Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-30

gsIA which naAA have bssn lAsefs sssns aay oe
o. Scr has Assa carried away by the rapid stfsas
Of the n0nnsaiAs 10 parts aAknown. The fsec-
q dssss y :, ss.s, =. ssy
lIys torn, shd tAerefose Il a NOT as0nshie 10
luppase that the placer dspostss ars patssd thsFs
sand, Iroo. Mallosy, Bear. Niger, roiato and
BenvercieeEs Are MI clau,ed q be we'll pay Ing
erreke. and men who want TO work can abtAin an
the ground hcs need, 10 he oomfottAbly hxed for
the balance OF their HE time. So much about
The placer mincs.
or QUARTZ
thess exists In the Black Hills more than can
well be estimated. II here state that thcrs In
solid mountains OF quartz, ,.Hhtch y actually
spotted With gold, IL viii probably appeast TO ron
~ . swell.d slstement, bnt satGis tht fsct. The
genera curse Of tho gSld bearing quartz bsi 10
wealth can easily, and has been traced from Yell
low crccs 10 FAise Bottom, d.stance of hftesn
miles and eight miles In width Of Hsld quarts,
which asssys from eS00 10 y ooo per ton Is moth
Ing uncommon. bnt cyan IL II assay only from
80 10 SEQ per lou, whish q average IL far more
thsn tha rich mines OF Nevada. yield. Il Will
bring pnr territory ict the trout as quartz min
Ing couitry. | have visited white IN ,he Hills
all prominent quartz hincseand 1mIst decline 10
further commyut upon the enormous. y saesh lay
body IN ght think tasi am g.tng beyond The
limits of truth. Furthermore we have deposits
res,ing on the bsa rock of yoicAnic deposits com
posed OF cement and gold bearing quartz. which
Il 70 rsah that cannot Ind an expression 10 do
Il Justice Togiye ys,u an idea 1 Will Ass, that
on the Alpha mine Situated on tbs divide be-
tween Bontaii and Deadwood two tunnels have
been made, o1e Of ll0 feet and one Of 0o feet Ia
length through roiid mass of thte congomefate,
which is worth nt an average eso0 per ION.
The Hidden Treasure mine, tue chtef OF The
Htlis, and others are mines VI the same chArsc-
ter. The Hidden tretsare, on which there II now
. cylindrical bulb paly.rizer in operation. turns
out every - honrA about u, 800 IRON si1 tons of
ore,
Quartz mills arc now in proecss OF cons.ruc.
tion and will cause money by the million 10 pc
turned out. semc fssarc VEINS With their wall
| rpcks cropping bcHeath the surface arc awaiting
the rospecior, to stick the pisks ana drills into
thcm and give Thousands oi people chance to
become rich II they want 30 develop their enor-
nous JnAsses Of gold bearing ore.
silver aud lead ore In haustible quantities 10
fonnd on bear Butte creek, and alto In places
False Bottom. West Of tho BeaF Butte creek Is
| = range OF hills called Mineral Point which 10 In
fact notting buts mass Of gs!ena carrying from
bO TO ~ per cent. lead and from ~ ~ % ounces OF
silver pcr ton These mines are being rapidly
dey eloped, but there Is enough Of this ore tor
any man 10 locate thereon, who wants 10 look II
up. There is one lead OF silver bearing ore, car
rying kuiiiciently lead to Eax II, of which several
tons OF ore has se b-sn sent TO the Denver smei,-
Ing works, which returned l3O5 onnccs Of silver
per ton. This vein Is I fest thick and has been
Traced 10 the extant OF 4.sco feet In length. It's
depth al this da, has not and win probably not
Timber Is IN exhanstibie quantities and OF good
quality in the nils. The yellow Norway pina
prcdominating on the ranges and slopes and
spruce and whiteTood In tho valleys, burr oak,
on the foot hills. and In ta, raytnes surrounding
the same, These extensive pine tfecs will Al
rome future date be the means Of leaving large
amounts of money in ouf territory, then ~ soon
/ q we are connected with The Hills by railroad
our tim6eress pratrics can be supplied from there
instead OF scnding al the lowest Calculation y
half million annually TO Minnesota and other
lumber producing states.
