, 1877-05-14
They Inform Us that Everything Ia Lovely
and that tho Goose
Hangs High,
Nbkh Ilesas tbat Gold Is rlentfnt aud the Miuers
All Growing strJ Rfth.
A Prediction that 25,ooo,ooo WILL
Ho Realised This Year.
Information Of Value to Those De-
signing Trip to tho Hills.

country. the lips Ut tho people, In tic lElls Of
Congrctr, In tho sonia OF the rich. nnf in prou,i-
mont cities of the land. Doadwood Ctty has made
la way. solid corlons Of civilized and savage
seltrcs were penetrated ana paAscl, mountains
werc scaled. rivera hridqcd. and the rcry heart Of
the home OF tho nost hume r1us md envngc baud
of Tn1ians invaded before tho ramctess gulch
where now sIts Dcudwoou was reached. lis rocks
and forests seemed only less savage md
host,to thin tho etcalthy rcd mott, VITO
n,osec, had tracd them during tho long
march, and now Invisible among tho rocks away
skywhrl, to tho right and to the left, would, hour
after hour, drop bullet after bullet among thcfr
thin ranks, until,
AROUSED TO rERoc,Tr,
they would sally out, rIao In hand ratse the cxns.
peralig ac1c, but to return qlost likely snddcucl
affrsh, antI hnrdcncd with somc stricken camraAc.
These rallies were dangerous In tho extreme, ard
Usually resulted In loss 10 tho whites, while tho
reds, by rcason Of t,clr familiarity with the
Try, which IL perfectly sn!tcd 10 their n,odo
of warfare. would generally cacaro unharmcd.
tut despite all shcso obstacles, Dcadwood con-
timed to prosper. Fof months she had no
ncshbor rlvul aavo the silent city Of the hill
ride, pcoptcd with her own dead.
In October Of last year, Mai, George IIcakel laid
OF aud
r1ArrRpTnH 7owN,
FIRST running Main street ~ a base line, which
street is along tho center OF Wi.itewood Guleh IN
an eastcrly anil westerly direction; then from this
line The ontfrc guch, which at this polut u about
zoo yards Wide, was plated. Lots at Arst wcfo
had for tho Gust of recording but as the number Of
tents and cabins Increased In tho dcnslY wooded
gnlch, the value Of these lots advanced, unit, now
on this principal street lot 251100 feot il valued
ats 800 to 80, 0o0. ver,iY,
A5is S$s3sy III si s3i:s ;sfs$ S;s;s: &: 'ss
Immediately aftor the city wns plated Mayor,
Recorder, and Common Council woso elected.
OF course tho Hills woro at this tlmo Indian
country, hence all these acts wcre
tn VIOLATION or LAW,
and Of no legal effect. but by common consent
theso o1tcerd. a. such, havc been treated With re-
tpcct. Tho city plat was filed with tho ho.elected
C1ty RecurdcE nnd fron his records are still traced
The l,ttra Ia city property.
This lnts In Tho gufch wero soon all takon, and
then the mountain aides wcro encfoachcd upon Ly
adventurous builders, who climbed higher and
l'shpr rs values incfcaaod' and opon property boz
came Fca.cc.
