The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-07
BLACK HILLS G

Since the Nevada mines began dis
charging their men it is noticeable that
the immigration to the Black Hills from
the West is increasing, and thousands
will undoubtedly come II from the West
within the next four months. An ex-
cedingly rich silver lead has just been
struck northeast of Custer and the par
ties have already sold out to some min
ers headed by ''Toppy'' johnson. The
Nevada company have bought and
bounded $500 feet and are going right
on to develop the property. 1t doesn't
show any free gold at all, and the boys
say they don't want any; that they
came after silver and have got it. Mr..
Johnson was in San Francisco on the
first day Of August, and worth over
sixty thousand dollars. He spread it in
margins on Consolidated Virginia and
Best & Belcher, and lost every cent of
it. In the brokers' slang, she hadn't
enough mud to protect his margins"
and wait for a rise. Now he owns the
big silver lead, and is as happy as John
Mackey or Jim Fair ever were.
The Spring Checkers are rocking out
considerable dust. Two companies are
at work ON French Creek, about a
mile above Custer, and the other on a
claim adjoining the city limits on the
east. Over on the road toward Point
of Rocks a company from Bay City,
Mich, is working a mica lead, and tax
ing out some fine sheets. Ophir Dis
trict has been laid out on North Battle
Greek, and Oak Valley Gulch on Iron
Creek. 1t now looks as though Har-
ney's Peak would be mined and coun-
termined in the spring.
There is nothing definite yet received
from the Mountain City stampede, but
parties being in that vicinity claim
that upper Castle Creek is as rich IS
any in the Hills.
DEADwooD DUST.
Pete Shevlin has struck Il good body
of ore in the Flagstaff lode, situated on
Bear Butte.
The Mckay brothers, on NJ. II above
discovery, on Deadwood, are working
three sets of hands day and night.
Bryant is busily engaged on numbers
Is and IA above discoverh.
William Clements is working on claim
No. Is with good results.
Messrs. Brookley, Eingher s. Co. are
doing good work on number 10 below
discovery. They have drifted into the
bar fifty two feet, and are averaging
twenty-five cents to the pan.
Messrs. Thompson, Casio & Co., on
No. 8 above discovery, are daily max
ing a big clean up for the season.
The Mavoy brothers have a thirty
five foot shaft ON claim No. 10 above
and are doing well.
The arastra of the Golden Gate Min
ing Company is crushing eight tons of
ore per day from the Father De Smet
mine. The ore assays 50, 800 per ton.
Pinney's ten-stamp mill is running
like clock-work. MI. P. says lie would
as soon have the gate money at one
dollar per head from visitors, as the
receipts of any mine in the Hills.
All claims in the vicinity of Golden
Gate give notice of preparation for the
coming spring.
AT LEAF CITY.
S. r. Gwynn is running a tunnel at
Lead City. He had to cross the Golden
Star lode, owned by ''Smoky" Jones, in
order to reach the Homestake. Fine
indications present themselves where
they cross the Golden Star, a large
amount of free gold being visible. Mr..
Gwynn expects his stamp mill to arrive
by the first of March. He has o a
number of men engaged in opening the
Homestake.
J. D. Coffin, recorder of the district,
has five men employed in opening the
Ben Franklin and Independent lodes.
Fred I. Eyans has a number of men
working on the Sula lode.
Work is rapidly progressing on the
Little Nettie lode.
On claim No. IA, on the south fork
of Gold Run, quite a number of men
are busily employed. Their prospects
are very lattering for this season ofthe
year.