Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-24

PUD8 W0aGM %0VHt uhN0 OuGW tuep0 uOu0V ny VI L
ssAer has 49, carried away BY tho rapid str.aAs |
u ~ neaAsAias 70 parts unknown. The feed
~ - tAess crests Are In 4 great many instAn |
Svs -. - fhsrs foss Il Il MOI ssrsssosaSis 10
lsveMe a. ~ placer dsPnaits ars plsssd there |
80, ilss. M.,losy, Mar, Niger, rosato' and
pssvss cTssks aru afi ciamed 10 s. veil paying |
ctseaA - Dsn Who won't 70 work can Obtain xll |
~ ercsnd shsy need 70 os comfortably axsd ior |
the placer min@s.
there exfats in the Black Hills moro than can
we'll be sAsinatsd. II Acrs STATE tha, there 10
spotted viah gold II VIII probably alpear To you
as . swciled statement, bnt sacA u tAsf.c THIS
general sourse Of ihs gold bearing aoarts belt ts
Wealth can easily, aud has bee. Traced fFum Ysa.
Isv erees 10 False Bottom, : distance OF fftscn
s and sgs s: n II & ~ q ss sa.,a
Ing uncommon. bnt even II I. assays only ftvA
$50 tco per ton. which Al average y far more
sls.aas-rich m.ncs Of Nevada, yield, VII
Ing country. have visited whils IN the sHfiie
sli prominent quartz mipcs and must decline 10
further commsnt upon the enormous wsasth I M M isy..
body might think that am giving beyond the
limits OF truth. Furthermore we have deposits
rs.s On ns Sea s9es a
i 30 rich ihnt cannot hnd an expression 10 do
itjusnce Tsgive you An idea ! ~iiTs ate, that
on Inc Alpnt mI0g kiuStt0 On lne ulNl0t DC <.
tween Boitail aud Deadwood two tunnels have
been made, olc Of ll0 tcct and ono OF - feet In
ieagth through 4 soitd mass Of this congiomeIAte,
i HIDDEN ns sAe Of the
Hiils, and others are nisss of lbs sanae char.c-
ter The Hidden Treasure, en- which thUre 10 now
q cylindrical bulb pa1yerixef In operation turns
oas sSsrJ u hnnrA AhonA q, ~ fron ak tons OF
oaa,ts mills are now In process os:constrnc-
ton aud will cause money BY the million 40 ns
tnrned ont. soms hssrre veins With iheir wail
rocks crvppiny beneath the surface are awaiting
the prospactor, 10 stick the picks ana dr,il<Anto
become rich IL they want 70 develop their eaor-
mous mAsses Of gold bearing ore.
Silver aud leAd ore In cxhansub bic quantities II
found on Bear Butte creek, and also in places on
False Bottom. West of the Bear Butte creek 10
. range OF hills called Mineral Point which 10 In
fsct nothing butt mass Of ga!ena carrying from,
silver per ton. These Rtnes arc being rapidly
developed, hat there is enough Of this ere tor
any man TO locate thereon, Who wan.s to look II
ryiug sunisiently lssd to FAX 1t, Of which several
toms ef ore hAs = bsSn sent to the Denver smciI.
ing works, which returned 1.3o0 OUNCES Of silver
Traced TO the extent Of AGO feet In length. Its
depth at this d., has not and viii probably not
b. ascer,ained for such : time to come,
Timber 10 In exhaustible quantities and OF good
quality In the Wills. The yellow Norway pino
predominAting on the ranges and slopes and
spruce and whitssood In the valleys, burr OAK,
the same These extensive pine trees Will II
soms fstufc date bs tho means OF leaving iarge
amounts Of money in onr territory, then =. coon
- We efo connected with the Hills by railroad
our tiubafless praires can be supplied ffon there
instead of sending al the lowest calculation
half million annually to Ninnesota and other
lumber producing states.