Aconspictious object upon cntcslng Dtndwooil 10
In nncomplctod cabin away up hundreds Of foet on
the mountain sdo, north Of town. lfow even what
.acsu Is Of a cabin clings to tho procIp!tous and
linDht perpcntcnfar rocks Is perpetual puzzle TO
Is nlt. pus1n: Tho arst few weeks Of my sthy hero
l,ls rky.eabfn was always before ,ne.-I could not
to upon tho street but my eyes sought
hat locality. frequently attempted to sketch
l., bnt being poor artist all ,snc|, efforts wera
ss, s, faase r s' Sot ~ sesn
aw, having iost liz bsl!ance. fall fson, the gabio
f1E seSn es IL s'c Sat fann aMef nono wo
tet tecmei involved In mystery. y Jimmy"
House, gave ne iGis
llisToNr or THE nuILpIso:
ws %": sf1s a sa'y s a esD N 70 s IL vi. s
stF seia IL s n, is cses:pe ~ss eok
-. arse ". %iiy y cSdFsn. Ito q o'ss seice!si
s an oes %erc aia ssa1 re IT, ;amt
abny1 Down to Tue s!ts by meana of caelcs, Tho
s.1Eos,p s9E I otss rasg e" s T. sssS
Ing at dusk. as u. was WORKING On tho Jutt!ng
ranlo, .one1hinx r., was seen 70 ahoot down ~
Tic house Of q, nclshbor far bcnw.. was found al
empty boot, md aslrlo ti,a ptak of &c roof wa
worn by lreweT. Thal night
cofofEs HELD HluH CARNIVAL
About the house. lseMe' VA. not seen a9an. ,,.
n!,ssd viii watcr- -whacis. siales- boxes, ka",s..
and i; OF ilraiwool G9lehes.
s"os Psssn: * sss q It, ill., IT,
:%.s';s :;a. s. ~ IT, :: sSs: Ss%
loe.heaps. iifatins ths :'elsfms tlst the Minoss
natural uns: bu. mo nen engaged u thcso pui.atA
ate Intensely ptaetcnl iloweyct fascinating ti!sir
% b a S p 10 esss sn,ss
DcaawuGl has many
wxL1rsurPLIEp sToRxs AND snors
GS Ill Kinda. BIT fit IN Nf thkX0 h0nhHf
Il 'hs' ", s:ssy 80 ID ''%s sb3 'ss@ II,
ntnt II ils.s t"rhs senate" On ths opeains
shfi,tng basinc,s II ait times. bat from, Saturday
sssnlaA u hion'ay snorang !. t'e huscst During
On sunday liz rlsrim ssc. aights and hears
a. ttom tic htA,e:. Thls { en.Ghatical!y ~
,v.i ths fsad. s1s iincd win Gem asa lhe s.reets
parked ilun, curb 10 cuth. ucuerslly they aru
ssr n, S ss@ @n' saI sSs 's
,cntnEoua onr tip over The bafrel on which stands
s III G s sGis .ssst ssss
xh,ch ho atsi.ts to roll to some unsophls.ca!e1
s 'hs '.Sra aspy ;, a o tho
~ assGhants Ct ~ busy exchanging theiF wares for
oeeurs 1t one end Of the street. And at once The
so9s[ aut sS ASIoa :se
}os.ling, hustlin4. battering hronk. from lille
,og cabin .Yss up tcrysns payers ii thlnkfulness
,st, .ss sno5sa aeath and PROPERTY: Fsth.rs ivy
gtuaad of bionzsl, BEARDED. sud 6fswny ,ainsts.
ths preacher A. be impfes.es Upon them that lhs
sSsnes sss Of commission and danger by which
.asn nS ;, them 20 :heashts of, The hstssttst,
slo4uencs ~ hs draw from lhs grandeur Of tho
secnssy about them lea4uu Of lheF own llttenras
@ au need VI thu hclp u tue Great Architect Of th*
.lne church building IL q lstls toS ealpsntct-
1 .e .ho f 'xs's, e a H. xI II.
etspsn.er's tools md uneomp!ctsd work. lsay. 70
oae lAat1an!ntel With life tn the West, this Id !.
mixture ot religion aa4 tratic, Of mvlxlneut and
serious baslnesa haa IL ridiculous aspect, but 0us
sooa becomes Accustomed 10 1t.
.. fL4C8Hs,
Lhese arc bcing worked With the utmost energy.
saa 70 pa{sng fas iu excess " last saaso4; $500
wa t2ken lrutn No. Ii In peadxood IN three hours
sessntly. Ths drift fron which this u TAKEN IL