Bismarck Tribune from Bismarck, North Dakota • Page 4

o. by a. LOUW8BERRY. TBIBUNE SUBSCRIPTION BATES: WEEKLY, One 1 50 4t Months, ne Three Months, BISMARCK, D. FRIDAY, MAY, 7, 1880.

THE tribune. The special illustrated edition of THE TBIBUNE is before the reader. Examine it wall aad if you want a representative ern'newspaper, fall of western life Dftrtimrn vigor, subscribe for it. It is pubby one who believes in the west, and who would not knowingly mislead, but will, at all times, endeavor to keep THE TBIBUNE leaders informed in relation to western matters. He has no land to sell, and is not in the employ of those who have, bat he does urge those who want homes in the free from inoambranoe and for years free from taxes, to come.

Here acres for thousands of families, to be had under the homestead, pre-emption or tree culture laws, almost without money. Any man having a level head, a strong heart and willing hands, though he may be bat little bettor than penniless, may settle on these lands and not only make for himself and family a home, but lay the foundation for a fortune, while for capital, there is no better investment than wheat or stock ing in Dakota and the Yellowstone region. If you like THE TBIBUNE send $2.50 for the pgpgi one year. Extra copies of this or any edition will be famished for three 3-oent stamps. DAKOTA has fifty-eight newspapers, among them, eight dailies.

A UNITED STATES Land office has been tablished at Miles City, M. T. IMPKOVED in tarms near prosperous villages Dakota can be had at about ten dollars an acre. THESE are more villages between marck and Fargo now than there were tlers in 1S73. FRFTT.YG CITY, M.

has a First National bank, with A. R. Nininger, President, and A. Harding, Cashier. DAKOTA laws allow 12 per cent, interest and forfeit only the excess of 12 per cent, where usury claims are preferred.

THE Dalrymple farm, Dakota, for 1878, produced 111,933 bushels of wheat, 16,493 bushels of oats, and 8,272 bushels of barley. MULES are preferred to horses in the North Pacific region. They command from $275 to $400 per span. Horses are worth from $25 to $50 less per span. WHILE the Red River country is booming with Bonanza farms covering thousands of aores each, the Missouri river region is tling in the good old family on every quarter section.

A LARGE tract of land, formerly the Sioux reservation, lying east.of the Missouri river, about thirty miles south of Bismarok, has been thrown open to settlement. This is an excellent range of country. THE Grandin farm, Traill county, North Dakota, covers 68,000 acres. Six thousand aores are under cultivation. The first crop from this farm paid for the land and all provements and left a farm worth $10 per acre.

IN 1872 the men who located the townsito of Bismarok slept on their arms, being in danger from Indians. no ment then within two hundred miles of marok, excepting half a dozen wood person the Missouri River. RAILBOAD land in the Missouri river try may be had at from $2.50 to $4.00 per aore with large drawbacks in consideration of improvements made. The land can be paid for witk railroad preferred stock, which is now selling at 54 cents on the dollar, ducing the price for cash nearly one-half. THE St.

Louis papers advertise the lowing comparative rates to Montana, via the Keokuk, North Pacific and Benton lines: St. Louis to Ft. Benton, via St. Panl and Bismarok, first class, 70.50, via $130 second-class $40.50, via Union Pacific, $103: emigrant, $36.35, via Union Pacific, $70.50. THERE are no diseases in Dakota resulting from climatic influences, and in the frontier townsr More men have died with their boots on than from all other causes.

The climate is invigorating, the air is pure, and even the cold weather which sometimes occurs is far preferable to the chilling winds so mon in localities further south. ON the Dalrymple fcrm, North Dakota last year, there were nsed 126 horses, 20 breaking plows, 47 stubble plows, 17 gang plows, 81 harrows, 30 seeders, 45 ing harvesters, 67 wagons, and eight steam threshing machines. One hundred and twenty-five men were engaged on this farm daring the seeding season, and 328 daring harvest. HUNDREDS of men will find employment on the North Pacifio extension at from $1.25 to $2.50 per day carpenters at $2.50 to $3.50 and teams, with men, at from $3.50 to $4.50 per day. No idlers are wanted, however.

They are usually sent "over the road" to the a dozen a year from this tramps in almost every case. In September 1861, Dakota polled 585 the city of Bismarok polls the delegate election. In 1862, 458 votes in 1864, 607 1866, 743 1868, 3,870 1870, 3,227 1872, 3,733 1874, 6,788 1876,8,614, and 1878,17,953. And the vote of 1880 will be folly doable that of 1878. This statement gives some idea of the rapid settlement of the Territory.

FOB a thousand miles northwest of marck there is abetter agricultural oountry i-and abetter climate than Michigan or Wiaoonsln. On the boast df Alaska there is a oountry where frosts never come, the climate being modified by the warm winds from the Pacifio ooast. These influences extend over the whole northwestern oountry, and give to -v? Washington Territory'a rainy season instead of the northern winter and modify very much the climate of Western Dakota. BISMABOK is the most important point on the Missouri, above Omaha, and in less than Ave years it will be the most important railroad center west of St. Paul.

The city does a business of $2,500,000 per annum, and the banks handle more money than any oity in Dakota, excepting Deadwood. Every steam-, boat leaving Bismarck during the season of navigation leaves about $3,500 for supplies, and each arrival from above pays its crew about $2,000. The arrivals and departures for the year number 165. The North Paoific also pays out about $1,500 per month at Bismarck. There are 1,500 men in the employ of these two interests at Bismarok.

The Northwestern Stage company chips in to help swell the business of the city about $3,000 per month. LAND can be secured tinder the emption act by actual settlement and payment of $2 pre-emption fee. Final proof must be made within twenty months, when the land willoost $2.50 per acre. One hundred and sixty acres may be had nnder the homestead law oo the payment of $14 to $18 land office fee and a clear title from the government after five years settlement and cultivation. The time served in the army is deducted from this five years, on what is known as soldiers' homesteads.

