, 1877-07-05
General Dullness Of Business at
OeadWood.
The Mineral Wealth Of the Country
Discovery Of Coal.
Operations Of !" lond.Agcnts ''-..Four
Robberlcs Of tho Cheyenne Stage.

uos cor1l-rntser. But 1t MAS not SO week agu,
then VIC had frost aud cold; md, only two
weeks carflcf, slcet and SNOW. Summer
and winter socm 10 be very close
together here, or, ~ faectious friend expresses
It, the winter lasts until late In tho spring, and
tho summer cuds Without any fall. Nevcrthc-
less, while our pleasant weather lasts We will
make this most Of II, and our dillgcnt hillside
gardeners aro coa1tnB reluctant soil, by irri-
CATION and much hociug, to induce 1t to yield
lettuce, radshes, onions, peas, and other spring
vegetables which pcoplo have been eating for
weeks "back IN the States" Tonight, too, the
la.l'es Of tho Congregational Church arc sesv-
ing up Strawberries at their festival; but they
came from Greeley, Col.
Dcadvool seems To be enjoying. OF suffering
would better say,
A SEASON or PROFOUND CALM
that fs for her. OF cotrse there Is still ncttv-
ity hero; the teams arc many about tic streets
by day, tho people many about tho gambling
saloons by NIGHTS; but property isn't changing
hands rs it wasfnow buildings arcn't going up 30
ranidly, corncr-iots arc no longer rated
quite 30 hiRl', and businessmen nctual1y
complain that trade Is dull. Tho
hon,cB!ck pilgrim may still be seen standing on
the strcet-corner, wishing he Ind never como;
and tho ono Tint isn't holncscls, rushing out in
the morning to scour tho hills, and back III tho
evening with pieces Of rock for tho Judgment OF
tho Assayer. In mining property, too,. there is
not now much doing in tic way Of eatcs,-tlle
most notable being sale Of half iutsreat In a
SGa onn,sz iead ahe other day. fer oa
ehcspo a. Tug Now 'n9ts Yask .. and s sss
who were not willing to buy q tho prtccs asked
thirty or sixty days at tGe farthc.t, tfcae same
hears will be satisfied. make heavy investments,
then join the bulls and toss Up values d. once,
ofd bsness nsso da5s dsSfs' , aft,t IN s Fl 1ss
pairing now 10 work Out out tlcir i
!ntcrests,-~antl gentleman who opcratcso one Of
that, before winter begins, there will be
THOUSAND sTAMrs AT WORK
In the Vicinity Of Troy, Central, and Lead
Gity, whsre the beat quartz leads yet
too, aru introducing hydraulics tor working
! thigh placer grounds; and many gigantic
| sehemGs are on loot, Involving n'ilca Of ditch
| Ing an.l 1umfng, that may pay, and may not.
| With thu decreased demand for lumber, will be
very likely to bring down the price Of the lat
| ter.
mineral wealth oi the Black Hills. There may nay
10 no more shallow dgEiugs discovered 30 rich
o. those here ia Dcadwood guleb, but | am sat-
i.ied j.. the deep plaecEs :of Rapid, Crcok
Tim timc. nnd th.t II "" ,h., "sn ,o,nttn o'o arna IN
volns Of auast5 viii vet be dfscoyerei than arc
nov held at fabulous Aglrcs here. Nor is tho
siIyer Bcssdcs ts,cse 81 vhith ,hsrc a.. vast
tiolds tbat viii nav to wort. 1 havn sccn rrcct-
Lent srecfmens of ss,nncr arr If mira and ~.
ncrt can bs reiIei On: ica ia io,mI M1th the al,
ver. nm tnjds INT wit T. for nrnof ti,at nisti-
s ssse ssf 'R sss assoveay to so
coAjrnHps ON THE nspvATEn,
4 company Of sixteen has been formed, TINT
has taken up {, $50 aqes. It shows q very Ct
cclleft quality Of biturntroux coal. md expa-
tatcs largely On It's fIchncss Of tho vein and tho
peculiarly valuable properttcs OF tic coal, Tlon
va have beds Of gypsum Of most cxcelIcnt
quality; splendid limestone, that il now bclnY
burned into lime; ejay that burns into
good brick; and pl,undat,co soi good building
| stunc What can wo need Ia tho tntncral ilnn
from tho outside worlll All these minerals
will require work to prepare them for market,
and capital IS mora needed nero yet sl,an laGor;
but [ predict that, In three wears
from now-whcn tho Biack-I Hills country shall
have safely passed tho perlod ID In history
less gold-scckcrs hithef, With no nc money ne to kscp
| thom after thor rune. and the stannt,cde n
restless ulalcontents to other regions Oh slight
| pscte1ts,-it will bo found AMONG tho
In America, and for long period Of ycafs will
| furnish employment to th,taanda of pcoo1e.
| aud supply the market with rich Weld Of the
precious ores. hay. no ,quastx-rnti,cs. TO scil,
simply recor1lug this a. nv llopcst con-
| yictlon, based on observation and the expressed
Judgment Ut competent and unbiased experts.
dreams that drea,n would butter stay Ut hn1,,o
and fondle tho dcar lclus[on, than to tomc here
| and be shocked at the hitsoua unlIkencsa OF tho
rcalty. Capital Ia needed, aud that wlicl, darrs
10 venture will bo a]p.ost crrtntn to realizc lurro
l nrntita ~