The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-01
THE~BLACK HILLS.
Facts of Interest to Those Who
are Going There.
Cheyenne as an Quitting
Point.

In answer to the many communica-
tions which we receive daily, we have
compiled the following budget of infor
nation, for the benefit of all those who
are afflicted with the Black Hills fever.
While it is not as complete as we
might desire and promise to make it,
we think it will answer most of the
questions asked. The first query pro-
pounded is whether we really believe
there is gold in the Black Hills. This
has been too well proven to admit of
doubt. Good judges who have the
means of knowing, estimate the amount
of gold brought from the Hills during
the year 1876, at a million and half of
dollars; as much more remains undoubt-
ly in the hands of miners and merchants
in the several settlements; for it is only
recently that the Cheyenne and Black
Hills Stage company has commenced
to carry gold dust with guarantee of
safe delivery.
Gold is found in paying quantities in
nearly all the mining districts opened.
The richest discoveries in placer and
quartz mining have, however, been
made on Deadwood and Whitewood
creeks, and along these creeks cluster
the principal mining towns in the Black
Hills.
Owing to the hostility of the Indians
the mountain ranges west and north of
Deadwood received last year but lit
tie attention from the prospector; but
it is known that that section also
abounds in gold and silver, which dur
ing the present year will be brought to
light by the hardy miner.
How to Reach the Black Hills.
Without decrying any of the propos-
ed routes from points on the Upper
Missouri river, we assert that the route
from Cheyenne northward is the safest,
speediest, cheapest and best to reach the
Black Hills. Cheyenne is at the june
tion of the two competing railroads from
the East-the Union Pacific and Kan
sas Pacific. 1t will be two days. rail
road travel to Cheyenne from Chicago
or st. Louis. The following table will
show the distance and present rate of
fare from these two points to Cheyenne:
LIST class I'd class
Miles. Fare. Fare.
St. Lonis via St. Joe to Omaha 4Gs iS % is %
Omaha to Sheyenne............... 5d8 u @ y 10 70
Chicago ago. TO q 0heyenne;.''iloo nHnnn ;io 47 W " W
| Leavenworth and Denver.-l053 40 90 40 10
We are credibly informed by the rep
resentatives Of these two railroad COM
panies, that special rates will be given
| from Chicago to Cheyenne, to Black
Hills parties, which will be at least one
third less than the above rates.
Through tickets from Omaha to Gus
ter City via Cheyenne, are being sold at
the U. p. ticket offices at the following
rates:
ES First class; ass: @ @
Ihlru 70 w
From Cheyenne to the Black Hills.
A fine natural road, over which the
United States mails have been carried
for many years, leads from Cheyenne
to Fort Laramie, distance of ninety
| miles. This route passes through
settled country, and good ranches are
found at convenient distances from
each other. From Fort Laramie tc
Custer and Deadwood City good wag-
on road is found, which has recently
been shortened by our county officers,
| thus reducing the distance necessary to
be travelled by freight teams over sixty
miles. The whole distance from Chey-
enne to Deadwood over thisroad is about
two hundred and thirty miles. The
Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage COM
pany, Luke Voorhees,, superintendent,
makes at present tri-weekly trips over
| rnnH ('nGtnr and Illahwn0n-
u,is roau o W 0us.ei aDs anu e"umH' nattsr and
fSinE y Sssseni'i aiis riI io tha snr;no fhis
o,e o. as ma + m gni,v i vln i;na Of e neanh .,
es and, with a superb outfit of horses
and stages, well-kept stations at con-
venient points, and reasonable charges,
onin onis frstc,asa S- ,o 1ime m Of cnmmnnication
Ttty Hnt1raa., aao +La p,ani Hills ,ain;ng towns
| do
anu Tha v,i' StaGa 1uo oomnanv sells frat class
+;oi,nts n 20 'SS SHs+er e nt SaS M. to Deodwood
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AS miners and prospectors generally
travel IN parties not less than tour, we
give below a list OF the necessary artl-
cles needed by four men with Teams,
comprising provisions ana gram 1or
ninety days: =, =
Five hundred pounds best quality Oh
hour III 50 I'D: sacks; l2oo POUNDS gram,
2oo pounds suited corn meal; ~ pounds
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