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

e,sess c,ryl Oh cosr.s goia ana appArs~tiy to
the smoo,snsss 81 shs sssaise @ PED re = ,As soss g
81 her has bssa carried away bl the rapid strsans
of The nssnsa1as to pasts uAknown. 1Ae 6ssc-
E. (. s sss II . o
i've fusn, snA th<rcJDte Il Il NOT unrsasoae6tslo
savpoes tAas tAs placer dcposts arc placed shsIe
y 1ss.s, i iros, nsiloty, s.ar, Niger, na,s,o and
Beascs creeks afs 'aii claimed 10 b we'll paying
erscks, and men y ~ wsat 10 work car "oeaAe Az
ihs aruand hey pecd, ~ b comfOrtphiy A1ed Tor
tss SaIsnce sof theaf lie ttasc. 70 much sbout
tks plaess Mines.
ov au1kI1
thers exists In the DiacE Hills moro than can
we'll bs ssumxtsd. III hers stats that there 70
sS,stsd vita yoiA. i. vii poeAsly spysas 70 yoa
= swsllsd s.a,sment, but sact Il tas c!. The
genera curse ot thu g.d bsarta2 Qaas.1 oeit q
Sof,h ~ degrees wssi, aad this gvst ecssefcs -
Wsalta can easily, aad mas bcsa isecsd fr0@ ieia
low cree to faise Bottom. distance ~ asseen
n,lr. and cighrmilss In .id,h " ye!ds qa.sl I,
Ing uncommon. But evenf y. aSsays oaty 6o0
- 10 90 per tom. whsh ., IN lar nsoss
thsn tho rich mines Of NsvAdA, yield, y VIII
brtng ess territory 10 the froot - Qaartz nta.
my cOuatryr have vta1ted while IN the HAis
al prominent qaAftz.mipes and mdsi decline 70
tartacr comment aIsn the enormous s.lth tx: :
b0dy u ghr thtnk thai am gslug ocyoud the
limits vi ltruth Furt her murs We have deposits
sisx on .ns Sso vo,a "a h,e
L. no rich that cannot aud an sxprrrsion 70 do
/ Il justice TAg,vs IN idea Will :. that
on the, AIpht Mine sigaxted on the divide b.
! tween Bobtai, aad Deaa awood two tanuels have
. hexn made, o.e 0f lilo tee, and one Of 81 fest In
flcagth through 70 Id hAaa Of hit c0ng'omeIaie,
which IN worth at an average esoo per tuI: :Ts-.
| Thu Hidden Treasure inine, tue CHIEF ot tho
Hills. ana et hers sfs nntnesof the same chAfsc-
Ter. The uidisa re Asusc, ON which there IL now
out every ~ hours abont s. soo IRON six tons OF
ore. s.,-x.~4.-sl5
Quartz mills are now In process Of consiruc,
tiOn aud viii cause money by he million TO be
turned out. rome dssnre veins Nth their wall
rocks crvpling beneath the surface are awaiting
the pror pee df, TO stick the picks ana drills into
b,eome rieS II tncy want 70 develop their enor
nous masses OF gutd bearing orc.
silver aud lead orc In cxhau 81 bts quantities 70
Eslss Bo,tetn. West Of the Bear Butte Creek II
arrange OF hills called Minersl Point which 10 In
fact nothing outs msss Of gaiena carrying from
shvef per toa. There Atnrs arc beinH rapidly
deyelobsd, hat there i. enough Of this orc Tor
any man to locate thereon, who wants to io0A It
MP. There 10 one lead Of silver bearing ore, car
yinx snlacieasiy lead 10 aax j., Of wh ch ssysfAl
TONS df ORE hs . been seat 10 the DcnvW eaact.
| ing works, which returned 800 ounces OF silver
per ton. This vein 10 Z feet thick and has been
traced 10 the sxt-At os Alto feet In length. lis
depsh attnis d. has not and will probably not
BE- s.csr1 aimed for suca z nme. 70 come.