One hnndred and sixty aores may be had for tivating eight years ten acres of timber. Outside of the limits of railroad land grants the government price of land is $1.25 per acre, but that lyiDg adjacent to railroads is far preferable at the higher price. DAKOTA has a population of nearly 200,000 people, and is kept in her territorial position because the Democrats in Congress do not want to add to the Republican strength in the United States Senate. The territory is not divided, as itshonld be, on the 46ih lel, making two territories of about 75,000 square miles each, because the Democrats do not want to lay the foundation for two publican States. Dakota will probably be divided and the southern portion admitted as a State in 1881.

The two sections have no common interests and no common pathies. The line of separation is as distinct as that between Minnesota and Missouri, and the people, with almost one voice, mand separation. THE Northwestern Stage and tion company, running in connection with the Northern Pacifio from Bismarck to the Hills, have terminated their contract with said road. This oontract restricted them from running In connection with any other line, and this move was made that they might put on a line from Fort Pierre to the Hills, The company will maintain its marok route, however, as long as there is any freight or passenger traffic. Their mail service oontract doi-s not expire fcr two years yet.

THE United States land offices in Dakota are officered and located as follows: ton, G. A. Wetter, register: Lott S. Bayiess, receiver. Sioux Falls, B.

F. Campbell, ister J. M. Washburne, receiver. Watertown, A.

C. Millette, register L. D. F. Poore, receiver.

Fargo, Horace Austin, ister Thomas M. Pagh, receiver. Bismarck, E. M. Brown, register Peter Mantor, ceiver.

Deadwood, A. S. Stewart, register J. F. McKenna, receiver.

Grand Forks, B. C. Tiffany, register J. Anderson, receiver. DAKOTA was organized in February, 1861.

The population then, including the ments in Wyoming and Montana, afterwards detaohed, was estimated at less than 4,000. The first census for legislative districting gave Clay and Union district, 696 Sioux. Falls district, 40 Yankton district, 287 Bon Homme district, 163 Red River district, inducting half breeds, of half breeds, a total population of 1,717. THE First National bank of Ft. Benton, Montana, was organized last week, with Wm.

Conrad president and E. G. McClay cashier. McClay was the lightning business man of the old Diamond R. line and is as well and favorably known as any man in the Northwest.

The principal stockholders of the bank are S. T. Houser, Helena T. C. Power and I.

G. Baker, Ft. Benton. GEN. ANDERSON, chief engineer of the North Paoific, is now east, consulting the di rectors as to the best manner of crossing the Missouri.

Extensive soundings have been made. The tunnel scheme promises to prove practicable. A tunnel wiU'cost bridge $1,500,000. Anderson mends a tunnel. Work on either bridge or tunnel will commence this year.

What Is Exempt in Dakota. Family pictures, a pew in a churcb, a burial lot, books not exceeding in value $100, all wearing apparel, provision and food sufficient for the debtor and his family for one year. The homestead (or family residence of the debtor) is absolutely exempt from execution. In addition ta these absolute exemptions the debtor may select $1,500 worth of- personal property from bis effects which shall likewise be exempt. If he prefer in lieu of the latter exemption, he may claim as exempt, books and musical instruments to the amount of $500 and household furniture to a like amount, together with three cows, ten swine, two yoke of cattle or two span of horses, one hundred sheep with their lambs under six months old, and the wool of the same food for all animals for one year whether growing or not, and his agricultural implements not to exceed in value $300.

The tools and ments of a mechanic, and the library and instruments of a professional man are wise exempt to a reasonable amount. The actual homestead of any family can neither be incumbered nor conveyed without the wife's consent, and descends to the heirs of a decedent free from any of his antecedent debts. Within a town plat the homestead acres. taking on the forms of a city. ttie fertile county demands these active stations, arid bere at Tower City may be-fotradone such equal to the immense demands its tode.

FAKHING IN COUNTY. List of Those Putting.in Crops This Tear and Acriease. The farming interests of this county are jmt ginning to be developed. Until year almost all of our people had been engaged in freighting or tracting, or in business other than farming. A few, however, have been quietly working away at their farms until now we have cultivated farms as follows: George Stark, operated by McLean Maenider, SCO acres Steele farm, acres Clark farm, 1,000 acres Hayes farm, 320 Millett, 135.

acres Wm A. Bentley, 65 acres Thomas Van Etten, 42 acres Thurston, 40 Winston, 30 Stevens, 50 Skelton, 60 CyraB Scribner, 21 A Field, 30 John Bo wen, 40 A MeLean, 7f Peter Cox, 20 Pitts, 100 Mrs Kelly, 48 James Kernan, 60 Dan Manning, 20 George Thomas, 10: Manhart, 65 Bethnm, 35 Thomas Jones, 30 Cahall, 50 MNolan, 30 Wm McCrory, 25 Alex A A Cameron 40 AMesserve30 Strauss 80 CW 40 Henry Huttle 50 Mike Feller 15 HCarahoof 15 O'Brien 20 I'M) Cooper 35 HMMixter 35 D. Stewart 46 O.Joy 80 Henry Galloway 75 Win. Hawes 10 Chas. berlain 75 Emerson So: Wm.

son 50: Matt. Curran 20 Mc Bride, SO: Ed Brown, 2 Prank Brown, 30 Col Bronson, farm, lu Henry HoHembaeir, 15 Caruahan, 30 Robert Maenider, 80 John 3. Jaekman, SO Lovett Gill, 90 John Qu ulau, 50 Chas Williams, 80 John Yegen, 20 Botey, 8W Harmon. 100 3 8 Mann, t0 Lang, 60 Jesse Ayers, 30 Downs, 20 uis Notemeyer, 80 Wm (Echert farm) 25 Ed, Bostwick, 4 Ward, 10 Wm Gibson, 35 Clemens, 15 Burdic, 10 Frank Dounelly, 30 Falconer, 30 Falconer. 80 Thomas Gilbert 40 Chas McOarthey estate, 20 Geo Hay, 40 A King, 60 Clark, (Geo Lewis) 35 Jacob Wilmot, 30 Sampson, io Reynolds, 40 Murray 40 O'Sliea, 10 Ed Gilb 10: Wm Kelson, 20 Thornss Fortune, 20: Hugh McGarvey, 25 John Hiland, 10 John Pollock.

