Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-23
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Letter from an OLD Eurekan-S.a-
I%i-IieaI. Political aud Social

Especial Correspondence Of the SsrtiaeI.l
DEADwoOp, ID. T., May II, 1873.
EDITOR SENTINEL: Although a
constant reader or the SENTINEL, /
have not. Tor a long time at least, OBJ
served auy communications from the
new FL Dorado. / hope this letter may
prove Of interest TO your readers, as
MANY old Eurekans have east their lot
with Western Dakota. Anyhow. for a
commencement, | will write one letter.
and promise-which costs neither time
o Ia5or-many more. The Monte
negro OF America is attracting the long
inz NJ OF people of every CLINE. a
giant stride has been taken hF Dakota
among the mineral bearing Territories
and states. At his writing 1875 stain ps
are working u Lead City. aud so more
will be added in June. when the mann
moth HOmeSlake mill Will tie COM
pleied. Poorman Gulch claims p,
aud Deadwood Gusch. III which i ST
uated Central City, Gas Vile, South
Bend, Golden Gate, Anchor and Orc,
has a complement OF 325 completed,
aud 40 under process OF erection.
Tributary eulcnes t. Deadweoi boast
OF rs, aui scattered in different por-
tons OF the Hills are - more, making
a grand Ola Of 10 stamps, crushing
on an average Of one and one half tons
each, with an average value Of prob
ably Sl2 per tou, although much
yields twice that figure. and some,
OF course, PAYS itie more than
expenses. Deadwood, the metropolis,
lies az the confluence OF Wildwood
and Dpadxooi creeks, and Al tie june
tiai Uf al th5 many stage and freight
the. entering tine Hills. The streets
are rarruW aud crooked. Thss house
Se- uGt aud that Que back eight or ten
feat. The side AXIS are one cOntiuu-
Il stairs. first up and then down.
Every mans wu0ished j. the street in
front OF his place. and ths back yard
somebody's front door. such is the
city nom whence oiue special and
Asso IA ed Press dispatches. telling Of
bfiurd jurors. murders, d0iugs nf road
agents and horse thieves, seductious
county treasury imb.o=ii0S and big
clean ups. Ths bluaied monOpolist
and corpuipHf millionaire jostie against
fie ragged aui lousy p~Tospector, and
prospective capitalists seek recreation
within the walls Of the classical Bella
Union, listening 10 the warnings Of
lobster jack. OF Eureka, or casing sly
glarces at tile can can.
The on siae districts are coming
rapidly TO toe front, some favorably,
others the opposite. Immigration has
not fairly Set ia yet. bat uew faces are
Appearing in great numbers upon the
streets each day. the prospects for
the
LINCOLN TERRITORY sCHEzIE
Are not the best 10 the world, aud for
the present that project is dead. The
conveniences for reaching the aills are
not a. good As the old White Pine stage
line afforded, but great improvements
are being made, especially on the sid
.Dey line, which is IN every particular
the best. The coaches on this route
were the only ones that brought
through the mailsdaring the big storm.
The Hills have a full compliment Of
sharptrs, gamblers aud bunko steerers.
but their operations are confined to a
small field. Previous 10 the impan-
neling of the last Grand Jury, the state
of the pubiic pulse was exceedingly
fayerish; bus that body allayed the in
Elimination by bringing in an indict.
ment for nearly every charge. The
cause of so many acquittals lies, not
with the District Court, but with the
justices OF the Peace, who have a farce
bearing, bind the criminal owe IN
small bonds and take straw bail. The
attorney for the prisoners procures "A
continuance on sone technical ground,
a Jury IS selected, enough of whom
have killed their man or stolen a
horse to hang that mysterious
body, and other pressures brought
To bear that frees tns criminal, who
Immediately seeks a position on the
Sherif's staff, and is given odd jobs
whore the handling OF a gun j. re-
quired, and The reputation of bad
man" necessary to inspire W to the
pOpulace when an unusual eventtrans-
pires. The statutes of Dakota are fear
tally and wonderfully made. swear
ing 8 a crime. but passing bogus gold
dust is not. A person is found in pos
session of another mans horse and
the prosecution fails 10 prove Dead
wood in Lawrence county; the j. p,
learned in street slang aud the pariic
ulars OF a drunken brawl, the effects
of which blunts his feeble intellect,
turns the horss-thief loose. Another
J.. II. arraigns a young man for steal
ing a bottle of wine, and everything
proved so much Il the satisfaction Of
his Honor, that a fine of a bottle of
wine is imposed. Shooting 50 close to a
man thata bullet penetrales his hat is no
crime, but firing a pistol into the air in
the suburbs offends the peace and dig
nifty of Lawrence county to such a de-
gree that the majesty of the higher
courts is invoked. Politics are again
exciting an influence and will soon be
the all absorbing topic.
GENERAL NOTES.
The assessment of Lawrence coun-
" for 1878 is 81 800, 900, against $780,
coo for 1877.
Geo. Hearst pays the most taxes Of
any man in the Hills.
DIR. Terry is going into the real estate
business in Lead City, two miles from
Deadwood.
f. b. Miller is employed on the Pho
neeT.
ID. $. Miller has recently made a
good sale of mining properly.
Ed. Charbono is in business at Cen
trail City.
T.. Il. Fine has been removed from
the position of superintendent Of the
Speartish ditch.