, 1877-02-14
LIVELY DEADWOOD.

Men and N1aunors ut tho Black Hills.
Yesterday afternoun, says tho Virginia (Ney.)
Chronfet, ti,!s otllso was visited by Hurry Mil-
inns. IN oil comsiockcr, WHO has for soma
iSs s w IT, gsea Sssi Iss M Mr eN wn. In phs
keen observer pf eyents, and docs nut rcqulrc
70 he pumped 10 i'o Induced to tell what he
knows.
"Dcadwood may be considered q pretty lively
town; that ts, liyely for town Of 1000 fulab.i
ants. VI course, rs tho central camp, whcra
al tho gambling, lighting, md business is one.
Thorc is uo regularity about anything. 4 inaa
opuns place Ut buxlnpsA and n,ukrs lots Ok
money, then l,e gets tho. prospecting fcyer,
st,rts tot the gilel,ca and shuts up his shcbanc.
si eS p djrae x,eseS Ia. n s u lns kn t,t s III
or Is otf on nsprce. We hAye no nuuIrl1A
government at a'l. Every ulall tllinks hos
Mayor VI tho town. Every oncc In q while tue
boys cnll a lunss meeting, draw up resolutions.
hayu u Dourd Of Aldermen; but Ut tho end
NJ tho week nobody knows what las b.
come Of tho resolutions or tho A1c1men.
VT start q new City Government every tso
weeks and bnat ono every weck-if tllcrs
"ltow about tho thcatrci' "Ycs, we'yo got
llltle thcatrc there, NOT nearly as we'll titisl
up as your cockpit. The orchestra chairs art
made OF stakes driyon Into the ground. wltha
nailed IN top. Admission ~ 80; reserved sea.t
Is. They ruin q sort OF variety show, md sling 1
the jokes md stugc business as broad Is posi-
bls. The can-caM Was dunctI for sotnc lime
WV vs H. Sss' Ess {e Of II "as s sAy .
plarc. We want something elevatin'.' and tpc
manager had To import . female sentimental
vocalist, nt 0ig expense, to nppcasc the pntrDIA
ss sapg ~, Swsss spIrt nsa, y fFayfr
Liyeth,' and other liisl,-toued music. and
thought that tho lhoys would 80 crazy with d.
light. But they got tired Of Il In abuut wcek.
Fanny Garritsom e. M was thu singer. believe 'A'
''Napy saloons therol" "saloons ali e1tt
tho place, aud whisky four bits drink. They
put two basrel. up on end, nail board asto1
for bar, aud deal Il out. a miner who Tsa!aa snia
and says, 'sct 'cm up They never weigh sbs
dust. Sometimes = man won't put do1u
enough dust, but they never say = wv,ai
and Il he's tlttle tight aud pouEs out $40 OF ~
they nSysr msntGn It. They hass daa 1a,fs
use checks for tho buys; when they won puss
Ut ctleeks they threw 'em all over the PLACE, ara
soine weFu too drunk to handle 'cn. ~ ~
check. got played out. Now man puts lstns
~. Tau dollart' worth Of dust In q 80 g'ct1s,
back goes for GO, and 80 Oh. They never xs's'
dust at all, but guese tho amount
"IAya you y ually papeFt' "Gea. eaI. eoSJI
tlmcs It's Iaily, and then when the compostT
tors get drunk 1t don't come out for se'rfn1
days. II tuau waptsgun waddlng he gots ~, ~
payS four bits for n paper. Whenever IaeJ
sta1t new city government thuy PRINT io.% -
ordinances; then tlero's grand rush for tae
paper. Sometimes It eomes out twice Heeh'
ans "siarS sI sI',otnss" i @Si, yes; the boz. ~
all Oh tho shoot. Every iuan carIles about lo1S
teen pounds Vi thu nrrarma htclled to us ~,
anl they ncver pass any words. The lel!on ,tss .us
gets his gun out trst Is the best uIul,, ant @pe3
lug ~ t6e other tellow's body. Our xfa{e5sIV
u big institution, and growing oue. soMs, ~.
times, however. the place L. right quit. quid i ,ar
known times when 9 man want kllleo ~ -
twenty-fous hours. Then perhaps thcy'd ~
out i've " six day. When man ests H.. W. "
handy with Ills ehoutln' irons and kills nsSw
si1 they think Lu isu't safe, aud pop llm ~ "
to III thr place of hin. They dont sl!l IT, y IL Il
for what he has douc, but fur what he's - w
to do. l suppose that the average g
amount 70 about l0o D. month; but the lna'14"
kill sVue.n