
	Where results make sense

Topic: Black Hills

	Black Hills - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Black Hills are considered by the Lakota (Teton Sioux) to be the axis mundi, or center of the world; the Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868) had previously confirmed their ownership of the mountain range.
		The southern Black Hills are characterized by Precambrian granite, pegmatite, and metamorphic rocks that comprise the core of the entire Black Hills uplift.
		Today, the major city in the Black Hills is Rapid City, with an incorporated population of 60,000 and a metropolitan population of 85,000.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Black_Hills (1340 words)

	Black Hills War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Black Hills War (also known as the Little Big Horn Campaign) was a series of conflicts between the Lakota (Sioux), their allies, and the United States from 1876 until 1877
		The Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868) established the Great Sioux reservation, which included the Black Hills, claimed by the Lakota since their victory over the Cheyenne in 1776.
		Often considered "terra incognita," the presence of gold in the Black Hills was generally known, but not publicly announced until after the George Armstrong Custer Expedition of 1874.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Black_Hills_War (435 words)

	Black Hills Pegmatites
		Lithium from the Black Hills occurs in spodumene, amblygonite-montebrasite, lepidolite and triphylite.
		Blake (1884) Columbite in the Black Hills of Dakota.
		Blake (1885) Tin ore in the Black Hills of Dakota.
	www.dakotamatrix.com /Black_Hills_pegmatites.asp (6472 words)

	Black Hills Fishing - A visitor's guide to South Dakota fishing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Fishing in the Black Hills of South Dakota is primarily trout fishing in lakes and small streams.
		Surrounding the Black Hills, east to the Missouri River, are numerous impoundments ranging in size from Angostura and Shadehill Reservoirs, both over 5000 acres, to 1 or 2 acre stock dams.
		In the Black Hills, the maximum size limits were simplified to allow only one trout 14 inches or larger in the daily limit, regardless of species.
	www.rapidnet.com /~jtuxford/welcome2.htm (590 words)

	Black Hills National Cemetery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Although Black Hills National Cemetery does not have an honor guard, there are several honor guards in the area that provide military funeral honors for families.
		Black Hills National Cemetery is located three miles east of Sturgis, S.D., in the shadows of the Black Hills.
		As a result of Custer’s defeat, Native Americans were forced to cede the Black Hills and accept a reduction in their reservation area.
	www.cem.va.gov /nchp/blackhills.htm (943 words)

	Black Hills
		The Black Hills are known by the Lakota Sioux Indians, whose home they have been for centuries, as the 'Paha Sapa.' The white man's settlement of the area is comparatively recent, but during this short period of 120 years or so, numerous legends and myths have grown up about the area and its first settlers.
		Further information may be obtained from the Black Hills Bluegrass Association, 5 Dahl Fine Arts Center, 713, 7th Street, Rapid City, SD 57701 or by visiting The Dahl online.
		The Black Hills was of course the home of many Native American Indian tribes long before the white man set foot in the area.
	www.blackhillsresorts.com /black_hills.html (497 words)

	USDA Forest Service, Black Hills National Forest
		The Black Hills National Forest announces the addition of a new website to assist the public in staying up-to-date on our new Travel Management Program for Off-Highway Vehicle usage in the forest.
		The Black Hills National Forest is located in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming on 1.2 million ponderosa pine-studded acres ranging in elevation as high as 7,242 feet.
		Black Hills of South Dakota and Northeastern Wyoming Map
	www.fs.fed.us /r2/blackhills (772 words)

	History of the Black Hills of South Dakota
		While fur trade was at its peak, the Black Hills were explored to some extent by adventuresome trappers, but because the hills were considered sacred by the Lakota, most trappers avoided the area.
		Several reports of the discovery of gold in the "Black Hills" were heard during this time.
		Pressure to move into the Hills was temporarily halted in 1868 when the land west of the Missouri was granted to the Lakota in an effort to bring about a lasting peace with the tribes of the plains.
	www.nps.gov /wica/History_of_the_Black_Hills.htm (981 words)

	Black Hills of Wyoming -- Wyoming Tales and Trails
		To the early explorers the Black Hills, the Paha Sapa of the native Americans, extended from the Dakotas south to Ft. Laramie.
		Now the term Black Hills refers to the northeast corner of Wyoming in Crook and Weston Counties east of the Belle Fourche River and the western part of South Dakota.
		Although, the Black Hills were reputedly the first area of Wyoming to be explored, it was also the last.
	www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com /gillette.html (1072 words)

