Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-12

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inqatring aboa, tine pakota gold nslds and how
10 Yet there. In replying 10 these inquiries. We
\ An0w ef,Ac better method than 70 eend the dee
eriptlon Of ths Hills, which was prepared by NJ,
Geo. .Hcuckle, scompetent Z. deputy safveyas.
who speHt last season In that cunntry and who
took extraordinary ra,ns to .eqnaint himse.f
seription 81 the Htll.. 40 have aodcd few
words ~ 10 roaies and the best way io got there.
Mr.. Hsnckles report Gas deliv. red toahe lcgts-
iative ssssmhiy " DakotA on the tsd Of January;
Gtsiismta Of Me coaacH and Honst ef RsDrs.
ssafanres
II 10 not one eS my qualities 10 exprsss my
opinion, and what have seea Of The Black
Hills Of Dakois. have therefore condensed my
views 10 writing upou the subject and hope that
what have TO cay about this great country will
lead your honotAble body to such sseps ~ may be
bsDeaciai 10 the people OF The territory and es :.
p9ctally 70 the,se mrn who In defiance u al 0G-
siacles 'ruM whatever source. have brAxnd The
hsrdsh,ps Of opsainy apy country ~ richly gift.
II the essitrr pesl of fsbrsary - I went to the
Hills, and stayed there. except four wssks, TO the
10th Of December, ~ and ny remarks upon the
subject win bs strictly confined to what have
seen and not 10 heafsay or gaese work.
Being ,here In the capacity OF . surveyor had
an opportunity to sec ID. doings Of the ipdustri-
oas people there and gain their confidence iron
probably As,onish yoa, bat ara nevertheless true.
THE rLAcsR nlAKr.
The richcst Of these mines 10 far discovered art
undoubtedly on Dead*ood creek and were dis-
covered in the latter part OF December isi5. by
who had lost his way and found this creek acct
dently- Aa hi. oblect Was finding gold. he
washed pan Of surface dirt which yielded him
one penuyweight or lhereHbouts, he then return
ed 10 Castle creek, where men aud acqaAin,ances
OF his look Ia vain for tho yellow metal, and
with dossn Of h!s friends they returned to Dead
dis rict, consisting Of Dcadwuod creek and lis
trbn; artcs; but owing to the tnciemency Of the
weather mining could not be prosecuted TIL the
latter part OF April When the gsoand com,
bare; ella ms which during the winter could have
bacn bought for couple Of sacks OF hour. very
scarce Arlclc NJ that time were he'd alta q go 10
12600.
uiscoycry claim which lays 100 feet below the
mouth OF hntabxga gulch was among The nrst
cla.scs worked IN Its lower line bed rock; is
shallow and to this mining MAS comparatively
cay. Itfis claim has yielGed daring the season
t65, 900 and Is about one-fourth worked out.
No. below discovery has yielded according
~ the books, Of The owners 81, ,osU up To Dec.
llth, 1875, aud 10 good for great deal more in
next and coming seasons.
- No. below discovery is the claim which has
aatOnished the inhAbiian i OF the Hils andprob
Ably the outside world. 1t was bought In Apri!
for u 600 and in sept lss, 1876, The lucky buyer
W MAselef returned TO The states with 49,
600 dollars In gold duet. The claim lis about one
half worked out.
No below discovery ieIdslArgcly, but owtns
TO the superstition OF The owner could not learn
the amount II returned.-
Nos and yielded during the summer In The
neighborhood Of tl20 0;u, and was leased for next
scas0n Tor et,W1.
NosB, 4, aud are about ono sixth worked
out and yield from lwo 10 three ounces To The
mAu per day Of ten hours work. II requiring seven
m n To work claim.
Nos. ~, II, ~ and Ii are about onc-eigh,h
worked out anu brin; enormous reyeuacs to
their vwners.
No. u na. yielded in one. day Ang. nth. 1876,
more than any other Claim In ono day namely In
ten hours for ecycn i en- - GOO.
No. 15, . we'll paying piece Of ground. but NJ
on the lower UeadEU0d creek bed rock being
deeper, tt Ia no! fairly opened
Nus. IL to IL most Of Dradwood. are all deep
claims aud moi fairly opened but show Ali good
prospects say from 25 to 81 cts. per pan.
