The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-04-03
HAYwARD.
The Place for Poor Msn-A Rapidly Growing
Town, Surrounded by Rich Gulch and
Quartz Mines.

March zotn, lofa
Spring is opening up bright and warm
in the Black Hills and work is already
commencing in earnest in this busy
camp. The placer claims here are yield
ing riches to those who are fortunate
enough to have their claims ready for
sluicing-and the sight of many little
buckskin sacks, well filled, stimulates
others to exertion early and late. This
place, although not started until about
the LIST of January last, already bids
fair to become one of the liveliest camps
in the Hills. For the past three or four
days the town has presented a novel
aspect-long pack trains and the tradi-
tional emigrant wagons filing over the
Hill into camp on n side, and the
miners and prospectors, with their picks,
shovels and pans. passing out through
| the gulch from the other side of town
in long and continuous lrnes-up to the
Foster gulch diggings. These Foster
diggings have lain dormant all winter,
and were not supposed to be valuable,
but since the snow has gone off and
prospecting is resumed they are found
| equal to the best we have, averaging
from 8 to 40 cents per pan,and running
very regular as regards pay for over 8
miles, and even promising better pay
further on lin the new district organ
lied yesterday under the name of 'sStam-
I pede District" Mr.. John Strever re-
oorder,) and continuing up the gulch
. some 4 miles farther.
This town now numbers one hundred
and eighty buildings completed and
many in process of erection. The town
is governed by a board of trustees who
are very liberal in their views. A town
lot consists of 80 feet front, running
back $50 feet, and the requirements to
hold a lot are S25 worth of improve
ments within sixty days. Property is
advancing rapidly. Lots that were SELL
| ing freely some six weeks since at $40
are now held for $50 and 5000, and
many are not for sale. Still there are
some vacant lots left, owing to the law
which provides that each person can
only locate one lot by location rights.
The most promising feature of this
town is its l~ocatiop-the centre of
seven long and rich gulches: the Fos-
ter Gulch, Last Chance gulch,
Young's district, Rosebush, Rosebud,
Hazelton gulch and Oak Valley. These
gulches have all been prospected, and
found to pay large profits, and there
are besides many dry gulches and other
tributaries which have been prospected
so little that 1 do not feel justified in
promising big things in them yet.
In addition to our placer claims,
good leads are being daily found, most
ly of free gold, and this We consider
our lasting and substantial source of
wealth. Already two stamp mills are
en- route for this vicinity, and the pros
| pectors for eastern companies are nu-
merous, and all seem to be well pleased.
In conclusion, 1 would say this is
truly the portion of the Black Hills
especially adapted to the working mi
ner and the man of limited capital, for
here are good diggings and an opening
for large numbers of men who are
seeking mploymentas miners. From the
present outlook, I think my next letter
| will give you large and encouraging re-
suits. Yours truly, Vos.
L a ....N e. I
Says the Corinne (Utah) Record: An