TIMBER 10 In sxhaustible quantities and Of good
quality In the 1ills. The yellow Norway pine
predominating on the ranges and siopss and
on ,Se foot htils snd In h. rsy,nrs snrrounSins
| the came Thesa extensive pine trees Will ~
| .pms future date BE- lhe means Of lcaying large
amounts Of m0aey Iii Qur territory, tne1 ~ soon
- we are connected Sarn The iIliis by railroad
cur tlmbaS,ess pratrtes can he supplied rLln lnsrc
instead Of sending q tho lowest calculation
| nalf million annually 70 Minnesota and other
i beY nfaldu al lat
Pine sswlogs Il from is TO - inches In diane
tee. and " u ~ st In length ara there in large
4 quarter sectioa OF our extensive praiies win
i tue material for comfortable frame cottage
thrown in:-7 fiar1'wood fer the construction OF
farm implements and aundry Articles are also
1 plentiiu,.
he agricultural lands Of the country ssround-
Ing the nils have IN appearance OF being Of
4 lists In tbs enormous deposits of gypsum aLs
spreading ihelr benohcisi qualities The land,
taey bctng washed thereon by rsina and the melt
i Ing snow North snd west OF speardsh creek
large tracts OF iand have been DioWud sad worked
this sesron and I, was treat 10 any lover Of
lata.e 70 see the inxurioua growthof everything
| whicA VAS Aown and planted
Drts q he lGsys. ara s1esi.a, cell @ bunch @ @ Or
ounalJ grasscs reaching the h.i iIhtn Of seven and
1 eight inches 10 IN quant,ies sufficient 10 fnrn-
ish feed for large herds of csttle and ohsr eek.
ruwHs.
1 Towns are fpringing up like mushrooms, and !
never cav In my lie better chance tor corner
/ lot spectators ~ In the Nils.
l I Iwiii enumsrate some o tho most prominent
places and give ron b brief description VI them
Dcsdweed city. the presest melropoii. Q! he
ss os e:
gulch and on The 9sstsrn slops VI tho Nils sur
rounding II, 10 thriving .OwA aud n Jf bu st
| meas. Nearly all branches beng represented.
i 9rocsries, .alooas. yanpiiAx hsiis, rrstsurau,s
/ dry goods, and sh0s et re- and doctor and
law shovs more .hsn are setaa " nssds.d- rhs
/ number Of tnhAbtiaats can hardly b. esunat 1
| - they daily come aud 20.
i 0Ayvtlle 10 t~o nj es southwest oapeadwood
4 creek thriving mining camp and nearly In lhe
Golden GA.c * niles miles west u the. laI,er
place 10 aourtrhtng lille p ace With wos4ua-s1
mills aud great mineral Resources.
II r IN crock and the headquarters Of man, rusty
4 Uid miners And II wants t. hear wes, ern
slang he wants 10 so there
!, False Bottom.
:. Crook City issituated IN the foot hills, just
where whi,e~. cd creek cnters the prairie. y Pre-
, eume he secoAd largest city In the Hills, sur
rounded oy hne farming aud grazing lands.
spearhsh City Is ocA cd on the opvn 2rAitia Ii
j Spe.rnsh vallay.is parxc lee on Z. Tn aud rich
romantic scenery and natural cariosit,es her,
, 10 room for large town and the surrsunding re
/ sources consisting of the Nines In the Close VI
cinity and the dns pastural and farming land
cannot fail % mako Of this place the future Den
. | yer OF the Hills.
Galcna City ON Bear Butte creek 10 the loaanl
: place IOr the ie1Q Auo silver miners ana Delol
fon1 the air ofits safroundings viii be rtagns,e.
| by the smelters and furnaces.
III HOW TO GET TMBRk.
! The shortest and altogether the best way Il
: Yankton. II 10 also cheaper to take this route
J. Every article needed by the miner can be pur
4 chased here as cheap, transportation added, AZ a
/ any point In the country Horses or oxen an,
complete transportation outfits can be had At les
i rates than farther east. supplies Of every de
a acrip,ionare sold at such reasonable prices tina
l~G q AtAR ah..d ra ~.
i Yankton Merchants were inclined 10 impose hiy
I, rates on the gold seekers. Parties bound for b
4 Hilis will actually save money BY do aging III
III The route FROM NYanktoa lies up the Aissoui
i river to Fort rterrey thence direct to Dcsd.ood
The distance 10 not lar from 30 miles. and III
a I road lics through . country nf abundant and n,
). tritioua grasses, With wholesome wafer an
J. plenty Of timber froa Ysnk,cn TO Fort Perr