No. above discovery is the ehrstdriiing claim !;
this means q claim where the sntface dirt Ia not
worked. hut only from two 10 three fest above
and one foot OF bedrock are taken and washed
The expenses for opening sach claims arc com
siderable. ~ large quantities Of water is on bed.
rock which has 10 be drawn ttereIrom by pumps
or driils. 1t hiss paid well all during The season
NJ. : I. = we'll psyinS claim of.i ank,oa
from tsOO to 81 .e01 per day.
No. 4 has~yielded fabulous amounts. for In
stance daring the period Of p days II returned
no day less Than t2,2oo aud NO daysslnec II has
been worked. has II ytetded hss thar 3,ns
nos. 8, x,,7 =. amt ali claims above there have
not been opened and Inc amounts 10 be taken
world presume.
= All hifi and bsr placer dIgsi ingson DeAdwood
arc undis,urbed with few exceptions, and II
capital should bring water On tho surron ding
hills OF ihis creek the returns viii be simply be-
yond expression. As II is nearly impossible 10
wash pan Of hill dirt. without Hpdtng an en-.
Biscktsii. Z tributary to Deadwood. comes from
the divide between False bottom creek and
0lacktAil creek, eight claims sre worked on this
creek and yielded largely The upper claims on
4 la are ns> tn lnrA u1eft
rtch enough ~ present. bul will bdng u 4 man
Who in,ends d work. about from sIo 10 81 per
day.
4 anAll GulcL emp:y ing INTO psadwood about
so feet above the townsite Of Gayyilic, with
shallow bed rOck. TKis creek eonsists OF eigh.
sssn. claiss q which nine bave been worked
estimates Of experienced miners the neat round
sun Of o. 90 90 2bis creek is expressly rich
owiag 70 the ixrp thai leads Of decomposed
Qsaxtx arc cut by H. and the metal OF the same
6siaS deposited In the crcyice. OF tn. psrpcnd ic
Nlnr standing bed rock, With no aluicea 10 be
vashsd away BY currents of this little oue'rapid
Nanerous other little brooks enter In Dead.
wosd the most Of which arc open 10 prospcctofs
Whisssood creek OF which Desdw0od creel
10 u4satasy y very rtch' IN placer depesiis, -
pseialiy in tho upper part OF Cape Horn district
which commences ~ the mouth Of Split Tail
nd also betw son herc and the InOath u Dead.
wood creek. The Chains on this clsek are no,
opea with . few exceptions.
The whitewood Hydraulic Mining Go. With I
stock capital Of $4,000 owns al the ground be
twosa the mouth VI Desdwood asd aoid Ran 90
TIE elevation ofAtheir dutch 10 At Its terminus
lTy s.es aboni the laYel Of the creek and carrying
80 iAches Of water, this power Will in next Yea
son tear the gravel deposits to pieces and atbis
clssn.sp' may be looked spr, as the gravel is Ae
tuaIiy lousy With gold dust. Above the mouth o
Gold Ran most Of the clHims ars open for loc 4
,ios, oslng 10 their deepnc.s 10 bed rock.
fhe claims bslow the mouth OF Split Tall Ar
shailog. ana sOoe are in working order bringing
good COMPENSATION Tor the labor invested
I WAitetAil creek, . tributary 10 Whitewood II
rtch In placer deposits. and 10 open for location
Yellow creek afro, . tributary TO Whhswood
| hes mt been4prOapectsd, but - grear man.
lodes Of deconpo.ed quartz are In II. vicinity, n
doubts exist IN my mind that II 10 rich In snrtac
disgtngs.
enormously rich In placer depo It's. It may b
| considered the great quartz center OF he Hills
1 Miniug on this creek could not be pursued ~
| dessrved, owing 70 the scsrc,ty of wetsr yhirl
| was renedied snly III the latter part OF the, ses
4 con BY the Pioneer Ditch taking water over III
4 hills from Whilstaii This creek hss according
TO my calcula tlons turned out e40o,0On and II 1
hardly vistbae..in comparison 10 other creek
worked. that the ground has been disturbed. FL
tenstye hill and hydraulic digxings are In rs ri
ctAity, which cannot be worked aili the cree
L heda have hAen reife yaA Of their bufles nj 0olt