The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-10-27
The Black Hills .


coBdsnse FROM the report ot Calif,r-
Man. sho Tecently returned from the
Hack Hills eouotry. a. publishs.i IL ihs
+. I'ss'. sill doubtless De Of Interest
20 many Of our readers Especially to
sonls Of those y ho were -et quite Wild
with eathu~iasn Last spring over the
giorissss aeroants Of that rersosed new
FL DorA5o.
"Cbaries W D1sis1n. with his com
papions. left here on the 2sih Il last
Nay for the Black Hill-. their hearts
beatsnx march "a time to the aurris~i
steps of their gilt edged fA,e,@.. Is tis.-tx
ssra q on n''e esisrfs, .yt. ~ sey taseil mo atom.
~ comparison with th. Jumps soon to
- found. Hurrying Oh to the DaIles.
in Washington Territory. they pur-
chased them steei- ani equipa ge~, and
laid in supply OF -four. bacon. coffee
and other luxurl~s. Each man carried
a rifle or shotgun and = revolver. with
ammunition enough 10 slaugh hfer all the
game necessary oa their journey 10 the
and purses they hen made for Bau.uan
City. III Gallctin valley. Mont,n. Ter
ritory, taking notes ot the country ss
they went along. perhaps looking for
good spot To locate bye and bye model
ranch Galleiin valley they found 10
he about p miles long. Is wide, seen
ically beautiful, agricuturally rich aud
well populated. Twelve day more aud
Emigrant Guich. distant about four
miles from Fort Ellis. was re cached
Ganie Was abundant ali along he route
and they lived on the fat of the land
Custer CITY Vas reached. aud the Black
Hills, with their stores of gold, lay
open before them Aboat hundred
shanties made mp the city" and like
many other of fthose mushroom growths.
most Of the huts were saloons, whore
twenty five cents WAS the price OF
nail for your coffin. Dodson was not
new hand at the business of mining,
aud his experience soon helped TO con-
vince him that lac had got into a place
where he could leave "a much money rs
no liked. but could find none 70 take
away. There weren't many paying
olaitas. and those few only paid about
iifty-crn's dav ut odd times TO those
who were booking for employment.
The ws,oie settlement bad the melan-
effoify. dcaf-broke appearance o.
empty pocket disappointment, AMI real
misery md hardship were seen on all
sfice. But for the open hearted eencr-
osfty ~ the few who might he In luck
IL wouEd have been even wor,e. Gam
Elins was the order of :he day. and
around the cards was 10 I've found al
most the only gold the Black Hills had
yvEpUnAuced.
The government Of the place was IN
the hands of Il vigilance committee and
short wns The shr,it Of the offender. A
lusfer was locked on a. blot upon the
face of tho earth. and the sooner 1t was
rubhrd cot the better. as wlIen one was
found he was invited To leave without
waste of time. and. If he did not or
returned after doing SO, he was given
IA roie collar, and lifted into space.
podson worked at mining when be
could. and when that gave out he
took TO wood-chopping. A few months
OF that sort of life. and he turned his
hack upon the Black Hills,
ON his way be- met the painted w-r
rior in his native forests, but received
from him nanght but the stateiiest cnnr-
tesy. exchanging with him the hrigh,
t~o.hit piece for ;he hide of the below
iug haaalo, and going on his way with
a cheerful soul Dodsun safely a>>cd
through the thrat.nn dangers ot
even a tfip over the rail way, and finally
r, ached this city, haven of rest 81
hi. wraried body lii- advic,', com
ing from the depths of has heart, i
" stay ter hum. Gold Is scarce enough
here. hat il l. scarcer in the Hills "