Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-04-13
THE BLACK HILLS.

Concerning the locality and condition
OF things in the country, the Biock Hiits
Times discourses as follows: Deadwood.
the principal and most northerly camp in
the mining region, is distant 200 miles
north of the Union Pacific railroad. 1t is
located eight miles from the foothills, at
the confluence Of Deadwood and White
wood creek The gulch proper contains
a population Of about 4 900 people. The
city, for mining camp. is substantially
built and is daily improving. Business
OF all kinds is well represented, and So
ciety will tavorsbly compare with any
mining town in the West. We have two
churches, school house, two daily papers,
telegraph, two daily mails, excellent no
! tells, and business houses of all kinds. -
We have no municipal government ut
present. but steps have been taken for
the establishment Of a corporate city. At
present We are under the exclusive do
miniOn Of county officials. the mining
Interests Of Dpadwood city are exclusive.
ly placer, and ARE Of the richest quality ;
but recent quartz discoveries upon Spruce
gulch, two miles south, ard Elk creek,
20 miles southeast, with the already fa
nous silver district known as the Bsar
Buttes, and the gold region of Straw berry
gulch upon the north and east, renders
the city direct central point. Four
miles west lies the wonderful cement belt
upon which are located the most thor
oughy developed gold quartz mines in
the HIS. Central City, South Bend
ami Gayyi,le, on Dead wood, and Lead
City on Gold Run. are the other principal
camps IN this section. Their interests are
chiefly quartz mining and milling, albeit
their placer mines have yielded hand
somely for two seasons. In the districts
named there are ut present upward of 40
mills, or 600 stamps in constant operation
day and night, II number that is being
daily increased. The ore pays from the,
surface down, and at an average of about
$l2 per ton, and ss it can be mined and
milled for One-hsf that sum. the profits
may easily be computed. Land i. far
from all being taken up, locations being
made every hour in the day, besides
which valuable property can be purchas.
ed at reasonable rates, owing to the ina
oIIty OF many poor miners to work it.
The Bear buttes silver district is distsnt
sbout 10 miles, and is equal ia richness to
aoy in the world. One smelter in opera
tion, and others will shortly bs erected.
Rapid City, % miles southeast Of Doad
wood, on the Sidney stage route, ia d.-
lIghttully located in picturesque valsy,
and has, in addition to large mineral dis
tricts, agricultural resources Of the very
best. Twenty-Five miles further south
are camps Hayward and Rockeville, in
the center ot newly discovered, very ex-
tensive, and very rich quartz, gulch and
dry mining districts, where there is abun
dance OF room for thousands OF locations.
which will undoubtedly be made during
the coming season. Still further south
hes French creek, Custer City, and a
large IMMORAL district-the southern ex.
tremity Of the belt which is idle ut pres
ent, owing to the fdct that claims else
where can be worked more cheaply. In
year or go French creek will be deyel
oped, and We predict that when that time
arrives the result will astonsh ''the oldest
inhabitant." The climate OF the Hills is
very salubrious, and the health of our
cosmopolitan population ia very good -
The expense Of living here, is, vi things
considered, very reasonable. Hotel rates
are S3 and $3.50 per day. or SIS per week;
but as all save transient people sleep in
their places of business, and merely pay
$40 per week for table board Individual
expense accounts ara very light.