Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-30
THE : LACK ] 4! 9 ( HILLS. {: |, !. {. ]
Informxt,su for the People.
The P,.ecr,, Qs.r.x,Gowns Ard
Rseds.
Msw 70 0ss TAsrS saA what %
Garry.

HSW - 0ss There aNA What -
Carry.
inauirinu m i .bou, .sse D.sosa b. ssld asl1. And how
to get there In rcplyInSte There inquifiss. Nc
know OF no better meibed than to send the 0ee-
crptun Of the Hills, which vas prepared oy NJ.
tieo .Hcnckic. competent l., : depaty safyeynr,
who spent last season In thai conatry ana VINO
tpok extraordinary rams 10 atqnAtnt himscn
With ever, position g, II In addition 70 Tie l as.
worae rs 10 ros,es and the bert way 10 get there.
Mr. HeacRles report was deity. red 10 he lcxts.
latsse assembly OF Dakota on ibe s2d of January: J:
GsntIemea Of IA CevneH aad House u Repfs.
ssat0tires.
It Is not one Of my qnai!tes to express, my
opinion, and what have ssen al Tue hiack
HilIs of Dakota, have therefore condensed my
Views 10 writing upon the aabjcct. and hope 'hat
what have 10 cay ah0nt thie great c.'untry VII
lead your honorable body To such sieps ~ Ray %
beneficial 10 the people OF the territory ana es-
| pscially to those men who In defiance of All o.
s,aclss rom whatever source. have brascd the
| hnrdsh,ps Of opening upa county SO richly GIT
| In the earlier part of February is went to tha
HtllA and stay ed there, except four weeks 20 me
18Th oi December, ,ss snd my remarks upon ths
| subject will be strictly confined TO what huvc
| seen and not 10 hcArsAy or guesH work.
Being here in the capact " OF snrvcyor hnd
an opportunity TO see the doinss OF the lnderIl-
| ous people there and gain their cOnddenee from
| which learned figures and facts, which VIII
probably astunish yod, but are nevertheless true.
THE rLAcxa nlsEs.
| The richest OF these mines go fnr discovered arc
/ undoubtedly on Desd~ood creek and we're dis
covered in the latter part Of December 1879. ~
] who had lost his MAY and found this creek acct-
dcntty. As his object was finding gold, ne
1 washed Q pan Of surrnce dirt which yielded him
| one pennywelght or thereabouis, he then return
| ed TO Castle creek, where Aen and acquaintanccs
or his were look Ia vain for the yellow metal, and
with dozen Of his friends they returned 70 Dead.
| dis srics cunsisting of Deadwood greek and Its
tributaries; but owing 10 the lnciemency OF the
| weather mining could net be prosecuted I'LL the
| latter part OF April. When The ground com.
mencsd 10 thaw the enormous wealth was laid
bare; ella ms which during the winter could have
! been bought for couple Of sacks OF -four, very
scArce ariicle Al that time were herd atA q Voo 10
| 1900.
discovery claim which lays 400 feet below the
I mou III OF kutabaga gulch vas among the frst
| clas ees worked sn iis lower line bed rock; is
shallow and to this mining was comparatively
1 csry. This claim has yielded during the season
| $4,000 and 10 about one fourth worked out.
No. 1 below discovery hnstyteldcd according
| ~ the books OF the owners f73.o2u up 10 Dec.
| llth, 1876, aud is good for great deal more In
| next and coming seasons.
No. below discovery Is the claim which has
4 ss,oni.hed the inhlbltins Of Tho Hills and prob
! ably the outside world. II MAS bought LII April
for q COO ana In Sept. lst 1876, the lucky buyer
w T. Whesler returned 10 the SIS s,1ses :; with with i.o,
hall worked out.
j No below discovery yields largely, but owing
to the superstition Of The owner could not learn
| the amount II returned.
! Nos. 4 and yielded during the summer In the
nrtghborhood Of $l20,0c0, and was leased for next
| season for ss.ooJ.
| out and yield from two 10 three 'opnccs to the
man per day OF ten hours work, 1t requiring seven
| M n 10 work claim.
1 II nd arr alOut e-etphth
4 worked out aud bring enormous revenues to
| their swncrs.
1 more than any other clain In zone day namely IN
ten hours for seven nen eS,G9o
No. 10, well paying Wsss o. srouna, eut az a.
on the lower peadwood creek bod rock being
| deeper. Il IL not iairly opened
4, Nos. III to IS most OF Dcadwood. are All deep
4 claims and not fairly opened bnt show all good
prospecis say from 70 TO ~ cts. per pan.
! No. above diseoyery Is the frst drifting claim
/ this means claim where this surface dirt rs moi
i worked. but only from two 10 three feet above
/ and one loot OF bedrock are taken and wa shed
/ The expenses for opening such claims are csn-
siderable, large qnan;ities of water 10 on bed
nDck which has 10 be drawn thereIront,by pumps
o. drifts. It hss paid well all during the season
No fe we'll paying Ctgfm of fnitktaa.
/ No ais owned by J. b. Pearson and yields
from $500 10 1000 per day.
Il No. has yielded fabulous amounts, for In.
no spI. asy le.. shan tso and no dsy since /, ha.
been worked has 1T Welded less than $3.50,
4 NOS. 8, B,I,s, and all claims above there have
not been opened and the ameanis 10 be taken
] ,heretrom IN next summer will Astonlsh the
4 world presume.
All NH and hnr placer digsngs Dcadwoot
are eS.Idis,urbcd with = few exceptions, and \
\ capital should bring water on the sarron ndlns
hills OF This creek the returns Will be simpiy be
yond expression. as 1t IL nearly impossible II
wash pan OF hill dirt, wlthont nhuinS AL cn
Blncktsii, . tributary to Deadw ooa, comes from
the divide between False Bottom creek an.
BlAck,ail, creek, eight claimsare worked ON I'M
creek and yielded largely. The upper claims OF
this creek are open TO location, being not deemed
rich enough al present, but will bring to nal
who intends to work, asoHt fros, slo 10 tt2 pc
day.
4 AsmaT gulch emp;yiug into pcadwood abou
II 800 feet above the townEiie Of 0ayviiie, witt
shallow bed rock This creek conststs OF etgh
Il teen claims oil which nine have been WORKED
during the season and yielded according TO III,
estimates OF experienced miners the neat roun.
sum OF se,Do0 600. This creek 10 expressly rici
owing to the fact that leads Of decomposet
quartz arc cut by 1t, and he metal OF the SAM
being deposited In the crcyicc. OF the perpendic
ular standing bed rock, with no sluiees 10 o.
i washed away by currents Of thts little but rapl'
mountain stream.
Numerous other little brooks enter In Dead
wood the most OF which are open 10 prospector
for location.
Whttewood creek, OF which peadwood crecl
10 tributary Is very rich In placer deposits, es
petiAlly In the upper part OF Cape Horn distrc
which commences At the mouth OF spill Tai
and also between here and the month OF Dead
wood creek The claims on this creek are no
open with afew exceptions.
The Whitewood Hydraulic Mining Co. with
stock capital OF &1S,OU0 owns all the ground he
tween the mouth Of Deadwood and God Run Cd
Tho elevation Of their ditch is At Its terminu
J5s feet about the level Of the creek and carryn
$50 inches ofswster, this power viii in next sea
, sop tear the gravel deposits to pieces and b
clean up" May be looked for, ~ the gravel II &C
| iuaily lousy with gold dust. Above the mouth o