich that cannot ind an, expression 10 do
!, }asteer-fu;,tve you an idea Will a5e, thai
, on the Alpha mine situated ON he divide be-
tween B0otaii aud Dcadwood two tunnels have
been made, one Of li0 feet and one OF a5 feet In
length through a solid mass of this congiomerale
which u worth At an average goo per ION
The Hidden Treasure mime the chicf 81 the
Hills, and others are mines OF tine Kaasu Shursr-
tef. The Hidden ieasure, on which theteis now
| . cylindrical bulb pulrerizer In operation ,urhs
out every a hours about &, ,50J ifom six tons OF
| ore.
| ton aud viii Cause money by The million 10 be
turned out. zone hssnre veins with their wall
rocks cropping beneath the surface are awaiting
the prorpector, to stick the plekr and drills into
| them and give thousands OF people chance. TO
| become rich II they want 10 develop their enor
nous masses OF gold bearing ore.
| silver and lead ore In .tbleqnanliiies 10
| found on Bear Butte creek. and also places ON
| False Bottom West Of the Bear Butte creek is
| range OF hills called Mineral Point which IL In
| fact nothing but mass OF ga.eGa carrying from
10 TO 70 per cent. lead and from ~ To 80 ounces o
silver per ton fhcse rittcs are being rapidly
deyeioped, hut there Is enough of this ore Tor
any mau 10 locate thereon, who wants to look II
up, There Is one lead OF silver bearing ore, car
rying sufficiently lead to aax II, of which several
tons OF ore haze beyn sent To the Denver smell.
ing works, which returned l.aaJ ounces OF eiker
pei ton This vein Is I feet thick ard has been
traced TO the extent OF 4,se0 feet In length. Its
depih al ttis da has not and will probably moi
i
Timber is IN, exhaustibie quantities and Of good
quality In the Hills. The yellow Norway pine
predominating on the ranges and slopes and
spruce and white Good in tiie valleys, burr oak,
on the foot hills. and in the raylnes surrounding
| the same 5Thesc extensive pine trees Will nt
souln fntnrc date be the means Of leaving large
amounts OF money iii our territory, then as soon
| a. We are connected with the iilils by railroad
our tinbeties. prar1cs can b. supplied ram tnerc
| instead OF stnaing at the lowest calculation a
| hnlf million annually to Minnesota and other
4 lumber producing states.
| Pine sawiogs Of from lS to 10 inches in dame
Ter, and ~ to W Ret in length are there Ia large
quantities and In fac enough to feace every
| quarter sectioa oi our extensive praifiea Win
the material for comfortable frame cottage
thrown in. Hard wood FOR the construction OF
| farm implements aud suudry articlcs are also
1 plentiful.
7 The agricultural lands Of the conntry rsrround-
Ing the nillA have an appearance of being of a
| good quality. The natural fertilizers wbica cx'
I tsts IN the rnprnprB. deposits Of gypsum
spreading their beneficial qualities over thu land,
they being washed Aicreon by rains and the melt
| Ing snow, North and west OF Speafhsh creek
large tracts OF land have been Plowed aud worked
this season ant II was treat 10 any lover OF
nature 70 see the Injurious growth Of everything
The grazing lands between the Hills and the
| forke Of the Cheyenne are excellent bunch or
buffalo grasses reaching the heishth Of seven and
eight inches Is IN quantities sullcient 10 furnA
ish feed for large herds of cattle and other stock.
TOWNS.
Towns are sprinsins up like mushrooms. and
never saw fusnay lie better chance for corner
| lot specuiators as in the Hills
| IWiil ennmcrate some OF the most prominent
| places and give you brief description 1f them
Deddw6od Ciiy, the present metropolis of The
nills, 10 situated ss the Junction of Dendwood and
Whttewood creeks and ts built on the narrow
gulch and on the western slope Of tho Hills sur.
rounding II, Is "a thriving Town aud full OF busi-
ness. Nearly all branches being represented
| dry goods, boot and shoe stores and doctor and
law shops more than arc actually needed. The
| number OF Inhabitants can hardly BIO estimated
| as they daily come and go.
| Gsyytllc II two miles southwest on Deadwood
| creek thriving mining camp and nearly the
aaas,,z ecn.ar; hasn my opinion great future
place is a heurthing little place with two quartz
| mills and great mineral resources.
| Lead City Is situated between the forks Of Gold
4 Run creek and ls The hcadquar,ers OF many rnsty
old miners aud II man wants to hear western
/ slang he wants TO 60 there.
New Chicago is the residence for the miners on
4 Faise Bottom.
i Crook City Ia situatcd In the foot hills Just
where WhHewe6d creek enters the prairie, pre-
snme the second largest city In the Hills, sur
Ero.nded by dnefatmIng and grazing lands.
II Speardsh City IL located on the open prairie II
'Spearnsh valley, 10 paradise on earth and rich
Pn romantic scenery and natural curiosites there
4 is room for large town and the surroundngrG rG
sources consisting Of the mines In the close vi
'eintty and tho "hne pastural and farming land,
cannot fail 70 make Of this place the future Den
yer Of the HIS
Galcna CITY on Bear Butte creek 10 the loaA ng
place for the lead and silver miners and bsfUr,
long lhe air ofits surroundings will be stagnalec
| by The emelters and furnaces.
Il now 70 GET THERE.
4 The shortest and altogether the best way te
reach the Hills from any point east is BY way o
i Yankton. 1, is also cheaper to take this route
Every article needed by the miner can be pur
chased hero u cheap transportation added, rs al
any point in the country. Horses or oxen ant
complete transportation outfits can be had at les
rates than farther cast. supplies Of every de
scriDtOn are sold At such reasonable prices tina
no word OF complaint has ever reached tina
fankton merchants were inclined to impose higl
rates on the gold seekers. Parties bound for th'
Hilis will actually save money by aging the
"A purchase OF their outht until reaching this city
The route from Yankton les up ths Missouri
river to Fort Pierre, thence direct TO Deadwood
The distance h not lar from 900 miles. and tn,
road lies through country Of abundant and nu