Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-01-05
TIE a HILLS

west Of the lO2nd meridian, and all that
portion Of Wyomin. lying north of the
43d parallel and east of the l0jth mcri-
dian, and embracing about 222,500 square
miles, or l,,500,e 600 acres, ofwhlch about
one-fourth is agricultural, the other
three-fourths being mineral and pastoral
ards. About 10000 acres, all of which
ere in Dakota, have been taken under
the homestead, p~re-eInption and timber
culture acts. The balance is now open
TO settlement, with the exception Of q
small portion lying east Of the banks OF
the Cheyenne river and the lG3d mcri-
dian. The farming lands of the Hills
are as productive as can be found any
place in The world. Fifty bushels of
wheat, GO of barley, 10 Of oats, 400 of
potatoes and go Of onions have been
kinds of vegetables do equally as vel!
potatoes that will weigh two or three
pound. are common, and some have
been raised that went as high IS fou
'onnis. Tie soil is a rich vegetable
mold, strongly i~mprcgnated with gyp-
sum, Of which there is IN incxhaustihie
supply, and consequently the land need
never become impoverished.
The timber lands of the Hills are es-
imatcd at G,o00 square miles, the timber
is principally Norway pine, with some
spruce, cottonwood, willow, aspen, oak,
ash, elm, etc, along the margin OF tue
streams which rise in the mountains
and fiow OH to The Cheyenne river on
Tie norti. and south side.
10 other country in North America
an oi!cr equal Inducements to the stock
.rowcr. The finest and most nutritious
,r;ia. cs with plenty Of good water ana
~larcclv any snow, cattle keep tt o. The
range tie year round, never knowing
hat il is & hc fed; tie stock raiser rGn
ave choice Of FIVE different railroads 10
al, lii e;o"k. thereby .r;.in. the ,o".
1T possible rate. to take. them 10 mar
et. sheep DC eq~aIiy IS well il seattle.
'"' '''aV ''"
s7re" .'tfir o hoa@:o*r no" swarm
,ac ov"r tie ranges norlh and wes; Of
ne !!i''S' i''hE 'l'on'Anhe OF ca'''e
0iEeI in with them. Two years ego.
;it A.ffcSt "!"!"T ever known IN Toe
ct thp loss Of i"tftp HoG onlv about <
'er eat Whi'e J nc a'''"s aic SIR!
J::ce .oc'h 'nt ""et q! h>rc he .osS
= irtn: =tte > ger cent. HERE are
i the present n!ne "hont "N''Ft' 'icai
':rat'lc on lhc ranges "a t!!s ~ lnIty
nj room Tor ~. 500 more without
overlooking TIE county.
Go'@ mi, . i curiiei on from Pear
-,'... III tl.r ncr'h ~ Custer City j, hc
=, ..h,.n plrt o Ne J. ). a 3;3tar OF
ri;.ei, milt .a... r..ul 81. .G...l 81, he
&, - nu -. r,:i;- u tue c. :. T. n"
~ er cor "a, ~ to- u.rtt re tlcrc -
may nd csc. ~, NJ. q ri lid - i"
Il Is. a. KITS. i.ori .It u hUl &.
l.. s.ut, ~: na.l 'Yn,, IT, g.. Tern t
TIE W~-,,." 3~X;.tn.tty ..'., ; ,or.., j.
nearly eve gu',i .. OF ever. NJ
Ai,li. H." ..!u. -. api;. H. ";iIer .,iu-
Ing . III. - , Il j. 9i'- f.1ol ot,r Il
| small are. "a {. u...rv. cuyrlisg lat a
few rii.. G~cicwit,rv ii tie r",>t; ier
tl,erp .lo :Iout $50 square misc Ia
nha. is called Tie miucral. and geld is
| fonud "a a;mus; every square n.iie OF tie
l.ocj. The !rGc~ y..,y in size from ~ Ia
i.nG C.et in width, anal some RS much
az ; niil,. IN ,cn.th. The great tn,io:i-
~ or,hc mines are low ur,ie ore. but
with the imnlcnsc bodies OF pay ore aad
good ~Alsua-clnrnt these mii,s have
been made To pay better than any 9th
c1S in the United States. Ore that will
90 s. per ton will pay 10 work. Willie
hat livh .r,S rom 81 10 $40 Yer to-,
sill pny LARGELY. Tie ore Which il
worked ly the erca. iiamcs,ake mill.
4 Lead titv. does rot ayer"re - pe,
on. We, ll,at co,nrnnv has paid ftv. o!c
..irrc,.iyc monthly 1i,i:euds. part o,
Lab have hepn S,il.na1 ler month and
he balance s4n.GGa. bellies havin. q
a,yc h~ur,!us On hand after paving ii
~cypcrScs. These ntinra are ~i.r:el
developed ti,an any others IN he Biacl
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