	Black Hills Gold Outlet \| Black Hills Gold History
		An expeditionary force of one thousand men were led by the infamous George Armstrong Custer into the Black Hills area, a 1000-square-mile region held sacred by the Sioux.
		In 1944, Ivan Landstrom bought Black Hills Jewelry Manufacturing from Lampinen and moved the firm from Deadwood to Rapid City and continued to operate under the name of Black Hills Jewelry Manufacturing, manufacturers of Landstrom's Original Black Hills Gold Creations.
		While much has changed in the Black Hills Gold marketplace in recent years, the intricately hand crafted grapes and pink and green leaves remain the traditional centerpiece of all manufacturers' jewelry.
	www.goldoutlet.com /history.html (579 words)

	Black Hills
		Black Hills, rugged mountains, c.6,000 sq mi (15,540 sq km), enclosed by the Belle Fourche and Cheyenne rivers, SW S.Dak. and NE Wyo., and rising c.2,500 ft (760 m) above the surrounding Great Plains; Harney Peak, 7,242 ft (2,207 m) above sea level, is the highest point in the Black Hills and in South Dakota.
		Gold was discovered in the hills in 1874 by an expedition led by Gen. George Custer, and the resulting gold rush drove out the indigenous population.
		The Black Hills are a major recreational area of the northern plains and a principal tourist spot.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/us/A0807775.html (416 words)

	Black Hills
		The surrounding hills are covered with pine trees and in proximity to Deadwood/Lead there is a beautiful well maintained hiking trail which runs the entire length of the Black Hills.
		Winter down hill skiing is available at both Deer Mountain and Terry Peak during the winter season.
		Black Hills State University is in Spearfish, a thirty minute drive from the rectory.
	www.christchurch-lead.com /black_hills.htm (501 words)

	BLACK HILLS - LoveToKnow Article on BLACK HILLS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The carboniferous and older stratified beds still cover the west half of the hills, while from the east half they have been removed, exposing the granite.
		Rich gold placers had already been discovered, and in 1875 the Sioux Indians within whose territory the hills had until then been included, were removed, and the lands were open to white settlers.
		Jagged crags, sudden abysses, magnificent canyons, forests with open parks, undulating hills, mountain prairies, freaks of weathering and erosion, and the enclosing lines of the successive hog-backs afford scenery of remarkable variety and wild beauty.
	www.1911ency.org /B/BL/BLACK_HILLS.htm (433 words)

	Black Hills, Paha Sapa
		Custer reported that the hills were filled with gold "from the grass roots down." This unleashed a horde into the Black Hills and the track cut by Custer's supply train became known as the Thieves' Road.
		In the spring of 1875, with the hills full of miners, the Army sent General Crook, in a nominal effort to comply with the treaty, to notify the miners that they were in violation of the treaty.
		The commissioners returned to Washington, reported their failure to negotiate for the Black Hills, and recommended that Congress ignore this result and appropriate a sum that they regarded "as a fair equivalent of the value of the hills." The forced purchase would be presented to the Sioux as their only choice.
	www.hanksville.org /daniel/lakota/BlackHills.html (1233 words)

	Black Hills Gold Jewelry for Men and Ladies: Watches, Rings, Bracelets, Earrings
		Bending to get a drink of crystal clear Black Hills stream water, Horatio focused his attention on a scattering of bright colors that had caught his eye.
		In the early 1900’s, the manufacture of Black Hills Gold was carried on by several merchants who operated retail jewelry stores with small manufacturing shops as a part of their operations in the Black Hills.
		The various Black Hills Gold manufacturing businesses were sold and partnerships dissolved over the years, until Mr.
	www.myblackhillsgoldsite.com (487 words)

	Black Hills War: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Black Hills War was a United States[Click link for more facts about this topic] civil war civil war quick summary:
		A civil war is a war in which the competing parties are segments of the same country or empire....
		More important than the individual violations was the consistant failure of the army to keep intruders out.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bl/black_hills_war.htm (587 words)

	BHSSC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Black Hills Special Services Cooperative offers South Dakotans public education, community development coordination, and technology applications that reduce geographic isolation.
		Central offices are located in Sturgis, with satellite offices throughout the Black Hills and in Pierre.
		Because Black Hills Special Services Cooperative has programs in many diverse fields, it is reviewed by about 15 regulatory councils.
	www.bhssc.org (167 words)

