1876 Deadwood Genealogy → Deadwood Ancestors → Capt. C. V. Gardner, first quartz mill in B. H. near Gayville Sept 1876, Blake Crusher & Balthoff Ball Pulverizer, Hidde
Topic: Capt. C. V. Gardner, first quartz mill in B. H. near Gayville Sept 1876, Blake Crusher & Balthoff Ball Pulverizer, Hidde
The first quartz mill in Black Hills was located near Gayville in September 1876. The Blake Crusher & Balthoff Ball Pulverizer processed ore from the Hidden Treasure Mine on Spring Gulch.
The Black Hills: Or, The Last Hunting Ground of the Dakotahs By Annie D. Tallent, 1899.