Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-28


THE: BL OK 4 HILLS: IS: /
Information for tho People.
The l's.eer., Qaar'z, Towns an1
!. Roads,
Haw 10 Gel 1here ana what 30
Carry. "a
We eare4ns .eesip,of srsa, aansser Of letters
inquifin. about the Dakota geld neids 1std hoS
to set there. La replying - there Inquiries, VIC
know Aof no better mol bod shnn 70 eend the des-
est ptien ot the HILLS, Whieaf WAS prepared by MI.
tieo Ienusic, cumpe,ent Us deputy sasseJor;s
who spens lass sesspn IN tsat Country ana who
teok ,essrassdnsry pA,ns 10 aeqaatnt htMssa
With every .sosiieu ot H. In adnttion 70 iLs = w
sertp.ion or tho Hilir. we have n1dsd 2 IrS
woIsis TO roates and tue beat way 10 set tnesc.
Nr. iienc les report sns deliS red 10 ne IeSis-
lati e assembly oi bakata on the tad oi January;
Gs,.lemsn OF As CouHeii and .Hcu1s Of Rspre-
ssnfuasts..
opinion. and what have seen " ,hs Black
Hits oi pakosa, have thereIorc conhrnsad my
views 10 writing upon the snhisct. and nope ths.
what have 10 ray sBoul this great cnuhtry VIII
lead your honorable b IDS 10 such steps as may bs
beneticiai tothe peopiu OF The tcrfttofy ana - :
pscisfiy 70 those. men who In ashnnce VI aii oN-
siseles rom whatever source. haSe hrayed the
hards sips nf opening mp csnaisy 50 tsiii.
cd BIZ II kind psoyilllnct.
In thu aca.ilrr pari ot February 10 went to The
Hills, and STAYED there. except ioas rseRs, 70 me me
subject viii be strictly connned 10 what have
seen and not 80 hcarsay or guess work.
Being here IN he capsc yet .qrysynr had
cts people tAer, and gain their confidence from
which Learned h.urcs and facts, which VIII
probably psgon sh yoa, 6afare nevertheless true.
THE rLacEa nixxs.
The richest OF these mines 30 Tar discovered are
undoubtedly on Deadsopd creek and were dis
covered in The latter part OF Decenber lsI5. by
Dan Mucklcs i hardy pioneer, but not miner,
who had lot his way and found this creek ACCT
IDENTITY. IA his OBJECT was hndtng gold, ne
aashed pan of surface dirt which yielded him
one pcnnyweghi or ihercabonls, hc tten return
ed TO Castle creek. wnere men And acquAintancre
or his wereiook In vain for the yellow metal, ana
with dozen of his friends hey returned to Dead.
wood Ia The middieof January forming the Lost
dis rict consisting OF peadwood creek and ITS
,r'buiagics; but owing to theStnciemency of .thc
weather mining could not be prosecuted VII the
lAtter pari OF April. When thu ground com.
mrncea to thaw the enormous wealth ~as laid
bsrs; ella ms which during the winter could have
heen bought for couple Of sacks OF hour. very
scarce arilcls Ut thai iime were he.a ~ eioo 10
5000.
piseorcry claim which lays !, 100 feel below the
mons OF kutabaga guich Sas among the hrst
classes worked. IN its lower line bed rock; y
shallow and 10 this naiHiag WAS comparatively
easy ihis claim has yieiued daring the season
st,5 coo aud is about one-fonrth worked out
No below discovery has yielded according
- The books Of he owners x'3, u2a up 70 Dsc.
llth 1876, aud is good for great deal more in
nexf and coming seasons.
No. . below discovery Il The claim which hap
Ahiy the outside world. II WAS bought in Apri!
for 81 ooe ana In Sept. let. 1876 the lucky buyer
VI r. VI eu}tf returned 10 the =. a;es with i4,.
600 dollars In gold dust. Tho ciAim is about one
half worked out.
