Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-05-30

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mica, coal, salt, petroleum, asbestos,
| and numberless others in gmaller
quantities than those mentioned
At the present. time these industries
have opened UP and are working their
properties. Lawrence county is the
scene Of more extensive mining than any
other Of the Black Hills counties. Rich
deposits of all the above minerals have
been opened up and are now awaiting
the erection Of the proper plants and
machinery for the further prosecution of
tho work
Tho great gold region of Lead City is
on the headwaters of the Whitewood.
There are the greatest gold mills in the
world, turning out refined bullion every
month to the amount OF $4,000. These
mills are owned by the great Homestake
company, of which George Hearst, j. b.
Haggin and Lloyd Tevis, the California
bonanza kings, are the principal mem
bers. The great silver mines of Galena
are on the headwaters of Bare Butte
creek, about ten miles from Sturgis, and
are rich in their deposits of lead and anti
mony as well as virgin silver. Besides these
mines of Lead City and Galena, there
are scores Of others turning out "pay" in
large quantities, all Of which lie contigu-
GUS to Sturgis and in direct communica-
ton with it. Thousands of investors
who placed their money in the mines OF
Lawrence county have cleaned up from
100 to 500 per cent. on their investment.
| Today the mining world is looking toward
Lawrence county and waiting for the
! time when it will become the greatest
mining center of the country. The min
eral resources of this county are mex
] haustible, and wealth awaits all who
have the funds to prosecute and the
nerve to .'stay with" their work Out Of
/ Lawrence county passes annually mill
ions upon millions of gold, silver and
lead these mines being old established
properties while the others mentioned
above are comparatively in their in
fancy. The direct communication by
rail with the outside world has assisted
somewhat in the developing of the
mining industry, and makes far easier
the shipping in Of supplies and ma
terial and the sending out of bullion.
New locations are being made every day
and new discoveries panning out more
| than even their discoveries anticipated.
Tho time is not far distant when Law
renee county viii be recognized as the
center of the greatest mining community
on the American continent. Already
are the plans made and money advanced
for the erection of immense rednct tion
works to reduce the refractory ores of
Lawrence county, at the completion Of
which all the gold mines of the entire
Black Hills will open up with boom
that will surprise the people who
either through ignorance or pure cussed-
ness have worked against the Hills from
| their first recognition as mining coun-
try. To sum it all up, the man who can
invest his cash fearlessly and labor for
| the accomplishment of his purpose can
| not make money faster or easier than by
mining in the Black Hills. For the
proof OF the statements made the Stur-
gis board of trade stands ready on appli-
cation to furnish the necessary informa-
ton to convince the stranger that the
great county of Lawrence is all that is
claimed for it.
DEADwOOD.
This worid-renowned city is located in
the deep gulches through which flow the
Whitowood and Deadwood creeks. The
city has an elevation of 4,630 feet above
sea level, and is on the northern slope of
the Hills, about twelve miles from the
Wyoming line, It is surrounded by high
hills ranging in height from 200 to 800
feet. Owing to it's elevation and sur
roundings the air is pure and dry and
very beneficial to those troubled with
the minor lung difficulties. The city is
supplied with fine soft water, considered
to be the best at present in the Hills.
The first rush was made to Deadwood
gulch early in the spring of 1876, al
though it is said that the first cabin was
built in 1875. When the grand rush was
made cabins sprung up along the banks
Of the creeks like mushrooms Every
foot of ground was being worked as
placer, and dust was being PANIED in
immense quantities. The town received
it's name from the enormous amount of
dead timber standing in the gulch. The
town was laid out April 26, 1876, and
from the start to the present time has
enjoyed a splendid prosperity. The first
mail routes were established in 1876, be-
tween Cheyenne and Sidney Tho mail
was carried by pony, and charge of
fifty cents was placed on every letter de-
iyered.
In 1879 the town received it's first set
back. On September 26 fire broke out,
and before it was gotten under control
it had burned nearly the whole town.
The total loss was estimated at 81 ,5O0,-
O00. Notwithstanding this severe blow
the people, who had their all swept
away, showed their grit and persever-
ance by Immediately rebuilding on a
more substantial scale. They rebuilt
the place and once again ii became the