25 Jclrn Boyle, lo Pat Byrne, 18 Porter, 40 Manley, 25: Cyrus Thompson, 40: Malloy, 16 John Faggert 10 Malloy, 5 Jane Blakeney, 10 Wm Winters, i5 Chas loway, 100 Walter Breen, 20 Ed Rioketts, 5 John Foster, 40, John Breen, 10 Hugh Mcttuire 31 s. W. 11 George Holland 5 Marv Gorton, 10 Wallace, 20 Thos Gaudy, 5 Mercer, 10. Fully one-third of all this land will be sown to wheat this year. Hon.

Frederick Billings, of Woodstock, Vermont, dent of the Northern Pacifie railroad, owns five tions in Burleigh county, which he intends ing. J. McOalmutowns three sections Judge E.il. Paxton, of Philadelphia, four sections J. ren Coulaton, of Philadelphia, five sections Frailey.

Smith, also cf Philadelphia, the section east of the city, which he intends improving one of the editors of the New York Times also owns a section near Bismarck. At Painted Woods there about 330 acres mora under cultivation. Indian JFarminy at Fort Totten. The Indians at Fort Totten under the careful and wise management of that best of all Indian agents Major James McLaughlia, are rapidly learning lized ways, and are becoming self supporting. Fully 90 per cent, of the 1,107 Indians at that agency have adopted white habits, wearing clothing like thewhites, the males wearing 6hort hair and dropping paint and feathers.

They are fettling upon lands in severalty and have oponed 180 farms, each haviog fortable cabins and proper stables for stock, and from two to twenty acres under cultivation. One Indian has sixty acres enclosed with a nine rail fence, staked and riders, and is as proud as any man could be of the success he has attained. Among the farm houses there are fifteen that have shingled roof9 and pine floors, the body of the nouse being hewn log3. the buildings each 1 story. On all of these 180 farms there are cows ami horses, and the natursl increase is cared for as well as it coula be by white fanners.

There are 121 yoke of oxen on ike agency owned by Indians, 200 and 300 horses. They produced bushels of wheat last year. Ground sowed to wheat yielded B'2 bushels per acre, weighing 61 pounds per bushel. The poorest return was 18 bushels per aore. Corn yielding from 40 to 57 bushels per acre was also grown, the duct last year being 8,000 A large amount of oats and vegetables were also grown.

From an gregate of 6U) acres in crop last season these Indians produced 70 per cent, of their subsistence, the ment furnishing 30, and the Indians being well fed, and treated kindly and justly are contented and happy. This year 1,000 aires wi 1 fan under tion. Thoy have a beau ifulcountiy, one rich in every thing needed to make the Indians or whites perous and happy. Devil's Lake, on which Fort Xotten is situated, is 35 les long and seven miles wide at its broadest part. The water is a little brackish, but the lake abounds in fish and millions of wild fowl make that vicinity their home.

The bank of the lake i- generally skirted with timber. At one point this skirting is five miles wide, whi'e at others it dwindles to a scattering trees. The timber is erally the hard woods, and amount-s in all to not less than 50,000 acres. The country surrounding' Devil's Lake and extending off into the British possessions, is excellent agricultural land, and the day is not far tant when this region will be the home of thousands of America's most thrifty and hardy people. Good water is obtained through this, as well as mo9t all other regions in Northern Dakota, at from 10 to 20 feet.

A flouring mill is'being built at Fort Totten, and already railroads are pointing in that dire ttou. The first is likely to be one from Valley City or some near it, with ano her following up the Jame3 from the south and crossing the North Pacific at Jamestown. Railroads in Dakota. Bailroads are being rapidly extended into and across Dakota. The Chicago, Milwaukee A St.

Paul has ready extended its line to the Running Witter on the Missouri, a branch from Marion Junction, and is push" ing its main line west to Bru'e Oity, which point it will reach by July 1st. Cars are running to Mitchell, and the track is laid some distance beyond, The tion of a branch from Canton to Yankton is also under consideration, and is more than likely to be built this summer. The line will be extended to Deadwood in the course of a year or so. The Southern Minnesota line has been extended to Flandreau, Dakota, and in the course of two or three years will extended to Bismarck. A large force of men are now at work tending the Hastings and Dakota line west from Blr Stone Lake, be built to the James, and will follow up that stream muBt not include more than six acres of land, wise it may include in contiguous tracts 160 Tower City.

Tower Oity is situated on the western limit of Oass county, forty miles from Fargo, on the Northern Pacific railroad, on an extensive eau, at the summit of the divide of the Red river and Sheyenne. The town was nothing a year ago, not even a stake bounding corner lots could be seen. To-day for thrift business and "push" Tower Oity is acknowledged the boss town on the line. Its development nnder the liberal 'management of Geo. H.

Ellsbury, its proprietor, formerly of Winona, has been both substantial and rapid. It, of coarse, has the local advantage of a location amid one of the finest wheat regions of the West to back a thrifty town with a thickly settled country adjacent but even with such pushers to back its development, it is wonderful to see the change here in a twelve-month, from a less plat to a town which has sold more lumber than any village on the line thia season. The settlers are of an excellent class, mostly American and early looking to the educational, social and religious structures both for the present and the future. Already more than twenty departments of business are represented by active men and firms, and the plana for the season are rapidly to Jamestown, and on north to Fort Totten. This company is also operating a line from Sioux City to Sioux Falls, and from Sioux City to Yankton.

The St. Paul Sioux City Railroad company are extending their line 40 miles west oi Sioux Falls, and will undoubtedly strike the Missouri river at Bru'e" City, early next year. The Winona and bt. Peter Division of the Chicago Northwestern road, is being extended from Huron west, and will tap fcne Missouri at both Fort Pierre and Brule Tity, assuring in all probability, the future capital of Dakota. Ine Watertown branch of this road is quiet resting at Lake Kampeska for the extension of the North cific, when that line, as well as the Southern ota line of the Milwaukee St.

