Black Hills Gold
The Black Hills is so named because when these majestic mountains are seen from a distance, rising thousands of feet above the surrounding prairie, they appear to be black in color. But the color gold is also attributed to the Black Hills. The discovery of gold in the Black Hills in 1874 lead to a gold rush similar to that experienced in California. The discovery of gold lead to the breaking of the treaty with the Sioux Indians as prospectors flocked to the area.
Today the gold of the Black Hills can refer to many things. Some people feel that the diverse geography and the adventure that lies there is "gold". Others see the value of Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial as "gold". To still others, the Black Hills National Forest and all the activities associated with it is "gold". And of course, there is Black Hills Gold which is a well known nomenclature for a specific type of jewelry.
Many people believe that Black Hills Gold describes a certain type of mined gold, but it really describes the unique design and color of the jewelry known by that name. Each design has a series of grapes clusters and leaves. And each design has three colors mixed - green, rose and yellow gold. The distinctive green and rose golds are created by adding silver and copper alloys to yellow gold. Although the process of manufacturing Black Hills Gold could actually be done in any area of the country or the world, according to a United States Federal mandate, this style of jewelry must be manufacturing in the Black Hills region in order to carry the label Black Hills Gold.
Rather you see "gold" in nature, in man made monuments, or in man made ornamentation – jewelry – there is no mistaking the power and mystic of Black Hills Gold.
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