The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-03
LETTER FROM THE BLACK HILLS
From the Gold Hill News.l

Under date of Deadwood City, Febru-
airy 9th. D. Moore, well-known former
resident, writes to friend in Gold Hill.
Among other things he says: told you
at the time left Gold Hill not to expect
to hear from me very soon, as I wished
to learn all could of this section before
writing, 80 as to be able to advise you
with some accuracy what to do. Snow
commenced falling early in November,
aud for two months it continued to come.
The Winter has been unusually severe.
and hos prevented me from looking
around as much as / would have liked
However, have not been idle, but have
made it point to form the acquaintance
OF miners winteriDg here who have in.
terests in other localities. and to get all
the information I could of mining af.
fairs generally. During my first week
| at this place, set the Black Hills down
as
AN UNQUALIFIED FRAUD,
But since then have learned how the
claims are worked and the quantity of
gold produced; have taken look at the
quartz lodes, and getting the lay of the
country better. I am forced to confess
that believe the chances are pretty good
here after all, and prefer it to working
| for wages at Gold Hill. There has been
but little prospecting done a. yet. You
know how bad the Indians were last
Summer. With all the disadvantages
and danger the miners labored under
then, they tested about q dozen creeks
with fattering results. Some OF them
are exceedingly rich, and all Of them
showed gold in paying quantities. These
creeks are scattered over country more
than one hundred miles in extent, and
vary from fifteen to fifty miles in length
I don't pretend to say that they will pay
from their head to their mouths, for
never have been on them. In fact. DC
man has, up to the present time, beer
but q few miles above and below where
gold WAS first discovered. But We viii
take Deadwood for an example. Thii
gulch must be nearly thirty miles long
and do know that fifteen miles of it hal
turned ont
AN IMMENSE QUANTITY OF GOLD,
And it is not half worked yet. Suppose
the others to be equally as good (anc
some they say are great deal better)
would you not conclude that the chances
here were better than working for foul
dollars day? The whole surface of the
Black Hills is covered with float quartz
and there are any quantity Of ledget
about here that assay away up. both II
gold and silver. and believe there viii
be more quartz mining done in thes'
bills than in any other section ever saw
or heard Of. am glad to be hire. /
costs only about four dollars per week Il
live, and SO far, though reached her
dead broke, l have not been hungry.
am not going to say come on. l wisl
you to Judge for yourself. Think OF th'
sixteen years you have spent on tn
Comstock, and figure up how much yo'
are worth, and also how much more yo'
can add to it if you should remain ther
sixteen years longer. Think of the goot
grub you are daily Topping your lip
ovsr--take o good square look at tn
nice, comfortable bed upon which yo
nightly rest your wearisd liDbs-re
member the girl you will have to leav
behind youth fact, keep in mind every
thing that makes life pleasant, and the
consider il 1t is best to give all thss
things up and take your chance in
thousand Of being success here.
Il OLD SITTING BULL
Is still boss Of this country, and many
poor devil will lose his scalp next Sun
mer. Uncle Sam seems to like his re
children Q great deal better than he doe
his white ones. II you conclude to com
start as soon as possible. The weatht
: for the last week has been warm an
pleasant. The snow is fast disappearin
from the south side OF the hills. and q
early Spring 10 predicted. Come as Chez
Is you can. A little money after you q
rive here will be very useful, as there
. no shooting your mouth off, here.
! have a cabin rented and paid for unit
the first OF June. Plenty Of room in
but not much grub. Give my respects
q everybody and particularly to those
owe, and say that shall try and g
back again before they all die. az that
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