Paul, will be extended to Bismarck, the future capital of North Dakota. The North Pacific is being extended west from BismarcK, and will reach the Yellowstone by autumn. Ihe St. Paul, Minneapolis Minitoba is building a 1 me west from Grand Forks to Fort Totten, of which 12 miles is already graded, and the remainder und -r contract. A branch of this road is also under contract from Breck inridge to connect with the Pacific Casselton Branch, which has been graded fifty miles north, and the iron is now being laid Transportation Lines.

Of the transportation lines leading to the Hills, the Bismarck and Fort Pierre lines take the lead. The Pierre route was established in 1876 by Fred. T. Evans, of Sioux City, whose first outfit was burned by the government, under Sheridan's order. however, could not be run off either by Indians or bavonets, and stuck to it until his route has become popular, while his outfit is one of the best in the northwest.

He has 200 teams running constantly, with abundant capital to add to his facilities when cumstances demand. He delivered 5,000 tons of freight in 1879, and expects to double his work this season. The Milwaukee at. Paul railway connects at Runuing Water with the Coulson Peck lines of steamers, for Fort Pierre, and the Illinois Central, Chicago Northwestern and Dakota Southern at Yankton, assuring safety and celerity in forwarding fre'ght. All of the heavy machinery, heretofore ped by the Sidney route, is now sent via Fort Pierre.

Bramble Miner, of Yankton, also Bhipped about 6,000 tons of freight by this route last year. Black Mills Jewelry. One of the most interesting features noted in the hills by those of cultivated tastes is the beautiful je welry manufactured in the hills by Chas. Barclay (SenTralOity, from the native gold. -Jewelry of every nature is manufactured by them from the massive nlain gold ring to the most deiicat3 article for ladies wear.

Those having the most lovely settings, or plain gold ornamented with leaves or flowers worked in gold. Watches arc also put in cases of Black Hills gold, and rings or pins supplied with settings cut from the native pure white No one desiring a memento of the hills will be able to find anything more suitable or more pleasing to tneir friends than some article of Black Hills made jewelry. Orders from abroad receive prompt attention. DeadwoodlHotels. Persons visiting Deadwood will find the Hotel, kept by Jaoob Werthelmer, first-class in every particalar.

Commercial travelers land the leading mind owners always make the Merchants their home when in Deadwood. The house is new and fitted throughout, with new Brussels oarpsts and walnut furniture. Duringa month's sojourn in the hills the writer foundtheMerohantsa home indeed, ine ble is supplied with the best of everything to be found in the market. Merchants Hotel, Minneapolis. Those visiting Minneapolis will find the Merchants an It is conveniently located and is a $2 house, kept by Joseph Lainont.

The rooms are nleiuntudwell furnished, the table supplied with the best the market affords. £ndj that the live men of the city think of building a new house for Mr. Lamont, that will compete in every sense with the best hotels in St. Is the name of anew Grain Thresher built by son A Richmond, Indiana, which for fast in it as in he is a it to anything erer before offered. Every one interested should send for free catalogue, describing this chine.

SILVER IN THE BLACK ILLS THE BALD MOUSTJLlX AND GALENA 31 ILLS AND MINES. Fanning of Unparalleled Richness of Single Growth and People of Unbounded Gathered In the Gulches. THE SILVER MINKS of the Black Hills are certain to attract great tion at an early day. Already a silver mill costing $120,000, one of the most costly works for the tion of ores in the Hills, has been built in the Oa'ena district, and a mill costing $40,000 'or reducing by the Colorado process has been built in the Bald Mountain district. The mills having been worked to a disadvantage THE TRIBUNE can not produce the evidence on which it found its faith in these mines in a form that can not be questioned, so it gives the results of assays and leaves the reader to form his own conclusions, and do his own figuring as to their piospective value.

THE FLORENCE MINE Is situated in the Galena district 12 miles outheast of the De Smet and Homestake. It was discovered in 1876 by Wilson Merritt, who Bold it to Bobert Floorman fer $100. Mr. Floorman afterward took an joining fraction, making the olaim 400 by 1,500 feet. Numerous openings have been made upon it, one a tuni el 675 feet in length, from which several cross drifts have been mede, developing a body of ore 40 feet in width.

The ores consist of gray carbonates, black sulphurets and chloride of silver with occaatoual spots of Galena, and in many instances spikes or Ota of natire silver, and in some instances gold, on the 5th of March, 1880, Col. Eaton, dent of the mine, had assays made from' rork taken at random from the mine with the folio wing No. 1, 650 feet from mouth of the tunnel, 668 ounces to the ton No. 3, 400 feet from mouth of tunnel, 219.50 ounces No. 3, 350 feet from the mouth of tunnel, 42 58 ounces No.

4, 255 feet from mouth of tunnel, 97.24 ounces No. 5,10 feet from mouth of tunnel, 555 ounces, showing a very rich as well as very large body of ore. THE MII.X, 18 COMPLETE in every respect, and is supplied with all the late provements for working silver ores, but the rock is hard and has been mined to great disadvantage, and the company have suspended operations until the Burleigh compressor, power drills, more stamps and pans can be put in. The ore in the Florence is roasted after leaving the stamps, and from the roasters it pasaes to the settlers and is subject to the usual wet process. When the writer visited the mill 10 stampB were running, but 10 more are to be added when the mill can be worked with economy, iuproved machinery having been adopted for mining The Florence property is garded by all who are familiar with it as very able.

The cap'tal stock is $300,000, and it is owned principally by C. W. Carpenter, D. A. Montfort, Robt.

Smith, Wm. Dawson, Chas. Eaton, Col. Uline, J. R.

Humphries, N. W. Kittson, W. B. Merriam, E.

S. Edgerton, J. J. Hill, John Gilman, and others of St. Paul and Kobt.

Floorman of Galena. Col. ulias. Eaton, of 8t. Paul, is superintendent, aud James Conzatte well fied for the positions they hold.

THE BUCKEYE, owned by Star Bullock, of Deadwood, W. H. Wood, E. G. Dudley, M.