Pine sawiogs Of from ls to Sc inches In dame
ter and ~ to 10 feet In length thers in large
quAntincs And In TACT cnoagh 10 fence every
quarter section oi our extensive prairfcs with
Inc material for . comfortable irsme cottage
thrown In. Hard wood for the consiruction Of
farm implements and aundry Articles arc also
plentiful.
lAo agricultural lands of the country surround.
Ing the Atiils have "a appearances ot hetog of y
good quality The natural ierttl;xers which ex-
lists In the enormous deposits of gypsum are
aprcAdtpg their beneficial qualities the land,
they being washed thereon by rains and the mott
ing SNOW. North xnd west Of speardsh creek
large tracts of land have been plowed and worked
this scAsou an1. II was treat 10 any Rover OF
mature T. see the luxurious growth OF ever ythlng
which Was sown aud planted
The grazing lands between tho Hills and the
forks OF the Cheyenne are excellent buHch OF
butalo grasses reaching thin bel yhtn OF seven and
eight Inches Is IN quantities. .nsieat to fnrn-
ieh feed for large herds OF cattle and other Stock
TOWNS
Tsrn. Is ppEns M Up se en,as n
lot specuia,ors ~ In the Aills.
wall cnumerate eome OF the most prominent
places and giys you brief dsscription of them !;
nlls, 10 situated It the junction OF Dendwood and
Nhitewood creeks and Ia built on tla BARROW.
guich and on thu Western slope Of the Hiits sur
rounding IL, Is a thriving town aud fusl oil bus-
ness. Nearly All branches betng represented.
aroceries, aaloons. gambling heis, restaurants.
dry goods, loot aud shoe stores and doctor aud
law shops more than are actun ~ needed. The
number OF lnhabitants can hardly be rsti4Hased
~ they daily come and go.
0aysille 70 two mites southwest on Dead@ood
creek y thriving minins camp and nearly In The
quartz center; HAHN my opinion great future.
Golden Gaze, y miles miles west of the latter
place Is hDnrtshing filtle place with two quartz
Mills and great mineral resources.
Lead city is situated between The forks OF Gold
Run creek and 10 tho headquarie ers Of many rusty
old miners and u man wants to hear western
Slang he wants 10 80 there:
| False Bottom.
| Crook City Is situated in the foot hills, Just
where Whitews cd creek enters the prairie, pre-
sumo The second largest city Id tho Hills, sur
rounded by nne farming aud grazing lands.
4 GalenA Iity on Bear Butte creek 10 the loaG nR
place for the lead and silver miners and before
loRE Ihs air of La aanrrnnndinga viii hn
/ by the smeltePs and furnaces.
SpeesasA CITY y located on the open prairie r z
q romantic scenery and natural cnriosittes, here
is room fos large town and the surrounding 70
cinily and the 1ns psstaral and farming land,
cannot fail 70 make Of this place tho future Den
i yer Of tho Htiis
now 70 dKr rHrnE.
l The shortest and altogether the best way tC
| reach tue HI ls from any point east 10 by way o
i Yanktou. 1t 10 also cheaper to take this route
/ Ryesy article nsrdsd BY the miner cas be pnr
chased here ~ cheap, transportation ADDED, n
i any point in the country. Horses or oxen and
complste sransPortAtlop ouihts can be had at Ids,
rates han farther. east. suppiies Of every dc
scrip.i0n are sold at such reasonable prices tha
4 NO word OF complain. has e.er reached US tha
\ Ysnkion msfchAnts were Inclined TO impose higi
ratss o. tha gotd seekers. rartte, bound for tn,
Il Hli1a will actually Save money BY de aging tht
4 Tao route from Yankfon lies up III. Missour
river TO Fort Pfcrre, thence direct To DeAdwood
The distAncs 10 pot Tar from 3oO miles. and til,
road lies through country Of abundant and nu
trltious graseer, with wholesome water nu.
pleaty OF timber. From Yanktpn 10 Fort Pierr,
the route lies over the government road and IN,
= coHntYy In we'll settled From Pierre q Dead