The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-27

where thcre are not one or more games In OPP
GRAFTON, while in many saloons the tables are
counted by the half dozen. Yet there are many
Dcadwood apes the airs and dignity Of the
Oldest city on the continent. Postal service has
been secured and to-day Postmaster Adams. a
carpet baggcr from Omnhn with a boiled shirt
and shiny hat opened II regularly cstut lishcd
ONE and began the sale Of stamps. Hereto
lore II hns cost ten cents to send or receive II
letter. except by the Cheyenne line. The latter
has the contract until the close OF the fiscal year.
and Will curry daily mail. us Will also The Fort
Pierre and Bismarck lines ns soon rs thry he
gin running. which will bc in about two weeks.
Th" Sidney sagr company has sold gu, Ia the
cheyenne company. ana hereafter daily stages
Will run over that route.
The first daily paper in the hills the Times.
made its appearance here last saturday. II ~ u
folio. i've columns to the pal."; has the Asso.
cint"d Press dispatches; Is well edited ana
prrscntsn Inc Typographical appearance. ~
editors. Mr-srs. Warner and Ncwhard. are old
Denver printers. and are confident Of success.
The PIONEER. the first Black Hills journal. Will
The arrivals OF "tondcr-fcct" in this city
alone average 100 day. and. ns the s..nson ad-
van =. the influx becomes greater. Hotels can
a,cummodatr about one in ten: tho other ninc
slc"p in stables, tents. wagons. Sr. You can
safely assume that four-iliths of the entire
number viii soon bc ON their way back 10 the
States with empty pockets. All the good mining
ground has boon taken M.
nnnmn"I Of y 9rmyrS n h9vf SrrlvGd taken
counted thirty;six, on their way to thc Belle
F"ur'hc one day last week. They will make
money. H. the SOL ~ excellent Tor agricultural
purposes. while the market will be- the best in
the country neat winter. unless the business is
uvcrlon". Hay now sells at 500 per ton. and
II Is very scarce at that figure. 1t costs about
500 per ton 10 gather il.
Another very fortunate spoo ulntor II orr soli-
tery irr man. He harvested several thousand
tons last winter and. rs he intends charging
iNrr"nts per pound. his profits Will DC cnor-
nous.
Building GOES on rapidly NIL over the CITY.
Keeping uWmills ana carpenters busy night
AMI day. Rents are outragcuu-ly high. n stnnll
cabin OF uuplnnrd lumber bringing s2j To s3j
have boon established. Divine service Is held
every sunday. largely attended school has
been open ~.
MINES arr hring opened rapidly hut the
hhuuddn 20 ul water prevents u thOrpugh work
ing oi them. Mrrchunt,, and gamblers have de-
cidrd io tax" aud iny out gold dust hereafter at
the rate of SIS per ounrc-a rcdu ton OF two
dollars
mass MO i'm. WIS held here last Saturday
to dis MSS u" Feasibility and wisdom of form
my an " Territory out of the Black Hills cuun-
try. This ton wis brought about 10y the con
ia tot Gov. Pennington in appointing non -rcsi-
dents Ia cNcrN Oillcr created 10y the ratification
of IA" now SiuuS treaty. Tho question WIS ably
dis 'ussrl. uud ncull ISSUED for n convention to
assemble here on the Dist inst A petition Will be
presented To- Congress at the coming special
s"S~ ION. and there Is but little doubt that the
prayer OF the 10000 people now In the Hills Will
b. promptly and inVurnhly answered.
am lu~t IN receipt of a communication from
Gen. Cruok. from which infer that uni - s..
ting Bull culncs IN AN expedition will soon start
ont ip look b m NJ AMI bring him in. Tn re-
port that the Indians have crossed into the Brit
lsh possessions Il not generally credited here.