	The Black Hills News Bureau - Beyond All Expecations
		hen the first intrepid pioneers and prospectors came to the Black Hills, they called the ancient mountain range an "emerald oasis," an "island of green in a sea of prairie." Explored by George Armstrong Custer in 1874, it was the final region in the United States to be mapped.
		One hundred and thirty-one years later, the Black Hills are still a pristine mountain range marked by an epic beauty all their own, a place where you can still find your own adventure just over the next ridge.
		The Black Hills News Bureau is your source of news and information about this unique and unparalleled region, which spans from the northeast corner of Wyoming through western South Dakota and into the fabled Badlands.
	www.blackhillsnewsbureau.com (316 words)

	All Black Hills Gold Jewelry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		According to legend, the origin of Black Hills Gold was inspired by a French goldsmith, Heri LeBeau.
		When he reached the rugged Black Hills of South Dakota, he became hopelessly lost in the wilderness.
		Today, each piece of Black Hills Gold Jewelry is manufactured through a series of up to 40 different steps.
	www.allblackhillsgoldjewelry.com (299 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Black Hills
		The Black Hills are considered by the Sioux to be the axis mundi, or center of the world; a treaty (the Treaty of Fort Laramie) had granted them ownership of the mountain range before the discovery of gold.
		In the gold rush of 1877-1878, thousands of miners went to the Black Hills, and in 1880 there had already sprung into existence three towns: Deadwood, Central City, and Lead.
		The region is home to Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Wind Cave National Park, Jewel Cave National Monument, Harney Peak (the highest point in South Dakota), and Crazy Horse Memorial (the largest sculpture in the world).
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Black_Hills (498 words)

	USGS Black Hills Hydrology Study (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Black Hills area is a unique and valuable asset to the State of South Dakota.
		To address the need for regional hydrogeologic information, the Black Hills Hydrology Study was initiated in 1990 as a long-term investigation designed to assess the quantity, quality, and distribution of surface- and ground-water resources of the Black Hills area.
		The Black Hills Hydrology Study was a cooperative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and the West Dakota Water Development District (West Dakota).
	wwwsd.cr.usgs.gov /projects/bhhs/BHHS.html (504 words)

	Home Black Hills, Badlands & Lakes Association offers an information-rich web site for vacationers to the Black Hills ...
		These are the legendary Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, an oasis of pine-clad mountains on the Great Plains.
		The Black Hills offer everything you expect from a mountain vacation: five national parks, scenic drives, waterfalls, abundant wildlife, acclaimed recreational trails and trout fishing.
		This is an information-rich website, for viewers who are considering a visit to the Black Hills and Badlands of western South Dakota.
	www.blackhillsbadlands.com /go.asp?ID=161 (309 words)

	PENDANTS to be worn close to the heart made of Unique, Authentic, tri-colored, Black Hills Gold that is known as the ...
		PENDANTS to be worn close to the heart made of Unique, Authentic, tri-colored, Black Hills Gold that is known as the JEWELRY OF ROMANCE.
		Beautiful, Unique, Romantic, Authentic, tri-colored Black Hills Gold pendants with matching earrings are to be worn near the heart, a symbol of the love with which it is given.
		The "rose" gold in Black Hills Gold is symbolic of roses, the flowers of Romance.
	www.galaxymall.com /jewelry/blackhills (353 words)

	BHI/Home page
		Black Hills Institute of Geological Research (BHI), has been the leader in paleontological excavations and preparation since 1974, helping supply museums and collectors the finest in professionally prepared fossils and cast replicas.
		Much of our staff is actively engaged in the ongoing research of fossil vertebrates, invertebrates, and Black Hills minerals.
		To help accomplish this, we have an extensive reference library that covers a large portion of the vertebrate and invertebrate paleontology from the North American Western Interior, along with the geology and mineralogy of this region.
	www.bhigr.com (451 words)

	Black Hills Gold Jewelry Rings Bracelets Pendants Earrings Black Hill Gold Pendant and Earring Sets Jewelry Gifts
		Every Black Hills Gold item is made with 10 and 12 Karat Gold or Sterling Silver with 12 Karat Gold in the Traditional Gold, Pink and Green colors, unless otherwise indicated.
		Once upon a time, as the legend goes, a young Frenchman came to the Black Hills of South Dakota, confident that he would find and stake his claim to a fortune in gold.
		As he wandered through the hills and streams, he was enthralled by the magnificent beauty of the Black Hills area but longed for his family and friends so far away.
	www.source1gold.com (276 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)