Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-02

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Try ri EAieh haxs. reduced Ia lsxpense o
sspk1atI t6s@ te66YdS H6tSuf TIE lowest grade
rocks are worked with profit. In this fac'
n i5ns6Sl 6ddS1ndlSAs h1hS nued
p1ejGr SfASs.an Def pun.'
all ssrsSSsSSnisdal With Ia biGtiSk rocks oil
covered with great fields Of auriferous de-
poslt, AID xhsrsttr Il Will yisld $500 "a
the ton tsof Srofh III ca ssbes ptofsably
handled.
If We return to Central, I shall make an
effort TO- 80 the Do 6met mine. which ID
said to possess . novelty in the scientific
maneerl Ia which Il has bsenSyorked..A
FfUa this hurried and iimiipsslftcto bser.
vasionl Of ths minarai dsposits in this vici-
nifty, which embraced much more than ie
here alluded y. the copclusion isirresistible
thats 1uhdssds Il nilioAsa Of wealth are
here buried within easy reach, and it's
acqai4idepr already entered upon With SO
much skill, enterprise end profit, will 60 on
for many years ; no man can tell when the
end will b, and no apprehensionIexiss
hare ia regard 70 it. The result will DO to
centre here st Deadyood, immense wealth,
and great wealth will build up asubsantial
and beautiful city. Nature is favorable
and thsgMhaxithsnsGagaNi oosiispart.
T. will net=asssnpt-s-predicsioa Of Dead
wood's .fatqrscexcePt that Iseefin it some
thing very bright and promising.
The government should establish a mint
.etsthis point; that the bullion might b con-
verted into money here, eavine much ex-
pense to III. producers and doing injury to
no interest. The gold prophet in 1880 will
unquestionSbly exceed that Of Colorado.
and already it has reached the figures which
were the boast Of the centennial state 81, a
number Of years. %
The question Of. dividing Dakota by q
north andssouth line ia not favored here By
the substantial element. In The southefn
Hills section it has no support ofany note,
and here in Deadwood the great majority
Of the ~tax.paying interest 10 Etaead-set"
against it. This class reason, first, that the
Black Hills and southern Dakota united
can soon demand admission as . state and
will make n Of the strongest and most
important Of the western member Of the
union; second, they claim that the Black
Hills cannot afford . separate territorial
existenceAthat the present enormous fl:
debtedness added to the current expenses Of
maintaining their criminals, insane and
paupers would ruin them with excessive
taxation; and third, that the class of indi'
viduals who are most strenuous for division
are political !aspirants Who see in the new
territorial scheme fat Offices and increased
opportunities for what is here termed plum
der. 1t is my impression, gained from
frequent conversations with a number O
citizens who are regarded wealthy and in
Auential and who volunteered their opini.
on, that if the people here have any voice
in the matter, the Dakota map will undergo
no material alteration, ct least 10 far as III
eastern, southern aud western b~oundarie:
are concerned.
l have now spent several weeks in this
truly remarkable region. 1 have seen only
a portion Of it but I am convinced that the
remainder will in a brief time prove as
valuable in resources as that already known
With mineral wealth practically unlimited;
with . soil unexcelled in fertility. and
capable Of growing everything essential for
food for nan and beast; with . climate un-
surpassed for healthfulness, with springs of
purest water everywhere abundant, and with
q topography Of charming beauty, abound
ing in . thousand natural attractions, what
may not these people aspire to?
Ny next will give you . glance a 1.-THE
Southern Hills. Till then / remain
Yours, KING.