The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-01-14

81 have been shown two specimens OF
taken from the Webfoot lode, y
load commencing two miles from tho
city and running duo north, as far AZ
eight miles. The first spe'
cilnpn was taken from the claim next to
the discovery, eight feet from the sur
face, and the quartz assays s36,OOO TO
the ton, The other specimen was taken
from the eighth claim, and was sall to
be almost solid gold, and to assay about
$4,000, was taken over to the De
Smitt lode, TO the east to Lawn, where
the quartz assays$l777 and some cents
Go be precise, and thence TO the Cen
tcnnial lode to the south Of the city,
and shown big Jumps Of ore inquired
about the placer digglngs, and was lold
that 1--WE don't care 10 bother ourselves
with such small, tickle, and transient
enterprises. We have our lodes there's
millions in en- and with them we are
moro than content
But Battle Creek is nov the raIlying
cry, and if tho region from DeNdwood to
this city is not soon dcpopulnted, it will
be because Battle Creek is not long
enough to hold the people rushing
hithcr There il much reasoning ~
their madness, too, for Capt Timblin
showed me nugget to-day that nc
picked from tho ground, "just as you
would hickory nuts, you know IT
weighed fifteen dollars and (oeoin TO be
minuto) four cents, while II pan Of
earth from the same claim washed Out
ten dollars. The discovery is said to be
equally rich, if not more valuable than
the famous Deadwood gulch, from
which the Wheeler brothers took Sc
much dust. A sprightly little town ha'
already dubbed into existence and vii
soon blossom into a city
The first quartz mill to enter the Hill
passed through here to-day bound lo
Deadwood. 1t cost $4,000, 5000 lo
transportation, and tumbled from thu
wagon into Cheyenne river while bcinl
taken across, ontailing great labor II
recover it. It's owners are the Pinnel
brothers of Nebraska City. There is
fortune in that mill if there is money il
anything, for the great need OF tn
several mining districts is machinery u
reduce the ore.
Deadwood begins to look down in tn
mouth" Her placer claims arc nenrl
all worked out and she has not sun
Gent quartz mining to enable her +
hold her own. The luclliest fellows II
that district, next to the Wheclers, hay
been three colored men, who had II
more knowledge Of prospecting an
mining than they had of astronomy
But they trailed into alittle spur, thrus
their shoyols into the bank, and dre'
out several "colors" at the first Ill
Their pay incl cased AS they proceeded
until they demonstrated their possesslo
. of the richest claim in DeadwooC
Crowds llocked to Niggor Gulch, rs q
was called, to SEQ the shiny washo
out, and when the trio shut down tc
! the season, II few weeks ago, two wer
Q home each with 1915, 600 in their pocket
=, The third remained to watch their sti
, valuable claim.
Prices are remarkably low in Custc
8 considering that freight from tho Unto
r Pacific at Sidney to this point is seve
: or eight cents per pound For instanc
beer is only 81 60 per gallon at the Gu
ter brewery, and board (air to middlini
4 81 per week, Flour sells at $40 to 81
!, per cwt, and corn meal tho same Pc,
y whisky, two bits drink; good whisli
not in demand---it isn't raspy cnougl
Tho moral atmosphere of the metro
l. oils" should be commended. Gamble
/, and Others who prey upon their fello
r beings, have quietly departed, A goc
- school has been established, and the
" is talk of forming " church societ
II The city government is provisional, an
e is composed in part as follows; SUPERB,
Q Judge, Thomas Hooper; City Rec ord