The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-05-06
From Our Special oor~rcspondent.l
DEADwOOD, April %.

From Our Special Correspondent.l
DEADwooD, April %.
Cheyenne should be taken put upon
the praires somewhere and kicked into
the middle of next week or the week
after, which the same the subscriber
will now attempt to prove.
There is no room for doubt but
that Deadwood is at least four
miles west of the line between
Dakota and Wyoming, and the
people Of Cheyenne deserve the kicking
for not sending out at their own ex-
pense, months ago, a surveying party
whose report would have given us this
addition to our population and wealth,
while, better still, Deadwood would
have long ago been under good govern
ment and been better off in every way.
The interests and good will of Cheyenne
and Deadwood are closely allied, need
ing but the protecting arm Of the gov
eminent of Wyoming to knit them to-
gether with indissoluble ties. The con-
Meeting link Of the telegraph and stage
line, the work Of a few Cheyenne gen.
tlemen in securing postal and other
facilities for these miners, have kindled
in the breasts of Black Killers a kindly
interest and regard for Cheyenne, and
a little earnest effort, aided by the ex-
penditure of a few dollars, will now Sc
cure to Cheyenne the vast benefits aris-
ing from the union of all interests by
the organization of Crook and Pease
counties and the establishment of good
government by Wyoming authorities.
Dakota turned up her nose and told
the people of the Black Hills to go to
Tophet or any other outlandish locality.
This policy was followed until the Black
Killers, by earnest and long continued
entreaties, expostulations and finallyde-
mandssecuredfrom Gar John Lunkhead
Pennington, autocrat of the vast wild
erness known on the maps as Dakota,
the appointment of county officers and
order for the holding of regular terms
Of court at Deadwood, Rapid and Gus
ter. Pennington was careful to invest
his confidence in men who will do him
the most good. 1t is openly charged
here that the county officials appointed
by him paid good prices for this favor,
and conceding this to be true, is it any
wonder that these base minions of a
despotic and corrupt man should sell
themselves? They have done so al
ready by locating the county seat Of
Lawrence county in which are situated
Deadwood, Gayville, Lead City and
several other large mining camps, at
Crook City, an insignificant little burg
fourteen miles distant which contains
less than $50 people. There are deep
m~utterings among the people here, and
1 shall not be surprised if, within a few
days, the creatures who have sold them
selves for a paItry pittance, will be driven
from the county by the justly indignant
and outraged people of Deadwood.
Action is being taken as the subjoin-
ed copy of a hand bill, issued this morn
ing and now being scattered through
the town, shows:
"STOP THIEF!
The citizens of Deadwood, Gayville and
Lawrence county, will meet at the
Bella Union Theatre in Deadwood, this
Sunday evening. April 30, at 1880 p.
M, to express their indignation at, and
to prevent the County Commissioners
concentrating THE OUTRAGE of
locating the county seat at Crook City,"
Hook for lively tunes when this thing
comes to a head, and will keep THE
LEADER advised of all new develop
ments and movements.
RAPHERTY.