No. ] below discovery yields largely, but owin,
TO The snpersiiton OF the owner could not learn
Nos And Welded during The summer in the
neighhorhood Of slao,oGo, and was leased for next
season Tor $500
Nos. 8, q, s and arc about one.s'xlh worked
out and yield nom Two to three ounces to the
man per day of len hours work. requiring sesen
m n ~ work claim.
Nos ~, II, IL and l3, are about one-eighth
worked out ana bring enormous revenues to
their owners.
. "a. IA has yielded in one day Aug. Eth. 1876,
more than any other Claim In one day namely IN
tcl hours loT SeStu II ell &o,VNs,
No. Is, n well paying, p,ece O. ground. but ar
on the lower peadMood creek bed rock being
deeper, II Is not iaitly opened,
Nos. lG 10 10 most OF Deanwood. are all deep
claims and rot feirly opened bnt show NH eeed
pruspecss say IRON % to 60 cfs. per pan.
No. sboss discoyrryis The hfst driitinS csaim
this n,e9ns claim where the sutface dirt Y moi
worked ba; only froai two 10 three feet above
aud one footoi bedrock are taken ana wa shed
| The ca penscs Tor opening such Claims are CON
largt antitles Of watar1s on bed,
or driits Ii hss paid We'll all during the season.
No.a is a well paying. clam OF Yanklon
No. ; is owned ny ]. d. Pearson and yields
from $500 To $i .ooJ per day
No. has Yielded fabulous amounts, FOR In
stance dnting the period nf q days II returned
no day less Than $3.50 and no day since II has
been worked. has IT yielded less than 500.
| No's s. d. s, and all elaine above thcre have
no. been opened aud the amounts TO be taken
,hrretrom IN next summer viii asionish fh'
world presume.
are nnai.,urhcd With a tsw exceptions, anl !
| capital should bring water on The snrran: adm
hiIis OF thls creek tae re,uriis Will be simply be
| yond cxpres sion. "a Il Is nearly m.,css ihle L
| wash pan of,hiil dirt. without finding m IN
| courxging PROSPECT.
/ Blacktsii, . trio 1tGr, 10 Deadwood, Comes from
the divide between False Bottem creek an an
/ creek and yielded largely. The upper claims u
4 thi- creek are open to location, beins not dremc
! tich enough nj present. bu. Viii bring II maj
day
| a small yulch euap;y,ng INTO -peadwood abor
| 500 feet above the townSite.of Gayyille, viii
| shallow bod rock. TAis creek con.isls OF cigh
/ teen claims OF which nine hkve betn worke'
| during the season and yielded according to III
ti,....,e. II expasseaeed miners tlc neat r3nn,
t snm OF s2Qoo 900, This creek is expressly ricl
t owfag 10 thr fEcI that irats of decumposc
| anar,s are cni by 1t, and ihs mctat OF The sam
E6eimg deposited In The cres.ce oi the perrnadie ie
! niar s,antling bed pock, with no sluees 10 b
was he'd away by currents ol this iittle bat rap
| mountain sirear
Numerous ot,ur little brooks enter In pesd
wood tile most Of which are open 10 prospcc .or
| for locs<ion.
| Whitusood creek, OF which Deadwood cree
4 is tributary Is very rich In placer deposits 81
psci~lly In the upper part of Cape Horn distrc
which commences as the mouth OF Split Ia,
and also between here auc tho month uf Deat
| wood creek. The claims on this creek a.e nc
open With hfew-excepttsns
| Tue WIiiewood Hydraulic Mining Go. with
stock capital Of $4,000 owns all the ground h'
tween the mouth uf Dcadwood and God Run W
The elevation ef their ditch is at its terminn
l1s Iset about the level Of the creek and carryin
$50 Inches OF water, this power VIII IN heaI o.
son tear tho gravel deposits TO pieces and = "bi
ctcannrss iauy he looked for a. the gravel ib ~