Gibbons and S. McBratney, of Galena, adjoins the Florence mine It has a 20 inch vein at the surface, which 14 feet down, widens to four feet and shows 400 ounces to the ton, the ore being the same character as that of the Florence. The mine has also been opened at other points aud shows a very large and rich body of ore. B. ney, foreman, is pushing the development of this mine in a manner creditable to himself aud tory to the company.

THE BORA is a very rich silver lead situated in the vicinity of the Florence. It is owned by W. W. Andrews, P. Donavan and J.

McNamee. The vein proper, at the furface, is four feet wide with a black sulphurist streak 18 inches in width, which assays from $4,000 to $27,000 per ton, the richest streak of silver ore yet developed in the Black Hills country, and should the vein prove extensive sind be developed in other silver mines, great excitement will result. The Sunrise, Sunset aud Waverly, owned by L. Richards, Win. Terbune and Deputy United States Surveyor Rogers, of Deadwood, are en the extension of the Cora vein.

The War Eagle and K. B. Hayes and the Smuggler also adjoin. THE ELBEFUGIO Camboo, and Hard Scrabble, owned by Judge Laughlin aud others of Deadwood, also important interests, are situate in this district aud are very promising indeed. Ths Golden Prize, owned by E.

R. Collins, the Red Cloud, on Horn Silver Mountain, owned by Moulton Barclay, is well developed and has already shipped a iaive amount of ore to Omaha for reduction. THE BALD MOUNTAIN MINES. When in the Black Hills, in 1878, the writer ined the mines of which he now speaks, thoroughly, having several assays made by Chambers Davis from ore selected by the writer. He then wrote favorably of these mines, but was not prepared for Buch lent prospects as he now finds.

The property he purposes describing particularly in this sketch is a consolidated interest, consisting of the Trojan, Perseverance, Indespensible, Olive, pire State and Folger, and, incidentally, the ing mines. They cover 41.93 acres, and are situated on a spur of Bald Mountain, from its eastern slope known as Green Mountain. It will be remembered that these mines attracted considerable attention a year ago through a carbonate excitement in tion with them The ores, consist, however, of chlorides and bromides of silver, sulphides and oxides of iron, and metalic gold, the gold averaging about two to one of silver. The ores are milled by the wet cess in use in the Comstock. The veins are supposed to be horizontal, but the hill may prove to be.

one vast mountain of ore, as no underlying rock has ever been reached, though plorations to a depth of 260 feet have been made, over a radius of 2,000 feet This consolidated est lies about the CBEST OF GREEK MOUNTAIN, on either side of it, at an altitude of about 5,000 to 5,500 feet above the sea. The ore is capped by porphoric debris from afoot to fifty feet in thickness at the peak. The Snow Storm is owned by a Milwaukee company, managed by Ge i. F. H.

We9t. The Decorah by Judge W. H. Hollaway, of Decorah, Iowa, John Greenough, of Deadwood, and Capt. H.

McHenry, of Chicago. The Eldorado by Gen. Cunningham, of Nebraska. The Trojan, and other interests connected with it, is owned principally by A. J.

Smith and G. G. Crane. It is now under bond to Col. E.

P. Rains, who will Jake immediate for its development. Col. Rains is a miner of thirty years' experience, who has personally examined all of the great mines in the United States, and who at one time owned a large interest in the Richmond, at Eureka, Nevada. The only difficulty he meets with iu handling this property is in its great magnitude.

It is too big a thing for an ordinary mind to hend As stated before the writer had severa' assays of this ore made in 1878 and examined many cates of assay made at that time. These assays agree with the tweniy-six attested assays made by sors Vosburgh, Molitor and Powers, mentioned low. They were from twelve to eighty pounds of ore and averaged as follows: J. $81.57 per ton verance, result of five assays Yosburgh, three assays. Smallest sample of ore forty pounds, and the largest eighty-nine Trojan, $87.27 Peisevtrence, $58 42 Molitor, fifteen says, agreeing almost exactly with those made by Vosburgh.

Four assays were made by Studeman, averaging 0.78. All of these assays showed about TWO DOIILABS GOLD TO ONE SILVER. Ten mill tests, made by Capt. Woodin, averaged $57, and two from picked specimens of horn silver, known to be rich, gave, one of them $38 gold and $473 silver the other $13 gold and $172 silver. Capt.

Woodin has had extensive experience in gold and silver smelting, and is Batlsfisd this ore can be ed to within 85 per cent, of the assay. CoL Rains has prepared a careful estimate of the yield from these mines, presuming the ore to be only twenty feet though an ore bed 260 feet deep has been developed, and to average $50 per ton, which is below the average assays. The figures are simply astounding and we hesitate to give them. He and other experts, however, believe that the erty will yield, on the basis of a twenty foot bed, over one hundred and fifty million dollars. The stock, it will be remembered, from 1,800 feet of ground, gave up in five years ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS, and thirty million more was estimated to remain in the tailings sixty-seven -million of this vast sum went to the stockholders and thirty-three million was consumed in working and developing the mine.

The Richmond at Eureka, Nevada, in nine years, shipped to Europe over $29,000,000 and could not be purchased to-day for several millions. But the great advantage in these mines is in the large proportion of gold. Timber is abundant and Col. Raines has secured the control of an ble supply of water. The mines are about five miles from Deadwood and are easy of access.

The cost of working this ore is placed at $10 per ton. The cost of working Comstock ore is $0. THE SNOW STOBK is owned by the. Milwaukee Black Hills Mining company, of which F. H.

West is president O. F. Thompson, vioe president E. P. Hessinger, tary and treasurer.

The ore in this mine assays about one hundred dollars per km, picked specimens of rock have run as hign as Sijoo in gold and $300 in silver. The ore is milled by tne Comstock process, no roasting being reqoirea. The mill was just completed and had been running but a few days when we visited this mine ana mul. It is a twenty-stamp mill, constructed der the supervision of I. B.

Hammond, of cmcago. The mill is supplied with everything needed to make it work successfully, and the first eight days run duced at the rate of $24,000 per month, the result proving 60 per oent. gold. The openings on this mine develope a very large body of ore. THE PORTLAND about one thousand tons of ore on the dump, and arrangements are being made for putting in a mill.

