Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-10-19

circle. of his axe. he fairly split the
brute's head in twain. Another wolf
quickly followed, and the invincible
axe crushed in his skull. The next
wolf wayered, and seemed inclined to
back out but Jimmy's blood was up,
and, with a quick spring, he leveled a
sidelong blow that broke the brute's
back, and, with fearful bowls and
writings, it Aoundered on the ice.
This was the end. The remaining
three slunck away, and were soon lost
to sight in the gloom.
"Tare an 'Ouns! Did the snarlin'
bastes think to ate q live 1rishman,
wild such a shillalah as this axe for.
mist him p said Jimmy, excitedly.
W6 carried along enough to secure
the hides as trophies for Jimmy, and
without further incident. But had it
not been for Jimmy and his axe, the
adventure might have had a different
termination.
Az GuNNEuASucU aCCVUuC "a NAN\A "AAAS
Prospects.
4 correspondent of the Chicago
Times writes to that paper as follows
i. Deadwood takes its name from q
rivulet which flows into WhitewOOd
creek at the point where the city is
located. and which, up to the present,
has been the grand centre Of the gold
fields. Judging from the amount of
gold which was taken out during the
summer-all on the placer principle
it must be equal to any of the famous
California s.runs.'' But, unfortunate
" for the enthusiasts, the formation
of the Black Hills deties all former ex-
perience' of mineral regions, and the
unevenness Of the claims in any Sec
ton of the mining district is a thing
of mystery to the oldest miners. One
man purchased q claim and suddenly
became wealthy. A dozen neighbors
may purchase claims along the self
same ''gulch" or ''run" and find hard.
ly enough to pay expenses. A great
many enterprising corporations and in
dividuals have, undoubtedly, "fallen
on their feet" while a very large
number met nothing but drudgery and
disappointment. To obtain a fair
statement from any man directly in.
terested in Black Hills mining is, nat
urally, very difficult; but there are
gentlemen in Deadwood who do not
desire to delude the people of the
United States and who cOnscienti0usly
give their views according to their
lights. Among these it was my for
tune to meet that brave old explorer
who has traversed a great part of
British Columbia and most of our own
MISUNDERSTANDING W. r. Keithly, of
Utah. He has been among the Hills
since May, and done as much ''pros-
pecting as any man in the whole
s'outtit." Taking advantage of ia.
vorable opportunity, subjected the
judge to the interviewing process, and
s'panned out" as follows:
Correspondent-Have you any 0bjec.
ton, judge, to giving me some idea of
what you think of this region, as re-
CARDS the gold-yield of the present and
the future prospect?
Judge Keithly-Not in the least. I
have come in here as much for the
purpose of satisfying myself respect
ing the country and its resources as
for speculation. Regarding the gold.
yield in this neighborhood, Of that
there can be no doubt. 1t is wonder.
ful-very wonderful, but the good
claims are all occupied, and there is
hardly any chance for newcomers.
Cor DO you believe that this yield
will continue on DeadwOod creek!
Judge K.-For some time, undoubt-
eddy. The chief supply will be found
on these two creeks, Whitewood and
Deadwood. have done some "pros.
pecting" outside of them. but, al
though had the experience of a life
time in mir ing, this country puzzles
me. Placer mining here is limited to
very small proportion of the creeks
called gulu.Dcariny runs. The dis"
tricts are disc0uraginly circumscribed.
l have never observed 50 singular a
geographical formation as these hills
present. They are not a chain or a
range. but appear to have been thrown
up by some extraordinary effort of ma.
ture like 50 many potato hills. Gold
here is in state as primitive as na.
ture, after the lapse of many ages,
will permit. 1t is found in all kinds
of shapes, crude and undeveloped,
just as it fell from it's mother, or
handmaiden, quartz.
Cor.-Very well. Would you as an
honest American citizen advise your
fellow men, who have neither capital
nof mining experience, to come here
on speculation?
Judge XII unhesitatingly say No.
Let no green horn or tenderfoot come
here to speculate. He would surely
starve, or. at best, make a scanty liv.
ing, inferior to what he makes in the
states. Even an experienced miner,
rsed to roughing it, has hard time
here occasionally. Men from the states
can make living here as peddlers or
petty traders, while the gold harvest
is still good, but apart from that only
mining corporations and miners who
have had the good fortune to locate
their claims early, can make it pay
here now. l advise all people who
have neither money nor time to waste
to stay where they are just now.