Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-14

City offers as good advantages - any
town have seen; being situated near
TO prosperous mining camps, it is
quite an Quitting point besides whole
sailing large amount Of goods which
supply small Stores at different
tewnsa- More goods are wanted to
supply the fast increasing trade. 1t is
no uncommon sight to see Two and
three teams loading from the same
house at time. l counted .38 large
freight wagons in the stree. Sunday
many OF which unloaded here, yet the
demand is "more goods" Apick alfa
shovel sells here readily for 50;
flour 8 to s1a per hundred; hay 8 to
) cents per ib; corn 6 cents per lb;
potatoes 10 cents per 10; board is
sl2,5o per week.
The great rush now is to lower
French creek, Battle creek, Iron and
lSpring creek.
| Hayward City on Battle creek
seems the center OF attraction now
rich mines being dis eyefed ever day
both quartz and placer. Il the mines
turn opt AS rich as they indicate now,
layseeondpl l2eadwood may be looked
! for there.
Prospectingxis going on lively, yet
not one hundredth part OF the Hills
have been prospec,cd yet. The de
msnd for mining tools is great at
Haywood City; pick and shovel
bring $40 readily.
II was no unusual sight to see from
two TO dom prospeclors start out
wnh'tl.eir blankets &c, strapped On
their backs. | overheard couple
Elseslsssa.s shQnt gong out, one SAID
well JIM, you'll be On hand
early in the morning viii you?" Yes
llafry, hut iow about The grub
I"l iAavp somf, don't want much |
woulddt give much for fellow that
goulda't i've while on snow balls
| and pepper wlih fair prospect.
y ,S6yS77E2sisis Is q fair sastaple Of the kind
Of men that s,rc developing these
Hills and bringing to the
sunlight the hidden wealth
rney haze lea the iine living at hon.,
ani CONE hef9 expecting TO endure
hafdsaips to make a fortune; while
another class come here with big ex-
!stal. around tes a Il aa i
anl suddenly take . notion that they
are needed ut home, and the ie2t
thing we hear OF them they are telling
every peTson they meet that there is
no gold in the Black Hills, or that
teserY clam is taken, when in fact they
know nothing about the country IL
is my upGiion that The real wealth oi
the Hills is yet to Lc found, aud the
big tawn yet 10 be located and built.
/ Everyone seems 10 be boun1 for
| Deadwood just as though that was
the only place lor them 10 90, aad
when they sc, There and hnd that
they can't get 'disceyery' their chlns
| fall dowa 10 such distance that a
barber woaid siarye tying 10 make u
living atFshAVhig su5t a lengthy face.
! Ny advice would ne TO othose coming
hele,,so stri.. right oul to Iron creek
Spring, Ba,tleor French creeks p!en.
~ o. uaoccupied territory TO pro spees
in, aud good diggings TO be opened
II you. think Of coming s'lere to ssels
eni.lG1 nent, | will3say "ssay where
you are,' for there is too many o
that class now for the capital here
Showing here this afternoon hard.
As All agricultural country, | hardly
/ thina IT good up in tLa.Hills, although
/. the sod in most parts is. good, bu
snow the FIRST Of May don't bid very
; taie. a'ne climate undoubtedly wi
change BY settlement, and there i
a, gaea ehancc for it. The foot h.il
: ! think viii do better sill moi, ven
) tufe an opinion now, not hayngs'cel
mere long enough.
Through the kindness of Mr. Bar
tholomew, the editor of the. Herald,
u am permitted to see The Press ever
! day. The Herald is what call
= :, splenl i paper for new countr
Z and the esiitoris likc-the craft genel
= aliy. ii 2holesouled gentleman; sacrj