THE WATT. STOBK and the Monster are also well developed and very promising leads, showing much more than enough gold to pay for working, not to speak of the yield of silver. THE SPOTTED HOBSE CHIEF. A very promising silver mine, situated on Whitewood golch, is a well defined vein five feet in wldtn with foot wall of porphory and hanging wall of slate. The vein is twenty inches at the surface and runs from $600 to $850 per ton.

Forty-seven assays been from $5 to $880, by Prof.Shaffler, of Boston, State assayer, giving an average of $2W to $300 per ton. The mine has been sold to E. 8. Thayer, of Boston, who will develop it thoroughly the cowling season, and erect upon it a large miu when the developments justify suck a course. A company has been organized nnder the laws of necticut and a capital of $100,000, shares at $25 each, agreed upon.

CONCLUSION. In the Southern and Central Hills bonanzas as great as those in the Northern are certain to be developed. Here is afield for capital that dares to take chances that almost without limit. Of the six thousand square miles of this mineral bearing region only a few score have been prospected. Pennington county presents a number of magnificent we can almost, say mines, for they will soon be worked on a large scale.

THE CBOSS MINE, located at the base of Harney's Peak, on its eastern slope, is owned by Fred Cross and associates. The openings are extensive, and show a body of ore rying free gold that mills an average of $12 per ton. The mine is held at $200,000, and Is regarded well worth it A large stamp mill will be erected upon it this season. It is owned by Fred Cross, Wm. McGee OFFICERS' QUARTERS, FORT MEADE.

and Nye Phillips. The ore is a steel gray, and pects with remarkable regularity. The rock in this vicinity is locally known as ruby slate, horn blende, black trap and quartette. Dr. Edward Hope, Dr.

H. J. Smith, of Quincy, 111., and John Vierigg own the Little Grace, adjoining the Cross. It is well opened. The vein is 150 feet wide, a-'-d uniformly assays high in gold and silver, the average being $60 per ton.

The Crow Chief, a parullel vein, assays $30 per ton. Adequate water rights have been secured and fuel is convenient and its owners may well regard it with confidence. THE SNOW BOUND, one-fourth of a mile from the Cross, is owned byjW Franklin, Geo. C. Cook, of the Hills, W.

H. Hibbard and Wm. Woodruff, of Cheyenne. The vein is fifty feet wide and assays as high as $115 per ton. The same parties owu other important interests iu this vicinity.

THE LEGAL-TENDER, owned by Aaron Nyswangor, H. J. McKee and W.W. Smithson, is favorably located and a vein of 200 feet is disclosed by extensive openings. The average say is g50 per ton.

Mill site and water location cured. This is an assured bonanza. The same parties own extensive interests adjoining. THE OBAZY HOBSE, owned by Eugene Aiken, J. T.

Darlington aud Peter Campbell, is well developed, and displays a high grade of ore. It is near the Legal Tender. THE BOYAL BENGAL TIGEB, situated on Newton's Fork, presents a vein of ninety feet wide, which is explored 100 feet deep, showing fine gold and a rich, as well As large body of ere. THE QUEEN BEE, in Palmer Gulch, recently purchased by J. I.

Case, the threshing machine man of Racine, Wisconsin, plays a marvelously rich body of ore, and other mines in the vicinity are rapidly coming into nence. FBIDAY AND SKULL GULCHES, in the same section, are attracting attention and vorable comment, and the same is true of many other points in Pennington county. There are certainly many bonanzas in that region. CUSTEB, the most southern country in the Hills, is also ing much attention. On French and Spring creeks hydraulic enterprises of great magnitude are being conducted, and the quartz interest Is crystalizing to substantial form, and many great and rich veins are being developed.

Among the most noted in this section, is the THE GBAND JUNCTION the largest and best developed mine in Custer county. It is six miles north of Custer City, owned by James Friend, C. C. Crary, F. A.

Towner, Parker Masters, Joseph Sumner and F. T. Powers and ented. Between Tenderfoot creek and the south branch of Spring the vein out crops in masses of gold-bearing quartz. It is defined by 4,500 feet and is opened extensively by shafts, tunnels, cross cuts, etc.

The vein is 150 feet and yields an average of $7 per ton. The owners have secured mill site and water rights convenient to proDerty. THE HABTFOBD is owned by Terrence Brady. It adjoins the Grand Junction, is of the same general ter and is' also patented. The Hartford Segregated adjoins, owned by Dennis Maguire.

The Saxon joins this mine. It is owned by Dr. D. W. Flick, Charles Hamilton, Alexander Dow, Geo.

Palmer and Chas. Brand, Jr. Both are similar to the Grand tion, and aie believed to be as good. The Celtic also adjoins it is owned by W. J.

Thornby, John ning and Thomas McCarthy a'so on the Grand Junction vein. The Santa Cruz is an extension of the Celtic, ed by Capt. H. Sanders and Olds Coburn also an extensive vein and $7 ore. The Atlantic, one and one-half miles south of the Graud Junction, owned by Robert Dwyer and Henry Mankin.

The specimen mine of Custer largest and finest samples having been obtained therefrom. It is a bonanza indeed. The Chicago, owned by Peter McKinney, is well opened and gives favorable mill tests. It adjoins the Saxon. THE MELICAN MAN adjoins the Grand Junction on the north also owned by Dr.

Flich, W. W. Olds, George Call, J. F. phy and Sam Coburn- The Illinois, owned by Barney Caulifield and Tom Killen, adjoins the Grand Junction on the east.

The Doc Meyer, northeast of the Grand Junction, ownned by Thornby, mills $8 per ton. Ihe Ella, in the same vtcinity, by C. Rock and J. S. Cody.

The vein is 22 feet wide and yields $10 per ton. The Mammoth, by W. W. Olds and Samuel and Wm. Coburn, one quarter of a mile southeast of the Hartford, well opened, displays a 10 foot vein of $8 ore.

The owners have water for 40 stamps. The Old Bill, by D. 8. Wharton, H. H.

