Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-19
An Appeal for the Admission O
Pierre City into the Union.
The March from Pierre to the Gold
Mines via the Shortest and
Most Practicable
Route.
Arrival At Crook City and Observation-Disclosures
tabt Quatsred-Ths Election and the
Keets Mine Difficulty.
Editorial Correspondence.

O6AOWOOO, NOV. III 1910.
From Yankton to Deadwood-from the
civilization Of EASTERN Dako {
the civilization of Western Dakota-acros.
the wild prairie where white mems habita-
tons are SO few and far between that their
presence is almost unnoted 10 the vastness
of the solitude which reigns supreme
this is the way l have come, and here
am in the wonder Of the age, Deadwood.
There are those who will doubtless
smile at the notion that Deadwood is
synonymous with civilization. but they are
those who, like myself a few days ago,
realize 1t not because they have seen it not.
It is more than | can say for it except by a
special letter devoted entirely I the sub
ject, and as my work today includes an
account Of the journey hither over our pet
Pierre route. I leave it for future reference,
I can scarcely realize that it is now three
weeks since ] left Yanktop, yet the calen-
dar informs me that such is the fact. On
the morning Of the Goth of October 1 lef,
on tue
GOOD STEAMER BLACK HILLS
for Pierre and arrived there on the 23d at
noon. 1t was quick time for a low stage
OF water, but there was a moon to light our
way by night. and the Black Hills made u"
halls except to discharge freight, until
toe line was drawn around the snubbing
post on the Fl. Pierre levee. The Black
Hills is a proverblally fast boat and while
We were not surprised at her speedy trip
We were all willing to accord her the opinion
that she deserves the best patronage the
public can bestow. As the Black Hills
is a YanklonI institution I feel like dwell
ing upon her good qualities aud the excel
lent management Of her officers This Was
her fifteenth trip for the season. She came
into our waters rather late in the season,
but has been busi!y employed since her
advent In transporting Black Hills freight
from Iankton to Pierre. Tue books o:
j. Q. A. Parr, the clerk, show that some
four million pounds of goods have been
moved by this boat from the Yankton
levee, and a careful estimate convinces me
that fully one-ha!f this amour has been
furnished BY Yankton dealers. Of the pas
sengers carried there is no definite record,
but their number reaches into the ,hous
ands. Running almost solely in the Black
Hills trade, Capt. Burleigh's steamer is
one of the benefits to our city whose i'm.
portance can be estimated 10 convincing
dollars and cents. and there is no more
potent argument than this to advance. A
new boat, we'll differed and carefully man
aged, the first season of the Black Hills has
been a most gratifying success. Capt.
Burleigh and clerk Parr are untiring in
their efforts to make their boat a comfor
table, home-like place for travellers and
their success in this direction
is the success of men who thor.
ougbly understand their business and are
completely adapted to it. George johnson,
we'll known to Yankton people as q caterer
who never fails to touch the appetite in its
most appreciatiye spot, of1ciates as steward
of the boat and to him were we indebted
for the many little comforts and attentions
which come particularly within the pro
vince of a steward. The position is an all
important one to passengers, and, though
this was his first trip, johnson won the
good opinion Of all who travelled the Mis-
souri, from Yankton to Pierre on his mai.
den trip. He is perfectly adapted to his
and work will make a success in his particu
lar department. This much for Yankton's
steamboat. With Capt. Burleigh on deck.
Parr in the Office, Coonce and Papin in the
pilot house. Lyon to boss the crew on the
'ower deck and johnson to watch out for
be comfort of her passengers she will rail
IN q prosperous course, and the more of
profit that falls into her locker the better
it will be for the business men of Dakota's
capital.
PIERRE.
l have found Pirere somewhat improved
since my visit last spring. The struggling
camp Of six months ago has given place
10 a semblance ola village. A street has
been laid out and improvements are gen.
orally Strengthened up to bring them into
line. Bross and Leeper have rebuilt the
Grand Central hotel upon a erander scale
than before. They now have a large. tvo
story, frame building, the most p%retentious
in town, save, perhaps, the warehouse o,
Evans and Hornick, which is an old
landmark upon the site Of
Pierre. Our Kent, the grocer, ha
also erected a business block, all of wood
one story high and though it has no floor
Pierre points to it with pride as an indica.
ton that there is a future in the by and b,
for the Missouri river depot of Black Hill
supplies. Henry Pfotenhauer is also es
tablished on the main street and retails ant
wholesales meat to pilgrims and steamboat
T. w. McManus has built 70, himself /,
store and a dwelling and says he is going I,
stay in Pierre till Gabriel comes along will
his little trumpet, unless sooner relieved
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