The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-05-17

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the Black Mills Country.

Especial Correspondence Of The Leader.l
CUSTER CITY, May II.
The stage yide from Deadwood to
this place carses WEAKNESS to the aver
age correspondent, and the subscriber
is not an exception. 1 have therefore
rested M and Am again up and ready
for business. In leaving Deadwood I
desire to express my gratitude to Messrs.
Warner, A. w. Adams, Jas. HALEY and
several hundred other gentlemen for
favors which Will never be- forgotten.
Or. 1. 7, Babcock an old Cheyenne now
located ut Deadwood, was extremely
kind, and Mr.. C. H. Wagner, of the
Grand Central hotel, fairly outdid him
self in efforts to add to my comfort
while stopping at his popular hostelry,
which by~-the-way,is the only first-class
hdasei IN Deadwood, and is well patron
ized-so well, in fact, that scores are
turned away nightly because there are
"no vacant beds" , t
.e On the day of my departure the Black
Hills metallurgical works, C. C. Davis,
manager, were completed, and are now
in working order, but 1 have not learned
what success has been attained. Mr..
Davis thoroughly understands how to
manage his enterprise, and cannot fail.
He will find that he has placed himself
and his works where the most good can
be done.
The 'Prospector" stamp mill of the
Tomblin Bros, mention of which was
recently made in THE LEADER, was
set up Saturday last, and the first ore
run through it on the following Mon
day, but 1 have not yet received any
report. That it will be of vast benefit
in testing the ores of the region there
can not be the slightest doubt. 1t is a
miniature mill of two heavy stamps
and is easily worked by crank attach
ment, easily propelled by two men. 1t
will crush from 10 to 200 pounds of ore
per hour, and as its operation is precisely
thesame in every essential particul as
the regulation stamp mill, the result of
its work cannot fail to prove eminently
satisfactory and complete. A similar
mill can be laid down in Deadwood at
the very low figure of $3.50, and as three
men, or four at the most, can furnish
sufficient ore and keep the mill running
constantly at the same time, 1 am
thoroughly impressed with the idea that
men Of moderate expectations cannot
do better than combine their capital
and labor set up one of these "Pros-
pector'' mills on their quartz claim, and
devote themselves to turning ont bull
lion at once The attention of those
who have mines to sell is directed to
this mill. With it they can prove their
ore and if it be rich the most cautious
capitalist. will not hesitate with the bull
lion before him. n
Since writing my letter on the county
seat question the high joint commission
have held another meeting and located
the, county seat at Deadwood. This
molifes the excited populace. but they
still give vent.t their indignation over
the location Of the U. s. land Office at
Sheridan. They have already sent pro-
tests to the Commissioner of the Cen
eral Land Office, stating that there is
neither building or inhabitant in Sheri-
dan. The men who have sworn to this
Statement have Internationally perjur-
ed themselves. The original Sheridan
was located upon a wild prairie, out
east of the, Hills somewhere, but the
schoining Peningtonites who did the
work oon saw their mistake. They
then visited the ''city'' of Golden, on
Rapid creek, and succeeded in securing
all the vacant town lots and considera-
BILE other property from the original
owners on consideration of the location
Of the county seat atthat point. The
U. S. land office having already been
located at Sheridan, it became necces-
sary to create a new Sheridan, and this
was done by changing Golden to Sheri-
dan, which, it must be confessed, Is a
good change, although the Yankton
"Yahoos" will be mainly benefited
thereby. xe
The road between here and Crook
City, on the Sidney and Pierre route is
SO bad that the incoming coaches man
age to upset from two to six times each
trip, and it has therefore become the
popular amusement among floating
population to hang around the stage
office upon the arrival Of the coaches,
on purpose to enjoy a good laugh at the
unfortunate drivers and passengers.
A more pleasing picture to look upon
is the Cheyenne coach as it comes in at
8 p. M, always on time, always right
side up, and with clean passengers and
driver.
I hear praise Of the Cheyenne route
from all except Omaha and Sidney men,
and even these admit that the Cheyenne