Pine sAwlogs Vi rom lS to 80 inches In dame
ter and 20 TO w ieett length are there In large
quarter section OF our extensive prairics wl:n
inc material for. comfortable irxmc cottage
| thrown in. Hard wood for the construction OF
| farm implements ard-randfy articles are also
| plentiful.
he agricultural innds Of the country sarround-
| Ing the hilis have an appearance Of being OF 4
good quality. Tho natural fertilizers winch ex-
Fists In the enormous deposits Or gypsum are
spreading their beneficial qualities over the land,
they being washed thereon by rains and the melt
Ing snow, North aud west OF Spearnsh creek
large tracts oil land have been Plowed and worked
this season AND II was trent TO any lover OF
nature to see tho luxurious growth Of every thing
which was sown and planted.
Lhc grazing lands between the Hills and the
forks OF the Cheyenne are excellent bunch or
buffalo grasses reaching tha hel ,bth OF and
eight inches Ia In qnantties sufficient 10 furn-
Towns are 'pringins up like mushrooms, and
never saw In my life better chance for corner
.pt spectators as in the Hills
i viii cnunera,e somc OF the most prominent
places and give yon brief description of them
peadwtod City, the present metropolis Of the
Whitewood creeks and is bull. on tho narrow
gulch and on the western slope of the Hills sur
| rounding 1t, Is thriving town and fun OF bust
ness. Nearly ali branches being represented
Groceries, saloons, gam bling heils, restaurants.
dry goods, eoot and shoe stores and doctor and
law shops more than arc actua fy needed. The
| number OF Inhabitants can hardly be cstimatc cd
as they daily come aud so.
| Gayyillc Is TWO mites southwest on Deadwood
creek thriving mining camp and ncSrly In the
| Golden Gate, X miles mtfcs wcr, OF the latte,
place is honr.shtng little p'nce with Two qnart,
mills and great mineral resources.
Lead City Is situated between the forks Of Gold
| Ran creek and is the headquarters OF many rusty
| Old miners aud II man wants To hear western
! slang he wants TO go thcre.
/ New Ghicagois is the residence for the miners or
| Fslsc Bottom.
| Crook City Il situated In the foot hills. JUS,
where Whiiew.od creek enters the prairie. pre-
| enme he second largest city In the Hills, sur
4 rounded BY nne farming and grazing lands.
/ Galcha !, ity on Bear butte creek rs the loaa ng
| place Tor the lead and silver miners and beior'
long the air oi It's surroundings Will be siagnatct
/ by the smelters and furnaces.
Spearnsh City Is located on the open prnkie II
Spearfsh valley, is a paradise on earth and rict
rom sntic scenery and natural cnrtositicn .hers
4 v
sources consisting OF the mines In the eieee VI
cinify and the hne pasiural aud farming land
cannot fail 70 make Of this place the future Den
! yer Of the Hills. 49,,
/ HOW TO GET rarng.
| The shortest and altogether the best way Il
reach tue Hi.is from any point cast Is by way o
,YanktOn. II 10 also cheaper 10 take this rodte
! Every article needed by ths rn.ncr can be pur
/ CHASED here 40 cheap, transportation added, as q
/ Sny point In the country. liotses or oxen AMI
! conpiete transportation outfits eaa be had at lea
/ rates thnn farther east. supplies OF every de
ecription are sold II snch reasonable prices ,hA
no word OF complaint has ever reached ua iha
/ Yankion merchants were inclined TO impose higl
rstss on the gold seekers. Parties bound Tor h
Il1lls viii actuAily save money by do aying tn,
purchase OF their untft until reaching this city
The route from, Yankton lies up ths Missouri
river TO Fort Pierre, thence direcl TO DendWood
i The distance 10 not far from 3oU miles, and III
road lies through y country Of abundant and nu
/ irliuns grasses, with whulesome wafer Al,
pierty Of timber. From Yankton To- Fort Pierr
the route lias over the government road and tn
4 eoantry is vel, settled. From Pierre TO Dead
i wood, dirtancei35 miles, the road IL. good on
and has besn laid out by competent engineer
appointed by authority OF lhr territory. III
streans are br.dged wherever bridges are neces
Il kary, and he road has been conftructed TO a.
tr.,,, dat fto y{~ tN~,.