Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-02-08
CORRESPONDENCE.

CORRESPONDENCE.
Deadwcod City, is about th
size of The Virginia City of 1866; vhcl
Adobetown, Central and virk inia prope
were connected with continuous line O
houses aud stores. Deadwood City prop
Ter. at the mouth of The gulch, in realit
includes GayviIle, Central City, Colder
Gate and Anchor City, the last name,
being ~ miles above the mouth Of tn
Igulch.
Golden Gate is she scene Of intense ex
|citement on account of the discovery O.
remarkably rich placer mines. On tn,
Both of December ''town lotso in an,
quantity could be taken up by tho mer,
payment of a recording fee, but on tn,
10th inst. all were taken up and selling a
from $l50to $30S, while one 3Ox50 lot
with shell of house, but centrally 10.
Gated, sold tor 5000 in bauksble dust
Bedrock in the vicinity of Golden Cat.
Is very deep. and the claims had not beer
prospected until winter set IN, ard bed
rock was Lot struck until the 2d Of Janu
any. when "big paying dirl' was found
All the claims from Anchor City to Gay
vile are supposed to contsin good paying
dirt, and all will ,e worked in the Spring
Two quartz mills are running at Golden
Gate, and one IF these cleaned up on the
18th inst, after 30 days run, obtaining
$f3 900. Though the mine from which
this ore was obtained is but slightly de-
ve'oped. an offer of $500. 600 cash. from
a Chicago company of capitalists, was
refused for it Oh the 10Th inst.
Within a mile and half of Golden
Gate the richest quartz mines yet discov-
cred in the Hills haze been found, and in
Golden Gate locms into i'm
portancc.
If one half of the leads hich have been
found within a radius of 10 miles from
Deadwood prove one third as rich as ex-
per!s have pronounced them. there IS no,
the slightest doubt in the world that with
in circle Is miles in circumference lies
The richest gold country on the globe.
About four miles from Deadwood is
another little town recently organize d
;alled Lead City. the site Of which is
honey combed and surrounded by veins of
luartz, many very rich and others of or
iinary and poor quality. Two large
Mills are between Deadwood and Chey-
nne bound for this camp, and or their
trivial will be set up and work commen-
ed.
The writer of tho letter from which
our correspondent obtained the sub
lance of the above, expresses his belief
hat the placer mines will produce during
he coming season full twice ~ much
old as they lid last. 1t is his impress on
hat the pay streak in Deadwond gul..h is
arrower than those in the other gulches,
nd that it VIII be pretty well worked
ut during the next season.
Whitewood gul,h critters Dcadwood
ulrh at Dcadwood City, is full of good
ages" digglngs and contains some very
c'i ground.
Trade IS very dull ey ,rywhsre ard
'mc articles of food are very high; po,a-
'cs for example, are 30 cents per pound.
lost of those who made big money las
Immsr, when winter came, went home
sptDd the winte,, and those wi h money
no req aired there spend M mole than
sufficient for grub
For the three weeks preceding January
;, it showed regularly every night. aud
D the 18th the snow was 80 inches on q
vel and the thermometer al 6 u. M, ia
cated 400 below zero.
jim. Whiila'c'' ls..go!ng to the Hills in
e spring with the iutention of operating
quartz.
SOL star has in immense stock oil
Gods, and the o'her Dead wood merchants
] have large stocks on hand.
TIE sentence of Mccall, Wild Bills
ur':erer, has cooled down the desperado|
,g,ion ct the population. and The city isl
liet and orderly. WATCHMAN.