Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-08-17
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Crook CRY, Aug: lin my last [
tried to give something of IA idea of
the country between Bismarck and the
Hills, something Of Crook City and its
surroundings together with such points
of interest as were suggested while pre-.
pairing hurrisdly my communications.
In my first letter l undertook to give
An idea Of the mines. shall now
''woBK THE TAlL1Nes."
as they say in the mines, and clean up
for the present my Black Hills work, re-
ferring for the frst time to my note.
book, which 10 full of all sorts Of NON.
Of the Hills IL delightful. The days
are warm but not oppressive, in summer,
while the nights are cool. In winter
the snow is not deep and the gulches
are partially protected from the heavy,
winds by the hills and timber. &. -
is generally good but much Of it is i'm.
pregnated with mineral. Most of the
streams are used for mining purposes,
and the water, of course, is muddy and
unfit for other purposes. Water can
bs obtained at almost any point by dig.
ging or drifting into the hill sides.
THERE IS CONSIDERABLE SICKNESS
now in Deadwood and other crowded
gulches where proper police regulations
have not been established but this mat
ter will be looked to.
SOCIETY
is mixed and you will find cccasionly a
high toned citizen tripping the light
fantastic IN the hurdy gurdy with Can
Can Dolly, Calamity Jane or some 9TH
er "character" in the Hills as a part
ner. Can Can Dolly, by the way, is
good looking woman Of about twenty.
II saw her but a moment" Having
proposed to "kick your hat off for the
drinks" fellow six foot four accepted
the wager and she was engaged in tha t
pleasant pastime.
CALAMITY JANE .,
is married now and was living comfort.
ably On rancho with her husband, but
the fire fiend came and destroyed their
all and Jane returned to the Hills and,
now, like the ballet girl Prentice, speaks
Of. in the Louisville Journal, she waltzes
on one leg and polkas on the other Gin
the hurdy gurdy dances) and between
the two she gets her living. Jane is
not very bad and has many interesting
features. Left in q Mormon camp with
out father or mother when mere child
like Topsey, she "growed just like the
corn."* Her associates having been
rough she has been rough. But nav
or met person more readily brought
to tears by kind words or gentle re.
proof for evil deeds. At first a waif in
a Mormon camp, then she passed
through the mining excitements in the
west, now prostitute, now striving
to mend her ways, then a scout wear
ing mems clothes for General Crook,
then the lioness of the hills, afterward
a devoted wife, then forced by circum-
stances to return to her old mode of
life because she knew no other, she de-
serves kind words rather than reproach.
The Hills are full of
CHARACTERS,
male as we'll as female. The female
gambler and the male prostitute. The
innocent boys and the gentlemanly
road agent. The man who would cut
your throat for few dollars or the
gentlemanly fellow who would roap you
into bunko or other games and call it
the square thing to whack up with you
from your own means, and vet law and
order prevails and life and property is
secure to those who attend to their own
legitimate business.
MORE MURDERS
occurred in the town of Bismarck dur
ing the first two years of its existence
than has occurred in all the towns of
the Black Hills.
Speaking of the characters in the
Hills we must not forget
THE POLITICIANS.
We find them of every grade. The bril-
liant aud wealthy Spencer, U. S. Sena-
tor, from Alabama has taken up his
abode here, and though he still retains
his position in the Senate, we will be
greatly surprised if he does not figure
largely in the politics of Dakota few
years hence. The brilliant Burleigh is
also here, and while he is now paying
strict attention to business, his friends
will surely urge him for public posi>
tion. Claggett of Montana, the silver
tongusd orator of the West, Steel of
Wyoming, and other ex-members of
Congress, are on the ground. Dead
wood has sixty odd lawyers and several
doctors, some of whom are known to
banker for glory in the political field.
The Governor, unwisely we think, filled
all of the county Offices in the Hills
from outside politicians with one ex-
ceptiou,
- SETH BULLOCK,
sheriff at Deadwood, and though his
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