The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-09-07
William Caruthas, a station master on the
Great Western railway of Canada, has abscond-
ed with 100000 belonging to the company.
HARD TIMES IN THE HILLS.


The Condition of Affairs at Custer City
Miners Leavingthe Country by Hundreds
Fears of Indian Observation-Disclosures
Stagnant.
[From the Kansas City Times.l
The latest arrivals from the Black
Hills are Messrs. H. Glass and S.
Ringolsky, two of the principal mer-
chants of Custer. Mr.. Glass was the
first clothing merchant to take stock
of ready-made clothing into the Hills,
and according to his own statement his
speculation proved to be anything but
remUnerative. He opened out III
little windowless log cabin, and hung
out pair of miners oyeralls as q sign,
but many days passed between sales.
These enterprising clothiers have
abandoned the Hills for while, having
stored their goods until next spring,
when they expect to return. They do
not give very gilb-edged report Of
matters and things in the mines. Said
Mr.. Glass Times are anything but
good just now at the Hills. The Indian
troubles have stagnated business every
where, and stopped the tide OF emigra-
ton. There are more booming out OF
the Hills than coming in. We came
from Custer to Cheyenne in nine days
on what is called the 'fBlue Line Fast
Freight. There were seventy-fve of
us in our party, under the command OF
Capt. z. B. Skinner It is unsafe to
travel with less number. Wepassed the
remains and wreck Of a massacred party
on Indian creek, and another near Raw
hide Buttes, about thirty miles from
Red Cloud Agency. At the latter place
there were five dead horses and the
smouidering remains Of three wagons.
We could not learn what had become
of the women or the balance OF the
horses belonging to the trains. Stages
are running to and from Custer three
times week. Soldiers escort them all
the way. There is soldiers camp in
Red Canon, at the Cheyenne river, and
on Hat creek. Custer and Deadwood
are in a constant state of alarm, occa
stoned by Indian raids. Not one out Of
ten of the Indian ourages are reported
in the papers. Theyar suppressed at
Cheyenne for fear it Will deter and pre-
vent emigration. AS for gold, there is
lots of it for those who have been lucky
enough to strike good claim. There
has been immense quantities of gold
taken out this season. but not as much
as there will be when the Indians will
allow the Hills to be thoroughly pros
pected. A man without a claim is in
bad box. Business is poor and is limited
to a few. The demand. too, for goods
is limited, as most every one takes what
he wants with him.
Custer City is the only town in
the Black Hills. It has a good
city government, and from it's IA
vorable location will be selected as the
wintering place for the miners this win
ter, and their base of supplies in the
spring. AS for Deadwood City it will
soon have to close up for the winter and
give up to Jack Frost. There will be
three or four feet Of snow there before
November. Deadwood still refuses to
adopt civil rule. The Montana men
rejected and voted down a proposition
to organize a city government, and
passed resolutions declaring hanging the
penalty for wrong doing, and Judge
Lynch the court before whom all bad
characters would be brought.