Kennedy, Chas Mitchell, H. Jf. Boss, O. D. Holliday and R.

M. Eenyon, is a fiftfi foot vein, the ore milling $20 per ton. A spring supplies water sufficient for 40 stamps. This is a bonanza indeed: Ross was chief of ter's miners and discovered, officially, the gold in the Black Hills in 1874. The Red, White and Blue, near Old Bill, owned by P.

McKinney. M. McLaughlin and Ira Williams, well opened, displays $20 ore. THE MINES AT CABTEB CITY, on Elk creek, dislovered in 1879, are attracting siderable attention. Carter Oity is about four and a half miles southwest from Galena, and fifteen miles southeast from Deadwood.

The leading mine of the camp is the Carter mine, owned by Mr. E. B. Carter, Col. H.

S. Dunckleeand T. E. Tierney. A mill with thirty stamps is about completed.

The ore is granulated gold-bearing quartz, combined with red oxide of iron. The vein is proven to be 76 feet in width and by mill test yields $8 per ton. The mine is developed by a tunnel 60 feet long and by a shaft 60 feet in depth, and a cross-cut from bottom of shaft the entire width of vein. Besides the ter there are six mines in the camp sufficiently veloped to establish a substantial commercial value. They are the Elephant, Anticipation, Participation Comstock, Jim Fisk and Caledonia.

THE GREENWOOD GROUP OF MINES are located on Elk creek, about twenty-two miles southeast of Deadwood and in Lawrence oounty. The group consists of eight locations on wood They are the Excelsior, Deadwood, Montana, Box Elder, Vulcan, Little Alma, Ivanhoe and Washington, located upon one great ledge parallel to each other, and extend diagonally across the vein, whioh is found to be over 200 feet in width. The mines are developed by various tunnels aad shafts made upon each location. The quartz is in character to that of the Belt mines, and "4s 'I j. 2r' idb will yield about $4.50 per ton from surface oj These mines are favorably locat witer Elk creek, Whidh at this carries a inches, runs along the base of the mountain on which the mines are Sltuated, and so convenient thereto that when mills are erected to cruah the ore it can be livered into the millk thtoUgh debutes and tunnels at but nominal cost.

This property is owned by Capt. Bobert. Floorman. of Galena, B. and his ates.

When the writer left the H0b Eastern capltalists were negotiating for these interests. THE PLACES BONES OF BAPID AND CASTLE OBEEXS. promise in coming years to be no saiall factors in the production of gold. Substantial and well organized methods are being developed by means of which the glitering wealth that lies hidden away in the auriferous sands of those streams can be exhumed from its watery bead. Bed rock drainage of the vast volume of water that runs along at the rate of four miles an hour is the great desideratum required.

To that end oompanies have been organised capital accumulated machinery purchased and miners set at work at the most ble points to accomplish this result. On Rapid creek about flfteen'milee above Bapid City the Fort Meade. Hydraulic Gold Mining company are running a nel through an arm of the mountain, a distance of 640 feet by which they will turn tne stream from its natural course and get at the golden wealth lying in the bottom. This company is a home company of the Hills. Its capital stock is $600,000, ample capital has been raised and the work is peing prosecuted vigorously under the efficient management.

Gen. S. D. sturgis, commandlary officer at Fort Meade, stands at the head of this enterprse other gentlemen well known and exper enced inmisbur affairs are ciated with the general. At Pactola, six miles above, the New York Placer Mining company own large interests which they will develop the coming season.

At the junction of Rapid and Castle creeks, a similar rise to the Fort Meade tunnel is being prosecuted in a similar manner. This is the Vol in Tunnel company ganized in Deadwood, and composed of substantial elUzes, Mr. Joseph Vollin standing at the head of the organization. This tunnel is far advanced, and will probably be completed by June next. The little Raptd Hydraulic Mining company, another Deadwood company, are operating on Little Rapid creek, below Itochford, and with encouraging propects.

Embraces five miles of water rights ntches and along the creek. H. L. Dunckle, president Judge Hayden, secretary and Wm. R.

Sebbias, treasurer. Most of the valleys are very well settled farms of from 40 to 150 acres each are being opened in the Bedwater and Spear Fish regions. Twenty-five thousand bushels of wheat was produced in the leys last year, the average being from 26 to GO els per acre. Robert Evans of Spear Fish raised 66 bushels, and J. Uhlig, 60 per acre.

Azro Smith has for two years grown wheat, oats, corn, and even sweet potatoes, and is cultivating an extensive orchard. Dr. Rolph raised 40 bushels of wheat per acre from 10 aores. Iu our notes we find the names of scores of people engaged successfully in farming whom we would be glad to speak of and shall in succeeding issues of THE TBIBUNE. CASTLE CBEEK MINES.

The Snow Storm, Jay Gould, Julia and Gold Bank Jim Blaine, Maryland and Washington, ying about four miles from the Stand By, on Castle Creek, are two groups of mines, owned by Barney Caulfleld, J. D. Woolley, Alexander Hewitt and A. H. Davis are about the same character as the Hand By, the ore being chloritic slate, averaging $5 to $7 per ton.

The mines are developed by shaft and tunnel. The mines lie directly on Castle Creek, whioh af' fords power sufficient to run a thousand stamps out the cost of engineers and fuel. The Hills rise from 600 to 900 feet above the water, saving hoisting expense. Timber is also abundant. The company own the water right an exceedingly valuable erly of itself.

The North Star and Deadwood, well developed and rich, adjoin the Washington and Blaine. Other mines of note will also be found in this vicinity, and here and at Bockford the history of the Central and Lead Belt mines promises to be repeated. VILLAGE3, Besides Deadwood, Central and Lead there are other important villages in the Hills. Rapid Oity in the eastern foot hills and Custer in the southern bills attract.most attention. Both have excellent pers, and both enjey an immense trade and from an extensive agricultural country tributary to them.

