Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-09-07
A RICH GOLD STRIKE.
Neighborllood of the Recent Rich
strike In the HomcstuIsc.

The Gladiator Mine is in the Immediate
-Neighborhood of the Recent Rich
strike in the HomcstuIlc.
The managers of the Gladiator
Mining Company have issued pro.
spectus to investors in which they call
attention to the fact that the property
operated by them is located in what
seems to be destined to become one
of the safest gold bearing districts in
this country. They do not aim to pre-
sent anything of literary nature,
neither can it be considered work of
art. They simply wish to present
business proposition and wish the
pulA,s to look at it from business
standpoint.
There was Il time when gold mining
was looked upon about the same as
people now look upon gambling, and
anyone who had engaged in gold min
ing was looked at in the same light as
though he were dealing on the Board
of Trade. This prejudice has now
disappeared to a large extent and this
great industry is being recognized as
being among the safest Investments
that are offered in the financial world.
If you will think carefully of all the
men that you know of who have made
millions within few years you will
find that most of them have been
engaged in mining of some kind; it
may not be gold mining, but it is in
some branch of the industry that they
found their wealth.
Now that gold mining has received
due recognition as one of the most
important sources of nationaland indi-
vidual wealth, it seems necessary for
investors to inform themselves fully
as to the relative advantages of the
gold bearing districts in the country.
THE BLACK HILLS.
The Black Hills mining district is
located i'll the south west corner of
the state of South Dakota and literally
speaking, the district should cover
the entire hills, for within this section
is found nearly every mineral known
to science. There are no doubt many
branches OF this industry that are yet
in their infancy. Gold was first dis
covered in the hills in August. 1871,
but at that time ii was almost impos-
sible to do anything in the way of
-
the Indian tribes located in that
section. Many prospectors in their
eagerness to secure gold, laid down
their lives before reaching the treas
ure. In fact any man who went there
took his life in his hands. The stories
of early prospectors show many hair
breadth escapes and are thrilling in
the extreme. On account of the diff
ficulty of reaching the district many
were kept away until 1877. when
the government acquired the territory
from the Indians; since that time
systematic gold mining has been car
ried on until today South Dakota
stands third in the list of gold pro-
ducing states. When it is considered
that this vast amount of treasure has
been taken from very small area-in
fact, not more than one county, it
must be admitted that this district is
very rich in the yellow metal.
1t is the object of this company to
develop what is conceded to be one
of the richest mining properties in
the Hills. This property has been
selected with the greatest care and has
been examined so thoroughly and by
SO many mining men that there seams
to be very little doubt as to it's value
1t is only necessary now to accumulate
a sufficient amount of capital to
equip the property with modern ma
chinery and to do small amount of
development work when it will be in a
condition to not only pay its own way,
but return to them who had the
courage to invest a few dollars, all that
they put in and dividends for perhaps
generation or more.
We ask that you consider this mat.
ter from business standpoint and
look upon it as business proposition
and we are certain that you will be
interested in watching the progress
of this company.
LOCATION.
The property that is now under de.
velopment by this company is located
iy heaBlack Hills about three miles
west of the city of Deadwood and
about one-half mile from Lead City.
The property consists of seven mining
claims :known locally as the Murray
Group. This property is situated west
of Poorman Gulch and on one side is
bounded by Deadwood Gulch. 1t was
in Deadwood Gulch that gold was
first discovered in the Hills and where
the greater amount of gold was first