Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-23

statement, but such II the fsct- The
general course Of the gold bearing quartz
bait is north, 90 degrees west, aud this
grrxt resource of wealth can easily. ana
has been traced from yellow creek 70
False BotSt,m, distance of fifteen mica
| aud eight miles liz width Of gold quartz,
which assays from $500 to Is 900 per ton
! is nothing uncommon. But even IL IA
assays only from $50 to $50 per ton,
which at an average Is far more than the
.icn mines Of Nevada yield, II will bring |
our territory to the fron. as quartz
mining country. have visited while ~
| the Hif,s all prominent quartz mines and
| | must decline to further comment upon
the enormous wealth laying bare therein,
=. am xfraid your honorable body
might think that l am going beyond the
limits of truth. Furthermore we have
Ilcpositl resting on the bed rock OF vol
canic deposits composed Of cement and
gold bearing quartz, which is SO rich
/ that | cannot find an expression 70 do
it Justice. To give you An idea will
state, that on the Alpha mine situa,
ted on. the divide between Bobtaii
aud Deadwood two tunnels
have been made, one Of ITO feet
! and one of 95 feet in4length through
solid mass of this conglomera.e,
Z which 10 worth at an average $500
4 per ton.
4 The Hidden Treasure mine, the
o chief Of the Hills, and others are
. mines OF the same character. The
Hidden Treasure, on which, there 10
|, now . cylindrical bulb pulverizer in
g operation turns out every "a hours
!, about 1880 from toas of ore.
Quartz mills are now in process Of
!, construction and .ill cause money by
II the million to be turned out. Some
/, assure veins with their wall rocks
cropping beneath the surface arc
awaiting the prospector, to stick the
d picks aud drills into them and give
: thousands of people a chance to be
y come rich II they want to develop
! their enormous masses Of gold bear
ing ore.
), :, Silver ana lead ore in exhausti-
I bic quantities is found on Bare Butte
Il creek, aud also III places On False
/. Bottom. West Of the Bare Butte
I, creek is arangeSo of hills called Min
Ar eral Point which is. in fact nothing
'e but mass Of gslena earryinR from M
9 to so per cent lead and from 40 I.
/ 60 ounces Of silver per ton. These
d mines are being rapidly developed
but there is enough of this ore 70
ID xny man to locate thereon, who wants
er to look it up. There is one lead 9
o. silver bearing ore, carrying sufticientl
= ~ lead TO-. hu1 II, Of which severa
n tons OF ore have been sent to tn
ot Denver smelling works, which re
burned 1900 ounces Of silver pc
q. ton. This vein is 4 feet thick an
All has been traced to the extent Of $50
d I feet m length. ITS depth 1t this da
90 90 has not and will probably net be As
=. ccr,nined for such time to come.
iis Timber is in eshaustible quanta
to ties and Of good qu.lity in the Hill
ed The yellow Norway pine predomin'
ith ing on the ranges and slopes n
un spruce aud whitewood in the valley
on, burr, oak, on thu foot bills, aud in i
:. ravines surrounding tho same. The
~ ~, extensive pine trees will at some (
ion ture date be the means Of leAvir
large amounts of money in our teri
lite tory, then as soon as we are come
is ted with The Hills by railroad our tir
berless praries can be supplied fro
ute there instesd OF sending Vt the 10,
: : est calculation hall = million ann
M ally to Minncsota aud other lumb
"a producing states.
lite Pine sawiogs Of from Is to
de- inches in diameter, and 10 to 60 fe
ca, in length are there in large quantiti
on on and in fact enough to fence eve
oe- quarter section Of our extensive pr
W. W. ,ies with the material for conf,
Ich M table frame cottage thrown in. Ha
,i,e wood for the construction Of fal
my imrliments aud sundry articles \
it also plentiful.
her The agricultural laHas Of the eel
cen :, try surrounding the Hills have an .
~. pearance Of being Of . good qualil
~. The natural fcrtilizere which exists
M ,e, the enormous desposits Of gypsr
,gs. are spreading their beneficial qua
not ties over the land, they being wash
the ,hercon by rains and the melti
'nly snow. North and west OF SpearG
tue Creek large tracts Of land have be
plowed and worked this season a
~. ana it was treat to any lover OF nat,
inc to see he-luxurious growth OF eve
are thing which was sown and planted
rhol The grazing lands between I
Hills and the forks OF the Cheyeu
me are excellent bunch or buffalo gras,
ser sek reaching the heigbth Of seven .
, n.n eigh. inches is in quantities sufiici,
far to furnish feed FOR large herds Of c
nee tie and other stock.