Galena will also soon come into note, situated as it is In a rich silver district. Rochford, also in a rich mining district, has a good newspaper and nificent prospects. Golden Gate, near the De Smet, and Terryville, near the Golden Terra, are thriving villages, also Crook Oity in the foothills, Spear Fish, in one of the loveliest, largest and best developed valleys in the has a flouring mill and is building a college under Congregational auspices but non-sectarian. Myersville is a hamlet of thirty residences, located in a beautiful park on Myers' creek. Rochford was laid out by M.

D. Rochford, W. W. Smithson, and Col. H.

L. May, 1878 has a present population of 300, good hotels and schools. Among the many good mines in the ity, not mentioned in connection with the Stand By, are the Evangeline, owned by Josiah McKerwhan the Lincoln, by Jepson Co. Alice Anna, owned by W. Smithson Valley Chief, owned byR.

B. Hughes Oo. Brooklyn Good Prospects, owned by Smithson, Duncklee veins from 50 to 70 feet wide, ore from $5 to $7 per ton in all of them. At Myersville will be found the Jenny Lind, adjoining the Alta, James Long Co. Pauline Lucca, Myers Co.

Brockman, Brockman also $5 to $7 ore. NUGGETS. Surveys are being made for a railroad from Deadwood to the He I Water region. The Rhoderick Dhn will erect a 100-stamp mill this season. It is one of the most promising mines in the HrN.

Ross, chief of Ouster's raining party, has struck a $60,000 bonanza in the Southern Hills. ed him right. The highest point in the Black Hills is Crooks Tow. er 7,323 feet above the sea. Deadwood is 4,750 and Lead City 5,450.

Fred Evans owns a rich silver lode at Galena, called the Merritt. James Cozzette also owns valuable terests in this section. The placer mining of the Black Hills yielded last year. Their yield will be increased many fold this year through hydraulic working. Extensive salt works are in operation also.

In the Southern Hills, affording chlorine for working the ver ores, and salt for domestic purposes. Only sixteen townships have been surveyed in the Black Hills and the plats returned. Ten others were surveyed but the plats have not yet been filed. Thomas H. Russell, the poiMlar agent of the Union Pacific railroad at Deaewood, spent the winter of 1871 and '5 in the Hills with Gordon's stockade party.

The Florence purposes pnttlng in a sampling mill in order to enable the company to teet and purchase tom ore. Ten stamps will work on that class of ore. Beds of gypsum seventy feet thick are found in the Black Hills, and lime rock several hundred feet in thickness also marble, and stone suitable for grindstones. Judge Romans, of the Black Hills, is now Kast neeotiating the sale of the Golden Age, a mining est on aheep Tail, Black Hills, shorting excellent prospects. X.

S. Burke who estab ished the first newspaper in the Hills, and A. W. Merrick who was one day behind him with his Deadwood Pioneer, a.e now running the Ouster Chronicle. Four hundred pro-emition claims, 81 homesteads and 44 timber culture claims had been made in the Bills up to the first of April, the majority of them in February and March, 1880.

Tne iiiacE Hills produced 25,000 bushels of wheat last year and about 300,000 bushels of oats, and bles of every sort sufficient for home use. This year a surplus will be given. A belt of coal entirely encircles the Hills, the veins being from a few inches to several feet in depth. lhe coal JS a lignite, but being an older formation is rior to the Missouri river coal. A company has been organized for building a- way from the foot hills to Deadwood.

Another has been organized for the construction of a road from Deadwood to the Hay Creek coal fields, 45 miles north "petroleum isfound in the southern portion of the Hills. Exuding Irom the ground it floats on the face of the water, at several points where it is found in connection with springs. The crude oil is only used for lubricating. The following assays of Bald Mountain ores speak for themselves: The Hailstorm, cold $18.50 and silver 85.22: the Dividend, gold $62,77, silver $1.16 Crystal, gold $29.80, silver $22.04 the Silver Bell, gold $50.22, $40.60: made Nov. 55 by Studeman for Robt.

Neiil. These mines are owned by P. H. McNamee, George J. King and Wm.

H. Zurk, The Great Eastern recently cleaned up 213 ounces of gold from a twelve days' run on ora Bell ore. perts believe this mine is on the Caledonia vein. The vein was supposed to be pure bed rock, and its almost unparalelled richness was accidentally discovered. The rock is one of those "played out" deposit mines of which croakers inform all who go to the Hills for the purpose of investing.

lhe B. B. 4 D. railroad company will build their road from Lead and Central cities to a point near Fort Mead, connecting with all of the transportation lines from the Missouri river to the Hills. Jhis will be one of the best paying bonanzas in America.

Last year 25,000,000 lbs. of freight was shipped into the Hills, and 4,000 passengers passed over the several stage lines, also an Immense amount of express. stamp mills at Central City are as follows: The Wolzmoth, 50 stamps Cheyenne, 20 Alpha 20 Union, 25 Great Eastern, 20 Rhoderick Dhu. 40 and 20 Powers, 25 Pearsons, 20: Fairview, 20 Hidden Treasure, SO ticket Hale, 30: edonia, 60 and 20 McLaughlin, A Cosset Casey, 20 Father DeSmet, 80 Hilderbrand 20: Lancaster, Springer A 25 Ledwick's 20, and Elliot The First National Bank, Deadwood, M. C.

Thnm, cashter, "an institution of which may well feel proud. It is connected with the lwrgMt financial interests in San Iranclsco "nl. and can command unlimited It has recentiv donhled its and will do so again when tne business of the country Bradner Smith Paper Company. Attention of printers and dealers is invited to their advertisement, which appears elsewhere. They-earijr(i that will not fail to please, and their prices tow.

Alliwrecommenced to writs for samples. --V 'ft popular, and It is the bank in Deadwood. 18 Information Bureau. For the benefit of those wishing personal attention paid to their inquiries about the Northwest, an mation Bureau has been established at Bismarok, with ir Tfiwell President. Parties wishing infortnatlnn regarding any particular locality in whioh they will find this a desirable medium.

Personal attention paid each inquiry, and reliable in-, maranteed. Agents in every part of the 25 contain postage stamps, with M. H. Jewell Bismarok, Dakota. National Bank, and Bank of marck..