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tion — see our Guide for
1869—of rich gold deposits
in the Black Hills and
Big Horn country, but,
until Gen. Custer, with a
military expedition, pene-
trated to, and explored the
region about Harney’s Peak
in 1874, and reported gold
abundant, the soil rich,
the country well timbered,
and most desirable, nothing
definite was known. In
1875 the gold-seekers began
their travels to the “ Hills,”
in 1876 the numbers were
greatly increased, but in
1877 the great rush was
at its height. These peo-
ple have laid out cities,
towns, and villages; en-
aged in mining, merchan-
ising, farming, and other
occupations. The principal
wealth of the region is in
the quartz rock, which re- =
quires capital to work to =
advantage. Some of these
quartz mines are AUTHORI-
TATIVELY reported to be ex-
ceedingly rich, and at the
time we write—March 6,
1878—there are 742 stamps
thundering away, night and
day reducing the ores,which
are making rich returns,
which we have the best
authority for stating,
amounted to over $3,000,000
for 1877. The principal city
in the “Hills,” is called
Deadwood, for which place
stages leave Cheyenne daily.
For route and fare, see
ANNEX No. 50.
These Hills lie between

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the 43rd and 45th degrees

of latitude, and the 103d and.
105th parallels of longitude; are about 100
miles long and 60 miles wide.

We are pleased to refer our readers in
search of further and full information on
the Black Hills, Powder River and Big
Horn country, to ANNEX No. 9.

Cheyenne up to this time has been the
principal outfitting point for parties des-
tined for the Black Hills. The amount of
freight shipped from here since the emi-
gration commenced, has been enormous.

 

The road being a good one, with good
stations, water, grass, etc., along the whole
route, it has become the principal one
traveled, particularly by small or private
parties. The distance is 266 miles.

As for railroads, Cheyenne has great ex-
pectations. She already has two roads to
Colorado, and now is agitating a line to the
Black Hills, the Iron Mountain, and to
Montana. But as these roads are not yet
so that we can ride on them we will pat_