The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-11
rn,s-cssius from the Black Halls.

CAMP NrHE ROAD, May l, 1917.
Editors OF the Dispatch:
Bv the above yoal will perceive that am
.rave,,iue--where to I cannot Mt present
tell Our party are looking for q. good
cuartz mine, and while we fnd great
many. we also find owners for them MY
last letter was from the great city ~ ,"e
Black Hills called Deadwoed. 50 meea ssss
been said and wrifscn about this ceaeo1'tseu
place that Az, afraid to enter the ''sts' eus
| will say this: tsat the CITY mas s'oi IN
ton Of nearly 1870 people, stoiss rs, y sa ~,
kinds. and pieIHy of saloons-lh iSs'', f. .s.
linuor saloons for every store Is the ahf S.3
Gambling hells are plenty, and are gre w.! w..
aid mines Of tho place. Stores fe1 ueausis
~ sgnfl 1,tr mouth. and when 4 "aite Gaa.
thev are mostly built OF logs you can ny
the business they efo. t..'
SUNDAY ..4si. -
e. the great dag for. business AN sue
,,;rors nroecctl ON that day to DeaGWeoa 10
a. :, their stock os proviSiouS.s.aT hss NsH1e,
.Inr t,,rn into the gambling ketis ana Say
,bnre s;lI sli thur money is Sossee when,
h,N drunk with the yilest OF ros-gut, nsey
starcer back with bags OF food 20 camp 10
commence on Monday their weeks W@R:
Theatres. concert saloons, and all hint* 'or
low places flourish on the Sabfsath '6ay.
churches. So.ywishout commenting '1pon
the wlckeesness of 'tsle place, we wia henae 1T
10 YOUR readers 10 Enlagine what che VlA'se,
is like. .>...
i.H41CES. 49,.
Hav is selling Mt asG0 per ton; petastes,
S12 per bnshel; anu everything else lnlro-
norton. A bottle Of ink. such AS ds ~ssad
for five cents in Richmond, can be hollsslt
here for forty cents.
In my Isst mentioned the fact thai atas
was no place for poor men. 1ne same 'idfas
good to-day. Thousands are arriving here
every week, and I,Henture TO assert that
they will not average enc dollar to fhe mas.
The miners will only employ experienced
men, and tie pilgrims for such are greeH-
horns called, cannot End anything to do,
and the suffering amoa5 this class Is some
thing more than car write about.
We are --tenting On the old camp
ground that is to say, we are up among
the great quartz mines. such rs the /" Al
pha,'' Omega" yHH5aden Treasure, .
.De Smet," end seyernlotherS; all to work
dav and night People with money can do
we'll here, either in business or by puE-
chasing an interest in so.ssc mine. Plenty
OF miners here who have pines that show
up good, but they have 40 means to de-
velop them. aud it is this .slass that the
moneved-men ,esyl makes sE OF to their ad-
vantage
There are IeB families Enere, and 1t is
very easy to tell in whatceaA;n the better
hall is located. at had more females
here-good, religions ones, mean-the
place would soon become civilized, and
churches would spring up in: place OF gam
bling saloons and other places OF similar
repute.
We have had snow aere for tae, past week,
and looking o,t this morning can see
snow in every direction, with prospect OF
good snow-Storn befane night. ny party,
which consisted of six when / arrived, has
been reduced to four, two having become
strapped (broke). We:are following up the
great belt Of quartz, and expect hefope long
to strike a big " bonanza 1t !s,veg hard
work getting up at sunrise and walking and
working all day. The hardest part OF the
work is walking up The massachusetts ano
those tina. are acquainted With me will,Hon.
der how / do 1t. Iwondeg myself, bbt
manage to get over q good deal OF ground
I ind that the climate is splendid, and
have thrown DR.. Wellford's IEsscriptiDpsas
the gulches. ..''
believe mentioned the several shoot
ing-matches in my last. We haze not hac
any since, so that we are improving in:tha
respect. Stlts tDe refoifeTls putleaa oftellai
than it should be, and If it were not fol
others we should have great many deaths
to record. ..-. .....
In the matter OF in dams, have to say that
at present writing eve are not moiested. but
expect that they Will become troublesome
about the latter part of June. Ny bald.
headed friend in youreity thought be woa,ld
be exempted from sealping. For his TO-
formation would say that be is correct,
but that the noble red snan cuts off the ears
of all such; 80 that he knows what he may
meet with if he comes this way.
Sitting Bull will probably send some OF
his men this way to raid of horses and pick
off men who are outside OF the mining
camp; but we do not think that he will
trouble those at work in the mines.
Our party expects to strike tent in few
days, and will start towards the Big Horn,
but as we walk. our progress will be slow {;
so that you can expect to hear from me
again in ten days. may have some trou-
BILE in getting letter forwarded, but will
do my best. Don't tail to post Dispatch to
address. G. A. GIRDLER.